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"WINE" AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

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SALE. CASH.

THE CHINA MAIL.

ཝཱ ཎྞསཱཡཱཎཾ,

GETTING A PASSAGE.

THE CHINESE METHOD.

THURSDAY. BEPTEMBER

·LOCKI SAD BEDRALA

The death has occurred of Mr. F.W.F. Day, R.G.A. Chemist, late of the Department of Agriculture, Kuala Lumpur, from malignant malaria."

CONGRESSMEN IN KOREA.

I REGRETTABLE INCIDENT.

JAPANESE BREAK UP MESTING.

A Seoul message dated August 25

red here this afternoon; when, Con- gressman H S. Herman of Cali- fornia came into conflict with the police. With Japanese approval the Congressional party had accepted the invitation of the Korean Y.M.C

In a way it is poetry struggling The nota suggests that those who for expression. In a way it is really know should write the whole If truth, and not merely what readers poetry completely expressed. you think it over, the word "who," have hitherto been taught to ex- with the question mark, is a per- pect. It is a fact that there are fect poem.

clean and industrious Chinese

In the Summary Court this morn Eve is an old maid, thwarted of abroad, whose habits are worthy ing before the Puisne Judge, Mr. her maternal instincts, which she of description, although they pro- Justice J. R. Wood, a trader named displays in her ministrations to vide nothing sensational in the way Shum Ka Lau aned 13 Chi Yip, an The ordinary annual meeting of Huckleberry Belilios, the Heinz of secret vices and mysterious broker for $130. Plaintifa, claim shareholders in the Dairy Farm, Ice Pep of the many varieties. Huckie- crimes. We do not know the was that on July 10 and July 14 he and Cold Storage Co, Ltd, will be states regrettable incident occur berry, after the fashion of the London East End well enough to paid defendant sums of $50 and 640 held on Tuesday, September 21, st American negro in the old slave attempt a description, but it is in consideration of defendant agree 12.30 p.m. days, takes his surname from the clear that even the work of Thomas ing to arrange passages for three per- esfate on which he was born. He, Burke could be bettered. We know sons by the CP.O.S. on July 26. It too, has characters, and he also it one rural village wholly Chinese in was agreed that if the passages were would be abeurd to describe as Queensland where it would be dif not secured the money should be imposed on a Chinese woman for durab. His character might not ficult to write without respect of refunded. Defendant failed to ar-possession of 11 taels of prepared

oplum, found in the false side of well Egure in a Memo, by the the inhabitants. It deserves the range for the passages.

Mr. A. H. Crew appeared for the wooden tab. She was arrested on neighbours. but that would, be name of a model village, having because of his ululations, and not clean and picturesque homes, a because of his innate dispositions, school, and admirable little gar

A motion for leave to appeal to which are good. He is sure to out-dens. Given a fair chance, the the plaintiff was a partner in a firm the Privy Council in connection with accept the change. ATO his Bolshevism. Unlike Eve, Chinese are good colonists. What of Californian merchants and in July the "Kung Bong" case, heard before he is never lonesome, and Eve tries chance have they in a congested last he desired to assist three of his the Court of Appeal a few weeks to catch them.

city like Hongkong?

clansmen to Havana. He was un- ago, will be made on Friday before able

W25

MILK 0.

A fine of $500 was yesterday

plaintiff and Mr. T. Rowan for the the Praya. defendant.

Opening the case Mr. Crew said

to get a passage and two Judges. put 翔 touch with the defendant who was a passage broker.

a

to meet returned students and others.

The news of this meeting resulted in

a crowd gathering at the Y.M.C.A.,

and the police therefore changed the place of the meeting to the Chosen The Koreans refused to Hotel.

Mr. Hergman, who was out sight- seeing, saw the crowd and entered the YMCA. He gave a short address to the Koreans, in which he made no reference to politics. Mr. Yi, Sang- chal, Secretary of the Y.M.CA. and former Secretary to the Korean Legation at Washington, was reply. ing when the police entered the building, took Mr. Hersman, Mr. Vi

and the other persons on the platform into the lobby and ordered other

The character she shows is an unthinkable trait in such as she. She pretends to be modest. A

The passenger junk Tai Mi was modest monkey-whoever heard of

A sum of $90 was paid and a receipt attacked by pirates in the river of such a thing? She ostentates her

was given on July 10. The arrange Tui Tue Kung near Waichow on Our friend" Roderick Random modesty by blushing: but she of the Daily Press returns to the ment was that the defendant should August 26. More than thirty passen blushes at the wrong end, and the local grumble about the price of not pay for the passages, which were sers are reported to have been car

to be on the Empress of Japan." ried away by the bandits. effect is less charming than that

milk this morning. He suggests mantling of the cheeks which in the idea that the Dairy Farm Co. Four days later the broker said that

The Raja left Sarawak for foreigners to leave the building. spires romantic writers. That is

tracoms and the doctor said he Europe on August 15. A beary saying:

Oor business is with Koreans rouch for her respectability, and if other branches of its business wanted $40. If this was for treat storm did not prevent a large com her misfortune, not her fault. Weis possibly making up losses on the one of the men was suffering from she can never Egure as the heroita meat and poultry far example by went or to pass the man be. Mr. pany, both Europeans and natives, only.

Mr. Hersman attempted explana- of a romance, she is entitled to be taxing its largest body of consum Crew, did not know. Mr. Rowan from assembling to wish him fare

The Dairy Farm officials said it was for treatment. The well and bon voyage. His two daugh- tions but they were unheeded. Ee refused to leave the building until the As is the character she thinks assure" us that it is the other way money was paid and a receipt wasters accompany him.

Koreans were released.

ཨ༷་ she has, that had to be deduced round, and that the dividends come given. "A few days before the ship

Mr. R. S. Miller, the United States from frequent and rarefni observa-out of the other things. They could sailed plaintiff was informed by the tions. She thinks she is a wit, and make more money out of the milk defendant that passages could not be

by selling it to the shipping in bulk, obtained. Passages were secured pealed against the sentence of one Consul General, arrived and inter- would keep her entertain. Her jokes, however, are thus saving bottles and distribution through another source by the ss. Fear's imprisonment imposed on

Plaintiff has asked for them for the alleged theft not always appreciated as fully as

$25,000 worth of rice from a Govern- ment godown. Two succeeded and she would like them to be. Huckle- berry is sensitive about his tail.

their convictions were quashed.. and he has fangs. It is dreadial other dairies are always mentioned

the subject of an essay.

Ltd.

SALE.

ALL BRITISH AND AMERICAN

BOOTS AND SHOES

at Half Manufacturer's

PRICES

Must be Cleared before SATURDAY, September 4th.

GENT'S OUTFITTING. SECTION..

HONGKONG, TEVESDAY, SEPT. 2, 1920.

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** salon and

ers.

costs; but they have been trying "China." to play the game as a public repayment and a portion had been

We note utility concern.

that offered but declined.

Evidence was then given by the

to see one so young and innocenty the grumblers, as supplying plaintiff, who, answering Mr. Rowan

pucker up the lip in order to make satisfactory milk at less prices. said that he paid the money to the

Judgment was entered for the the iverine announcement of hate. Then why grouble? Why not defendant and it was his money.

transfer their patronage? We ad-

It is quite evident that the League e them to do so, and if we have plaintiff.

He

of Nations is an idle dream. Eve does not so much as pay him the compliment of pretending alarm. expected to laugh at her jokes; she ignores his. There a story-teller in Hongkong who like that. Such people are not the best of company.

been truthfully advised by the Dairy Farm Co. that Company will

not resent this advice. We have YOUR SERVANTS” quests. gone somewhat into the factors, and

P. & 0. MESS ENTERED.

TERSE CHINESE FINED

Three Chinese in Singapore ap

of finally agreed to release the Koreans Tened with the result that the police and to let the matter of an uplicens ed meeting drop. "It is remoured that one Korean was injured.

Singapore, it was stated at a recent Municipal Commission meet- ing, has 112 miles of road, with road surface of two million equare yards. In 1915 there were $42. motor cars and 80 motor lorries registered, | against 2,024 and 338 in 1919.

Mr. Hersman's attention was drawn by the foreigners present to policeman who was kicking a Korean.

The majority of the Congressional Party were attending a reception, given by the Governor-General, when the incident occtired.

POLICE LINE STREETS. This morning the party went for a Eleven ricsha coolles were fined motor-drive in the city through lanes $3 each by Mr. N. L. Smith yesies of police. The populace was not day for demanding more than the permitted along the route, except in legal fare from Mr. Warapfel, a doorways and side-streets. passenger on the transport "Pre-

At noon a banquet was given in sident Grant." Mr. Wartapfel and a honour of the Congressmen at the party engaged defendants for twelve Chosen Hotel, at which the Inter- minutes and gave each of them ten national Friendly Society were the cents. Defendants refused to accept hosts. The usual complimentary the money and said they were enti-speeches were exchanged. tied to 20 cents each.

Since the arrival of the Congres-

gress.

is.

against untoward incidents.

MANY RUMOURS 'AFLOAT. There are constant rumours of

is nonsense to talk about the higher dollar! etc. Milk is a very perishable article, especially when In all studies of character, how there is contributory negligence by ever, we should beware of harsh the customers, and we have been judgments based on superficial told sufficient, supposing it 'all true. traits. Both Ese and Huckleberry to satisfy us that the Company has,

Three Chinese were this morning have honest hearts, packed with real reason to raise its charges.

The only "profiteering we have charged before Magistrate Smith real affection, and save where the discovered in connection with milk with trespassing in the servants article of food is concerned, a capa is the amusing way in which out quarters of the P. & 0. Company's cit for something like altruistside caterers, restaurants, etc., have mess yesterday. They all said that

The Japanese Army has decided sional party, there has been an air of Eve is full of intellectual curiosity, keen on experiment, an ardent Passed on the increase to their cus- they went there to look for a friend. to engage foreign experts versed in tension in the city. The Koreans are apparently expecting something but Mr. Rossel, the P. & O. Co. ordnance manufacture for the purpose the streets are quiet with the Korean is not. If it were rare, it would student. Huckleberry is a rollick. toniers. They are charging, for the

found the defendants in the private more than the total extra cost of } quarters of the mess kitchen. They be engaged, and they will be em. The party is being constantly guarded The Chinta Mail.

The foreign specialists will be a disgrace to the boy. As it is ing bounder, with nothing much on i shall drop given with a cup of tea, said that yesterday afternoon heof aiding further improvement prostores closed as a sign of protest. "TRUTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE not rare, but quite common, we this mind, and not much mind anythe pint. It, never seems to occur were all strangers to him, and badployed at the Tokyo and Osaka i must call it a disgrace to the school way. His thoughts, when not to them that the actual increase is no business on the premises. Witness arsenals for a term of two years If the school can shift the blaze dwelling on his last meal, seem to enough to pass on to the consumer.had suspected for a long time that The total salary allowed to them on to the goverminent, it may do be chiefly busy with his next one. It will be argued that a fraction of outside servants were frequenting estimated at Y. 180,000 and travel

He is frankly hedonistic. Ere is Meanwhile, we suppose St. really concerned with the riddle of a cent cannot be added to the price the servants' quarters of the mess, ling expenses amounting to Y. 17,322

of a cup of tea. That is quite true, but the defendants were the first be defrayed by the Army, Joseph's College gets grant the Universe. Her conversation is from government. The figures monotonous, and designed to subat they double the company's in-persons he had been successful in

crease when increasing their charge catching.

One would think it impossible Let us first establish the know. do not matter, in view of the re-gest that her lore is but little for a glass of the milk. They go Detective Sergeant Dorling said for a large building to be stolen, but leage that a thing is bad, and then silts: Any grent or subsidy at all whereas at bottom she is well

That is went there to gamble.

There used to be in the banks of the This morning four Koreans were we have a stronger inducement to is wasted if that sort of thing is read, and given to profound and about to make an extra profit on that he believed that the defendants this has happened is Petrograd

a necessary imposition. Huckleberry

profiteering and we have Inspector Davitt, who prosecuted, Neva a beautiful palace which had arrested, it is stated, as the result of rust about for ways to accomplish alt we are to get. Some of those sustained thinking.

said that when charged at the station, once belonged to the Empress 2 confession, obtained on Monday improvement of that thing. In a who were recently agitating for stands for sport, she for science.

For those who profess to find seen no protest yet.

one of the defendants said that they Catherine II. It contained wonderful from a Korean from Shanghai who general way it has for a long time Jesuit college said that all the good

went there to hold a meeting in con- old furniture and works of art, is now under arrest. been said that our educational de teachers had gone away. to Manila. illumination in details of personal

nection with the formation of a Somehow it had been entirely neglect. It is alleged that the latter con- partment needs vivifying," that the etc., and that this explained the habit, it may be mentioned that

them left Eye. is a strict vegetarian, and that

money loan association.

ed by the authorities for a long time, fessed that seven overnment starves it for rations dreadful results under notice.

What is wanted first of all is Huck is not. He is a staunch |

The Magistrate imposed a fine of and when they suddenly recalled its Shanghai for Seoul with orders it so parsimoniously that slow

$2 or five days* hard labour each.

existence the building had dis- from the Provisional Government to assassinate prominent government starvation is the result), and that live educationalist at the head teetotaller. bus she occasionally

Mr. Irving is not a indulges.

appeared entirely?

officials. Mauser revolvers are said The results compare badly with re- of affairs."

to have been seized by the police. sults go elsewhere. That is the success. There is no. co-ordination

The original "America," the

The police say that this gives the general suggestion, supported by or system worth mentioning, no

1851, had a most adventurous career. Provisional government in connec- After the race she was sold to Lord de tion with the alleged plots here.

LOCAL SCHOOLING.

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PORTUGUESE DREAMS

KILLED

That is very deeply interesting news which Roderick Random

bomb attempts and arrests with whispered. warnings and the Con- gressmen are being overwhelmed with opposing argumenta on the political situation but the majority of them continue to discredit the reports of danger.

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teachers and by parents. Perhaps visible standard at which the THE ELUSIVE BACHELOR. gives in this morning's Daily Prc85, EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE. yacht which carried off the Cup in lie of the recent denial issued by the

have forgotten which of the Hong- kong schools it was. The lad him- self was under the impression that he wrote well, yet he offered tong sentences without a verb in them, and his grammar generally was thing to marvel at. We desire it to be understood that we are not making a fuss over isolated exam- ples, but that we bave been moved by extensive observations during a long period. English, for some reason or another, is not learned

schools must aim. We believe that Hongkong does not even possess decent official text books.

shortage of money be the reason, increase the grants and improve the staffs and equipment of the schools. Education is the chief of those things that are worth doing well Here at present it is done badly No excuses can alter that.

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advance.

imsuitable for wives. Another one money generously in complains that it is the girl who According to the Daily Press this

Blaquiere for £1,000. For some years

SHROFF COMMITTED FOR TRIAL

she lay at Cowes; she won several

races under the name:

POLICE EXPLAIN.

Camilla"; The Director of Police, explaining she was used as a blockade runner in the unusual activities of the police,

about the accumulated fond of the no one is, befter entitled than are

Shanghai is enjoying a correspon. Marine Insurance Association at we to launch a particular charge,

The dence started by a Worried Pat-Calcutte amounting only to 42,000 who has a daughter of 20, rupees. It was worth a big head- to put a finger on a very sore spot, of our educational body. We refer schools buy their primers in the lent," to the teaching of English. It is cheapest market, which is some with whom many young men line as an item of news, since it. conspicuously bad. Examples have times a foreign market. Let us cat philander, though none proposes, certainly has not been known to

At the Magistracy this morning. the American Civil War; to avoid said that it was hoped to receive the been thronging upon us with all Red Tape and aim at informal even when the worried father gives the interested Portuguese here. A commonsense. There should be an a plain hint, and has even gone good deal of money might hare the shocking effects of an unex. pected slap in the face. He does enquiry, but not a ceremonious the length of discussing our private been saved by some local Portu- after further evidence had been heard, capture she was sunk in the St. John's Americans in an open and demo Let the affairs with him." That Worguese- if, they had known this car Chan Sin-chaen, the shroff employed River, raised, and afterwards used as cratic way but unfortunately rumours not know English, we told one commission of enquiry.

may quite possibly lier, for they are well aware of the in the Compradore Department of the a training vessel. She was again which it was impossible to disregard parent of a youth with journalistic Executive interrogate the teachers, ried Parent

is charged with the embezzlement of buffetings won several races after groundless, threatened to materialise into force, making the protection o ambitions. You must mis encouraging them to criticise free-be a smart young journalist with approximate number of claimants; Hongkong and Shanghai Bank who wrecked in 1876, but in spite of her but which it was prayed, werd the visitors an urgent necessity. Al taken replied the parent Hely, and listen to the one or two no ties save those about his collar and are capable of doing simple $22,000, was committed by Magis that date. was taught at College, and he parents who have ideas on the stb. need not deter us also from enjoy division sums. We know some who trate Smita for trial at the forthcom

Mary Pickford may have caused a law abiding citizens were chagrined The reason for ject. Let them collect data from ing the correspondence: One harsh have been dreaming of establishing Criminal Sessions. Defendant

stir in London, but it's nothing to the to think that such protection to thị got high marks.

Home, and bachelor seatbes the Shanghai girlsing their claim to a part of many reserved his defence, the blank is not that we dare not the County Councils

stir tu local prices of then's wearables visitors was necessary but the au name names; but merely that we sample text books. Let them, if as immodest gadabouts who are many lakhs, and allocating the

that Mackintosh's Sale is causing thorities had sufficient proof tha locally. Mac's are certainly acting guards were indispensable. It i does the jilting. And still another Macan company was wound up a have hoped at all. But it is some-up to their reputation in retailing the hoped," he continued, that the Ame goods at fair prices and their sale ricans will not think all of what ha puts his finger on an obvious spot hundred years ago, and the fund times very hard to see that.

By the way, will some mathem- prices are astounding. The shirts been done for their personal safety." Prominent Japanese, Americans when he points out that the wor-realized has been accumulating in ried parent is in too much of a the hands of the Calcutta Court at atical reader oblige us with a cal- they are offering are far below what Koreans and Chinese met Mr. Ford of the Congressional Party to-day hurry, and has scared off the girl's compound interest ever since. If it culation of the normal number of they could be bought for in London quarry. He should leave it to her; is only 42,000 rupees now, it can heirs to be expected of 80 original today. Just fancy $2.50 for a real and agreed to organise a branch of she'll do the rest. The editor of not have been much to begin with chamante a century back? Bod-good shirt, and socks, well no man the paper which publishes the cor- It was rather a cruel thing to set erick Handom says that in the can grumble at six pairs of realEnglish the Pan-Pacific Union, Mr. Miller, respondence is to be congratulated so many families spending money"three generations, the number isle thread socks for $4.00 If you the Consul General, agreed to help in on striking a rich Silly Season" on tracing pedigrees, etc., without of persons who can (now) lay claim hav'nt already called and locked the organisation of the branch.

must be legion. We are round the Men's Store of Hongkong That every man has three char-vein, which should yield well before making it quite plain at the begin- in Hongkong. We have to inacters: the one he has, the one he the lode peters out. Someone from ning how little was to be gained by positively rotten at figures, but we we can only add “* Do it now.” ***

"The Borsen Zeitung learns from shows, and the one he thinks he Hongkong should join in, and write it. Heirs secumulate at compound do not see it that way. We figured hse, is a French saying It is a a letter suggesting that Shanghai's interest too, and we figure roughly on four generations, and we cal Hamburg that British shipping firms worried parents should send then that if they all establish their culated that the first two, genera contemplate selling to the German shrewd bit of observation.

Some other animals are entitled daughters down here, so that our claims, they may get something tions are out of it for the best of Government or German shipping The telegrams quoted below were. to be included. There is Eve, the married ladies might be given a less than five rupees apiece. Many reasons, that they no longer need

taken from Germany as compensation General from the Manila Observatory

4.45 p.m., yesterday. monker. She has undoubtedly rest Perhaps our poodles and of them have spent much more money We assumed that the rs a large number of the vessels received by the American Consulate Cyclone or Typhoon E. N. E of what she has. She has what she poachers world willingly marry if than that in establishing their larger part of the third generation for the warships sunk at Scapa Flow pretende to have. And she has the this were done. Are we short of relationship to, original creditors must be dead also. The number British shipowners are represented as

Perhaps professional greed for fees of survivors we had in mind was having come to this decision in Manila moving EN, E. Any vacancy.

Cyclone or Typhoon W. of Balin- I am 16 years of age and was character she thinks she has. The bride material?

explains why Roderick Random's under ten thousand. The original mediately after the conclusion of the instructed at St. Joseph's College Darab animals" of our headline

announcement of the sum involved (Roman) meaning of legion was German-American shipping agree tang Channel, recarving Northeast- which existed a series of sevca is a cliche. They are not so dumb.

CHINESE ABROAD,bonld at this late date be real round about five thousand and in ment. Count Ludovich, of the German ward.. years, who is still at school and Eve is a sentimental person, who

news There have been pleseant that sense the Daily Press writer z Embassy in London, is stated to be Cyclone or Typhoon E. S. E. of here every confidence of being atters an oft-repeated prayer in a

Affair and a good point is soared dreams now to be known for expressión (if our calentation was acting as intermediary, and through Naha moving N. capable to fulfil the duties of the pathetic sofer intended for convey

lonesomeness. "Who?" she cries, in an editorial note in this moments aust (ty to appreciate the readers, soud think he meant far offer to place the vessels immediately dreams. Well, our Portuguese fair) was very just But most the Britair shipowners made the candidate

Trashing an available satisfaction and again and again Who? an ing a. Post, which points, our

As a matter at the disposal of German firms and Fow fact that these dreams were assets, more by the word.

How-five years' credit for their will be granted, E remain,etc one meaning Who shall deliver every printed reference to

and to realize that it is better to of fact, the actual claimants are Is that good enough for a boy of me of tedium, share the emotions town abroad dwells an opium 16 eller seven years schooling? It of my soul, and solace my spint? if every Chinese wallowed in it have hoped and lost than mere plentiful, bar not near

vestigate and ascertain if the charge

be true that English is not taught.

Here is one of the most recent evidences that it is not learned,

Dear Sir, A

As I am desirous to obtaining an

employment stebould there be

2DUMB ANIMALS.”

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Chi

TYPHOON WARNING.