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mark of likeness to the life of Christ."" And the reverend gentleman went on to say that it remains for the lay people to apply the Gospel principles. to the bus ness of every day to show to the world that Christ and His principles are dominant in the office and the shop, in the Council Chamber and the Clab, in the factory and the
in the Church.
JUST A DREAM.
We dreamed that a number of men who are not taipans or vested interests but just plain citizens earn. ing their living here had the inspira- tion to prepare a public address of welcome to the new governos. As
HONGKONG SANITARY
BOARD.
PRECAUTIONARY MEISTRES ALOFTED FOR CHOLERA.
TI
WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1919.
THE UNIVERSITY SCANDAL.
SYNDICATE OF CANDIDATES
CORRUPT PRINTERS..
AN INCIDENT WITH
TWO MORALS:
The acrimonious discussion which took place, last weck, over the closing
workshop just as much as they are representing the views of the majority, Iney Board was held yesterday after leakage of examination papers praffairs settled behind their backs. A meeting of the Hongkong Sanit-jectures in the local press as to the lustration of the resentment which With reference to the many con-of the Police Reserve Club, is an is caused when people and their to the holding of the examinations, Nobody, we venture to think, who
it was very carefully worded, and noon. Dr. A. Gibson presided, and
In politics and the war too. There calculated to give the new adminis- there were present the Hon. Mr. W. i will be well to clear up some of fibas read the reasons offered for the
them:
Cain:
Then think of her, the noblest
slain. Brutes Thy are unrepentant
still!
name in the matter.
on the part of the examiners. They 2. There was no shrewd suspicion had nothing to do with the investiga tians and are not ever in the Colony
at present.
students concerned.
3. There are about 50 to 60
4. Fresh papers will be set for the examinations in all the subjects, compulsory and otherwise.
is one other moral that we wish controversy, and that is the very to point in connection with this free interpretation which officials are apt to give to rules and regulations
is no feature of life from whica a trator a better sense of proportion Chatham, CMG, Dr. W. O. M. Koch, the many misconceptions: Christian has any excuse for shutting than some of his predecessors have Dr. F. M. Graca Osorio, Mr. S. W his faith. The war and its irresistible had. It pointed out the danger of Tso, Mrs. A. D. Hickling. M.OH.) students of St. Joseph's College are tendent and his colleagues on the passions did not make backsliders, leaving legislation and other public and Mr. W. H. Woolley (Acting not in any way implicated in the Committee will deny that they were 1. Investigations disclose that the decision of the acting Deputy Superin It made sceptics. The majority business entirely to a ring of people Secretary.) came to the very grave decision that whose possessions are so great that Dr. Koch and Mr. Tso were ap scheme. The China Mail did not sufficient, but, unfortunately, they they no longer believed in the Sermon they are naturally tempted to view pointed members of the Disinfection say they were but take this opport. were given too late. In other words, on the Mount. This was a frequent every question self regardingly, Committee: of the Byelaws for mitianity of clearing St. Joseph's College's a lack of tact was shown. There observation in the army. But some) !from the view
ofgation of Infectious Diseases Com. point und some out here manifest the dividends and financial profits. It mittee of the General Cleansing extrordinary delusion that they can reminded His Excellency that there Committee: and of the Cemeteries still profess belief while falsifying it has been a war on, and that ideas of Committee, in the place of Mr. F. B. in daily conduct. le connection with social liberty and rights are in the L. Bowley and Mr. Ng Hon Tes. the re-interment of Edith Cavell air. It expressed in a few, iluminat The M.OH., Mrs Hickling, then read
from which whose last writings proved her ang sentences the evils of Hongkong the following statement on chelera:
they derive their authority. There is, for example, a sincere Christian, the Daily Chronicle history, and the desperate stand that The members of the Board are pro-
Police Reserve to communicate in- rezulation forbidding members of the printed some verses beaded Re-is now being made by the Last Dit-bably aware that there is always
formation to the Press, and warn member always. This was one of Chers to resist progress and reform, certain amount of cholera in the It was a beautiful address, a perfect Philippine Islands and especially in
ing them to be on their guard when Remember well whose order, poem, and it was taken round among Maria.
5. The second examination will talking to representatives of news Filipinos are constantly not conclude today, the Matricula papers. As there have always been the majority of clerks, tradesmen, passing through Hongkong on their tion and Senior Local will finish several journalists in the Force this is "KE" Gave him the awful brand of and small fry those who have little way to the Hawaian Islands as on Saturday. The question as regards a rather foolish instruction at best, stakes in the Colony-for their signa- labourers for the Hawaian Planters" the Junior Local examination is but it is obviously intended to apply tures. It looked like putting the Association,
Lately these people undecided. kybosh on the clique's address. Appear to have been kept waiting
only to Police duties. Yet, on the Dreams are disappointing things. here for ships, some
6 The "extraordinary correctness.strength of it, the acting Deputy- Like the course of love, they never for as long as two months. They picion" is a myth.
of them of many efforts raised a strong sus- Superintendent has placed on report The Japan Chronicle ventured to run smoothly. We dreamed that all are housed in a Boarding house
The warked a Police-constable, who was the joint remark that this breathed as little of began with one accord to make ex-at 103 and 110, the Prava East Papers were not looked at until the donor of a cup to the Reserves, for Ltd poetry as it did of Christianity. It uses for not signing. One was sure I understand that during t started perused were rather poor.
scheme was discovered, and those writing to the Press asking informa received a very angry letter from a his taipan wouldn't like it. Another days of their stay several suffered
tion about the Club and its effects: correspondent claiming to be a had a billiard tie to play off and from enteritis and were treated also inaccurate $500 was paid by actind on the part of a
7. The "spoilt copy returned soldier from the Front. Adn't time. And quite a lot said by Dr. Strahan, at the French syndicate to a person or person3 in inspector was stignored, as "mis theory is At the same time aisanowiat similar Only one small part of his letter
"What's the use?" And then we Hospital. It is quite possible some the employ of the printers, Messrs, chievous and insubordinate," and it Staff- interests us. Had he said that the awoke.
of these cases were mild cases of Noronha & Co. For this the syndicate was announced that if the officer things he had seen and experienced
cholera, but they are recovered and received a number of ancorrected could be identified he also, would be of German wickedness had left him with an unconquerable feeling that!
no examination, I believe, was made. printers' proofs. On July 10, Dr. Strahan reported
placed on report. When this is the he could never forgive the Huns, and that he was therefore abandoning all The Chine Mail desizes respectfully examination for cholera in this case covered about 100 out of 250 candi- who wish to ventilate a grievance
a case of "chelerine." Dr. Parker's relied upon. Sicce the plot was disf pseudonyms are employed by those The above is authentic and car. Leofficial attitude who can be surprised pretence of being a Christian, we to congratulate the C.SP.co General was negative. A few days after, dates have withdrawn from the real or fancied? Is it seriously sug could have still respected him Order No. 15, published in this issue. o fatal cases of cholera amongst junior examinations. for Lia sincerity. But in his That, and not otherwise, is the tone July 15 after consulting with the these Filipinos were recorded. Cal
gested that a man who gives gratui hate he had to incorporate this thing. It costs little, and creates moved from the boarding-house to at which Dr. G. P. Jordan, Pro Vice ounces his rights as a citizen? his undying to adopt towards then who serve for P.C.M.O., I had all the Filipinos re- Hongkong University this morning in a time of crisis thereby re- tously part of his leisure to safe- At the meeting of the Senate at the guard the peace of the Colony loathesome passage:
a much better feeling than the semi- military hectoring style.
Kennedy Town on one of our own Chancellor presided, and the ActingIt was made clear that no such risk launches, and placed under observa Director, of Education, ir. G. N. should be run by the members of the tion there. One case of cholera has Orme, with others were present, the Defence Corps when compulsory ser occurred in a Chinese, reported in a action of the Registrar in setting vice was introduced and the Army matshed on the Pokfulum Road. It fresh papers was confirmed.. has been impossible to obtain any
clude on Friday and the junior on The senior examination will con- Saturday.
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*** TRUTH, JUSTICE, POKLIC SERVICE.
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1915.
OF LIES AND LIARS.
A
If Mr. H. Charley of Shanghai is blow. These are always habituaf right, all men are indeed Bars. In liars. The worst and most mis a letter to a northern contemporary,chuvous lars are perhaps those who
announcement of
As to Christianity, this Saest of words should not be defited by being mentioned in connection with any thing German."
Miss C
WELL DONE, SIR.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
A full report of the Peace
information about the history of this
case.
It can only be the "finest of! words" if it stands for the finest of things. To abandon the thing and retain the name of it is loathesome Celebrations will appear, with other to any decent mind. The Rev. local news, in the Overland Ching Dr. Parker has arranged that alf Copley Mayle's words mean that. Meil on Saturday. As there will be cases of enteritis over 15 years old kerself would have only a limited number of copies sent to the Mortuary are being endorsed rew. We have no printed, those who require the Querotied to me and investigated for quarrel with either Christian or hon and China Meit should send their cholera. I have asked the PCM.O Christian, but we have with these orders at once.
to arrange to have all cases of marvellous mental bermaphrodites.
enteritis at the Teng Wah We say fo the Christian, Act accord-
Hospital and Kwong Wah Hospital Profess (confess) accordingly, or ingly We say to the non-Christian, I6d.
Today's dollar is worth 3s. 7examined in the same way, and Dr. stop professing what you don't be
Strahan has arranged to do the same at the French Hospital. Altogether, lieve." Is there the slightest flaw in
three cases of cholera have occurred. that attitude? If so, tell us.
MONEY.
even as
To-day's report shows one case of plague.
About a dozen stabbing cases. have been reported to the police this month. There were several lately.
The Indo-China ss "Fooshing" seem tha: our "normal" expenditure (Captain C. A. Robertson) brought in these abnormal times must be 3,060 tons of coal from Chingwantao £766,000,000 a year, as compared this morning. with £197,493,000 in the last pre-war year. £652,000,000,
The estimated revence
therefore,
HONGKONG POLICE
#
RESERVE.
ORDERS I SUED BY THE HON, CAPT. SUPT. OF POLICE.
GENERAL ORDER (NO. 15.)
SENATE MESTS.
ARMY DISCIPLINE.
MR. JUSTICE MOCARDIE'S COMMENTS IN SOLICITOR'S O.SE
In the King's bench division recent- ly Mr. Justice McCardle delivered his reserved judgment in the action brought by Mr. C. H. Heddon, a solicitor, of Ripon, recently a private of the R.A.S.C., against his command- ing officer, Major G. C. Evans, for alleged slander, malicious prosecu tion, and false imprisonment. The defence was that Mr. Heddon at the time, being subject to military law, could not come to the civil courts for redress.
courts might ensue..
Act was flourished in the air. We I do not suppose that the two culprits. who have committed the heinous offence of expressing their views in print on the subject of the Police Reserve Club will lose much sleep over the fate which awaits them. They are not likely to be shot at dawn. The incident, however, is illuminating-Hongkong Daily Pres.
DEATH OF MR. D'ARAUJO
·E SILVA,
Death has removed an interesting figure from the life of Shanghai Mr. Antonio Manuel d'Araujo e Silva," who had been for a long time a resident in the Settlement, died at the advanced age of 74.
as an
deceive a person to that person's detriment.. Business is nearly all DA ROZA.- A2 Mm Nr. Park's H
lies. In Hongkong men are paid to pital, Giuseway Bay, ar tunn
tell lies, and it has been remarked today, Aids Mura Alven by a man who may have been a Beza, the dearly loved war) "the bigger the far the bigger of Carbon Augusto da Ren, aged the salary. In society, as we all 32. Deeply regattend. The
know, little lies are the subsidiary hunerd will have the hospital without which association would be in all the circustances it must be currency of polite conversation Barclay's April Review thinks that at 5.45 p., to mor, impossible. "Not at home" is a regarded as inevitable and
regularly recurring example, with satisfactory" that we are to add to P. Jones of the R.G.A. are pro
Captain E.S. Lucy and Lieutenant | "Do I intrude?-Not at all "running
our National Debt during the current ceeding Home for demobilization good
race with it. Any
Mr. Justice McCardie, who o honest
year a matter of £233,810,000. This shortly.
Born at Macao on May 5, 1845. person, by which addition alone means an extra ten
cupied two and a half hours in Mr. Silva was the second son of we mean
man who can be truthful to himself, and this is not
millions or so in interest. It would
The Capt. Supt. of Police wishes delivering his judgment said the case Demetrio d'Arauja e Silva by his to express his appreciation of the
was one of grave complexity." It second wife, Francisca d'Arriaga too common, if he take a little card
manner in which the members of the raised questions of constitutional Brum de Silveiro. His father had Police Reserve mustered for special points of military law and presenting office, having been Commissioner of and put a pencil dot on it every time
importance, involving many difficult held an important - government he says or gestures (for a gesture
duty on the occasion of the Peace a scries of unusual facts. If the acts Customs at Macao prior to the time can be a lie untruthfully will find at the end of a perfect day that he has
Celebrations. The muster on the of Shipping at Hongkong is in 18th Inst. was particularly good respect to military discipline were not possession, while through his mother of military tribunals or officers with when Hongkong became a British no room for another dot. Why men. the Chancellor of the Exchequer to Harbour Department is arranging Sections was most praiseworthy and
leaves creasing to such an extent that the The work done by the rank and file susceptible to supervision by the civil the 'deceased was a grandson of conimon, vulgar, average men, should find somehow a further 114 millions, for additional moorings..
including the Band and Ambulance be so fearfuly enraged when they The much talked of taxation of
the gravest consequences Counsellor Miguel d'Arriaga Brum are called a liar, is a mystery.capital is considered impracticable.
the assistance given to the Regular
de Silveira. This gentleman was a Some men regard that as summer Brewers and distillers are asked to arrived from Batavia yesterday, with gratefully
The JCJL
Force by the patrolmen was most An action for false imprisonment grand-uncle of the late Dr. Manuel "s. Tikini" ent provocation for a knock-down contribute an extra $52,000,000, 5000 tons of cargo for Hongkong, rendered by those members who purported or bona fide military and so the deceased was thus a helpful. The Capt. Supt. of Police for assault would lfe, even though it d'Arriaga, the first elected Pre- yearly, without passing it on to the
records the services was the result of the exercise of sident of the Portuguese Republic, Consumer We shall see The national and 1,520 for elsewhere. the pre-war figure of 6,790 millions, tesilaus (Captain Read) debt is 7,135 millions, an increase on
turned out at considerable sacrifice jurisdiction, but he (the judge) was second cousin of the late President.
Mr. Silva started life to themselves to do their self-imposed not free to award damages for mali The Blue Funnel "sa. Produlies and trusts that it may very cious and frivolous abuse of authority assistant in the old firm of Pustau & Per head of population that means £161 instead of £14. The people yesterday for Seatite via Japan ports further active duties.
cleared shortly be possible to discontinue all even if he were satisfied that Mr. Co, of Hongkong at the age of 14, Heddon had proved that serious and was book-keeper of that firm have yet to wake up to the signifie with 6,000 tons of cargo. ance of the fact that the gold standard
assertion.
when it closed in 1878. He came to has gone, and that all the paper
His lordship decided that the con- Shanghai in 1879 and joined the firm The C. N. s.s. "Kaifong" (Cap-
tention of Mr. Heddon that money they are spending" so freely in J. Cogan) from Haiphong.
his of Fogx & Co., who were pre- conviction was invalid and void by decessors of the China and Japan. It is credit, not cash. Yet there are for Hongkong yesterday afternoon. is really no better than our chits." brought 2,000 tons of general cargo
reason of Major Evans's omission to Trading Co., and with them he re- people who wish the Government to
ask him if he desired to be tried by mained until 1916, when he resigned court-martial failed. Mr. Heddon's through ill-health." contention that Major Evans acted
Mr. Silva, who is survived by four maliciously and without reasonable sons and three daughters, took little cause in sending him to detention in active part in the public life of the
also failed. and
Portuguese community, being a gen. the claim for зlander. tleman of a retiring disposition. On morning. The principals were Mr. The feelings of Mr. Heddon which one occasion, however, he was Pre- H. W. Lucas of Messrs. Moller & had led him to this litigation weresident of the old Portuguese club, the way to Chun-su in Nam-hol, was who arrived here from England was wrong, some very unwise, and
The e.s. "Shinying," when on her Co, and Miss Ge M. Kirk deep, but some part of his conduct Club Recreio. pirated, the pirates travelling as recently on the sa ordinary passengers before operating Russia." The bride wore a cream bear in mind that although he had left Empress of some over-impulsive. He failed to A sailor was stabbed and many valu- coloured travelling costume and France he was still in the Army, and ables taken away. Chinese gun-boats looked very nice. She was given that he owed a high and constant were sent to search for the pirates.
away by Mr. W. J. Morrison duty of obedience. At a meeting of the football the duties of "best man',
Mr. S. In an endeavour to keep our section of the Indian Recreation.
D. Williamson did
His lordship did not overlook the editorial notes en suite to-day let us,Club, on Monday evening, Mr. N.
occasions on which Mr. Heddon (Translated for the China Mail from having treated lies and money, con- M. Bux presiding, it was decided that graph was taken.
The Rev. Copley Moyie officiated.
ignored authority and was absent;
thinks invariably recognises the Second Division of the Hongkong Macao.
the Wah Tsz Yat Po.] After the wedding a group photo without leave. Though Mr. Heddon sider burglary. The burglar who the Club should enter a team in the
had failed in his claim be (the judge) Mr. and Mrs. Lucas left thought he had suffered hardship. perfect adaptability of all things to Football League this year. Mr. R. his use. Regard the invention of S. Harteam and Mr. E. A. Moosdeen
A greater measure of tact and a
PEKING, July 22. windows, for instance. Just as he were elected captain and vice-captain
different method of treatment on the
Yesterday the Cabinet discussed horse's back seems to have been respectively.
part of more than one officer would the question of the early resumption have prevented much of this unhappy Tsai Jing Kan will probably be windows must have been meant for designed for man to sit on, so
ofbusiness with Germany, Mr. history.
E. D. C.. WOLFE, Capt. Supt. of Police
July 22rd, 1919.
WEDDING
LUCAS-BIRK.
he says" any one making statements dereive themselves about themselves. that are fabe is uffering a lie It becomes a habit that is continued thou, it is not; a he to him, but in good faith, and they are past should be." That is a false state saving. Perhaps they are a slightly ment, and on its utterer's standard of less hopeless lot than those who lie judgment should be a lie. But bless to God on Sundays, but we don't you, a lie is not so simply defined as know. It is a fine point. It has been that. A true state nent may be a observed that the easiest way to lie. Yes. We repeat, a trae state deceive certain impertinently Inquisi- ment can be a calculated and con- tive folk in Hongkong is to tell them scious fie. Did you ever fear the the simple truth. They never believe story of the row between the skipper you. This establishes the awful
increase wealth" by Issuing more The Indo-China 5.9. "Taksang” and the drunken mate of a wind- paradox that you can tell 'a lie by
paper. The Government, so strict (Captain, M. Picknell) arrived from telling the truth," which is no lie.ing so many safeguards, cannot itself She brought nearly 1,000 tons of ding at St. John's Cathedral this did
about banks issuing notes, and impos-Haiphong and Hoitow yesterday, There was an unostentatious wed-barracks Officials never lie. The nearest they disregard its own laws and limitations general cargo and livestock. get to it is equivocation and termino- much more without disaster. There logical inexactitude. But it is not noticed that they are.. any more
are more than £333,000,000 of cur- popular than the other sort. Liar is
rency notes out. In addition there not a nice word. A good synonym the amount of £985,941,000.
were Treasury Bills outstanding to for it is Journalist. That is because journalism is so conspicuous not because it has a monopoly of mendacity. Far from it.
one
jammer? The skipper's indulgence was stretched too far and day he entered in the tog that the mate was help lessly drunk to day." The mate said this was an unfriendly act; the Fakipper said it was a true entry and must stand. When the male got his chance at the log, he wrote: The skipper was sober to-day," and when the angry skipper demanded an explanation, the mate pointed out that it was a true staternent.--
THEY DO NOT BELIEVE.
PHILOSOPHY OF BURGLARY.
-A lie, besides being an ever present help in time of trouble, can be a very kindly, benevolent, and unselfish thing. Mark Twain has a serious Sunday morning, the Rev. H. Copley Preaching at the Cathedral on and beautiful short story to illustrate Moyle ended on a rather sad note. this. Lies to the sick and the Is it not true that the great majority dying, worried and perhaps injured by of Church people who should have anxiety that can be smoothed away been showing forth the Christian by a lle, are common. We do not Faith by the open avowal of Christian ay they are excusable; we say they motives, by the plain acknowledgment" need no excuse. We know there of Christian hopes, and by the are people who pretend that to them practical enforcement of Christian lie is always a lie, and always belief, have too often been content to wrong, just as there are people who be silent, and to hide their religion claim that they never lle. We make away in sorte secret place where no short work of them. They are liars, one can see it? Is it not true that The lies of the Munchausen sort, in this way the world has been led to made only to amuse, can pass. They form a wrong estimate of the Gospel? do no harm. In fact, as they do not The average life of Christians.must deceive, they are hardly lies. The be the sign and measure of the e immoral i "the statement Christian Faith to the world, and that that is uttered with intent to life must be stamped with the hall for it.
The freight war between con
for
AYSWERS TO.
CORRESPONDENTS.
PLURIBUS UNUM. You demand
SO
Solicitors.-Messrs. Wilkinson for
for
CHINESE TELEGRAMS,
Mr. Tindal Atkinson, K.C, said appointed as Chairman of the Com take the case further he would not the Powers ratification of the Ger that as Mr. Heddon did not intend to mittee to arrange resumption after
details concerning Italy's demands man Peace Treaty.
Peking telegraphed to Paris for "* the Austrian Concession in Many Canton Orzanisations have telegraphed to the Peking Cantonese community requesting them to sup fang as the Civil Governor of Canton.
Tientsia.
burglars to get through. They are ference steamship companies and more easily forced than doors, and the Taiyo Kaiun Kisen Kaisha on to know what the China Mail writer ask for costs. the admirable division of day and nearer peace by the incursion of the the U.S.A. We have asked him. He the plaintiff; the Treasury solicitors they are oftener left unlatchel. Even the Australian run is brought no really knows about coalmining in night comes in. Darkness is favour Masuda, the Kanematsu and the says: "I was myself a minor till for the defendant.. able to burglary. The law recognizes Mitsui Bussan firms since the middle was 21. After that I lived in the it, and considers night an essential of May. These latter companies U.S.A. I know all about it, and then part of burglary. If not done at have made purchases of about 40,000 some." Does that satisfy you? night it is only housebreaking. It is
Whilst working in a steamer at quite obvious that the art of burglary they
tons of wheat in Australia for which INTERESTED: Yes, it is a real the Kowloon Docks, a Chinese woman
contemplate was foreseen and provision made steamers of their own during July and the salaried censors will no from the gang-plank into the hold port the election of Dr. Wu Ting-
despatching removal of the telegraphic censorship, of 29, missed her footing and fell
·longer be required.
She was killed outright.
and August..
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