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rulers. Statesmen can be the most foolish of men. This is merely thê | old tribal instinct of self preserva- tion, out of date pow. The world is already sufficiently populated. We want to raise the quality rather than the quantity. This Moloch of the State is a horrid idol wer-1

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SINGAPORE MUTINY.

TOYLAND,

WEITKAWAY'S XMAS BAZAAR,

ship that most and will be thwart PUBLICATION OF REPORT SUGGESTED, the public to their Christmas Bazaar. ed. After all, these foolish states-i

men

are reckoning without the women, who will have something to say about it. The big war has taught them a lesson, shown them a glaring truth. Why should they waste Twenty years in rearing a son only to see him smiffed out in sime foolish dypastic or financial (war?

greater.

KOWLOON.

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[China Mail SPECIAL].

SINGAPORE, Dec. 14.

WEDNESDAY DECKMBER 15 1920.

WATER SUPPLY.

BUILDING REGULATIONS,

1.

LOCAL CHINESE VIEWS.

To-day Messrs Whiteaway Laidław | and Co. are calling the attention of

Although in previous years, the

The Chinese residents, of the management has spent considerable Colony, on the invitation of the effort on this seasonable feature, it Kaifongs, met at the Tung Wah has never attempted anything on the|

present scale or carried it out more Hospital last evening to discuss the successfully. The new floor has been proposed establishment of a general The Straits Government has in-used to house the toy bazaar. It has rider main and water meter system troduced the Income Tax Bill for the everything to commend it. There of water supply, as alluded to by H. ensuing year on the same lines as the is ample space, excellent lighting E the Governor during the recent present one.

and adequate ventilation. The toy Budget debate; and the proposed

arranged amendments of the building regula

tons published some time ago.

The attendance though large, was

It is suggested that the Govern-

ment should pablish the report of the commission of inquiry into the | Singapore matiny in 1915.

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LOCAL, AND GENERAL.

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In pears to come Kowloon should! be the business centre and Vickia a residential subart. The wharf- age space on the nainland is The Kailan Coal Mines I purchase on Monday of

80000 sonäre feet at Laichikok for $51.415 calls attention to the way Kowloon is growing. The gal womens will presumably stack | large stocks of coal there, and have ja deep water wharf" which will add greatly in the shipping facilities of Hongkong Near by the Standard Oil Company is reclaiming for n large extension of their depot. Ltd. Not for atay a wolfram smetting

The French cruiser "Desaix ' works is starting, and a bu the Kowloon cast, frem Cleang, and "Altair" arrived in harbour this chawan right, pound to Rowhorning and fired the customary

Desaix" has paid previous visits to Hongkong.

Is now replete with a well, selected variety of

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60, Des Voeux Road, CENTRAL.

have been effectively

on temporary stands built around the pillars. On them are all kinds

of articles, mechanical and otherwise,

CHINESE SUICIDE'S LETTERS.

INTENTIONS EXPLAINED.

"ALL THE WORLD IS CLOOLY?"

At Penang in the second court one Friday recently, Mr. A. C. Baker beld an inquest into the circumstances attending the death of Gob or Ngoh Keat Sin Leong, 80 Beach-street who Tek Ghow, lately manager of Chop committed suicide by drowning him- self in the harbour on November 2 The wife gave evidence. A verdict of suicide by drowning" was returned.

The deceased left letters explain- ing his intentions. The following is

to delight the hearts of the young. not up to expectations, most of the the translation of one of the letters to make those of more mature pears big property owners most concerned written in verse to his wife

"The sky is gloomy and the earth

wish they were young, and, in wish. / with the amendments of the building is dark and all the spirits and

ing possibly feel so. Here can be regulations not being present.

The Committee of the Hongkong grown General Chamber of Commerce is entertaining the Hon. Mr N. J. Stabb, OBE. to damer at the Hongkong Club on December 21.

construction.

hosts are in melancholy. On whom will my mother depend?

MJ

My

| seen a large family of dolls-beautiful The meeting was presided over turned for the Colony yesterday."

A clean bill of health was re-creatures with delicately tinted by the Hon. Mr. Lan Chu Pak, who

checks, tidy hair and expensive was supported by the Bon. Mr. Ho wife and children will be crying on account of hunger. Imaginary is Fook dresses. They simply stretch out their hands in an appeal to be adopt-

The Chairman stated that the the Eternity and who knows what it There will be a tea dance at the ed into some comfortable bome question of the rider main and may be? I bury my body in the Helena May Institute at 5.30 p.m. on Who could resist that? Close by are meter system of water supply was

maw of fish and depart from this Tuesday, December 21 for members the bears, compelling attention with first raised by the Government

world forever... and their male friends.

their glassy

Dated this 21st day of 9th moon stare, of all sizes seventeen years ago, but was not Keng Sin year (1.11.20) " from small cabs to the fat put into effect owing to the protest

Excerpts from the translation of article. Of mechanicat of the Chinese inhabitants. The toys there is a wide range including reasons of the Government at that the second falter read: some which show that a great deal of time were the same at those put adversity and the loss of life is on

"My lot has met with much ingenuity has been expended in their forward at the Budget debate re

Youthful engineers cently, viz. to economise the use account of money. It is up to me to will be immediately envious of the of water and to improve Sanita-safeguard my life so that I may look after the family but the loss of my sumerous boxes of the famous tion. He admitted that there was

life as Meccano outfits, with which it is certain amount of waste of

2 result of my failure possible to build almost anything water by Chinese families, such

beyond "One's expectation: I am surrounded' with while of similar nature are

unattended and other extravagant and development inay be observed. The Inture of the peninsula is by

Primus and Kingco sets. The young- uses, but at the same time the further loans, and indignant with wonderful possibility, whereas

sters will be able to spend a pleasant hardship inflicted upon the labouring I am I will drown myself in Penang Laur i-am seems to love nacked relegraphed yesterday to the Harbour Land.

The Harbour Master of Capton afternoon walking round this toy-classes by the meter system should waters as a token of thanks to the the limit of growth. When the Master of

not be overlooked. Among other people. fisternteent is durd

Hongkong: "Steamer Ox the

floor are Samme

grounds upon which the protest was without compassion abandoning you to the aground fairway Taimel Beacon.be seep 2 necesity ht

number of hand-based was the question of who should all to starvation but he is compelled romandesring popular bathing beach used by extreme caution."

Vessels should navigate same with some dressing cases, which would pay the meter, fees; whether it was to do so during emergencies and his

make ideal presents.

These are the landlord or the tenants. Generally mind is restless many thehuds of people to sibligi

in first class solid leather and are several families lived in a Chinese which it is impossible to Eve and disease is setting upon him from one fine with whariage. it is evi-

is

jjšav to the eastourd, reclamation salute in honour of the Admiral. The from a skyscraper to a wheel barrow (as allowing the water taps to dificulties and resourceless of raising

the

to

as

.. Your husband is not

A tremendous

dent that we are at about the entiremoved to the Government Crit may be had, for both ladies and out of the system was the tears of/it is not worth while for him to

(of vur tether.

ART EXHIBITION.

MANY GOOD PICTURES.

LADY STUBBS PRESENTS PRIZES.

A Chinese woman was yesterday fitted up in luxurious manner. These house and another dinculty, arising

calculating the amount of water: Rospital suffering from injuries

gentlemen. caused through a fall while attempt- ing to alight front a moving tram icar in Des Voeux Road Central. She ¡was picked up unconscious but is now

recovering.

I will now depart

live, Оо the ground floor mapy used and the fees they should pay, from you for ever. All the world is improvements are being carried However, he (the Chairman) was gloomy. Where shall my soul repose? out under the supervision of Mr. glad to be able to say that in And before whom shall I take plead- Smith, the local manager, who has formation obtained from Governing of my repentance?

"These writings are from the pen just returned from Australia, after a ment quarters indicated that the recuperative holiday. The gents rider main and meter system of water of my hand just before my death The Hon. Mr A. G. M. Fletcher, department is being considerably en- Supply would be abolished and that and all are requested to take good

larged and reorganised. When com the revenue ($200,000) expected from care of themselves.

"The words of Ngoh Tek Chew CRE, and the Hon. Mr E. R. Hallifax.pleted it will occupy a door space of the scheme would be made good by I OBE, are to be entertained to dinner over 2,000 square feet. The arrange a slight increase in the rates. and just before his death. at the Kam Ling Hotel on Tuesday, ments enable the artistic display of December 28 by certain members of

Maxis.

The annual exhibition of the Hong- the Chinese community on the occa- goods; as well as making them The Chairman, next explained the kang Art Club, which opened yester- sion of their departure on leave of easily accessible. Adjoining is the amendments of the building regula- day, continued to-day and arendarce testified to the popularity attend the gathering.

*ge absence. HE the Governor will boot department where separate tions and how they would affect house fitting rooms for ladies and gentlemen owners and intending house owners. of the terraizmem. It was ad

are installed. Other departments It was to be regretted that the big mined by all that the work displayed

are also to be reorganised and when operty owners were not represent- The Public Works Department was of a higher standard than in pre has sold to the Kalan Mining the scheme is completed it will added as their opinion on such an im- vious exhibitions, and that the dis- Administration for $51,415 (10 cents considerably to the general appear-portant matter would help him and play on the whole was exceptionally a square foot) a section of the marine ance of the store as well as to the his colleague (the Hon. Mr. Ho Fook) creditable for such a small community frontage at Laichikok, on which it is hoped to install a lift, a further community when the matter was convenience of its patrons. Shortly to express the view of the Chinese

- plentiful majority--that can stand was sold to Mr. B. C. Wong for severe inspection.

$5,770, being one dollar and two Attention has been cerpered chiefly cents per square foot, on the Oils, Water Colours, and Por

J

2

THEATRE ROYAL,

To my wife Chuah Tuan.”

SPORT.

LEAGUE CRICKET.

C.R.C. v. UNIVERSITY.-

The following will represent the as the Colony. Naturally, some of wharves will be constructed. There evidence of the desire of the manage brought up at the next Legis CRC. in the above match on Satur the pictures are of doubtful, merit, were no other bidders for the Lotment to study the wishes and com-lative Council meeting. However, he day on the University ground:-Ng judged by the strict standards of Art: which was knocked down, at the up fort of those who visit the premises thought the best thing for the house See Kwong (Capt), Un Hew Fan, Geo. but on the other hand there are many set price. An inland lot in Kowloon

owners to do was to consult architects Lee, Shin Man Ping, Choa Man Ping. and house-building experts as to how | Wei Wing Lock, H. Ching, Lai Koo, the amendments of the regulations | Hang Man To, Lo Man. Pun, and would affect them and inform him James Wong. and Mr. Ho Fook of their opinions.

Dealing with the matter of the meter system of water supply Mr. Li Po Kwai stated that from his personal experience the water meter was always incorrect. Some time ago he was surprised to find Clubs. P. W. L. D. F. A. P. his meter registering a figure far St. Joseph's ...7 6'10-24 4 12 above his normal consumption and R.G.A. Res. 7 5 1 0 19 8:12

its, as being perhaps the more im-charged before Magistrate Orme, at Two Chinese were this morning ortant classifications. It should not the instance of Inspector Willis, of be overlooked, however, that there are No. 7 Police Station, with house- included under the Black and White. breaking at No. 7. Sin Wah Terrace and Decorative Sections several pieces and the theft of a quantity of jewel- of superior merit. As a matter of lery valued at $17. The defendants sugar invert gives rise in fer fact, it is not going too far to say that denied the charge. Mr. D. H. Blake, imentation to alat decoal 42 off from the standpoint of skill and work who appeared for the defence, asked

Pertama

AN OSCAR WILDE PLAY.

"A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE.”

ONCE TOO OFTEN.

SWINDLER CAUGHT.

YOUTH'S FALSE PRÉTENCESÍ

FOOTBALL

SECOND DIVISION RESULTS.

GOALS.

The s.s.

ARRIVALS.

**Wingsang." Capt- Jowin, 1,517 oris, arrived this morn- ing at 5 aut from Saigon with 2,100 tons of rice.

a post of alessinot, that the ship. certain small exhibis con- for a remand in order to receive in- than another demonstrated by the Works people, who demanded $10 United F. C...7 4:2 115 12 9 If there was any one thing more he drew the attention of the Water Offers United...8 4 3 1 18 9 9 dynamic energy developed in the tained in these sections probably sur-structions, and the Magistrate re performance of "A Woman of Na for examining it. The fee was always Kowloon Res---7 3 2 2 12 11 8. cxidation of this alcohol will be anything is the exhibition. Such manded the case' until Friday week. Importance at the Theatre Royal increasing, despite the fact that the Club Res. 8 3 5.0.9.8 "BORGKONG, WIUNISDAY, DEC. 15, 19. only set cent. of that given out work as Mrs. G. N. Humphreys has Bail was fixed in the sum of $50 each. last night by the Warwick Comedy water consumption of his family was S. China Res...8 3 5 0 15 16

by the direct combustion of the displayed in Moths (No. 10), sugar in the body, without the in- "The Dryad" (No. 9), Bacchance **

Indian R.C...8 3 5 0 12 18 6 Company, it was the great improve the same all the time. HAVE A LUMP OF SUGAR, pediate conversion into alcohai (No. 13), and Jade (No. 14) in of 815 taels of prepared non-Govthe days of Oscar Wilde. From the system of water supply was deferred

In connection with the seizurement made in art of play-writing since

Further discussion on the meter Staff & Depts.5 2 3 1 10 11 Carlisle 3 2 1 0 5 4 In short, sigur is the nearest sub-the Black and White Section, and ernment opium, and 420 taels of raw standpoint of play construction it is until the receipt of defaite informa-22ad Punjabis 8 2 6 0 8 36 Prohibition, where is thy stitute for bone, and the club manis. Britton has done in an "umi- opium, by Revenue Officer Ward on out of the question, considered from tion from the Government. A com Club de Recreio 7 1 5 1 10.19 sting: where Dryness thy victory? who can lower about three pounds rated Title Page

(No. 102) and board the ss. "Borneo" on her arthe standards of to-day, possessing mittee was appointed to call a meet- The analytical chemiste come with of it after dinner should theoretic- Illuminated Pages" (No. 1031 is of rival from Amsterdam on Monday, as it does nearly all the faults known ing of house owners to discuss the cooling figures for those who ran ally go to hed as happy as he does professional, not amateur; standards, the two Chinese who were yesterday to the fraternity, but it is not with amendments of the building regula LATEST SHIPPING NEWS. Thus and for that reason these specimens remanded by Magistrate Orme on out its interest as a picture of ations. no longer secure the neediul for now on a quart of fire water. ex-litious elevation. In America a little chemistry can correct the are liked far above the prevaiga charge of possession of the section of English life in other days.

T drug, were again ve read, Prohibition has caused an ost users of the most depiór level of the exhibition.

in Court It is melodramatic, stilted, strained, enormously increased consumption

able politics. John Bill will now

In general the exhibition has been this morning. Mr. A. E. Hall told and naturally old-fashioned, its The hospitable fellow have to abandon his jeers at the couragement of the public, and it is defend the first accused and he under- includes a number of the satirical

worthy of the full patronage and en.

the Magistrate that be, appeared to chief redeeming feature being that it of sugar.

Frenchruan's cou marée. He may insiste that you must have "*just

to be hoped that interest in the work stood that Mr. Leo. d'Almada had epigrama typical of Wilde. Even these one more icecreamy and the man one to that yet. who would have been a boozer has

of the Club will continue to grow. been retained by the other man. As appear to have been forced into the debauch on candy. The United

Judged by the commendable display they had only that morning been play with the aid of a ten-pound

The ss. "Yingchow," Capt. G. retained in the case, said Counsel, hammer, the effect being to accentuate States already consumes

f pictures at this showing. Hong- about!

W. Eedy, 1,216 tons, arrived this 250,000 tons of sugar in confer-

ng will be able to look forward with they had not had time to receive the natural jerkiness of the piece.

morning at 8.35 a.m. from Swattorw instructions. Therefore, they would dianery, and 156,000 tons in what

pleasant anticipation o next year's like

There is such a thing as an oid. ว further remand. The fashioned they call "soft drinks.”

A Chinese youth who was this with 300 tons of general cargo. Accord- One does not usually expect to

play being superbly morning charged before Magistrate Kawamura, 1,211 tons, arrived this Magistrate adjourned the hearing of constructed,

The s.s." Torin Maru,

Capt.. ing to the analytical chemists, the find a vulgar joke reappearing as conclusion of the day's exhibition,

At 5.30 yesterday afternoon, at the the case until Saturday morning.

as is the case Smith with, obtaining 12 tins of cou- physiological effects are not so very practical polities. During the war Lady Stabibs presented the prizes to Diarist of the Westminster Shakespearean productions; but a

when it is suficiently old-fashioned densed milk from a compradore's moming et 8.45 am from Wakama- different. It is true that the man they were singing (or bawling) on the winners, in the presence of a large Gazette says: The announcement play is hopeless when it is both ola false pretences, pleaded not guilty."

to come within the category of shop near the Central Market by tu with 2,100 tons of coal." who has consumed eight icecreams the London Halls a song with a company of visitors. With the excep- that an expedition of American men fashioned and awkwardly assembled. said that on December 11, the does not stagger home to beat his chons something like this:

Inspector More, who prosecuted, tion of the Oils, the awards in which of science is about to leave for wife, nor does the man who has When I got married they wished were not made until late in the after Central Asia, in the hope of finding could with a medium that would producing an order alleged to have Bahr, sailed for Singapore via Saigon

The company did as well as it defendant went to the shop, and go full of candy sing and dance in

me joy, The public street, challenging the First a girl and then a boy.

"Lake Faulk," Capt. noon, the selections were announced in that comparatively unknown re-bave taxed the capacity of any come from another compradore's 8 am. to-day with 165 tons el whole police force. But from their

in yesterday's edition of the China zion the missing link," suggests assembly of players ever brought shop in Wellington Street, took de general cargo. When we had two absorption of sugar they do acquire

Mail. The awards in Oils were as that the "pithecanthropuz erectus" under one roof. Even Mr. N. Thorpe livery of the milk. After the defend- follows: pep, Alcohol is very quickly taken

which Dr. Dubois discovered in Java Mayne, finished First, Hyemabian Snowfeld (No. some years ago has been discreditedis, had trouble trying to inject a shop discovered the fraud and fa-to-day with 150 tons of general care.

actor" as. be and difused through the sys.

The 5.6.Jade," Capt. · Cornelio- ant bad departed, the master of the sen, sailed for Haiphong at 0. 74) a landscape, Mr. C. W. M. Bion. by the American experts. I am not modicum of naturalness into the formed the police. Yesterday the where its rapid oxidation pro The country needs more solders. Highly commended: "Rait, Wind surprised. for all that Dr. Dubois hide of such aces a quick return of energy. The sentiment of the last line is and Sea" (No. 25) a seascape. Lieut. could unearth of his alleged link “villyun”

盒 painful old ounce of alcohol, they say, taken seriously in France, where Col. W. Loring; "Junks at Night between man and monkeys was a Lord Illingworth, Miss Lena Flower and was promptly arrested.

as Wilde had made of another order for condensed milk, defendant again visited the shop with ops about 700 British thermal compulsory motherhood has actu- (No. 50), Mrs. McPherson.

Sugar is also quickly as ally been proposed. The proposers

portion of the skull, two teeth, and dew as Mrs Arbuthnot, and Miss a smalt leg-bone. But it was suffi Marjory Clark as Hester Worsley, dir weeks' hard labour.

The Magistrate passed sentence of cient for Professor. Haeckel, who, in were confronted with the same

COMPULSORY MOTHER-

HOOD.

My wife said That'll do." But I said no Keep on Flo

after its preliminary consider that just as military ser

on by the digestive agents, vice is obligatory for tneb. mater-

kick

exhibition.

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THAMBERLAINS Cough Remedy

the largest selling cough medicina

his "Riddle of the Universe," wrote difficulty. Nevertheless, all managed A GERM DESTROYER. makes its appear nal. service as a duty to the State ball an hour. In two hours should be obligatory for women. THERE u so daurer whatever from find, which he referred to as in Joan Mayne was excellent a Mrs THE BEST COUGH MEDICINE.

enthusiastically about the Javan to carry them off successfully. Miss part of its energy is The men must serve three years from a wound when Chamberlain's Fain truth the long-sought, missing link "Allonby. So was Miss Muriel Aked

lock jawor blood poison resulting regard to those: They do not think that lang nangh Balm is promptly applied. I shall await with interest the result as Lady Caroline Pontefract and beral units, an for mothers, and suggest that antiseptic and destroys the germs which of the spadework to be carried out Miss Dorothy Radford made a very which compares amex motherhood from eighteen to forty in one-third the time required by the systematic search for fossilised re

dited with pro women be inscribed on the roll of sounds to be listener. It also wanesis Central Asia by the Americans, pleasing and consistent Lady Huns

to heal without maturation and who are the latest to make a tanton with the 700 in an years. The suggestion. is said to a treatment. For sale by all pound of be looked on favourably by the Chemists and Biorekeepers.

mains of the "missing link,"

The 5.3.

DEPARTURES,

CAT RANGE.

The s.s. "Hopsang." Br., cleared to-day and will sail for Taingro vis Swatow and Shanghai, at 6.30 km. to-morrow.

ed. ro-day and will sail for Liverpool.

The s.s. "Telemachus," Br. dear-

via Sinzanore at 8-amin-motion

The s.s." Dervent." Be., cleared

in the world today, because it does to-day and will sail for Saigon 8 exactly what a cough medicino ie aup-8.m. to-morro Tonight the company appears in perilly and effectually, For sale by to-day and will seil for Shanghai via posed to do. It stops coughs and colda The s.s. Summing," Bc., cleared. "Brown Sugar.

All Checziata and Storekeepers.

Svetowa: 10.a. m. 10-morrow.