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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26,--1919,

THE WEEK'S CHAT.

WHERE WERE THE POLICE?

Agnin the pestion arises: Are we sufficiently policed?

This query does not cast any shot

COMMERCIAL CON FERENCE AT SHANGHAI

SIR JOHN JORDAN TO OPEN IT.

J

Sir John Jordan, K.CB, K.CM.G.,

GET THE AIR MAILS STARTED.

A SUGGESTED SCRECE,

It is to be regretted that no de-

THE

CHINA MAIL.

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

THE GIST OF IT.

Dr. George Ernest Aubrey is ap- Pointed a member of the Midwifery

The official notice describes t: as Board during Dr. Gibson's absence.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS,

SPECIAL NOTICE.

RS. SADIE FIRE will exhibit the Intest Creations from New

upon the morality or otherwise off GCLE,, H. M. Minister to Pekinfinite, clean-cut policy has been laid the Midwives Board, bat as that York. Ladies Evening Gowns One

arrive in Shanghai early next

of a certain father humorous in-month for the purpose of open distinguished from war flying, be

the first conference of British Cham-

cident which is said to have occurred bers of Commerce in China, beginn yond the offer of State prizes for Penk sick a few days ago.

ing on Wednesday November 5. Insafe machines, and in the absence of Imagine a perfectly respectable addition to opening the Conference, this policy I suggest the scheme married couple, sleeping soundly Sir John will be the guest of the which follows, writes an Engineer under the root of a very big build-China Association to dinner on

Officer. Some truisms must be first ing. Beeling as safe as it is possible

stated: to feel under the combined duence na pathetic cortidence in the police and the knowledge that a scream for help would result in a mush of will ing helpos. Imagine this happy state midely shattered, when the forua ball section of the partner, ship woke to find an uninvited guest climbing through the window.

From accounts, and there am many, the couple appear to have followed the line of least resistance, she, perhaps afraid to wake bin and subject him to the dangers of mur. Beruas onslaught, he, we presume heavy sleeper.

Pho, bright eyed, terrified, ball paralyzed with fear, watched the inrnder help himself to such goods as he could comfortably necom- molate about his person til at last be made a graceful retreat. Now

Thursday, November 6, and of the Union Club to tiffin on the following Saturday and of the British Chamber of Commerce to dinner the same evening.

1. There are many large aircraft firms in existence, and they cannot carry on unless orders come in.

2. The war is over, and another This visit of Sir John's to Shang-war of similar size is unlikely for a hal to open the first conference of considerable period.. British Chambers of Commerce ever 3. Flight is too expensive to be held in China will also probably be used as a means of human transport, his last visit to this part before he except in a few exceptional cases. goes home next year and it is, the hope of those in charge of the arrangements that he shall be given as good a reception as possible and that members of the British Chamber of Commerce will all do their best to attend the Conference. The latter

will be open to all members of the British Chamber in addition to the from the various British Chambers delegates, but only the delegates

throughout China will take part in

the discussions.

4. The only paying load for dying machines, broadly speaking, consists of mail (letters, special newspapers, and the like).

5. It is essential to maintain im- portant aircraft firms in being.

6. It is essential to maintain the

we have taken the liberty of thaking etc., etc. One week only. 15th October a slight alteration.]

to Bad November, King Edward Hotel Room 42,

Hongkong, October 25, 1919.

ter look up the decree of June 2. It's Passengers going to Peru kad bet

in the Gazette.

If you are yearning to trade with

how. Arabia, notification No. 501 tells you

The Licensing Sessions on Nov. 7 will have 19 applications before them. that seems to be the whole lot.

Except for the information that the poet Swinburne died on April 4, 1909, there is nothing else of interest in this week's Gazette. The editor at must really buck up his contributors.

WHOSE BEER?

COAL-COOLIE WITH S DOZ. BOTTLES.

Why

A coal-coolbe Royal Air Force at proper strength.

this morning Taking all the above truisms to charged before Mr. B. E. Lindreli scheme that shall provide a commerce of beer containing sight dozen gether, one has to devise some with the unlawful possession of two cial demand in peace time for the bottles, in Chater Road. most efficient machines Governmen: Defendant said he was engaged to the domes of silence were remoted held it. H. M. Supreme Court, and general supervision, will be rear by a man unknown to him.

The Conference, which wil be assistance. in the shape of money entry the cases outside the Naval and shrieks reat the air, the waken kindly placed at its disposal bycessary in the first place, but the v husband rushed for assistance and his Honour Judge Sir Havilland de money spent should represent only Perceelal in arousing a Chinese ser- Sausmarez, will commerce at 10 sunk capital for a short time. When vant and together they pure chase. am, on November 5, under the one mail service can be demonstrated around the winding paths, of the chairmanship of Mr. H. A. J. as a practicable business matter by Penk It was a great cinee full ofMacray, acting chairman of the at least one year's experience then who engaged you?

Flo Wonhip: What about the romance-thrills, the race was to the British Chamber of Commerce in starting of many mail service should starter. The nice little nooks, gut Shanghai, and after the passing of be simple. I propose that an experi- He told me to take up the cases Defandam; I don't know the man. tens, vines, and sudden drops resolutions of a formal and generalment should be undertaken by and go along first, and to was to favoured the fugitive.

character the Conference will go Government Committee on these follow later, irto committee, Mr. H. H. Fox, lices-

C. M. G., H. M. Commercial Counsel-

2. A route should be selected noti

His Worship: Where to? ·

take the cases somewhere near the Defendant: I was insimesed to

Central Market.

His Worship: You can't find him? Defendant: How can? I am only

No police were encountered and when at last the hunters retraced their weary footsteps their search for lor of Legation, presiding. The less than 500 miles in length. Exeter-fa. coal-ecolic. # policeman proved futile.

remaining three sessions as the Lendon-Newcastle Glasgow is sug-Inspector Cashman: i don't think Telephonic communication with programme is at present arranged-gested as a suitable route. the Peale Palice nest morning is said will be set aside for dealing with 2. A day and night service of he was met by the Police, he said the man is geting innocently. When to have produced the following trite resolutions vital to British interests aeroplanes should be kept going on he was tired and he put down the reply: I suppose they sleep, within the Far East to be moved by this route for one year, under super cases on the ground. Immediately their window open!"

delegates from the Hongkong, vision by a committee containing he wid to n away. Quite a useful remark for the Tientsin, Feking and Shanghai representatives from the Post Office. perlicet

Chambers. This part of the agenda Air Ministry. Royal Aero Club, and did you want to run away when the His Worship ito defendant): Why May we not sleep with oper win is expected to last three sessions Society of British Aeroplane Con-Police met you? dows on the Peuk? Is the district November 5, 2.30 p.m. to 5 p.m.:tructors. so lawless, that a man must put up November 6, 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. bars and keep & fonded revolver and 2.30 p.m. to 5 pm. under his pillow. Why, we might he living in an atencephere of 0.then be held on Friday at which to be given by the Committee in ac- Henry! frightfully thrilling and Mr. Fox, as chairman of the concordance with the actual perform- drumatic, what! Rad very nice inference in committee, wil report

the results of the discussions to the ance shown by the trials.

Defendant: Yes, because the maa 3. Machines to be entered by their had not come up ret. A meeting of the Conference will manufacturers under an agreement regarding performance, and marks

the peges of fiction, but hardly the chairman of the Conference, when sort of thing for a humdrum defly any member of the Shanghai or existence in a hot climate.

Inquiries elicited the information other chambers represented will be alias this barglar his recently visited Chairman will then move a resolution at liberty to ask questions. The Several boarding-bachelor establish.

embodying such opinions as the Con- rents on the peak, and if rumour ference may want transmitted to H. des not le, the whole police pro M. Government, after which the Con section for the mountain district at ference will be closed. aight, consists of two men. Wel respectfully suggest that this num- her might csily be increased.

The weather this week bas given rise to a considerable amount of complaint, seeing that no human agency is at fauh, we are loth to take the utter up. It seems, however, pretty obvious that if we "were not an intensely respectable community, belonging almost exclusively to the buffer class that middle register of bumanity, that is neither fish, Bess, mer good red herring, we should probably call a general strike and present an ditimbers to the deck of the weather, denunding that rainy days, be arranged to suit our eng

ments.

CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

[Translated for the Chine Mail from

the Wah Tas Yat Po.]

SHANGHAI, Oct. 24. General Chu Shu Tsang wanted to organize an army in outer Mongolia but the President said no,

Ng Pu: Foo, commander in Hunan, telegraphs that there will be no fighting if he can prevent it.

Cheung King Yew telegraphs that southern troops are advancing. He proposes to suppress them as bandits. The Government expects $3,700,000 at the end of October as customs

It has been suggested in all aeri ourdest that His Excellency the Governor be approached with a peti-surplus. tion, to declare that every sunny and suitable day be prodained a public holiday or, that the Sabbath which is now entirely devoted to sport and pastime, be a movable feast,

There is now some doubt about the Living Buddha's attitude towards Mongolian independence.

The Cabinet has asked the tuchuns to avoid warfare even if the peace The community would not really conference comes to nothing. suffer any spiritual loss, for we could The Japanese premier is dead. vontinue to publish sermons by cur

Before it will consent to the form local sky pilots, in our columns, anding of a Cabinet the On Fook club

demands the following promises:

machines as being able to carry a A manufacturer would enter his certain load, for a given number of hours per 24 hours, for a given num be marked in accordance with his Ser of days per year; and he would statement and subsequent perform

machines and pilots, and would be ance. He would provide his own

given free fuel, aerodromes, and labour. Repairs would be carried out by his own staff; he could be paid for his machines cr a percent- age arrangement settled by the final marks obtained by him.

The underlying idea of the scheme is to prove the value of the present aeroplane for an Imperial or Interna- tional Mail Service, say from London 500-mile experimental stage men to India, in 500-mile stages; and the tioned herein should provide enough confidence of the Postmaster-General difficulties, and therefore earn the

in the case of a successful competi the ideal performance and would tor. Full marks would be given for carry with them the purchase by Government of machines used at full price.

The ideal performance would be that made by a manufacturer whose machines carried the greatest load at the highest speed for the total 8,760 hours in the year. ufacturer would be free to enter A, man- any number of machines considered Decessary by him, and he would be judged and marked on performance of his team as a whole.

The expense of this scheme should not, considering the importance of

if these were issued on rainy days, Chu Shum to be Minister of the the results attained, be very great.

we could read them in our offices.

The intelligent thinking people in Hongkong are feeling very fed up at the continued presence, in ligh places, of superannuated officials who while continuing to draw pensions un: the retired list, are in receipt of Lig salaries, there is a feeling thint now the war is over, younger men,

in the last lap of military service, should be given a show. Youth and

Interior, Tsang Yuk Cheun to be Assuming that six firms entered, Minister of Communications, and Lithat their teams consisted of 20 Shi Ho to be Minister of Finance. machines each, and that they had Kan Wang disagrees.

MAILS DUE.

scrap value at the end of the year: the total cost to the Government, in- cluding all charges, should not exceed £2,000,000. The trials would be of inestimable value to both military and civil aviation, and would settle

The following mails are dué in the definitely the commercial statue of

vigour and the new vision are want course of the next few days

ed to grapple with the mazy PTC- From Shanghai per s.5. blems arising from modern undi-king," Oct. 26.

during war time they feel that it is Maru," Oct. 29. hardly fair, to strain their abilities

the pesent flying-machine.

Sing- Continuous flying throughout the 24 hour day has never yet been at tions and while greatly appreciating Maru," Oct. 26.

From the Straits, per 9.3. "Togan tempted commercially, but it is an the services of the old "Dug Oute

absolute necessity if Aying is to com- From the Straits, per ss. *

Tama pete with other transport, as neither ships nor trains stop for darkness. A very necessary fillip would be given to the aeroplane trade and those in terested in flight generally. Invalu- able data would be obtained, ensuring contemplated mail route. It would a largely foreknown result in any be stipulated that any, competitor obtaining, say, 60 per cent. full marks

to the breaking point.

The new era of progress-demo-

acy is bound to influence evenber, the.busiest month of the year.

The men are tired of playing it

this for distant corner of the world

invested in his firm. amount depending on the capital

this state on only be handled-soldiering, it was all very well and understood by men who will accept endurable during a state of war, the new order, and mix and mingle when at any time it might have been with the people they are supposed to turned into deadly earnest. Now would be granted a State subsidy, the lead and cartro; the ruler or officer all feel that no good purpose is to be who retires lato his shell and refuses served by engendering a spirit of to move with the times is bound to discontent-invitation where up to the Buffer.

present willing and loyal service has There is considerable diaatifuo been rendered. Many returned sal tion among members of the Volun:diers are chatting about the num- teer Defence Force, who, have been bors of local volunteer officers who told that a month's practice camp are, addressed by military title, while anticipated, everyone has a feeling those who have seen active service of stalemate and weariness of the invariably return to the plain Mister irksome, discipline and waste of of civil life and leave the military time, for it is reported that the rank to the professional soldier. company will be timed for Decen

THE GOSSIP...

Naturally trials such as these would weed out some firms-that must be taken for granted. But the result of the trials would consolidate the position of the stable firmns and make a certainty of an uncertainty.

No attempt has been made to do more than to sketch outlines of a workable scheme: I am anxious only to insist upon the absolute im. portance of the trials being made.

His Worship: $50 or four weeks.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE: Undersigned has received insure- ticas to sell by Public Auction,

00

MONDAY, October 7, 1918,

commencing at 11

the Tung Cheong Godern, Yaumati.

(ros JCCOUNT OF TER CONCERNED),. 218 TONS COAL. Terme-Cast on delivery.

GEO. P. LAMMENT, Auctioneer, Hongkong, October 25, 1919,

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