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** PROTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE.

BONGKONG, Saturday, Sept. 6, 1019.

IF

"If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you." So starts out a poem of Kipling's that many men have deemed his best, they liked it 50. The idiom of the last four words, blaming it on you," bars it from the category of classic poetry, but details of that technical kind do not occur to the men who copy out those verses,

to keep them handy. One man in

INVITED.

That couplet about Triumph and Disaster has greatness. It has pro- fundity. It a much more subtle and wise than the cheap stoicism of the next stanza, which is the weakest. of the four. The last one lifts the level again. "If you can walk with crowds and keep your virtue, or walk with Kings nor lose the common touch," and "fallmen count withyou.. but none tooth," these are high, these are exalted and exalting poetry. is it not, when all is thought and said, a touch of anti-climax to tell the reader that if Le can be, think, and do all these things, these things fairly simple by themselves, but sum appalling, that he'll be a Man? Imprimis, he would be something more than a Man. He would be a Superman, an animal now unfash ionable. He would also be a

THE CHINA MAIL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

To-day's dollar is worth 4-

been appointed to the sloop "Cad- Lieut. H. C. Mallett, R. N. has mus China Station.

Tte ss. "Shisen Maru" (Capt. Kametaka) cleared for Saigon at am, to-day with 400 tons of general

musication on Kowloon politics. Sol "the Jat" usks, rhetorically, "Who is this Mr. Frost, and who are the We who thus arrogate to themselves. the position 11/168. of representatives of the whole Now- loos community? It is the right of any public spirited man to initiate steps to obtain the opinion and sense of the majority of his fellows, and it public spirited men are to be dis- couraged by "jattery", nothing will ever be done. Somebody must bell the cat. Somebody must make the first move Jats never accomplish any-cargo. thing but jattery, and H-'s. full of them. That paragraph word for The s.s.."Tungshing" (Captain word (only changing the came) Uddin) cleared for Shanghai at 5 p.m.. could be applied to every caucus and to-day with 800 tons of general convener we have ever had. It could | cargo. have been used against the first men who made a move in the direction of starting the Constitutional Reform Association. It could be used (and is used) against every editorial writer in the Colony. Who are we that we should criticise everybody? The stupidity of it is soon betrayed if Mr. Frost will condescend to the tu quoque. "Very wel" be can say. "I am not representing the whole Kowloon community. [He never said or pretended that he was. Does th: Jat represent it? Who is the Jat, anyway?" If he cares to address the last enquiry to the Ching Mail, we've got our answer ready, We hope Mr. Frost will carry on regardless of his ja tery....

With regard to the decision not to allow the meeting to be held in the Church hall, we are not in a position

SPECIAL CABLES.

(China Mall SPECIAL]

DUTCH COLONISTS.

WANT TO SEE THEIR QUEEN.

SINGAPORE, Sept. 5. There is a movement in the Dutch East Indies, Jaya, Sumatra, etc., in favour of urging the Queen of

Holland to pay them a visit.

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

TER GIST OF IT.

M

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1919.

GLOBETROTTERS FARE- WELL PERFORMANCE.

Seen the Globetrotters yet? No? How silly of you. They're quite good, and to-night's the last chance, They're giving a "potpourri" show,

That

every item new. Quite so. isn't what "pot-pourri" means, but they have to use these catch phrases The show's the thing, not the name

cf. It's really a bright show.....

SHIPS IN HARBOUR.

Mr. J. V. Braga, one of Heng- kong's best all round cricketers re- The Greek Government has de- List of turned to the Colony yesterday, announced all commercial agreements morning. the "Korea Maru"

with the British Empire, but they are | British ----- tacitly in force from trimester to trimester pending further notice. Taming. This to our Governor from Lord Changchow Milner.

The s.s.Takeno Maru (Capt. Ogawa) arrived from Kobe via Miike at 330 p.m. yesterday with 1,233 tons of coal for Hongkong.

Colony on the 9.5.

Amongst those who left the "Kamo Maru," Homeward bound, yesterday, 'were Mr. and Mrs. A. Dyer Ball.

St. Vincent de Paul, begs to acknow- The Hon. Treasurer, Society of

$10 from an Anonymous donor. fecige, the receipt of a donation of

Prof. Emilio Danenberg returned to say what arguments led up to it. to the Colony yesterday on the s.s. There may have been good reasonsKorea Maru." An advt. elsewhere we know not of. But we must say this, that it seems to us the Church shows that he is resuming his musical will be foolish to lose any opportuni ties (in these neglectful days) to

classes.

The s.s. "Kaiping" (Captain identify itself with movements of Pannier arrived from Haiphong via public interest. Verb sap.

Pakhoi at 8 pm. yesterday with 280 tons of general cargo and 3 bags of mails.

EXTRAVAGANCE..

Кестип

The King has approved the ap. Hailong pointment of Mr. E. V. D. Parr as Kanchow Unofficial M. L. C. during Mr.Haiyang Holyoak's absence.

Taksang Mr. J. A. E. Bullock is appointed Hermelin

Latung temporary clerk of councils..

Mr. Philip Jacks is appointed to act Telemachus

man is away. as Crown Solicitor while Mr. Wake Dervent

Melville Dollar Lord Milner says the King was. Phranang pleased with ..ongkong's loyal Taisang.

Shantung message on Peace Day.

Police Passes are still necessary for British Isles those who haven't passports to show. Fheumpenh

Volute Tut-tut.

Shipping companies no longer have Huntball to render manifests of "through"

cargo to the Imports and Export's Inter Allied :-- Dept. Banknotes out during August averaged $9,370,572 for the Chartered Batavia

Bank, $28,202,871 for the H. & S... and $1,138,792 for the Mercantile Nongian Bank. Specie reserves as usual.

CORRESPONDENCE.

SHORTHAND PASSES.

Holmwood) cleared for Shanghal via

The s.s. *Hangsang" (Capt. T the Extor of the Clims Mail.] Swatow a 6 a.m. to-day with 150 tons of general cargo and 3 European.

passengers.

Sir William May having reached For a rich man, extravagance is the age of 70 goes on the retired list. almost a duty. For 2 rich company When commanding H.M.S. "Im- or corporation, or for a rich Governperius" in China, he annexed Christ- ment like Hongkong. the case is

mas 'sland. different. It is in the position of a trustee. Some time when you are waiting for the tram to take you up the Peak, take a look at the corner just below the Tram station, directly opposite the Sergeant's Mess. Down that road to the eastward, on the lower side of it, the people had begun to make a trail, which was evidently considered undesirable. So a mas- sive barrier of granite masonry was erected there is solid as the fort of Liege. It is good work. It is admirable work. But it is like taking a steam hammer to crack an egg. Besides, the existing wall jus: beyond it is low and ramshackle, and the probable effect is that toe trail will still continue, with a kink in it necessary to get round the Liege fort.

MANCHESTER WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. ·

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Ltd, Manchester, report on July 30 After a sharp rise in the early part of have steadily declined with improved the week New York: Cotton prices weather indications. This downward trend has not however been followed Spot Cotton has just as steadily gained closely at Liverpool, where indeed in value, and forward positions" are

Messrs. James F. Hutton and Co.,

The S.S..

"Batavia" (Captain Lapretre) cleared for Shanghai this morning and is due to sail at noon to-morrow with general cargo and 42. European first class passengers.

The annual meeting of the H.K. Football League will be held at the R.G.A. Headquarters, on Monday the 15 inst. The meeting will be followed by one of the Hongkong Football Association.

The s.s. "Kaijo Maru" (Capt. Kimura) cleared for Keelung via Amoy and Swatow this morning. She is scheduled to sail at noon to morrow with 300 tons of general cargo and three European passengers..

of the "Melville Dollar," who was Mr. David Fraser, chief engineer badly scalded in the recent accident the death of six persons, leaves on board the ship, which resulted in hospital to-day. The ship sails for Shanghai to-morrow.

What is believed to be the

largest crocodile killed in Singapore, at a premium, which has not been so was shot by Mr. Robert Angus on

September 6, 1919.

Dear sir,-The following are the names of the candidates who passed their Pitman's Shorthand Examina- tions: (last May)

FIRST CLASS. Sirdar Rumjahn Cecil J. Guingam, Paul Wong.

SECOND CLASS

vessels in port

Japanese

Takeno

KINEMA NEWS.

• THE VICTORIA.

A well prepared bill of fare is thef which the Victoria. Theatre manage men are showing to-morrow night.

The lightning Raider The third and fourth episodes of will bo the Venezuel creened and the Munka string band in attendance. There is a big bad- will b

of the best world news and. attogether, the programme will need some beating.

Aw species of theil is offered 'ja' Peari Wiste's Puchy serial, "Th

Lightning Raider," by the tee of an octopus, one of those horrible, mon- sters of the deep with their royrind this which they fasten themselves to jarenes equipped with tentacles by

Borneo Maru Korea Mara Kaijo Maru Shisen Maru Anyo Maru Tango Maru Chelan Mart Nankat Maru Ujo Mara Taiwan Maru Masayoshu Maru

Chinese

Tung Shing Kwanglee

Yuet Shang

Ah Pit Tai

Huai Hai Wing Hang Chefoo

Dutch -

Hero

Providence

Amakan-

China

Tiboadas Tjimanoek Titarcem Tjipanas

French-

Venezuela Brooklyn Tancerville

Kaiping

Portuguese —

Hoi Ping Nam Wari

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GOVERNMENT SALES OF

SHIPPING.

FURTHER FURCHASES..

In a letter which has just been

their prey and curb it to denti. Wu Fang, the Chinese criminal, gine whom The Lightning Raide and Tom Norton are working, lis Jured Tom to his clen and them senh word to Lightning that, unless she produces a certain ebony block at a given time be will end Tom to cer tais dath. The gut octopus is kept in a pot of watce under Wu Fang's office and a tap door leads to the pool. When Lightning finally arrives to save Tom, Wu and his men are already preparing to thrust Tom down to the cetopus, whose my.. CUTTON LI NA protruding through the open trap door.

TARZAN OF THE APES "

BE A BOXER..

Elmo Lincoln, the man who played the title in the moving picture Tarzan of the Apes," shown here some little time ago, has sent a challenge to Jack Dempsey to battle for the heavyweight championship his challenge being sponsored by James J. Jeffries, who declared him to be the most logical opponent for the champion, Jeffries will train Lincoln at the former champions ranch at Burbank, Cal. James I. Corbett will also aid in putting Lincola into fighting shape.

Lincoln's ring experience has not been very 'extensive but Jeffries de- clares his fine physique will lend it. self to a training which will develop championship qualities. Lincoln is" Known as the Hercules of the screen and has long nursed the ambition to become heavyweight champion.

His measurements are as follows- Neck, 17 inches; biceps, 16 inches; forearm, 13 inches; cheat, normal, 46 inches; chest, expanded, 52 Inches; waist; 34 inches; wrist, & inches; thigh, 24 inches; height, 6 feet; weight 205 pounds.

Discussing Lincoln's chances in

Tong Chun Chung (1st), Yung Kai Yip (2nd), Paul Wong (3rd), Luke Tang Yee Yuen, Lawrence Tsan Nam Fong, Minoru Ono, Morio Umemoto, addressed by Lord Inchcape to mem a bout with Jack Dempsey, Jef Abdul R. Azan, Leung Tang Choongers of the Chamber of Shipping, fries declared: "I have carefully Charles F. S. Pau, Arturs de Jesus, the announcement is made of a exarained Liacola and see in him Stanley H. Garrod, J. E. Noronha, further purchase of some 40 ships the ability to put up a wonderful Alberto Tavares. Cecil J. Guingam, A. G. Abbas, Joseph Chai. Kwok by Lord Inchcape from the Govern- battle against Dempsey. I am con Leong, Anthony A. Gil and Michaelent, while particulars are given of vinced the challenger has strength Loh Kung Tsao.

the results which have followed the and endurance. What we must teach previous sale by the Government him is speed. He has never boxed. early in the year..

professionally but he has wrestled and

(SIGNED) BRO. AIMAR, DIRECTOR.

It will be remembered that Lord fought to the limit of a man's endur- Inchcape and Sir Own Philipps then ance in motion picture work. I think HONGKONG CHAMBER OF acquired at a fixed price, over 150 so much of his chances that I am

COMMERCE.

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steamers, representing more than a glad to associate myself with Jim million of tonnage, and engaged to Corbett in supervising his training. resell the same to shipowners, at the and my ranch at Burbank, Cal., is at same time announcing that they would his disposal for the establishment of take no profit or commission of any a training camp. description. It now appears that the

**Lincoln should not fight Dempsey whole of the steamers acquired at the before Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year's. This is going beginning of the year have been financial matters connected with the but

Lincoln's clean life operation have beer, settled

will be greatly in his favour. Lincoln The terms of Lord Inchcape's is just the sort of man who should letter to the members of the Chambe encouraged for the benefit to the ber of Shipping are as follows:- boxing game."

Friends of Lincoln are watching The 156 steamers, 1,066,821 tons,

Honolulu has them framed over his philosopher. It is odd that poets for some time. Yarn prices are again. Sunday last in the Ponggol River. been done in the way of new business allocated to permanent owners; all to require a lot of stiff train-

Road.

The following items appear in the

ton goods. report dated September 5.

Cotton piece goods and fancy cot

dea. All over the world, on-ranches, should have visions so infinitely higher

Since our last report very little has en ships, in strange, loresome places, than any heights their own lives om mat higher and business besit measures 16 feet and is being skin- The high exchange and the possibility you may meet mer who can (and do) reach. As for the good fellows we been more restricted. Of the cloth ned by the taxidermist in Orchard of further advances are factors which market. the same is true repeat the whole poem. There is have met, who value this poem so and it is

no doubt owing to

largely influence buyers at this junc none of the "emotion remembered in markedly as to keep it by them, tranquillity" about this poem's charm theirs must be that notion of hitch sides with values so high and the Isshizca) arrived from Sourabaya

a more cautious feeling os all The ss. "Borneo Maru (Capt continues firm.

ture. Our local market for Staples for them, none of the purely perfecting their waggon to a star. They extended delivery required. Follow via Balikpapan at 7 a.m. to-day with Goods is satisfactory on the whole under construction, which I took here and in Chicago for the chance

The situation in, regard to Fancy technical beauty of Edgar Allan Poe's know it is a star, and that the ing the extremely independent at a through cargo of 3,886 tons of but there is, a slight weakening in/over from the Government, have to deliver the challege personally to morbid nonsense, none of Swin- hitching is a dream, but this dream titude of sellers, buyers now appear sugar and 149 tons of spirit tins and prices for certain qualities.

their master. Being, as we have less keen to indulge in purchases general cargo for Hongkong. She actic, and its appeal to them is noted, a good master, that is one more on conditions which would cer- also brought two bales of mails. that. There is something pathetic sentiment of the poem that is demon-tainly seem to be precarious, for about this universal desire strably poor thinking. Ponder the there can be little doubt that while

burne's passionate music. It is did

of good men. to be something better than they deern themselves,

thought of a Kipling) they could add

the essential weakness (from the

present rates. The situation is

Cotton Yarn. Market continued dull and prices are sagging. Business has been on a limited scale and at a decline of about $5 per bale.

Quotations are >--

now been allocated to various British either Dempsey or his manager, Jack owners in terms of my letters of Kearns. 15th January and 21st March. and all the intromissions in con- The contracts totalled £23,887,400,

difficulty of finding a rhyme to immediate prospects are exceptionally of Robert John Beattie (late Capt., "disaster" that would have better good, the uncertainty pertaining to 281st Brigade, RFA.), of the Soli The engagement is announced as if by taking thought (even the suited the theme, and you come upon sales so far ahead as March 1 April citors Department, C. M. Customs $232/252. No. 16s at $275/305. No. have been carried through so far

nection with the payments to Govern- NEWSPAPER NICKNAMES. No. 108 at $220/250. No. 12; atment, the shipbuilders, and myself didactic and utilitarian point of view) rext year needs consideration at and Excise, and Constance, second 20s at $310/340. Arrivals 11,500 wait to express my thanks to the and the newspaper accounts of it without a hitch. I take this opport- The homecoming of the fleet and of all prosody. One says to the true extremely difficult to assess, for daughter of the late Mr. Edward bales. Sales 1,000 bales. Shipments shipowers for the promptitude with (writes a naval correspondent) move post, in paraphrase of the only partly although purchases have been heavy Burnie, of Hongkong and Mrs. Nil. Unsold 5,000 bales, Bargains which they met my application for one to comment on the fact that all true, if you can rhyme and not there is unquestionably a bareLess

Burnie, of Tunbridge Wells. make rhymes your master, you'll be in the

Woollens-Market good, reason payments and to the shipbuilders for the pet names of our battleships are Amongst those who left the able prices are being realized by the manner in which they have fallen landsmen's inventions and are never in with the transfer of the contracts used by sailors at all. I have never

doubt them, though there are men

a cubit to their stature. Many men

can trust themselves when all men

to whom such doubt, real or affected,

is disastrously infectious. Rarer are those men who, "being hated don't give way to hating The first

a Poet, my son"

When the mind with conscious

is unprecedented, and it

world's markets which would

8.8.

22,000 bales.

owner.

stanza of this striking poem has for pleasure opens to the charm of words appear therefore that overtrading, if Colony yesterday afternoon on the those importers who had the cou and their readiness to make altera. heard a sailor refer to the "Cat its last live a sentiment quite incon- in tuneful order, it is liable to be In addition, output has decreased Col G. B. Crisp. Mr. W. Farmer (of Flannels, Camlets Lastings, Serges have now taken over from the matter of fact, the sailors never

Empress of Russia" were Mr.: it is to come, will not be just yet. 1. A. Beattle, Major L. Cassel, Lieut.-age to order small stocks on speculations in the ships to suit different Squadron" or allude to the Queen sistent with the rest of the poem. closed to purely rational processes, owing to shortened hours and it is

tion; accounts: Sales reported of

Elizabeth as “Big Lizzie." As al "And yet don't look too good, nor Prose of a sort can do this. So can extremely unlikely that this will be Canton), Mr. W. M. Humphreys, Mr. and Alpacas. talk too wise." For a man, in the oratory. "The analytic mind may set off to any extent by 'new mills. Mr. D. McMurray, Mr. Eldon Potter, at about last quotations which are of which are in commission, with a calls them by their proper names, C. P. James, Mr. R. F. Mattingley, sense of this Kipling Invocation, it lose much of beauty, but it sticks to

Raw Cottons. Market is steady Government another 40 steamers, all invents nicknames for his ships He, would be impossible to bother, or

for some time at the present-high Mr. W. P. C. Trafford and Mr. and still Nominal as follows-Indian deadweight capacity of 343,751 tons unless such names are too long for certainly tend towards safety, but Mrs. C. C. Hickling. also towards inflation of values by producers, and for this reason caution

even to think, of mere appearances. of the impression he might be making on others A man who trusts him- self when all mes doubt him, making allowance for their doubting too, could not be concerned to avert their misjudgments by studying appear

aces. The second stanza is much

er. Here it is:

EUS

CE

ou can dream-and not make

dreama your master: Scan think and not make

houghts your sim

can meet with Triumph and Läster

Ark at those two impostore just

ame;

BE

è spoken

bear to hear the truth

kpaves to make a trap

be things you gave your

broken

oop and hild 'em up with 077-t tools:

the trail of meaning as a bloodhound Cost of Machinery. on the scent. It avoids the vicious meanderings due to regard for the foolish fire. You hare, only to take this well-known poem and de mathe matical tricks with it to get results Change the title to "Unless," and say that unless you are and do a these things, you are not a man. It will not stand that test of truth.

**** JATTERY.***

These facts

فسیر

SHANGHAI, Sept. 5.

descriptions $42/55 per picul. Chi- These will be offered to shipowners easy pronunciation and lent them- nese descriptions $46/56 per picul.

on terms which will be furnished by selves to abbreviation in a very pro-

is essential. For the present, inspite CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

Metals Small business done.me. I propose to offer them at prices satc and unroman-ic form. Thus of a lessened volume of business, cloth

Market quiet. Home prices very firm which I hope will bring me out with the "Queen Elife" is simply the with upward tendency, be prices remain firm with an upward

out loss,Anything realised in "Q.E." and the" Kinz Gearze V

tendency. Egypt and the Levant [Transated for the China Mail from About 250,000.. sacies.

Flour Market Report Stock: excess of the amount paid to Govern the "K.G.5" The "fran Duce" would

Quotations: ment for the whole lot will be be the "1.D. if it were not that.. are the chief buyers, and India

divided amongst the buyers in those initials are universally used in American Patent, $3,90 per sack, the Wah Tir Yat Po.]. business is still of some importance.

American Cut off. American Straight, PIPportions to be fixed by the service for that branch of the The miners' strike and the danger

Japanese 2nd Patent (old stock), tion is closed As in the previous styled the Intelligence nivision. Even aysell,, as soon as the transac- Admiralty staff which is officially of extensive damage resulting from

Japanese 3rd Patent, Straight, Shang- the flooding of the coal mines bad's Li Ka Ngo goes to Weihaiwel to hai Flour 2nd 83.10 per sack, Shang case, to profit or commission of any the Grand Fleet was always just the most disturbing hfluence ou trade represent China.

hal 3rd, Australian No. 1 $3.35, per description will be taken by myself "G. F." It is necessary to add a new word during the week. Fortunately this Dr. Reisch, US Minister, does sack. No. 2 $3.10 per sack. No. 3. or my firm, and no advantage will to our Hongkong thesaurus, to fit a latter danger has been averted and not leave Peking Sept 13. form of argument that is too common, the strike is in a fair way towarda

Window Glass-A fair quantity be given to the companies with Luk Ching Cheung is ordered home of Belgian Glass has been sold to which I am associated I not stamped out. That word is Liverpool Docks which has caused a other legates are to stay on to sign average price of $14.25 per case of sale and probable dates of delivery and that threatens to binder progress a Litlement. The dispute. at, the from Paris for consultation. The arrive within 3/5 months at the list of the steamers, their plans, particulars, prices, and conditions of attery. A critic signing itself very congested state of shipping to the Austrian treaty 100 square feet fair average sizes will be available to applicants ile Jat" has a letter in this morn also practically settled. Following

There was another menting ́OẾ. The Peace conference at Shanghai The latest price from United States. ing's Daily Press attacking Mr. B. L. the rise in the price of coal, dyers will be held in the former German is shine 20 per cent higher. Visible in the Board Room of the P and O. kaifing last night at the Tune Wah Frost, who tried to stave off the other and printers have now announced consulate.

stock is very small

Company and the allocation of the Hospital, to arrange for the distribue. kind of criticism (that about increases in finishing prices, some of H.B.M. Minister and the President

steamers, as in previous cases, to Bavetion of cheap tice starting to morrow anonymity,) by signing his own which take place at once and others of Chica Had a conference about

Market any question arising, will be entirely (Sunday). There will be ten stations, proper name to a previous com- from the end of the year.

in my own hands. Tibet yesterday.

selling over 1,300 picula

Sugar Market weak, Saltpetre: 2,500" Bags.

steady.

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RICE DISTRIBUTION.

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