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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1919

REWARDS FOR HEROES

LOCAL PENSION SCANDALS.

The following communication from time local military authorities. Eas been received by a gentleman who recently arrived in the Colony to take up a position in, civil life:

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Please note your pen sion has been increased from elever shillings weekly (plus bonus of 30 per cent) to sixteen shillings week. by, with effect from Sept. 8, 1919. Bonus of 20 per cent. ceases from Sept. 2, 1918.

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UNIVERSITY OF HONG- KONG.

NEW APPOINTMENTS,

So far as is at presont known the following gentlemen have it or are abour to leave

THE HAT SNATCHÈRS,

ONE ARRESTED,

The bat snatchers are not to have

things all their own way. Ons (quite Wanchal A Chinese gentleman in a boy) was arrested on Saturday in

THE CHINA MAIL.

Although the matter of the Balt shortage at the Hongkong University is being dealt with in

A TRADAT such as to ensure the meeting of all requirements at an early dale, information as to appointments isa kaha was going towards Happy still incomplete.

Valley when defendant went up and snatched" "his (alt hat and ran away. He was caught. Inspec tor Kent at the Police Court this Mr. A. E. Ferguson, the new Profer of Education, left London moming asked the magistrate to per the ms. "Neleus" and is dusput the defendant in stocks as an here at the end of the current example to would be shatchers. His month.

Worship said stocks for hat snatchers would not be justified. He sentenced the defendant to three weeks' hard]

The recipient of this our door meat, owing to wounds revived while on active service will be a cripple for the remainder of his lifa and the pension just about cours

Mr. Biar, the new Lecturer in the cast of his daily abair hire frora Civil and Mechanical Engineering his house to his office. He request-also arrives on the 8.5. "Neleus." el that the persion be commarted but was told it was too large."

Mr. Fenton. the new Tutor in

English, is expected early in Decem per

Mr. Barney, the new Lecturer in Biology, leaves London on the 19th instant and is expected to arrive, via Seattle, per the s.s. "Suwa Maru towards the end of January.

That's nothing. We know of a use in which a lady of Shanghai wwa mwurded un alowance of half a crown a week (at current rates of exchange) to compensute her for the loss of $60 per month formerly con tributed in the general household expenses by her 15-year old son whof in English is expected by the same broke his leg while at physical drill steaner.

in ut Officer' Training Corps and, owing to incompetent setting, be-

Mr. Simpson, the new Lecturer

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cane crippled for life. This good CONFERENCE OF BRITISH Lidy was threatened with all sorts of!

penalties if she did not spend 20 CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.

cente on risha hire to go and collect the bounty-turage about 'Elty

cents!

BREAD AND BANANAS.

FIGHT BETWEEN WITHHOLDERS

AND PRODUCERS.

The second week of the breadi strike restens more serious deve lopments, says a Sydney wire of September 20

IN CHINA.

LIST OF DELEGATES.

The following are the delegates. representing tireir respective porte, attending the conference ut. Shang

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Hongkong-Messrs. S. H. Dod- well and John Johnstone.

Hunkow Messrs: C. A. Fraser. J. W. Burtwell and H. K. Peters. Newsinvang-Mr. E. S. Leeds. Canton--M H. J. Brett.. Chefno-Mr. V. Eeicford.

Tentsin-Messrs. B. G. Buchas, The bakers have. J. Warmsley, N. Leslie, and K. met immediate requirements with the assistance of unionists who are

Mounsey.

receiving the incrouses demanded. The union has now decided to cal out all its members, including the apprentices, the pastrycooks, and the curtery.

Swalow-M F. C. Bradley & Co., Shanghai).

• Butcher

Foochow Mr. H. Baker. Changsha Mr. P. M. Scott (Re. presentation for British Manufactur- en, Shanghhi)..

S. F. Drakeford.

Mukden-Messrs. A. G. Kent and

Peking Mr. S. F. Mayers.

and P. H. Mührd.

Harbin-Mesers. A. C. Mackenzie

Chinking Messrs. E. C. Masters

A. Argent

labour.

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that's nothing. He disagrees with We disagree with His Worship, but

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THE RAINFALL

The following table. gives the monthly rainfall at the Observatory to the end of October with the means and extremes for 35 years:

RAINFALL AT HONGKONG

OBSERVATORY.

1884-1918

1919. Mean, Max. Min." January...... .63 1.37 8.43 .00. February

1.50 1.60 7.95 .00 March 1.76 2.79 11.49 17 May.... April

4.43 5.30 1489.1.23 June

6.95 11.60 48.84 1.15 .10.82 16.09 34.37 2.34 July

19.43 13.38 30.08 4.57 August ......19.67 14.05 30.06 3.97

October 4.70 4.85 23.99 .01 September... 2.65 9.99 30.60 .63

The year's rainfall to the end of the month amounts to 72.54 inches the 35 years mean for the same period being 81.02 inches.

A BOLD THIEF.

A man was charged this morning with unlawfully entering the servants' quarters of No. 13 Chatham Road, Kowloon, and stealing clothing| to the value of $44. It was stated that defendant and another man not in custody went straight in to the servants' quarters, took away a bundle of clothing, and went off in two ricshas which were waiting outside the main entrance of the

Manwhile the agitation against the Chinese who desire to put bacanas on the Australian market grows. Mr. Hughes, on being ques- tioned in Parliament on the subject, promised an investigation into the alleged Chinese syndicate with and F. E. Stafford Smith. capital of £100,000 which is ondes" Chuacking Mr. T rouring to acquire practically all the (Messrs. Mackenzie & Co., Shanghouse, A, house boy looked down available land in the north of Newbai). South Wales

Tsingtas--Mr. W. F. Alway. and saw the man going away. He The invited guests included Sir immediately ran down and gave Havilland de Sausmares, Sir Paul The clothing was recovered. He chase. Only defendant was caught. Chater: Mr. Hugh Home, Mr. Arabi bald Rowe, Mr. Herbert Beer and

was sentenced to three weeks' hard Commodoro Elison.

labour.

Concerning this alleged Chinese. enterprise it is said (by whom it is not stated), "It is a grave menace to an important industry carried on by the whites and capable of ab. sorbing a large number of returned soldiers."!

Chinese letters to the Press deplore this attempt to create racial pre- judice over a legitimate enterprise Calculated to benefit the community! rather than injure it and ridicule the suggestion that a Chinese monopols is being created..

RACING IN SHANGHAL

AUTUMN MEETING.

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KINEMA NOTES.

Tonight at the Coronet Kinema will be presented a fine new film entitled "Toys of Fate".

The Shanghai Race Club Auture Attention is being directed to four daye, Fe. Nov. 10, 11, 12 and

Mecting opens to-day and wards New Guinea, where it is 15. The meeting promises to be a alleged that copra is becoming most successful one since there are Chinese monopoly. Half of New 186 pocies entered representing 90 at the Hongkong Hotel, this after. There will be a "Tea Dance" Ireland is occupied by Chineso whe stables. marry native women. It is urged

noon, commencing at 4.30. that the full trade liberties enjoyed by the Chinese in former German islands should be restricted under the Australian administration, other wise "white" development will be impossible.

PRINTING PRESSES ORDINANCE.

low:-

The officials this year are as fol-

told, A. D. Bell, A. W. Burki, W. STEWARDS: Mess. H. E. Arn. L. Merriman, H. H. Read, and A. G. Stephen.

CARE OF COURSE: Mr. S. W. Prait

goods per the ss. "Bencleuch", not

• Consignees are

reminded that cleared by to-morrow will be subject

to rent.

EARLY COLDS.

DE careful of the co'ds you take at

SECRETARY: M. A. W. Olsen. SCALES: Messrs. H. H. Read, A. D. Bell and P. W. O. Liddell

TELEGRAPHS AND NUMBERS: Mesure. this time of the sea. They are A. G. Stephen and W. L. Merriman cold may mean a winter long cold. Tako particularly dangerous. A neglected PARI MUTUELS AND SWEEPS: Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at once. Mesme. H. E. Read and W. L. For sale by all Chemista and Store- Merriman.

Junez: Mr. C. G. S. Mackie. TIME KEEPER: Mr. W; G. Piric. HANDICAPPER Mr. T. A Clark, STARTER: Mr. W. B. O. Middle-

An ordinance to regulate the keep- ing of prialing presses, and the printing of books, documents and newspapers is being introduced into the Singapore Legislative Council. It amplifies the law regarding print- ing presses and the printing of Looks, ton. documents and newspapers now con- tained in Indian Act XI of 1836. It contains the following new provi- 'vious:-All Waera

ASST. STARTER: Mr. J. Tuxford.

of printing CHRISTIANITY IN CHINA,

the

STARTLING FORECAST BY CATHOLIC BISHOP.

presses instead of making a declara- tion of ownership before a magistrate are required to obtain a licence from the Colonial Secretary; & licence may be withdrawn either permanent. ly or temporarily at the discretion of the Colonial Secretary;

Monsignor Menicalti, Apostolic printer of any book or document a report to the Congregation of Pro Vicar of Northern Honan has written must keep for six months one copy paganda, complaining of the lack of up which is written or printed the means at the disposal of Catholic name and address of the person by missionaries as compared with Pro whom the work was ordered and testants. He says that the funds must produce it on request of the latter dispose of for proselytizing Justice of the Peace; the printer and are a hundred times superior to those publisher of any newspaper printed of the Catholics, and thus the Pro- or published in the Colony must testant have colleges, universities, state in his declaration the names and higher schools, while the Catho of the proprietors and must make lic missions only teach amidst the

B fresh declamation on the occurrence poorest and lowest classes.

of any change in the proprietorship;! It being impossible.for Confuciani- a Justice of the Roace may search am to be a State. Religion, Mgr. any place "where be the reason to Menicatii, predicts that China will believe that an unlicensed press is declare for Protestanism. He says being used or that the provisions of that in banks, law courts, commercial the ordinance are not being com- houses, Government offices etc., all plied with

the most important posts are taken

This wante watoiring. What are the Malayan newspapers doing?

by prominent Chinese, the majority of whom are Protestants.

keepers,

EUROPEAN BOY INJURED BY TRUCK.

COOLIE CHARGED WITH RECKLESS DRIVING.

At the Magistracy this morning coblie, the driver of truck, was before Mr. RO. Hutchison, A charged with recklessly driving a truck and causing injury to a European Boy, D. Dixon, Bring at Gillies Avenue, Hunghom.

It ap peared that on October 27, while the boy was playing out in the street, the defendant driving a truck, which was loaded with earth, came up and knocked the boy down. three of his ribs broken.. was remanded until to morrow,

He had The casa

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

TOTO KISEN KAISHA, THE THE Steamship

"PERSIA MARU,"

FROM SAN FRANCISCO, HONO- LULU, JAPAN PORTS AND MANILA

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TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

LOST, STOLEN OF STRAYED,

(Telephora, K106) A YOUNG FROM 444 Nathan Road, Kowloon, FUX TERRIER DOG; answers to the Bama of "JOCK" White with Black Spot on back, head Black and Tab and

Black Patch at the root of ta

"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

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From MIDDLESBRO', LONDON

AND STRAITS.

CONSIGNEES of Cargo are kereby

informed that all Goods are being! landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown "Co., Ltd, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

No claims will be pimitted after the Gools have left the Gurlowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 17th inst, will be subject to rent

All claims against the teamer most be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 24th inst or they will not be recognized

All broken, chafed, and damaged' Goods are to he left in the Godawn18, where they will be examined on the 17th inst, st*106/m.

The above nam d Scenes haring arrived

Saturday, November 5 Consignees of Cargo Are berely aotified to present their Bills of Lading fur counter-signature., and tuke im- mediate delivery from alongside stoimer or ibe Company's Godown, where all cargo impeding inmediato di charge will be landed at consignees' risk.

Storage will be cargo remaining undelivered after by Friday, November 14

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All broken, chafed and damaged packages will be landed into the Com- pany's Godown, where same will be examined, on Monday, November 16, at

10.3.

No claires will be recognised after the goods have left the steamer or godown and nous will be entertained if Presented later than three weeks after: arrival of steamer.

No Fire Incronce whatever will be effected.

T. DAIGO,

Manager,

Hongkong, November 1, 1915.

No Fire Insurance bas been efected. Buls of Lading will be countersigned

GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO.,

Agent's.

Hongkong, November 10, 1918,

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THE golfer, the football player and

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EVEN BETTER

REVELATION"

THAN

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