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TUESDAY, MAY 18, § 1920'

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According to Ken-ing. There are subjects that might | DOVRŠALASM. nedy Juties, in his be dispensed with. The examina- new book Fleet tiou should deal with tempera- Street and Downing Street news-ment, with race prejudice. with its peter.snobbery-in a-word with man- paperdon has st Commercialiam has killed it, Jones nera. The suaviter in modo should [To the Editor of the China Mat]it would not be fale to our readers

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

ment as other man may wonder at. They have made the appellation blind a mark of achievement.

Jardine's did not send this in, but- who are interested in the company to let petty spite deprive them of news to which they are entitled. So we "ific...

currency.

of $12 per share...$ To add to Sterling Reserve Fond £54,687.10.0

Fund........ To add to Reinsurance To add to Underwriting

Suspense Account to close the year 1919...

:

NAVAL AND MILITARY NOTES.

The

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The

Admiralty announce that Rear Admiral George H. Barrett. C.B., was associated with Hartsworth, emns for a special allowance, us

will become Rear Admiral and Senior and if it be, understood that he is language does. Where is the bene

Naval Officer, Yangtze, in succes. OUR BLINDED SOLDIERS. falking of that brand of newspaper-it of linguistic skill, if the skilled

sion to Commodore Alfred A. Eitison, CB. on May 6, on which date, the dom, we need not quarrel with his one uses his skill merely to offend assertion. For years we have seen the lowly, subordinate, the worm Dear Sir. To the generous public

The report for presentation to the appointment of Rear Admiral Com that which menulis ought to be that sometimes turns? This is not who form your readers I owe much shareholders at the thirty-ninth or manding the Fifth Light Squadron autisepticized, and we have done a class question. We meet borish,

for the support they have given dinary meeting of the Canten Insur will lapse.

The Admiralty announcement that four best to discredit in de fareing gentlemen who are

the public to recognize that the and proletarians who are courte to St. Dunstan's the Hostel which ance Office, Ltd., to be held at the

established just five years ago in offices of the Company on Tuesday, Rear Admiral George H. Borrect. CB. becomes. Senior Naval Office: Overwork printed word in the daily Press jus, both habitually. stonk coat for no

The General Agents and Consult on the Yangtze indicates a reduction more 1931 may explain ccasional bad man London for the care and training of the 25th May, states

whating Committee have pleasure in sub- In the establishment of officers of street corner or cul la gipers, but as a rule do not excuse soldiers who lost their sight in the War, und for the same reason-its re-them. It is more often foulishghink everyone knows now

the office made up to 31st December, At the present time, Vice-Admiral sponsibility. A free aut indepen-idea of putning then, in their pro heroic effort the men have made to mitting a statement of the affairs of Bag and commodore's rank in China. dent Press, however, that proves per place.. A certain es-governor overcome their handicap; the amazing

Chief, with his flag in the light its freedom and its independence probably tingles yet at the recol. triumph which has been theirs in the 1919, in Sterling and Hongkong Sir Alexander Du is Commander-in- Capital. The call of $50 per share cruiser "Hawkins Rear Admiral an unsuccessful at.class-rooms and workshops of St. Dun by its condner, will always have a lection of certain, influenes, because its amstempt to humble a bellicose editorstan's: yes, and how in their leisure directed by the Consulting Committee Borrett is in command of the Fifth ter this public approves and desires an Gernurnt House, Hongkong time they have taker, delight in cane at a Meeting held on May 21, 1919, Light Cruiser Squadron, with his sueba anabeer, and in sime That seemed to be calculated riding and rowing all kinds of recrea has been paid in full and the paid up flag in the light-cruiser "Cairo "; charge of the Naval Establishments holds up its bonds as the hands of ness, and it was promptly and tions at which they could excel-ger Capital of the Company is thus in. Commodore W. Bowden Smith is in and Commodore Moses were uphel. The writings ethicaciously reproved. From Cairoting as close back to normal life as creased to $1,000,000,

possible.

Reserve Fund. The special divid. at Hongkong; of a personality also are serial. Ja special correspondent relates a

Impressive as that fact is, the sequel end, authorised by the Consulting A. A. Ellison is Senior Naval Officer il he writes op instead of doven to ease that sound mere like ignors

More than a thousand Committee at their Meeting above on the Yangtze, an appointment A dignis more so. the public, and manifests subequance car thoughtlessness. thread of principle. Kennedy bed, serene and elderly native off of these men have completed their mentioned, to be paid out of the Re he took up on June 30 last year, and Dunes says no editor should ever high standing deuted, and know-training have been set up in some serve Fund, mounted, at exchange now relinquishes in favour of Admira: approved a year ago for the post-war write a line in his own apering English, waited on a young occupation they have mastered, and 3 6 to £88.541, 13s.4d. This Fund Borrett. When this organisation was There are good reasons for this, but oficial. This man was talking having put their training into practice, is thus reduced to £195,312.10.0.

The proposed appropriation of Fleet in China, it was probably ex- Lis is het yet a rule of the trade. horses to a friend, and paid mare able to speak not only of their in- Failing the signed article: which is attention to the all man, though terest in their work, not only of the £54,657. 10.0. to the credit of this pected that a larger force would be unconventional as yet, the clitorial he knew he would understand the most astonishing success in competi. Fund out of the profits of the year maintained in those waters.

|ample, was mentioned as the future we should be justified by renversation. When at last hition with sighted workers, but of real 1918 will bring the Reserve Fund up battle cruiser "New Zealand," for ex- 1918 Account. After paying an flagship, on the conclusion of her discassions by the stad in the-in- turn to him, he sait: Well, contentment. res! enjoyment of life.to £250,000.

of happiness and The old ran

of hope things interim dividend of $18 per shareEmpire tour with Lerd Jellicoe, but terests of the paper. This pine what do you want ?**

"Fleet five me in newsager others, is restrained his antovance and stated which seemed lost to them for ever

standing to the credit of this appendix showing the new encouraged on the Ching Mail. No his application, which was tersets when first the news was broken icon 21st May, 1919, the amount she is not allocated to this duty in the

them that they were blind.

Account is $1,296,175.88.

Organisation" issued with the First kous ma is geral ennugh to dictate granted, with a rod, and the young

These men who have already re-

This it is resolved to deal with in Lord's Memorandum on the Navy

Estimates.. a sot nd general policy, as we have gentleman resumed his chat. The seen in Northcliffe's case. Above old man told the special correspon-terned to something like their old life, the following manner

The strength of the Fleet in China fall, nobody has any right to expert Eent that he would almost rather while some five hundred sie stilt in To pay a final dividend

120,000.00 as revised is thus numerically, very similar to what it was in 1914. perfection in a newspaper, so long tuyve had his reenest denied, thau training: these men who have gone back to their homes in this country of infallible. granted int as it does not piše VRS

There are now five light-cruisers, 12 such contemptuous

in the sister lands of the Empire, form Ho long as it is frankly houn, and Corru It is not uncominon to

224,358.97 submarines and two depot ships, four sloops, 14 gurboats for river humanis frank. it will take gal. hear officials declare this sort of the most remarkable body of blinded A reasonable amamt of general thing expedient. to keep the hemen that the world has ever known.

100,000.00 work, an aircraft carrier, and a dis- patch vessel, making a total of $9 Knowledge and savvy from its staff cars in their places-That-is-a-vul Tragedy is inseparable from the word is, of course, a prs-Exquirement.gar tie

pennants. Before the war there were They do it because they blindness-but they have given to this here is my darkness for ignore enjoy doing it. A gentleman sin-word a new meaning they have tarn

851,816.91 three armoured ships, two light- ed it into a distinction conveying the

cruisers, 16 gunboats, eight des- ance and the percentage at up-ply cannot be impolite, even ta trained rum-for the Bress he peallers, he dislikes. The political idea of great-hearted courage, of in-

$1,296,175:88 troyers, four torpedo-boats, and three,

submarines, a total of 36 vessels. day is unpleasantly high. Luckily importance of good anners is finite resource of such accomplish-

1919. for them i m Bar the nations Lubvious.

Account.The amcunt There were then in command, a there are sufficient ignored to

standing at credit of this Account is Vice-Admiral as Commander-in-chief, Out of this the a Commodore at Hongkong, and a read, enjoy "afol Support their par

So long after the termination of hos-$1.815,763.52. ductions. It used to be a supersti-

tilities, it might be thought that the General Agents and Consulting Com Captain as S.NO, on the Yangisże. tion that all innocents" duna-

work of St. Dunstan's was nearing an mittee have declared an interim After May 6 the only difference ties were divinely inspired. That belled is dead. We no longer ex-|

To-day's dollar is worth 4s. 2 d. end. May I tell your readers that dividend of $18 per share, absorbing to this organisation will be the more than ever now I need their $180,000.00. The balance of $1,635, employment of a Rear-Admiral on

the Yangtze instead of a Captain. 763.52 will be carried forward. peet the higher truths troan Blots

It is understood that the aeroplane, support? Fean the reint, of

Consulting Committee.-Mr. White The Breezy Garage will take With sore five hundred blind men

resigned his seat on account of his carrier Ark Royal," presently engaged AUXILIARY view of trade and

passengers round the island in comin training the Hostel is almost as departure from the Colony and Mr. in special duties in the vicinity of ENGINES. profit we suppose

fortable cars at reduced prices. The crowded as ever. And on the heelsG. W. Barton was invited to fill the Constantinople, ander Commander there is much more cost for a seven passenger car is of the men blinded on the battlefields

P. H. Waterer, will return home be to be said for ansitary engines on $12.00 and for a five seater $800 are coming to us those others whom

Afore proceeding to the China Station. sailing craft than has yet been said. The telephone number is 2499.

The Hon. Sir Paul Chater, CMG

Lieutenant-Commander WL. Jack blindness has overtaken gradually So long as cheap fuel and machin-

(23,000 men were discharged from the Sir Robert Ho Tung, Messrs. Barton, son has been appointed to the light.. ÄHNERSABIN.

Compton, Gubbay, Maitland and cruiser Curlew China Station, as pery is available, sail will be neglect-

The departure of the Pacific Army with seriously damaged eye-Pearce retire but, being eligible, offer First Lieutenant and Gunnery Oficer. ed. When it gets too dear to use

Mail Steamship Company's

3.5.sight, and it is impossible to gauge themselves for re-election. Among the various at a pret, the free winds of Venezuela" this afternoon was how great the demand or our resources

vec. in combination with human ABOVE IT. ypes of

patience, rancage, endurance, und mentioned at the Criminal Sessions will be or how long continued.

this morning when Mr. G. O.

But apart from this tragic fact we scan. as a readers cunning, will be turned to again. Sheppard, the local manager of the are dealing now with an exceptionally must have noticed is that which Even now auxiliary sails or power company, who was present to serve large number of difficult cases. allows its personal dislikes and propelled ships could be more cont on a jury, if required, asked Mr. The men who were physically fit grievances to affect the conduct of race of testre, sailormes se sote Justice Wood, the Puisne Judge that passed through their course of re- race we wrote he might be excused for the day education in an astonishingly short its business. A Judge who had of the other day, while saving and owing to pressure of work Mr. had a private quarrel with as making money for the owners. It Sheppard added that he would have time; others cannes. They need the in a club, and who afterwards 30p-fis in yachting that we confess to no difficulty in attending to-morrow fost careful individual attention, and pened to sit in judgment over hini. aprejudice against the popular morning. His Lordship granted though they will win out in the end,

their training must go slowly. would earn the scorn of you all fansikary motor. The elements put this request.

We are hampered, too, by the diffi- it appeared that he had allowed up for combative man a fight that private irks to influence his profes-calls forth his highest powers. The

Sergeant Cockle this moming culty of getting suitable shops and sional decision. A business agent exercise of these inaks the glory charged a Chinese before Mr. N. L. small poultry-farms for the men who Balance, as per Balance who doesn't like our ** tone

and the charm and she spirituat Smith, at the Magistracy, with the have completed their training, and whe Jet's start benefit of yachting. but waskee that.

Given con unlawful possession of a dagger, must, therefore, remain at St. Duo- afresh. A government servant trary winds, contrary tides, and a The Sergeant said last night he re stan's instead of making room for who disapproves of our politics desire in be at the dinner-table or ceived information that an armed others. (generic serra and who acts in his the clat by a certain time, the robbery was going to be committed on the edge of peace with them an official capacity so that--but that's temptation to resort to this short in Macdonnell Road, and sent two Homes in the country and by the sea- their neighbours. More recently

Chinese detectives out. Later, they to maintain for the use of those 'blind- we lank reports of big Polish vinecessary either, Let us ut cut becomes irresistible.

came back with the defendant whomed soldiers who want change and We joshed it bluntly. Po day

Colonial Secretary rather strongly he stronger than the mechanical they said they had discovered loiter special care. Some

Meanwhile the organisation for the ing about in Macdonnell Road, of this is news, and some way princonection with the Colf Club power, and the enjoyable fight is when they searched him, a dag After-Care of the men who have left

meeting. Ther we approached, not missed. As a rule, however,

was found stuck" in bis St. Dunstan's is rapidly becoming our pagarida. It will be understood him on ordinary business. Now the heart-true yachtenian dislikes girdle. The defendant told him chief concern. Because they are

WOKING ACCOUNT that these who still thin the Allie there are men here who would have its presence on board, and for him (the Sergeant) that two other men doing so wonderfully well is exactly Losse and Claims paid are at war with the Bolsheviks taken that as the first chate to the chng-chug of the engine takes were concerned with him in a pro the reason why nothing must be Charges. gard the Poles as fighting our

slicy resentment. It is to away all the charm of the seu, the posed armed robbery, but he refused neglected to keep up their spirits, to Commissions battles. We are nis Althugh to note that Mr. Fletcher inde ab-natural noises of which have a to give their address. When asked Allied warships; presumably inclini- ing British. bombard part of the solitely change in his habitually quality quite different. Terrible what he had to say, the defendant watch over their work that it does not Balance, as per Balance

unconsciously deteriorate, to see thatSheet....... Russian oist, and although the fourteous manners! Our reporter, and cruel it is as Conrad paints it, told the Magistrate that he had had a they get the best materials and the us witness bis article on Saturday.yet also (as " Typhoon showed) quarrel with a man, and carried the Japanese in Siberia remain to play was impressed thereby. This note ennobling as well.

I love this dagger for sell defence in case he best markets, to keep alive that bond their own gur there is no and of course, is prompted by a desire fierce and elemental strife. sings was again attacked. He denied that of fraternity which had its begiming

Net Premia Received, Bolshevik warton. These are mere

With this big programme before us less Returns filibustering, on pur part due to the tube fair to one at a class fre- the yachtsman, and so, singing; be had admitted to the Sergeant at St. Dunsun's:

quently attuck, and it proses no ads something like manhood, that he was going to commit an

Reinsurances failure at Home to disgrace Wins change in our habitually disenur- never sing patience, never admit. armed robbery when he was arrested we have to face the fact that the cost)

ting defeat, keyed ap to lo always by the detectives.Sentence of six The following advt. the only possible right thing at the months' hard labour was passed. ent from a Singa- right time..

It is the things pore paper has been handed us for syru-

PRAISE FIEST, that man has made that occa- PRAYER NEXT. fact that on February 28th the con- pathetic comment: Englishman, mittee of ambassadors sent a note Ex Airnun, had in descend from

JUMPERS.

EXCELLENT RANGE TO.

CHOOSE FROM.

BIRTH.

PITTENDRIGH.-At Craigmin West, 154. The Peak, on the 16th ins:. to Mr. and Mrs. W. MCKENZIE PITTENDRIGH, a son.

The China Mail. "TRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1920.

in con-

POLES AND RUSSIA.

The telegrams letive us

emble dimbt as to the pusitípu between Poland and Russia Sole time ago it looked as if Russia was

tories over the Russian there is more tulkooć prace.

ton Churchill. The Poles have bredteous manners, misled into expecting Allied sup- port, and in the hope of extending

the boundaries set by the Versailles

Peace Conference, haqe gone very

far. Ton far. if we may recall, the

PITY. RESERVED..

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TENNIS.

H.K.O.C. TOURNAYENT.

vacancy.

Auditors. The Accounts have been audited by Mr. H. Percy Smith, F.C.A., and The Hon. Mr. A. R. Lowe, F.C.A., who, being eligible, offer

themselves for re-election.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LD,

General Agents.

WORKING ACCOUNT 1918.

Charges

Losses and Claims Paid $1,600,850.84 Donation to War"

Charities... Commissions *******

steet.....

88,814.02

10,000.00 308,827.09

1,476,175.88

$3,484,667.83

We have 'Convalescent and Rest Net Premia Received, less Returns and Re-insurances ---- -$3,192,474.43 292;126.40 Interest............. Transfer Fees

€7.00

of everything is still going up by leaps Interest and bounds.. We are not going to do Transfer Fees things less well tan before for our brave blinded soldiers, and therefore our expenses must be greater.

When you think of these men living and working in perpetual darkness you will feel that money which can bring into their lives internal sunshine is to Poland, telling it that it had heaven owing to shortage of petrol, prayer. A modern poet very neatly strayed far into Hussin Trom the desires work. No money, no train-reminds us that the things that are.

In the semi-final of the open money with a power, for good that eastern boundaries laid down for ing, no influence; only handicap apart from human, Lontrivance,

Contributions 10 St. Dunstan's sent Poland by the Peace Conference. War service, Tuans Besar please serm universally to call for praise. doubles championship played last money seldom has.

Thana Besar ja Malay For colour and beauty, for trees evening the Lo brothers beat Stalker It is understandable that Poles note.

fund blossom and cloud and breeze. and Abraham 8-6, 7-5, 36, 63. If direct, or through this Journal, will be -might not be satisfied with what for what we call "Number Once. was given them. It is not under- What descent from heaven means for the spirit of fun and frolic and was not expected that the match most gratefully acknowledged.-Yours standable that any of us should sup- we do not know, unless he means laughter and light, bred of joy in would go to four sets, but the Lo faithfully. port them in Bouting the decision of that he was a non-producer who beauty, pay the homage of praise.brothers gave away many points by our own Peace Conference. Bonar has at last, beer compelled to work For the gladness that has been, and careless driving. The Kowloon pair Taw in the House of Commons for his living. If so, we reserve for the memory that retains it, be took the first three games in the made it plain that so far as Britain our sympathy. He does not seen also praiseful. as for the glories initial set and at one stage had a is concerned, she will neither be to count no training as a handi- that the healthy eye may go on look-lead of 52 The Lo'a then played nor hinder. Poland must settle cap, but he will find it is one. ing at. with. Russia herself. As we con. Most of us have had to undergo sider that the Russians are the tedious and expensive training to stronger, we feel "sorry for thhold down our jobs.

We have

THE

with great dash and captured four- London papers ace games in succession, eventually some foundation for winning the set 86.

The second Bet was decided, in IMPORTANCE, the statement that favour of the Lo's after twelve games OF OPPICIAL the Egyptian revolt had been played, but the third went Poles, and think that their vault. noticed with regret a tendency on

MANNERS was largely due to to their opponents, 3-6, mainly due ing ambition has overleapt itself the part of sofae war heroce (nome,

the bad manners of to inaccurate driving. Stalker did They may now lose some of that not all to expect that they should which the Treaty gave them, or it on a pedestal for the rest of certain British officials. That also well at the net bringing off some course the lies may then stepnir lives and be served by an is an old story in India and other smart strokes. The final set was on to fob Russia of the reward of maring populace. We had one in lands where the White Men's Bit-easy matte for the Chinese players tarp sureess. This word note our stuff a while ago. For begden is irritably horne. The ex-This evening. M. W. La meets R Bonar Jaw a liar, but that is ag! They are booked for disap-aminations that such oficials, pass. Townsend in the final of the Cham

pointment. (small wutter for a politician.

often with high honour, want revis-1 pionship Singles. ‚

ARTHUR PEARSON,

Chairman-Blinded Soldiers and

Sailors' Care Committee, St.

Dunstan's, Regent's Park, London, NW1, Eng

land.

St. Dunstan's, March 5, 1920.

SERVES THE WHOLE, FAMILY. THE fame of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in world wide. It is good for the deep seated cough of the admiz or the croup and whooping cough of the children The same bottle serves the whole family. Por sale by all Chemists and Storekeepers.

and

Commander, Jackson entered the Royal Navy in 1905. He saw much service in the war.

Captain C. C. Morse, Wiltshire Regiment the 2nd Battalion of which is at Hongkong-has been service under the Colonial Office from the 10th ult. Captain Marse was latterly with the 1st Battalion at Dublin.

seconded for

ACCIDENT ON A ́RACECOURSE.

HLAVY DAMAGES AGAINST CLUB.

A verdict for the plaintiff was returned in the Banco Court in the action in which Abraham Wade claimed £7,000 from the Rosehill Racecourse Company for the loss of the racehorse. Estland, which died zs $3.484.667.83 the result of an accident whilst train- ing on the defendant company's course in September last year. The mishap was said to have been caused $587,286 29 by the existence of a rabbit burrow - 82,628.10 on the training track, and the plaintiff 227,509.80 charged negligence against defend- ant's management of the course. The 1,815,763.52 jury assessed the damages at £3,675.

A stay of proceedings was granted. $2,713,187.71

1919.

$2,409,456.68 303,187 03 95.00

+1

ASSERS.

Cash in band and in

transit and on Cur-

rent Account and Fixed Deposits with Banks ........ $2,713,187.71 Gold Investments

BALANCE SHEET.

·LIABILITIES.

801,282,05

443,056.99

British, Indian and Co. lonial Government Bonds and Stocks ... Foreign Government Loans...EE MEMETER British, Colonial' and Foreign Railway, and Port Trust Bonds and Stocks ..... Silver Investments

Hongkong Govern- ment 6 per cent, War *Loan of 1916 wannee Mortgages, Loans and

Debentures.

$1,273,194.69

2,595,927.93

340,971.56

156,058.87

100,000,00

1,678,812-56

313,280:00

Other Investments........... Agency Balances Accounts Receivable...

407,241.02

302,166.70

$157,098 47

Capital: 10,000 Shares

of $250 each= +$2,500,000 of which $100 per share has been paid up ...........$1,000,000,00

Reinsurance Fund ...... 1,176,228.27. Reserve Fund...........

Investment and Ex- change Fluctuation. Account Underwriting Suspense

Account Uncollected Dividends Accounts payable Working Account 1918, as per State. ment $1,476,175.88 Less Interim Dividend at/$18.00 per Share paid on 21st May, 1919, $180,000.00, Working Account 1919,

as per Statement

29,£66.00 136,019.09

1,296 175.88

$7,011,471.80

Sterling exchange taken at 4/10).

Kwangtung Provincial Assembly, it is understood, will make an in- vestigation of the charge of improper action on the part of some employees

1,815,763.52. of Canton Municipality, 2 $7,011,471.80 | 5af8 & " WALLA-WALLA” BOATI to your ship. Phone No. 3510,