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THE CHINA MAIL.
FRIDAY] NOVEMBRE 14`` 1919.
· LOCÈL AND-GEDERAL,
To-day's dollar is worth 4,8
Our P. M. Gl will be leaving for Home on leave early next year.
THE FRAWLEY COMPANY,
**POLLY" PAST AND PRESENT.
There again was a good attendance at the Theatre Royal loss night, when the Fwley Company present-
Polly with Past The title think is somewhat of a mis- wer Polly with a Fresent would be more appropriate, since "Polly ** ((Misa. Vem Doria) is morò concerned with her doings of the moment than with retrospective nativities, and sha
only to talk like that, about the to. They haven't always. We are Government will express sympathy, immediate need for co-operation, the in favour also of the open door" and promise to do its best, and forget abandonment of the old petty in China, provided we camet shut it all about it. Do they honestly expect jealousy" and the apathy, and about in the face of all but British. But any other result? They will get
the lesson of sacrifice," he might as that's a pious opinion, expressed even less attention for the opinion 3/168. well have stayed at home. (But that even by the Japanese and Americans. that the Civil Service In China la wasn't his only job. He would share Shanghai talk will not put it any understaffed and underpaid. They in the private debates, which may forrader. The proposal to urge Chilia presumably expected that better pay have been useful.) Ask yourselves to adopt a uniform currency bas our would attract better men. Otherwise this? Are business men likely, really best wishes. As Peking has lately wasipone of their business. Upon To-day's retum of communicable likely, to take hearty interest in any been coquetting with the ides, the the formation of the Association of disease shows one case of diphtheria, thing "unless it directly affects their urge has a fighting chance better Chambers the China Mail is minded coe of scarlet fever, one of c. fever, own lines or pockets" He can talk than the next one, the protection of to beam benevolently. It can do and two of gastro-enteritis. about co-operation and sacrifice until Trade Marks in China, which is good, and it is bound to be an im- he is blue in the face, and no one certainly also desirable. The resolu provement on the China Association, will be materially influenced. He tion expressing sympathy" with which gut into bad company, and has actually spoke about the "co-opera- China's desire for the abolition of now a reputation which does not tion and sacrifice which won the extraterritoriality, and the conditions commend it to our Chinese friends. war," I: is: the last thing under which we would be willing to The main, idea of the Association. the Hongkong Chamber of consider it, was so much "hot air." is to push British trade in China. The value of shipping sold dur-ever, the role was a difficult'one, but Commerce might be expected. It is impossible to describe it other and to that end to persuade ing the past nine months of 1919 it lost thing by Miss Doris's End- is really good, gir), to boast of. Its fiasco in connection wise. So far, the conference does the Chinese that we are their by Japan to foreign sources was ing Polly with the local conscription ordinance not seem to have got to brass friends and well-wishers. Is it necesY.188,000,000. Besides the estimate bus is persuaded to impersonade Files sary for the China Mail to point out for the three months from October obverse, in order to assist Rex Yan The next resolt that the best way to persuade the to December being Y.60,000,000, the Lie (Mr. Homer Barton), a harm- tion, regarding Chinese that we are their friends aggregate will come up to about less lovelorn swain, in his perfectly, freight space, for is to be their friends? It would be a Y.250,000,000 for the whole of the genuine smorous
pity to have that overlooked, so wa year.
Myrtle Davis (Mr Chribel Fon- outports, has
taine). This hidy is obsessed with more businesslike logic, as does also
the idea that it is her duty to the one about increasing cargo
young Wild-at sowers, to valuation. Possibly that is because
}
MORE BUSINESSLIKE.
is too fresh in our memories. Is it täcks.” really necessary that we should talk humbug? Would you rather we were Pecksniffan? If so, change your paper. The China Mail will por oblige you. Our middle naine is Jack Blunt, and we came from the County of Candour..
The only genuine salf
chance it. By our treatment of them,
as a Government, as a nation and as
A Ball to be held under the auspices of the St. George's Society of Hongkong wil take place on audience is more or less, left to guese exactly what she had been January 6, at the City Hall.
doing to acquire a past." How
savé
attentiona ta
What was the idea behind the individuals, they will judge, 23 non-Ferrous Metal Industry Ordin we don't know what it means. To they have judged us in the past. If ance of 1919. If it was what we all degree that precludes her from con- SIR JOHN's eat in Sir John Jordan's get Swatow better telegraphic service the Chamber of Commerce chaps think it was, and if it gave the tact with tight living and plous SPEECH. speech in acknowledg is a proper Chamber service: We mean only half they profess, there Governor sufficient powers, what young men. Poly is valled upon to ment was that in which wish it success. Our old friend (or will be big changes in Shanghai, aye, about Government notification No. impersonate a demi-munde ard to do her best to "ru" Rex. so that he mentioned firms whose "enterprise enemy) fikir-sext looms up. We and in Hongkong, Luckily, we are on 523, showing licences granted to
Our chances are certain arms who should, many he may be gathered into. ': the feld "* and energy" had created new deseem to have been urging his aboka good wicket. mands in China. They were all ortion annually for half a century. If good if we mean all these fine Con- think, have been refused? They are and thereby secure na opportunity nearly all, foreign firms! What was this Conference gets that done, we'll ference professions. There is not all British firms, and they ought for pressing his suit. The leading parts are splendidly taken by e the good
of telling this Confer take back every uncivil word we need to be mealy mouthed in defining to be.
the position. We have the Germans.
respective players and the other. ence that China needs moré railways? may have said about it. If....
heavily handicapped. The Japanese Everybody knows that. The Con-
With regard to the Armistice members of the most play up to die The sixth resolution have handicapped themselves. With medal given to schoolboys, we hear principals in fauitles manner. For ference cannot do anything in that
SHALL WE? on Nov. 6 just about regard to our American competitors there is a general objection expressed the seal time, Mr. Henry Crosby matter, egen if it does give it, as he
smoor's us wi' a we have a fairly level chance," al-
Many presented a dever character study; advised,
regarding the inscription. earnest attention." Not
kittlin cough. Here though they get better official and Catholics. think in commemoration providing comic relief. Mr. Faw- can it give China a sensible and
she blows. "That governmental support. That's our stable government. What was the į use of telling 'em to give the Chinese (turning to us for help on all sides
assistance in technical advice and
OR SHALL WE
NOT?
with bis nell the Conference welcomes the new fault. We should change our govern of the defeat of Germany" is irreley carried out the part of a "In com-known finished technique. We are Anglo-Chinese co-operative movement and put business men in. As igious, tending to inculcate and sceptical unde
maintain war' passion ment evidenced in schemes for co- long as we prefer lawyers and knobs
of memoration
the defeat of of the opinion, however, that suề, operative enterprises and in social and carpet-baggers to manage our capital? Won't they still ask for clubs such as exist in Peking. Ticatsin. affairs we have to drag -both ends militarism" would have suited them cess was due more to the players better. But militarisen isn't yer than the play which would border security: If the security and the and Shanghai, and urges the forma- and the middle of our load. We
on boredom if indifferently handled.
To-night will be presented "Lom-
1)
cess.
profit and the demand were there.tion of similar institutions in all might do a lot worse than to give / defeated, not even at Home.. they wouldn't need telling. They large treaty ports." Shall we com the doctrinaire economists of never have. He said he had "a great ment on that? Or shall we not? Manchester another chance, before Germany is aiming to get some bad Ltd. aucther New York suc faith in the commonsense of the We have talked it over with a rushing into war measures of worse of her shipping services re-started. English" more compliments) yet he Chinese friend, and not wins. Any than doubtful value. That, anyway, The German-Australian Steamship
With regun to defects in stage talked all that claptrap. We can call
Company, in co-operation with the management, it is only fair to poin it nothing else. For heaven's sake, way, Hongkong isn't a treaty port is what we think.
That's lucky.
Nederland Steamship Company and out that tive plays now being staged. we English, let us chuck cant. It is
the Rotterdam Lloyd, is to start a necessitate settings, of a nature more all right, maybe, for a commercial
regular service between Hamburg or less complicated.. traveller to admire his customer's į
and the Dutch East Indies via the scene shifters have had little or no baby, but if he starts admiring him-
Suez Canal. The first vessel des experience beyond the setting of a self he might as well retire from
box. patched by the combination was the business.
Lombok, which left Hamburg on September 19.
SPERCH,
We are in a hurry THE CHAIRMAN'S to say some com
plimentary things ourselves. It is pleasant to be able to do so. Unfor tunately we first have to review Chairman Macray's speech, which contained some simply amazing non- sense. We refer to his remarks under the heading of "Individual or State." The three main prewar ideas, which he suggested were disproved In by the war, still hold good. Every
COPYRIGHT:
This shows how un selfish, how highly principled we are. As a writer, and incidentally a producer of books and "artistic works," we should applaud the resolution to urge China to institute copyright laws. We don't, however. We suspect the Con ference was thoughtless there, and too anxious to make a show of out-
put. Copyright would hinder its own objects, if they include a desire to spread British culture in China. The more the Chinese pirate" British publications, the mcre cheap pro- paganda we get, the faster the Chinese learn to know and like us, and the monetary loss of a few authors is 2
bagatelle beside that. We guess then squealing about copyright, anyway
Missionaries?
W23. ber friend, pot Short, remitted some of her share of the Boxer indemnity, and has profiled greatly by the "pull her colleges
INTERESTING HARBOUR
RACE.
A SPORTING EVENT FOR
SUNDAY.
The ChinesA
scene and when it comes to
a question of hustling-well it only needs a short acquaintance with. things Eastern to realise the diffiente A resolution was recently passed ties that have to be contended with. The drawback to motor boat racing, in Parliament to allow French ship. Amongst other adverse conditiones from the spectator's point of view, masters to pilot their own vessels that Mr. Frawley has had to conten has always been the handicapping. into Grimsby and Newhaven, and with is the band. Last night he was With different boats and engines, big this will probably arouse bitter feel badly "let down" at the eleventh time allowances are necessary, and ings amongst British shipmasters in our when the question of securing the last boat in, for all the spectator coast companies operating to French. substitutes was hopeless. However, knows, may be the winner. There At all the French ports it is we think Mr. Frawley need not. will be no such trouble in the case of compulsory to take a pilot, therefore wony. We are all very glad to have a race fixed for Sunday afternoon, in it is reasonable to expect that Brisulented company and hinwelf which great interest is being taken, tish shipmasters should be allowed a dere for he makes a break in one of
-
CORRESPONDENCE.
CORRECTION,
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice
SONNET.
HOSOKONG, NIGHT ON THE PEAK.
forgotted moon
might
fight
ary, where strewn
Lis ingmeats, scattered, of such
Eocnes as this,
When Earth is Hearon, and sol
clear jewelled clas
One light is dimmed where high
upon the hal
A dreamer stands, drinking his
tappy fill
Of Nature's harmonies-ther
e turns
The China Mail. Blowing away the German competr merchant is the best judge at his own
because the boats and engines are
like, privilege as has been accorded the all too leagsly periods of artistie tion this one blew in others. The interests. There is nothing so certain
lines," and competition of Japan and America as that he will always think so. No
practically alike. The only difference the French at the British porta named. inertia which the general public of is a slight one of
Hongkong is compelled to endure: combined made the outlook serious. government is wise enough to regu-
the argument is as to which of Something had to be done. This late trade to advantage. History
Will the resolution them is the better model. They conference was held. -
proves it. If there is one idea we
MORE PIOUS by the Conference belong to the now well-known Walla Memorial and Affilated Hospitals
OPINIONS, In welcoming Sir John have got quite clearly from mercan
help at all to bring Walla feet. To settle the dispute, acknowledges with thanks the follow. the SIR JOHN Jordan, British tile circles it is that the late war
us nearer the sup- Mr. Lee Nagel, the owner, and Mr.ing donations to the funds of the JORDAN: Minister from Peking proved the same thing. And third pression of piracy in the Canton D. Wilson are going to race them. Hospitals: Amoy B. A. H. $10,
the Chairman saidly, when and how are merchants to Delta Will their advice about the Starting from the V.R.C. at 3 o'clock, Belilios Public School 810, Mr. Yung The pale white luminance of some Yesterday the China things about the history of trade in cease buying as cheaply as they can Chihli River Commission make an the course is round Stonecutters 19. Tsz Ming $100, Mr. Lam Heung Lun Mail gave you the China that were more complimentary and selling for as much as they cant atom of difference? Their appeal for land, along the Kowloon shore, round, Mr. Wong F Nung $25. Mr. O'ertops the hills. The magic of the
Mok Shau Nam $25, Chau Cheuk complete record of than scientific. Before the commer. Yet he says all those three ideas, a survey of the Yangtze may. The Channel Rock, and home agaill Fan $25, Tong Yat Chun $25, FuCatches euch crystal moment in He the first conference of dial men themselves would have those axiomatic principles, were appeal to our Government to set a good There is a fresh argument arising British Chambers of jeered at them, for the idea that that they now see that what is good sure to, because coming thence it of the operator will affect the result. Fat $25, and Compradne Dept. And prints it, perfect, on the mem
greatly affected by the war," and example in the opium traffic is almost now, as to how far the skill and savvy Yik Pang $25. Messrs. Yuen Shing .Commerce in China. We gave you diplomat or a consul could help Do comments on the fragmentary commerce would have seemed for the individual is not necessarily will come as a surprise and a shock. Those who think Wiken's hull has French Bank $25, communiques that came first, pre- ludicrous. Mr. Macray pointed to good for the State. Individuals are Their resolution for better naviga- the better "lines" will discount the
A change has been made in the ferring to wait till we had the thing the enormous increase of trade with the State, but we have no patience tional facilities on the China coast other's win (if it should win) by complete before us. There is a China after John Company's mono- to argue such elementals with this should not be wasted. Many a ship saying that Nagel is the cuter sailor,marriage formalities in France which journalistic method taking an poly was abolished, and the British Shanghai gentleman, who must be a master will applaud their request for or vice versa.
have always beeri. irksome. The isolated statement and knocking it Minister was made Chief Super-dilettante student of social staties, diaphones and wireless Position
period for the publication of banns is A thought that fled from capture to reduced to ten days. Any widower the far down and dancing a verbal fandango intendant of Trade." The abolition We suspect he has more war hysteria Finders. The resolution in favour
over the age of 21 need no longer Recess of space, where are all mys- on the corpse. If you examine that of the monopoly explains the in- than war history. Of course we ap of British educational facilities for
teries. sort of thing (specimens may be crease, without dragging in the prove the idea that as far as possible Chinese, and the remission of a por
produce the written permission of collected locally) you will find it Chief Superintendant of Trade," British firms should employ British tion of the Boxer indemnity, is a
his parents to his marriage or proof of his parents' deaths. The notary's quite simple. The fandangoist takes, unless one wishes to submit that the agents. Who that is British would not? tardy and we fear half-hearted copy let us say, a statement of fact. He masterly inactivity of the latter was But to do that doesn't upset those of the American example. Ameri-
and marry for the first time is restates that fact in different words, a contributory cause. The surest three principles of trade. There is a ca. keen to prove to China that [To the Editor of the" CHINA MAIL") warning for those who are of age reduced from 30 to 15 days. Only using more words than the original help to trade is to make it free, and difference between giving of one's Codlin
Dear Sirs-Referring to the article two, instead of four witnesses at the statement contained. The purely to let it alone. Government inter superfluity in charity, and in giving verbose product is presented to you ference always spoils it. Even subsidies all that one has to the poor. When
in your last night's paper regarding ceremony are henceforth necessary. as comment, though it adds not a do it indirect injury. History is quite we see Shanghai and Hongkong
the Barber Line establishing a Trans
single idea, though it presents no
have given her by admitting Chinese Pacific Service, please note that as clear on the point, as well as all firms importing British labourers to
Mr. Mark Sheldon; the new new point of view. You have never local experience. Edward III, with do work now done by coolies, and so freely and generously. It was a yet we have no advices from the caught the China. Mail doing that, the quite laudable purpose of com- paying 'em accordingly, we'll believe far-sighted and shrewd policy. Free Barber Lite that they, anticipate en Australian representative in America, The Chinese scholarships to Great Britain tering into the Trans Pacific Trade. stated in an interview at Vancouver have you? We may give you ideas pelling foreigners to come and buy they mean what they say. right or wrong, but we do give you in our markets, ordained that his big factor in foreign trade out here would do far more good even than Their service at present consists of that it was hoped to develop trade ideas. Every comment we make subjects should export to staple has been Chinese cheap labour. We our Hongkong university; and it may one line of steamers operating from between the United States and submits a thought of some sort to gods, "under penalty of death and note that Mr. Macray used the dis- not be too late yet to divert part of New York through. Panama Canal Australia as a result of the establi h
doctrinaire econ- the stream of students now running to Japan, China, Philippine Islands meat of Trade Commissioner at New IMPRESSIONS: OF HONGKONG. you. It is up to you to weigh it, and confiscation." In the sweetly dog- respectful phrase reject or acrept it. Merely to matic style of the period, he ordained omists" of men who understand the to the States. There is little to hope and Straits Settlements, thence to York. At present Australia had large change the verbiage of an anthat the law should be unalterable subject much better than he does. from the present Home Government, New York via Suez Canal. These supplies of wool and wheat. Her nouncement (usually for the worse) either by himself or his successors." Colossal! "If he meant only that however, and we fear our Conference steamers do not load at Pacific Coast labour troubles, were not serious. Had this been loyally obeyed, where British exporters should stick to has "attached the utmost importance" Ports. They also operate a line of There was a good opportunity for would Hongkong be? Where would British agents, no argument was to this matter too late. Let us hope steamers from New York via Panama Canada and "the United States to Great Britain be? Tin Free Trade, necessary. Other things equal, they for the best.
Canal to Japan, China, Philippine open new arcques of trade. The Britain did not expand. As for Sir always would.
If all British firms in Islands and Straits Settlements, thence possibility of a development of the wine trade with "Australia was not Unfortunately the de- LEARNING China insist upon their to Europe.
None of these steamers return to likely owing to probibition In Canada TRUSTS AND tails of the combin CHINESE. staffs acquiring a work-
COMBINES, ation he proposed
ing knowledge of the the Pacific coast of the United States and the United States.
difficulty was Australia's desire to Let us first realize It must, however, be noted that re
were suppressed. He Chinese language, we see trouble from the Orient.
I shall be glad if you will publish develop her own industries, which the position that was not accused of achieving any referred to British small firms and ahead. We have curselves had a few MERCHANTS, brought about the specific benefit to British trade in foreign big firms; and as dividend bouts with this job, and always retired this correction, as the mention of the were especially fostered during the conference. Until China. Had such tribute been pos- earners and compilers of the biggest worsted. A language in which the Trans-Pacific Service has created war. However, he was optimistic the war, China merchants have look.gible, it would asuredly have been volumes of trade we are ready to same word means "tea" or "fork," some misunderstanding. ed coldly on extraneous support, and paid. "He is a good Minister as admit the big combines have the according to whether you sing bass unsympathetically even
on sugges Ministers go, a rare old, hard-riding. advantage. The question is, how or tenor, has us fummoxed. We tions for combination. They were typically British squire, but so far as ever, whether we British want them. admit the desirability of every Briton doing well enough under the old British trade in China goes, he might We don't care for trusts, and knowing the language. We have a individualistic, competitive system.just as well never have been born mergers, and big, monopolies. Even keen desire to know it ourselves, but Why should they change? Oc unless we admit that his presence at in Hongkong we have seen too much are now hopeless. We derive what casionally the local Chamber could be Peking has kept out some man who "combination" for the good of our comfort we can from the local saying used as a lever for some immediate might have been worse
little State. But owing to the that every white man who really It would be un-suppressions) we may be taking his learna Chinese goes crazy. We hope MR. DODWELL'S reasonable to ex-idea wrongly. We leave it at to stay only half crazy.*.
SPEECH.
pect that in that. 200 seconding such a
does not add to it, does not offer you mental pabulum. In the notes fol Jowing we analyse the lone report given in last night's China Mall, and though not all our ideas will please you you must realize that they are ideas. Very well, Now then..
CHINA
objective, and was so used, but for the most part it was a sort of extra
John Jordan, it would be unreason- able, to cavil at mere compliments, Ingeniously devised and neatly paid.
Yours very truly, DMV-D. 7. HANSON
Agent. Hongkong November 14, 1919.
COURT MARTIAL.
Another
Toward the room within, shines
clear again & And then goes out. Áh, Life, na
candle burne
So bright as thy strange. tale of
joy and pain.
KEITH WEST.
BY A NEW ARRIVAL
misëri quibus Intentate
nites
L
Said Joy to Pleasure
HORACE.
*Come and
laugh with me,**.
Bat Pleasure amiled and anewrzod
her Maskse."'
H.
asked what club to join: My friend, sed saty years, that sufficient trade channels were Smiling a toothless smile, observad still available both countries. The Voluntary Volunteer!"
IlI.
My wile went to buy a pound of
bacon, The nearest she could get
Shakespeare.
IV.
They say that you can trace a Bulge
by his emell;*
My problem's border
bow ko'
"CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY. WHEN you have a barl old you want a remedy that will not only giTS relief, but effect & promit, and permis. THE SENTENCE,
ent cura, a remedy that is pleasant to wh el, an opportunity for letting off
fake, & remedy tane enatains nothing The Conference pass
injuriens Chamberlain's Cough Remedy To find an Englishman in the Hang gas, and not much more. With Ger
As we have gald, REMAINING ed a resolution about Sentence on Schoolmaster: Pugh | moe's all these requirements Itacts on kong Hotel! non competition eliminated as a merely complimentary resolution Mr.
RESOLUTIONS. we are in favour of
RESOLUTIONS, the difficulty of bus- who was court-martialled last week, Nature's plan, relieves the langu, sida
KEITH WEST result of war, our merchants might | 5. H. Dodwell could have given us
the resolation call
inera men getting on a charge of being absent from expectoration, opens scretioner and bave expected to be on Easy Street.more than he did Platitudes about ing on British exporters to favour passages out here, and asking that duty and drunit has been promulgated restures the system to a ba lthy oondi tion Thirremedy haa's world wido male Hadthat been the only effect of the war co-operation may be true enough British agents. We hope shey will every effort be made to release for Accused was found guilty and has and tn, and can always be depended there would have been no conference, they were true but they are still We hope that British agents w so ther ships. That will safely arrive been sentenced to forfeiture of one upon For sale by all Chernist and Spend your Evenings in a not even in Race Week at Shanghai, platitudes. Had he gone to Shanghai behave that they will always want in some pigeon-hole at Home. The year's seniority.
Blorokeepers.
·WALLA "
WALLA
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