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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 101

PRESENTATION OF MEDALS.

INDIAN WARRIORS

DECORATED.

of the trick of jeering, and we do not want them discouraged, his effort has fluttered gently down from desk. to W.PB, that bourne from which no manuscript ever returns. In the course of his invocation, he denies that he is a poet. We do not recollect A young girl was knocked down A Macao correspondent, a friend accusing him of that. He is an by a motor car in Queen's Road on made by the Ching Mail reporter on atrabilicus versifier-nothing more..

| Sunday and was seriously injured. the occasion of the recent visit to Macao, in connection with the Dock

H. E. Major-General F. Ventris. Bishop Lander and Mrs. Lander Co. case, writes-Since your visit to

CB, General Officer Commanding are expected to return to the Colony Macao, I was unable to write owing the Forces) presented at Gun Club | SOVEREIGN.factor of the point of by the "Empress of Russia" about | to presqure of work, but as it is bet· Hill, Kowloon, at 10 a.m., yesterday,

October 25,

ter late than never, I take this othe Distinguished Conduct and Long portunity to enquire after your health Service Medals to the following A meeting of the Sanitary Board and also to keep my promise to give officers and non-commissioned officers was held yesterday afternoon. There you, from time to time, some news of the Hongkong Singapore Battalion is nothing. to report. The business of Macao. First of all I was of a purely formal nature.

R.G.A., for good work in the battle Macao feld and for long and loyal service

with the unit:-

Nothing illustrates more THE the significance

view than the exchange values of the English sovereign. The pessimist points to the fact that in

EQUALITY,

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His Excellency the Governor has consented to become Hon. President of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in succession to Sir Henry May.

must tell

you that

Singh.

appreciates your paper's enterprise in giving its readers not only all the news of Hongkong. but in golag to

Distinguished Conduct. Medals: the expense of sending a representative Chajja Singh, and Havildar Kishen Jemadar Fattch Singh, Havildar to report important happenings in the sister port. Yours is, I think, the first, shall I say, official visit which a Hongkong newspaperman has made to Macao and the papers here made the most favourable comment on the spirit of enterprise which prompted. your paper in its latest moye. The China Mail is now very much sought after in Macao, and this thanks to

Long Service and Good Conduct. Medals: Jemadar Khushi Mohamed, Havlidar Majer Jewan Khan and Nafck Ezman Khan.

America the sovereign is worth only about four dollars and thirty cents. The 'optimist calls attention to the fact that in France it is worth about 33 francs instead of the pre-war 25.

Talking about equality as between man and man, there is a passage in a Henry Sidgwick essay which makes alt clear, "If normal humar strife is due not merely to colliding Interests, but to conflicting views of rights, it would seem that we might hope to reduce its worst effects to a sporadic and occasional evil, if we could only find and make Last week's communicable dis clear the true deânition of the rights ease was two cases of cholera, two of your publishing of that little note | Battery, H. K. S. R. G. A. This In question. For though the interests. enteric, and nine of gastro-enteritis. about the latest scandal which was officer, at the time the senior Havildar of all individuals, classes, and nations To-day's return shows one case of the talk of Macao at the time of your of his section, on the 24th December visit-namely the little unpleasant 1916, at the battle of Maahdaba on are not harmonious, their rights are. Now, isn't that fine? In talk-

episode between the Bank manager ing politics, which do you keep in

and his two clerks. Ever since that, the border of Egypt and Palestine, view, interests or rights.?

the China Mail became a hot favourite rendered valuable assistance by his with the public of Macao and it good work and example he set

the men' of his section." Introduced has now been

JAMES WATT.

The caddy of the Royal Hong kong Golf Club charged with being a member of an unlawful society, was this morning sentenced to 6 weeks hard labour. |

gastro-enteritis.

An "At Home" is being held at the Club Lusitano, on October 21 in celebration of the sixth anniver More iconociasm: Theysary of the "Associacao Portuguesa could not celebrate the de Socorros. Mutuos," centenary Df James Watt, the hero of the tea-kettle story, without discovering that he did not invent the steam engine. He only improved the New. comen engine by inventing the con- denser. If Shakespeare didn't write his own plays, if Alfred didn't burn the cakes, if Arthur was a myth, and the steam engine didn't come from the steam lifting the lid of Watt's

kettle, what's the use?'

WATTS.

Mr. Denman Fuller, writing from Llandudno on August 13, states that he is feeling fairly fit but has still to be very careful. It is impossible to obtain a passage back to the Colony till April.

The war set good: men ANOTHER talking afresh of the Inspector Watt of the Police has need for a drawing to been successful in effecting the arrest gether of the churches. of a Chinese who is alleged to have But they are not yet all agreed, murdered an old man in the country, At a meeting of the English and is wanted by the Chinese Church Union at Weston Favell, authorities: Northampton, the Rev. T. L. Watts, vicar of St. Mary's, Wellingboro,

into

very

Here are the records published in the London Gazette when the announcement of the awards was made:-

Jemadar Fatteh Singh, Mountain,

Havildar Chaija Singh, Mountala the Macao Club where everyone who reads it many of them Battery, H.KS RGA "When in The winning numbers of the high officials-pronounce

action at Dukku, near Jerusalem, on articles raffed by Victoria Branch of favourable verdicts about its fearless the 27th of November 1917, the hill the Ministering League are as and straightforward style. They all on which his section was in action follows:-Lingerie No. 3: Picture say that that is the proper and only was attacked by the enemy in force, No. 20; Tea cloth No. 17..

way to run a newspaper a people's and the position had to be eventually paper Many people in Macao are abandoned. This necessitated the already thinking of writing to your withdrawal of the guns in difficult paper to air certain of their griev-country, under trying conditions. withdrawal his ances, but hesitate to do so because Throughout the they do not know how your editor gallantry, coolness and good example would take it. If your editor could were conspicuous." only be persuaded to take more in- Havildar Kishen Singh. Mountain- terest in the doings of Macao, I as- Battery, H.K.S. R.G.A. "When, in sure you that you will soon not only action at Amman, Western Palestine. be the Hongkong people's paper but on the 28th of March 1915, the Indian officer of his section, was Macao's as well.”

After speaking about how he wounded, be took this officer's place enjoyed himself on the occasion of as Section Officer, though wounded the 9th anniversary of the Republic bimself, and performed his duties and other odds and ends, including thoroughly and capably. By his A Service Man complains of the a very interesting description of a cheerfulness he was an excellent denounced the "audacity and effron-cold, frozen, stern look" with which shooting expedition which resulted example to the men of his section, tery of dissenting ministers occupy Hongkong civilians too often greet in his bagging 24 brace of snipe, and greatly helped to the success of ing Church pulpits. "Personally be him and bis fellows. He forgets that the Ching Mail a few days ago, an

our friend proceeds: "I noticed in its action." would declare himself out of com Jack and Tommy are only heroes announcement that the cable be Battery, H.K.S. R.G.A. This Indian munion with those clergy who per- when there's a war on. 'Looks of mitted such scandalous practices." pleasure, welcome, recognition"

tween Hongkong and Macao has officer enlisted as a gunner in 1899 Dean Inge, when he said that human scratched up when they feel they been broken and that telegraphic was promoted Favilcar in 1908 nature had not changed much since need defenders. However, this hint don know if you would be interest 1st grade in 1917, his total service †service is perforce suspended. Havildar Major in 1915, and Jemadar the Stone Age, may have had this may procure a friendly smile or two ed with what I am going to say, in the HK.S. R.G.A. being 20 years Mr. Watts in mind.

giving it for what it is and 7 months up to date of award. An interesting personality passed worth. Businessmen in Macao, the He served with the Mountain Bat masters of the people away in Bangkok on September 22 People who are really making it pro tery, HKS. RG.A., in Palestine. PLAGUES? went out, and their off in Capt. C. L. Jorgensen, a retired between here and Hongkong by the Medal awarded in recognition of his fitable to keep the telegraphic service Long Service and Good Conduct Leah Friedlewski...of Lodz, all Succession of Substituted Power to the people saying, Get you ama [age. He first went to Bangkok fifty sending of business cables, are very long and loyal service in the H.K.S.

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The China

Crowns their Interregnum; but Ori. ginal Power endures to the same Eternity the World endures to. And while there is People, there may be a Legal Authority Delegated, though

were at an end,"

KEEP YOUR HEAD,

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all

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And the military task.

for them..

are

cers, and they spake Danish master, who was 75 years of ments. They gat them armaments, years ago, became successively mate A Greek

and again armaments, yet not ought and captain, and as master of a big author,

of their work was diminished. And barque sailed between Bangkok and Euphorion of Chalcis, quoted by

the people gathered stubble China ports for a number of years. Athen- acus, teils us that at instead of straw. Yet their hearts He was subsequently in the Siamese Rome it was customary to advertise were hardened, and they refused to Navy and the Harbour Department. for men who would consent to be let war go, and feered at the League beheaded with an axe in considera- of Nations. And the Lord sent signs tion of receiving a sum of five minge, and wonders. He sent a plague of or about £20 of our money, to be famine, and a plague of Bolshevism, paid after their death to their heirs. and a plague of strikes yet were the Apparently there was no lack of people stubborn, and would not let

And the end is not yet. applicants for this hard-earned war go. bounty; for we are informed (says

J. G. Frazer) that several candidates would often compete for the pri- vilege. Strange, that in these profi-

ail.teering days there are men who will

argue (and lose their heads) for

* YAUTM, JUSTICE, PUBLIO SERVICE. nothing at all.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 15, 1319.

GOD'S BEES

ADVERSARIA.

One Sunday there was an invitation to see some

flowers in a garden at the Peak. Indeed and indeed they were beautiful, and this was admitted. The owner of the garden took it as a compliment to himself. Such is man., Now it so happened .that the bees were busy. From bloom to bloom the busy creatures hastened, and the hum of them seemed to be

"EN VOYAGE SANS LIVRE."

NAUGHTY BOYS.

DEFENCE OF THE TROUBLESOME CHILD.

The China Aderliser, a new

At the Summary Court, to day,

All recognize that

The ordinary boy... is like the the bearing was continued of the case in which Mr. J. M. P. da Silva, a sea voyage leads curate's egg, 'excellent in parts" ་ ་ ་

he must be a source of considerable broker, claimed from Mr. L. V. F. easy acquain- tance and some anxiety to his natural guardians," says Ribeiro, broker, the sum of $404.52, times fast friendships. It is a com-

Dr. Courtenay Dunn in "The Natural monplace of conversation. It is re- History of the Child." Parents who

to

but I

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Jemadar Khushi Mohd, Mountain

OUR LOCAL POETS.

BE CHEERFUL.

Don't look so sad,

le hurts those who s00, Chauk it, look glad, And pleamt, and free. Those whom you meet May be feeling And needing a rodio, Jis give them & " pik,” Smile, and lock jonic. Cust way side, Help all you car O'er life's rough tiła,, And act like a man. Your He will be happy. The heartful and glad Beuze you've made lighte

A life which was sad. When spoken to, Don't grotate, and fret, Or luck black, or blue With stern fae met. Clive them a welcome, Show your true life,

Say whas your meth And cause not strife.

Be cheerful, and snille, And kindle love's flame, All is worth while To uphold your name. Some need your presenos Through life's pathway, So give them a hand And show air play. Open your heart,

Be truthful, and fruak, It's not a meat 15. Then others will thank You for a like very full, So make the most Of i shot life here, Be proud, to boost

A heart full of cheer. Be firm, and straight, Never cause a doubt, Don't argue on fate. Or throw als about. Once said, bever recalled Are woals of bate

spite, of slur; Make no man great, But a thoughtless cur." Don't give up hope Bus push along.

Don't stop to mope O'er things done wrong. Aim higher each time Survive all tests, Keep jogging ahead, Let all be "hosts"-- And--“failings "—bo dead.

-SLONEY C. ELCOMBI

(M)R.N.

TANGLIN BARRACKS FIRE.

MANCHESTER OFFICERS WHO

LOST ALL EFFECTS.

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The fire in the officers mess at Tanglin Barracks in the early hours of Wednesday morning. (Oct. 1) was the cause of serious loss to the mese fund and individual members in addition to the loss involved in the destruction of the building and furni ture. The latter, is estimated at about

Left.

The billiard room, ante

Lieut. Fawkes, the mess president,

garded as quite natural. The passen- regard the naughtiness of their own tion by Mr. Lo, Mr. da Silva said: gentleman I know, a member of the Mountain Battery had 1 D.S.O., 4 the bar, and spread so quickly that

gera on a ship are literally "in the same boat" and as are drawn together. But how many of us recognize that life is a voyage, and all those we meet are fellow passengers?

boys as something quite out of the ordinary may worry less if they realize that naughtiness in one form or another is a more or less essential part of the natural make up" of

way the Macao Government views indignant at the devil may care"R.G.A.

Havildar Major Jewan Khan the situation. Eqquiries made at the Mountain Battery, H.K.S. R.G.A. Telegraph Office as to when the This Indian N.C.O. enlisted as a gun cable service will be resumed, elicit ner in 1899, was promoted Havildar the matter of fact reply that nothing in 1910 and Havildar Major in 1916, could be done until the cableship, his total service in the H.K.S. R.G.A which is at present busy elsewhere, being 20 years and 6 months up to $9,000. newspaper published at Tientsin bying the cable. How long will it Mountain Battery H.KS R.G.A. in officers rooms with all their co- is free to undertake the job of repair date of award. He served with the room and dining rooms and mine Japanese, in English, is being freely be before the cableship will be free? Palestine Long Service and Good tents, were burnt out. The loss to distributed locally. If it is meant Two weeks, two months or two years? Conduct Medal awarded in recogni. the mess fund is estimated at $1,000, for propaganda purposes, Editor the meantime business must betion of his long and loyal service in and included about $700 in notes Matsumura should use a little more transacted through the slow postal the H.K.S. RG.A. camouflage. He is too candid in his

service of through the still slower Naick Ezman Khan, Mountain paid in by officers who have recently contempt for the Chinese. He says channel--the Chinsan telegraph,office Battery, K.S. R.G.A.This Indian

the Chinese are afraid of rain-they whics is two hours from Macan by N.CO. enlisted as a gunner in 1899, and Lieut. Boumphrey lost all their would even stop fighting wher, it post and then the telegram is kept and was promoted Naick in 1917 effects and Lieut. Carter had only commences to pour."

there and transmitted to Hongkong his total service in the HS. R.G.A. two cases saved. All the belongings at the official's leisure. One is real-being 20 years and 4 months up of Sergt. Goodman, the mess ser- ly lucky if he succeeds in getting a to date of award. He served with geant, which he had been getting telegram through to Hongkong from the Mountain Battery, HK.S. R.G.A together during the last four years, in Palestine. Long service and good were also destroyed. The Garrison Chinsan in three hours.

"You will perhaps be asking your conduct medal awarded in recogni Golf Club Law

cup, which Kad self how the Macao Government can tion of his long and loyal service in just been won by Colonel Bell, was in and Mr. Ribeiro counter-claimed be held to blame for this state of the H.KS. R.G.A.

the mess and went west with the During its took of duty in the rest. $203. 84. During his cross-examina affairs. Well, here it is: A certain

Egyptian Expeditionary Force, the The fire appears to have started in "Broiters always trust each other. If Council here, has approached the there was no trust there would be Harbour Master with the request to Military Crosses, 10 D.C. Medals, those sleeping in the building had help hasten the resumption of the 6 Military Medals, 1 Meritorious barely time to get out without stop- no business."

telegraphic service by co-operating Service Medal, 1 Russian Medal: ping to save much. The only rooms It may not be generally known with the Telegraph Company and St. George, 1 Serbian Medal, 1 Indian saved were the two occupied by DS.M. and 8 mentions come to the Colonel Ashworth and two others any boy worthy the game-the great that Sir Reginald Stubbs is a great place at its disposal the two An old fable tells of a thing is for those in command to lover of animals. He was President Government tugs from which the British and Indian Officers, as well as adjoining. tiger. The affectionate to act in a rational manner where very active part in the proceedings Harbour Master either thought it the excellent work done in Egypt man who had a tame realize things for what they are and of the Ceylon S.P.C.A. and he took a repairs could be carried out, but to British and Indian in other ranks has met with a refusal. The of the unit. This was solely due to beast Bcked his hand boys' faults are concerned one day, till its rough tongue chafed the skin, and drew blood." It tasted the blood. The Government at Home of morality of children...we Sir Reginald with a souvenir consist trouble. In any case, he did not has tasted blood. It has learned to should compare the schoolmaster's, ing of a bullock cart and bulls made think it his duty to attend to the spend millions as it once spent

the parents, and the child's views of brass. The presentation was made convenience of the Macao public. IE thousands. And it has learned the of the most frequent faults of child on September 18 at Queen's House, your editor could see his way to trick of the fat. Instead of opening hood." The difference between such Colombo, where Sir Reginald was a publish some comment on the subject

For to-morrow's meeting it might help. considerably towards all the ports, and letting in supplies views will soon show the need guest.

bringing the matter to a head. He Orders of the day are: freely, and bringing down prices, it for reserving judgment in cases of

would not only be doing a service to Hon. Colonial Secretary. First last five years and it will not be long is maintaining an artificial scarcity naughty boys, until we are clear by keeping up war time restrictions as to the cause of the naughtiness.

the public of Macao but also to the reading of a Bill intituled An before the fact forces itself upon the So touchy is a certain and flirting with "Tariff Reform." Many boys copy their naughtiness

TYPHOON WARNING.

Hongkong public, who, I feel sure, Ordinance to apply a sum of not attention of the world. The develop sort of patriot that at This plays into the hands of profiteers from adults: some boys tell false.

are as anxious as we are here, that exceeding Eleven milliar one hundred ment of the wearing of finer-grade two cotton goods, and of woolen goods, the service should be resumed as hundred and twenty-six Dollars to

and seventy-three thousand first breath of and keeps up prices. If the man hoods because their brains "fail ut.

The telegram quoted below was soon as possible."

sa well as the manufacture of paper, criticism he cries "Bol doesn't kill the tiger, the tiger will terly to separate truth from fiction" shevism." As for me, kill the man. It has tasted blood.

owing to a strong imagination again,

received at the U.S. Consulate from The writer concludes with the anthe Public Service of the year 1920. soap, boots, and so forth, has pro- he says funconscious of his resem-

the naughtiness of boys who won't the Manila Observatory at 9 am-nouncement that a meeting of the reading of the Bill intituled An bulk of-such manufacture so far in in Hon. Attorney General, Second greased in a wonderful way. The blance to the Pharisee) I say, 'My

October 15.

Governing Body at Macao will be Ordinance to consolidate and amend small establishments, depending.al. N. Lat, moving W.N.W. country, right or wrong." One asks

Typhoon 123 deg. E. Long. 11 deg. held this afternoon (October 15) to the law relating to Places of Fublic if it is certain that he realizes what

consider an application made by the" is his country. Is Bumble of his

1. p.m. October" 15.

opium farmers to reduce the mono-Entertainment (will not be proceeded

with at this meeting). country?, la the dishonest official of

Typhoon Long, 120° E. Lat..12° N. boly on the drug by over 8 lakhs of the Air Service scandal his country

dollars a year. This, of course, man? Is the conspicuous nepotist

would mean a heavy loss of revenue his countryman? Good old Daniel

He promises to write us about it as Defce in 1703 told Parliament some

soon as the meeting is over and the home truths. "If you Dissolved," he

id for you are not Immortal; or if have spent Jou are Deceived, for you are not Infallible; 'twas never yet supposed, till very lately, that all Power dies with you. You may Die, but the People remain; you may be Dissolved, and all immediate Right may cease Fewer may have. its Intervals and

part of the beauty of the day. Colour and scent and the humming of bees, on a sunny morning with a pleasant breeze blowing. You can imagine it. "So," murmured the Bolshevik, "God's own bees break the Sabbath." Now, was there anything very wrong in that? Yet he has never been invited there again.

SEDITION the

FREE TRADE

We would rather see the RUSSIA Russians, who were the NOT WORTH first to start in the - world war and the first

IT.

to "rar" in it, behave and even end like the Kilkenny cats, than waste one more Brideh Jack or Tommy on them. This is to say nothing of the nearly seventy millions sterling we

armistice.

MORE

of the Society. In appreciation of adults is by no means the standard members of the Committee presented did not care to take unnecessary

"The standard of morality of his services to the Society; the Was not bis duty to assist or and Palestine.

learn certain lessons may be the teacher's fault. Always seek the cause of a boy's naughtiness" before dealing out punishment.

After all, there is not much need for parents to worry about boys who moving W. are merely naughty, for Dr. Court- enay Dunn declares that "the ma- jority of men, who have attained world-wide recognition for their pre H.M.S. "KENT" FOR SALE decision is made known.

on them since the eminence in one or other walk of life, barring gaolbirdiam, have in their early days reputedly borne the

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SUNSHINE AND COMMON

SENSE.

the

CHINA'S TEXTILE

MANUFACTURES.

According to Messrs. Noel, Murray, and Co., of Shanghai, who ought to know, the Chinese have shown remarkable activity in the improve- ment of their cotton industry in the

most entirely upon hand labour, but the output in the aggregate is of very great importance, and is in some cases gradually supplanting Euro- pean, American, and Japanese goods; especially Japanese: Manchester wil not be, much alarmed, however, at the competition of hand-made goods. ("Manchester Guardian”).

DONT doctor your blood for rheuma-

AN AID TO DIGESTION. tiam. Use an external application Francisco Benedict comes characters of being naughty boys reporter this morning, elicit the fact

Enquiries made by a China Mait CHILDREN'S COLDS,

of Chamberlain's Pain

weight the stomach af er ont- again with another of his

Wellington, Napoleon, Darwin, that B.Misering, elicit the fact WHY los the chil-iren raak their little syrit till get you up and out into the Wwe, ou bure Bill is a

bodies in such a distressing man-sunshine, then Nature will restore the ing you may know that yo hive enten FORTRY. blank verse poems, ad. Newton, and Nansen were young by public auction, but is to be offered her when you can do easily cure their rich red blood to your veins and son too much, and should take me of Cha poets. But as he cannot cure himself idle and inattentive young rascals."

dressed to the Hongkong gentlemen bearing the characters of for sale, privately, by the Naval colds with bottle at Chamberists' rid the system of this troublesome din-berlain's Tablets to aid your digelan

Authorities. Tenders are invited. - Cough Remedy For sale by all 3 For sale by all Chemists and For sale by all Cheminte Bad, Bor

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Storskeopers.

keepers.