1919-01-30 — Page 4

SPARKLING

MINERAL WATER.

Pyeris

AN EXACT REPRODUCTION OF A WELL-KNOWN SPA AT HALF THE PRICE. BLENDS PERFECTLY WITH SPIRITS ESPECIALLY WHISKY.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,

AERATED WATER MANUFACTUREES

Telephone 436,

Powell

TELEPHONE 346 ·

JUST RECEIVED STANDARD, FINE AND. SUPERFINE.

TARANTULLE for Dainty Home-Sewn Lingerie and Baby Wear

The China Mail.

Ltd

noted that they have not any idea at present of resorting to the sort of forcible measures. favoured by the Hongkong, Thursday, JAX. 30, 1910, Russians. They have in the general

LABOUR.

The "China Mail" has been in directly criticized for suggesting that there is an element of Bolshevism in the present unrest of Labour at Home. Wait and see. By and by, people are going to get, the habit of admitting, without argument, that the "China Mall is one of the very few papers that know what they talk about. If you see it in the "China Mail".

•

strike what they regard as a surer weapon. The Bolshevistic excesses of the pre-war Suffragettes. did. not earn women the vote. But if they had threatened to strike. ...?

The advice of Mr. Barnes to the workers has been disregarded. Any. one knowing the feeling and temper of the inner Labour movement could have foretold this. Readers who want to realize what is actually go ing on in the ranks of Labour at the present time must remember that Mr. Barnes is not in it now. He is (so far as the agitators are concern- ed) a politician..

√

THE CHINA MAIL

Labour (and Bolshevism and Socialism and all those idealistic schools of thought) define wealth" differently. "I fares the land, to hastening üls

a prey and, to ha "Where weith accumulates, and

'men desay.” *ing

CORRESPONDENCE.

QUESTIONS.

To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL".]

UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY, LD.

The fourteenth annual meeting of the Unión Waterboat Company, La..: was held in the office of Dodwell and Co., this morning....

The Hon. Mr. Stanley Dodwell presided. He said. "Gentlemen,

THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1919,

UNION CHURCH.

PRESENTATION TO THE PASTOR.

might be allowed, he would like to drop a hint to them. He wished to say, that a very permanent memorial of their sojourn in. Hoogkong and their connection; with the

Union

The annual meeting of weatherders Church, night take the form of n pulpit He was sure that the new us kok last night in the meeting Committee would be very glad to

Sir. On reading the "China. Mail"

all of the church. It happened last night, noticed Han., Mr. sense. Holyoak's quest the fe put

very pleasantly that Mr. Maconnchie at the Meeting of the Legislative "The report and accounts having was celebrating the completion of 95 Council. If the Hon. gentleman been in your handa for some time, years in the Ministry, so a presenta Chamber of Commerce, in place of his take them as read. represented the people instead of the propose, with your permission, totion was made to him and his good

Even an ordinary common man, free from Utopian dreams, would consider that land most truly wealthy which bad a majority of contented people.".

From the capitalist point of view, Australia is a terrible object lesson.

ist question he would find he was: The profit on trading for the year lady of a silver tea-service and tray. called upon to ask something like amounts to $27,64614, some $7,000 A letter from Major Macdonald, the following

less than last year, but considering who was to have made the presenta the very large withdrawal of tonnage

receive such a gift.

The election of officem resulted is follows (AM

Secretary.Mr. B. B. Cuber. „Treasurer,—Mr. O, C. Hickling. Committee of Management Masus. D. Maodoraki, J. Walkere G. M. Shan, A. Mackenzie, J. Mite chell, L. McPherson, F. Mohler. D. MeNellie, P: D. Wilson, A. G.

It was in the mind of the writer from mediate steps to secure the return to from the port; both liner and coast ton was read In the expressed Passmore, J. Macdonald, J. A

Will the Government take im- whom we have quoted. We are not the Colony of all the members of the Lat present interested in the debate Hongkong Police Force now serving whether Australian Labour is being with the Forces, and will the Govern- wise or otherwise, What we arement also consider taking, steps to concerned with is to make it clear secure the early return of

(a) All those who left the Colony that similar ideas are simmering in to join H. M. Forces, the ranks of Labour all over the

(b) Those who were called up for service under the General Military Service Ordinance of 1918?"

It would be strange indeed if the above is not much more the public's wish than that expressed by the

world. Call them Bolshevism, Syndi calism, Tradea Unionism, Anarchism, Socialism, it doesn't matter. They belong to one family They actuate a powerful majority, which is now on the point of sing its power. To point out, as a seismologist might, that a disastrous earthquake is due, is net to approve or disapprove of earthquakes.

·LOCAL AND GENERÁL,

Today's dollar: 39. 3-3/16d.

To-day's return of communicable disease is one Chinese case of cerebro-spinal fever.

Lieut. Colonel H. G. Pringle, R,F. A., General Staff Officer at Tientsin, and afterwards with the British Forces.

at Tsingtau, has received the Military Order of St. Avis, 2nd Class, from the President of the Fortuguese Republic.

Canton shipments on Jan. 28 were 504 packages of tobacco leaves for Cairo and 200 of wolfram ore. Yesterday the exports were 1,000 packages of cassia 'for London, and five of cowhides.

Hon. Mr. Holyoak.

Enclosing my card, and thanking you for the space in your columns.

Yours, etc.

ין

PRO BONO PUBLICO. Hongkong, Jan. 30, 1919.

WIRELESS TELEGRAPEY.

[To the Editor of the CHINA MAIL"} SIRAs I stated in my previous letter I have no desire to enter into a lengthy correspondence at cross

purposes,

be.

ing, for the purposes of the war, h great appreciation of the Rev. Smyth and A. Stevenson. and the fact that we have have not. Kirk Moonachie and expressed Macchie, O. Ch. Hickling. A. Ladies' Commitice,-Meedames J. asked our customers to pay more his regrets at being unable to be Mackenzie, J. L. McPherson, J. for their water supplies, I do not think the result can be considered present owing to indisposition.

Macdonald, J. D. Chapman, S. as unsatisfactory. Added to the

The Chairman, Mr. G, 3. Show, Baker, J. Stubbings and A. Steven- dearth of shipping in the part, the] hight cost of coal during the year has called upon Mr. A. Mackenzie to The report of the Hon. Secretary caused your General Managers some perform the function and the latter (r. E. B. Cubey) 1918 showed that anxiety, but by exercising economy, said he was honound in being cure amounted

the excess of income over expendi-, so far as it was advisable, in all trusted with discharging what was total deficiency on current accomas $108.00, and the departments, this critical year has

.800.

been comparatively safely negotiated.to him a very pleasant duty indeed is now decreased from $2.144.31 to You will see that, thanks to the They had known for some little $1,495.44 This gain is wholly due profit of $9,000 on the sale of No. 5 in that Rev. Mr. Maconachie had to the increased revenue from Seat Waterboat, the last of the old ones completed the semi-jubilee of his Bento which is $1,077 above, last year's total. Weekly offerings for which was fortunately disposed of at ministry and the Committee of Church purposes are $103.10 Mess the right moment, the amount avail eble for distribution is larger than Management decided that it would than last year, which is due to addi- last year, namely $51,700.70 as be proper to mark the occasion with tional Sundays offeringe having against $50.403.75 and I trust that something tangible at the meeting jects. The Pastorate Reserve Fund, been given to special charitable ob- you will approve of the allocation of seatholders and so they had revived during the current year, has

recommended.

will be augmented by further con- tributions. As the expenses aguiast. this fund will be mostly in sterling, the Cornmittes decided to take ad- vantage of the high exchange to place the contributions on fixed deposit in

With regard to the $9,000 it is something which they asked Mr. been well supported, and it is hoped recommended should be placed to Maconachie to accept as a token of Special Repairs Account. I would their appreciation. Twenty-fire explain that the necessity for this years was a long stretch in a man's provision is due to the postponeme life and it was a matter for great of a certain amount of explating of I am willing to stand by the state the boats on account of the present congratulation that Mr. Maconachie ments I made in my lecture. These abnormally high cost of material. had remained to carry on so well up sterling. Owing to the departur can be substantiated, and I am not All the boats have been well kept to the stage he had reached. Es from the Colony of some of the sent at all concerned at their failing to | up. but a certain amount. of wished to convey to him in the name holders, there are come sitting meet with the approval of certain replating will be necessary within of the seat holders their affectionate vacant Many friends are going on The gifte which leave and the Committea appeals to operators and sea going engineers the next year or so. Your super congratulations.

intendent reports that there is no they asked him to accept were in them to retain their sittings, when- who happened to be present.

Practical wireless signalling is not immediate necessity for the work Do way the measure of their ap-ever possible, so that the Church's the last word in radio-telegraphy. It being carried out, but in the preciation of him as a man or as a income may not be unduly reduced is primarily a commercial enterprise circumstances your General Man-minister, nor in any way adequate Though the Taster's leave is now and is yet far from being theagers and Consulting Committee con- to express their feelings towards nearly a year overdue it has been sider it essential that provision him: but they would be a simple mutually agreed that he will not go should be made for repairs which, memorial to him of an interesting on furlough till 1920 unless some- under normal conditions, might have occasion, a stage of He's journey thing unforeseen occurs. In Octo- been carried out this year.

accomplished, of a milestore reich-ber, Mr. Magonachis attained, his "I am pleased to say that ed. He bought he might say that semi-jubilee as an ordained minister. there is

necessity this if Mr. Maconachie vere still Minis- and the Committee is confident that write off anything ter of Union Church when he the seatholders units in offering him year to on account of investments, which reached his full jubilee they would congratulations and their best wishes stand in your books below their mark it with pleasure. The in- for the long.continuance of his minis- market value. I think Gentlemen scription on the saver was "Pre- try. The period for which the Dene- that is all the comment that is sented to Rev. J. Kirk Maconachiec were elected expired in Octo necessary, and I now beg to propose by the seatholders of Union Church, ber, and on November 15th blesses. the adoption of the Report and Hongkong on the attainment of his A Mackenzie, J. L. Melberson, E.

semi jubidea of his redientior; to the Buhay Mitchell CC. Hick Accounts as circulated. dan

The proposal for the adoption of ministry, October 1918. He trusting, A.; G, Prestore, and G. M. the reports and accounts wased that Mr. Magonachie would be Shaw were re-elected, together with seconded by Capt. Clarke, and blessed with health and strength to 31r. P. D. Wilson, for 8 term of carried.

cary on his work amongst them. three years. During the year, The re-election of Mr. C. Bernard By the congregation and the com- Messrs. J. M. Smyth and A. Steven- Brown as auditor was moved by Mr.munity generally Mr. Macanachie son were elected to fill vacantice on Ritchie and seconded by Mr. Ander- was a much appreciated man. (4p the Committee of Managernent

plause.)

caused by the resignations of Mr. Walter Brown and Dr. R. M. Gibson

scientific undertaking that it might As far as I have referred to possibilities in navigation, I have already given references where those interested will be able to learn what is possible at the present time.

Since it is possible, and, has been possible for some time, for distances certainly up to 10 miles, for one ship Lieutenant H.T. Wolner, Com-to be able to determine course and missionary of Ordnance, Army position of another, then I think such accidents as have occurred Ordnance Department, häs just re- ceived his commission. At the out recently may be attributed to neglig break of war, Lieut. Woolner was ence on the part of Boards of Trades 'etc. which allow ships to put to sea serving with the A.O.C. here as a without being properly fitted. Q. M. Sergt.

.י

•

Major General W. G. A. Bed- ford, CB, C.M.G., M.B., has been mentioned for valuable services ren-

dered in connection with the war.

General Bedford was the Deputy Director of Medical Services bere a year or two before war broke out.

וי

Captain (Acting Lieut.-Colonel) E. C. Lambkin, M.B., R.A.M.C., has been mentioned in despatches by General Sir E. H. H. Allenby, Cin-C.

To begin with, is not the average human parrot who prattles of. Bols- As for the old-fashioned Tories hevism like the old lady who thought who still, after the world war, keep the word 'Mesopotamia was full of harping on the old arguments, an blessing? Without trying to learn awakening awaits them. To them, what it really is, or what encourages Socialism sounds much the same as King of Siam for valuable services.

it, he mouths the word 'Bolshevism Bolshevism. The International

The "London Gazette", announ-

I am unable to carry this cor respondence futher..

Yours truly,

A G. WARREN: :

COTTON CHRISTIANS.

son.

HO

Mr. Dodwell concluded the meet- ing by announcing that warrants for dividends were ready for distribution, and thanking the shareholders for their attendance.

THEFT OF RIGE FROM STEAMER.

A.

as a curse.. The idea that there are Workers of the World (I.W.W.) are ces the appointment to the Roval as well as the Christian Bank The in the boat, believed to be implicated in its 75th year, 50 years longer in by the Working Party, and a large-s

ideals behind it, respectable and even

religious ideals, never occurs to him. Of this more anon.

The "wave" of Labour unrest now under notice was foreseen by us

do wish they would wake up and see long ago, and we prophesy a in Creasing continuance. Just before that it is Real. Labour means busi

the big War, Labour was organized ness now. Labour is out to win.

for "direct action" that was intend

1

Replying Rev. Kirk Maconnoirie

On return from his holiday the thanked the seatholders for their kindness. Since all of his 25 years organist gave an organ recitol which had not been spent in Hongkong he was much appreciated... Several There's a funny advertisement in

had not expected that they would foreshadowed alterations and im the "Canton Times," inviting sup-

mark the occasion as they had. It provements have been affected in the Christian" Bank.

marked also another occasion, his organ, costing $350, which amount port for a new.

silver wedding for he was married is yet to be paid. On quite a num- it is established to be of use to the Church, but has no objection to

just a few weeks before he was or-ber of Sunday mornings, by reason. of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force. non-Christian clients. The notice

dained(applause) and if he had of the Electric Company's altera- Lieut. Colonel Lambkin was serving goes: en: "We are able to do it

been able to achieve anything in tions, they have been deprived of in Hongkong in pre-war days. for the sake of. Christian self-sup-

the course of his work a very great the use of the organ, but it is hoped. port in our manifold and swift grow.

deal of it was due to the wisdom that in the future such occasions will and unfailing loyalty of the partner be rare. During the year the con The "London Gazette" anda ing work in Kwangtung and for

A search made by the Water Poof his life. He had during that dition of the Church property has ces that The King has given authority Christian evangelism among the mil- to Mr. R. C. Whiting, Asst. Director-lions of non-Christian Chinese. We lice in a rowing boat brought forth time received much help and kind received attention, and such repairs. General of the Royal Siamese Gen- want to grow by genuine service. 10 sacks of rice worth $50, which nese from his Christian fellow na were necessary were effected. darmerie. Dept., to Wear the Insignia Our first step is to encourage wide had been stolen from a junk as she workers, and not least here in Flong. The main item now thead is the re of the Third Class of the Order of spread cotton growing in Yeungkong was taking delivery of a cargo of

reciprocuted their kindly feelings. of the Church which requires to be the White Elephant, conferred by the and Kwangtung. To eventually be rice alongside the 5.5. "Yuensang". kong. He assured them that he pair and renovation of the exterior a worthwhile. Christian influence we The boat was sailing in the direction. He mentioned that the church had done at an early date. The Ladies feel we have several good opportuni- of, Kennedy Town when she was ties. One is to be the Cotton Bank intercepted by the Police. Two men who reiched an anniversary: it was Committee has been ably supported put under the ministry than be. He thought quantity of war work has been ac Manager will send, on request, in the larceny, were to them, merely wicked anarchists. Victorian Order, Fifth Class, of samples of the best American cotton arrest. A further capture was made the occasion should be marked in complished in addition to holding the Without for a moment suggesting Archibald Wilson McLean, Esq., which we have had grown here when, in consequence of information some way and he had an idea for uscal Jumble Sales, the proceeds of that they are wrong in the view they Archivist and Accountant of H. M. successfully. Each Spring we will given by the mistress of the rice celebrating it. In conclusion be which were sent to the National take of its folly and wickedness, we Embassy, Tokyo.

sell at lowest expense quantities of junk, a man was arrested ashore. assured them that he would always Orphan" Homes of Scotland. The Sunday Schools were well supported the best seeds from, America and The master of the rowing boat said treasure their gifts..

In moving the adoption of the at Kennedy Road and Quarry Bay, As a rule, the man who has a those produced here, and will buy this men engaged his boat and use for a good calendar does not the cotton produced from a supervised the transferring of report of the Committee of Manage- under the supervision of Messrs. R. greatly care for the pictorial part of pound to tons. We send free the rice from the rice junk. ment and accounts, the Chairman Bennet Webb and J. I. McPherson "The defect of nationalised pro-it. But when the pictures are as information in Chinese“-· to The Police Sergeant who made the said the financial results were, they respectively. In connection with the ed to be effective, and probably duction is that it does not act econo-artistic and attractive as those just all who apply. If the missionaries, arrest informed Mr. J. R. Wood, that would agree quite good and be latter school the Committee regrets would have been. "This was post. uically. There is a tendency to go put out by the Vacuum Oil Company, for the next several years, persist every opportunity had been given to thought they had every reason to be to record the death of Mr. Jolm poned, not abandoned, as anyone easy" (on the part of Labour.) That and are rate and comforting sing the Chinese Christian farmers the Yuensang whom they said sitsiel with the way in which the Weir, who, after some years' fal-li and earn their place upon the office said revenue of the church had been ful service, had just relinquished the to lead the way each Spring, the had hired them to carry the rice maintained. The balance at debit of superintendency The Christian En- Church will get closer to the non ashore. This brought no result. the previous year's General Work deavour Society held its meetings Christian farmers as well, and the Mr. R.E. Mattingley, who appeared ing Account had during the year every Friday, which were a source benefit to the Church will be both for the prisoner who was said to been reduced by about one-third of much helpfulness. The Penk temporal and spiritual. This is how have engaged the boat, applied for For 1017 they had what in the his- Church services have not been held those things work here. Only those a remand, as he had not been tory of the Church's accounts was this year, as it was not found pos who persist will prost. But they will instructed. This was opposed by Your caristian Bank, is open. Let the Police Sergeant who said that everybody have a share in the a remand would involve hardship on Deposits off he Bank. Send us your other prisoners. His Worship after cheque to-day, Help us, and we will the hearing the evidence of the master The Dockyard Recreation Club sooner be able to help you, and your of the rowing boat, granted Mr work. Christianity has won our in Mattingley's application, fixing ban held a whist drive in the Naval Yard Christendom. We want to help you at $750. The other two men were last night. Mr. A. B. Allan was the help it win out more rapidly in allowed out on sureties of $200 and M. C. and at the end of the drive China ha presented the prizes to the winners. The capital is to be $50,000 only, Those winning prizes were, Ladies with an annual increment of "capi- 1st, Mrs. Boer; Zhen Mr. Lucie tal and deposits of $100,000. The The disappearance of beer from another gratifying contribution from eldent and Ray H. I Welles Petty Officer Loach. R.N., 2nd, Mr Christians. This seems to be amended the continent to Queen al position very much healthier and Wilson; 3rd, Mr. Pile.

other vegetable kind. The Amen Elizabeth, who started her day with they could look forward with a car STINGRAS

canese diction in the last two a quart of the strongest. And her thin asioint of equanimity to the sentences suggests where the promo contemporary, Mary Queen of Scots, charges which the Fund wae intend CURE THAT COUGH

of the difficulties of her secretary them that many Inends would be WHEN you have

cough, it does not mean that you when she was being shifted from on leave this year and al have consumption or that you are goi one castle prison to another, was to though they could not forecdes fist in have it, but it does to an that your ensure fan ample supply of beer of the result would be they could only us are threatened and is just f adequate strength, for both ques

Chamberlaine Cough omedy before it suffer in congruence. With regard is too late. For walay all Chemista andni

away for good he Storekeepers.

with access to Labour headquarters during the war could have ascer tamed

is not an extract from a pre-war wall paper. It appeared in print only the other day. It is almost unbelievable. Lieut. Colonel R. B. Airey C.M. isn't it, after the object lesson of the G., D.S.O.. A.S.C., formerly of the Munition Works, and of all, the other Tientsin garrison, has relinquished his appointment as Asst. Adjutant examples of State Socialism that the and Q.M. General to take up the post war gave us?

of Deputy Director of Supplies and Transport.?

The real Labour leaders, since the last General Election, are not look ing for a satisfactory outcome either from the Government or from the Paris Conference. To the latter Reuter has jest told us that a Six they have sent no delegates. The Hour Day is the newest Labour ideal. Labour men taking part are "nom From the article already quoted from, nees," men who have played the we take the following typical argu- Parliamcatory game, and enjoy the ment: "If four men do the work of of the politicians. In one only, the nation in which they confidence particular, the real Labour leaders live will grow poor, while the nation mistrust Mr. Lloyd George. They in which each man does a man's

nalism. In this particular they are sort of talk which stiffes the heck in so far, Bolsheviks, Bolshevism of Labour. That is the stuff that regards the State as a bolster for breeds Bolshevism. If we were asked

A $50 respectively..

record year he regarded General sible to make suitable arrangements. Income and for the past year the The British and Foreign Bible So weekly offerings for church purposes ciety's donations were this your col- were only about $100 less. If they lected by Mrs. B. Griffin, who re took, however, all the Sunday Col-ceived $170 which, with $62.58 from leations (including special collecthe Church collection, mukes the tous) they found that some $1,400 contributions $282.68. The New more was contributed in 1918 than Territories Evangelisation Society Lus in 1917. Pevents also were over been greatly encouraged by the sue- $1,000 above the previous year's ess which has attended the efforte figures. The Pastorute Reserve of its preacher and teachers under Fund revived during the year was the guidance of the Fastor BA Pre-

mistrust his brand of State pater work will grow rich. That is the 3rd, Mrs. Collins Gentlemen-1st, China Mail" has heard of rice America would hardly have recomo sestholders. It made the man- Supervising Missionary.

bad conditions for Labour. They which nation's labourers.moet con. Major General N..W Bamardis ters gathered their business ideas,could drink her share. Indeed, need to provide for. The report told

four British Bolsheviks), laugh at the spicuously do a man's work, in the State when it says that they must sense of rarrying as heavy a burden quiet until the State crisis is at once as is humanly possible! we would answer off and that it is past, and that industrial peace will secure both the State and the grant

ton, CB, M.VO., commander of the

British Forces in North China before the war, and at the siege of Tsing CHAMBERLAIN'S TABLETS. fau, and later Head of the British TIES Tablets are intended especially for disorderof the stomach liver Military Mission in Portugal, has had conferred upon him the Military and bowels. If you are troubled with heartburn, indigestion or courtipation President of the Portuguese Republic, Caciaists and Storekeepe

troublesdine

China's. Yet is China wealthy? Order of St. Avis, 1st Class, by the they will do you good For sale by and preferred the strongest doble trust that the revenue would rot well to be ou the safe side, and taked

of their desires. It has to be

has to be remembered also that

doble