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a short cut be made leading behind, the castle.

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It was this sort of thing that **Adversarius" probably had jo mind, when he mentioned that this problem develops more and more problems, the longer we look at . It is like that lang range shell the Germans, used, which toward the end of its flight discharged another that carried on.

LOCAL VERSE.

BALLAD OF THREE BROTEIRA.

O'Flanagan died from his guns and decoys,

The sailor he sailed the wide world

up and down,~

Bent his knee not to man, nor

priesteraft or gown;

to

culable, and anon in a sulfing boat with a very light breeze and a very strong tide. To progress in a de sired direction a distance equal to the length of one steamer-the Pearleaf, for example, we '_cross the harbour four times. Even When tually, after a. voyage whose sole object was to loaf in the sunshine. He left never a cent to his three

skinny boys; which could have been attained at lancher, we are on a street car, So the one turned a sailer It may be of interest to mention making for the original point of And one turned a tailor that the Chinese are not in sym-departure. Our peu then gallope And one turned a peddler of clocks

and of toys. pathy with the C.R.A. They are up and down and roundabout upon satished, so far as their own intera paper superficies, to record all ests are concerned, that the pre- these movements, and to suggest- sent arrangements are better for what? Thoughts of their futility? them than the proposed reform Not that, for the goat in the sun. would be." The Governor nomin-shine contradicts it. Their essen- ates their representatives. He tial mystery and wonder? But. does this very carefully, and under according to the man who uses the advisement. "knowing that they lift without shooting mental bullets would repudiate, any unsuitable across it. the man who, for in- nominees. Thus say their spokes stance, is undisturbed by the thin- men they escape the bothers and ing of Einstein, there is nothing dangers of the elective systern, and mysterious and nothing wonderful yet get the very men they would about such everyday movements. probably have elected if all had Perhaps there isn't. In that case. Fone well,

however, there is no mystery and As regards the Europeans we no wonder in the lily, which tolls have already indicated a prevalent not. nor spins. If there be any indifference. Most of them don't thing, in the theory of relativity. really care. Sone know this better we may submit, if only as a hypo- than the more public-spirited re- thesis, that the gnat in the sun. formers, who, before assailing the shine is relatively wiser than the wooden image of bureaucracy, have bumsa thinker.

{LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Annual Meeting of Rate- payers of Shameen was held yester. day afternoon at the British Consulate.

to rally their supporters ∙into a semblance of” concern. · Our con-1 temporary express faith in ulti- mate success. In one-way we agree. Success will come, but not Ltd. to soon as he hopes, and not on the lines h to climen. He is ad- niittedly asking only for the thin end of a wedge, and the C.R.A would be as fearful as anyone else) of the entire wedge getting in. The present Crown Colony system The engagement is announced | will, we believe, so eventually, and between Henry · Lardner Denays. oar constitution will suffer changes isors 2nd son of Mr. H. S. Dennys that the C.R.A. itself would op-of The Elms, Thames Dittors." pose. But how far in the future England, and Miss Sybil Mary Clarke, that event cronches, waiting, we caughter of Captain W. E. Clarke. cannot tell.. Meawhile, like many of Hongkong- other people, though we can see that reform is desirable, we are not so personally interested in it that we suffer loss of sleep or of appetite over the flat denial we have ately met., "

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"HONOSONG, TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1991:

PLAIN TALK ABOUT CON- STITUTIONAL REFORM.

So far as the Colony's new -papers are concerned, the Daily Press is the only one that has

'..

OF MOVEMENTS PROGRES SIVE OR OTHERWISE.

"

One non-fatal case of cerebro spinal fever, Chinese, was reported yesterday. Last week five Chinese died frem infuenza, two from cerebro- spinal fever, two from plague, one from smallpox, and (diphtheria. One non-fatal case of para typhoid fever, Portuguese, and two non-fatal cases of cerebrospinal

опе from

fever, one French, and the other Chinese, were also reported."

Lilies l not, neither do they spin. The motor-cyclist.'out for a spin, does not toil as did his pre- *He decessor on the push-bike.

A lot of Crown land on Corona- manipulates gadgets that, control tion Road, Kowloon, having an area petrol feed and spark, and talks of 39,172 square feet, was yesterday technically of developing, horse-sold by auction at the offices of the power. To the side-car passenger Public Works Department for a term of lily-like temperament, content of 75 years. There was considerable to ask wherever sunshine is, and competition, the land being finally merely grow. it seems that there knocked down to Mr.Se Chung-shan, is more reed for developing horse of No. 92, Queen Victoria Street, at sense. It seems that around these $35,420, ($11,917 more than the sharp turns to Repulse Bay he is upset price). The annual rental is being swung ar an eighty mile $450.. speed, and he vows that should be survive long enough after the smash, and have the strength, he The feat of Flight-Captain Ro*: will kick in the face of his com- manet of the French air service in panion. dead or alive. Then he covering a measured distance at a learns that their speed was never speed of 192 miles an hour by aero- in reality more than twenty. But plane, shows that we are already in why even twenty, if ten be com- sight of the rate of 200 miles an hour which, ten years ago, seemed the fortable? He is told of certain utmost possible limit of air achieve technical advantages that he does not understand: and 'as to horse-

ahead, but

He fought for his country, Gained medals, no‘bounty,

His name was extolled both

county and towa

The tailor soon bossed in his

natty shop,

TUESDAY, MAROH, 1, ́1:21

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

HORY QUESTIONS BY ME. · POLLOCK,

CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM.

KOWLOON HOSPITAL, PRAK TRAMS, AND BOUGHT CHILDREN.

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At the meeting of the Legislative Cound to be held on Thursday, March 3, at 230 put the Hon. Colonial Secretary will first table the Financial Mmates and the Report of of the Finance. Committee No. 1, and then move the following Resolution:- Whereas it is expected that the in total Revenue derived from Light Dues (Special Assessment) since the introduction of the rates at

HOTEL BAR FRACAS.

REVOLVER FLOURISHED.

MANAGER -THERATENED,

John Strout and Walter There IX, fremes of the American s.a. ”William HL. Webb,” were this morning charged”. before Magistrate Lindsell with the unlawful possession of revolver and five rounds of ammunition, and behaving in a disorderly manner in the public bar of King Edward Hotel

last night.

Both defendants admitted being drunk and “a bit paisy" but denied warship of the revolver produced. Mr. Job Witchell, manager of the own present in force will exceed in the Hotel, said that about 9.45 last night current year the sum of $1.104,293, the defendants, and two other mes being half the cost of the Typhoon came to the hotel in ricshas. They Refuge at Mongkaktsul;

Had ruined his master, then bought

for a Bop:

His labour he sweated And customers cheated,

And where as an undertaking was had an argument outside the hotel Mongst the profiteers, he climbed given that this Special Assessment over the fares and made a lot of would not be continued after the noise. Eventually they entered the above-mentioned · sum bad been

right to the top.

brac sold,

The peddler he peddled and bric-a-raised unless a new Resolution should bar and the first defendant ordered first be proposed to the Legislative drinks for the party, Witness refused to serve the man who He married a widow, who brought Council:

him much gold;

And whereas, in view of the was

already intoxicated. " The financial requirements of the Colony second defendant and the other two

Then he dabbled in shares. For the suckers set snares,

To Lilleputiana, to fair Riverside,

2

rates:

it is expedient to continue the collec- Grew rich and exceedingly haughty tion of Light Dues at the present men appeared to time to be sober.

and bold.

When the first defendant was refused It is hereby resolved by this Council drinks, he used very disgusting lan- The tailor and peddler removed full that Light Dues shall continue to be guage. He walked up to the counter collected at the rates laid down in and challenged everyone in the bar Table P of the Schedule to the to fight saying he would blow out Merchant Shipping Ordinance, No. the brains of every one persent. His 10 of 1899.

of pride:

They were pompous and stout, Much affected by gout,

Of The Club became members, a

marvellom stride.

By some sorry chance now to fair

Riverside

Came the sailor, engaged in a swilt,

downward glide:

In the war lost a leg, Could not steal, would not beg, Sorely hampered, you know, by pro-

fesssonal pride.

Quite concerned his two brothers

held council of war, Said the peddler: "This is too dis-

Rusting by far:

|

He is only a sailor, *I broker, you tailor, "And both of us

known at the bar.

sball we

Club-men, well

"A crippled, poor sailor, with medals

of brass-

11

We are certainly living in-houses

of glass!

"What a pitiful farce,

They invited our sailor for after

noon-tea,

was a drink he had never been

HON. MR. HOLYOAK'S QUESTIONS. The Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak wil ask the following questions:**

(1) Will the Government state when they hope to open the separate Maternity Ward of the Barker Road Hospital?

(2) Have the recommendations of the Coroner's jury on the "Tai O tragedy been carried out as regards two European Policemen being

friends gathered around him and tried to pacify him but he remained truculent. Witness ordered the first defendant out of the bar. Pefendant then held a revolver which witness did not see him draw. Witness tele- phoned for the police. On his return to the bar the first defendant tried to get behind the counter but was prevented by his friends. The first defendant did not have the revolver then. As the witness was trying to get the first, defendant out of the bar, second defendant walked (3.) Will the Government, in view up to him, and pulling out a revolver, of the recent tragedy at West Point, said "I will put this through wherein several persons lost their your brain." He actually pointed lives and many were injured, take the revolver at witness head. steps at once to prohibit

the Eventually the first defendant was sale of all so-called "Bombs" in this got out. The second defendant fol- Colony, and further to enforce exist-lowed him and they had a fight ing legislation against the throwing among themselves outside, later re of crackers, stones or other missiles turning and again ordering drinks: from verandahs of houses and build- Refused again, the first defendant ings into the roadway?

picked up a chair and threw it

stationed at out-stations?

"It is quite on the cards

(4.) In view of the general and among some bluejackets who were "He will spoil our prestige, will this considerable increase in motor traffic playing billiards at the far end

silly old ass."

in this Colony, and the probability of the bar. Another chair that it will still further increase ere was thrown into the counter. With long, will the Government appoint a the assistance of some bine-jackets small committee to enquire into and and Marines, witness put the first revise traffic conditions and regula defendant out of the bar and held tions ?

him until the arrival of the police. Sergeant Fender searched the second defendant, and found the revolver (produced) on him. He thought that the first defendant must have dropped his revolver in the struggle, as none was found on him.

used to, you see.

He expired that night, And, relieved from their fright, For the tombstone his brothers did

marble decree.-J. R

THREE SMALL FIBES.

GRASS STACK BURNED.

the flames had

already

beeo

HON. MR. POLLOCK'S QUESTIONS.

The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C will ask the following questions —

(1) Will the Government include in the Hongkong Hansard all Legis lative Council Questions which have been answered in the Governmentania" said he saw the first Stoker F. J. Holmes of HMS. Gazette, together with the Answers defendant draw a revolver and second I to such Questions?

defendant take it away from him. (2) Will the Government include First defendant threw chairs about in the Census which is being compiled and was generally looking for this year, a Census of Chinese who trouble. | have been bought—

(a) for purposes of adoption; (b) for domestic service?

(3.) When will work be commenced on the Kowloon hospital site? What

of the outbreak is unknown. Damage the table was done to property to the extent between

the

Private A. J. Snell, RMLI of F.M.S.. "Carlew" who was playing billiards when the trouble started, and helped to put first defendant out said that the latter bit him on the

serious.

First defendant: I bit you?-Yes. Who hit me on the head?-I know nothing about that.

Sergeant Fender, who arrested the the first

CANDLE IGNITES MOSQUITO NET,

ment. There are few -to-day who

About 7.45 p... yesterday, the would set bounds to the pos Fire Brigade received a call to No. 11, sense, he refits that idle borsee sibilities in a pasture will gallop for the joy have to wait a good many years be Kwong Yuen Street, West Point, to reform is most dearly and devoutly of it. Perhaps, he reflects, joy in fore anything like planetary speed is attend to an outbreak on the second cherished. that man must be Mr. quick notion is normal, and my attained; the earth, for example, floor. Two engines turned out but TRUTH, JUSTICE," PUBLIO SERVICE"] Pollock. A few others show keen private emulation of the snail is į rushes on its orbit at a cool 66,000 on arrival found they were not need. steps are being taken to expedite the right hand, but the injury was not

building of such hospital? ness (like the Daily Press editor abnormal and unhealthy. Drink miles an hour and rotates at 1,000 ed, the fire, which was caused by a

(4) Is it the fact that, without: this morning) but if we are to being tea at the road-house, heart miles an hour. With the constant naked candle igniting a mosquito alteration to the passing points, cars honest we must admit, that the beating regularly again, he has advance in practical, flying speeds net, having been put out without can be put on the Peak Tramway to strength of public opinion is not time to ponder the argument.

will come the greater commercial difficulty by the inmates,

The Kowloon Brigade' was called hold 60 passengers each instead of represented by the attendance at

It begins with this new Einstein; use of aircraft. It is significant out last night to attend to a fire at 40? If so, will the Government, în defendants, said that the public meetings (which were nonsense." If Aristotle was partly in Germany aeroplanes are now er No. 105, Hokleisun, Kowkam City. view of many people being frequently was covered with "blood from a free shows) nor by the upwards tight, all movements are in curves. ployed to carry mails from Berlin to It arrived about 10.30 pane to find crowded out of the cars, urge the Feak wound on the left side of the bead. of 300 signatures attached to Not in circles, certainly. But the Rhine, and that the charge for

Tramway Company to put on such and had his coat and shirt off. The Mr. Pollock's petition to the Secre. never in straight lines. We live letters is only an extra "Eifth of a

revolver found in the second defen- extinguished by the district. police larger cars at an early date? tary of State many of which were in a state of curves. The shortest penny.

assisted by the villagers. The cause (5.) Will the Government lay upon dant's breast pocket, was loaded in due to kindly complaisance, or distance between two points is a

correspondence all five chambers.

The first défendant in the witness friend playin "To continue conceived straight line, but never striven wholeheartedly and seriour policy of candour, local social an experience. Living on an oblate

box admitted that he was intoxicated (i) His Excellency the Governor and rather noisy, but denied that he onely on behalf of the Constitu- experience indicates that while spheroid, the shortest practical dis-

Early yesterday evening, im-

had threatened Mr. Witchell with the tional Reformy Association. The ardent adherents of the movement tance between two points on the

mediately - on their return from (ii) The Hongkong Government revolver. He never possessed or had China Mail has taken, so far as have to be looked for, fairly earn periphery must be curved. What

Kwong Yuen Street, the Hong- and the Secretary of State for the casion to possess a revolver it his its serious side is concerned, the est opponents appear as readily as of what the navigators call Great

kong Brigade was again called out, Colanies upon the subject of Confe this time to attitude of the candid friend, the weeds in a bed of lettuce seedlings. Circle sailing? Moreover, given a

the foreshore at stitutional reform, since the Public Second defendant also denied that There are some who dresd any sufficiently extensive periphery, we sympathetic critic. This morning

Shaukiwan East. They arrived The leading American stearnship on the scene in good time and found meeting.in January. 1919, at which he ever carried a revolver in his life. our contemporary appears with augmentation of the influence of must have the illusion that the If section of it we pecupy is flat, level, very dignified and transparently the Chamber of Commerce.

(i) An Unofficial majority on up from the floor of the bar after the earnest resume of the position, and the present bureaucratic system be straight. Every curve consists of owners pleaded with the Committee a stack of grass well alight. Several resolutions were passed in favour of The one produced in Court he picked the Legislative Council; struggle and handed it to Sergeant. nearly two hours before the fire was Baggestions for further procedure. King Log" they argue, the number of microscopically short of the House of Representatives at hoses were played on the flames for Assume Washington that unless the recent extinguished. The damage done to

(i) The abolition of Govern Fender as soon as he arrived. In the course of its long article we change, with the Chamber of Com-straight lines. Quite so.

merce as an electoral corporation, that the observer occupies a lift or decision of the United States Attor the grass is estimated at about $150.

ment nomination in regard Stoker King of HMS, "Curlew:"" twig a reference to "cheap,sneers.

to all the non-Chinese mem- | said he "chummed" up with the We hope that is not meant for our would mean a case of Ring Stork elevator, falling at a known speed. rey-General prohibiting the sale of

bers of that Council; and second defendart earlier in the even- *Adversarius, our Those who do not know the fable Assume that a ball is shot horizon liquor.aboard American ships bè over- } licensed jester, who referred to can understand that the frog ap-tally from one side of it, at a the subject facetiously during race pellants found the Stork a worse muzzle impetus equal to the known ruled the United States Alag, on pas week. He knows little about the king than the Log they got de- speed. Although we know that the senger ships at least, will be driven ball drops somewhat as it goes, to from the seas. In support of their movement, and has confided to us posed.

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(iii) Enlarging

electors?

ORDERS OF THE DAY.

the body of ing and went "about town with him eventually dropping into the King Edward's for “a wet.” He was present throughout the quarrel in The Hon. Attorney. General will the bar but did not see either of the make the initial declinations, of its claim the shipping, men, amongst Company will be eagerly anticipated move the second reading of the Bill defendants with a revolver in his that he cares less, Believing that The difficulty of the advocates of parabula, it will appear to strike the chances of the C.R.A. are now reform all along has been that they the wall of the lift at a point whom was Mr. Franklin, of the In- with their all-star caste of London Vehicles and Trafic Regulation Ordi

intituled An Ordinance to amend the hand. Hopeices for another decade at were not in a position to fight for exzetly opposite the point from ternational Mercantile Marine, de artists and long list of the latest nance, 1912, and the second reading Webb" said he was sure neither of G. Peters of the sa. "William H. Jeant, we decided that his antics a pure principle. The big frogs which it was fired. The observer cared that cancellations of bookings comedies. One of the most popular of the Bill intituled An Ordinance to the defendants bad a revolve in his could do no hurt, and let him say among them were as firmly con- drops twenty feet in one second of by American ships were made by plays in their extensive repetoire is what he pleased. His enquiry vinced as their opponents that time. The ball travels twenty feet

amend the Widows' and Orphans' Officer 666," which has made such Pension Ordinance, 1908.

possession when they leff the ship as what time the C.R.A. would pass great number of little frogs must in one second of time, and must be wholesale the moment the Attorney-a big hit in England and the United

he was in their room while they were the Monument was not a sneer.on no account be enfranchised. regarded as dropping with the ob General's announcement was publish States, whilst its Australasian tour,

dressing to come "ashore. Their However, it may well be that we That would never do.

server, as well as drooping by ed. It was impossible to compete for with Fred Niblo in the lead, was al-

pockets did not show any signs of are excusing what has never been

Change the image, and think of gravitation. In all our astronomic steerage traffic from such countries as host arened from London, and, last of the four jail breakers who Addressing the defendants the

a record one. Mr. Waring has A man who is believed to be the containing anything heavy, accused. Let ma pass on to the the "robber barons."" Bureau al observations we are in the posi few plain words that we consider cracy as the robber baron eets its tion of the man in the lift. We Spain and Italy, whose laws required whilst arranging on behalf of Eastern escaped from Victoris Jail on Novem Magistrate said that he was satisfied necessary for the guidance of those castle on a hill commanding a road cannot ger vitside the universe the serving of wine with, meals, Tours, Limited, for the Royal Opera ber 15, 1919, after murdering that the revolver belonged to first of our readers who have not made we all must travel, and levies tri- Perhaps, if we could get beyond General counsel for the Anti-Saloon Company to come out East, brought Warders Speed and Harnum Singh, defendant and that he had drawn it. up their minds about this business. bute on us all. The reformers do the conditions of the lift well) we League opposed the proposed amend with him a number of new plays in is now being detained by the police. It was a serious offence to threaten.

We ourselves think "Adver- not want the robber baron slain, might find ourselves where there ment, on the ground that i would lading A Grain of Mustard Seed" He was arrested by the Canton people with revolvers, and he would sarius was unfortunate in naming his castle pulled down, and an open really are straight lines, and where make the enforcement of probibition and a charming one-act play entitled autocities in Nanhol and extradited plass sentence of three months hard Messrs. Cartwright and Holyoak road established. They fear they'd two and two do not make four harder, and suggested that if the The Matchmakers." The Waring to Hongkong, arriving here vester labout. With regard to second as the chief champions of the e-killed in the rush. They ass We assume the constancy of all dor steamship owners were parlent the Co. are dawing to the chase their day. The man will be charged in due defendant he believed that he had ovement toward Constitutional that they cut their friends, be factors in all our calculatmas, liquor, handicap would be removed, Indian tour and are leaving behind course. The other three men were picked up first defendant's revolver, Reform. · If there be one man meinted from this, bureaucratic the Colony by whom, the proposed kin; that, for them, so to speak, movements are erratic and incal world will soon be dry."

Anon we are in richa, whose because as he asserted, the whole them a record of which they have arrested at different times and all, and would pass sentence of six weeks,

were convicted and duly execited. hard labour in his case. every reason to be prond.