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ROYSE'S REPORT.

In Memory" Antonymous

a Rent Restrictions Bill. This Bill prevented the landlord from charg ing more than a reasonable amount of rent. Owing to the lack of sufficient housing accommodation in some parts of England this Bill was amended in 1917, with the result" that the landlords were a little more racy this morning, Inspector Garzod Before Mr. Lindsell at the Magistr

Mr. E L. Carlyon (district coroner) restricted. In this Colony the Go-charged the chauffeur of motor ca; be asked to apologise, when it finds Home, Falmouth, on Edward Robert Mre. Stabb

The China Mail does not wait to conducted an inquest at the Sailors Hon. Mr. S. E.Dowell vernment has not yet seen fit to A189, owned by Mr. George Grimble, itself wrong. In our leading article Feodar Norrman, a Swede, of the s.s. Mrs. A. R. Lowe bring in a Bill putting an end to the with obstruction of traffic in Queen's yesterday, dealing with Police Reserve Dahlia, excessive rents that are demanded and obtained at the preing the arder of an Indian constable letter sent in by a member of the 49, was master of the s.s. Dahlia Mr. H. P. White

being Road, Central, and wilfully disocey grievances, and based mainly on a

"Ex-War Charities Sub- Dr. J. S. Hicks said deceased, aged sent time. This is perfectly all right

Scriber for those rich taipans who can afford the defendant, pleaded not guilty, propriety

Mr. Mattingley who appeared for Police Reserves, we discussed the Witness went on board the ship on A, and F. M. it but the hardship comes on those

of members of the the previous morning at 8 o'clock w. A. W." people who are the backbone of theness box, said that at about 10.20 for Reserves, for a consideration. The mate informed him that deceasMiss Moore

Indian constable 8154, in the wit

professional" police taking duty and found him dead in his cabin. Ms. Ritchie Colony. Namely those Europeansa.m. on the 9th instant, he was on who do not get huge salaries but duty in Queen's Road, Central, fessionals in the forre) are now hold died at 2 p.m. Deceased had been Mrs. Boss Thomson

The letter said: "Substitutes (pro-ed had been ill for some days, and A Friend X who work hard and do their best for opposite the old post office building ing out," etc. We read that as are attended by a French doctor, who Dr. To..... their employers. This class resident gets absolutely no consider driven by the defendant and contained guished from the Reserves, who may Tais doctor thought deceased well Mrs. McEwen

of when motorcar A169 which was ference to real policemen, as distinsaw him twice on board the ship. Mise Girang In Canada, this rent profiteering direction of Queen's Road, East, and don't "love" the job. Anybody not Port Talbot with safety, but at 2 p." Every little helps

a lady passenger, came from the be called "amateurs," though they enough to proceed in his ship to Mrs. Warren was rectified in a different manner, drove up to the entrance of "Bon in the know would have read it that on Friday deceased began to get but it was not done until the begin Ton's" ning of 1918. At this period many office.

shop, opposite the old post way, "*.

worse, and died suddenly, soldiers had returned to the different

It now SCENES that the The Coroner: Is it a fact that he cities, and when they found their witness, the chauffeur drove the car

After the lady had alighted, said Writer's tse of the word had an attack of the D.T.'a? I think

professional" was too free.. women folk being imposed upon they up to the junction of D'Agullar meant that there are members of the banded together and more or less Street and then turned round Police Reserves who habitually re-thing that they should allow a man Does it not seem an extraordinary took matters into their own hands and stopped outside Mr. Rocha's lieve, for a consideration, their less in this condition to take charge of a They did not use force but simply auction through the public Press and their t

room, facing East. As willing colleagues, who are down for ship-It seems very peculiar, but own publications published the names tion for cars to stop on that side of fessional relievers."

against the regula dury. What you might call "pro- sometimes these men appear mes- of the grasping owners, giving full the road, the witness asked the

lly lear. Perhips Frenchmen would not understand an English- particulars as to the cost of land and chauffeur to return to the " Bon Ton

nan house. At the same time they gave side. This he did, but he placed his exactly what rents were received for any particular house before the war channel, hus causing an obstruction. car two feet away from the side

Having thus tried to make amends This led to indignation meetings all Witness again spoke to the chauffeur for our unintentional "libel" of the port?-Undoubtedly... over the country and the profiteer and requested him to place his car genuine police (for whom we have ing ceased very suddenly.

nearer to the edge of the channel the highest esteem) let us say that In Hongkong, the rents are not and, if possible, to place one these were merely incidental argu. based on the inexorable law of sup- of his wheels in the ply and demand. In a great many but

channel ments, and do not impair the grava- he refused cases the landlords are increasing would not move any further and Reserves are discontented. Is no saying he men of the article itself. The Police their rents in order to inflate the that the witness could do as he liked. notice to be taken of the fact? values of their buildings so that when Just then, said witness, Sergt. Marks the time comes for the Government of the police came up and advised to resume them they will be paid the witness not to argue with the compensation over and above what defendant further, but to take the they are legitimately entitled to.number of his car and issue a sum- This is unpatriotic and carrying out mons against him, which the witness the old idea that the Government is did. fair game for anybody to "do."

It is dishonesty. If some poor person were to attempt to ge: money under false pretences he would be immediately arrested and brought before the Courts. What are we to call this but that is it because the property owners are rich men and also big taipans that they are left alone? In the meantime the poorer people suffer, and suffer more than is apparent on the surface.

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How long are the present disgrace ful conditions going to obtain? And is anybody going to take steps to stop Them What about the Govern ment?

The landlords have so far ignored the public complaints. If they con- have been the most dignified monarch tinue to do so, we shall infer that rival in the Chief of Borriaboolaga. the China Mail staff suggested on in the world, with, possibly, a close they have no case. A member of Dignity and majesty are one: the their behalf that they must be pay difference is of degree only, Lese ing "war prices" for repairs and majeste was "wounded dignity." materials That is probably true. Is The origins of dignity as a respect-it a sufficient excuse for the recent worthy quality are plain. Wherever large and allround extortions? there has been hocuspocus, there also has been dignity. The "medi cine man" of the Indian lodges was the counterpart of a certain type of modern medical man, he of the bedside manner." The less science and skill, the more dignity, to make

for it. The

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WIS

The regular professional police do not take on these jobs. The regular police are over worked. Let that be quite clear.

TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

OPEN DOUBLES CHAMPION-

SHIP FINAL.

But so many accidents must hap Co., Lt, of Manchester, utak The report of Sir S. W. Royse de having charge of a ship and leaving the early part of the meath the pen through men in this condition February, 28, says: Chemicals

Mr. Mosling (Consul's clerk): It has been asked that that matter be not mentioned.

The Coroner: I think that it should be reported. Here is a man passed by a French doctor as being fit to take charge of a ship when he never was fit, and far from it.

only do they run a risk to their own the industrial uurest and threatened It seems a great shame, for not was a better feeling aerial,' but lives, but the crew as well? Yes, strike in the coul trude bave bad an and any boat they might come inserting effect and somewhat re contact with.

stricted business especially for hout! A verdict was returned that de-consumption. Vulues generally havor ceased died from heart failure, ac- had a downward tendency and with celerated by excessive drinking. the preseab, uncertain outlook it is not surprising that cousuniera aro only covering their near require- ments. Sulphate of copper con- tinues only in limited request for the home trade, but with the relese from control there is better prospect for expos. Green copper is mov- ing freely at the lower prices oiling. and there is a good export enquiry. Had it not been for the game being stopped by rain. J. S. Jennings and

Very Ettle businese is passing in The Coroner: It is much sadder estates of me and soda although not threaten the deiridant, neither defeat at the hands of N. E. Kent It is very far from me to hurt the due to American competition. Acet By Mr. Mattingley: "Witness did Capt Murray would have suffered that these things should be allowed. there has been, a heavy full in vabies did he stick his finger in his mouth.

and F. A. Redmond. Kent and Re feelings of the family, but I think itates of lead are weak and neglected: Mr. Mattingley Informed his Wor- dmond were both playing. well, in fact ought to be a warning to other ship that the defendant told the the general opinion was that Repeople. constable that there was water in the dmond had never been seen to play. channel and that if he placed the off better. Jennings seemed to be off form wheels of his car in it, he would have though at times he did show some great difficulty in restarting it; but thing of his usual good form.. Capt the constable would hot, listen to his Murray's play was all the time explanation.

weak and at times apparently care- GERMAN TRAPS FOR BRITISH suficient, to meet requirements and

By Insp. Garrod: The defendant did not say anything more beside that he did not care what the witness did. The defendant appeared to be very excited.

the chauffeur of car No. A157, which The constable denied this, and said was, on the scene, also asked the defendant to do as he was told, but he refused. stable and the defendant arguing in Sergt. Marks said he saw the con- a very threatening attitude when he arrived on the scene. The constable told him that the defendant refused to move his car, while the defendant said. "He talkee me move here, he talkee me move there."

The second set Kent and Redmond woa without giving Jennings and Murray a single game.

Mr. Mosling: It is very sad for the family:"

"COLOGNE GAZETTE”

SUSPENDED.

CENSO2.

fair quantities of acetic acid ze duo to arrive shortly and there is sote pressure to realize. Nitrate of lend remains unchanged. Stock of Montreal potash are small but le mind is all. Supplies of carbonites of potusa continue to be more thart beginning established a superiority. less. Kent and his partner from the

prices are lower. Arsenic has latter

service and won the first game newspaper of the German Peopie's demand for yellow prussiates of

In the first set Jenning's took the

ly had a heavy fo and is attracting The important Rhineland industrial more attention. There is not mittebi Kent's service was good and he and Party, the Cologne Gazette (which up soda and potenh. More busines this point onwards the games were the chief serai-official newspaper in for his partner soon equalised and from to the time of the Revolution was passing in tartaric acid, especially theirs. Kent's play was at all times Germany) was suspended by the small and advices from abroad re- steady and this combined with the British Military Censor from Feb. 2 port that maw material is firmly held. forward delivery-stocks are good placing of Redmond gave them till February 10 for failure to submit Cream of tartar has been offering at the set, 6-1.

The same fate has befallen the sure of sales by weak holders but censorable news to our authorities. lower prices from dock due to pres smaller organ, the Cologne Tageblatt,manufacturers are not disposed to By His Worship: They certainly did look to him like coming to blows.

Both these newspapers had received accept these bite for future de- To the third set the play of Jennings several warnings. Continuing, the witness said he and Murray was more determined

livery. Ciuric acid is steady. Second advised the constable to leave the and careful. They played close up news telegrams addressed to journals potash and soda continue to be offer The system followed is that all hand parcels of bichromates of defendant alone and report the mat to the net and at time played better in the occupied zone come first to The dollar remains at 3s 3 ter to Insp. Garrod and have a sum-tennis than the other pair. They our Censor, but other news and acid. Phosphate of soda is easies ed. There is more eal for oxalic mona issued against him.

won the first two games. The play articles have to be submitted, on the but good business is reported for Replying to another question, the then went on and the games became initiative of the newspaper itself, Or have you been a slave of a word. alm. It is to deceive the people into [(five fatal) two fatal cases of enteric. had deposed to being present during games. Jer.nings then pot in some agencies, one on the Swiss frontier phate of alumina are quieter" butt witness said the constable "appeared 5-2 in favour of Jennings and Murray, whenever there is any doubtful export. Chlorates of potash und made plain. It is the equal of its disease, shows eight, cases of plague to be the cooler of the two."

Kent and Redmond then seemed to

soda are in better supply and prices After the chauffeur of car A157 pull up and they woo two more

There are two German news in buyers' favour. Ahn and sult good play, his returns being especially and one in Holland, which are cookers are well engaged and ther good and he and his partner won the stantly trying to get news coloured, is no accumulation of stocks. Ex set by 6-4.

by anti-Ally prejudice into the Ger: Ports of sunimodiac, and muriate man newspapers in this area. Know ammonia are good but home de try the expedient of interpolating in ing that telegrams are censored, they

the middle of, a long dispatch of an other tenour altogether a sentence or two with the news they want to convey, hoping that the Censor will not trouble to read all through a long and apparently harmless mess

DIGNITY.""

Have you ever analysed this thing that men call Dignity? Have you ever looked it, fairly in the face and .demanded its title deeds to virtue?

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who "stands on his dignity" 15/16d. The tendency of all dignity is already. has little understanding beside.

false valuations. It is to attract

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LOCAL AND GENERIL,

Today's return of communicable

two-deaths).

and tacitly taken it for granted that whatever thing can fairly be called respect where none may be otherwise and three of cerebro-spinal fever the argument between the constable undignified must be called wrong deserved, and to make the con Of all the fraudulent fetiches temptible appear laudable. In being.

and the defendant, and denied that before which men have bowed them it requires a measure of selfsatisfac

he had interfered at all by advising the defendant to do as he was told, selves, we cannot think offhand of tion which is unwholesome. one more impudent than Dignity

next Tuesday so as to go and view his Worship remanded the case until Now is the time to expose it to the

the spot in question.

Those members of St George's involves perpetual play-acting and the dinner to be held on St. George's It Society who intend being present at invites hypocrisy. The Sermon on Day, April 23 should send their fierce light that should shine on Humility and meekness cannot abidesoon as possible,

the Mount pointedly excludes it.names in to Mr.W. A. Dowley as every humbug, for it is quite Respect- able now to be Democratic. We with it. cannot have democracy in the literal Greek sense, because we are too numerous and too scattered, but we can prove our democratic principles by pulling down Dignity from its pedestal.

There is nothing more dignified

than a bladder of lard, unless it is a of 2 cases.pipe tobacco, presented An Additional gift from Manila corpse. (Isn't there a cliche about by Mesars. Meerkamp & Co., has the "dignity of death"?

A drizzle started in the fourth set to stop. At this point Kent and and this increased until all play had Redmond were leading 4-1.

The match will be replayed some

time this week

The scores when play stopped CANTON ADVERSARIA.“ were Kent and Redmond" leading from Murray and Jennings, 6-1, 6-0, The Provincial Assembly carinot | 46, 41. '

not make him dignified, Contemp for distribution among the wounded their nominee elected Speaker are late the cheek of it, this worm, this Insignificant microbe, in the presence

in Hospitals.

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and is disappointing especially, fort state of the galvanizing tude. Bleaching powder has been selling better. Caustic soda is more plenti

and is freely offered at lower rates. Stocks of audi are reduced and are commanding better prices. If God made man, He certainly did been received by the War Charities resume its sittings because those who

Business in ar products is very i Committee for forwarding to London were disappointed at not getting

regular The heavy demaul fut What is dignity? It is a pose. It

benzole for motor purposes continues. is the most solemn form of self- of Deity, prating of Dignity. It is

staying away and preventing a

and now that this article is free from quorum. Only 54 members appeared.

restrictions the prospects for the conceit. It is due to a hunger for inconceivable, but it is done. Of al. It is said, that Colonel John yesterday, and nothing was done. the admiration of others. It is an certain very dignified man it was once Ward, M.P. has been awarded the

future are bright. Toluole un artificial attitude. It is false pretences.

As the absentees are practically Japanese ships were not the only

changed. There is little enquiry for Always, in all

remarked:

on strike", their wages ought to ones that were badly built in the Road yesterday, a Chinese woman, crude and crystal carbole acid in And he is a self-made C.B. With C.B., C.M.G... Croix de

While walking along Connaught Practically no businese is passing in cases, withour

solvent naphtha and price is easier exception, dignity is a false pretence. man. Which evoked the unsympathe Guerre, Egyptian Medal and Star, he stop. Will they refuse their fees? hurry of the war boom. According aged 7 years, was knocked down

If there be any truth in the saying tic rejoinder: "That relieves the ill look, more like a Brass hat than that no man is a hero to his valet, it Creator of a terrible responsibility."

eator of a cuprins sponsible

the Navvies M.P.

Mr. Yin Mao-chuan, a private 20 to the Osaka Asahi, the London by Mesars M. Y. San and Co Con Liquid catolic auid, however, con to a London telegram dated February by motor car No. 73 owned by spite of the heavy fall in values. must hold still more truly that no

citizen of Yimpo Village of Namhoi freight market has showed no change factioners, and sustained severe man is a hero to himself. What man on dignity. We have mentioned During the week ended April 12 chase of rice from the Canton Food that no London insurance companies ed her tomediate removal, to the old at increased figures and stocks

tinues firm.. District, has donated $1000 for pur recently. It is reported, however, injuries to her head which necessitat creosote are reported to have been Good quantities of thinks of dignity on his strictly some of them. There is also the communicable disease recorded at Relief Association for relieving the cover steamers built during the last Government Civil Hospital where she private occasions? Mr. Dombey

Army Officernot of those who were Hongkong was: Plague 16 (14), poor living in Yimpo Village. himself would not have been diani, actually in the war, and left their Diphtheria, 3 (2), enteric 2 (0)

are nominal. Manufacturer of two years at ordinary insurance rate.now lies in a critical condition." fed on a desert island. Dignity is the type whom the irreverent cerebro-spinal fever. 15 (8). The Sin Chung Middle Street,

dignity for ever, in the trenches-buty puerperal 1..(0), smail-pox 1 (0), and

pitch are fairly well sold over the This is "attributed to the fact that a thing purely fon show Dignity is subaltern calls "the Stoker because figures in brackets indicate deaths.

A soap factory has been opened in these comparatively new ships are.

next few months and the outlook is.. an advertisement. "Dignity is a mask,

considered a bad risk because of their

FOUR YEARS WITH CAN-

good as orders for fair quantities are hasty construction. Much trouble

expected for shipment, se sock as KIBALS. from this cause has been experienced

tonnage becomes more normal, by the London Insurance Companies

There is nothing new to report in Captain Konrad Hetzler, a German sulphate of ammonia, the demand from the American steamers built Engineer, was surveying the boundary for the home trade is fully maintain- during the war, and now the London of German-British Papua when the ed and shipments for January are companies are reported to be refusing war broke out. Hiding his uniform, higher to insure these American, vessels, and wearing only a waistband. especially the wooden ships built by special Government ordinance, on the ground that they are not suitable for ocean service,

a caraouflage of the natural man, a

he kept the home fires burning. cheap bid for praise. Dignity begs The way some of these get "chesty." respect and fishes for flattery.

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A leader of the Korean Revalu and "chuck their weight about," The Hongkong Tramway Comtionary Party, named Chang Onlich, would be tremendously impressive if pany's traffic receipts for the week is staying in Canton.

LOCAL DISPENSARY PROSECUTED;

1.

Sundries Stocks of shazels are-

Hetzler escaped to the bush and lived chiefly in the hands of the Govern with a cannibal tribe the whole fourment but there have latterry beens years. Learning of the Armistice he some outside arrivals and same are retriered his clothes and returned to being realized at lower prices civilization, his skin being quite darkFarina has had a further fall wit like a Polynesian. He arrived at seems likely to go still lower. Ther Sydney on Feb. 17 and was interned. as latterly been ne huling of in the demand for white burytes but 210dbeers are well supplied with orders and there are no b

If that were all, it were compara we didn't see through it. The very were $13.291 or $2,411 more than tively harmless. There is worse dignified Journalist in another, a real in the same week of last year. The hebind. We must consider its origins, it tendency, its history, The first cream. We need not enumerate the aggregate taken in the 15 weeks was dignified man was probably a muraba- others, the prancing pro-consuls," $211,651 or $9,101 more than during jumbo man, a ju-ji devil doctor, the bini ambassadors, the governors, the corresponding period of 1918. stalking with his nose in air before all playing butler parts. I stupendous dignity was part of his can draw a clear dividing line between their first concert to-night at the kenzie and Co., (Colonial Dispensary), the awed gaze of his dupes. A there is one among our readers who

The Cherniavsky Trio are giving the manager of Messrs. Collin Mac Before Mr. Lindsell this morning. stock-in-trade. It still is.

dignity and pompousness, we implore Theatre Royal. Their last visit here was sued on seven charge of selling him to do it, and so save us from a A bishop is dignified a Salvation

was about five years ago. Since faisons contained in Part 1 of Sche Army street preacher is undignified. very natural error. Paul was dignified: Jesus was not.

then they have had an enormous dule A of the Pharmacy and Poison The Pharisees were dignified: the

success in America, playing twice Ordinante, 1916, to wit, arsenic, to Good Samaritan" dropped his

before President Wilson and twice one A. Mason, contrary to the pro King's and Emperors have traded in

in Canada for the Duke and Duchess visions of Section 12 of the Phar This rent problem is much too of Connaught and Princess Fatricia, macy and Poison Ordinance. The sign they'zlways will. Get a bottin AURING the summer months chil-↑ SERVES THE WHOLE FAMILY dignity more than in brains and important and too serious to dismiss They have just arrived from India other charges included that of selling ability. Royal dignity was the with one reference. In England and where they gave three private per to one Harry Peplow, connive sub parent of Divine Right Bumble, Canada this detestable profiteering formances for the Viceroy. They limate, and retailing, dispensing and the sedulous ape uually has, was dealt with effectively. The are on the way to America to open compounding polsona. terrific dignity. The Kaiser mus Government in England brought in another season.

The case was remanded,"

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