1920-06-12 — Page 5

SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1920,

BROKERS AND

PICKPOCKETS. ***

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE CATHOLIC UNION.

APPEALING TO THE REAL

. BOSS.

ENJOYABLE “AT HOME,"

The "Catholic Union" gave “an "At Home" on Friday night, the

„PROFICIENCY PAY.

Are the general public aware that

INVISIBLE HUSBANDS.

Each week-end our railways find! themselves struggling with a huge and increasing husband-carrying trade."

In this seething unsettling period of human affairs a husband gives up his business, say, in London, and

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

NOTICE.

RE Management of the "CarI MAT" THE

desires to inform the pablia that its tarifi for advertisements received on and after this date will be increased by

A Chinese was this morning charged before Mr. S. L. Smith with hawking To Ping Theatre tickets without a licence. Aher the case had been proved. the Police informed the Magistrate that these ticket hawkers feast of the Sacred Heart, it proving soldiers are being docked of their kers and their system of fraud was tion. The Club was gally decorated in the way? Is it realized that this sibly in a totally different profession. by the constantly growing cost of pro- | worked in conjunction with pickpoca well attended and enjoyable func pay because their health has suffered

& very ingenious one. The hawkers with hunting and flowers A musical matter has been brought to the would approach a theatre goer and.

the money.

known as

10-

TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS

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AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS.

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restarts in some country town, pos.

This increase is rendered imperative Here the alternatives for his wife dection, the price of paper alone baring offer to sell him a ticker cheaper than and dramatic performance was given/otice of the Government and that f and children are a tumble-down cot advanced by 700 per cent during the

redress has been coldly refused? tage purchasable for a fantastic sum, past fire years.

or rooms with a landlady who will In order to meet these conditions the booking office. No sooner had in the ball A feature of the decora the victim bought the ticket and paid tions was a painting by Mr. Marciano The facts are simple. Men who are not have late meals, or early meals, newspapers and magazines all over the for it, than one of the picpockets woold Baptista of the emblem of the thoroughly trained soldiers, so certior washing or boot-cleaning, or world base been obliged to raise their afternoons-who, in fact, appears some cases by as much as 100 per neat relieve him of the ticket and return Apostleship of Prayer." Mr. M. F. fed by their commanding officers, duties on Sunday or Wednesday subscription and advertising later in it to the hawker to be re-sold. By

For the this means, the swinders reap a bit [ Baptista was responsible for the fare entitled to draw additional pay only to have about an hour, and aзnd, at the same time, to curtail the

proficiency pay half in the middle of the day avail-size and number of

pages. present, however, it has been decided, profit, and at the endof the day divide arrangement of the stage and was

The Police said they also actively interested in the decora-sently there has been a reclassifica-able for work.

tion of the men 'so entitled. The A simple sam in subtraction proves in the interests of the public generally and of advertisers in particular, to leave would not prove such a state of affairs tion of the Club and the compound, result has been that in certain that as he cannot live with his family the price of the "CaTRA, MACL," In this case, but they were mention Bishop Pozzoni, with the Mission

changed, Ing it in order to give his Worship ar staff, Fathers of the Spanish and cases thoroughly trained soldiers, he must live by himself and his

To his surprise he finds himself Hongkong, May 17, 1920. idea as to why so many people follow French Procurations, Bro Aimar and actually serving, bave been refused family must remain in London, ed the profession of theatre ticket staff of St. Joseph's College were this pay, on the ground that they are

efficient." The re-run after as a lodger. Whereas even not physically broke why the Police were se received at the entrance of the Club fusal might be defensible, though it a bachelor wants at least a home, They had by the President. Mr. J. D. Our would be harsh, were the disqualifica and a woman lodger wants early tea anxious "to" discourage it.

and members of the Committee on caused by constitutional weak before breakfast, a preparatory lunch received many complaints of this sort

Among those attending were Com- from theatre goers but in spite of the R. N., Major Laws or ordinary illness. But the at eleven, afternoon parties for act that detectives are put on watch, mander Hodgson, Niall the War Office do not contine it to such friends, use of the garden, and, in cases. They are actually refusing fact, is "always there," the absenter they had so far not been successful in Catholic Men's Club. Members of the proficiency pay to men whose in husband asks only for a place where effecting an indst. Instead of plying Lusitano Club, the Club de Recreio, gieren: health is directly due to be can sleep a little and gulp one or their trade outside the theatre gates together with many ladies. now, these brokers accosted their vic. The musical part of the program-llness contracted in the trenches, or two meals five days a week before tims in side lanes, and until people me was contributed to by The Night even to wounds inficted by the he burries back to London and his learned to give these sharks a wide mares, Rev. Fr. A. Riganti, Messrs, enemy. If these men cannot stand wife and children.

He puts up in the house, probably, derth, this sort of thing would never L. E. Remedios, N. U. Botelho, J. M. the required tests; if they cannot do be stopped." His Worship imposed a S. Rozaria, M. F. Baptista, A.. A. 3 route march of ten miles in march of a "peace widow" whose husband Bne of $10 on the accused for hawk-d'Almeida, A. J. Osmund, L. A. ing order: if they are classed is called away by his business to Osmund, J. M. Fonseca, E. de Sousa, medically below the B1. standard, some other part, and his own wife.! ing without a licence.

E. G. Aquino, and D. C. Baptista, they can no longer qualify for this if times are hard, may put up yet A farce intitled "A Chapter of pay. Observe, that the reason why another husband who has been com- Accidents" was successfully present they cannot do so is that they have peiled to come to London and leave

was tall, B. suffered, and are suffering for the another assorted lot of wife and Ware metalled an additional

We can hardly imagine children in the country.

now ring up No. 482 or 3552. Rodrigues, Messrs. A.M.O. Remedios, country.

The homeless husband leads a M. F. Baptista, L. E. Remedios and more cruel or a more stupid in

The Government cannot happy, careless life, free from justice.

FLYING! FLYING F. P. Sequeira.

troubles. His children Professor Amelias contributed plead ignorance of the consequences domestic mandoline solos and Mme Silvestri of the reclassification. Lieutenant-rarely meet him. He used to see

KONG HOTEL for REPCLSS Bar on classical songs which were greatly Colonel Archer-Shee recently asked them constantly chatted with them A MOTOR BUS will leave the Hore- the Secretary of State for War whe-for five minutes at breakfast time appreciated.

ther he was aware of them, and (in the intervals of newspaper read- SUNDAY, June 13th, at 2.30 PM.

Return Fare $2 whether he would direct that Regula-ing), and called good night to them tion prejudicing these men should up the stairs in the evening when he

Tickets may, be obtained at remove came back from the office. be so interpreted as to

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO. Tel. 482 & 3552. Tel: 482 & 8552 24, Des Voeux Road, Central.

.COMMONSENSE SUNDAY.

BISHOP WELLDON ADVOCATES

PLAY.".

Civic and Church authorities ought to agree about Sunday observances, says Bishop Welldon, Dean of Dur- ham.

"I am the last person to under-rate the blessing of the tradi-

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tional Christian Sunday in England," DRIVEN OUT OF BUSINESS. their grievance. He was answered Those happy days of family life;

be said to an interviewer. "I have never found Sunday a dull day but I

are past.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.

WANTED.

Now he only sees thèm by the Financial Secretary to the War Office in the hardest official manner. late on Saturday night when they are realise that it has been in the past a With no action being taken to All that Sir Archibald Williamson asleep, and they only see him on dall day for a great many people- secure to them eyen temporary had to say was that physical efficiency Sunday when he is asleep. He writes I therefore considered how Sup-quarters to tide them over until rewis among the essential conditions for them a picture postcard occasionally, day could be not only observed but structures can be erected, a namber proficiency pay, and that he regretted and they re-direct his letters to him.

Peace has broken up many happy improved. The first duty of every of concerns now occupying buildings no relaxation could be permitted.

England is heavily over Christian on Sunday is to Worship slated for renovation, or tearing We do not intend to allow this crying homes. God and whatever stands in the way down, are going to be put out of scandal to be stified by official an-husbanded. of that Worship is contrary to the business.

swers. As the bureaucrats who owe spirit of the Christian Sunday. That

Some are fortunate enough to have their present tenure of office to their is one of the reasons why I have obtained other, although not always skilful exploitation of the deeds and

While on duty at the railway always advocated the closing of satisfactory premises, the B. A. T. in sufferings of the troops in the war

station this morning, a European public-houses on 1 Sunday. But the, Banks Building, Queen's Road refuse commonly tait treatment to

Officer's suspicion B:25 citizens who do not go to church Central, having secured a location on these wounded and afflicted Custom or chapel or, who, after attend- Connaught Road. The building men. "we

the aroused by a rather slim Chinese appeal *over ing church or chapel, want to ow occupied by the Bankheads of Ministers and Secre- with a very disproportionate. waist enjoy a little innocent recreation of East Asia, Andersen. Meyer taries to the people, who are their making a dive for a railway carriage. on Sunday, may fairly complain if & Company and several other con masters. We ask them what they The Officer followed him, and a the churches set themselves against cerns, known as the Old Grand Hotel, think of the facts stated by Colonel search resulted in two revolvers and anything which is in itself so as was reported some time ago, will Archer Stee and not denied? We 420 rounds of ammunition being Innocent as the performance of socn be demolished to make way for ask them whether they will permit found under his girdle. The man music, even of sacred music, in the a new structure. The Bank of East the wounded and the sick to be sacri, was arrested, and is being charged. parks. There is a great danger that Asia will move to the premises now ficed to Paragraph 636 of the King's the Church, by making extravagant occupied by the Tabaqueria Regulations. We ask them what demands, will lose the confidence of Filipina

which stores,

will they think of this bureaucratic the people. Commonsense ought to remove to a place in Ice House assumption of infallibility and im prevail in religious, as well as in Lane, and by the "Robinson Piano peccability where the rights of their secular affairs. A sort of concordat Company, which has had a thirty sons and brothers are witmed should be established between the years' lease on its premises, expiring They can make Ministers and Secre- Churches and the civic authorities in October, but who will retire from taries become quite courteous, com- The Churches should not attempt to business in the Colony at least municative, even effusive. We feel prohibit elevating recreations on Sun for the present.

This company assured that once they have had day. The civic authorities should is selling out

stocks their attention drawn to this subject refrain from offering such recreation and bargain hunters will have the they will not hesitate to exercise

to divine chance of their lives in obtaining their power.—Times. counter-attractions worship. Monotony of many in high priced merchandise at low dustrial occupations has become

prices. wearying that the need of hol Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Com- days and of reasonable enjoyment pany, by extending their shipping of holidays must be generously re offices, have compelled the elimina- cognised by Christian philanthro- tion of Madame Fairall and Mr. pists."

Greenfield, the Latter known to tourists the world over as the "Do be Chairful" man. Mr. Greenfield has been in Hongkong in business for eighteen years, and upon being. questioned stated that there was no place for him and the other tenacis affected to move All of the tenacts of A Home paper to hand by the mail Old Post Office building are slated to states that the Duke of Portland has RO, of course, and much outcry in presented the skeleton of the famous being made on all sides that no

attempt has been made to racehorse Carbine, who among numerous successes won the Melieve the lack of business accom

enough bourne Cup, to the Public Library, medations, which, poor Museums and National Gallery of before, with buildings coming down Victoria. The skeleton has duly and being evacuated and not even temporary structures permitted on arrived in Melbourne.

Carbine, who won nearly £30,000 any of the open spaces left in the in stakes, securing 33 of the 42 races Colony, are to-day absolutely dis-

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A FAMOUS RACEHORSE.

CARBINE SKELETON FOR AUSTRALIA.

its

to. the

re-

in which he started besides being couraging, expecially to Europeans.

second in six and third in three others, was purchased by the Duke of Portland and brought to England in 1895, the idea being that his stcut Musket blood would be an immense asset to the British Stud. He sired "Spearmint and Fowling Piece, Ramrod, and other good stock, but perhaps bis success as a sire in this country scarcely. realised anticipa tions. He died at the Welbeck Stud shortly before the outbreak of the war in 1914.

AMERICAN AERO DERBY.

COMMISSION'S REPORT.

Calcutta, May 22-The American Aero Derby Commission that has re- cently been visiting India has issued abulletin on its observations in this country, and remarks that the Govern Mr. Parr's appointment as un

ment of India would give 15 years' official M.-L. C. during Mr. Dodwell's mail contracts to private concerns absence has received the King's willing to operate the service. apguroval

Aerodromes are being established Dr.M. E. Asger ard Dr. S. S. in India, Ceylon, and Burma, the Strahan are appointed members of principal one of the Flying Corps the Dental Board, in the places of being located at Bangalore. Drs. Evan Jones and Aubrey re The Government of Great Britain signed...

has recently presented to the Govern ment of India 100 aeroplanes. A Officers of the Volunteers, Volan-school of instruction is about to be teer Reserves, and Defence Corps, established. A bumber of Indians are retired or unemployed, may retain being taught the art of flying and their former rank and uniform, so many of them promise to make far as Hongkong is concerned,

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from today, preliminary A notiors of farbcoming meetings lectures and entertainments, seat for insertion in the news columns of the

CHINA Man." will be charged for the rate of $1. each, providing they do this space is exceeded they will be not occupy more than four lines. If placed in the advertising columns at the

Hongkong, May 17, 1983 prevailing rates."

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO.

have

$2

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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THE Underdar od bare "vodfreï instroo tice to sell be Public Auction, SATURDAY, June 18, 1920. Con.mencing a 11.am.

at their Sales Byrnes, Duddell Street, A Large Quantity of Winsя and Spirits "Comproving.

60 case australian Hock,

35 do Claret Medoc.

90 do Champagne "Doc de

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20 Peppermint

20 do Salamander Conc, 3 stars,

50 do Salamander Cognac, No. 1.

5 du Bargandy,

20-do Sherry (carious brand),

20 do Dry and Old Tom Gio,

14 do Corlam Gin.

Eto, Etc..

Etc

N.B. A large quantity of the above will be sold without reserve. Ika-Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.

Hoogkong, June 12, 1920.

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TANSAN

received the highest award

A GOLD MEDAL

from a committee of critical judges at the

Anglo-Japanese. Exhibition

which testifies to its excellency an-l purity. Beware of bogus imitations. No Tansan is genuine

unless the label bears the name of

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