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sort should be rife? I should be understood that we originate pone [of it; we only repeat what is being said, being frequently and bitterly said.
Furious driving goes on, and the traffic control section of the police
XOGAL AND› GENERIL.
· LOCAL AND GENERIL..
One case of enteric fever, Gain afternoon of Nov. 15 at his Kamakura The death is reported on the ese, was reported yesterday.
residence of the Rev. Mr. Ballagh, a very old resident in Japan.
are not prorly backed up in their notifications of increase of price.
The Newspaper World states that efforts to check it. The Antame-have been made by 12 more new bile Association is regarded as con-papers and periodical publications. sisting of gentlemen who consider The total of arch advances for the
rear is 591.
themselves above the law.
An expert "assures that the wheel bases of many ears here are
too long for local roads. In-ar
Very great satisfaction is felt,
since the burglary in their store on As the result, of stock-taking Saturday night Messrs. Falconer and Cow Dow estimate their loss at $46,000
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of the American Consulate General Mr. J. C. Nardini Vice-Consul
division, left Canton yesterday for home in Los Angeles, Californis.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER, 1, 1920..
CORRESPONDENCE.
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MANAGER ABSOONDS.
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came a Cabinet Minister in 1899 he practically washed his hands of
A white policeman at the foot of Garden Road would get lots of cases-il such were wonted.
SMUGGLING WATCHES,
DISCLOSURES IN JAPAN.
SHIP'S CREW LMPLICATED.
་་
and is being expressed, by all classes pointment of Mr J. G. T. Pooler to the important post of Legal Adviser to the FMS Government. Mr Pooley, who enjoys the reputation of being the soundest lawyer is practice at the Singapore bar, has held the lead ing practice there for many yERIS.
statement and the debate in the kwai, compratore of the former firm The Budget statement is a striking Wilkinson. Heyward and Clark hold Legislative Comell of the Colony: manager of the latter. Messrs.
Government. This particular form deeds valued at $12,000 advanced by of Government is of course only used his guarantors, but Messrs. John in New Colonies Le, where the Colony Laing and Co. are said to be less The cgagement is announced has not emerged from the swaddling fortunate and will suffer a dead loss of Miss Marjorie Deznison, daughter, clothes of infancy into those of the of $80,000. of Mr. and Mrs. A. Dennison, of full grown man.
For the last six years Leang has Hongkong, to Mr. H. CE Way, of When manhood and womanhood been manager of Messrs. John Laing Which is the happiest misprint? the Union Insurance Society of Can-is reached, we all throw off the and Co. importers and exporters, and trammels of childhood, and stand for nearly ten years compradore of Ar evening paper, the other dayton Ltd. spoke of "General Skye's Forecast**
before the world, as responsible in Messrs. Wilkinson, Heyward and when it meant General Sykes's; but The "Eastern Cloud" which was dividuals responsible for our actions: Clark, varnish, paint and colour many- that does not challenge: the supre-stranded off Hammoku, Yokohama, socially, politically and financialy."
facturers. On November 13 he did." macy of the artist who not long ago was refloated on the afternoon of } Until that period is reached we are not come" to work but the firms felt A case of smuggling on a large gave us the paragrapli about." Mr. Nov. 18 at high tide. No damage not responsible, and we are given no uneasiness in view of his exem- scale is reported in the Jij. AccordHotario. Bottomley." And there are was done to her bottom, and she parents, schoolmasters, governesses plary, behaviour and unblemished re- ing to its report · more than 200 points about the advertisement of made the port of Yokohama soon and all sorts of such people to look cord. A few days later suspicion was watches of every description" have Blank's Sausages: Our Own Moke." [afterwards.
after us. This being so, it stands to roused. when attempts by Messrs. been imported illegally by a band of
reason that these parents, school Jahn Laing and Co., to get in much smugglers consisting of Japanese," Commenting on Mr F. C. Jenkins" The Canton vernacular pressasters, governesses and all sorts of with Leong at his residence. No. 284 Chinese, Frenchmer and the crew of refusal of the appointment of Public says that Commander Liu Cal Luk things, must do their very best for Stanley Street, met with the answer a certain French steamer belonging Prosecutor, to consider which he of the Kwangsi troops is now Liding and not single out any special that he had been absent from this one
treatment. to the Messageries Maritimes. recently travelled from Hongkong to Hongkong. Commander Liu was
since the 13th. The books were then The clue which led to the disclo Singapore, the Singapore Free Press defeated at Swatow when the port
This applies to Crown Colony audited and the frands discovered. sure was found last month at the shop believes the difficulty was a question fell into the hands of the Cantonese Government, which can only be For some months past Leung bad, it treated during infancy, and then appears, drawn money from the Char- only if it plays the game all round.tered and Mercantile Banks on drafts The question therefore arises-Is Take the Housing question, which is also converted to his own use money the Government playing the game? paid into the company by clients. He
of Military lands. closely coupled with the resumption collected by him in behalf of the firm. Following this discovery, Messrs.
of a certain watch-dealer in Yokohama where gold watches of odd shape were on sale at half the usual price. The consequent investigation of the police enabled them to discover more than 200 smuggled watches at watch
dealers in the city.
But
A French seaman of the high order
of quarters, the Government being unable to suppy these, and Mr Jenkin not liking the appearance of living costs in the Southern Settlement. The Straits will soon have a very nice reputation, if this sort of thing
goes on, comments a Penang paper.
army.
Japan about the shortening of the There is a dispute going on in policeman's sword. better to abolish altogether an It would be appendage the use of which only gets the owner into trouble and the appearance of which only makes the force look ridiculous.
.
and about seventy Chinese, Japanese The raffle for a bedspread and and Frenchraea were summoned to five other prizes conducted in aid of the Inspection Bureau of the Depart- (the Italian Couvent, was drawn at the ment of Supervision of the Yokohama bazaar on Sunday, when the prizes · A trêmendous crowd gathered at Costom Office on November 18 and were won by the following 1st the Bridge on High Street, Kuals
under the
of Prize: Miss Violet Tsau (Ticket No. Lumpur about noon. Several urchins 'nvestigation inspector-General Kimirs Fourteen 172), 2nd Prize: Mrs. G. Graca nearly fell into the river through watches were discovered in the water Ozorio (Ticket No. 296); 3rd Prize: sheer excitement. People stopped off the coast of the wharf, where the Miss Elsa Baptista (Ticket No. 250); their rirahas and motor cars and smugglers have thrown them in order 4th Prize: Miss K. Raymond (Ticket to conceal the trace of their crime.Na. 211); 5th Prize: Mr. Mee Cheung More than 50 prisoners are believed Ticket No. 129); and 6th Prize: Mr. to have been arrested and watch. W. R. Hatt (Ticket No. 37), dealers in Yokohama, are in a near- panic.
KINEMA NOTES.
CORONET THEATRE.
AN ADMIRABLE PICTURE
Socialism, and turned a cold, hos- SERVICE tile face to his former associates, Man." is being shewn all this week However an attempt is under way to:
“IRUTH, JUSTICE, FUBLIC
BORGSONG, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 1,19KL
THE SHORT WAY WITH SOCIALISTS.
the doctrinaires. In the Waldeck-
Rousseau, ministry of 1899 31iller-
Obviously it has made a deep and favourable impression an Hongkong picture-lovers. It is rare, indeed, that a picture on such a scale and with such a powerful appeal is con seived; it is even more rare that it
and. as Minister of Commerce, found himself sitting at the "side of the aristocratie Minister of War, General le Marquis de Gallifet who had ordered the shooting of his father. He kept his seat. is successfully presented.
prevent the sale
joined the crowd.. Traffic could only thread its way across the bridge with extreme care-A chicken had jumped into the river and was trying to swim to sbore.
The King of Siam is to visit though no final decision has yet beca information received by the Japanese of ingredients, Japan next autumn, according to reached.
Imperial Household Department, which has replied to Siam that the visit would be heartily welcomed by the Imperial Home of Japan. The King was forced to postpone bis visit member of the royal family of Siam,
His Excellency the Governor states Wilkinson, Heyward and Clark, who that he is not convinced, that a had deferred inquiries owing to the serious House shortage really exists, absence on leave of the Ciel Man- except in Government House appar-fager, Mr. F. C. Banham, with the ently, where we are to pay $100,000|result that Leung practically had sole. for Bungalows.
control of the business, had their I am sure we all deeply regret the books audited.·* shortage at Government House, it really looks large enough from the outside, but as loyal subjects, we are all only too pleased to see the representatives of the King properly accommodated and to pay for it also.
JAPANESE SHIPPING,
N.Y.K. PROFITS CUT.
EFFECT OF ADVERSE MARKET.
on
Com-
I wish His. Excellency would look into the charges for rooms at the Hotels and Boarding Houses in the It has become the custom in
Colony and ask himself whether the The general depression of the finaz- America' to make up next packets
can really afford. | cial situation, political unrest in China Enterprise is the order of the
ordinary man of hops, malt, and other ingredients, day and it is not surtising to learn to pay the extortionate rates and the decline in the value of silver with full directions printed on the that a syndicate is being formed in
demanded.
combined to have an adverse effect wrapper for making ten gallons of Penang to import a fleet of specially why for instance, can't I get a house Nisshin Kisen Kaisha (Sino-Japanese If there is no shortage of houses, on the business conditions of the beer. The restoration of home brew-strengthened tanks through the ing is, from every other point of view Disposal Branch of the Ministry of and why do so many men with their Steamship Company) for the last busi except the teetotal, a consummation Munitions for service in Province wives and families have to live in ness term the cargo carried during to be wished, as the beer thus made Wellesley, where, at the present rate would venture 10 say that if in per cent. compared with the preceding
Boarding Houses?
the period showing a decrease of 25 is far more wholesome than that sold of progress backward, the roads will in saloous. Its manufacture at home soon be fit to carry no other sort of securing men in England for posi-term. At a general meeting of the Capacity houses continue at the is illegal, but to suppress it would be wheeled transport, declares the rental of Houses was mentioned there November 16, Baron Kondo, who is
tions in the Colony the average company's shareholders beld Coronet Theatre, where the sense approaching that legal impossibility. Straits Echo tional picore play, The Miracle the indictment of a whole peuple.
would be few if any who would take president of the company as well as positions here.
of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, "review-
here only working for Landlords; have suffered from the full effects of day. "It seems to me we are out
As I heard a man saying the othered the shipping situation as follows:
"During the term under review we Hotels and Boarding House Keepers the reaction from the wartime..boom. And there is a bitter truth in this The Enancial depression is not con- There is at Home, a real tight
remark.
fined to Japan's for things are worse ess in money, and this is exemplified
Again take the Bathing Beaches. In the the public purchasing power
in China, as the political strife: be- If it is true that 69,000 people tween the North and South, the drop There is an easy way to nuzzle The Rocialists formally · expelled | case of "The Miracle Man" there having more than reached its limit. this year because of the death of made use of these during the past in the value of silver and other fi For many months bankers have been
almost intolerable summer in Hong- and silence the talented astremnim from the party, just as the can be no criticism of the workman- most careful in scrutinising requests It is also announced that a communi keng surely the health of these people favourable factors, have combined to ists who act as mouthpieces for the Australians did Hughes, but in ship of production. It is not often for overdrafts and spertlators who cation concerning the proposed visit must be of more importance than depress trade. The princical object discontented proletariat. It has neither case did the principal party this can be said. The casting of bought large stocks of essential of the Prince of Wales in the spring any petty little Commercial business of this company is to carry goods be- ved its efficacy so often and so sorry. Place and power are real characters could not be improved upon commodities oil shares were a very of 1922 has been received by the that can be carried on in these very tween China and Japan, and the de- ll that there can be no possible assets. In 1910 Millerand helped especially in the cases of the two favourite gamble and hoped to Imperial Household Department.
restricted places.
pression in China has acutely affected to defeat the railway grike by the leading players, Thomas Meighan and finance them by overdrafts prior to bjection to it. Give them place simple dodge of summoning all the Miss Betty Compson. The latter, in reaping their profits, bare recently
It is no argument to say that they | 15. and power, and they'll come to
We have ourselves deprecated the have only been used a very few years "The cargo carried during the term heel. Regard some of the mumer. Failway workers who were liable to particular, gives a superb presentation found their opportunities very severe-needless alarm often created in Cati- for this purpose. It is Crown Colocy amounted to 150,000 tons, valued at
join up for 21 days of military in- of the remarkable type she is called ly curtailed. In consequence the fernia over the presence of a few argument, that is all, to say that 1,200,000 Mexican dollars ous instances. William Hughes of sinxtion. By 1912 Millerand was upon to portray. The setting has fail in prices has affected articles as Japanese, says the Japan Chronicle. It wharfage is necessary. Wharfage pared with the last term, this shows Australia, when he began, when war Minister under Poincaré, and been carefully chosen. There are remote as cotton and copra, tin and is a very human feeling neertheless, may be necessary, but the health of a decrease of 50,000 tons and of battler, held views very fighting a proletarian pacifist more many dramatic incidents. and these tea, and while one readily recognises and a comparatively small proportion a stiflingly hot place like Hongkong, $500,000. Such being the case we different from those of the im- ment. He held the same office at are handled with a simplicity and the evil of too rapid deflation and are able to upset the labour market is perialistic premier
2 greater necessity, and 1 can only pay a dividend of 10 per whom the beginning of the Great War dignity that are most commendable too many failures, one can rejoice We see to-day that it is reported in earnestly wish, that these places will cent. upan London duchesses fawned during but was forced to resign by the ex. Even the "miracle" scene subject that the unfortunate consumer is at Japan that while Japanese sailors be left to the people. the war. Lloyd George himself, tremists this former friends) on winch it presented with anything but last, beginning to come into his own and a difficulty in getting ships they understand that many Soldiers general financial situation of the world "As to the future outlook, the in his Limehouse days, was a long the ground that he was too autocra- the most extreme care would be a
are naturally unwilling to take lower and Sailors use these Beaches. There admits of no optimiser, and I fear ther way from the mental attitude of tic. too bureaucratic, and that he failure is consistent and convincing.
wages and are very much alarmed at was a time when we would do any if better results than those for the the coalition premier. It is said handicapped Joffre in undesirable Altogether it is well worth while, and
From the local office of Lloyd's the bare suggestion that Chinese thing for these gallant men, who present term are expected. disappoint- that power has modified the views ways. He succeeded Clemenceau a picture not to be missed by anyone Register of Shipping we have received sailors may be engaged. The differ died that the Feak of Hongkong ment may be the result could 'ascertain what their original Foreign of Lenine and Trotski, and if we as President of the Council and who is seeking the opportunity to wit- copy of the report of the Society's ence in the point of view is striking. might still exist under the British
The Nisshin Kisen Kaisha is wh and when ress a powerful production.
operations during the year 1919-1920.
Flag The debt we owe them can sidized by the Japanese Government. siens were, we have no doubt the the vacancy for President of
The operations of Lloyd's Register
never be paid, and if the retention of This year it has received a new sub- statement would be amply con- France found the parties unsettled
of Shipping during the twelve months
I enclose herewith," writes a these places as swimming resorts firmed. The great Gompers in as to who should have it, he got
ended June, 30 1920, the first com-correspondent," a cutting from the within easy reach of them, gives sidy of Y150,000 a year, and has America is also said to be nowadays, chiefly because the chauvinists
plete year since the cessation of War, Referee, and would be obliged if you pleasure to men who have gone opened a new service between Shing- disavowed by the rank and file of were in the raajority, and Miller-
have been of a very wide and far could tell me anything regarding this through the stress and strain of war, hat and Canton, beginning on Octo- proletarian agitators there. Cleand's impeccant chauvinism was
reaching description. Although the union The enclosed cutting is whilst so many of us stayed in ber 1. For this service, two new mencean climbed ON stepping by now «enerally recognized. This
conditions have been in various re- advertisement and reads as Hongkong or elsewhere in comfort, ships of 3.500 tons deadweight each stones of Socialism to higher stows that however foolishly and
spects" unsettled, the period under follows: "Rubber Increase your surely it is the least we can do for are to be used, and they have been things. But perhaps, the classic wickedly a politician may begin,
review has
income with perfect safety. Write: them been one 'of con-
ordered from the Urga Dockyard. example of prosperity and success there is always a chance for him to Acting on information received. countries to make good the loss of Chamber Temple-avenue, EG4 Unofficial Member. His touching be completed early next month, and tinued endeavour in all maritime The Rubber Planters Union, Temple I am disappointed with the Senior One, named the Rozan Maru," is to in career affecting principles, is reform and reach the top. A step Detective Sub-Inspector Tim Murphy mercantile Millerand, the new French presid- or two un belps him to reform. and Sergeant Kelly, accompanied by through the War, and the magnitude the Straits Times but we should fudge there leaves me colder
tonnage occasioned We do not know anything about speech about the quietude of the the other will be ready, for, service ent. Alexandre Millerand was the Let Smillie be made
The Rubber Flanters Union says Peak and the safety of the children in February March. Until these * Cabinet Chinese detectives, kept watch in of the Society's share in this world from the advertisement that prident son of Etienne Millerand, an active Minister.
"ships are available. the company is disciple of Karl Marx, shot in the
St. Francis Yard, Wanchai, last night, wide effort is shown by the unprece folk will refrain from helping it to safety of the children on the Garden already completed the first voyage on Had be shown any fear for the using the "Paryo Maru," which" bas commune of 1871. His father's
for a gang of robbers who were dentedly large tonnage of new vessels reported to have planned to break into claused by Lloyd's Register during crease its income Rubber isn't a Road or the Caine Road I would the new subsidized run, and has just Millerand keen Socialist, with
house No. 1 occupied by a Chinese the year. During the twelve months thing for the uninitiated to dabble in perhaps have listened to his appeal started or another voyage. extreme views. After defend-
gentleman reputed to be very wealthy, ended June, 30 1920, Lloyd's Register just now.
for the Peak. I could not help thinking. ing the Decazeville strike proino-
and known to have $2,000 and a classed over 4,250,000 tons of ship-
when I read his speech; how seriously fers in 1883, and so identifying his A respectable reader assures us quantity of valuable jewellery in his ons classed in the previous twelve stands that Mr. G. L. Shaw has when men of his description, repse educational test
ping (following on a total of 3,800,000 The Japan Chronicle under Crown Colony. Government': fail,
Women, who could name with such people and such that he has repeatedly seen Indian safe. movements, he joined the staff of police turn their backs to
months); moreover, there was at the returned to Antung, having obtained sent the people outside the governing I am convinced that the great The watchers were early on the end of June last 4,930,340 tons of a warrant in writing for doing so. circle car
he was
example and teachings made young
Minister,
AUTOMOBILE GRAFT.
ROBBERY PLANNED,
SUSPECTS CAPTURED.
A
LONG POLICE VIGIL REWARDED.
#
again.
a
• pass a certain
Clemenceau's paper, "La Jus driven by Europeans, and wonders scene and took cover in the houses merchant shipping being constructed : This will prevent any repetition of To my mind the debate has the urgent: need of this place is, an”. tice and by 1687 was associated if they have orders to see nothing. next door and opposite. Nothing hap-under the survey of the Society's the procedure which was adopted in brought loto prominence with one Assembly, wherein men can meet and with the extremists who spilled the Another reports that at seven pened during the night, and at 7.1mSurveyors with a view to classifica the case of Mr. Hargreaves, who, after bond the question as to responsible discuss and where their statements Chery, causing that president to P.m. last night a car carrying two Sergeant Kelly returned to the No. 2 ton. resign. He was elected a Deputy ladies was driven along Nathan Police Station for duty. About ten
being given permission to proceed to Government being granted to us, Drivileged, and, where it can be m 1895 as a Radical Socialist, and Hoed without a light. He looked minutes later, when the - remaining |
England, was declared in his absence so that we can voice our views shewn where the sores in the body preached the rights of man" and saw that the identification plate watchers, having come to the conclu
to have estreated-bis hail and was in places where they carry weight politie are.
The present archaicmethod of elect After the Panama scandal, which bore the letters H.K.P............“ sion that the alarm was false, were WHOOPING COUGH
sentenced to a term of imprisonment. Sarely some sort of representation Funstated a lot of politicians, be be Other readers comment on the about to depart, four men made their
Proceedings are to be instituted Could be granted, without endangering the unofficial members does not came the leader of the Socialist amount of joy. riding done in appearance and behaved in a W
against the Saoud Press in regard to ing the safety of the Colony, owing give us the really representative mea. 117HEN your child has whooping Belf and edited their organ, La Government cars. One reports a picious manner. When socostof the wigh be caful to keep the the libels which it published against to the many mixed races we have we require, and I earnestly hope as Petite Republique." He began by breakdowe out Castle Peak way the men refined to submit to search, and giving Ghamberlain' Gough Remedy as and it is to hoped that these will means a danger in responsible govern
cough loose and expectoration shy by Mr. Shaw while he was under arrear, here, which I candidly acknowledge, Loyal British subject that full consideration will be given to the vocating the collective ownership other Sunday. Who pays for darn- offered resistance. A short but stare be required: Abis remedy will have a salutary effect in leading to ment. It would not be intensely difficult franchise question in this Colony Why cho means of production:(nation ages when Government cars, used struggle foil red as a result of which liquify, the tough inseas and make a reform of the practice so common to formulate some scheme, whereby not send a petition to every member dization) an international for the pleasure of individuals, are the suspects were. Dvenpowered and to get that in the Japancen-Fress of assuming Kowloon might have say two repre
of the Imperial Parliament in England Panccessfully in many opidonics and no it antion of laban (bolgherim) chiDgged?.
Scarched. * Daggers were found in craina no harcote de other injurious the gull of every man who has the sentadves in the Council and Victoris for this Enclosing com now on heean to tone Doss the Goverment consider the Brites, and in their pockets | amistances it is perfectly metal oemke misfortune" to find himself under itself-divided up into Electorial areas wn noticeably. When he be it desirable that criticism of this! gas and packets of pept (en by all Chemists and Storekeepers? M
kedd giving the franchise to Men and
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