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TRUTH, JUBTICH, PUBLIC SERVICE."

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1915.

HONGKONG BUDGETS.

We conclude that the suggestion by a member of the Flower Show at yesterday's meeting, that the Govern ment should give them free manure, was a humorous refection on these Socialistic-cum-Bolshevistic days and ways. Had it been seriously intended,

AFTERNOON.

WEAR

THE CHINA MAIL.

"LOCAL AND GENÈRIL.

book by John Fiske, entitled "The Critical Period of American History," will recall bow closely the relations of our thirteen colonies during the The total output of the Kailan: few, fateful years between the peace Mining Administration's mines for treaty of 1789 and the meeting of the week ending May 24 amounted the Federal Constitutional Convento 79,748 tone and the sales during Jon, parallelled those of the European he period to 18,010 tons. nations on the eve of the late war. There was the same distrust' and

suspicion, the same petty Jealousy and rivalry, the same fear that one might somehow reap an advantage

W. G. Walice, a tidewater in the Chinese Maritime Customis, tray realet by the U.S. Ceurs for

DETECTIVE-INSPECTOR TERRETTS SAD END.

:

LOST IN MAST RIVER,

[FROM THE China Mait SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT AT CANTON.]

SHAMEEN, June 5,

from the Magistrate at Walchow on A telegram has just been received the East River, to the effect that

On A Chinese passenger boat, accidentally fell overboard and was drowned (about three miles from Walchow) and his body has not yet been recovered.

FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1919.

THE RECENT ANTI-JAPAN-

Mr Lindsell: Surely at the time ESE-DEMONSTRATION.... [You thought it was in connection

with the Japanese --Witness: certainly did.

THE DEFINITION OF THE WORD "PROCESSION.”

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ages.

Nine school-boys, whose and a Chinese teacher attempted to ranged from seventeen years to eight, make an anti-Japanese demonstration

Mr. d'Almada: Supposing instead of the characters native goods" they had the words "British goods," would you have done the same?—I (certainly would have dispersed them," although I could have arrested them under the circumstances.

Chinese characters and not. because But. It was really because of the

great deal to do with my action.

But for the crowd which was fol- lowing them, they were not causing any obstruction, they were merely walking two deep-They were not causing any serious obstruction.

which the others would not share | China or May 29, or a charge of con. | Detective-Inspector Terrett of the in Queen's Road Central on Tuesday of the procession that you arrested But out of that chaos, and in spite piracy to selt 82-lbs. of opium to a Hongkong Police, whilst travelling evening by organizing a procession them-As I said before that had a of those centrifugal forces, came Chinese named sing Chong. the League of States which our Federal Constitution established." There is fustice in the claim

we admire the League of States almost as mech as a good American should-but we

muat take exception to the wording "pro- bably no single nation has ever so strikingly etc." Not because we happen to be British, but because we read history and have seen for our

for the purpose of inducing the Chinese population not to deal with any Japanese firm, or buy or sell any Demobilised Naval ratings to the

article of Japanese manufacture. number of 120 are reported to be on their way to China to join the Mari-

The demonstrators paraded the The Waichow Magistrate imme-street, each carrying a big Chinese tin Custens. Of these, 40 are on diately upon receiving the informa- umbrella to which was attached a their way at present, 13 being duetion, wired to all the villages and tag. the gist of which was: on the next vessel frou one, towns down the river Instracting the Chinese goods only,

officials to keep a good lock out for the body and also detained the cap tain of the passenger boat, and is

.

Captain F. L. Tyne, well-known

to foreign residents at Sapun, who

Buy

remand, at the Magistracy, before Yesterday, they are charged, on Mr. R. E. Lindsell, the teacher with

Mr. Wolfe: I understand you to say they were walking in file -Wit ness: Yes.

road as if going for a walk No.

They were not going along the

selves, we submit that the British has been serving with the Brick making a full enquiry into the cause alding and abetting in the organiza other Colleges to walk two deep with

Empire embodies even more striking. ly a prophecy and a proof of such a League. Australia, Canada. South Africa, are these not more truly na- tiens than the separate States, and has not the real nature of their bonds been lately made most gloriously ap- parent? Both United States and the British Empire are protagonists of the LON but the historian will surely prefer our placing of them to that of Mr. Lobingier.

OLD-FASHIONED.

In a book of local verse just sent to us. entitled Rhymes without Reason," the poet says:

A joy forever is a thing of beauty. How I admire your style, the deft

facility

►

Whereby you teraper a stero

sense of duty.

With more than journalistic

versatility There's not a byway where you

do not linger.

In every pie that's baked you

have a finger.

Fleet in the North Sea is a lieuten- ant, R.X.E., is returning to the East. He is expectal to reach Hongkong in a Dhe Fundel bond this month. en route to Japaz

way

of the accident.

and the body may be carried many The East River is just now in flood miles before it is recovered. {

Says Truth with regard to thei

2 Pay Department Branch of the War Office den with the THE Army: Picking and stenberg has E Beweb tot kong bebét a second] mature with its checks. $e of our stuff ways it is underpestry to go | for as the War hice to. And that

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COMPANY MEETING.

CHIN▲ LIGHT & POWER

CO., (1918), LTD..

i The Statutory. Meeting of the Shareholders of the China Light and Power Co., (1918), Ltd.. was held at the offices of the Company, St. George's Buildings, at noon to-day, prits of the Nisshin pursuant to Section 65 (3) of the

the businessCompanies Ordinance 1911.

Kino A ter Dow 24 intense of about Yaeton over the previous temn, ut mata as been devoted to werds writing of the value of the s.s. Hirno Main, the net profit being

at ¥.1.281+00

gunst Yhteens for the preceding term. and was dechired at 15 per rem, the same as the rate for the "neving, boren.

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tion of a procession, and the others. necessary permit. with taking part in it, without the

Is it usual for boys of St. Joseph's or umbrellas?-I have never seen them. Would not an umbrella of the kind

The Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, defendants were carrying attract at C.SP., prosecuted and Mr. Leo. tention?—Yes. d'Almada appeared for the defend-

ants.

Was no obstruction actually caused in the street. You saw a large crowd following? The street was almost blocked were

Then an obstruction was evidently

The Court was crowded and many who wished to be present turned away by the Court Sergeant, owing to there being no further caused?

seating accommodation.

-Mr. Wolfe said he understood that some other school boys had been Subsequently arrested on a similar charge. This looked rather bad. especially considering the fact that yesterday he had asked the boys not to continue this sort of thing.

Mr. Lindsell: Surely there are processions of children, etc... going out on bathing picnics.

attract attention. The Italian Con- Mr. Wolle: Yes, but they do not

they do not attract attention because vent children go out two deep but they carry no fancy characters on

their umbrellas.

Mr. d'Almada': But it is not ac offence.

Mr. Wolfe: It may be.

We

Mr. W. Adamson was in the chair and there were present:-Messra G. Mr. Almada: Those two boys W. Barton and H. Compton (direc came from Canton. I do not think tors), H. H. Campbell (secretary) and that the prosecution will state that Messrs. A. H. M. da Silva, Poon I two persons can form a procession.

Inspector Brazil stated that at would take even Mr. d'Almada Cho, E. Abraham, Tong Lye Chun, F. C. Hurley, C. Strafford, 11.30 am, on June 3rd, while on into custody under such conditions A. A. Cordeira, M. S. North :ote and near the market, he saw the nine Mr. Lindsell: 3. M. Gordon, JM Wong, patrol duty in Queen's Road Central, | (laughter),

There does not " R. Henderson..

defendants, together with another seem to be any evidence against the The Chairman said: Gentlemen: not in custody, a small boy, marching master for aiding and abetting. On Apr 15, when the China-This meeting Fas been called to along Queen's Read from east to Mr. Wolfe: The boys made state- Nerization Co. Hupch approached comply with the Companies' Ordin-west in two deep formation., Eachments, but refuse to speak now and The old-fashioned error of regard the pilot schooner of Bangiok, she ance 1911 Section 65. The necessary boy carried an umbrella above his give evidence. I would like to point ing the printed word per se too im-alled for a pilot, but receiving with your permission I propose to Chinese Characters Kwok Fo (Home Catholic Union or some such Society. particulars have been 'circulated and head. The umbrellas bore the out that only recently the Roman portantly has not yet died out here.ly, the captain made investige take them as read. In modern times a printed remark is tions, and found that the schooner demanded by Paragraph 6 of the the market they were being followed the streets. They sent one of their The details goods). When he saw the boys near wished to appear in fancy dress, in exactly on a level with a casual had been looted from stem to stern articles have been laid on the table by a crowd of about 100. observation at a street corner or at a moveable articles being taken, for inspection and if any shareholder followed the procession till it reached This sort of procession is bound to Witness officers to see me and ask permission. the Club bar. There is no need to including her boat. The plots were has any questions to ask, I shall the Fire Brigade station, where be attract considerable attention, and get excited about it. and the both way, and the robbery is endeavour to answer them to the stopped it and spoke to the tenth de- as it is likely to cause obstruction op-to-date newspaperman never thought to be the work of the native best of my ability. can understand why they will crew.

fendant, who was leading the proces and disorder is likely to ensue per- sion. Witness asked him if he had mission should be obtained. In this do it. Do they really think he shoves

a permit from the Secretariat. to particular case it is obvious that the his finger in all those pies because he ikes doing it? He does it, poor devil,

which he replied that he had no procession was bound to lead to because he knows no honester way

permit, but that the boys had been disorder. sent out by their schoolmaster. The

A collision took place on May of East Motoyana Lighthouse, in, the Inland, Sea, between the Azi

There being no questions Gentle men, the meeting is closed and thank you for your attendance.

Mr. Lindsell: As there is no

cure to recommend. The "boys" of earning a living. Thus might hehin Muru No. 11, 370 tons, of the THE. JAPANESE BOYCOTT. boy further volunteered to take wit evidence against the master of aid-

are less well mannered than they used to be, and even less industrious, while their demands are greater. This is probably a world-wide matter. The demand for servants must be Considerably larger, for one thing. i and the

reply:

A sense of humour is a great

possession

For which all pompous men

should really try. For every journalist will make

digression independence" of those

Which analysed is Com-

"all my

who are reprimanded is 50 spicuous, we are told, as to suggest that the supply, of trained servants anyway, falls far short of re- quirements. Some houses have too many and some cannot obtain the one or two satisfactory indispensables. Perhaps some house- holders will help to clear up the situation by giving us their own experiences and or views.

SHIPPING.

eve." For finger in your pie he's never

wishing. He'd rather far be going a fishing

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ANOTHER DEMONSTRATION.

ness to 33. Gough Street, where he' said his master resided. Witnessing and abetting I will discharge him. Mr. d'Almada submitted that there arrested the boys and took them to the Central Police Station, and, acting the other defendants and they were was no evidence whatever against on the instructions of the C.S.Pentitled to be discharged. Section charged them. He also sent for the 237 of the Regulations of the Chinese master and charged him.

Ordinance stated that no person shall organize, equip or take part in a procession, with or without music, except under the conditions provided by the Ordinance. It was unfortunate that the Ordinance did not specifical ly give the definition of the word..

procession. It was,

there.

Mr. d'Almada! You have been in

Aamgusti Steamship Company, and the Tokri Moru, 2,471 tons, of the To-A Steamship Company. The former vessel sank and one man was Alled, two severely injured and about The Anti-Japanese boycotters are 20 are missing. The Tekei Mary still busy among the Chinese in sustained slight damage and entered Hongkong. Office and shop contin- the port of Moji.

geats going to work this morning were treated to a rather unusual Hongkong for quite a long time The P. & T. Thes lenens that sight outside the Dairy Farm. An Witness: Twenty years. Mr. W. W. G. Ross, the Head of array of broken, straw hats of

I take it that you know the mean- Jurline, Matheson & Co., at Tien. Japanese make, banners bearing ing of the word procession" in the tsin, will be transferred to Hankow Chinese characters arging the passers-usual sense?--I take the definition shortly He is solewhat unfortu by to boycott Japanese goods, and from the Boycott Ordinance.

tattered cloths with the inscription nate in having to leave just now, in

We are not charged under the view of the unusually good wtable

rative goods" were seen auspended Boycott Ordinance; we are charged fore, for the Magistrate, sitting that he now possesses at Tientsin.rom the branches of a tree outside under the Chinese Ordinance relative as Judge and Jury, to go into To-day's dollar is worth 3s. 6 Mr. Ross is exceedingly popular the Dairy Farm Company's premises. to processions. Not having a proper out what was the intention of the the matter and if possible find Shortly after 8.30 a.m. the Police legal definition of the word, I put it among all sections of the community arrived on the scene and dispersing to you, as a gentleman residing in Legislature when they framed that To-day's return shows three regretted. It is reported that the crowd who had assembled to the Colony for over 20 years,, that been in the offce of the Chinese

and his departure will be sincerely

Ordinance. The Magistrate had gaze at these things, removed the word "procession." under the Secretariat for a considerable time the

exhibits to the Central Chinese Ordinance, is intended to Station. It is presumed that mean the usual Chinese processions

and had resided in the Colony for the agitators had carried out their seen in Hongkong?

a long period. Therefore, be though: work in the right. No one knows who did it..

Mr. Lindsell: Surely Mr. d'Almada he would agree with him that the this is a point which a Magistrate intention of the Legislature, when it should decide?

passed that particular by-law, was cipal Police Authorities. In the peti- FATAL STABBING AFFRAY. think that the Inspector is worthy of from time to time on their festival Mr. d'Almada: I am sorry, sir; I quite clearly to indicate those proces

sions in which the Chinese indulged

LOCAL IND GENERİL

11/164

cases of plague, one of diphtheria. C. Peters will be appointed his (British) and one of c. s. fever.

The present very busy appearance of our Harbour is sufficient assurance that we need not pay too much at The Pooting, Sarachi Maru, Kung tention to the figures given in the Ping, Sumatra Maru, Hsin Tah, and Report of the Harbour-master for Amal usa Maru, are late shipping 1918. That the entrances and clear-arrivals. ances should have been 53,537 less

SUCCESSOR.

"The Chinese Police force in the employment of the Songbai 31uni- sipal Council, numbering over 1,400, haseat a joint petition to the Muni-

than in 1917 (a decrease in tonnage Jardine Matheson's Fausang(Caption, attention is ened to the two- of 4,974,484) is not surprising, having tain D.. Skinner) arrived from fold significance of the Yangtszepoo regard to events. We may feel Bangkok yesterday with 2,000 tons incident. reasonably certain that the Harbour of rice for Hongkong. master's next report will show a

to show the highest tonnage of any port in the world, and it is quite on

The Japanese offenders,

..

an answer.

QUARREL OVER A WOMAN.

2

As a sequel to a stabbing affraing in file a procession?-Witness regulated by a licence or a permit.

unless

woman.

suggests that the time has come for with the "curves" of statistics every for the Dutch Indies for work in tin 15 per cent. for the Club and the/ GOVERNMENT BUILDINUD boys is because the umbrella they be made the subject of a criminal

it to be more canny. In 1914 thewhere. This report notes a reduction mines. surplus of revenue over expenditure in the average tonnage of individual

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Red Cross, $250 och for the 10

qualified ponies, and the balance to

QUARTERS FOR CIVIL SERVANTS.

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Yesterday it was mentioned that

Mr. d'Almada: Would you call days, or European processions, if boys of St. Joseph's College marchy. As general thing there in behaving as they did, explain the

processions,

they were bigger increase, unless some at The China Navigation s. 5.

petitioners, do not only disturb the

Certainly, present unforeseen world politics Chinhua (Capt. J. Speed) arrived from Chinese Police. In order to ensure of the men was removed to the Under certain circumstances, not or down that permission should be peace but threaten the future of the between two Chinese last night, one

And would you call that illegal?ight be likely to cause obstruc

tion. Therefore, it was it would have been like "the fault of interfere again with our normal Bangkok yesterday with general

laid the Dutch," which consisted in giving progress.

We recall the pre-war cargo. There

were four deaths their safety, the Chinese police seek Government Civil Hospital with a dinary circumstances. too little and asking too much." As

time when Hongkong, was able during the voyage.

special protection.

stab wound in his abdomen, from which he died, at 10 am, this morn-ordinary umbrelia does not attract

Even if they had umbrellas ?An obtained from the Secretary for Chinese Affairs so that Police would a matter of fact, the Hongkong Government this year is going to

Although the "exnet-figures are ing. They had quarrelled about a much attention. It is used for the be notified and no inconvenience This morning the Harbour Of begin amending its financial ways. the cards that we may be able to fce compound was filled with coolies not yet made out the Tientsin Chair

purpose of keeping the sun and the caused in any way. It was not the intention of the Legislature that a The table showing the revenue and make the proud boast again. The from the Kwongtung province. They Pion Non-Selling Sweep totals nearly

rain away.

crowd of ten boys going along two expenditure during the last five years war must have played strange tricks are being examined prior to leaving $43,000 from which is destucted the

The reason then for arresting these deep and carrying unbrellas should carried excited Curiosity? don't charge in that court. If that was think I could answer that question. the intention of the Legislature it was $251,045, which shows close figur- ocean-gcers calling here, but that Mr. C W. M Reynolds, Secretary be divided, as usual, between the

It is merely a matter of opinion, seemed quite clear, that the boys of ing and careful estimates, if it shows would seem to be special to the par- of the Sanitary Board, who was first three prizes, of which Mr. B.

Did you have in your mind at the St. Joseph's College, or the girls of anything. The following year there was ticular period, and dead against the gazetted to a commission in the Enrikos, late of this port, wins the the Government are building a num

F. Blakeney, of LidMe and Co., a deficit of $3,363,151, which might tendency. For like reasons the Army recently,

time you made the arrest that they of the Italian convent would be is We learn,

were infringing the Boycott Ordia committing an offence in every mean several excusable things. In percentages worked out with regard demobilized and expected back in first, Messrs. Rowlands (Chinese ber of quarters on Leighton Hill. ance? What I had in my mind at walk they took. The learned C.S.P. 1916 there was a surplus of to the nationality of crews (a burning the Colony shortly.

Customs) and Culler (Tonku) the On enquiry the China Mail learns the time was that it would lead to had stated that. processions of $2,753,472, and in 1917 one of topic just now in Home ports) may

second; and a Hongkong than the that the building has commenced. disorder if permitted.

that sort would not attract atten. $967,277. Last year revenue exceed be disregarded. At the same time, A Yaumati restaurant is willing third-hina Critic.

There will be two blocks of four

In what way do you suggest tion, but there had been occasions on ed expenditure by $2,413,076. It it should be remarked that the com- to give credit up to $10 to members is felt that there ought to be greater pilers of this admirably lucid report of the Police, Force. A rascal who

houses in each, and it is proposed to disorder? They might have a couple which they had been objects of .consistency in a well-managed are in no way to blame for the trend fed there frequently, pretending to long ago purchased control of the

. The Canadian Pacific Railway erect a further block of four houses. of hundred persons following them great curiosity and admiration to the Budget. Such ups and downs in of the data at their disposal. As a bea

The houses will be at the end of and later on obstruct traffic.

Chinese as they walked along the detective, was caught by Allan Line of steamships, but com.the ridge. Already $100,000 has

As a matter of fact, but for those streets. It was for the Magistrare dicate the gambler's method, his report it is a model.

Inspector Gerrard, and fined $10.

Chinese characters од theto decide whether the Legislature tinued the existence of the line as been voted towards the cost. This

umbrellas you would not have arrested had intended that section to apply to The s. s. Sumatra Maru arrived with the Allens bad expired. The

a separate entity until ite contract is only a first instalment.

These houses will be for Civil Ser them? I should certainly have dis-boys, no matter whether they were from Keelung yesterday with 2,503 C.P.R., & many years ng Grade.

carrying Chinese or German Bags, vants of what is known as the 3rd persed them. tons of coal consigned to Furakawa when it acquired the Beaver Line

You would not have arrested though of course they would be and Co.. The „Asoma Maru brought

them?-No.

hooted if they carried. German.flags. 2,000 tons to the order, of the from Elder Dempster & Co., threw

'But because of the circumstances It was no offence to carry a Chinese Judge Lobingier at Shanghai, in an Yamashita, K. K., The Taikai Mars by the board whatever good wil there

you do not take the trouble to dis- flag. He could carry or wear any eloquent Memorial Day address, also brought 2,730 tons of coal for might have been connected with that

perse them, you arrest them; you dag as a part of his dress or get ten introduced this claim for America. M. B. K

did not warn them?-No. "There have been many prophets of

of his friends to do so, and walk- In fact, these two characters were along the street. It would not be

to the crow

spasmodic prudences and lapses into rashness. The temptation to spend big surpluses, too easily is one that assalls public bodies. The ideal would be to have really close estim ates for necessary. works, and to have the renue covering them by a reasonable and more or less con aistent margin. Is there any reason why it should not be done?

SERVANTS.

Everybody seems to be dissatisfied with the quality of domestic service now available in Hongkong, and nobody seems to have any definite

EXISTING LEAGUES OF NATIONS.

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STREET TRAFFIC.

two

name and is apparently beat upon The CS.P. is pursuing his praise- following the as policy with the the League of Nations--Isaiah,

The Dockyard Recreation Club Allan, Line, for even the names of worthy efforts after a better regulated Leibnitz, Henri IV with his Grand held a whist drive, on Wednesday the oracle Allad liners are being street traffic. To-day notices' painted objects of curiosity to the crowd? an offence against the law, provided they did not cause an obstruction, white on black painted wood are ¦ Yes, Design, Joel Barlow and Tennyson, night. Following were the prize altered to conform with the tomen being hung near places where Victor Hugo and Tolstoy, But pro-winners: Ladies:-1st, Mrs. Harri-clature adopted by the C.P. The

To put it plainly, you thought that and Inspector Brazil had stated that bably no aingle nation has ever so son: 2nd, Mrs. Fooks, Booby prize the Allan liner Alsacian, having just

tramcars usually stop...

it was an attempt to boycott the there was no obstruction except by strikingly as ours embodied in its own Mrs. Langley. Gentlemen-1st, Mr. been released from naval service, Persons waiting for tramcars are that. I am not prepared to give you

The inscription thereon reads. Japanese goods would not say the crowd. Su

Mr.Lindsell Not directly.They history a prophecy of such a league. Langley 2nd, Mr. Spanton; 3rd, Mr. will have her name changed to En-requested not to obstruct the road my opinion. I don't think, with all were the cause of obstruction. You who have read that informing Bower; Booby prize, Mr. Wright press of France.

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way."

respect, that my opinion counts,