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HONGKONG, 18th Oct., 1922.
OUR MILITARY CONTRIBUTION.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1922.
DAY BY DAY. -
begrudge the volh in view of the Colony's continued prosperity. Indeed, no contribution can ever
WE OFTEN PARDON THOSE WHO adequately repay the protection
09. BUT WE CANNOT d security assured us by the BORE
PARDON THOSE WHOM WE BORE Imperial forces, and Hongkong-La Lechetomeandit needs no reminder of what it owes to the Navy for keeping the seas free and open to trade and
commerce.
Surplus Money.
An interesting fact revealed by the annual Customs report for Amoy is that imports during last year so largely exceeded exports that the adverse balance came to considerably over $31,000,000. In vestigations show that the balk of this deficit is met by remittances of
The dead body of a man (Chinese) was taken out of the harbour shortly after one o'clock to-day.
ROUND THE TOWN.
(By- "Gadabout.")
U.S. FLEETS VISIT.
Big Programme of
Entertainment.
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** Observant Bachelor" with bils letter on "Radiant Mother-
The American naval offioara hood out East” on Saturday bit and men at present in part are the nail right on the head. having a happy time, thanks to Servante are fairly cheap out here the arrangements which have
what been made for their entartalo and, with the climate It is, you don't expect a woman | ment. - to be aweating her soul case out doing household drudgery, but,
To-night, the officers and the ir The Wayfarers Social Club it's a poor mother that can't look wives will attend the dance at is holding its initial dance at the after her own child a bit better Government House, whilst to- Seamen's Institute on Thursday than many do out here. Hong-morrow quite big programme evening.
tong's not the only place; the will be gone through.. British officers are taking their American same thing goes on over visitors on
■ motor trip in greater Part of One case each of diphtheria, the
Naw Territories, with baliave. Observant enteric fever and cerebro-spinal East, I
lunch at the Golf Club at tolls of mite fever ware notified yesterday, all Bachelor"
Fanling, and 400 U.5. sailors who oried because he felt will have tiffin with a bundred being Chinese.
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the
strange in his mother's arms. I
whose overseas Chinese,
Clothing valued at $45 wax don't remember seeing anything British bluejackets at the City wealth bas increased much in re-stolen from a wardrobe in Mr. J. like that, but in another part of Hall, after which they will pro cent years and whose remittances Witchell's room *t the King the East (not so many days' ceed to a special cinama show at during 1921 totalled 40 less Edward Hotel, according to a re-journey from bero) in which the World Theatre. At night, than $44,000,000. This shows port made to the police yesterday. once was my eyes opened a bit at Commodore and Mr. Grace are
some of the things I saw. One entertaining U.S. officers to di
ner on the Tamar. little tot I remember well, She The A.D.C. is giving a special was old enough to run about and On Friday, the G.O.C. (Sir
that there have been really sub. stanti-I gains on the total annual trade of the port. There appears
after certain sources, such as the shatin disorder. To mark the state that several pigs have been at all
idea. **More better give pile of money out of those
mus:
to be plenty of money in Apper. verformance of "I'll Leave It To could talk.. perfectly-but the John Fowler) will entertain the but, with the Commissioner, we You to 400 American sailors on language she spoke was not that U. S. officers and their wives to agree that it is regrettable that Friday night. The public is re- of her mother but of the syer (games and dancing at Head- the surplus capital available is minded that the third perform the native nursemaids are called) quster House, in the afternoon, not invested more largely in reapce of this play takes place to-who looked after her. When the whilst at night some 400 U. S.
sight
English mother wished to speak to bluejackets are to sea & special productive investments, such as
her own child she had to address performance of "I'll Leave It To the building of railways and the
A fatal accident occurred in her in the dialect of the natives. You "at the Theatre Royal. Os opening of mines, which would provide emplos ment for the pop-Shanghai Street, Yaumati, Dear My bat, what a state of affairs! Saturday, the British suba.stine olation, increase the value of the nitting factory, yesterday. What would some of the mothers ratings will give a concert at the agricultural products, create new A little girl, eight years of age, at Home who have never been Canteen Theatre to ratings from industries and develop the port. was knocked down by a motor bas out East think of the way in the U.S. submarines.
Six of the U.S. destroyers leave Joint stock companies could do and fatally injured. She died which their daughters out here
look after their babes? Ascribe jus Sunday, but on the following a world of good to China, but, after removal to hospital.
writing on the same subject a day seven more will arrive, whilst anhappily. the co-operative.
Mr. D. H. Blake and Mr. G. R long time ago raggested that Admiral Anderson, on the U.S.. spirit, the, trust in others, is not too marked Amongst Chinese Haywood appeared before Mr. Hongkong motbers know their Huron, will arrive and remain E.W.Hamiltonfor thedefence and babies from other mothers' babies here until November 2nd. Special with money to spare.
prosecution respectively in the by their amah. Mother takes a programmes of entertainment The Macao Incident. case of Ramon Diay, who is being hurried glance at bedtime to make will also be arranged for the
From our Macan correspond-summoned by J. C. Mogaacchu sara amab's brought home the newcomers. ent's remarks it appears that the and J. J. S. Arias for using right infant, and with some of 'em strike over the recent iamentable abusive language. The case was apparently that's about as far as
their interest goes. outbreak is considered to have remanded.
ourselves, and at North Point died a natural death." Not quite.!
these last few days there hasn't A special lecture for children We remember the time, not so however, as the shops have not
reopened, which will be given by Mr. J. AE. Read an interesting little tit-been what you would exactly 2 crowd. I went along many years ago, when there was completely
testifies to the proverbial capacity Bullock at the Helena May Inbit in an Aussie paper the other cal
afternoon and discovered sa agitation amongst our Do-
of the Chinese for passive resist stitute on Friday, October 7th. day. It's got nothing to do with oDe officiale aiming to fix Hongkong's acce. Whether this resistance at 5 pm., the subject, being "But Hongkong, but it has some local that I had the whole beach to of Hong Fooz." The application is a way and it's myself. Business was so brisk Military Contribution at a eam of bas been spontaneous or due to terflies ote million collars a year. That guild promptings is a question. lecture is open to the children of worth retelling. I can't remem that the half-dozen or 10.atten. There is no doub; about the guild members and their parents, and ber the actual words, and so I'll dants employed were all equat confiab Ода was rather more than the average promptings, but it may be that any member of the Institute who put the story in my own. There ting down together engaged in i then prevailing. We wonder what the shops would have out the is interested is cordially invited were a couple of large business friendly little
firms (whose names were men collected my ten cants and com these agitators would now say on shutters up of their own accord. to attend.-.Idet.
tioned) and they decided to do menced to try and look busy, and teing told that the contribution for But there is no purpose in par-
suing that point now that an There are reports of a tiger away with the old-time custom the lifeboat man hustled off to the corcing year is estimated at ending is in sight. In regard to having made its appearance at of giving away Christmas boxes. his craft to see that I didn't drows considerably over thres millions? allowances to the famillea of Castle Peak. A Chinese farmer Now, there was a Chinese who and so rob the public of their For the benest of the waicitiated, those killed and to the wounded, there, who acts as caretaker for kopt a big store in the same town weekly spasm of "Gadabout" a compromise has been reached. some of the bathing sheds, states and they naturally wanted bime dutifully rowed around near it should be explained that the white denging liability. the that he saw the animal attacking to fall into line with them. There me until I finished and, as I got contribution is calcafated on 20 Macao authorities have made one of his cows, which was was difficulty righ: from the start. out of the water, came ashore Tommy Ab Kum (which was after me, bis day's work ap per cent, of the Colony's revenue, compassionate grants, following severely mauled by the basst.
the procedure bere over the Reports from Firgshan, near by, the Celestial's moniker) didn't pareatly Bnished. The Govern coiton 00 to the mant must have been making a opium monopoly, the railway, voluntary nature of the grante, killed by some wild animal.
Clistmas baxes; can catchem back bathing beaches this last week widows sad orphans' pensions payment
be obtained
An important meeting is tolongs plofit," "Tommy's basi-or so! The Hoogkongite wants contributions and land sales, have through a benevolent, organisa-
tion, the Santa Casa da Miseri- take place in Shanghai shortly,ness instincts told bim. However, his beach, but when he's got Įbeen deducted from the total cardia. To the families of those when the Chinese Ratepayers in the end, he gave in. Yuletide it he doesn't appreciate it, or if entertain to came and passed, and it was cis he does go once in a way, do you But, in the strict sease, it killed at Shatic, our Governmen: Association will
made gracts of $1,000, which may dinner Dr. C. C. Wu, son of covered that a certain lady in the think he would go in a public is really a navki, and
be considered liberal Macao late Dr. Wu Ting-fang, and town had received a bam from launch? No, nothing so common, military, contribution at all,grants 3610, a fairly reasonable recently Vice-Minister of Foreign Tommy." A hurried indignation It's not done. He'll stay away Canton. Questions meetit z was held and "Tommy" till he can get some taipan to take the term "military" being used sum. It is not certain get that the Affairs in its broad sense. So much is matter is foally disposed of, but, relating to the position of Chinese was bauled over the coals and him stong in his private craft. having advanced so far, the living in the Settlement are to accused of black treachery. "No He goes with the best people," have givem ham lady." protested you know. The Government here evident from some observations parties should have, no great be discussed at this gathering.
the trader from the Orient. In have a good game on considering made in Sir Frederick Lugard's difficulty now in reaching
the end the lady in question was the needs of everybody. Reminds Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at
"When recently-published book on "The settlement.
asked about it and this is what me of the little song: the Police Court this morning. Daal Mandele, in which he Germany's Merchant Ships. Ganne: Lingsne, of the Royal had happened. "Tommy" came you get what you want, you don't argues that when a Colony has
However it has been done, there Garrison Artillery, was summon along one day and inquired want what you get”.
"Hare blendly:
Bot penny, rexcbed a stage of prosperity it is no doubt that the German Mer-ed on three couais:-(1) avoiding miss's?" The good lady replied should be asked to make some cantile Marine has effected anlor refusing payment of his fare bat abe had, whereupon "Tom-I astonishing recovery in a brief whilst riding in tram No. 53 on contribution to the Navs. o ceriod. Before the war Germany the 5th. October; (2) obstructing my produced the bam. "Olli.all this long time they've got a waiting, if we wait 鼈 little which it depends for its defence. as second only to Britain-seda tramway official in the course he said, "can sell you ham one move on. After all this weary-
while longer, we may perhaps from its surplus revenue-viz fongo intervallo. Her tonnage was of his work and; (3) toaching penny."
actually see it. The hard-earned from the balance remaining after then about five millions, and part of the control gear, namely, 5.000.000 was reduced to 500,000 the driving handle. The case
Phew! Owing to the vagaries dollars of patriotic citizens have ordinary administrative expendi-as the result of the conflict was remanded until Friday,
of the Hongkong climate, gentle been lying in the bank a long time, ture has been met-which is the Lloyd's Register statistics showed
reader, when you peruse this you but some of 'em are being spent Kowloon residents will get may perhaps be half frozen stiff now for the purpose for which measure of its prosperity and is an increase to 652,000 tons at the
end of Jane 1921. This modest their chance to-day, and again with cold, but this is being written they were given There's a whole ' normally devoted to development. expansion, however, is dwarfed by to-morrow, of seeing the great on Tuesday afternoon and 1 gang of 'em at it. Orest signs of The principle," says Sir Frederick, the figures for a year later, dur-Nazimova in "Billions," one of repeat again: phew! It's hot. activity, and it's been going on his long been in application in ing which Germany construc- her most fascinating pictures. The fan buzzes merrily overhead, several days. It's not dream. ted or acquired 1,131,000 tona. Adapted from a famous French but little exertion causes honest When I saw it the first time. I our Eastern Colonies, where This brings her fleet up to nearly stage success, the plot of the film swest to collect upon my brow. had to pinch myself really hard Military Contribution is levied-1,800,000 tons, so that, whereas it is typically. French and the bril.A week ago I should have had to see if I was awake. Surely it not with their consent and not was reduced to a tenth, it has liant Russian star gives very anticipatory thoughts of a refresh was some illusion. It could not For years and for the purpose of maintaining reached a third of the pre-war piquant performance in the role ing dip in the briny at the close possibly be trae.
dimensions. During this period of the PrincessTriloff, the wealthy of the day at one of the beaches years there's been such a lot said, troops for the preservation of law of German activity, both British widow who loves the poor poet. provided by the Government, but what a little done, and order in the Colonies them and American yards have been During the screening of "Bullions" beaches of which we are proud, beard about it
quist, so that the new republic is special musical accompaniments beaches of which we are apt times. Super-taipans have met selves."..
making up very considerable will be rendered by the American to sometimes boast, and beaches in solemn conclove together leeway.
orchestra of the s.s. Nanking. the threatened, closing of which and at certain periods little we now sadly deplore. But to-tit-bits of information" glazed UNEMPLOYMENT RETURNS. Mr. George Chien Hsu, the new day is not a week ago. It is the by enthusiastic pressmen have The Secretary to the Ministry Minister of Justice, who at a day after the Government have appeared in the columns of the of Labour annonnees that the recent meeting of the Good Roads closed their beaches down for the local papers. We read them and number of persons on Agust 14 Movement in Shanghai put for-winter months. It's a pity they've smiled. The whole thing began recorded on the live registers of ward the proposal to construct a decided to shut down so soon. to develop into a joke. But no the employment exchanges in road round the Settlement in We should have at least another they must have been in resi
not
With the growth of the Colony and the consequent increase in re- venue, our contribution to the im
perial exchequer. naturally keeps on the upward grade. On looking up the most recent figures we find
,
at
on
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They've begun at last. After
WO'YD medy, many
that the amount actually spent in Great Britain as wholly Un order to restrict any road-building couple of weeks of warm weather earnest all the time. Yea; they've 1921 was $2,286,786 and that the employed was 1,332,100, This schemes of the Municipal coming to us yet and the water actually started. They're duz a revised estimate for the current was 3,554 more than in the pre-Council, so preventing further will be warm enough for another big hole, like a shell crater. You China's mouth at least. But you can't can sre it yourself if you take s year comes to $3,194,630. For ceding week and 491,633 1888 encroachments
than the Egure recorded at the sovereign rights, has had con-blame the powers-that-be putting peep through the entrance of the the coming twelve months, the beginning of last January. The ferred upon him by Presidential ap the shutters (so to speak), I formidable structure the con estimated figure is no less than number working short time and Mandate the decoration of the was expecting them to do so tractor has put up. It looks as $3,760,401, and, inasmuch as redrawing benefit for intervals of Tashon Chisto, first class. An fortnight ago. vence has been conservatively perployment was 69,100 on other recipient of this honour is August14, as compared with69,124) Mr. M.T. Liang, Chinese rep calculated, it may well exceed on August 7 and 934,785 on July zenentative on the commission
for the rendition of Weikaiwei, that sum. However, no-one will 1, 1921.
if they mean business this time. The Best site is all, boarded. lia.I believe we really are Several trips to Stonecutter'algoing to have our, wi our party' had the launch to Memorial.