READ'S
LIGHT LAGER
BEER.
PINTS.
Fresh Stocks have
arrived
SOLE AGENTS
Wine & Spirit “Merchants. 'Phone 16
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1922.
NOTES & COMMENTS. ›
A Pilferer Punished.
WAD
"Heung-
DAY BY DAY.
SURELY IT 18 NOT TOO MUCH
TANK THAT NATIONS SHOULD CONFORM TO. THE CODE OF
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HONGKONG MISSIONARY.
A Landable Scheme.
PIANOFORTE RECITAL,
A Musical Treat.
There was a inost enthusiastic
GOVERNMENT LAND,
Fetches High Prices. When tales of cargo pilferage
Three lots of Crown land warn |àre heard in the four-quarters of
Mr. R. T. Cowlan, a vary well- attendance at the City Hall last suctioned as the Public Works. the globe, it is not to be expected COURTESY AND GOOD BREEDING that a part like Hongkong would RECINISED AMONG QENTLEMEN DOWR figura in Hongkong evening to bear the fourth of Department porterday afternoon. Ore's historical Mr. L. O. Parker Ross, Principal escape its share of the depreda THE INTERCOURSE OF SOCIAL, misionary cirales, left the Colony Mr. Harry
LIFE-G. S. Hillard.
to-day, taking with him the best planoforte recitals.. On this Land Surveyor, conducted the sale, |tions, and the authorities have
wishes of a wide circle of friends, occasion Chopin and Liszt were which, was attended by a large had their wits exercised in coping,
The week-end proved to be free Mr. Cowles" activities in Hong the masters chosen and it was crowd of Europeans and Chines with a difficult problem. As a
from any reported case of notifi-kong and South China on behalf therefore to be exposted that, Altogether 35,870 square fesk ware variant-from-the-ordinary.cargo
of the poorer class of natives with the popularity Mr. Ore involved in leases of 75 years, sod thefte, the chief engineer of the able disease.
has extended over a period at bas gained as a recitalist, there the prices realised by two of the Angkor bas just been vistimised through his cabin being entered U.S.R.C. Members and Subscri- 15 years, he first coming to would be a good attendance. In lots must have been gratifying su tia the part-hole, with the result bera are informed that there Canton in 1907 for the Chin this respect and also in the Government, Dex Kowloon inland that he is minus over $600 cash will be an additional Dance on Baptist Publication Society. He measure of appreciation shown lot No. 250 in Shumshuipo falching WAS A great anc-more than double she upees price. and valuables. Success attended Saturday, the 14th Januay, 1922, later joined the staff of the the recital
A Cantos Christian College, leaving | 5888.
Of the three lote disposed of. the guardians of the law in at the USRC, Kowloon,
undertake The first half of the programme we were marked by spirited another case, however, despite pecial Peak Tram will run at that institution to
| 12.45 am.-Advt.
independent missionary work on was entirely composed of Chopin hidding. the ingenuity of the culprit. A
the West River. For over seven works by Mr. Ore, whose Bural building ioh No. 199, at case of elastic braid was being conveyed to the
A Chinese passenger of the as. years he was in charge of the brilliant technique, delicacy of Mt. Kallet Road, having an area of and sympathetic | 20,300 feet, was bought by Mt. G. sban" on a Kowloon godown Hoogbwa died from consumption Alliance Press at Wuchow, which expression lighter, and a Chinese bostman shoard the steamer yesterday issues a tremendous antput of interpretation were fully demon. Hogg for the International The Grand Polonaise Bank, at the upset price of $3,644, abstracted a third of the material, morning. He was on his way Dative relicious literature. Later, strated,
came to Hong- Brilliante in E flat major (op. 22) The manual ronial as $150. carefully renailing the case. He from Singapore to Amoy. The Mr. Cowles
and conceived the was almost perfectly rendered. In the sale of the Shumakuipa cot quite clever enough, body was subsequently taken to kong
idea of extending missionary and afforded keen enjoyment to lot, which consists of 4,830 square though, so yesterday he appeared the Kowloon Mortuary.
work to the fisherfolk and in all, as evidenced by the burst of feet, the upset price ($4,650) wm A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD. at the Magistracy. It has been
The remains of a Japanese habitsats of the many islands applause with which its playing rapidly increased by bida of 850 several times remarked at Home that there is little hope of eradicat- Į seaman, who died aboard the around Hongkong. Making his was greeted. The full chords of ¦ and $100 to $12,100, the purchaser ing the evil while the penalty is no Miikesan Kam which went out headquarters at Cheung Chan Chopin's Second Sonata in. B.
ure than few days' imprison to the help of the stranded Manji and securing a motorboat-the dat minor (op.95) were later being Mr. So Kim U. nent. 31. Wood did not imitate Afaru the other day, were brought Mesage-Mr. Cowles has been brought out to a wonderful this mistaken leniency, as he back to the Colony yesterday and organising the work and after degree and one could not help but passed the spart sentence of six removed to the Fablic Mortuary.nine months' spent in exploration be impressed with the beauty of bas discovered that there is a big this famous composition. Sutae months' hard labour,
field for endeavour among these quently, Mr. Ore gave the Marcia funebre "*. particular people. It is Mr. celebrated Cowles aim to gain sufficient the solemn grandeur and beauty made mani- nancial support to launch of which completa scheme later on.
fest. The other Chopin works the In addition to many other given were "Grave, Doppio perfect manner. It to aften activities Mr. Cowles has found movimento" "Scherzo " and happens when two pianos are time to be a keen student of "Presto.
used that balance is lost through [Chinese and has already The most enjoyed item of the pro-the strength or weakness of either guides to gramme, however, was the rendi-performer, but last evening there. All communications intended for publication should be address-indulging in a little leg-pulling.
The Kowloon Theatre orchestra published several
Tery alose sympathy. el to the Editor.
Reading 02, one learns that this has been further strengthened for students of the language. At the tion of Liszt's First Concerto Es was to the version conveyed to to-night's special $1.50 dance present time he has an Anglo-flat major, in which Mr. Bowes- accurate tempo and a consistent Chinese dictionary in the press, Smith was associated with Mr. balance. The rendition WIS the interviewer by the interpreter. (evening dress requested) and the publication of which will Ore. Mr. Bowes-Smith praved greeted with an enthusiastic The War Lord, never suspecting another thoroughly enjoyable doubtless be another tribute to himself to be an exceptionally demonstration. As un sacore Mr. that the journalist had some evening is expected.
Dancing his tireless energy.
gifted pianist and in this Ore obliged with Liszt's Rhap- knowledge of Chinese, sdded the for which the floor bas fer equals
Mr. Cowles has now obtained difficult work co-operated with sody No. 11. last two words sotto coce. the in the Colony, will continge
an appointment with the General scribe says. This shows Chang until one o'clock.
Electric Company of China and in a new light; he has generally
is proceeding to Mengtaz. Yon- The Senate of the Hongkong nan, where he intends to stay for teen too much absorbed in bis schemes of grab to find time for University bave recommended to a year or so, then to proceed to jocoseness. Was he moment the Associacao Portugueza de America and enlist the sympath Brily
by
over-SocorroS BD
the lies of people there in order to be whelming secession of truth"Botelho" Scholarship be award- able to conduct his missionary hinted jointly to Masters Hugh Brags work sinong the islands of South The episode contains 籮 for pressmen in the Far East to and Master Carlo da Chios. Mr. Cowles takes with apply themselves to the intricacies Silva, both of St. Joseph's College, him the best wishes of all of the Chinese tongue.
and the award, has been madej accordingly. "Little Hsu.
Cable Address: Hongkong. Telegraph,
Telspooner No. 1. A.B.C., 5th edition. Western Union. Office address: 11. Ice House Street
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The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1922.
A BETTER NEWS SERVICE.
A motor cycle, driven by "a What did Chang Say?
European, ran into a Chinese: A Peking journal appears with ricksha coolie at the junction of she remarkable headline: Chang Salisbury Avenue with Nathan so-lia Recommends Dismissal Road yesterday. The coolis was of All Chins's Corrupt Officials injured in the left leg and was Including Himself." This gives removed to the Kwong Wab the reader a choice as to whether! Hospital it is Chaog or the paper that is
visited
A rumnus gained currency the other day that the new Paking Ministry intended to grant a gen- Aofu refugees, a number of whom
ernal amnesty, to the notorions
of the Japanese Legation in the
sentenced in
Per-
<
Mutuos that
Last week's return of notifiable
dies show that there was o fatal case of plague (Chinese)
two
cases, of small por (both
were affected); five cases of
imported cases in which Chinese
been paid by them.
J
THE QUAINTS
CHINESE NEWS.
Interesting Items. Our Canton correspondent re-i
The
have
accounts
Ware
Mr. Lo To-tai paid $10,100 for 2.530 square fret of lead at the junction of Kansu Streek kod Can
on Road, Yanmati, the upset price being $10,000. The annual Crown rent is $34.
recitalist
in almbst
Between Ourselves
By Robt. MacWhirter.”
that talk without thinking and yon
It's a true saying that the folk early of an evening when one of them that think without talking getting through the last act? tes CONVETERLİɔnes was
eye make each other tired. Consider the kind o' conversation. Some folk again have an idea that goes on in our homes. As that conversation should be an often as no' it is made up of the lines of questionaire. If petty, mean gossip, altogether some men could only mind the destructive in spirit and Intent→→ answers to half the questions so far as there is any intentand they ask they would have a good of bitter, slanderous denunciation education.
of people and things in general.
The more I think of it, the
Did ye ever consider the matter
young sis learns.
To the average man who buys his daily newspaper the question how and by what means his world-wide news is povered to this remote corner of the British Empire does, perhaps, seldom occur. He sees at the heading of each column of telegrams the words By Renter's Agency" and at that he is content to leave things. But, as a matter of fact, it is every thinking mau's business to know a little have been enjoying the hospitality diphtheris of which one proved ports to-day that Fresident San of our daily conversation, in the more sure I sm that it all goes more than that: to know whether his news comes "pure" or "inspired. whether he has the best possible service or Chinese capital. A critic there fatal (Chinese); two cases of Yat-sen, in view of the difficult cafe, on the ferry and in our back to the home. This sort of
Ay, one of the finest of the fine Show me a person whose.COB whether he is a victim of handicapping circumstances shows signs of perplexity as to enteric fever, one fatal (Chinese); financial position in Kwangai homes? Man, it's farce at times thing is learned when young
ordered the establish- what form the release should take, one non-fatal case of paratyphoid This article is not intended in any way to be a criticism of seeing that it is illogical to talk fever (British) and one-fatal casement of a Bank in Wachows is in danger, right enough, vereation consists of gossip about Reuter as a news service; it is one of the best in the world. of pardoning men who has por Chinese died during the week a capital of a few million dollars the typewriter and the telephone always talks about bad luck, of spotted fever (Chinese). Two named the Central Bank" with and that is the art of conversa the neighbours; who Czanot tion. Letter-writing, thanks to speak without a sneer; who though at times one cannot help wishing that Reuter would been condemned. As a matter of
from influenza.
which is said to have been fully nearly ruined and at the rate sickness, unpleasant folk and be a little more informative on news that really counts, fact, the Aufa plotters, or the
subscribed in the Straits Settle we're going real conversation things and it's peanut to a and less verbose and garrulous on matters that don't. chief of them, including H
Tsu-sheng "Little Hsu") were for stealing a wallet containing ment.
will soon be about as scarce as pomelo, that his or her mental his Three days Eolidays There can be no question that the Far East-or rather condemned to the capital penalty duplicate drafts on the Bank of Hongkong-is not so well served in foreign and interna-some months ago. They did not Canton and a pair of spectacles, & been given to all offices to steamer berths. Some folk have tory can be traced back to a home
an idea that to Chine who pleaded that he attend the theatrical entertain-
be able to where the ordinary conversation, tional news as it might be. and it is interesting to note atand their trial, but an investigs found these whilst working on ment in the Civil Governor's converse, all they need to do is to especially at table, was poor and that at the recent Conference of the Pan-Pacific Union. tion was he'd tumacium Fer the s.. Chics was given three Yamen in celebration of the Consider the conversation of our
talk and keep on talking, of a negative kind.
Consider the children then, the held in Honolulu, this matter of cable news services in thehaps it was only a formality, mor the hard labour by Air. R. E Governor's birthday.
friends. Boiled down, half of us length of their ears and the Pacific was exhaustively discussed.
for Chia Yung-pen's Cabinet Lindsell at the Police Court this
Financial Department are are telling the other half plasticity of a brain ready for the One of the speakers, having pointed out that Hong-was understood to be on amix-morning. Sergeant Vincent in-bas made up its kong is mainly tied to Reuter, Manila to the Associated able terms with its predecessors, formed the Magistrate that there for 1921 showing the receipts what it doesna' want to know impress of all that is mean and when they're no' quizzing the ungenerous, or kindly and in- be $13,882,350 and guts out of each other. Others forming. It's up to you big folk Press and Japan to the Kokusai services, pleaded that what and no serious attempt was made was no possibility of tracing the to
payments $36,000,000-y are no' even intelligent enough whether in after years their was wanted was a broader service, a bigger service, a to bring the Anfuites to book. The owner, although it was discovered the
DOW Cabinet, it appeare, has on enquiries with the Bank in deficiency of over $26,000,000..
I sometimes ran social intercourse will be fit only brighter service and a better service. His own words are granted the pardon, so that ruquestion that the First of Ex- Severe fighting, which lasted to do that. helpful:A broadler service-a service of world-wide mour has crystallized mere speed- change of a draft for 8700 had more than ten hours, took place across them on the ferry. They for the slams of mentality or between one thousand soldiers look wi' codfish eyes at ships, the Mayfairs of intellect. Bcope and outlook, a service which as far as possible willfily than is sometimes the case in
and three hundred pirates off and bills and say the most fane Ay, as the sold cock crawa, iba reveal both sides of the picture at the same time. A Chins. "Little Hsd" is not given
Kat Lee in Nam Hoi district on things. Sample
“I see the Carlisle's got back." bigger service-a service which will not be restricted by the the benefit of this act of oblivion, and apparently stands in little
the 7th. inst. Nearly 20 pirstes
"Ay, but that's the Cairo." terms of a contract yielding so many words for so many need of it. One day in Shanghai.
ware killed. Seven launches and
"Oh, so it is. Sister ship." dollars, a service always as big as the event recorded war then in Central China, thes,
junks were recovered along with
Ay, as near as damit” A brighter service-a service which will deal much according to report, in Kwang- Booking is now brisk at Moutrie a large quantity of booty. It is
"Evana is a good man." "Ay, It's quite warm more liberally with the bappy side of international affairs tung, be is evidently enjoying his & Co, where the plans are on view reported that Ko In district in
little game
of catch-ma-if- for The Quaints who will com-18haching is now infested with and much less liberally with the petty woes and worries
"And I put on a thick singlet which torment humanity. A better service--a service of you-can with authorities not over-mence their season on Saturday numerous robbers, over 40 armed
keen in pursuit.
January 14th.
robbery cases being reported in real live news and news only, a service which will not
Mr. H. B. Salisbury's new com-Jone mouth.
Ay, it looks like being a good pany is stronger than any of his A Peking telegram reports that attempt in any way to influence the minds of the writers Empire Exhibition.
He pleaded that it who may have lo handle it."
The rapidity "with which the previous ventures, and with a new Ip Kang-cheak, the Minister of summer. should be possible for the journalists of the Pacific. to £1,000,000 guarantee fund for the repertoire of the latest London Communication, has proposed to it's no' about the Dairy Farm asking questions and thinks he's
to be a sell bonds to the smount of British Empire Exhibition has Successes promises organise some such liberal and inexpensive yet thoroughly en
$30,000,000 for the redemption of only allowing Kowloon residente handing out conversation. at the one bottle of milk each daily, it's same time is the one that gets reliable and acceptable general news service for the Pacific gratifying not only to the pro-
must be highly unique attraction.
The company is particularly for-Kisochow-Tsinanfu railway.
that the Steam-Laundry charges me grinding my teeth'every time. and it was suggested that a central point, such as Honolulu, moters but to the millions inter.tunate in having good vocalisation
are up. Your collars will cost Sometimes this trait is really the... you more. And what the boy outcome of shyness, sometimes could be used to collect and distribute such news. Cheapest d in British prosperity. In combined with rest hamour and
does wi' all the cream beats some- mere ignorance. It's hard to telegraphic charges were urged as being essential-in fact the absence of the Prince of the opening programme entitled the complete plan for a better Pacific news service was the launching of the movement dividualise and collectively main-
body else. Tbird tin this week know what to do in either case. Water, who was associated with Pierrots Progress" give each and every artista a chance" to" in-
and this only Monday. Did ye. You're often in a position that yo the Duke of York was expected to
write to the Gas Company? No, canna' do onything anyway. Of At the same Conference the whole question of news turn the first sod to day, when the sin the atmosphere connected ST.
Why? A man was here this course you can aye polat tsome L. B. C. 2ND. XI. services in the Pacific was discussed by many of the lead work of clearing the turf begins. for many years with the Quaints
afternoon. Taking the meter? object on the wall behind him ing journalists of the day and it was made manifest that Perhaps one matter for regret is
The following will represent No, I forgot to ask. Bases, they'd and when he has turned his bead, the St. Joseph's College in do fine if you'd, more room for brain him quietly. But a dead there exists a keen appreciation of the fact that the public date so far ahead, as it has been empire Exhibition may suffer a friendly match against the I.R.C. your knees on the front.
body's a terrible awkward thing should be given something better than it has at present. It announced that three years will similar handicap. We must con- 2nd. XI on the latter's ground on Some women are wise and to get rid of. Yon kind forget is only fair to point out that newspaper proprietors are intervene between the inception fess that the last time our eyes Wednesday, the 11th, inst. at 2 others are clever. Occasionly a that it's po necessarily the largely in the hands of the present big news agencies, for, of the scheme and its fruition. rested upon the Wembley Park p.m.sharp O. Rumjahn, (Capt.), woman is both but just because acquisition of knowledge bat owing to the high cost of cables, they cannot afford to take Although there are to be many structure ft looked decidedly the S. Abbas, M. Sadik. H.B.Rumjab, of that it's very hard to convict thinking that makes new brain
varied attractions, commerce is worse for wear (or disuse), but the L. Hassan, 3. Ackber, N. B.ber of being either. Others again cells, all the services. The first essential is cheaper telegraphic the serious side of the undertaking Home papers tell us that the Kitchell, A. Kitobell. 8. Casum are only women and taking it by I'm no' daming ony nemes, charges for press cables; the second is the establishment of The British trade ship, was an ranks of the unemployed are only bhoy, A. Gozano, I. Ishamate and large they're the easiest to get mind ye, but there are some 1 some central distributing agency, capably staffed by men excellent idea, but a America is too thick. The trade side of the of journalistic training ensuring the public a full and sending an earlier vessel of the display in particular should be accurate service of world-wide news. That may come some same type, it looks as if the British marked by thoroughness, but the day, and it is up to the public to interest itself in this terriss will lose a large part of assembling of the exhibits could WHERE THE LOAF SELLS AT 81. way they sup tes wi' each other know but what we are as a resis
its value. There appears to be probably be effected in much less & firm in Kirkcaldy has reduce so often. Did ve ever happen to of gewhat or wwe know more than a possibility that the time than the interval mentioned, ed the price of the 4lb. loaf to öd. make a mistake and go home couple,
rants.
outlined.
Miller.
raised
that the exhibition is fixed for a
CRICKET.
JOSEPH'S COLLEGE 7.
morning"
too.
密
this
At table it's equally stirring. If
Some good talkers are rotten conversationalists though. Their very verbosity is wearisome, when it's no deafening. Then there's the kind that assume that when they have spoken, there's nothing more to be said. My idea of a good conversationalist is the chap that leaves a subject where someone else can aye add something.
But the bird that's forever
on wi' except among themselves. know that I wish' would mind. But that doesna' prevent them that it's personality, not statisiloat from trying. That's maybe the information, not how much war