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China; adding A Note has been prepared (by Japan) accepting the terms of Great Britain. America

·ELUCATION.

FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1920

AIR LIGHTHOUSES.

SELF-ACTING MECHANISM.

On his way tot B. LIMONT'S China, Mr., La- In the Education Department, Mr.

mont, the Ameri- Ralphs receives a non-pensionable an aeronautical correspondent in It has long been realised, writes con financier re-allowance of £60, personal to himselt The Times, that efficient ground or

COLLAR.

error

belag.

Fits present rotten, grafting. have our-harbour beaten, we are to fity," should be addressed to the CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES.

squeeze pidgin North against be nowhere on the map "Their is newspapers directly. They do not South, polities 2

to be an eighteen million dollar do business through this or any With these questions settled in barbour,na situate between other bureau. the minds of the financial interests. Macao and Taina, in waters indon and the Powers backing them.testably Prtuguese. That will there will, undoubtedly, be prompt settles terhions controversy with action taken to relieve China's preChina. The present interior bar- sent governmental monetary embourgwill be left in the sampons, presenting the Morgan interests, as supervisor of the Technical ranisation will have to be one of the barrassments, and to provide for and to the silting up that must fol-investigating the consortium pro- Institute.

conditions of successful commercial Masters of Class 1, from £650 to aviation; and as night-flying may be that comtey's future, so that its low. Whaves would be built at blom, shocked two callaw Britishers own people will have bonfidence in Villa Leitao or the Preya Grande. on the boat by appearing at dinner 750 by £25 annually. Class 1 con expected to be as common as flight unlocking their hidhten boards of The progress of Macao is flowing in a Tuxedo (dinner jacket) in com-tains seven posts Messrs. Bird, Crook by day when the seroplane takes wealth and parrintiently loaning like gine, and it is time Hongkong bination with a double collar and Urbeck de Martin, Morris and its place in the general scheme of enough, at love interest rates to bucked up to meet the threatened black tie.

It was the double collar Sutherland are placed in Class 1. the world's system of transport, a enable the Steering Giant of the entpetition, by improving its har- that upset them, and they made ne post is left vacant for the time large part of that ground organisa Far East to carry on until fully boar, its climate, and its scenery. some noise aboard about it. They

Masters of Class II from £400 to facilitation of flying in the dark, and tion will be concerned with the awakened and stirring about on his Our admiration for our officials has expressed the opinion that a man

wn to provide for bigself and his not hitherto occasioned reniark, so in his position ought to know be salary to be drawn from 1st January, and routes will be illuminated and 1600, by £10 annually. The rate of particularly of landing. Aerodromes enormous family.

perhaps we may say without up-ter, and that it proved he could not That the Japanese government peating to gush that in this one be well-informed person. Other as follows, and future incre made recognisable for the affan

ments will date accordingly £750 harbours and channels are for itself has experienced a change of respect Macao bad not got us beat American passengers (not, of course for Messrs. Bird, Crook, Birbeck and mariners, and the lighthouse will heart is evident from a cable, dated en. Not even a Canadian contrae- Mr. Lamont) resented this. and de Martin, £725 for Mr. Morris, £675 become as familia: a feature of the Washington May 10, which we tor, with all his skill and enter there were bitter recriminations for Mr. Sutherland. £600 for Mr. de landscape inland as it is on the coast. published in yesterday's chins prise, can go far for fast with a This sort of thing is what makes Rome, £580 for Mr. Brawn, £560 for Up to the present almose at our Mail stating that the State De-Portuguese official hanging round travelling Britishers so deservedly Mr. Cavalier. £540 for Mr. Kay, 520 experience of night flying is cons partment is informed that Japan his neck.

popular all over the world. In the for Messrs. Ralaton, Foster, Edwards, cerned with active service, and pilots has withdrawn all objections to the

The other day we first place, no gentleman would and Hamilton; £500 for Messrs in landing at night were usually as formation of the Consortium of

MANNERS. referred to the decay remark at all another's idiosyn-Handyside, Nightingale and Fletchersisted during the war by emun

of 540 for Messrs. Law and Mycock fares. The inland lighthouse, when Bankers to promote a loan to

of good manners. Acrasy, eccentricity, or visitor suggests to us the desirabi dress. In the second place, what and £440 for Mr. Upadell.

it was used, was a very primitive lity of pointing out that, contrary may be English conventions and

affair. Night dying in these days. to apparently received Hongkong fashions have no binding effect on

of peace hardly exists, and there are at present but two opinion, common civility is no bar foreigners.. Our "good form

aeronautica With the four stoutest nations into the conduct of "business. Hebe bad for other people. And in

lighthouses in Britain, one at Waddon the world-Great Britain, America, declares that in various business the third place, it was utter rubbish

(Surrey) and one at Hounslow. The France and Jatar-financially premises he has entered he has anyway. So long as Mr. Lamont's

latter was built by the Gas Accumu hacking Chiae, that country will been received cavalierly, and we nca collar was clean, what bad they to

lator Company, of Brentford and is have an opportunity, anexampled net surprised. We had noticed it. kick about? We wish we had been

The draw has now been made in in reality a fourth-order marine light in the history of any decadent The noblemen who condescend to aboard. We should certainly have the Professional Pairs competition of house. Experience has shown that nation, to land on its feet, politic-act as clerks bere do not perhaps done our best make those two the Royal Hongkong Golf Club, due even a lighthouse of this type, which nly as well as financially, rean to be offensive, but they cer- censors miserable, by pointing out to be played at Happy Valley. through each of the four faces of the

After the Conserthi has done tainly take no pains to be polite. their peculiarities,

The first two rounds must be com-less produces a beam of about 70,000- its part, WILAT WILL CHINA We would be the last in the world

pleted on er before 7th June, the candle-power is not sufficiently brik. DO?

to ask for servility, but between

next two in the following fortnight, liant, save in an Isolated position sevility and rudeness there is an

the semi-final the following week, to serve its purpose. This part?~ rasy und a happy middle path, that

and the final on or before July 5.cular light flashes once in five of good marers. When a bank

Forty-two couples have entered, seconds, a characteristic sufficient clerk deserts a client whose busi-

giving ten games in the first round to make it distinguishable at low- and sixteen in the Second.

altitudes from all other lights in the The following is the draw in the neighbourhood. Bet at, say, 12,000 feet, the beam and regulated dash frst round..

of even such a powerful light as this may be distinguished-where there are towns near the aerodrome- from such lamps as those streets, at railway stations, and big shops only with much difficulty; and the makers of the lighthouse at Hounslow are at present designing a new lantern to throw a lateral and upward beam of far greater intensity and brilliance than any produced up to the present even in a marine lighthouse.

and France."

ADVERSARIA.

LOBAL AND GENERAL.·

may-

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PROFESSIONAL PAIRS

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If we have been ness be has begun to handle, in VOLUNTEER asked once we have urder to serve a better dressed one.

For the theft of a piece of iron ELECTIONS. been asked a dozen ta case cited by this visitor) he is

W. D. Kraft and E. T. Singer (26) times When are doing no good to the bank, no good from the China Sugar Refinery, a you going to show up the volunteer to the reputation of Hongkong and Chinese was this morning sentenced E. Newhouse and A. B. Purves elections? Our answer was, of no good to himself. Moreover, he by Mr. R.O. Hutchison to two weeks" (23).

EW. Taylor, and HL M, Edwards bawled out, and hard labour. Sergeant Kelly, who course, that when we heard of ang-is liable to be thing needing exposure, we would made to look as foolish as this one prosecuted, said that the defendant (18) v. F. V. Kilgour and F. W.

Vining (23). expose it. What had happened? was: for the second client refused was a street coolie who was employed! G. M. Young, and E. V. D. Parr They were shy about telling us to take advantage of the clerk's by the Refinery to carry some load. (23). v. A. L. Burnie, and P. E de preferred that we get it from snobbishness. The sour, mistrust-When he was searched when leaving Paravicini (12). someone else." Worme. Weful, brusque, arrogant demeanour the gates of the Refinery, the iron

R. Henderson and J. Rodger, Jr. haven't time to waste on digging of some of our eaubryo taipans may was found concealed in his trousers.

18) v. J. W. Taylor and R. Hancock (21). out information from reluctant wit be modelled on the airs of the tai-

Inspector Earner this morning H. H. Gompertz and J. R. Wood nesses like a girl extracting winkles pans in esse. We cannot say, Iî with a hatpin. At present, there it is, it is a bad model, and should charged a Chinese, a Shaukiwan shop-(31) v. W, J. Morrison and R. G. fore, we are not in a position to be discarded in favour of good keeper, with the unlawful possession Camidge (19).

W. G. Brown and F. Soutar (20) kick anybody. We hear that all manners, which cost nothing, and of a false scale. The defendant plead-

" the government servants interested which sometimes actually pay divi guilty. The Inspector said the T. W. Hill and K. S. Morrison (8), were handed type-written instruc- dends, like bread cast upon the scale, was correct, but for the string tions how and for whom to vote? water. In any case good manners Is that true? Who was respon make life pleasanter all round sible? Would such finstructions

The China Mail.de toward the Fatosan Powers have a stronger infidence than any

"TRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC

SERVICE"

BONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1920,

THE CONSORTIUM.

America, and put a shoulder onlinary election address? If so,

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(32).

rotation of the light is worked by the gas on its way to be burned in the lantern

that produces the rotation of the lantern. By regulating the amount of gas that escapes from the chamber to the burner with each raising of the valve the length of the flash is controlled.

HOW THE LIGHT IS WORKED. The word "lighthouse" inevitably suggests a taperlag structure of brick or stone, an elegant towering column of masonry, tapering towards. R. M. Smith and C. A Peel (11) the lactern at its qummit. The of cash the-defendant had attached to Hattison and J. W. Alabaster aeronautical lighthouse at. Hounslow

This has the effect of setting the (18),

is nothing of the sort. R is a balance of the scale against the buyer.

C. E. H. Beavis and E. J. Grist (13) squat building of corrugated fron A Shanghai paper of May & prints another Ane of $10 or two weeks' hardL.M. Whyte and A. G. Coppin (36). some 20 ft. high, with a glass A. M. D. Wallace and R. Droof. But the mechanism that pro- story of How Kelt labour was the sentence passed.

Cromartie (24) v. P. H..Holyoak and duces the light and that automatic- to the wheel as one unit, only, of they were improper. Was there a

chak Died, which

ally turns it on at dusk and turns' a combination which will give a special rally of Government ser- does "not

A Chinese was this morning Owen Hughes (28). squate with General

H. West and E. B. Lambert (34) it off at dawn is as remarkable as iqng pulf and a strong pull to lift vants insisted upon to swamp the Janin's. It is from Col. John brought before Mr. R. O. Hutchison,

round the coast. The lighthouse, in Poor oli China out of the slough of voting? In short, was anything Ward, who appears to be that at the Magistracy, charged, at the D. de B. Newcomb and D. Reid that, on any headland or lightship

(36).

SECOND ROUND.

fact, lights itself and fits with a new government graft and corruption done that we can reasonably object type of man who, after a week in instance of Sergeant Kelly. with int which the nation has fallen. Entil we are supplied with in- Hongkong goes Home to pose as house-breaking, at No. 20, Yee Woo

The-following couples are drawn gas mantle when that in use is broken The North-China Daily News, information our blood, refuses to lioil, an authority on China. It is true Street, Wanchai, and theft of property together in the second, together with and the mechanism that effects the

valued at $5.45. The Sergeant said the winning couples in the first: a leader dated May 5, announced We decline to get in a paddy, we he had more than a week in arts that Inspector Kear, who was in that Mr. Lamont was leaving for will not do any cussing.

G. W. Sewell and G. H. Wilson of eastern Russia, but we think t The Shuntien Shi Pao, a Peking home, and seems disappointed that

It is as we said. The will be conceded that General charge of the case, was nor prepared (34) v. N. Harper and T. W. Doyle

This is acetylene gas stored in daily printed in the vernacular, but no great results from his visit to

long awaite adjustJabin was in, a position to know go on, and had instructed him to (27). Japanese owned, and which is China are immediately apparent.

C. L. Hickling and H. G. Bagnall solid drawn steel cylinders containing ment of police pay more about it than Ward. Indeed, apply for a short remand, His Wor- known to be guided as to editorial This tone of disappointment, how-

does not seem to have although he presumes to give u

ship fixed Tuesday for the hearing of (12) W. S. Brownrand J. Hooper a porous mass of asbestos treated with

(26).

cement or charcoal and saturated comment by the Japanese Lega-fever, is not justined when we con- met the needs of the situation.highly coloured account of the end

D. McLaren and A. K. Henderson with acetone. The explosive quality tion, bas changed its tactics since sider that in his utterances. while The men, those of lower rank at of his good friend Koltchak. he the publication of Mr. Lamont's in China, Mr. Lamont repeatedly any rate, are not satisfied. They admits that he does not know the

Sergeant Kelly this morning (20) v G. E. Stewart and F.A. Dinsdale of the gas is thus removed, and the cylinders are filled normally at á pres- speech reported, in this issue of stated that he came to that cometry arranged to hold a meeting to dis-exact facts. He accuses the Allies charged a Chinese with unlawfully

F. Maitland and L. S. Greenhill sure of 10 atmospheres. The gas the China Mail), and has come out as the representative of the Ameri-cuss the matter. Because they had deserting Koltubak. They returning to the Colony after he had ir favour of the new Consortium, can group to bring their cordial omitted to ask oficial permission to should never have associated with been banished for a period of ten years (25) R. Bruce and A. C. Leith (15). passes from the cylinder to a cham- E. Grimble and P. J. Falconer (28) ber fitted with a rubber mushroom to which it was previously opposed, expressions of good will, to explain talk about their own affairs, that such a criminal He says that on the 1st January, last year, The: vA. G.M. Fletcher and E. R. Hallifax head valve. Its expansion lifts the That organ state! elitorialy their aims, and those of the pre-meeting was verboten. They formienerul Janin surrendered this defendant said his trade was that of a (32).

mushroom head, which in its upward Mr. Lainont is an American posed Consortium. and to bring ally applied for permission. It was man to his enemies in the middle rattan worker. He has employment G. S. Archbutt and R. A. Brand movement conveys by means of a financier of great standing and in back to America a thorough report given. The meeting will take place of the night." If we believe in Hongkong, and his employer was (4) v Winner of Kraft and Singer cantilever power to the mechanism dence. His friendly attitude toe to conditions. One infers that on Saturday. The men have such General Jam and we do that is prepared to guarantee his good be fewhouse and Purves. wards China; his wisdom and his he came here not as the ambassa. a good case that we hope they will a lie. Perhaps Ward can get away haviour. He wanted a chance to. Winner of West and Lambert v honesty have excited our admirador bearing gifts, with plenary do nothing busty to spoil it, but be with charging the Allies with "ab- make good, that was why he came to Newcomb and Reid v W. G. Goggin tion. We hope sincerely that he power, but as the investigator, patient and do their beat to satisfy solute treachery."

ure Hongkong. His Worship said that did and J. Stalker (33). will succeed in his mission and we whose recorded observations will be every requirement of the Red Tape people who still seem to think he not after the fact that he had disobey- J. C. Fletcher and F. J. De Rome pray for the successful organization examined by the big international Department. After that the Gov-is a witness worth listening to.ed the banishment order. Sentence (16) v W. Cornaby and F. Lobel (26), of the new Consortius not only for financial interests back of the move ernment will be bound to do them We don't. Expecially when he de-of six months hard labour was passed. C. W. Jeffries and B. D. Evans (30) his sake, hurt also for the sake of ment, who will be the supremne justice...

seribes the late Koltchak as a

J. Rodger and G. M. Shaw (34). the future welfare of China.

court of judgment and appeal, and.

The new scale as it clean suuled Russian patriot."

A. H. Hollingsworth and R. E. O. Inspector Caygill this morning. At the same time, the editor of who will make the final great deci SANITARY affects the civil ser. That is a contradiction in terms. charged a Chinese youth with the theft Bird (34) v R. O. Hutchison and

N. L. Smith (7). the Japanese daily, quoted above, sion. whatever it may be

vants of the Sanitary The word Russian" bars the of a small ornament, valued at 50 T. H. King and F, P. J. Wode in judging the attitude of the

Department is a clear rest of it. Not even Lenin and cents, from the cap of an infant at house (30). D. Humphreys and Chinese officials, financiers and in- forth that the Peking government ease of an ** Irish rise.”*

We pub

Trotski are "clean souled," though Mongkok yesterday. The defendant T. R. Chassels (30). dustrial tuagnates toward Miris running behind to the extent of lished a few striking instances yes- they seer pretty decent fellows, admitted the offence and said he had JL. R. Archer and K. A. M. contact with the wooden bolt which Lamont seen to distrust their at least $7,000 per month, re-terday, showing definite decreases for Russians. Bultebak was a nothing to say for himself. The In-Temory (22) v 1. Johnstone and L. N. is fumed through. By this means purposes and hints that their posi-presenting the difference between in the ease of men of long service. blood-thirsty Russian, who met a specter said that another boy saw the leefe (17).

the springs immediately released. tion is one of hypocrisy and deceit. the monthly expense, believed to be This method of dealing with the clean and easy finish, and the story defendant cut the ornament with a pen Handicap of the difference be the steel arm with the broken mantle Earnest hope is expressed, how from $12,500,000 to $13,000,000, emoluments of civil servants who we got from Genera! Janin direct, knife, and gave the alarm. He was tween the respective Handicaps asia carried clear of the frame and a ever, that the Chinese government and the dependable revenue, "esti happen to have no pull would and printed yesterday, has all the caught by a Chinese constable, and Rated above: stroke or over to new ore takes its place. It is pos "will not disappoint Mr. Lamont mated at from $5,000,000 to be comical if it were not so unjust marks of history, whereas Ward's the ornament (produced) was found in count as one. Should any Tie remain sible to fit a dozen spare mantles in and the interests of the great | $5,500,000 per month.

and mean. Just as a Corporation bot-air is mere spot light hunting, his right hand. In his pocket was caplayed on due date the second a single lantern, so that with a suffi Powers who be represents, and That the Peking government is has no soul to be saved or bottom to as anzi..? in whose behalf he is conducting in financial straits, with its officials be kicked, so in this matter there his investigation."

and soldiery not paid-for months, is presumably no individual who When we consider the usual bit. its notes depreciated in value, bills can be picked out for execration. terness of Japanese toward any for material and supplies long over. The local panjandrums will refer us thing Ind everything relating to dae, and its own people demanding to the London panjandrums, arið China which has not first been re-anywhere om 19 to 20 per cent. the London panjandrums will re-being served by Mr.. O. T. Break- father, but his mother was capable of ferred to their government as the interest per annum on hypothecated roark, musingly, Hongkong? spear, takes the name and title of working. He had instructed her this self-appointed guardian of the gilt-edge government securities, is Hongkong? Now where did we Publicity. Bureau for South morning to attend Court, but she had Saturday, 15th May, at 4 pm, on a fourth coated with lamp black. All affairs of the Far East, this revera! well known. That the Japanese hear that name before? It sounds China." Latterly things have failed to do so. His Worship said he CRC. Ground, Causeway Bay are of metal. The light absorbed. of position may be taken as an in- eleventh hour loan of 9,000,000 yen somehow familiar. When we and been happening that make, the re- did not intend to sentence the defen-M. P. Lo and Wong Po Ki, M. P. by these metal rots generates heat. lication that some of them are dis- came to Peking as manna fallen a man getting $44.91 less per gular poblicity experts the news- dant to a long term of imprisonment. Choy and Wong Po Keung, M. K. which in turn causes expansion. In concerted at China's capacity for from heaven, in an hour of deepest month as the result of a long await-paper proprietors ook askance The Inspector said that seeing it was Lo and M. W. Lo.

expanding the black rod impinges on swallowing foreign loans, and that disrnay, and yet afforded merely aed rise," we find a man whose, Straws have been strewn about the defendant's first offence, he did

a small lever that in moving, closes they are already regretting their temporary relief, is equally well gratitude will not make him lose which suggest wind. An invitation not propose to press the charge.—Six

We understand that Lieut.Cola valve. By closing this valve the Joan of 9,000,000 yen made inde known.

any sleep.

to the newspaper profession from strokes with a raitan, and forty-eight w N. Nicholson, C.M.G., DSO, gas supply is cut off, and the light pendently to the Poking govers-

Unless the new Consortium loat

The story still Lhoten journalists came through hours" detention. inent to forestall the revival of the of £5,000,000, or more,

Suffolk Regt, will shortly arrive on goes out. A bypass is kept burning ROB HARBOUR. goes in Macao this, Bureau... A new publication is

the 8.3. Delta" to take over the continuously and at dusk the waning consortium loan plan. They have through, the pre ent Peking gov IMPROVEMENT, that a Canadian now forwarded, for review, by this

dules of D.AA. and Q.M.G... at light produces contraction in the seen this sum of 0,000,000yen ernment will be bankrupt in the

firma of contrac-same Bureau. The Adversarian has vanish over night, one might say, course of two or three months. tors is to make a real barbear for been asked to Take it plain to be YOUR boy is always getting sortch in possession of the Queen's medal immediately ignites when it reaches Head Quarters. Colonel Nicholson rods, the consequent opening of the bas an interesting war record, being valve and release of the gas, which and with financial troubles in Japan Two main considerations will affect Macao, and that when big shipe Cantonese friends, and to the pub- Yo ed or to take care of, and the realization the purposes and the decisions of can enll with both passengers and lie generally, that the Publicity there wounds have bealed all rights with 3 clasps and the King's medal the, by pass and so produces incande that any meagre support which the financiers who stand ready to cargo, a large first-class hotel with Bureau for South China has no sign they always will. Get bottle of with 2 clasps for the South African scence in the mantle, they might be able to offer indepen aseist China.-1. Will Japan come casinos, roof garden, etc. may be connection with, or infinance upon, Chamberlain's Pain Balm and see that campaign. In addition to being dently to the debt-ridden Feking in whole-heartedly; abandoning its built there. The Macanese are regular newspaper publicity, in that every injury is cared for immediately awarded the Brevet rank of Lieut You can got nothing better indbland-Colonel, the GMG-and-the D.S.O government would only be a drop mesent policy inspired by narrow-quite convinced that their scenery area. All communicatione intented in the bucket, they new seem ready minded political jealousy? 2. Will is more beautiful and their climate for the newspapers, all applications to abandon their former jealous China play the game, abandoning better than ours. As soon as they for any form of newspaper public

Other Japanese comment sete

PAY.

The gas mantle is made of refined silk and held in position in the gas jet by a steel arm controlled by a spring locked by a wooden bolt. When the mantle breaks, the flame- as in the case of the ordinary house- bold incandescent gas burner-ia elongated. It comes at once into

found an open pen knife. The boy named couple in the match passes cient supply of acetylene gas the The British trade told him (the Inspector) at the station lato the next round. TRESPASSERS propaganda asso-that he stole the thing to help his ciation of our crippled lather who was unable to PROSECUTED, Chamber of Com-work. The Inspector said he believed merce, 80 ably the boy's story about the crippled

WILL BE

A PARENT'S DUTY,

LEAGUE TENNIS.

Bighthouse will be self-supporting for a year, at least.

On the top of the lantern is a small glass case that to a South Sea is lander might well appear to contain The following will represent C.R.C. the secrets of black magic. In reality play their Tennis League Match it contains a sunvalve. This con- against Hongkong Cricket Club, onsists of three gilded rods surrounding

poison is too dangerous disease to risk for its services during the War Two new Launches to being buill For sale by all Chemists and Btore 191418 he was mentioned in

for the WALLA-WALLA foci Phon No. 3515.

eper.

I despatîchez on six occasions,