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The China Mail.against the Count except that his

*TECTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC BERVICE.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1019.

PERMIS DE SEJOUR.

at the Club that I am. The

· China Mail says that I am not. Pro- bably one or the other of these state- ments is correct."

One more question, Baron, I your title a genuine one?"

THE CHINA MAIL.

LOCAL AND GETERÅL..

Today's dollar is worth 3s, 6 15/16

To-day's return shows sic cases of plague and one (English) case of enteric.

For a momen: he looked slightly embarrassed, but recovering his aplomb and sang froid with a swift movement of the whisker, he said in a firm voice that the title was un-

The Shanghai Volunteer Corps was called out for duty, in connection a with the strike, at 3 pm, on June 9.

The Nanyo Maru, Chong Shing, Tootight was conferred upon me by Yuensang, Tientsin, Kanso, Nam Sung. Sado Meru, and Pakice, are latest shipping arrivals.

doubtedly genuine, and that he had as much right to it as anyone. fact, he said, "the family name of

the Chief Constable himself one night."

Bowing respectfully, our representa tive then left.

DAK BUNGALOWS.

Everybody supposes that the Hongkong Hotel Company's country house at Repulse Bay will pay-if the charges are not so repulsive as to keep us at bay. Punch would say because everybody who is anybody has felt the desire to weekend away from too familiar scenes. That's one Another favourite place much fre- quented by yachtsmen in the old days. row turns out to be a private resid. ence, and the paying guests of the caretaker were trespassers without mowing it. Tha's two. Then there is the Fanling Golf Club, to which not everyone has the entry. That's three, and only one of 'em accessible. and that one not vet. At the back of our island, and in many parts of the New Territory, are to be found places where week-ending would be a delight, wholesome and pleasurable, if some sort of accommodation could be secured. Why not dak bungalows, Such as the governments put up in India and Ceylon? Government Rest Houses, for the use primarily

The Hongkong Tramway com- pany's traffic receipts for the week were $14,630, or $1,945 more than last year. The aggregate for the 24 weeks was $342253, or $22,834 more than last year.

COMPANY MEETING.

MISSRS, WILLIAM FOWILL LTD.

TUESDAY} `JUNE 17. 1919.

OUT-OF-WORK DONATION.

THY TESTS AND HOW TEET

ARE APPLIED.

EPSOM ON THE RHINE.

COLOGNE DERBY WON BY

R.P.A. MAJOR.

The tests applied to claims for the

A successful two days London The 18th Ordinary General Meet Government unemployment donation divisional race meeting was opened ing of the shareholders of the above have tightened lately. At almost every on April 28 on an excellent course Company, was held at the offices of employment exchange hundreds of improvised on a German military the Company, Powell's Building, at cases are being gone through each training ground at Kalk, near Cologne. noch to-day.

week by Courts of Referees and a Among the spectators, who number- Mr. G. C. Moxon was in the chair large proportion of the disputed ones ed hundreds of officers, including a and there were present Messrs. G. disallowed. The test of benefit is, few French and Belgians, and thou- Martin and J. W. Taylor (directors), roughly, that an applicant should be sands of men, was General Sir Mr. H. O. Holt. (General Manager out of work through no fault of his William Robertson, commander-in- and Secretary) and Mr. E. Mauricio own, and that the Ministry of Labour chief of the Rhine Army, (shareholder).

through its exchanges should be The grand stand, on which a Union After the secretary had read the unable to find him "suitable employ Jack was flying, was formed by the

convening the notice

mound of a disused fort or magazine, meet- ment, the chairman said

surrounded by old trenches and one Gentlemen.-The Report and Balance

or two wire entanglements, and corn- Sheet of our account for the year

medand a view of practically the ending February 29th 1913, has been

whole course.

There were seven races in all-

three five-furlong scurries, three-

The applicant must sign on for three consecutive days, the waiting period, before he becomes entitled to benefit. He may afterwards be inter in your hands for some days, and I mittently employed, but if he ceases Col. G. A. Derrick, well-known will with your permission take them to sign on for six consecutive days in the Straits as a member of the as read. It is with pleasure that he drops out of benefit and must steeplechases of about two miles over firm of accountants, and as Com your Board is enabled to lay before walt another three days before he fairly stiff fences, and the great race mandant of the Singapore Volunteer you the figures disclosed in the again becomes eligible. It was to of the day, the Cologne Derby, a flat Corps, is passing through Hongkong Balance Sheet, which must be con- overcome this regulation that there race of about a mile. For this last on the Sado Maru as far as Shanghai.sidered very satisfactory in view of grew up in the cotton trade the (catch-weights, 11st. 71b, open to the difficult period passed through, custom of working three days and officers of the Allied Armies) there The Sado Maru from London and I have practically nothing stopping, three days, which has been was the enormous number of 79

addition. She to say in

to what largely in favour in the weaving entries, about 50 of whom faced the arrived yesterday afternoon. left for Shanghai at noon today, is contained in the Report Perhaps districts. On the application form starter. The first and second were with 34 first and 23 second class should mention, that the stock has the name of the last employer must Major Bather, R.FA, and Colonel

Hodgins, A.V.C. passengers. Others travelling by the been carefully checked, and every be stated, and the exchange sends to note asking whether the thing possible has been done to get him a

The sight as the horses streamed ship bring the number of passengers it correctly certified. The current applicant's statement is correct or cound the course, first a bouquet, and leaving to 144.

year has opened in a satisfactory not. A statement from the employer then a trailing ribbon of all the The death of Claude Alexander manner. Before proposing the ader that a man has left work without colours of the rainbow, was wonder-

just cause" is one of the grounds fully exhilarating. Well on in the.. Paton, the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Mtion of the Report and Accounts as Camine, took place at their residence, Presented, I shall be pleased to an- for suspension of benefit. This power afternoon a blizzard swept over the

swer any questions that shareholders of suspension rests with the local course. No. 11 Hart Road Shanghai, at the

may put, to the best of my ability. exchange officer, but he has to send age of fifteen and a half months. The funeral rook place at the

Mr. Mauricio seconded the adop-on the facts of the case to the Ap- Bubbling Well Road Cemetery on the year ended Feb. 28, 1919 and the who if the claim is frivolous turns it tion of the report and accounts for peals Officer at the Divisional Office, June 10.

motion was carried unanimously.

down, but in most cases passes it on Mr. G. C.Moxon was unanimous!

for settlement to the local Court of

At the International Recreation

TO RECAPTURE TRADE

Same salutary remarks on British trade methods were made by Mr. Gordon Ross in his lecture.on "Trade

of government servants travelling on Club races at Shanghai on June 7. re-elected a director of the Company Referees, a small body of three Opportunities in South America," at duty but open to the public. They Mr. "Knoll" was the most sucessful on the proposal of Mr. Holt seconded barrister chairman sitting with an the London School of Economics.

rider on the first day, with two firsts and two seconds. Messrs. Ezra and Moller also rode two winners each on the opening day. On the

The Germans from Siam in terned in India appear to still ima-

by Mr. Mauricio.

employer and a workmen's repre-

need not be expensive buildings, nor elaborately furnished. The care

Taylor were also re-elected directors to challenge by the Ministry's Insur-exported twice as much as Germany Messrs. H. J. Gedge and J. W. sentative. Their decision is subject Although in 1913 England still taxers employed by the Government

of the Company for the ensuing year ance Officer, who may remit the casexported to Argentina, the latter was would soon learn to stock foods of the

on the proposal of Mr. Martin to an umpire, or the Court, in a dif- aking immense progress. It was picnicsort, the profits on which would second day "Knoll" scored two more seconded by Mr.. Mauricio and Mr. cult case, may give the applicans / not that Germany was making better be their perquisites. The Govern. Ersts.

Holt respectively.

direct power of appeal to the umpire preferred their manufactures. It was articles, or that South Americans ment could get a fair return on its

Messrs Percy Smith, Seth and The same process is gone through simply that our rivals made a point investment from the usual charges for

Fleming were unanimously re-where an offer of work is refused. rooms bedding extra) without count ing the convenience

elected Auditors of the Company Here the case does not always go to of studying the needs of the country to its owngine that they will come here soon. for the easuing year with a re-appeal, because a person whose desire and giving their customers what they servants. As an experiment it might One of them, writing from Raman muneration of $450 on the proposal for work is not particularly keen will wanted. put up a couple, one near some good droog, last month, says that they of the Chairman seconded by Mr, frankly say, "Well, I won't sign on beach at the other side of our island, will be released in two or three

again," and cease to trouble the ex- and another in a selected spot in the months and "if we are sent to Europe

change. New Territory. The China Mail has I will at once come back to Siam." sufficient evidence of public opinion. Wit he? asks the Bangkok Daily to say that the experiment would Mail. succeed and be no loss to the Govern- ment

OBSTRUCTING THE POLICE.

CORRESPONDENCE,

a

The China Critic hears that Mr. Graham Martyr, late of Jardine, Matheson and Co. who was one of the first to go home from Japan to join up, went through a good deal of service in the East of Europe, and recently left the Army for the Church, was severely wounded. He has and hopes to come out to the Far East shortly as an ordained minister of the Church of England.

Holt,

The meeting terminated with Warrants will be ready for issue to- the announcement the Dividend

morrow morning.

THE FILTHY HABIT OF SMOKING.

7.

these arguments. England was the It is easy, of course, to exaggerate greatest creditor country in the world. A century ago our manu- WOMEN AND DOMESTIC factures were first in the field in for-

SERVICE..

eign markets, and the immense start Women have contended that they which we gained was for long main- are entitled to wait until work is

tained by the high prestigeofourmanu- available in their own trade (such as that other great manufacturing cour

factured articles. It was only natural that of a worsted spinner or a shop tries should begin to make inroads assistant), but the umpire holds that

have rather more

There is a

A MUNICH LADY'S LETTER.

The following is the translation of

IE

papers were not in order." Was it

after unemployment for a certain on our preserves at a time when our because he was a count that he was

length of time (the periods vary from big business men preferred the aristo There are various ways of telling permitted to land and remain with a story, and the reporter does not

six to eight weeks) "they must be cratic, time-honoured methods which out the chop of the Shanghai Consul? always get the right one. In another

prepared to consider vacancies in had served them well enough in the Or, to put it still more offensively, place in this number is a report of a

Law made a speech on cigarette they had had previous experience us back to the beginning, and we Mr. H. Y. Loo, M. A. Barrister at occupations other than those in which past. Now that the war has thrown if he had been a Person of No magistracy care headed "Obstructing Account, instead of a Count, would the police", in which Mr. Hutchison

smoking at the Y.M.C.A. of Canton He was not prepared to say that start scratch with the other competi he have been allowed to land is reported to have said that the

on Saturday, when he said that the domestic service was unsuitable to tors, our business men have, we trust, and remain ? The suggestion of public has no right to "interfee" Perak Estate, Teluk Anson, received present time in a single year about have reasonable conditions, and the ing out agents to study foreign Capt. A. Pritchard, of Kuala Chinese people are spending at the them." The new occupation must become alive to the necessity of send- gycophancy, that the English with a police officer. Unfortunately, To land in foreign countries or dearly love a title, will be indignantly it is not clear from the report what by the last mail his 1914 Star, which $50,000,000, to $60,000,000, an umpire has upheld a women in re- countries, men who can speak foreign travel therein in the days when we repudiated. We will assume that the interference amounted to

The believes to be the first in the cigarettes. io

fusing domestic service which would languages, who will carry catalogues case, but in general terms been out for some time past. It may he said,

country, although the riband has regarded war as an indiscretion of plain Bill White (with Bolshevistic this

The significance of these figures," not give her an "evening out" a week, printed in foreign languages, quoting Europe's giddy past one had to have whiskers like those of the Count de we may qualify the magisterial interest some of our readers, says the if we compare them with other items look for employment in which with which they are dealing.

can best be appreciated He held the woman was entitled to prices in the currency of the country, 2 passport. It was a bore, a nuisance, Toulouse Lantrec de Savine) would dictum. The public not only has the Malay Mail, to know that these Stars in our national budget. To put the she would and in the case of the good-natured, have been accorded the same tolerant right but the duty to interfere in are now ready and those who are matter concretely, cigarette smokers liberty! In another case, he deemed Shoulder-shrugging French, one finally consideration. In that case, where is some cases: Suppose a member of

UNDERFED GERMAN went to the length of not bothering the importance of the visa? If the the public secs a policeman heating entitled to them should apply for spend in a single year about that a wage of 8s. to 9. a week with But where are Mister's papers? In passport or the visa matters so little an unresisting prisoner, as Indian same. The Star is engraved "1914 one-fourth the amount spent by the food for a domestic servant on day!

CHILDREN. August to November."

Chinese Government excluding extra work was too low and justified worse French than he need have that it can be disregarded at dis- and native police sometimes do. In

ordinary expenditures and about refusal. Most of the women's cases been guilty cf, the Englishman would cretion, either for a Count or for a that case he should interfere. He

man of no account, why turn rusty should not interfere physically. It is of the Straits Settlements. Branch of on maintaining the Chinese ARMY: of munition workers.

At a meeting of the Committee half the amount which China spends that are before the Courts are those begin Jee Swee Anglazing, to arrange the proper atmosphere, and in this way and force the old man to even wiser not to interfere verbally of the National Association of Dis they pay out annually about three strongly marked tendency for them explain that the supreme passion of return to Shanghai? The people will But he should follow the parties at charged Sailors and Soldiers held in times the entire cost of the Chinese to desire continued factory employ- part of a letter to an English lady the English, you know very well, is say indeed they are saying that discreet distance and when they come the S.C.C. and presided over by Navy and twice the cost of the ment, and the reports show great from the widow of a professor of not to be bothered with these foreign there is "something more behind." to the Station and a superior officer. Captain Mayger, M.C., it was decided Canton-Kowicon Railway: they reluctance and fussy falies. Moreover, he got Already it has been roted that the he should quietly and without passion

to take up domestic English language and literature in a away with it. The preamble, "I am "Count stayed in the same hotel as our narrate what he has seen. That to hold the first hall-yearly meetingspert about five times more than service or other employment where German university, who worked hard

on June 24 when a full attendance of the Ministry of Education. Their the wages are below munition rates.in his lifetime to bring about_an. English," uttered in the style that the Ownmost notorious Bolshevik hides in. would be legitimate interference.

members is expected. A report will smokes and chews cost them just A married woman who had been Anglo-German understanding. The "But the China Mail took no notice. etage Englishman in French theatres

be submitted giving a resume of the about two-thirds what China gets earning £2 12s. a week on munitions letter is dated Munich, March 25:- always speaks, was sufficient passport. of him whatever, while the other

work accomplished during the past from land tax, for-fifths from cus refused a job of 21s. a week at a Name of a pipe! How could a per- papers fell over themselves to advertise

six months. A suggestion was put toms revenue and more than half jam factory, but was held not to be had not a word from you..

For more than four years I have son speaking the beautiful language his Countship." "That was camou-

before the meeting to hold a dinner from salt tax revenue; they destroy entitled to refuse it and draw I write to-day, it is, because I do so so disgracefully be a danger to the flage, you ass. Don't you see that it

a few days after the half yearly directly about one and half times as donation on the ground that the long for a kind word from you. republic? Laissez passer. This went makes it all the more suspicious?

NETHERLANDS INDIA NOW

meeting, but this is to be discussed much property as is owned by the earnings would be less than on her and from the land which I have on for years, and even the permis de Heaven knows what they may not

**DMITS FOREIGN TES,

The appointment of Mr. I. China Merchants Steamship Com wartime occupation The umpire loved so dearly. Every day r (This sejour, the licence for lengthy resid-have plotted together"

W. Williamson as joint hon. secretary pany. If the Chinese people can save has, however, also decided that a & ence, was dispensed with. In effect, conversation, or something very f

the money they spend on cigarettes woman may refuse a job in which for her

think of England and long the French were not a bad lot. it, really took place this morning

and hand over the same to the Chinese the wages are less than in her pre-describable misery here. This block- to understand the in- Almost the only thing against them It shows how alert our public is, in

Government, China can pay off the war occupation and which offers ade is. so terrible, not only be- was their red-tape," in keeping up comparison with the police, who haven't so far tackled the Count's

Japanese War indemnity in five years inferior prospects. the passport farce when it meant

Sir. With reference to my letter

or the Boxer Outbreak Indemnity

cause it leaves us to hunger, because anthing, and was obviously a relic accomplice. We will give them a No 1808 of the 15th August 1918, 1

in ten years. With one year's saving

(even worse) it stops the last hope of of the dark ages. Thank God! We clue to follow up. It happens to be have the honour to inform you that 1 Mr. L. A. V. Ribeiro of No. 7. from cigarettes, they can have two

understanding between our two na- English were above that sort of pet a fact that when the Count de have yesterday received the follow. Morrison Gap Road has a little dog and half dreadnoughts or five battle- tifogging. Passports! The very Toulouse first met the Baron de ing telegrams from the Government three months old fax-terrier.cruisers, or numerous smaller crafts case of a woman of 21, last employed

A curious point came up in the tions. Sophocles said long ago in the "Antigone":"Woman is not born name of the things shouted their Tootight, (which is an alias for our of Netherlands India:

Undecided as to whether the pet or a fleet of ships of an aggregate of in a shell-filling factory, who refused to join in hate, but in love." Believ foreign, their absolutely un-English own Bolshevik) he looked him "Import prohibition foreign tea needed a licence or not, having heard 800.000, to 300,000, tons or 500 to work as a tramway conductress at Ing this. let me grasp your hand once orizin. "Our hearts have bidden as to straight in the face, raised two of repealed."

that until six months old they don't, 600 miles of railways or a big 8d. an hour, because she was quali-more to-day. One now no longer sing as it were on a journey, to sing his eyebrows, and uttered this myster-

I have the honour to be, Mr. Ribeiro enquired of Mr. Wode rational bank or a number of fied for a better position (as a motor here would bid me say: "Get our the praises of England the free, to ious remark, quite obviously a pass.

Sir, sing the song of the commonsense

word: "I don't forgot my cap?

house quite officially--whether the universities or colleges or workshops driver), and "did not wish to asso English friends to help you in the Your obedient servant, dog needed a licence or not. Mr. or docks or munition works or an ciate with the class of woman dreadful bitter lot which overcomes nation, the proud chant of the coun. The other shook his beard from

(SB.) G. D. HAMEL,

Wodehouse replied that a licence army of several hundred thousand generally employed by the tramway you, when you see your children cry try we love so devoutly. Far, far right to left, and then back from

Consul General.

was absolutely essential.

company in the district." The Court with hunger and pass yourself, dizzy have we wandered, many fair, places left to right, and the interview

Hongkong, 16th June, 1919,

Summoned before Mr. Hutchison

Mr. Loo urged the Chinese people of Referees upheld this objection, but with weakness, from once duty to beholding, but never so fair as the ended. That happened right there

for keeping a dog without a licence, to abstain from and give up cigarette the umpire disagreed, adding that another." Yes, help me not to lose ut- land where they ask for no pass. in the hotel, in broad daylight, and

contrary to the law, Mr. Ribeiro this smoking from an economical as well "if she wants to wait for more terly the rich treasure which we had. ports." That might be a bit from we regret that we lack the pen of a

morning said that he was under the as from a moral, physical, intellec, attractive work after a long period in our friendship with England. Ossian, or Rabindranath Tagore, but William Le Qeux to describe its

impression that only a six-months tual and political point of view. He of unemployment she must do so at Since my husband died, three years. perhaps it isn't, and it really doesn't sinister features properly. Inter-

dog needed a licence. When he quoted instances matter now...because (in so far as viewed by the China Mail, after the At the PW.D. Offices yesterday received Mr. Wodehouse's reply he authorities to support his speech by tance from the donation scheme." learned much, and lost much.

from American her own expense and without assis 880, I have lived through much, and Hongkong represents England and deportation of Count de Toulouse had afternoon, Kowloon Inland Lot No. compiled and took out a licence which his hearers were greatly. The umpire took the same line in The children are growing, a great the English) we have ichaboded from taken place, the Baron de Tootight 1381 was submitted for auction sale emphatic terms Inspector Kent in moved. our high estate. Such a nice, kind, denied that there was any dark secret by the Government. The lot is for formed the Magistrate that the dear, harmless, vain old whiskery between them. The "cap" in the 75 years with the option of renewal accused had been twice warned by gent has been chased out of our password quoted was not a percus for 75 years. The upset price was the Police, but took no heed. colony, because (this is official) his alon cap. He averred that all he $9,409.60 and it realised $15,260.00.

The doge of some people would papers were not in order. Nothing knew of the other titled gentleman

die of old age 'before admitted to be else, mind you. We have it in the was that he was a vainglorious old

six months old.] plain, downright, unmistakeable Eng. Ass, whose worst offence was that of

fined $5. lish of the authorities that this elder being a bore.

•ly braggart failed to get his passport "Pardon a straight question," our

[To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL."} |

LAND SALE.

-

BOWEL COMPLAINT IN CHILDREN.

later

was confirmed.

WHEN IS A PUPPY A DUG?

STOMACH AND LIVER TROUBLES.

vised by the British Consul at Shang-man said, but are you a Bolshevik?" Dould watch for my motrat months mothers hai, We have it, further, that for The Baron de Tootight looked looseness of the child's bowels. When end of misery and actual suffering that reason, he was forbidden to de-round swiftly, thes, cupping his hand given prompt attention

No this time Nis caused by disorders of the liver lectures or give interviews and half hiding his mouth, he whis-is trouble may be avoided. Cham stomach and liver, and may be avoided berlain's Calin and Diarrhea Homedy by the use of Chamberlain's Tabists. to the newspapers. We have pered in our representative's car can always be depende i opon. For sale is the trial. For sale By. All it finally, that "we have nothing Read the China Mail, They say By All Chemists and storekeepers, Chemists and Storekeepers.

mex"

WAITING FOR MORE ATTRAC

TIVE WORK

the case of a barmaid (lately on joy to me, but their physical develop- munitions) who refused to lower her ment gives me constant anxiety status by becoming a housemaid with such underfeeding. OHAMBERLAIN'S PAIN BALM waitress at an hotel for 10s. a week, Germany is utterly broken down, and

living in.

no one helps her to recover. It is The instances here selected from desperately dreadful. Well that my A touch of shou wakianz, or a twinge

of neuralgis, whatever the trouble many hundred decisions covering husband is dead. Yet were he here is, Chamberlain's Pain Balm drives away every type of occupation give some he would now find so much to do the pain atonce and cures the complaint indication of the nature of the tests, with his splendid democratic ideas.. quickly. First application gives relick When a bottle of it is kept in the house the number of vacanies the exchange. How far they are applied depends on

protaptly relieved, outs and bruises has to offer and on the vigilance and workers occur, and the preoccupa the pala of burns and scalds may be quickly hosted and swellings promptly experience of the officials. In deal ton with paying-out benefit reduces reduced, 1 fact, for the household illa ing with a great rush of applicants, the staff available for the work of It is just auch an embrozation as every family should be provided with. For as in most Lancashire exchanges, selecting men for jobs, and of cast- sala By All Chemists and Storekeepers. many errors of classification of ing out the cases of imposition.

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