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trees in front of it. That you will understand was the easiest thing. for them, and they did not keep him waiting long. There came the first evening when he was to sit in his HONGBONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24, 1918. new home. He said afterwards that

HILLS AND HOMES.

loud

very

yay

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THE CHINA MAIT..

anywhere between the V.R.C. and the Star Ferry Pier. A moment's › reflection and a knowledge of the neighbourhood will suggest that this is somebody at the Hongkong Club who objects to these things.. He would. probably be willing to prohibit any chait passing the Club windows that tarnished his ideal of attractive scenery Was it by accident that he signed his suggestion. “Junker,” a word which in German has a mean- ing quite appropriate to the spirit of his proposals? The China Mail begs that the sampan people who. de up along that sheltered and convenient bit of sea wall benot molested. They are a convenience to the public, and they afflict nobody but curmudgeons who don't know how to live and let

live..

SCHOLAR'S LETTER.

That was a good point made by "Scholar" in last night's China Mail, that our elementary education needs revising before we put the coping stone on our University. But for that there should be no appeal for public subscriptions. It is a Govern iment debt, an establishment charge that will have to be faced. Did Scholar," by the way, get the right sense of the remark that a great difficulty at the University is the excessive amount of individual atten- tion that has to be given to each

student? Were we to understand.) from that, as he did, that students are admitted who are insufficiently grounded? If so, what have the

entrance examiners been doing? Candidates from afar have to pass

certain testa, and local students should not be admitted who cannot pass the same. Are they?

DISPLAY.

In his notes about the new Gov- ernor, the contributor of "Sub Rosa" to-day refers to the dignity and prestige that are supposed to depend on official display. Here in the east," he says. appearances count for much. But this isn't the East. It is the Far East, and there's a difference. That which would impress the crowd in India would leave the Chinese cold. The Chinese have always been too democratic to be unduly impressed by pomp and show, and now that they are queueless Republicans, they would accept even an imperial procession like a mere circus promenade. Durbar displays solemnly affect Indians; they would only amuse Chinese.

FIGURES.

One officer says 85 per cent of the Russians are anti-Bolshevik. Another says 95 per cent. Still another says 75 percent. That's military mathematics, he did not suppose he would ever with a touch of propaganda. Maskee. forget it, it was such an emotional Take the lowest as correct. Why. adventure. He had surprised his should we be reproached for leaving fellow workers that evening by his 75 per cent in the lurch? It 75 can eagerness to get away from the office, for as a rule he did not burry, not lick 25, they are not worth wast He got his easy chair, and his book, ing good British lads on. Col. John Ward, whose talk about our "name and his pipe, and sat on his new stinking" was wired all over the verandah. The magic began right away, and he knew that that which world, has indeed defiled his own nest.

was lost was now found. This was home. Right opposite, through the twisty limbs of a ficus tree, he could ARMS AND AMMUNITION.

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A Chinese passing through from Batavia was this morning charged before Mr. Smith with the unlawty possession of a revolver and 100 rounds of ammunition."

THE VICTORIA THEATRE.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Today's dollar is worth 4.2 3/164.

The s.s. "Pakwo," (Capt. Brath) sailed for Shanghai at 7 a.m., to-day with 700 tons of general cargo.

Thess Teenka." (Capt. Price) arrived from Shanghai yesterday with 3005 tons of general cargo.

To-day's return of Communic able. disease shows two cases of enteric and five of gastro-enteritis..

The S.3.

cargo.

The 5.3. "Teenkai," (Captain Price) sailed for New York at 6 p.m., to-day with 800 tons of general

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The ss. "Kwanglee." (Captain Sangster) sailed for Shanghai at 5 p.m., today with 1,000 tons of general cargo.

The s.s."Tango Maru," (Captain Nishimura) sailed at 11 am, to-day for Melbourne with 400 tons of general cargo..

LOGAL AND GENERAL.

Mr. J. A. Jamieson of Messra. Amald Bros., Canton, has just left the Government Civil Hospital after a long illness, necessitating a vacation at Shanghai and in Japan.

For being in unlawful possession of two pounds of gun shot which, he said, he was taking to his children as a present, a Chinese was fined $10 at the Magistracy, yesterday.

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The Raub Australian Gold Min- ing Co. advise the following output for the four weeks ended 13th inst :---- Bukit Koman: Stone crushed 4,564 tons, gold obtained 1,020 os average per ton 4,194 dwts. Bukit Malacca tained 292 ozs., average per too 1,799 Stone crushed 3,247 tons, gold ob dwts.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 19191

WANTS TO SHIFT THE UNIVERSITY.

OVER TO KOWLOON.

THE HOUSING QUESTION.

OOOD NEWS FOR THOSE IN MILITARY QUARTERS.

In the course of a thoughtful The China Mail learns that the article on the University, the Daily bogey of shortly becoming homeless Fress this morning makes a startling is temporarily deferred for those proposal. It says:*********

civilian families occupying military It will be noticed that of the quarters. In million and a half dollars which it is authorities are allowing one or two fact the military now proposed to expend on the more to occupy quarters on the University practically one-third is to understanding that only short notice be devoted to the erection and will be given.

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the Course ANOTHER OLD BUILDING

COMING DOWN.

Another rumour that has been

A Japanese clerk of the Bank of equipment of new buildings. This This is a boon to many and the Taiwan has reported the loss of a is not, perhaps, a very formidable action of the Military ought to be.

as there is more to and no doubt is, much appreciated. $10,000 between sum, but, Alicorne." (Capt.bag containing

The reason for the respite is that Leonghing) sailed for Pakhoi, at 5 Foochow and Hongkong while he was follow, we think it high time

was settled the new regimént is coming out with. am, today with 150 tons of general a passenger on the "Quinnebaug."that the question

as to whether a mistake was not only one family whereas 50 or 60 The wedding is announced to made in choosing the present site for were anticipated. It rather looks as take place shortly at St. Joseph's the University, and, if so, whether it if the new regiment will be coraposed Church, of Mr. R. M. Austin of far-would not be wise to repair that of very young men.

There is reason to believe that the dine, Matheson & Co., and Miss mistake without further delay. The Margaret Grant Gordon, daughter more capital that is sunk there the quarters can be occupied by civilians of Mr. A. Grant Gordon, one of the more difficult it will be to move till the middle of next year. The s..."Daitoku Maru No. 5,"oldest Scottish residents of the elsewhere. On the mainland, there Having gained this respite it is up (Capt. Mishima) arrived from Keelung Colony.

is ample room for future exten-to the Government to build those yesterday with 1,615 tons of coal for

sions and for providing those small houses or fats.. Hongkong.

facilities for recreation upon the importance of which Dr. Jordan. the Pro Vice-Chancellor, lays stress. One objection: to might cause to the part-time lecturers we suggest is the inconvenience it

though this latter should disappear going the rounds is to the effect that and also to the medical students desirous of “walking the hospitals,"

when Kowloon is provided with a The "Prize Packets," a fine the near future. It is dirted that we have made enquiries from the hospital of its own, as it must be in the old St. Joseph's College, Rabingon Road. has also been sold to Chinese. combination of juvenile artists who there are signs of connection at the when they appeared at the Victoria found necessary to purchase an adja-unable to get any information from charmed Hongkong not long ago University, and al-end it has been director of the College but are Theatre, are once more in our midst.tent property known as Haldon." that source. The building is, we They arrived from Ancy by the s.s. On the island or, at least, on this are informed, the property of the Italian Mission and it is not known "Haibong" this morning after suc part of it-residential property can The A. P. Co's 9.s. "Circe Shell," cessful seasons at Shanghai, Tientsin,ill be spared, and it is probable that yet what will be done with it. We (Capt. Lauchberg) seiled for Shang Peking, and Amoy. They expect to if the Government were to permit the have since learned from another hai at 6am, to-day with a through show here.

sale of the present site the proceeds source that there is no foundation cargo of oil fuel.

would be sufficient to provide for re for the rumour that the building bollding in a district less populous Chinese. The building is being pull- The 9. "Toyo Mars No. 1,"

and more salubrious both from a (Capt. Konomura) arrived from infirmary as the result of being knock physical and moral point of viewed down, we are given to understand, Hongay yesterday with 1,235 tons died down by a passing train. This Nobody would begrudge the gift. for with a view to erecting a larger and coal for Hongkong.

was a McGregor Middleton, who for it would cost the taxpayers nothing, more substantial edifice which when several years lived in a cave amidst while adding to the limited space completed will be handed over to the the rocks and cliffs at Muchals, near available for housing accommodation Italian Convent as an annex. This Aberdeen. He spent much of his in the neighbourhood. Courage, of charitable institution, we are told. time in reading, and was an expert course, is required in order to take has outgrown its considerably large catcher of fish and wild birds. It the step, but still greater courage Premises and expansion is not only wasn't fair of the train to run into will be required later on.

desirable but necessary. The Chris- his cave.

Benson) arrived from Canton at The ss. Sunning (Captain 6.10 am, to-day with 96 tons of general cargo.

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The sa. "Tamon Maru No. (Capt. Mishinomiya) arrived from Keelung yesterday with 1,925 tons of coal for Hongkong.

The s.s. "Loksang." (Captain Simpson) arrived from Hongay yes. terday with a cargo of 1,634 tons of coal for Hongkong.

The s.s. Panting," (Captain Ritchie arrived from Honkohe Bay yesterday with a cargo of 1,000 tons of salt for Hongkong..

The ss. "Hangsang," (Captain Holmwood) sailed for Shanghai via Swatow at 6 am, today with 150 tons of general cargo.

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The s.s. "Haching," (Captain Thomson) sailed for Singapore via Amey at daylight to-day with 700 tons of general cargo.

The ss. "Tsenglee," (Capt. Watanabe) arrived from Chefoo via Weihaiwei yesterday with 1,300 tons of general cargo for Hongkong.

One of the very few Scottish

cave dwellers. has died in Aberdeen

The O.S.K. liner "Hawaii Maru" arrived in Colombo on August 30, in a disabled condition. When she was about 750 miles off Colombo there was a serious breakdown and she had to practically creep to Colombo, She is a twin screw boat, Eut one of the cylinders gave way entirely and she was obliged to come with the aid of only the other. There are over 500 Japanese emigrants on board, who are being conveyed to Brazil. She is being repaired by Messrs. Walker Sons and Co.

There is still a vacant Garter, and rumour assigns it to Earl Beatty of Jutland (as it is supposed his new title will be). During the war Vis- count French became a Knight of St. Patrick, and Sir Douglas Haig a Knight of the Thistle, so it would The ss. "Songma," (Capt. Ber-be in accordance with the fitness of tin) arrived from Haiphong yesterday things if the other leading Order of with 2 European passengers and 141 Knighthood were given to the Com bags of mails. She brought no cargo. mander-in-Chief of the Grand Fleet.

The senior Service, it must be admitted, has not been overloaded Two peerages and with honours. five baronetcies make a small figure in comparison with the seven peer- ages and four baronetcies bestowed upon the chiefs of the Army.

The s.s. "Hanoi," (Capt. Morven) arrived from Haiphong yesterday with 300 tons of general cargo, 8 European passengers and 87 bags of mails.

The 3.5.Kaiping," (Captain Pannier), cleared for Haiphong to-day and is due to sail at 7 am to morrow with 220 tons of general cargo.

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The s.5. Kashing," (Captain Blackburn) arrived froth Newchwang via Da'ny yesterday with 2,500 tons of general cargo of which (500, tons were for Hongkong.

cases

We urge

is.. or will be sold. to

those responsible to show a little of tian Brothers are still in occupation that vision" for which H.E, the of the new building known as St. Officer Administering the Govern Joseph's College annex and situated ment has pleaded. We are glad behind the main building. to see some evidence of it in the acceptance of our suggestion for starting a School of Journalism in connection with Faculty of Arts.

VICTORIA RECREATION

CLUB.

ANNUAL AQUATIC SPORTS.

These are to be held on Thursday Oct. 2 and two following days. The Est of events is thus drawn up:

FIRST DAY.

1 Two lengths Hurdles Handicap. 2 Two lengths Novices Handicap. 3 440 yards Club Championship. 4. Running Header.

5 Ladies' Two Lengths Handicap. 6 Two lengths Handicap. 7 Girls' Two Lengths Handicap: 8 Two lengths Team Race (Six men) Open to any unit, corps or club.

SECOND DAY.

9 Four Lengths Handicap. 10 Two. Lengths Handicap Boys (Boys under 14 years of age). 11 Long Plunge.

12 Two Lengths Handicap Open to Army and Navy (Post entries). 13 Two Lengths Handicap Ladies' (Winners of the 1st. day barred), Two Lengths Handicap Final 14 Two Lengths Handicap Girls' Winners of the 1st day barred). 15 Two Lengths Team Race.

THIRD DAY.

Two Lengths Hurdle Handicap Final.

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CORRESPONDENCE.

-BOOTS-AND ** POISONOUR

REPTILES."

[To the Editor of the “ CHINA MAIL."]

SIR-I am always pleased to be of "En. help to my fellow mortals. quirer" has made a nice calculation of the mileage "Jojo Gutz" has to walk with his boots-bless his mathe- matical head-but unfortunately be shows an utter ignorance of how Police Reservists do their duty- If Enquirer" will call at the cfice of the China Mail he will be directed to me, when he will be shown a pair of black-boots which I purchased 4 years ago for police duty. This will enable him to save much of his hard-earned cash now spent on shoes, provided his feet are normally human,

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"Jojo Gutz ascribes my writing against him to malice. He cannot see that it was done out of pure benevolence,~that FA hic poultice applying swollen-head. Megalomania can be cured in its incipient state, but if allowed to rur. its course, generally ends in Bedlam, and then poor "papa" and mamma." I really refuse to believe that "Jojo" has raised all this fuss and put on his brown-boots on parade, so as to Have chance of telling the public that they" cost hira $17.50.

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16 100 Yards Boys Championship *(Open to bays of 16 and under). 17 220 Yards Club Championship. He also suggests that I can devote

my time to 18 High Dive:

profitable 19 100 Yards Ladies' Championship. pursuit." What pursuit "Jojo"? -Four Lengths Handicap and Entomology I suppose and the send- ..Final.

ing of poisonous reptiles as presents to friends and foes?

Those who live in a glass house should not throw stones.

These heartrending tales of house and flat hunting in Hongkong call to mind the quite different troubles of a man who once lived here. They all want their houses or flats to be in Respectable Road, on the proper level, or at least in Conventional Terrace in the Right Quarter, and that makes it difficult, because so see.

00% of mahy into few won't go, and lets that are

in so frequent over. But this man we are speaking Hongkong. shaggy with small of didn't know that it mattered what trees and bushes, all very soothing his address was, and he lived all and green in the sunshine. It was over the place. Sometimes he had so thrilling that he quite forgot his Portuguese neighbours who made book (which was Hobbes his Levia

work

Mr. J. H. Gardiner appearing for the

The Bombay papers are uttering their

hard than and he very nearly (but not piano έστ its living, and sometimes quite) let his pipe go out. He could defence said that his client knew the

a warning against the present mad .Chinese

who neighbours

see all those little secret places that law, but as he was taking the revolver

speculation on the share market, .versed in that

which it is considered is far worse that sunshine shows up on massed foliage, right through with him to Swatow, makes you think they are angry doorways to leafy grottoes where he thought it would be allowed.

than its historic prototype of the The s.s. Kaiping." (Capt. Pan-sixties and presents ominous dangers when they are not, and these things the driads. play. There is always Disturbances were going on at the to him made no difference. Only he the chance that one of them will present time up there and he would nier) arrived from Haiphong yester to the industrial future of India. knew there was something awanting, peep forth a moment, laughing and need it for protection. Mr. Gardiner day with 280 tons of general cargo During the last few months new and that if he could find out what it showing dazzling teeth. The birds asked his Worship for a lenient fine. and 1 bag and 1 basket of mails for companies have been springing up was he would find contentment, go in to watch them, and come out truth in the man's story, as he had

Inspector Boulger-There is some Hongkong,

by the score, and there is no sign of which is the poor man's bank, and chuckling and all aflutter.

the crop falling. Many of them the manager of it very easy in the he sat

are probably very sound commercial there, and smoked, possession of some Dutch money. matter of overdrafts. Of course he while the

His Worship imposed a fine of $50

concerns, but the orgy of gambling going lived also in the city, right in the dowa. He says there was that and ordered the arms and ammuni-

which has followed in their train has bean amazing.

In many central district, and still be could peculiar throbbing hum as of a great tion, to be confiscated. not feel at home. This was queer, dynamo, more a feeling than a noise,

business has been done in shates because he greatly admired Hong and threaded in it like a pattern a

before the prospectus has been issued kong, and he had what they silvery fluting that he knew at once

The Treasurer of the Society of and shares are at premium before the nowadays call a Cooshy Job. More for the pipes of Pan. Fancy having

St. Vincent de Paul begs, to acknow⚫ vaguest details are knowa. The -over his liver was behaving itself.

Pan for a neighbour. What stupen-

ledge. most thankfully, the receipt | Times of India points out that the A FINE PROGRAMME. of $30 toward the funda of the real evil of this speculation lies not . Once he bought a clock because it dous luck. There are actually some

Society from an anonymous donor. so much in the possible rain of a few had a strong, slow tick, and he respectable people who have not theheard that Pan lives here in Hong thought it might remind him

Little Mary Sunshine" can weep,

foolish gamblers as in the effect on grandfather clock in his old home in kong. The foliage darkened as the weep real, bitter tears, too. Admirera The s.$. "Haihong," (Captain the industrial future of the country. the country, with whose pompous sun sank, and the bushes on the ridge of Baby Marie Osborne, the Pathe Evans) arrived from Swatow, Amoy and Foochow at 7 am today with count of Time all the really happy itselt were silhouetted against a sort screen star, will be pleasantly sur

An exciting affair occurred on evenings of his life seemed somehow of golden halo, The halo paled, prised by the strong empotional role 400 tons of general cargo and mails.

September, 2 at Dharamtala Post and was not, associated in his retrospections. It faded,

dying in which this little girl appears in She brought 20 European passengers: Office, Calcutta, owing, it is said, to certainly helped for a while. He away like a melody, "and the her new play." The Voice of Destiny."

The organ recital at St. John's would sit down with his back to it, hill itself became a black patch in a It is a thrilling drama and far and The s.s." Thongwe." (Captain some disagreement over a money

There is a tumour that the Spanish and read one of the old books, and vast purple shadow. He was smiling above anything that has been pre Carey) arrived from London via order. It appears that a lady named Cathedral was well attended last prate winding lane-of-years, and him and told him dinner was ready. the leading part: "The Voice of 50 tons of general cargo and 23 days ago against the Post Office (organist) and Mr. A. E. Parne to Chinese and it is understood that presto! he was back af the other end when they turned up the light behind viously offered with Baby Marie in Singapore at 7.15 am today with Misa. Coombes brought a charge of evening. A well chosen programme Procuration Building and the grounds assault and theft of jewellery ten was presented by Mr. J. W. White upon which it stands have been sold happy for the while.

Evening after evening he sat there, Destiny" comes to the Victoria bags of mails for Hongkong. She

reports the death of one lascar from officials on their refusing to deliver soloist). At the conclusion, a collec the new owners are contemplating But that was what they now call marking the jolly changes of the Theatre for three days, starting to

pneumonia on the voyage. The to her a money order, which was tion was taken in aid of the Organ the erection of semi-European houses camouflage, and it never really lasts. marching seasons, and felt at last night.

remains were buried at sea.

payable to her, unless she was identiFund and amounted to $58.11.

on the site. Facts beat against dreams like hail, that for sure

fed by some responsible person. The following was the pro- stones against a window pane, and a man simply must raise his eyes

Though the War Offles frowns The charge proved to be à false one, grammes sometimes.

on the practice, the wearing of medal and out of revenge she presented Festival Prelude on "Eh, Feste

herself at the Dharamtala Post Office Burg" (W. Faulkers) THE UNIVERSITY APPEAL and order ribbons with civilian armed with the leg of a toilet table Romance in D Fiat (Lemare) clothes is growing rapidly. It is a

AND THE FRIVOLLERS. An American sailor named Gidday harmless vanity, extensively indulged which had a nail driven into it or Solo, "How many hired servants" was before Mr. Lindsell this morning in most European countries. But, one side, and on the authorities again (Frodigal Son" (Sullivan)) charged with behaving in a disorder-vanity apart, another feeling which refusing to pay to her the sum in

MR. AE PANNE. ly manner, at Wanchal last night. prompts the average wearer is his dispute she is alleged to have struck Requiem Aeternam ...(B. Harwood.) Iteppeared-that-he-went-into-avery natural desire that he shall not the Deputy Postmaster on the temple Toe Poems for Organ, "YasuaYE Japanese curlo shop and took away be regarded, now that we have re-with this weapon, rendering him Polvana (Hargey Gaul) some brass ornaments and plates.turned to prare conditions, as one of unconscious. The police arrested S-My he in the Everlast A correspondent of our leading when the shopkeeper asked him to those who escaped the meshes of the Miss Coombes. The injured man) ~15"P" Dachter of Jairus") morning contemporary wanis а

pay, he refused and struck him. De recruiters net Every man who was removed, to the hospital, where "regulation" prohibiting junks and fendant denied the assault. His Wor wears a medal ribben virtually chail he remains under treatment. H sampans from anchoring, and espe ship fined him $20, $5 to be the enges the man who does not. The will be a brave man who marries Allegres in E Flat cially discharging and loading cargo, compensation paid to the shopkeeper practice is likely to spread.

The trouble was quite simple, so simple that when by a fuke of imagination he discovered it he laughed. All his life he had been used to an environment of trees. Terough the eres of all his.houses, he had been accustomed to see bratches and twigs and foliage fret ting the sky. Now praise be to Providence there are trees in Hong kong. He instructed his servants 10 find him a home, and his only stipula. tion-wea there must be some sort of

Home is the sailor, home from

the sea,

And the hunter is home from

the bill

But

Thus in Hongkong was one man's "housing problem' solved. that, naturally, was some time ago.

SUGGESTED REGULATION,"

AMERICAN SAILOR IN TROUBLE.

this Mias

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20 100 Yards Club Championship, 21 Ladies' Nomination. 22 Ladies" Consolation (Two Lengths) Winners this season * "barred.

23 Water Polo. Entrance close on Saturday the 27th September.

ORGAN RECITAL.

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Stainer.)

AMPA. 8. PAINS.

(Mr. Wolstenholne.)

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Yours etc.

JOHN KESTREL

COMING CONTRIBUTION - TO HOUSING" ACCOMMODATION?

How many dollars did Mr. Severa ask for on behalf of the University 2. -£ns five and five-noughte

I guess they can put mis down for one of the noughts.

That's not right. You shop'd say one five and five oughts," and one. of the oughts is yours.,

You really ought.