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THE CHINA MAIL.

THE KOWLOON LAND AND THE KO SHING POULTRY

BUILDING CO., .LD.

MARKET.

QUESTION OF LOCATION.

Point

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1919.

BRITISH INTEREST IN CHINA:

THE "MARK OF THE BEAST'

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deserve worse than his comment that "such cheerfulness is sadly attenuated |by the absence of good meaty truth." But in his hatred of false cheerful- ness, and of his concern for "life'

As the war has ended-anyway, and truth and art," our Outlook The thirtieth ordinary meeting of

The following is an account by an there will be no more fighting--the eye-witness of the landing of British writer had no earthly right to ignore shareholders of the Kowloon Land

A discussion in connection with China. Association has taken in hand prisoners of war from Germany at such books as "Tristram Shandy and Building Co.. Id.. was held in

The Essays of Elia," "Don Quixote," the company's offices in the Victoria the Ko Shing Poultry Murket took the return of the Far Eastern Vohru Leith, on December 1, 1918.]; or the robustious commonsense of Buildings this morning. Present were place in Mr. R. E. Lindsell's. Court. tears and gont the following letter

The grey, cold "day did not affect Master Rabelais. Worry may be a Messrs. J. Rodger, T. E. Pearce, this morning when the Hon. Mr. to the Foreign Office, the Depart the spirit of the thousands assembled "fundamental intellectual asset" H. Seth, M. S. Northcote, R. Tatam, E. D. C. Wolfe, C.S. P.. again brought out of Overseas Trade anal to theat the docks. The skirt of the Pipes we so regard it but that is worry W. S. Wilkinson and A. Shelton the matter of obstruction in the Demollization Department of the greeted the returning exiles long about worry, not

before their ship came within hailing about Hooper. Mr. T. E. Pearce presided. street before his Worship. Seven Ministry of Labour- worra

Nov. 27, 1919. summonses in connettion with, the

distance, and for some time before immaterialities. We perceive that The Chairman said. this clever writer does not quite

Gentlemen, As the report and obstruction in Ko Shing Street

Sir-I have the honour to draw she was finally moored thunderous brought against the

your attention to a question of applause drowned the common com- understand what literary pessimism statement of accounts have been in had been IS. To take modern examples, your hands for seme days I propose four poultry dealers, and when

great importance to the mainten-motion of that busy and noisy matter Wis brought Gilbert Cannan and Arnold Bennett to take them as read. The net the.

ance of British interess in the Far harbour. The side of the vessel East.

nearest the wharf was crowded are really pessimists, yet they write profits for the year under review before Mr., C. D. Melbourne last cheerful books. They are as truly including $1,908.56 brought for month, a suspension of the summons

1. A considerable number of men with soldiers eager to pessimistic as Thomas Hardy and ward from the last account amount for 14 days was granted to the

voluntarily came home from glimpse of some dear one, whilst on Eden Philpotts, who are less cheerful. to $12500.82, as against $17,458.56 dealers. Representations by the sani-

Hongkong, Chien and Japan to shore the patience of the guards was far the previous year. It is not clever, we are obli vel even

The ary Board had led Government to

severely taxed by the pressing throng. jon His Majesty's Forces.

It was no effort to read their to call it silly, to talk of the moral rent account has increased from offer the dealers a site opposite the

Many of these men left post thoughts: "Is my boy there," and intellectual advantage of "fee. $21,303.20 to $22,226.50 but against. Sailors' Home in West

tions of responsibility whitewhat does he look like," and so and fret," Fuss and worry lead to this slight increase we have had to The dealers, were required during

have remained unfilled pending on. Willing hands soon established achievement, but so dies every expend about $1,000 more for this period to remove their stocks to

their return after the warl

connection between ship and shore, emotional activity of man. So de: repairs, The whole of the property this site, but they considered the even that cheerfulness which this is now fet and has been kept in place adequate, and flooded

3.-Consequently nearly every and a hush fell over the whole assem- establishment in the Far East bir as the first lad mounted the writer choose: to call pusilianimous. †good'vepair. The amount expended Mr.. E R. Hallifax, the S.CA: representations to this

shorthanded and is handicap-gangway. The silence seemed Robert Barns never said that the in repairs varies very much and de- with

ped in endeavouring to re-estab- unbearable. Was some tragedy fear of hell was a good device topends whether tenants change often effect. Mr. Hallifax is taking the

Ish its businere.

being enacted that stilled the joyous make me behave right. He said it in which case superficial repairs such whole matter into consideration and was a hangman's whip to hold the as painting and colour washing take for this purpose he wished the sum-

The Far Eastern trade has suf- greetings of loving hearts united ? wretch in orde We refuse to away a good part of the profit. A monseradjourned. The question was

fered more severely than almost) The writer has followed the bar- believe that any modern man thinks suggestion has been made that whether the site was adequate or

any other market from the currage of a thousand guns and surviv it desirable to maintain a hangman's by re-developing the property, whether a larger piece of land should

tallment of tonnage during the ed attack and counter-attack. The whip, or to remain a wratch. This the Company would reap a greater be offered. There had "been pro-

tragedy of war left one cold and in- wrizer's defence of such artificial and benefit, but as that course could posals from various official quarters.

It is of great importance to movel, accepting the joy and pathos baseless cause of worry was not due not be adopted whilst the present The C. S. P. said that when he was

Eritish interests that our tride of a heavy action as part of the day's to an internal blankne, as he wou'd leses are tunning, your Directors in charge of the Sanitary Board

with the important market be work. But it is difficult to write Ltd say. I was the unido, revult of will consider the matter and if he offered a piece of ground in

This place was restored as soon as possible. without emotion of that chain of his worrying anxiety to write clere.l.found feasible will lay same before Remedy Town

you for approval or otherwise. Last considered by "the dealers to be too

B-Much of the Chize trede form.humanity, eager yet hesitating to foot. year we paid a dividend of $2.50 far away to be convenient, but he

erly done with Great Britain their native heath. It began by an per share but as you see by the suggested they could get over this

has been frans erred to Japan onlooker shouting "M, Jock, accounts we now propose to pay adficulty by instituting quick means

partly owing to the lack of ship-haud your heide soldier addressed lifed up his face. The immediate Dividend of $2,85 per share, and of conveyance.

ping facilities during the war, Those about gave a tremendous carry forward $400.80 to new profit qestion with which the Police were

Japanese firms have been un- groan, men and women wept alike. and loss account which I am sure concerned was the blocking of Ko

der no obligation to reduce their Around the soldier's face in hideous you will deem satisfactory.

Shing and L Sbing Streets. This

establishments and are therefore Gothic letters was tattooed "Gott Mr.Pearce then proposed the adop was getting intolerable, and the

fully equipped..

Strafe England." Perhaps the liber- ition of the report. The mction was C.S. P. sad that before he consented

8.-German cetablishments have ated men behind grasped the sitax- Kote being Westernised in seconded by Mr. Seth, and

is further adjournment, those

been able to retain their staffstion; for they stepped as briakly spite of icet: an even storeyanimously approved. fr. Seth then streets uns be cleared of all ob-

in China throughout the war and ashore as their exmaciated frames building is to be erectel on Akashi-proposed the re-election of Messrs.struction. It would seem to be the

are ready to start businces at the would allow, unashamed of their machi,

Rodger and Pearce as directors, this custom in Hongrong for such offen-

earliest opportunity?

defiled faces and branded cheeks, being seconded by Mr. Northcote,ders to wait for the summons before

the "Marks of the Beast" as written and approved by an unanimous vote. they voted.

Mr. W. E. I. Stenfor, who sp- Mr. Percy Smith was reelected as auditor.

peared for the dealers, said he was Terminating the meeting Mr. rot in a position to make any state: Pearce thanked the shareholders forment us the matter was entirely in their attendance, and announced that the hands of Mr. Hallias. He re dividend warrants would be ready marked that it was a nuisance of for distribution to-morrow..

30 years' standing.

Powell

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SALE

Commences on TUESDAY next, February 4. For THREE DAYS Only,

A FEW

COSTUMES, COATS and SWEATERS

at $10. each.

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SEE WINDOWS.

The best argument for

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LOCAL AND GENERAL,

Tokyo is making plans for a 20- mile elevated railway to encircle the city.

The total output of the Kallan Mining Administration's raines for the week ending Janus y 18, amputed 72.554 tons and the sales during the period, to 51,398 tons.

January 27, saw the end of the Shanghai opium burning, and by night a total of 1,205 chests valued in the illicit market at $25,000,000 had gone up in s noke.

Mr. T. J. Harrington," British Consul at Tamsui; Formosa, has farmerto. Vide Consul at Seoul. Mr. C. B. Paton is appointed British

US KINDLE AND MISS PARKETIT Tashicn. thank their many friends, for kind expressions of sympathy worry, it tells us, is the kind of Vice-Consul in Kobe.

and floral tributes occasion, of bereavement.

On

their

BIRTHS.

the people who tell us not to. "Their recent smooth foreheads are likely to

ment of their matinee

A SNAKE FIGHT.

on

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Shanghai to Mr. and Mrs. G. s. scrupulously clever, but it assumes breakdown of their cinema machine.strands of a rope, but separated.

HAWKINS, a son.

CARTER-On

MARRIAGES.

DIXON-INGRAM-On January 27, at Shanghai Stanley Herman of

effectively, since we are dealing with

Mr. Wolle said that it has been censdembly abated for a long time, but bad gradually grown worse late- ly. The denlers had at last taken in the fact that there were sufficient Police to deal with them, and moved

Hallifax.

In the

OUR ARMED ROBBERS.

A CHINESE" THEORY.

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war.:

9-No other people in China have

furnished nearly so large a con.in the scriptures. Fury did not seize

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tingent to their national forces the crowd Wet eyes and blanched as the British,

Ilps spoke rather of a just and deadly In view of this difficult position determination to bring the guilty my Committer would respectfully before a court of justice.... suggest that your Department These soldiers chiefly represented should impress upon the demobis the 9th, 15th, 51st., and 52nd.. lization authority the urgent necesDivisions, Scotland's gallant sous- sity of giving officers and other In battle they gave little quarter and ranks, who have billets waiting asked for none. The Hun feared for them in the Far Enet, tha earliest possible release from mail tary service.

I have honour to be. Your most obedient servant,

F. ANDERSON,

Chairman.

CHINESE BUDDHISE WAYS.

then, Again and again the writer has taken from their prisoners divisional, brigade and regimental orders endorsing the previous state- margin. Mastermind meal herinear starved and beaten, broken in body yet strengthened in spirit, our soldiers return to these dear, sea-girt shores victors and heroes, triumphant over the beast that defiled God's clay in. the fury of hate and defeat.- "N. C. D. N."

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A PHYSICIAN'S CALLS.

and, seat to me

Brisbane Lany Mail" the following account of a ment of the summons for a week was fight between snakes in a bush agreed to, in order to give the dealers. orchard-While a visit to time to clear the streets. Montville recently I had the unique meantine the master, would be The Management of the fiorg experience of witnessing a fight thoroughly gone into by Mr. E. B suggest a corresponding internal kong Theatre regret the disappoint between two black snakes. They blankness." That is clever, un-yesterday, owing to the accidental coiled round each other like the patrons lay on a piece of ploughed ground, HAWKINS-On January 26, "at

the whole of the premises. What A new machine was procured and at heade and tails by about like really are the people who advise installed in time for 7.15 performance six inches.

Recently a very interesting cere January 28, at

The tails were

mony took place at the Buddhat Shanghai to Mr. and Mrs. R. Jus not to worry? To start most and is giving every satisfaction.

lashing each other. Occasionally

Monsster on the Hung San just CARTER, a daughter.

they spread like an inverted V. and

It is a common belief among the outside the East Gate of: Wuchang, A Chinese house boy was this the bodies te same raised nearly per- Chinese that the robbers who have This was the taking of the vows on an American writer in an American morning fined $25 with an option pendicularly from the ground, while been giving the Police so much the part of between 20 and 80 men sician can regulate the number of The question as to whether a phy- journal, surely Walt Whitman is not of three weeks imprisonment for the heads made thrusts and counter trouble of late were General La and women whose intention is either calls which he should make or should accused of internal blankness"? stealing a gold finger ring from his thrusts of strikes at each other, but Chai Kwong's soldiers, disbanded or to enter a monastery or work a wait for a direction by his patient, is Anlufu to GLADYS MAY INGRAM

Or Thoreau ?. Or Enerson? Or master, Mr. Ellis Beaumont of 13 B with no apparent success.

While deserted from their force at King Buddhist priests in other parts of one which may often arise. The OF TRURO.

Clemens ? GOLDRING-LUCHUNG.-Or the 29

Macdonald Road. He took the ring my friend was away getting a hoe, chow, Hofhow and the surrounding the province. Or John Burroughs ? to a pawnshop and was arrested by a the snakes became separated by a

The whole proceed Supreme Court of Illinois (U.S.A.) districts. Some of them were January, 1919

at the Union Going away from America, one plain clothes constable.

ings occupied about a month. The has upheld the validity of a judgement couple of yards. Then, to my briganda before they were enrolled candidates were examined as to the obtained by a physician, who brought Church, Hongkong. Philip

supposes that not Marcus Aurelius,

astonishment, like two streaks of into the army. Being provided with fitness for the position they wished an action to obtain payment of his Wallace Goldring of Hongkong," Solicitor, to..

Representatives of shipping and lightning, they became locked again arms and an abundant amount of to take up. They also listened to bill. The Court held that the physi Lucie

nor Epictetus, nor Aristippus, was Doris,

commercial interests from all Scand-in an embrace more vigorous, if ammunition they find it easy and several addresses on the tenets cian was not called upon to prove daughter of the late Rev. James internally "blank.

Coming on in inavia have been meeting in Copen- possible, than before. They began natural to resume their old cccupa- and Luchung and Mrs. Lachung of time, to perhaps the most clinching hagen to form an association for the to work away from me then, and tion, especially in Hongkong, which finally, on the last night of their of visits for which he charged. The

aims of Buddhism, and the necessity of making the number; example of all, the clergy will no general protection of their rights when the orchardist returned in sixthey aghtly regard as a rich field for candidature, each had a certain num- Court approved an earlier case, in doubt be able to adduce at least one making claims as a unit for various with one stroke of the hoe, as they

after the war, and apparently for or seven minutes, he got them both such activities.

ber of circular spota burned on the which it was said: "Where a don't worry teacher Who could not damages sustained by belligerent lay together, apparently gasping for

head the number depending on the physician is called by a person for number of vows taken. Some only treatment, and he takes charge of The China Mail.be so slightingly described. This operations which were at variance breath. It was a great fight, and 1

clever writer under criticism refers with international law during the longed for a camera to record it. COLLISION IN HARBOUR received three burns, others as many the case and attends from day to usmine The burning was done by day, evidently, in view of his have been living in the country for

means of sticke of incense..

responsibility for skilful and proper 26 years, and have had snakes under

treatment, he must, in the first instance, determine how often he

A collision which was attended colder than Hongkong, the tempera-accepts his services, and does not Canton seems to be having it ought to visit the parient, and so long as the person employing him with fatal results, took place between ture there yesterday being 32" a Chinese passenger boat and a Passengers arriving report it bitterly come less frequenty, or fix the times discharge him or require him to Sanitary launch at 7:30 am on cold up there. Sunday morning. 1

No. 6, Basilea, Lyttleton Road,

• Hongkong.

HornZONG, TUESDAY, Far. 4, 1830.

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my bunk when camping out, but I never saw a snake fight before. These particular reptiles, after being killed, measured nearly 5 ft. each.

SIX MIASTNG, INCLUDING AN

AMERICAN BAILOB..

Three Americans were passengers

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when he wishes him to attend, he cannot afterwards" be heard to say,

that the physician came oftener than

Readers are reminded of the

to Mr. Micawber nimbly, along the surface of fat

Henrique d'Aguinod Josi Portaria failure," which shows us where he and Chan Kam who had been con wishes to be ranged. He does not victed and sentenced to three months' THERE is one method of writing mention Mr. Tapley.

hard labour on a charge of demand, ing money with threats from a eleverly which we had fiot seen for" The phrase poor dullards of Chinese woman living in 8, Sai Street quite a long time, until the latest num-optimism" as applied to opponents were again before Mr. R. E. Lindsell ber of "The Outlook

of worry would seem to be a slur on another charge of stealing $2.90 BIG FIRES AT SHANGHAI. reached us. It was a method that derived from upon the medical profession, who all from the same house on the 15th.

in the boat which was hired at the If you are worrying about your ultimo: The hearing was adjourned Oxford. The late Oscar Wilde was tell of its evil effects. The most until the 13th instant."

Bank wharf to carry them to the golf kit, that you lost on the Star was necessary. There was no proof powerful and closely reasoned

motorship Sierra". When well Ferry on Saturday, you needn't. It that the physician came when he a superior exponent of it. That

The Arts and Crafts factory, in across the harbour they were met was taken by mistake, and you aced was forbidded to come, or that he In view of the large numbers of Kiacchow road, Shanghai, had a big by a Sanitary launch and before a only ask Mr. D. B. Murray about it was discharged and continued to supremely clever Jew, Izrael Zangwill, argument against worry that we

know of, namely, the book called Chinese labourers returning from fire on Jan. 25, which destroyed a collision could be avoided, the boat See advt.

attend thereafter.". who could do it even more effectively," Ecclesiastes," happens to have been formulated the following plans for Sich trooper, failing to rouse the passengers and crew being all thrown Quite a number of Canton

Europe, the Peking Government has lot of machinery and furniture. A was when he wanted to, wrote an essay composed by a pessimist--and a their disposal, according to northern sepy watchman, nearly killed his

run into and capsized, the adv on it and called it the art of super-pessimist at that. To mention papers, namely, (1) To develop the pony by galloping to Bubbling. Well were rescued, and also two of the New Year in Hongkong. these into the water. Three of the crew residents have been spending China topsyterveydom," or something like that. The trick was to take some mar Khayyam in the same breath,various industrial enterprises that Police Station.. Eeing a furniture Americans. The third, named Otto including Mr. FL E. Smith of the Russian concert which takes place.

have not yet been taken up with factory, with the inevitable accom-Foutul, 35 years of age, who was Chartered Bank, Mr. Jamieson H. B. popular saying, or some common and the same context were to make capital to be subscribed by these paniment of such easily ignitable second Officer of the Sierra" was M. Consul and Mrs. Jamieson, Mr. F. this evening at the City Hall Those opinion, and invert it. Thus, that of a worthy example a sorry anti- labourers; (2) to give encourage-stuff as wood and shavings, hair and not found in spite of all endeavours. A. Cair, Commissioner of Customs the first one will tell you it should who had the pleasure of attending ment to those who have already fibre, varnishes, paints, oils, and He is believed to have been drowned, and Mr. A. Wilson, Deputy Com saying so frequently emanating from climax. The life experience of an returned; (3) to allow the returned polishes, naturally it was a severe as well, as four men of the crew. missioner of Customs and Mignot be overlooked, Messrs. Sykora Jocal writers and speakers, to the

observing man (supposing we now labourers to take up some of the fire, burning with tremendous force effect that Hongkong lives on leave literature and consider society) constructional works; and (4) to and lighting up the country for miles Another member of the crew, Wilson. shipping, would be topeyturveyçd is that the, people who most earnestly, give proper protection to those who around, flames leaping high in the air. This attracted spectators from antoShipping Lives on Hongkong" advise against worry are people who still remain abroad.

all districts. Four-fifths of the main With that for key, the rest of the have done it, and know what it is.

Messrs. Thos. Cook & Son have building were gutted a two-storey tune comes easily and the tickled In other words, thedon't worry favoured us with a copy of their structure about 140 by 60 feet. The China New Year isn't what finalsts being Mr. A. M. McGregor Mr. Glenn H. Curtiss, the Ameri- reader, bored with much stodgy attitude is not so often that of a quarterly edition of the Far Eastern warehouses, lumber, etc. were saved it used to be. The holiday is shorter, and Mr. HE S. Pickering. The can aerial pioneer, states that Ameri reading, is expected to regard it as human punching bag as it is the Travellers' Gazette," which contains The loss was about. Tis. 50,000. The Some say the weather is colder. first nine holes were evenly contest ca now possesses huge seaplanes à fund of information of benefit to most annoying loss, and one that The "fair" on Friday night attracted, the score then being all square, capable shortly of crossing the At Oliver Twist did the Beadle's gruel. healthy reaction of a mind that has travellers and tourists. Tha maga will perhaps most embarrass the ed the usual crowd (with perhaps but early in the second round Mr. lantic Ocean. The machine is known This, however, was before the war, thought, and worried, and suffered, zine section of this number includes arm, was Mr. A. L. Taylor's original fewer Europeans than in olden days) Pickering took the lead, which he as the Colossus," and was origin

ally built as a warplane, hemg ap- and even before that again We It is certainly as frequently a several interesting notes and articles, designs and fine collection of rare who tramped the streets into a state steadily increased in that and the were not expecting to encounter it persimist's philosophy as it lean and the statistical and advertising books on furniture perinds and styles, of glue. The things on sale were third round, eventually coming out propriately transformed. It is a portion contains general information an accumulation of many years and different. Instead of the more or a somewhat easy winner. Although triple-motored biplane, with a total Optimara advice. Wecan spliceul considerable interesanten of the latter of which cannot less solid Chinese work, there was a he has twice previously figured in wing aprend of 126 feet. It has a Yet that staid journal "The with this writer's scern of certain rates for steamers connecting foreign be replace, all of which were demass of jetty rubbish from abroad, the final round; this is the first time length of 20 feet and a speed of SU Outlook has an essay, defence so-called Happy Books that are countries with the Orient, particulars stroyed, being in two offices upstairs, made for the occasion. Where was Mr. Pickering has secured the Club miles an hour. In practice flights. worry, which seems to us to have sold in America. Sometimes they with regard to hotels in Japan and The factory has resumed work the show of second-hand stuff Championship. Mr. McGregor was this Colossus has carried a crew of

the Far East, etc..

that used to attract us? Not there. champion three years ago.

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woman, was drowned. Her body has since been recovered.

The final round of the Shanghai Junior Golf Club's Championship was played off on January 29, the

and Sklarejski can make a full orchestra of the first class with the cello and piano. Particulars in adve elsewhere.

fifty men