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ane comfort. It isn't what they think it is. "Milestones" is a political pamphlet that happens also to have high dramatic quality, and it Shaw's plays are political pamphlets that appen to have wit and humour, Damaged Goods" Esmedical pamphlet that has no other qualifica- tion. They tell us it deals with the social evil," and" that only adulta will be: admitted As if there were only one social evil. "Milestones" itself deals with a social evil that matters more in the long run than the merely physical corruption of the French play. In "Milestones" we saw sick souls in a sick society. In Damaged Goods" we see an infectious and unpleasant disease of the body used as the mechanism of emotion. If "Damaged Goods," instead of being banned by the censor in some places, and sug gestively boomed "for adults only" in others, were shown exclusively to adolescents, to boys and girls from 13 to 18 years old. it might do some good. But no one can pretend that our people are receptive of ideas. Pouring water on a duck's back may be an amusing occupation, but the presentation of ideas with an educat ional motive is a job full of discour agement and heart-break. %

We salute with respect the cultured Ettle band of people who on Saturday night applauded so spontaneously and with sech evident sincerity that clever play "Milestones. We hope that it was not merely the excellent! acting which moved them so We hope that the ideas so well Ltd brought out by the players reached and permeated their understandings. We believe they did. We are honestly glad to believe they did. The ideas are simple enough. They belong to that order of which we think when we say that people "cannot see wood for trees." The varying patronage of the last three nights. helps out siders to see us as we are. It tells 'em what we prefer. "Milestones" helps us to see ourselves as others see us; as the dramatist sees us, for" one. We laughed on Saturday night at the simplicity of the people of the 'sixties, for their scepticism as to the possibility of ships being built of iron. Are we less simple in 1919 about the League of Nations, for instance? We laughed more at "John Rhead " in the eighties, when he who had been so fore sighted about iron ships pooh poobed ships of steel. That was -no

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that they had. As officials they manifested an exaggerated sense One of their own importance. certainly did operate as it his powers were far greater than any government would ever give him. and he assumed "dictatorial rights | North China is restored. that not even the Government itself could claim.

Under "martial law of course, which is a misleading misnomer for an "absolute (if necessary) nega. ton of law, and represents the evit called "militarism" which our people have sacrificed so much to suppress, our position would have been different. We should then have been as helpless as any recrcit, and possibly more helpless. It would have been "ours not to reason why, but to do all that we were bid, and do it quickly. But this censorship was not part of martial law. It was part of an Ordinance with the text of which we are familiar. Over and above the text we had one of those verbal understandings, to which Governor May was so regrettably partial, and which are always inad- visable. This was conceded after the behaviour of a censor had be-

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It

no longer tolerable. promised that the Government would deal with us, and not the Censor. That is to say, that in no case was the Censor to approach us directly, to reprimand or threaten. but all such communications were to reach us via the Colonial Secretariat This was a verbal undertaking by the Government, which the conduct of the Censorate had made advisable, and it is a procedure which the Censor departed from. Apparently he liked to talk this way. To one editor, he said "There must be ne scare headings." Except in far 3s headlines may publish

forbidden, they things

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not in his province. The tone and style of them are not his business. Another remark of his was, "I don't want to threaten." That is itself a threat. If we tell a man that, we don't want to purch his head, it may be literally true, but it carries the implication that we could do it if we liked, and that the possibility of doing it had at least occurred to us. The Censor went so far on one occasion as to forbid the writing of an editorial on a certain subject. This was a monstrous departure from his jurisdiction. Such things may be done in Japan or in Germany or Russia, without involving trouble,

The Censor could prohibit publication of certain news, and he could prohibit comments likely to reveal such news, but he cannot have carte blanche to bar an entire subject. He might say, for example, that it is

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To-day's return of communicable disease shows two cases of plague,

Mr. R. O. Hutchison, Head of the imports and Exports Department, returned to the Colony on Saturday.

Mr. A. W. Van Andel of the Holland-China Trading Company. will be leaving the Colony for leave shortly.

Mr. J. Owen Hughes of Messra,

Harry Wicking & Co., returned to the Colony on the Empress of Russia on Saturday.

The War Sepoy arrived in har bour early this morning, carrying 7,000 tons of oil fuel from Home for the Admiralty here.

As reported in the China Mail, the 18th Infantry were to leave for Tientsin on Saturday. This they did, receiving a good send off.

The Portuguese Consul Mr. E. V. M. R. de Sousa was "At Home to his friends on Saturday evening, at his residence in Kowloon.

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We acknowledge with thanks a parcel of reading matter for the Soldiers and Sailors in the Garrison, received from Mr. G. C. Moxon.

Mr. Claude Severn has himself made sketches of a building to be erected where the present coolie quarters stand, says Church Notes.

The collection at St. John's Cathedral at the musical service on Good Friday amounted to $317. The self-denial" offering during Lent totalled $147.10.

The steamers Suiyang Sinklang. Telemachus, Hajan Maru, Chipshing, Shinfoo, Hsinich, Sosha Maru, and Chingchow, are among the latest arrivals in harbour.

Mrs. Pollock has very generous. y presented a set of eight white alms haga to the Cathedral and one to the

MONDAY, MAY 1919.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

ALLEGED TALSIFYING

OF BOOKS.

ARMED ROBBERIES.

BUSY WEEK-END FOR POLICE.

FOUR ARRESTS.

In the Supreme Court this morn- ing, the Chief Justice (Sir William Rees-Davies, K.C.) reopened the April Criminal Sessions and heard the case

The Police effected two arrests of in which Foong Pak Lun was charged armed robbers during the week-end. (a) with falsifying a ledger as an At Kowloon on Friday night at employee of one Foong Shau Shan, a 9 o'clock two Indian Policemen at partner in the Sui Yick rice firm, and tempted to arrest three men coming (b) with making a false entry in the from thedirection of Yaumati. While book, crediting the sum of $2,008 to Messrs J. M. da Rocha and Co. of Ice House Street, as commission, the sum never having been received by the said firm.

Mr. Eldon "Potter prosecuted on behalf of the Crown while the Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, appeared for the prisoner and pleaded "not guilty."

being questioned, prior to searching the Chinese took alarm and, one fired several rounds from a revolver. All raissed the policemen whose aim was much more accurate, one Chi- nese being shot in the skull. This

man was found to be in possessions of a leaded revolver.

One of the constables managed to The following formed the Jury capture a second Chinese but the Messrs. T. L. Knight, Geo. Wilson, third effected his escape. in the WJWillinson, H. Harteam, R. V.direction of Kowloga City.

Late on Saturday night, about. Cameron, G. F. da Roza and S. Longfeld.

10.30, six Chinese, all armed with Mr. Potter outlined the case for revolvers, entered 179 Des Vex the prosecution shortly and said that Road, first floor. Here the occu the Sui Yick rice firm was formed 35 pants were forced to maintain silence years ago and Foong Ling Fuk was while the robbers stole clothing, one of the original partners. The jewellery, etc. to the tune of about. prisoner was an adopted grandson of $900. the plaintiff, he having been adopted by the plaintiff's son. He was brought up in, and educated by the Foong family. After he had com pleted his education, said Counsel, the prisoner was sent to Korgmoon to represent the Sai Yick Arm and afterwards on the retirement of

There was the usual rumpus when the robbers left but when the Police arrived the robbers had made good their escape.

Ten armed robbers held up some of the inhabitants of the Pat Heung Village, Au Tau, at about 7.30 on Surday evening. The victims were

ola man Foans, WAS brought roughly handled, bound and gagged back to Hongkong and p it in charge and robbed of what twy had” worth, of the firm's books. In the beginning taking. Yesterday the Police who had of February, the prisoner was alleged been on the look out attempted the to have made a false entry in the arrest of a gang of suspects. Their firm's ledger and thus defrauded it suspicions were evidently well found- to the extent of 32,008. which heed the police were fired on bus. entered into the book as having been still managed to arrest two of the Paid to Messrs. J. M. da Rocha & Co.. men. These were in possession of as commission, but he would produce clothes, etc., suspected to be stolen. evidence from Rocha & Co., to the The other men escaped.

effect that that sum of money was

Yet another bunch of miscreants never paid to the firm. In fact, there were at work at Sutor Road, Sham was to money due from the Sui Yick suipo, on Saturday night. Here there" firm to Messrs. Rocha & Co.

were three armed men and the Mr. J. M. da Rocha, managing occupants of the house were over- Partner of Messrs J. M. da Rocha powered. After binding up the and Co., said the sum of $2,008 occupants of the house the robbers credited to his firm had never been made off. They profited to the paid. He had done a lot of business extent of about $32. with the Sui Yick firm. He bought rice from them. There was never any money due to his firm from the

any commission from the Sui Yick Grm.

skit at us; we.don't think. Oh no. but never under the British flap Peak Church. They were used for Sui Yick. His firm had never earned

the first time on Easter Day.

A letter has been received from Port Said from one of the men who left here for service as the result of conscription in the Colony. It looks

THE PEARL CASE.

It didn't show us üp, did it? When those people of the eighties spoke of Socialism as we now speak of Bolsh- evism, and the sensible aunt of the play asked. "Why are mea so afraid of names?" we didn't feel uncomfort- able, and blush, and writhe, and pri- forbidden to reveal that there is as if they are coming back by easy mean his firm. There were many Davies, KC) gave judgment in the

stages.

ne Singapore sense

The China Mail..said. it will be because you entertain think), we talk and we vote allo-same when the editor did write a harmless and tobacco plantations in Borneo.

TROTE, JUSTICE, CELIC SERVICE,"

HONGKONG, MONDAY, MAY 5, 1910.

SEXUALITY.

modern women.

uncomfortable in both the police It was hot, stuffy and generally courts this morning. They were crowded with offenders against the

minioris of the law. law, witnesses, sightseers and the

The Bishop confirmed privately in the Victoria Hospital on April 19,

at

a native of Australia who had been

the witness said that the two Chinese

Cross-examined by Mr. Alabaster, MR. MUSSO GETS JUDGMENT.

In the Supreme Court this morning. characters which represented the Dame Rocha, did not necessarily the Chief Justice (Sir William Rees

Rochas in Hongkong. There was Musso-Martini 'Pearl Case 25

and export: firm. The other Rocha another firm in Hongkong bearing follows that name, but it was 110x aer tumpan frm did business as auctioneers.

The case proceeded.

CHARLIE CHAPLIN,

tiff (Mr. Martini) was the defendant's ITI Leroad dispute that the plain-

(Mr. Musso's) agent for the sale of the pearls in question, and I am satisfied

on the correspondence", and on the evidence .that the plaintiff's agents exceeded their authority in taking the pearls to the United States of America..

AT THE HONGKONG THARTRE,

I accept the defendant's evidence- The management of the Hongkong which I think is borne out by the Theatre touched the pulse of the correspondence, that the pearls were sent by his authority for sale at kinema-going public this week end Milan and that he did not know Mr. and no less than three filmas of the it is not suggested that he knew or They had an all-comedy programme, Poli in the transaction at all; and inimitable Charlie.

Consequently the Theatre has been could have known that the pearls were packed at each performance. Those taken to the United States of America. Furthermore, it is clear that having who did not arrive early, found all regard to the possibility of serious the seats engaged.

difficulty arising in the Customs, the "The Fireman", "The Floor- walker" and

defendant's consent should have been The Cure were a trio of films calculated.to make a

obtained before the pearls were taken

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vately resolve to take pains to be discontent in Korea." He might fand human male (the oxcar of the do festos a pleted for woud reveal the fact Championship has been won by Mr. MARRIAGE.

moral. The talk of equality that could have a million acts just as already suppressed. But he could R. R. B. Dornell, who defeated the RIECHELMANN-ROBERTS—On the

2nd May, 1919. at. St. John's between men and women is as well as three, for there is no real end

not say, "I forbid you to write anholder of the championship, Mr. W. Written to make an end of editorial article on the subject of Cathedral, D. Riechelmann to big a mistake as the jealous male's to it

argument against Women's Suffrage. the mental opacity and obtuseness Korea." That is what the Censor. Dean by two straight sets, 6-4,

6-4. Clarice isabelle Roberts."

The legitimate status of woman is that was its central theme, it was a thought he could do. Nay more, it is. the "squaw" status, and if you are failure. The water runs off the just what he did do (though the There are a number of coolies at shocked by that, and consider it in-plumage of the duck and leaves no country..concerned wasn't Korea)

the Harbour Office compound this consistent with the things previously trace. We think (or rather, don't and he followed up the impertinence,marning awaiting export to rubber the conventional and false idea of befo'zime.

article, by demanding, to know why They are from Kwangtung province squaw." In the squaw" stage "It's quite true, but I don't hold judgment should not be passed upon round about Canton." was the nearest approach to with putting such things in the him. We wish to be fair. We "equality" that mature makes possi-papers." That's how you talk. "The know what his idea was in this case, bie, for man can never be the equal man is quite right, but it isn't in very and we agreed with it. It was as of woman. The poet's well worn good taste.". Again the John Rheads if mention of Korea (to continue the line about the "female of the species" prating. "There is a lot to be said for parable) might start trouble among xing more deadly than the male" women's suffrage, but I cannot stomach the Koreans in the Colony. This happens to be a lie. The male is the methods of the Suffragettes." You was sensible enough, but was carried By way of hammering home and rute, tempered by temporary sen- remember saying those very words, to extremes. Ali depends on what is rivetting our point that the ideas in mentalities. The Victorian female don't you? John Rhead would have written and how it is written. get said them. "I am a sort of a Socia-Some discretion should be left to an Milestones" were the thing, we was what she was in order to

Where the squaw list myself but I have no patience editor

all, is who, after respectfully remind the ladies of the round" the brate. haa's comparison of Victorian and walked with her man, sharing his with these strikers." Did you ever least as bapable as the Censor

He approved the toil and danger, and by her patent achieve that profound remark? Did of judging what is

brought up in the Roman Church, hyena laugh regularly. Chaplin was to the United States of America. good one: and called the other "unsexed," values implanted upon his brutality it help? These iron ships they talked for the public and what is safe for but had long wished to join the

English Church. A word which (it is most important the streak of sentiment, respect, about were a parable of Fabianismit to know. to notice) is frequently applied in reverence and romance which by of a scrt of Socialism," of that

kong. On December 14, Mr. Bena society to-day to our short skifted, that much raised him nearer her level. sentimental Socialism which sympa- bare breasted tennis and golfing the Victorian was a clinger and thises but keeps its bands in its.

replied that he should write for the pearls to be returned to Hongkong girls, our perfectly splendid athletic cozener, flattering to deceive, stoop-pockets, and "crabs" the doings of young women, who are not anding to conquer confirming and all who, however mistakenly are In "Milestones" there is a line

intred against ordinary and war never will be unsexed. Adventures strengthening his bullying disposi trying to get something done The which runs, It is original, therefore

risk. Mr. Bena by a letter to the defendant dated December 1,"had Our modern among ideas are really most exciting, Fio

ungexed" steel ships were a parable of syndi it is deemed a crime." That is not

already intimated that in certain You see. Those who are old enough women (it is to laugh) are Ketting calism, sabotage, of the sympathetic so good as the form in which Morley to remember when Bright and Glad back to the squaw stage most admir-strike, aye, even of Bolshevism. Note Roberta once put it, "Nothing new

It is unlikely that the "Jazz" night and to monow night at 9.15. circumstances, he would telegraph On December for their return. stone were more than just names ably, and putting man in his place well. The steel ships came, though is said without a sense of sin." One

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again requested They are going to be the the owner of iron ships refused to of our townsmen came near it when will take on to its full extent in may appreciate the justice of our again.

return of the pearls "as soon remark that Victorian morality was mothers of a icas sickly race, as soon see their approach. We are living he said "the unusual is bound to be Hongkong. A picture in a flome vicious. Romances were considered as they have recovered from the now on the edge of a Great Change, unpopular." But all this talk of paper gives an illustration of the

Mr. Ray, the manager of the as possible, and on December 29, anwholesome till Sir Walter Scott hectic handicaps bequeathed them and are blind blind, blind. Behind originality and newness is beside the correct dress to do this much discus Coronet certainly has a knack for Mr. Bena requested Mr. Cattance by made them respectable on the ground by their great-grandmothers. They us are milestones, many. Ahead of mark. The thing that shocks is the sed dance correctly. The picture pleasing his patrons, in the selection letter to forward them insured againet that they laught history." The are (in spite of male sneers at their us are more. Who's for the Open simple truth. They are not used to shows a dress with an opening that of choice films. "The Desert Man" war risks This letter was acknow theatre was voted immoral till the "fashions," to which man is as much Road?

it It is a stranger, so they heave permits the leg considerably above is one quite up to the Coronet ledged on Feb. 6, and I think if thre Pearls had then been available at standard, and have been drawing Man, they should have reached "Sign of the Cross" came. "Mile a slave, really) more permeable by

bumper houses for the past few days. stones" is really and truly a history ideas than men are. Except when

Amongst the passengers sailing William S. Hart, plays, the part of Hongkong in time to meet Senner lesson, and may be regarded quite an immoral "morality" is imposed

to-morrow per the TKK. Tenyo the desert man who waits patiently Freres' offer which was open till the properly as an appendix. to Lecky's upon them by the brutal male, they "History of European Morals." are more sincere. The political and

Maru are Leo, Jan and Mischel with grim determination until in the middle of March Cherniavsky, the famous trio of Q. V. The art of Doris Phillips economic emancipation of woman

United States from an extensive tour popular Charlie Chaplin is also being musicians who are returning to the end he comes into his own.

An Essanay Comedy featuring the

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culosis is a legacy left us by the

ladylike habits and morals of those Victorian women. Their virtue was !

"MILESTONES."

OUR CENSOR,

SHOCKING.

half a brick at it.

The Military Chief Engineer, Colonel J. R. Young, freturned to the Colony on Saturday by the Emprest of Russia, after a visit to Shanghai, Tientsin and Peking. He inspected the Volunteers at these places on behalf of the G.O.C.

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Now, on December 11, 1914, the source of innocent merriment." The audience roared with laughter, the pearls be returned to Hong- defendant requested by letter that some local residents being bowled over.

There is another comic film in the programme, "Cupid-makes a Bull's Eye" which is good but overshad- owed by the big films. There is also

a nice orchestra.

This programme can be seen tor

VICTORIA THEATRE,

In any event, the defendant had been asking for their return to Hongkong on earlier dates in December.

The taking of the pearls to the Urital States of America therefore- prevested the sale to the intending purchaser, and the defendant is, in my The final episode of the "House opinion, entitled to recover damages of Elate is now screening at the in respect thereof. As to the Victoria. The "hooded terror" is damages, I allow the amount still busy.

The management of the Victoria respect of the four pearls as also in respect of the seven pearls.. I dis- announces the screening of another allow the items of interest, and for masterpiece serial entitled Hands damages to business. I give judgment: Up" with Ruth Roland in the leading for the defendant for the sum of role. "The Phantom Rider" is also $4.589 and costs of counterclaim. another coming Pathe attraction. Watch for it.

A BOUQUET FOR US

Our purely jocular threat to "say and Charles Howitt on Saturday as involve the evolution of a wiser something" on the day we were for publishing this highly encouraging Have you the heart to blame us night. reminded

the male, for whom sex and the stomach sure that the censorship was no

of South Africa, Australia, India demure hypocrisy of the Vicare and ever have been the basis of longer over us revealed incidentally passage from a letter received on

and the Far East. On their arrival torian female, who was a sexual "Milestones" may not teach him, by some of the public. Extra-he innovations were not to my the trio, is to be married to Miss

man-made law and morality. What that the official concerned is not loved Saturday?

When the paper, changed hands at Vancouver, Mischel, the 'cellist of specialist. It also helped to remind

ordinary interest was manifested us that the present plague of tubes woman will

beforehand in what the China Mail liking. Now, I believe you have the Mary Rogers, daughter of the late best publication in Hongkong. One J. B. Rogers, Sugar King of Canada. was expected to say. To a large should be somewhat of a critic, as I The wedding is fixed to take place extent this forced our hand. Two the exòtic virtue of the, harem, and i It is time to see ourselves as others of the other papers rushed in early have read the paper for more than on the 7th July. their subservience to the men, so see us, and the Howitt-Phillips with references designed to make it twenty years. I admire your bold- well brought out by Doris Phillips, Dramatic Company have helped us to appear that a very necessary censor-ness and frankness, also your evident was distinctly the slave morality. do it. On Friday night they showed ship had been reasonably conducted regard for veracity and democracy. of Nietsecht, which is to say it was "A little bit of fluff" and had a and that they viewed its cessation paper should always be so. None intrinsically and inherently immoral crowded house. On Saturday night with mild indifference; One of them the less, I rejoice you are manly Sexuality is not sensuality, remember. they gave us "Milestones," and had went out of its way to pat the enough to own mistakes and apologize The modem" girl cannot escape the pour support, Tonight they are military Censor on the back. This for errors. Wishing the China Mail preoccupation of sex in spite of her putting on Brieux overrated and is what we mean by saying that our

An Old Subscriber, (ET.S.) athletics and politics, and that old, much advertised play, "Damaged hand, has been forced. The China

6. N. Orase is vacating his post Acting 1st Police Magistrate and A GOOD BULB FOR THE HOME. fogis word "unsexed" is a mere Goods," and are booked to capacity Mail will not tell lies. It may some

taking up the duties of Director of stupidity. It is the lament of an Is that Hongkong culture? Fluff times prefer to be silent where the CAUSE OF DESPONDENCY..

Education... uxorious pacha for the had old ways, and frivolity and the smutty mind, truth would seem to be gratuitously.

ways keep on hand bottle of Chamberlain's Fain Blem twice aday, Flirtation (which the old-fashioned and only the select few to patronize unkind, but there are limits even to Dardiostion and constipation, and to the Colony on Saturday, was medy as safeguard against bowel ve mimate at each application. Then ESPONDENCY is often caused by Mr. R. G. Hutchison, who returned Chamberlain's Colic and Dinesh Ramping with the pilm of the band for did and denounced) is-moral breaure a play that is packed as full of that, which our duty to the,

to the public

puickly disappears when Chamberlain's it is natural. It is instinctive and thought ag an egg of meat? God imposes.

Tablo's are taken. These tableta sitting on the beach in the big court complaints. It always cures promptly damper piece of flanel alightly with right. The innocent little birds are help us if indeed It be so.

The truth is that the officers strengthen the digestion and move the with Mr. Orme this morning. He and no household is safe without if this linment and bind it on over the great firts when courting, and it was i

is taking up Mr. Orme's duties as For sale Ry all Chemiste and Store seat of pain. For asle By, all Chemisce Tire who are agog for. to-night's were not suitable men to be placed borols. For sale By ali Chomists and

koopera

and Biorekoopers. in the position and given the powers Storekeepers.

Maristrate. only the propritquial jealousy of the sensation will be disappointed, that's

every success...

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