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"FRUTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE."

KONOKONG, THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1919.

AMERICAN LITERATURE.

With some little disagreement of taste as to expression, we who take interest in such things are all agreed that America leads in the matter of the Short Story. Their fiction maga zines, cheaply got up, and carrying A percentage of rubbish, exhibit a wealth of invention and art.

The short story is a forin of literature on

which

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great deal of

study has been expended. It seems to be aform that suits the American literary temperament, and, of course America is entitled 10 credit

she for the fact that

sup. plies an intelligent and extensive demand for it, whereas other coun- tries, our

included, rather cwn neglect it. Every importan: London publisher tells us the same thing, that there little demand for short stories.

In essays the Americans are per- baje not more than neck and neck with us, though they have some noticeable practitioners. One little known to the British reader, who deserves to be well known, is John Burroughs, who is an up-to-date and more philosophical Thoreau.

The subject has been more or less

thrust into the middle of our field of

attention by the receipt of a curious bocks published by the Platonist Press of Alpine, N. J. Kenneth Sylvan Guthrie is, the writer, and his title is A" Romance of Two Centuries," a tale of the year 2025. Here are 365 pages containing a welter of thought, many excellent sociological ideas, but nc story that can be properly called a story. This man will probably never write a readable story, yet if he would turn to the quiet, leisurely, essay form, he might be a brilliant success.

Asia in the year 2025 naturally interests us considerably. We shall make a point of coming back here then, il we can get a passport. The yellow race are then to have out

distanced the whites, owing to their Tove of peace, and the latter's lust for war.

"The ide lives ar high salaries incident to the British Civi Service system hari disappeared. Merit equalization of salaries had left the whites who jusisted n remaining in the east no alternative but to live on the same plane as their more efficient Asian human brethren."

can city.

There

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THE CHINA, MAIL.

LOGAL AND GENERAL.

Today's dollar is worth 33. 7

Opiam fines to-day totalled $2,600.

There were 3 cases of cis.. fever

SPECIAL CABLE.

SINGAPORE RECEIVING GERMAN SHIPS..

THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1919.

PEACE CELEBRATIONS,

MILITARY DINNER AND CONCERT.

CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

Translated for the China Mail from the Wah Tas Yar Pall

About 100 sat down to dinner lastį

SHANGHAI, July 30. night at the RA. Theatre, Victoria

The Cabinet has telegraphed to Barracks, the occasion being peace Cheung Chok Lam that the troops celebration by the 89th Co. R.GA under Ko Shi Pan's command have and Headquarters Staff of the not been ordered to the Capital. regiment.

Cheung upon receipt of the telegram decided to deal with Ko's troops as bandits.

China Mail SPECIAL]

SINGAPORE, July 30. The German ships that were intern handed over at Batavia. The Frei Major A. J. S. Roche Kelly, the burg was handed over on the 2nd, 10.C., Captain P. H. Davies, M.C. and is due at Singapore to-day. She Rev. R. A. Bundle, CF., and Lieuts will be drydocked for examination. R. F. Forbes. Lleut. A. J. Willcox, Others will follow. British captains and officers are arriving from Eng land for the purpose of manning the

We notice that Mr. Lau Chu-pak says he and his colleagues and the Government have been exercising. their intellects on this rice job for at least three months. We believe it. 3 164. The results prove it. We notice that he says a variety of reasons delayed action. One was that the per- mission of the Secretary of State of the Colonies had to be obtained for any steps suggested here. By George, we had quite overlocked reported to day, but no other disease.ed in the Dutch Indies are being that. Now that we are reminded of it, we are also reminded of the Race Course disaster. Was the per- mission of the Secretary of State for the Colonies duly obtained to pull the survivors ćut of the burning grandstand? Permission to feed the starving, prevent bloody riots, and punish profiteers, is on an equal footing with that job, unless the inside of our head is as bald 23 the outside. We take back the pat on the back we were misled into giving. 'em.... They're not tryers. They waste more time trying to justify

The 3.3. "Amakusa Maru brought 1,070 tons of coal from Kee- lung yesterday.

The 3.5. "Kayo Maru" "left for San Francisco this morning with general cargo of 7,600 tans,

The s.s. "Liverpool Maru" with 588. Czecho Slovak soldiers left for Aarseilles yesterday afternoon.

The s.5. "Rokkosan Maru "from

vessels.

STRAITS GOVERNOR'S

DEPARTURE.

SINGAPORE, July 30. The Governor, Sir A. H. Young sails

brokeshire." Mr. F. S. James, Colonial Secretary, will be acting governor.

Commander Suen Lit Shan tele graphed to Peking reporting that Ko J. P. Jones, and B. L. Stephens sat Shi Pan is disobeying orders, and that down to dinner with the company.

he is joining with Pan Kwai Hing, There was a capital dinner provid the newly appointed military Gover. ed by the Alexandra Cafe, which

themselves than in making good on Mike brought 2410 tons of coal the middle of August on the "Per with him shortly. He promised to Cabinet on the 28th inst. was for the

a critical situation.

It they persist in their "policy of non-interference," just because it has been re-iterated on several oc casions," we've got them taped. And we don't admire.

SIR R. HO TUNG'S OFFER. On July 9. Sir Robert Ho Tang. made an offer to the Government. As we understand the terms of it, he offered to bear the cost of trans pertation and handling of unlimited ;

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consigned to the M.B.K. this morning.

The sFrok Sang" left for Yokohama yesterday afternoon with a cargo of 2,200 tons and 10 European passengers.

The s.s. "Devawongse" for Haiphong and the s.s."Brisbane " for Saigon both cleared in ballast, for rice carrying.

THE RICE SITUATION.

HON. MR. LAU CHU PAK GIVES CETNESL VERSION.

In view of the statements made in the correspondence columa of the

gave a good start to the proceedings nor of Kirin, to take action to sup-

press him. "The King" was proposed by

Ko Shi Pan in the name of the Major Roche-Kelly and toasted Kirin army declares he will attack enthusiastically. After dinner Major and punish Cheung Chok Lam. He Roche-Kelly made a speech in the also declares Cheung's guilt. The

of which he spoke Course

situation is growing more critical. of the men who were going Home The Union Conference held at the see they had a good time on the ship, election of a new Premier. Wong Yap (applause) He sympathised with those Tong and Chiu Nang Fan favour the remaining and hoped it would not be

present acting Premier Kung Sam long before they were able to go Home. Chum. They guarantee that the Referring to peace, Major Roche-Kelly Parliament will pass the appointment. said they had all done their best to The majority of the On Fook members win the war, and he hoped they however don't agree, pointing out would get the benefits from it. He that Kung is acting against their referred to the labour troublėš no existing at Home and expressed the view that they would be well advised when back in civil life to get a job and stick to it and never mind the people advocating strikes.

The concert followed and Lients. Colonels W. Loring C.M.O., D.5.0, the retiring C.R.A.) Majors V. J. Scantlebury. W. C. Downing and Lieut. R. M. S. Thomas arrived. and was of an amusing and varied The programme was in two parts

description.

party.

A mandate resuming peace with Germany will be issued shortly,

Lak Ching Cheung telegraphed to Peking reporting that America is Setting forth eicht terms of com- promise in the Shantung question.

(1) The restoration of Shantung

(2) The immediate return of Tsing- tao to China.

rice to be sold at cost. It is imel H. E. Mr. Claud Severn has inti-China Mail yesterday, a reporter of Ltd pessible for the letter to bear mated his intention of being present this paper called on the Hon. Mr. any other construction, although at the memorial service for thoseLau Chu Pak this morning. Asked

10 fallen in the War, which is to be held it he would state the version of the (the new C.R.A), and W. H. Passby to the sovereignty to China. Say he only meant finance the Government-which is at St. John's Cathedral on Sunday leading Chinese on the criticism. Mr. absurd, because the Government does next at 11 am, not need such temperary accommo- dation. Why wasn't his offer jumped al?

to

the thousands of workers who not paid monthly wages.

CASUAL REMARKS.

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are

At a meeting of the Bukit Mer tajam Rubber Company, Limited to be hell in August, the Directors will recommend a dividend of 124 per cent. for the financial year ended

31st March, 1919.

Lau Chu Pak said:

(3) Japanese troops stationed at a certain fixed period Shantung are to be withdrawn within

I do not quite remember the exact and I first drew the attention of the date on which the Hon. Mr. Ho Fook

Secretary for Chinese Affairs to the

(4) The rights and privileges abnormal position of the rice market. The palm must be given to Lead-formerly enjoyed by Germany in conversation with him on the subof HMS. "Kent." This pair in who will make compensation for the think it was in April that we had a ing Seaman Kirby and Corpl. Hoyte Shantung are to be restored to China ject. The question was formally

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at Home.

(8), China will sign the German

The Government hasn't get the idea. It needn't waste a thought on top quality rice. Those who eat that can pay for it, without hardship. I is the low quality stuff which must be put within the reach of the

brought up for discussion at the song and patter was the 'cause of Japanese military expenses. workers.

Campbeli Moore's office, boy. much and an encore was as a The talk about the extra $2 about whose thefts of cosmetic we men Committee, and a proposal was be a member of the "Ten Loonies"

insisted upon. Corp. Hoyte is said to treaty port..

(6) Railways already completed month is tripe. That doesn't touch finer $100 or four weeks.. Exceptment be asked to approach the Chi-Company, well-known at music halls are to be controlled both by China

had story yesterday, was to-day passed to the effect that the Govern- for this slip, he was described as a nese Government to allow 200,000 to

and Japan. Railway guards are Of the sentimental singers Sergt. to be enrolled and trained indepen- good, hard-working boy.

300,000 picuis of Wchu rice to come Major Davis and Guaner Wright dently with the other police force. to Hongkong. The question was again shared the honours. Others con- A notice appears in the "F.M.S. raised at the June meeting of the

(7) Railways not as yet constructed tributing to the programme will be given to Japan to constract Gazette" amending the Penal Code Committee, when Mr. Hallifax were: Gunner Baines at the piano, but China may still have a measure You know the sort of chaps they so as to secure that "whoever com said that the Government was giving Bombr. Amy: Pe. Pinot. Sergt. of control. are, those who have just returned its robbery shall be punished with the matter its earnest and careful Roberts. Master Gunner May, Stoker from doing their bit. But the pan rigorous imprisonment for a term attention. While taking up the Smith. Leading Stoker Ettersank and Peace treaty. jandrums the War Office don't.

which may extend to ten years and matter with the Government, the Bandsman Allen. The singing of The captain of the Pyrrhus had shall also te liable to fine and if Executive Committee of the Chinese the National Anthem brought a jolly pletely recognised these first 5 terms. The Peking Government has com his orders. His ship was fitted up the robbery be committed on the Chamber of Commerce had a meeting evening to a close.

With regard to the remaining terms troop deck fashion, for some "troops" highway between sunset and suprise at about the end of May to discuss

Much work was entailed in prepar- the Government makes certain amend- for Hongkong. When a bunch of the rigorous imprisonment may be the question of relief. Several suggesing the Theatre for the entertainments and has cabled a reply to well dressed, well spok men with entended to fourteen years and he tions were made and exhaustively ment, and making the arrangements. Luk accordingly. smart sait cases, etc, turned up, the shall also be liable to whipping with examined and discussed, but found which fell upon. Coy, Quartermaster Captain old them they had came to ja

or cat-of-nine-tails a rattan" to be impracticable. One of them Sergt. Talfourd, who was chiefly the wrong ship. This was for troops. Various consequential amendments was that a public subscription should responsible. Other willing workers When he learned that his "troops are also made.

be raised for the purchase of rice to were Sergts., Roberts and Haskings, were these Hongkong heroe being

to be sold at lower than cost but the and Cor. Sergt. Major Pragnell. repatriated, he said he was jiggered," Many friends of Major-General meeting was unanimously of the These made a huge success of it. or words to that effect. He did his C.D. Bruce in North China will be opinion that the time best to make up to them for War glad to hear he has been reappointed opportune for such a step seeing that Office stupidity. He could not make police adviser to the Ministry of the the accommodation suitable, but the Interior with residence at Shanghai food was good and they had a good says the China Critic. The colonel time.

in the old days commanded the Wei- The old, old story repeats itself. hai Weiregiment, and was afterwards It's dear old hero Atkins when Captain Superintendent of the Shang, thehai Municipal Folice, and just on his shoot, but it's men in uniform not promotion to be Police adviser, the admitted," and "

get out you brute "war broke out and he went home.

were tall, well-proportioned, athletic. and resourceful. We don't have to wait till 2025 to see Chinese like that. Probably the author knows only the persecuted laundryman of the Ameri-

no need survey the author's notion of a per- fect world. He has excised a lot of things that we wish removed, but his result does not attract us. These Utopians are all alike in one thing; that they rob the individual of too much freedom and initiative. Give the every man the right to do or leave undone just as he pleases, and any world is good enough. Insist on his patterning his life on your model, in the name of efficiency, patriotism, civilization, what not, and

Own

he will turn round and want to shape you, to mould you nearer to his heart's ideal. There is no end to it. Bar-

barism was better than civilization in

this respect. If it meddled with you. at all, it killed you, so that you didn't suffer and you didn't care. But civilization (especially the civilization of the Utopian) takes you and saves you and tortures you..

RICE.

Of course. What else would there

nor do they soothe rioters, but what of

it? It's the usual procedure, and

guns are

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most

was not

it would involve, not even one or

two lakhs of dollars, but probably

a million dollars, if the measure was

to be effective at all. Neither my colleague on the Council nor I knew anything of the figures fixed by the Government for the three grades

in the

:t

papers.

As

5000

THE RICE TROUBLE.

FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS.

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SHIPS IN HARBOUR.

List of vessels

in port this

'Japanese-

morning.

British-

Cornelia

Amakusa Maru

Haitan Pyrrhus

Loksang Nine Chinese were charged before Chaksang of rice, until they were announced Mr. R. E. Lindsell this morning with Liangchew

25 stealing 500 catties of rice. The Tuensang when all is over and everything safe. He is credited with having done ex- we 52W the announcement, complainant, a rice-dealer of No. 84, Huntball Our boys were ordered off a public cellent work at the Front.

we went to see Mr. Hallifax, and Ko Shing Street, who recently came Haihong dancing floor at Singapore! Thar

with him waited on His Excellency down from Wuchow by the ss. Dilwara was "no bon."

Mrs. Woods and the Misses the Officer Administering the Govern- Kwong Cheung, with a cargo of rice Fausang The more this sort of thing hapWoods, the well known society enter ment urging a reduction of the price for the Wing Cheung Firm, deposed Devawongse pens, the sooner will the people wake tainers, have lately been visiting the fixed for the third quality from that he engaged a cargo boat belong. Hupeh up and sweep away the Paniandrums Unsan Gold Mines, being guests of

$12.50 Lo $10 per picul. His ing to the firm to carry 300 piculs of | Lienshing for ever. So we are not angry about Mr. C. A. Crispin. They gave their Excellency readily adopted our rice. The boat went alongside the Mausang it. We just mention it.

nrat show on July 3, says the Seoul recommendation, but unfortunately steamer when a small dinghy cón Kwongsang Press, before a large and

was subsequently found but taining the nine defendants went Suisang enthusiastic crowd in the new club, it was not possible to alongside her. Witness then saw Brisbane which not only can boast of a fine make a reduction for the present, as bag after bag of rice being removed Wuhu room and good floor, but of an unbroken sice could not be abrained in into the dinghy in such a hurry that Fooksang usually fine piano. The verdict at sufficient quantities to make up the one sack fell into the water. Each Singaporean The China Mail staff is a bunch of the termination of an exceptionally third quality. I should like also to bag contained about 70 to 80 catties Fooshing stiffs. No enterprise. This morning good programme was that, if pos. mention that the temporary ice of rice. Complainant's calls attracted Baron Inchcape pur Chief said he wanted a man to sible, the entertainers were better allowance of $2 a month to Gov- the Police launch to the scene and Cassis be temporarily insane, and called for than ever. The second show took vernment servants earning $20 or six bags were recovered whilst two of Prominent volunteers. There was a unanimous place on July 9 with equal success.

less per mensem was made as a them fell into the harbour. First Changchow outburst of silence, while we all The Misses Woods were to appear made this representation. not only right to the rice as complainant had Chingchow

We result of our representation, accused maintained that he had a Cardium, Jocked at each other, and wondered what the Old Un had had for break at the French Mines on July 14. fast. It turned out that he wanted

QUESTIONS,

are swans. So we content ourselves

for the present by asking these ques

with the object of benefiting this promised to sell him some of the Hong Wan I class of Government servant but also cargo. Complainant denied this.

appear to be but misapprehension, as the Government in after telling us in its apology? Their Mr. Hutchison is not appointed to control anything Civil Hospital. It would be absolutely submarine campaign have arranged employers of labour to adopt a p... yesterday he was on duty

to investigate the conditions at the Japanese victims of the German in the hope of influencing other A Police-Sergeant said that at 4 30 | American — or to do divvie a thing beyond

examine and report." Examinations no use to go and ask the authorities to demand compensation from Ger similar course.

You will thus see in the harbour with the Police launch, Tancerville and reports will not fill empty bellies, what about it, because all their geese many. The victims. of the N.Y.K. that as far as the leading Chinese when summoned by complainant to

Hirano Maru," which was sunk are concerned, they gave their atten the scene. The complainant told Portuguese →→ by a German submarine on 4th tion to this important inatter as far him that people were stealing his October last year, included. Mr. back as April.

his wife, and

rice, and directed him to the dinghy Nam Wan Tokashi Aoki,

Asked whether he could tell which where the eighth defendant was two children, Mr. Aoki was on firm was referred to by "Potter identified. the staff of the London office of the Clayton" in the letter which ap recognise the latter in court to-day Complainant falled to Yokohama Specie Bank and was on peared in our issue of yesterday to which he owed his acquittal. bis way to Japan. The adopted son evening, Mr. Lau smiling said: "I First accused was given three of the late Mr. Aoki has now asked have not the least idea. As far as months' jail, second, six weeks and the Foreign Minister to arrange to our Firm, The Hongkong Mercantile the others seven days each. demand Yen 150,000 from Germany Co., is concerned, we have not a

tions:

Is, the accommodation at the Gov. ernment Civil Hospital suitable for un decent patients temporarily balanced?

that ought to satisfy you. Once for all you are to take notice that the Government, God bless and save it,' bas no intention of taking over the control of food supplies in the Colony. Why should it? May be it would

some of annoy

be? .its "Did they recently put a lady suffer friends, and anyway it would be too much like work. Indeed, you oughting from hysteria in a cell?

Is it just about as bad as it can

Did another lady go to a lot of as compensation for the murder single grain of rice in stock. What- rightly to be thankful for something trouble to get her out again, believing of his parents and brothers-in-law, ever rice we have shipped during the

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to laugh at. The comparatively that if the poor thing had been left it is reported that another Japanese past two months had been bought THE VICTORIA THEATRE. moderate price" of the Government there she would have been per victim of the "firano Maru" is and sold by us forainst a hard-working son of a

taking similar action. gun getting 30 cents a day (but not manently injured? every day) is something to laugh over, for you, if not for him. More- over you must admit that the Gor ernment has taken the greatest care not to interfere with the tranship ment trade of the port, which is of the first importance." The Gover ment says so. And you might as well save your breath to cool your porridge, anyhow, and quit abusing the poor, dear Government's policy, for "there is no intention of depart

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|H.M.S. "COLOMBO" ON THE WAY.

WITH RELIEF ÖRZWB.

H.M.S. Colombo," one of the light cruisers for China Squadron, in the ordinary course of

left. Home for the Far East about. our business before Is there a Visiting Lunacy Com

That deservedly popular little July 16. the phenomenal rise in price took

The "Colombo" is bringing relief mittee, or any provision of that sort, The funeral of the Rajah of place. For instance, the shipment company, the Prize Packets, gave to see that the people who are con- Sarawak, Sir Charles Antony Brooke, which the Government took, from us their farewell performance at the crews for the Yangtse river service, Hongkong, Singapore, and the Per- fined there ought to be kept there, nephew of the first Rajah, Sir James yesterday was sold by us at the be- Victoria last night. and that if kept they are fairly Brooke, took place at the moorland ginning of May last for shipment to by their rendering of a long pro-

The girls added to their popularity sian Gulf.

It is understood H.M:S.. "Colomba" treated? RS.V.P.

village of Sheepstor, Devon, on July Durban this month, and I believe 12. The late Rajah died two years that the reason for the Government gramme. The most popular of a it will proceed direct to Shanghai, drop ago, the embalmed body having reaction is the lowness of the price at of five numbers, was La Petite Zita the crews for the river gunboats, go dance about thence to Hongkong, Singapore and Lord Milner has informed the mained in a vault for two years which we sold the rice to our South in her song and

"Hans,"

the Persian Gulf, exchanging reliefs High Commission, F.M.S., that the pending the arrival in England of African friends.

The Prize Packets are going to in the order given. Crown Agents have paid to His coffin, covered with the national flag the present Rajah and Ranee. The

Canton.

When the work of relieving crews Majesty's Treasury the sum of of Sarawak, was carried to the grave

is completed H... S. "Colomba” will take the relieved crews Home near the first Rajah's tomb by local

After that the "Colombo" will com- mission for service with the China Squadron

ing from it." Just fork out an extra £85,306 6s. 44. being the balance of

GRAMP COLIC.

two dollars a month for your men, the total amount derived in 1981 residents. The mourners included need of suffering from stampe in So now you know what's coming. and that, in some measure," will from taxes imposed in the FMS the Ranee Margaret (widow), the Chamberlain's Calie and Diarrhea Re the s'omach or intestinal paina and can be prepared.

meet the extra cost incurred in buy under the War Tax Enactment. He Rajah and Ranee of Sarawak (son mody never fails to rilievo the most Surprising was the beautiful Ing rice. In some measure" in adds: I desire to express to you and daughter-in-law), Captain Brooke severe casion. Get it to day, there will development of the Chinese under great. By skipping a meal on behalf of His Majesty's Govern-(son) and a representative of the be no time to send for it after the cultural opportunities equal to those occasionally, the coolies will havement my hearty appreciation of this

Attack comes on. For sale By All the whites

They better measure.

further gift.

Chemists and Storekeepers.

| Sarawak Civil Service,

WHEN YOU EAT TOO MUCH.

ISTRESS in stomach after eating Dis rollered by taking quis of Chams Being a fast ship the "Colombo ** Earlain's Tablets Try it the next time will probably reach Shanghai the you eat more than you should. For sale third week in August. by All Chomists and Storekeeper.