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the Poultry Association is concerned, the one who spoke of these birds rocating on trees and thence swooping
A SERVANTS CRIME.
on his chickens, we challenge his ATTEMPT TO MURDER MISTRESS. evidence, if he said he had seen this. But he was probably misreported. These kites do not perch on trees, at least not when hunting. They soar, like the eagle or the vulture. Indeed, it is very doubtful if they have ever taken a live chick, since they are carrion feeders, Young chickens often die These marvellous
OUR DAY."
SATURDAY,
THE ORDER OF Sr. Jony or JERU SALEM IN ENGLAND.
The following correspondence has THE BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY. reached is for publication:
ACTING: GUVERNOR TO LORD' LANGDOWNE. Government House, My Lord Marquess,
Hougtong, 25th Nov, 1018
her mistress, a respectable old A wicked attempt on the life of Chinese lady whe Bree at 10 Staune ton Street, was made by her female ervaat on March 1st. Owing to the gravite of her injuries Wig mis- try was in hospital for a very birds are quickly aware of it and a suficiently to appear in Court to tice, and she has only just recovered carcase, big or little, draws them at once. Some incident of this sort, inxive evidence against the servant which one has swooped, for a dead girl, who was employed by her sinca scandal that they are chicken thieves saut was made her mistress lost emitted to the Joint Finance Com
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With reference to Sir Robert Hnd- son's letter of the 20th June, 1918. tie celebration of "Dur Day in have the honour to inform you that Colony on the 24th October re-
APRIL 5, 1919..
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
Owing to the distinctly unen- thusiastic reception of this feature, it is to be discontinued. Below are two letters received, and "Uncle Barbarotta's" farewell. Dear Dream Children,
83; Pall Mall,
London, 8.W.I 5th February, 1919. OUR DAY, 1018. Dear Sir, I have the pleasure to ekzowledge the receipt of your let- ter of the 25th November, which has 27th November, addressed to His weekly Parliament, in which we had apparently crossed our letter of the Ones), this is Good-bye. Our little (And you three equally dear Real Excellency the Governor acknow-hoped to chat about the really im- ledging the safe receipt of the gener-portant things, instead of the stupid
that rate we should all be grown-ups Three letters in two weeks! Why, at and get so excited about, ia nod to be.
before we got the 50 a month we expected.
chicken, may have given rise to the uly, lust year, Shortly before the sulted in a sum of £19,830 being as donation of £19,850. am the trifles that the grown-apa fuss over
bees.
of Jerusalem. The green receipts to my Committee on the truly splet Society and the Orke of 'St. John
I am pleased to be able to wport did manner in which the Appeal bas mounted to $1,191, and the ex- Penditure to $3,281, leaving a bal been organised in Hongkong, and of $143 was added. in order to make crowned your eforth. On behalf of unce of $111,210. To this a sum of the wonderful."success which has
I said at the first that it was to be: the Committed I beg to communicate been- Sprise to me.
a Sprise, didn't It And so it lin round figure.
Jean D., who is only seven and a
saliors.
off the pier. It seems a fearsomely exciting thing to do. She says:
"I go in the aftertioon and swin
It is always a chancey thing to intero pearl hairpin which she had re-tee of the British Red Cross Colony of Hongkong. fere with the Balance of Nature, to suspecs the mant of taking which is analogous to the Balance of She ordered a younger servant to Power in bygone European diplomacy. sweep under the bed in the hope of There used to be a story, one of finding them, but the older servant Professor" Lankester's we fancy, accused the younger one of string without being positive that we re them. Then followed a slight argu- member it correctly, which told how ment which nearly ended ja blows: a clover crop failed because an old but which was stopped by the timely Mr. E. H, Sharp, R.C., O.BE, the to all who have so ably assisted in half, sonds a very nicely written letter
In the absence of the Honourable through you our profound gratitude maid ceased to live in a cottage near arrival of an amak, who persuaded Honourable Mr. D. Landale, unter achieving this magnificent racord, describing a summer holiday. You the field. The old maid kept cats, the two girls to accompany her to took the Chairmanship of the "Our 4nd for the assistance Hongkong will notice that it is, as girls letters. which killed all the field mice, a temple to consult the joss."! which interfered with the humble bees When they returned about 7.30 p.m. Hoccursbie Mr. E. R. Hallifas, sick and
Day Executive Committee. The rendered throughout the War to the aften are, Highly Romantic. I am that fertilized the clover. The cats the umah went to bed with the two 0.B.E., worked with much seal and
wounded soldiers and glad she wasn't hurt when she jumped" having moved away the mice multi- children whilst the two servanta went plied and, exterminated the useful to another room with the baby. A Committee and the success of the of a letter which we enclose, wa
energy as Honoury Secretary of the
As you will see from the reprint
poultry keepers for all they know at for the baby and want to sleep again Appeal is in great, measure" due to are able to announce in The Times ont to the raft and sit on it for a rest..
Our kites may be useful to 3 a.m. the mistress made some food present, and if the kites were all when she was suddenly awakened by C. Sandford again rendered valuable longer necessary for us to appeal for Then swim back again. At the same
his capable organization. Mr. Hon New Year's Day that it was no away, there would still be plenty of the elder servant sitting on her service as Honorary Treamirer. pests left. For instance, they also chopping at her head with a batchet..
donations, or for fresh collections to time I see a Race, and when the Grat talked of snakes. Suppose they ask So that she would be unable to shouted to His Excellenes the Governer colections as are actually in pro-
The telegram of th June address-be made, and that we desired such fot comes in the gun goes off. There Ltd the Government to get rid of the the servant had slipped two tapos
apier, and I jamp off... snakes for them. The Government into her mistress mouth, but fortu by His Royal Highness the Duke of rese, to in wound up and the pro-it and swim about,
I know might (as was done elsewhere) im-nately she was able to get these out published in the local presa, as aise can be done. It is a great satisfac behind and dips me. (Are they nice Connaught and Your Lordship was
veeds remitted to us as soon as this little friend and she comes along port the mongoose, which is the and call for beep. She then pressed was His Majesty's deadly enemy of snakes. After a electric held by her bedside which
Our Dayton to the Finance Committee that prizes?) And the place where the the mongoose had become establish communicated with the pawnshop go of October 11th.
they have in hand & sum which they man stands on is all covered with a ed, increased and multiplied, it would below, and the police were sent for
The leading members of the Cat estimate as sufficient to meet our flag. It is very nice. You can have not pay to keep chickens. Because, and on their axival the mistress theatrical performances, the net re
nese Community "again organized liabilities. That this is the case is tea there. I can walk to the house. in an island that we know, this fainted and had to be taken away in suite of which amounted to $37,721. munificent support which has been
due largely to the constant and I have a very nice time." animal changed his diet, and forsook an ambulance. snakes for chickens. Where there The case came up for hearing yes. Special mention must also be made given to us by sympathisers over- are rat holes about a chicken run, an terday afternoon before Mr. Lindsell. of the public-spirited generosity of seas, and we beg you to believe how excellent plan is to turn loose a The Court was packed. Mr. W. which was manifest throughout the to all who have helped to bring this number of cavies or male Guinea Shenton appeared for the complainwhole of the celebration
the Chinese Community genem ly sincere our gratitude is to you and pigs. A couple will clear the place ant.
about. I am, de.. of rats, which seem to avoid them.
Lady. May was unfortunately ab- Dr. C. McKenny, the superinten- dent of the Government Civil Fos sont from the Colony and the Rose Fund, to which she has given her pital, gave medical evidence as to the nature of the wounds and and most admirably managed by name, was taken over at short notice stated that the patient had received Ms. Gurner, the wife of the present
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hated more by the Liberals than Mr. Joseph Chamberlain was when he turned his political coat. Moreover, he reminds us that Mr. George (in This extraordinary rechauffea Cabinet) is surrounded by men who cannot forget that not long ago he was Limehousing" them, holding them at up to ridicule and contempt with all the art of the practised rhetorician. This does not strengthen his chances
NOLASCO, On March 23,
Shanghai, the wife of J. Nolasco,
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MAEWEN.-Os March 11, at Bournemouth, England, Alexan- dur Palmes MacEwen, formerly of Hongkong and Shanghai.
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To-day's dollar is werth 3s. no less than forty-four wounde, most Commodore-in-charge, with the as- of which were on the head. On one sistance of Mrs. Ralphs and other side part of the skull had been cut Ladies. A sum of $20,581 was real-
Her condition was examined a small girl, Fung Siu, the critical. On the same afternoon be
verised by means of their valuable younger servant, who had to deep wounds on the left side of the tem- ple. These "necessitated an open
The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week ending March 22 amounted to 73,880 tons and the sales during the period, to 71,756 tons.
Our Hongkong poet, Mr. E. W. Hamilton of the Hongkong Civil the Kamo Maru. He has a clever Service left for home yesterday on poem in this morning's Daily Press.
those red flowers on
A reader writes in to say that opposite the Banks" were azaleas, "a that bank bush which has been used within re- cent years to add to the beauty of the place." Thanks,
fatal.
Messrs. Maoof and Taylor have
tion,
assistacca.
this year replaced by a popular Gym. hans, which was continued on the The afternoon fate of 1017 was
28th. A number of well-conducted
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(Sd.) Ronny A. HUDSON, Chairman of Finance Committee. Cland Severn, Esq.,
Other Administering the Govers
nient,
Goverment House. Hongkong,
CORRESPONDENCE.
WAR MEMORIAL HOUSING SCHEME.
id
This use of what Teacher calls the Present Tense is quite charming, and reminds me of the way a little Breton girl once told me a story
So M'sies le Patron he come across the field and to my maman bè say," etc. It brought it all back to me. And Jean might so easily have been Joanne. Nessa pa? The thinl of my letters is from a boy of 11, which is a great are, an naturally his diction is more muture
Nicholas George N-writes: "Wool!
Jou like me to tell you how I spent my Sunumer holidays op the Peak?.
Of course when we got there we helped mother to u pack the boxes, and make the place tidy. When all this was done, we put up the tens and the flagstaff, and had great fun I suppose you would like me to tell stuff was made, of Bimboo (with Sir-Several of the suggestions cross-bar and yanıt arut), and the tent received by the War Manoiul Coupoles were also male of bamboo, with ed a Guard of Honour on this occauitted are very good, but it is
After the complainant had finished side-shows were exhibited on the (To the Editor of the "Ching Mail.")] you how they were niade. The Rag-...
.ad.
giving her evidence the court journed.
The sittings will be resumed on Wednesday nast. at 2.15 p.m.
FIRE ON S.S. "VAN WAERWYCK,"
SMART WORK BY LOCAL FIRE BRIGADE.
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ground, and proved a great attrac tion. The Hongkong Branch of the St. John's Ambulance Hrípade form
constructed' for the occasion.
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sion and presented a very smart rumoured that the new City Hall thick kind of curtain, which did appearance. The total Gymkhana scheme is the one that will probably
splendidly. receipts amounted to $28,111.
A successful fete took place during the cost will be one million dollar favourite games being Football, be adoptel. It is estimate that I spent most of the time in play, my The buliday lasted for four weeks. the evening in the Botanical Gar and it is expected that one-half of Tennis, Cricket, Rounders, and play Cena, which were tastefully decorated this amount will be subscribed by the ing with the Bagstaff and the tent, but and brilliantly illuminated. The Goverment. Although new and devoted part of the time for study Japanese Community most gener hetter theats, public ball. library and practice. of holding office as long as his over sent us some papers for the Soldiers
ously presented an extibition of Fire-and munn re very desirable, it, whelming, election results seemed to and Sailors.
works, the set pieces being specially most be admitted that what the and we could'nt go out to play so we promise. "There could never be
Some of the daya were very wet any enduring sympathy," writes Lord
Owing to the practically super- Portuguese Community also organ the present time
The Colony and the public need most at read and played with the Meccano Northcliffe, "between him and the disease shows four cases of cerebro- Brigade yesterday afternoon, wint whereby & sum of $10,834 was col- spending a million dollars to rebuild To-day's return of communicable human efforts of the local volunteer ized a large stall in the Gardens, many more new houses. Instead o! are houses and chief members of his Cabinet-Mr. spinal meningitis, of which she was looked like being a very serious fine lected. This item together with the the City Hall more than a hundred I am sending Nicholas the prize Leet, aud made "Joy, Wheels," Balfour, Mr. Long, Mr. Austen
"Areoplanre, etc: which enjoyed ns Chamberlain, Mr. Bonar Law even
on board the s.s. Van Waerwyck was antrance fees, sale of refreshments, houses could be built with the money book, and to the other two children
very much." if they were convinced that he had
stopped. Shortly after 4 p.m, a call dropped all
Charged before Mr. Lindsell at was sent out to the local brigade to
e., resulted in a total of $21,864. and if wild go a long way to solve his former views the Magistracy this morning with fight a fre that had broken out in also given in sid of the Our Day coming more acute day by day. The will consider well chosen and wortle The China Mail.they from being convinced of this Des Voeux Road, Chinese who hold was next to the oil bunkers Dramatic Committee and members localities each one of which, would
about social reform."
Two theatrical performances were the Housing Probe which is be nice book each which I hope they So far are running a popiu lottery at No. 36 the fore hold the ship, and as this Funds by the Hongkong Amateur houses should be built in various that (a little bird tells us) the squab pleaded not guilty," was remanded things looked very serious for a while, of the Portuguese Community, the then be a fitting War Memorial, with bling has already began.
"Is he not," asks Lord Northcliffe, for a week. Bail was fixed in the but fortunately owing to the very proceeds of which amounted to simple bat dignified monument of OFFICER, SERGEANT AND rather unkindly, "by temperament a
sum of $100.
prompt action of the firemen and $3,165 and $1,050 respectively. HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1919, Political chameleon, taking on the
ship's officers it was got under con- For the theft of two coats and trol. The cause of the fire is a pre-Hongkong Daily Press of October lows could be named after the British colour of the views of those who at
I enclose an extript from the avenues, terraces, vilina, or bunga- granite in the vicinity. The squares, the moment happen to be his as Chinese woman who hung them up that it was caused by a coolie drop whole celebration.
a gunny bag, the property of a sent unknown but it is presumed 25th giving a detailed account of the and Allied heroes and would perpetu. sociates?" This is not so, at least to dry outside her house in Wanchai, ping a match into the hold, which as regards his present associates. He a coolie was this-morning sentenced was full of abarings and paint scrap-
ate their memory in the Colony. The has solemnly, not to say melodra- Although for that vast body ofmatically, assured the country that by Mr. Orme to one month's impri- ings. There was re cargo on board.
policy of the public iz general about be houses fist and theatres later on. theYours, etc., sonment with hard labour.
TAUTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE.”
LLOYD GEORGE.
his principles are unaltered, and may his tongue cleave to the roof of his mouth
As soon as was posible the oil from
The China Mail is requested to
#1
I have, etc., (84) CLAUD SEVERN,
Officer Administering
Government.
the forward buckers was pumped aft, THE ORDER OF ST. JOIN OF JERU but fortunately the fire did not
people which gets its opinions as a parrot gets its speeches Lloyd George is "the man who won the war" for 113, and although Mr. George himself wise, or words to that effect But in of Victoria Hongkong will to-morrow under control at about six o'clock if he ever says other publish the following: The Bishop spread to this. The fire was well has no serious objection to hog the the late election he certainly did chop (Sunday) officiate at the English last night, but there was a fire guard credit which should really be shared and change a bit. He certainly did Church, Macao. During Holy week kept there until late last night. by the army, the navy, and the promise more than he will ever be in Ap. 13-20 he is to give a series of munition workers, to say nothing of a position to perform. It may be, as address in the chapel of St Paul's boats that were requisitioned under our Allies, the indications have Lord Northcliffe meanly says, that "he College at 6.15 p.m. on our Lord's the Law of Angary during the The ship was one of the Dutch appeared, and are increasing, that waits for the newspapers to tell him Passion.
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BALEM IN ENGLAND,
Hongkong, April 4, 1919.
M..
THE BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY, CIVIL SERVANTS NOTICE
JorsT WAR COMMITTEE.
63, Pall Mall,"
London; S.W.1. 27th November, 1918. OUR DAY, 1018, 7 Sir, have received from Mr.
land.
TO QUIT.
في
while.
MAGISTRATE.
A comical situation arose at West- minster. Police Court recently Giving evidence against four young aircraft mechanics, who pleaded guliry to stealing £120 worth of magnetos from a Government factory an officer mentioned that one of them had been twice dealt with by the military offences.
court for similar
Mr. Francis (the magistrate) asked what punishment was imposed.
Officer: I am not allowed to tell you that.
Ca
e will before long have to "come what to do, and advances his opinions
war, and was taken over from the Beffd. off his perch." Mr. Frank H. under pressure of their opinions",
Java-China-Japan Line, and oper Simonds in the Times, discussing the and that is a contemptible thing to THE PASSING OF PINKIE.nted on this Coast by blog's. Tar- delegates to the Paris Conference, do, especially if the said newspapers assures us that "there are more belong to Lord Northcliffe. Lloyd
dine, Matheson and Co., who tanned her over to ber original owners two brains and better brains in the George,says this disgruntled Peer, British Delegation than in any other," is one in whom that high moral to the Hongkong Public to-night, her painted and overhauled she was leav- Pinkie" makes her very last bow days ago. After she had been re- which would be a more comforting courage which enables a man to 10th appearance. This must positing here for Australia, but owing to Assurance if, we could only be satis stand alone is not a distinguishing (vely. be the very last one, as the the firs her sailing will be somewhat ing the proceeds of the "Our Duyvide a passage so defendant declined the magistrate the information thei fed that Mc. Simonds is a competent quality. He is not a man of wide A.D.C. have perforce to make way delayed f jadge of brains, Lloyd George, knowledge, nor is his mind fertile into the "Stunts" who are producing Bohar Law, G. N. Barnes, A. J. Bal large ideas." All of which is true, Our Boys" at the Theatre Royal fouah I now we see his point. It is though how an opportunist and next Saturday, Judging from the THE VICTORIA THEATRE. an involved and elaborate compliment penny-a-liner like Northcliffe came booking it promises to be one of
to Mr., Balfour's intellect that is to realize it is beyond all surmise, Pinkie's most popular, parties, and intended. As such, we may let it Somebody must have told him, and those who wish to see and hear well pass. Reuter has just been trying to ao doubt the swift realization that should hasten to secure, seats early." good reputation for pictures in keep The Victoria are maintaining their make our flesh creep by emphasising he is no great shakes himself has It is given at popular prices-Dressing with the demands of the moment. the awful impossibility of Mr. caused him to retire to the South of Circle $2. Stalls $1 Pit and There was showing at the Vic last George's being in two places at once. France. When Mr. Lloyd George and Gallery 50 cts. Children half price, night a fine 7-part film entitled The With the British Labour Crisis at Mr. Bottomley have followed him, the except to the 50 cents seats, Home, and the League of Nations Cote d'Azur will be bluer then ever, Peace Treaty in Paris, each requiring and England will have a chance to This attention, Mr. George decided to "carry on more sensibly..
tay in Paris. This compels the political prophet of acumen to
announce at once that the British OUR KITES.
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.
Price of a Good Time It is a story of the son of a wealthy stores owner and a girl in his father's store. There are many characters and the whole is well played. It does not have the usual stereotyped ending Other Items in the programme are
In the Kuala Lumzia Civil Court, the State of Belangor lock action
Mr. Francia: Not allowed to ogdint Mr. P. W. F. Day to re- know such an essential matter! Is cover possesion of a bungalow and that meddling with the King's
regulations?
Hongkong. War Chanties Committee, awaiting a pussage back to England: application to the C.O. Murray Stewart, on behalf of the three rents agreement and was perhaps, be informed if you made an
Officer: I think so.. The defendant la gompleted
You might,
remittance of £10,000, represent The Government was able to pro witness-box, and immediately gave Sergt. Frost then went into the collections in, the Colony of Elong to quit, Ho contend that the officer had refused, kong, and I beg to confirm my cable Government had failed, and co prisoner concerned had admitted to to you of yesterday's date as under tinted to fail, ter supply passage as him that he had had sentences of 21
**Please accept and convey to.. officers and members of Hongkong
days' and 28 days imprisonment.", War Charities Committee profundment, fendant having to vacate the something I am riot supposed official- However, plaintiff secured judgMr. Francis: You are telling me
gratitude of British Red Cross for munificent response to Our Thy Appeal from Hongkong-Stapley British Red Cross
-Der "contract.
quarters in a week.
He said the
ly to know. But I must say that I' think it puts the magistrate in a very unfair position. It is most material to know a man's previous history and how he was dealt with by the military authorities for previous. pffences of a like character,
The prisoner in question was then," sentenced to three months hard
Jabour
I am desired by the Joint Wor Committee of the British Red Cross
THE STUFF TO GIVE EM Sockets and the Order of St. John to Captured at Mons and kept a pri press to Your Excellency and to porer for over Wiree years, a Baeston ask that you will be so good as to man was charged at Nottingham re convey to all the donors the petriound centy with an ulting an individual gratitude of the British Red Cross with whom his fe nimitted sho bod been infu.thful: As soon as ha eat the name of the person he ought for him with l of barbed THE FRUIT SEASON.
te and resting him in the street,
complainant, The justices adopted Colic and Hiarknes Romedy at hand, it belaboured him with it Defendant DOWEL complaint la sure to be pre- urged he was justified in threshing sure to keep a bottle of Chamb risin's valent daring the fruit son Be
the same view and dimesed the marare a life for sale By Alt
Chemist and Storekeepers.
a very laughable comic and a British for this further generous expression Gazette. There is also the musical of the sympathy taken in our work
I have, &c., th programme by the fine orchestra by the people of the Colony
(SA) ARTHUR STANLEY Chairman, Joint War Committees
[ you want a clear head and good Idigestion you must not let your bowels Labour Crisis has a better chance of
become clogged with poisonous wasts from the body. is nlways the case happy issue than the other thing. Does that principle of British lawhen you becoms constipated. Fropor Lord Northcliffe would have said it if which holds that no man must be of outdoor exercis shemd keep your that the Victoria boasts
food an abundance of water and plenty he had thought of it, for he seems to punished until he is proven guilty bowels regular. When that falls you, be deeply disappointed in the man he apply to birds? If so, the Govern should take Chamberlin' Tablota to night and to-morrow. On Monday
lped to climb. Writing in one of ment will not hasten to exterminate They cuss a gentle massament of the there is to be a fine Pathe film His Excellence the Governor, is own publications, the New Illus our kites on what is at present mere at Forels By, All Chemists an "Loaded Dice in which Frank
bowels and aroansy nad pleasant to rated he says that Mr. George is suspicion. So far as one member of Storekeepers
Keman will be seen,
This prograrams is showing again
Sir Francis H. May, K.C.MG., Hongkong
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