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better off, and that would raise a That was well meant, and we are howl of disapproval. Seeing that much obliged, but why "little"? human de is so cheap here. (the So far as mere bulk of matter goes, supply apparently inexhaustible) how we give as much as anybody for ter would it do to kill 'em, instead of cents, and more than most. We making criminals of them. It would have a good mind to sue Lloyd's be kinder, maybe. Weekly for libel.
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Elsewhere we publish an interview with Dr. ILLUSTRIOUS. M. G. Daniel, Ph. D...
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SPECIAL CABLE.
[China Mail SPECIAL.]
"FAZILKA" A TOTAL LO95.
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HOW IT HAPPENED.
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SINGAPORE, Nov. 4 It is now confirmed that the has just arrived from the North, and thrift to youth and incidentally The second officer was in charge at Assyrian Church. He Commercial Bank, Ltd., in teaching Fazilka is a total loss on the Nicobars. is staying at the Astor House Hotel advertising "the Bank by offering the time of the grounding. Our Consul General at Mukden is prizes for essays on thrift and on averted a bigger disaster by altering one of those who vouch for him banking. We publish the terms in the course in order to avoid a large His recent job has been trying to full elsewhere. How would it do for rock. repatriate his refugee countrymen, cur premier Bank to offer prizes for victims of Persian, Kurd, and Turk. essays on 'chits and overdrafts and Dr. Daniel, who studied in London local share marginal dealings, by at one time, had three of his own children from 14 to 61. The China children massacred. He has, through Mail is thinking of inviting essays on the Vice-Consul at Harbin, repatriated the Advantage of Not Buying 360. He says there are about 125 Reubles, by those children who did. left up north. Some of them are afraid yet to go back home. We were chiefly interested in his first- hand testimony as to Bolshevism, and asked him many questions. A: Irkutsk, where he spent some time,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
Translated for the China Mail from the Wch Ts Fat Po.]
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1919-
R. M. S. EMPRESS OF
CANADA."
AROUND-THE-WORLD TOUR.
We are advised by the Manage ment of the Canadian Pacific Ocean Services that the Company's new steamer Empress of Canada scheduled to leave London lat Nov.,
Cagal.
is
AN INTERVIEW VERBOTEN.”
INTERESTING LADY MUZZLED BY MILITARY REGULATIONS.
Amongst the arrivals per the 3.5. "Prinzessin on Sunday last, was
steamer will call at Gibraltar. Monaco, the position of Matron of the Mili- 1920, for Hongkong via the Suez a lady named Matron Tunley who After leaving London the has come to Hongkong to take ap Colombo, Singapore, Batavia, Manila, is, at first sight, nothing very start- Hongkong thence to Vancouver byling in that announcement; but when, Naples, Port Said, Suez, Bombay,tary Hospital on Bowen Road. There
the usual ports of call.
It comes to the fact that the lady in
It is expected that the "Empress question has served her King and of Camaca will spend Christmas Country throughout the War, with 1920 in Hongkong her expected such valour, bravery and distinction stay in this port being from the as to earn for her the direct recogni- 22nd to 28th December.
tion of King George, in addition to
It is the intention of the Company decorations conferred by the Allied to operate an around-the-world "tour Nations, de lux, using the Company's ocean matter
it is B very different and rail lines throughout. From 400 was first upon the scene to get and the China Mail, to 500 persons, it is expected, will information SHANGHAI, Nov. 3. avail themselves of this tour.
and details for its Mr. Chu Yan Yuen, who fixed up
readers. Accordingly we telephoned After completing her tour the through to Matron Tunley yesterday, the tobacco and wine loan in America, Empress of Canada" will take up asking for the favour of an interview, is returning to China accompanied by her regular schedule on the Hong to which the gallant lady courteously HM.S. "Hawking," left yester. the American capitalists interested. kong-Vancouver berth. with the consented. This morning our re
The British and Japanese Ministers Empress of Russia **
and presentative went to the Hospital new for that purpose. He was
To-day's dollar is worth 4/5
Le says you cannot distinguish be 11/16d. tween Bolsheviks and anti-Bolsheviks. He seemed to think that all Russians. were very much alike, a "rotters," day for the North. though that was not his word. Both aides are anti-jew still. He says
They say the "Hawkins" is too there are about a thousand avowed long to get into the naval dock here. Bolshies in Shanghai It was Dr Daniel who prompted Archdeacon Mr. Chan Kai Ming returned Barnett to issue the recent warning yesterday by the s.s. Paul Lecat." against some Armenian impostor We learn that Mr. Chan is still who has been collecting subscriptions indisposed. here.
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The annual exhibi-Palace Hotel. Kowloon, to-night com. There will be a dance at the SKETCH CLUB. tion of the local mencing at 9 pm, the band of the
Sketch Club is ex pected to be held in the City Hall on 5. "Nanking" being in attendance. Dec. 16. Although there has been less team work since Lady May left, it is understood that individual members have carried on, and that there will be enough material to make an interesting exhibition. There is hardly a place in the world that lends
Thompson of the Dairy Farm and The wedding of Mr. F. G. Miss Beatrice Marion Mills of the Diocesan School is to take place on November 29 at St. Joseph's Church.
itself more to pictorial study than by her little son. is leaving for Mrs. N. L. Watson, accompanied Hongkong, in any medium. We have Shanghai on Thursday, where she colour and form in infrite variety, will remain for a few weeks. She and a light and atmosphere that ought to tempt more artists. As for expects to return to Hongkong in a genre studies, the opportunities are
few weeks.. limitless. Just why it is that we have
Consignees are reminded that not marine painters and landscape artists here, we cannot tell. Distance goods per the 5.5. "Nanking" and from art "centres," and the expensive cleared by to-morrow, will be subjec
the 3.5. "Carmarthenshire cost of living, will perhaps account for it in part. Yet naturally Hong to rent. Damaged goods will t kong was designed to be an
examined to-morrow. "centre."
art
During the war, with TRADE COM. British and
not
very
in Peking have addressed questions-Empress of Asia." The to the Government about this lean, steamer will follow, in appearance, courteously treated, but was now claiming that the European banking the general hull design of the "Em told that Matron Tunley much re group has certain rights.
press of Russia" and "Empress of gretted the trouble caused by the Export of rice from Hunan is now Asia"-but will be a "Super Em-long journey but the military officials prohibited, by request of the citizens. press" in every respect.
The Premier wants to reduce the
had refused her permission to Under the Company's instructions grant the interview. What a pity! number of China's troops. The builders, designers and furnishers Here was a case where a valuable North will reduce first, and ask the have combined to turn out a modern message to the public might have South to reduce pro rato.
passenger steamer.. replete in every been forthcoming, and certainly efficiency in equipment Following We want to know why the Mil detail of luxury of appointment and information of interest and value. are some of the more salient features tary authorites of the new ship
should take this unreasonable attitude? Length between perpendi 625 feet tape in such a case is an imper
culars on water line
ticence. The work Matron Tunley Beam, moulded
has, we believe, been published in Depth, moulded to Bridge
the Home papers and we consider Deck Tonnage-registered about 22,000 know, indeed have a right to know, that the Hongkong public should -displacement about 40,000 the details of their brave lady's Eagines geared' turbines...... work. We leave it at that-for the Fuel Oil
present. Fuel tanks 4,250 tons oil in
double bottom...........
pressing the Government to redeem The Peking Chamber of Commerce the notes of the Bank of China and of the Bank of Communications, so as to make them worth par.
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FRAWLEY HERE NEXT WEEK.
REAL THEATRICALS PROMISED.
The Frawley Company, composed of New York and London favourites and headed by Mr. T. Daniel Frawley imself, will renew acquaintanceship with Hongkong playgoers next week, beginning a season of the very latest metropolitan dramatic successes at the Theatre Royal on November 11.
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77.6,
53.6
Speed-20 knots on trial ......
The passenger capacity of the first, 106 second, 240 third and 932 Asiatic steerage class.
Empress of Canada" will be 423
of Canada*
It is expected that the "Empress class list of passengers ever taken on will carry the highest any around-the-world cruise, includ
up Red
DR. F. H. KEW'S CIVET CAT,
Ah Chuen (Dr. Kew's boy) has of "Come here-Shut up" is the way.. bidding the dogs heel. Ah Chuen is Mr. P.P. J. Wodehouse is kindly Fine plays and a fine caste have ing leading bankers, financiers and the indispensable A. D. C. to Dr. presenting 2 Cups for Ladies' Shang- made the company's present tour | German
manufacturers. big course at Fanling. Entries which houses during the ruas in Honolulu, add stimulus to the already keen in clopaedia on matters pertaining to hai Foursomes to be played over the
Kew on these wonderful shooting The advent of such a party will expeditions. He is a veritable Ency one of unprecedented success, packed
terest in Eastern travel and trade be" with dog and gun in the New and the United States.
PETITORS. goods out of the ques Japanese exporters had a wide field close on Nov. 15 may be made at Yokobama, Shanghai and Manila ating displayed in England. Canada Territory", but, he got both himself
either Fanling or Happy Valley.
OUR FIREMEN.
and master in wrong on Sunday. They had seen something that locked like
civet that morning. Ah Chuen loves civet cat. meat and the memory of that
a
cat
tion, American and and the result is that their stuff
testing to the company's popularity figures very largely in the stocks on
and judging by the preliminary in- this side. American wares may disease was one case of cholera, one will receive a warm welcome here. Last week's communicable quiries at the booking offices Frawley "free" toiler. Many of our Hongkong north, Vladivostock and Siberia, but cerebro-spinal fever, and three of artists this season. He has six ladies in maintain their market in the far of diphtheria, nne of enteric, one of Mr. Frawley brings with himmany new slaves" are better off than they in ..Shanghai and Hongkong, and gastro-enteritis. In the subsequent his company and each can and does SOME OF THEIR GRIEVANCES, cat lingered on his mind all day. would be free. And in any case we don't permit" it.. How can
particularly Hongkong. stop this Chinese custom?
opinion anticipates a falling off, signs fever and one of g.e.
expert 48 hours there were one case of ca. handle principal roles. There ar of which are said to be already
So much so, that on the way return- also with him several favourites of his
ing to the launch, just at the back of Christmas is com-kong the demand is described re pany's traffic receipts for the week T. Gordon
apparent. At Singapore and Hong-
previous tour, including Miss Gloria
Hongkong is a funny place to live the village. Ah Chuen was rudely The Hongkong Tramway Com- Fonda, and Messrs. Homer Barton, in. Our existence seems to be one awakened from his reminiscences of spectively as "weak" and "slacken were $14,705, or $614 more than the Matthews.
Blythe and Vere long series of incongruities. For his last feast on catmeat by some ing." There is a strong dislike to
instance we go to bed in the full thing that darted out from a tree Mr. N. E. B. Ezra of
American "weights and measures,
same week last year. The aggregate The five plays selected by the belief that Mr. Jones is our Colonial by the wayside. POINTS OF Shanghai wrote some stuff, the boycott is
it seems, As for Japanese
receipts for 44 weeks were $646,261, popular actor manager to open the Treasurer and when
"Yea Mag** VIEW. fulsame praise of Mr.i
or $37,040 more than for the corres Hongkong engagement are among up hey prestol he is a police shouted Ah Chuen. Dr. Kew blazed wake (which is the Chinese for Civet Car). attending Balfour in connection would die down as others have done
ta
that. Those who thought it ponding period of 1918. with the Jewish delight at the pro-now admit they were wrong.
the best of the long list of New York man, and again abracadabrar, by away, and London hits which the company's
and. the virtue of his
animal toppled becoming gress of Zionism. Another corres.
The Japanese training ships repertoire includes.
over. Dr. Kew stood there with policeman, he also becomes a fire- that feeling of satisfaction which pandent, signing himself "Israelite,"till going strong. There is a
Tokiwa" and "Azuma" with the "Three Wise Fools," the opening man. Of course the results are not only a sportsman knows after he has objected to this, and quoted the healthy enquiry for British goods, graduating cadets from the academy performance, is one of the best beneficial as evidenced by the dis- made a good kill, an after he has and (what our readers will not enforat Etajima are expected to leave examples of modern comedy drama. members of the Fire Brigade (the feast. He brought it back and one following by A. G. Gardiner
content expressed by the stipendiary proceeded to retrieve his longed-for "In all his career Mr. Balfour has among the Chinese for German the command of Rear-Admiral Horia of three very settled old bache stipend is $15 per month) over the can imagine what happened when
so much) an equally robust enquiry Yokohama on November 24, under It deals with the rejuvenation never lifted his hand or raised his goods. We are said to have certainshi, and will call at Hongkong. voice on behalf of an oppressed German stocks in Hongkong ko-
lors and is rich in humow new regulation in connection with Dr. Kew beheld the carcase of a tame The China Mail.people. It is not that he is wanting downs, which are expected to be
of the gentler sort. Mr. Frawley has practice calls. Our present Colonial village cat. By this time, the owner Over 1,000 houses were destroyed a great character part in the piece in sympathy. It is simply that he is released in two or three months. In by a fire which broke out in Peng and Miss Beatrice Prentice will have Fireman has ordered three practices began the babble. Finally Dr. Kew Treasurer cunt. Policeman cum. of the cat arrived on the spot. Then week for this year's work. The got away by paying 30 cents com- recently, Numerous Government in the leading feminine role..
IVY On Ortlar 21, at Bedfoni,
Englan, to Mr. and Ms. M H. Jay, a son.
VERNON.
DEATH.
Detober 29, Shanghai, Captain Ts. Vezon
TRUTH, JUSTICE, POELIC SERVICE.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, NOV. 2, 1919.
ADVERSARIA.
小
The Hongkong cor
SLAVERY IN respondent of
HONGKONG Shanghai
a
It is
we
a
on the side of aristocratic authority. addition to that, various firms are Pu on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway her introduction to local theatregoers stipendiary firemen, of course stilipensation-but what became of Ah
If the Russian knouts the Jew said to be negotiating to act as
or the Turk slays the Armenian, buying and selling agents in the bureaux including the hea. quarters he is sorry for few and Armenian, place of the German factors who of the Brigade and the office of the second offering, has been described duties to perform as constables,
Military Commissioner were troyed.
Turn to the Right, Frawley's have their other multifarious Chuen? Ask Dr. Kew.
But they are the under-dog; they are now barred here. must suffer. If they rebel they must
des-as the greatest American comedy sergeants etc., and they think three be punished. It is not that he bears I
There was so much in
written in years and had a tremend. calls per week too much. So do we. malice against Jew or Armenian. If|
OUR JAIL the last Legislative,
ous run at the Gaiety Theatre But that is not all. Cand D Companies THE they were the aristocrats in the racial
Council meeting
Mr. P. D. Sutherland General in New York. It is replete with practise on Tuesdays, Thursdays and conflict he would be on their side.".
comment on that it was impossible of the C. P. O. S. left for India and few sobs. Three delightful "crooks" on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. toAgent of the Passenger Department laughs and thrills and includes also a Fridays. A and D Companies practise Whereupon the editor of the North to cover all the salients in one or Ceylon, to-day, per the s.s.. China Daily News weighed in with two essays. The Governor's interest Lecat" Mr. G. Costello officiates durstruments selected by the playwright do not know what IC and D are Paul provide most of the action and are in. So that when a fire occurs A and B this footnote:
in our jail now requires a note. He ing Mr. Sutherland's absence which to foil a villain of the sanctimonious doing not having regularly practised
contem- porary points out that two female children were recently sold in Hongkong, one for
It is proper to point out that Mr.is reported to have said that he spent is expected to extend over a period sort. $115 and the other for $82. He A. G. Gardiner is an extreme Radical, some "happy" hours there, and lest of about three months. recalls that John Ward was shocked a Little Englander, at one time cer-
there be any ambiguity left hanging over that, we may say at once that
will do so when he is done cursing the Bolsheviks and praising the other
ability."
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A report of the friendly cricket
CHEUNG CHAU ISLAND..
TRAGEDY.
DAUGHTER OF WIDOW MURDERED.
"Polly With a Past," a three together. "D." by the way is the act comedy produced by Belasco, is Volunteer section and only two men the amusing story of a young lady turned out this morning. The lacky
It is now knowd that the murder who tries to live up to a reputation ones are the motor drivers for they which took place at Cheung Chau
when he heard of the Chinese traffic tainly a pro-German, a fruitful.pro- His Excelleney's happiness was pro match between K.C.C. (A) and based on fiction, thereby causing only have to sit on the engine and island on the morning of the 2nd inst, in children, and that he promised to pagandist of class hatred, as much bably the happiness' of an enthusiastic Queen's College arrived too late for complications galore in the everyday watch others work. We think the was that of a girl, and not of a man, shock Parliament and the country opposed to Mr. Balfour in politics reformer who sees big scope for use yesterday's China Mail. K.C.C. (A) life of a staid household. "Lombardi idea of the men that two practice as at first reported. A widow living by announcing that we "permit" as he is untrustworthly as a critic offul work. There can be littic doubt made 98, E. J. Edwards (27) and N. Ltd." is another New York produc. calls per week with all units attend. in the island, reports that while she slavery in Hongkong. No doubt he his statesmanship or a judge of his that there was a connection between L. H. Railton (16) being chief scorers. tion which is still commanding big ing is reasonable.
To which we would like to add Mr. Alabaster's continuous interest W. Kay took 3 wkts. for 20. Queen's houses in the West. It has to do
was lying on her bed in the front Russians, so the Governor may at this, that Gardiner is a Radical (and juvenile prisoners and this speedy College scored 135. S. H Ismail (43 with the career of a dressmaker's Shanghai would say to this?
We wonder what Mr. Pett of cubicle of her house she heard her well begin preparing the report he all radicalism must be extreme) that attention manifested by His Ex-
daughter in the rear cubicle calling will have to make in reply to Colonial the phrase "Little Englander is cellency. It will cost a lot of money, pot out) and Fat Li Chi (45) being model and of the trials of a lovable We referred in the China Mail at out" Save life." She immediately Office questions that will follow. meaningless, that it is a lie to call as he said, to move the jail, but it the chief contributors. Lobel took 5 but lackless fashionable dressmaker. the time of the Racecourse disaster got up, and was going in to the We suggest that a paragraph or two Gardiner a pro-German, and that the must be done. Space is needed for 30. Blackburn held a most Parlour. Bedroom and Bath" is a to the fact that if Mr. Pett had been cubicle when she saw a man coming about the sort of "freedom" we Test of the footnote proves our Shang into line with decent models, in if the institution is to be brought
difficult catch.
farce of the rollicking sort, with the professional Chief of the Hong out and leaving the house. She permit here might help to balance" hal brother to be an ass. There is which "hard labour" can be made improved at a cost of Y.7,000,000 Other plays which the company vested in him in the Garden City quantity of blood on her daughter's complications, at every turn and a kong Fire Brigade those matsheds went up to her daughter and asked the emotional shock at Home. Take nothing wrong in class hatred
The harbour of Keelung is to be continuous run of clever lines. the case of an old coolie who, after where you have a hateful class. useful and productive. Instead of the during the next seven years. When will give here, the dates to
would never have been passed. We her what was the matter, but, there gave an instance of the powers was no reply. She saw a large over 20 years service, is getting $12 Historically, it was class hatred in deadening tasks sew imposed the "Improvement, programme has announced later, include the great business in Shanghat. The head neck, and found her to be dead. She "a"month, and allowed to feed and France that gave Europe freedom are not criminals at all, but honest capacity of the water front will be East.". Cosmo Hamilton's society trained fireman and he can order since arrested a man on suspicion. clothe himself out of that. In a year it has work to do yet. We revere mea (and children) caught in the increased to 2,500,000 tons from the comedy Scandal."
A big percentage of our prisoners been completed, the accommodation secret service drama "Three Faces of the Shanghai Fire Brigade is a reported to the Police, who have or two he will be "free" to retire. Mr. Balfour's intellect, by the way merciless tangle of our revenue In fact, his employers are thinking Gardiner did not "judge his ability." raising machinery. Many of the while the moorings in the harbour" East is West," "Forever After" same in Hongkong?
and have often said so; but
Upstairs and any structure to be pulled down if present capacity of 700,000 tons, Down," "The Brar," "Lightnin'" be deems it unsafe. Why not the for the poor old chap is no longer in the passage quoted. Gardiner's licence fees imposed here on poor will be extended so that 25 ships, another war play The Chorus worth his $12. And John Ward, who, criticism of his political attitude was people are unjust, and immoral, due Instead of 14 ships, as at present, cán Lady," and a number of others. we have heard, is interested in the both shrewd and just. The reader to what we called the other day anchor at the same time. Labour party at Home, might at the now has five points of view in this
Booking opens to-morrow same time draw attention to certain paragram. If he cares to furnish a
Moutric's. wage slaves" who are quite free sixth,, we'll print it.
ot suggesting that he should do irnow,
'banana skin legislation," and the prisoners are the victims of immature magistrates who have not been taught that Chinese paupers are George Lloyd's Weekly human beings. If the place swarm-
INDIGESTION AND BILIOUS- NESS. should not cat food of any kind
ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN.
be
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ANSWERS TO
CORRESPONDENTS.
YESTERDAY'S FATAL FIRE.
FOUR MORE DEATHS.
to leave their jobs and starve any day. The present lot of the "free" A BOUQUET. of Shanghal, refers to ed with unlicensed hawkers; we Y when bilions, but take a full dess TT may be impossible to prevent an been made la error, The Ching Mail Yaumati yesterday morning were Old Resident-Your mother, was "The four persons reported missing migger might be compared with that For his slave ancestors. A
us in this way in the cannot see that anybody except of Chamberlain's Tablets and driak Accident, but it is not impossible to the oldest paper in Hongkong. It also burned to death. Their charred right. The other claim must have in the Shanghai Street fire at Saue of Oct. 25: "That bright little Liverish and irritable people would plenty of water. That will cleanse the be prepared for it Chamberlain's Pain is still the best. was property, and most masters take evening sheet in Hongkong which be annoyed. The revenue derived stomach, move the bowels and soon Balm is not beyond anyone's parses, and good care of property. It is not has been known for a great many from these poor creatures, of course, tion. For sale by all Ubamista and prepared for almost anything for sale late. It doesn't do to leave the total damage of the fire is estimated bodies were discovered among the their business" to take care of the years as the China Mail,
restore the system to a healthy coudi- with a bottle of this liniment you are
KQ.C-Good enough, but far too debris later in the morning. The It is would have to be paid by those Storekeepers.
by all Chemists and Storekeepere "new" out of "newspaper."
at about $12,500.
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