1922-02-08 — Page 4

4

WATSON'S

“

"E'

E”

WHISKY.

The price of this Whisky is higher than many imported cased Whiskies, because it costs more, and is better.

You get

real value because you are not paying the cost of world wide advertising.

Wm.

Powell

TELEPHONE 346

Ltd.

Stocktaking Cash Sale

FOR 3 DAYS ONLY

LADIES'

COSTUMES & COATS,

DAY &

EVENING GOWNS,

MILLINERY, FURS,

25

ISCOUNT

EXTRAORDINARY

BARGAINS

LADIES SHOES

IN

AND

DRESS MATERIALS

TOWELS.

FURNISHING

We Bpecialize in

ter

ODDMENTS.

Social and Business Stationery, Loose Leaf Binders and Books, Novelties for the Home and Office,

Decorations. Xmas Dennison's

BIRTH.

10

INSPECTION SOLICITED

DEATHS.

DER A. WING & 00.

HOPKINS, On Tuesday, January

31, 1922. at Shanghai, Leonard Armstrong Hopkins, age 62, cf the British Cigarette Co. LWELL On Feheanry 2, 1922 at

Shanghai, William Franklin, Jr,

Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. W Frank Lowell.

60, Des Vœux Road, CENTRAL.

THE CHINA MAIL.

and lodging seems to us to deserve box respirators the Ferry Company SPECIAL CABLES.

should consider senously whether-the special mention.

A man, his wife, and two young time has not arrived when motor children, return from leave. Pending bikes should be relegated to the proper quarters, they go to a lodging-motor car lighters. house. Here, for the use of one room | Fairyland Panorama.

The Chia uil man who in- with food for the four (said food not including milk for the child, which du-triously climbed the Posk in orde was charged for extra) the man paid to view the ships in port in strike tim would have been more than idle $568.

the woudertal ships, more than paaorams of the harbour, had be

According to this man, the room was not an attractive one, and not well furnished. The verandau bad one of thone adapted" bathrooms that are so

common here, with a The bedding supplied surface draio. was scanty. The food he admits was "sufficient," but as for the best possible food hare we need not allow more than $150 (lavish) for such a family as his, we find that for the use of one room, three beds, and some what indifferent bedroom furniture be was charged $109.

Naturally. Home comment on the charge was made to the manageress, who is reported to have replied that more money than that could be got from others and that if they didn't like it they could go elsewhere.

SHANGHAI DEATH

WELL-KNOWN JARDINE

SKIPPER.

(China Mail SPECIAL.}

WEDNESDAY, FEBUARY

OBITUARY

DEATH OF SIR HENRY MAY.

FORMER HONGKONG GOVERNOR.

INTERESTING LOCAL CAREER.

8 1922

JOYOUS YOUTH.

GIRL'S BATTLE WITH ADVERSE CIRCUMSTANCES.

Youth calls for pleasure, pleasure I the sage who calle for love." wrote these words had lived in this needs ha might grocention be

News of the death at home of Sir SHANGHAI, Feb. 8. Francis Henry May, (CMG, BA.... | amplified his saying since ic makes no

f the The douth took place yesterday at LL.D., D.CL., Goverant climbed Tai Mo Shan's three thousand the Victoria Nursing Home of Captain Colony from 1912 to 1919, and had mention of that spuit of adventure feet the same day. From this the Smith, of the Indo-China steamer of almost every administrative posi- which animates so many of our young Colony's highest pinnacle any fine daySui Wo," who had been ailing from tion in the executive during his men and women to-day particularly will veal the harbour shimmering heart di-ense for about a week.

twenty-five years' service here, &:

our modern young women who now in the afternoon haze its rows and Captain Smith was one of the beat-contained in Reuter message have too much sense to take them- rowe of ships "the argosies from half known of Ewo's officers for the past received last night. Deep sympathy the world i' the misty port of dreams."thirty year. He recently returned will be extended to Lady May nad her selve seriously, much less tear- Also it will reveal a magnificent pro- from home leave.

four daughters in their bereavement. Fully. A happy example of radiont Bir Henry May's connection with girlband bezlthy and alert, comes to spect of hill and dale, seu and bay, a

the Hongkong administration extend | delight forul cinemagorra in Dorothy prospect

ed ove the long period of 35 years, | Clish. famous ду for he came here as a cadet in 1881

A native of Dundee, he was [7

MISSING PRISONER

[China Mail SPECIAŁĄ

almost unreal in its years old. He leaves a widow in beauty. Dazzled, fascinated-over | Shanghai. whelmed the silent spectator will The deceased was particularly well gaze down long valleys, this one kuown between Shanghai and Yang narrow and rugged, that one broad ise ports. and cultivated. He will behold myriad isles dotting a brilliant ses; be will see near hills gren in the sunshine, far unes blue in the distance. Florey loud downy white against the rich blue of sea and sky will lend a fairy touch to a scene already al- most tou exquisite for the enchanted And then faint but certain therefor pot it to the Government through the clear spring air will come train rushing that it might be as well to remove the screech of the temptation from them as they vegetables and golfers to Hongkong. have removed it from the landlord.

The victim in this case has since! moved to a licensed hotel of first class (one of the Hongkong Hotel Com pany's group) where for $190, or

it is true that these people can get more money for a room than that we have rrason to doubt that they wil demand it, unless they are not W.. constituted as most humans are.

Henses.

J

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

#

"The

Little

and rose steadily antil in 1912 he starter"in Hearts of the World," "Battling received the signal honour of an who plays the title role in appointment as Gov mor of the Jane the entertaining Artcraft Colony in which he had served is feature which comes to the Coronet apprenticeship. During a brief period

Theatre this evebing. Pare comedy from January, 1911, to June 1912, he was away from the Colony filling the alternating with pure melodrama the post of Governor of Fiji and High picture is based on the adventures of Commissioner of the Western Pacifica young giri able to see the comical but otherwise his period of service side of things even when the outlook:

His appointment to is bluckest,

В little Waif and was unbroken. succeed Sir Frederick Lugard as she mothers His Majesty's chief representative makes a courageous fight for both bere was generally welcomed although their rights. How she succeeds makes when he made his official landing in a unique story right with humour July, 1912, a Chinese youth tried to and intense with excitement. aasassinate him in Pedder Street. September, 1918, he left the Colony to go to British C. kumbia where one of his daughters was seriously illud at people were surprised to hear later

SINGAPORE, Fab. 6. The missing prisoner has not been discovered. It appears that he escaped through the lavat ry window. It is not certain whether he committed suicide or whether he is hiding on board. The police are watching the ship.

[Our Singapore orrespondent cabled yesterday that a Straits Chinese nained Found “sick and destitute" on Yeo Choy Sang who was arrested at the Praya yesterday afternoon, a Hougkong on a charge of having $128 less than he pand before, he now European seaman Bard A. Holsembezzled $76,000 was found missing

has fun rooms, with accommodation. and board for su amab.

It is surely unnecessary to com ment further.

Partisan Statementy.

Mr.

was removed to the hospital.

As the result of a fall received in attempting to alight from a moving tram car a Chinese youth yesterday received injures to his head requiring hospital treatment.

In addition to a topical budget devoted to the Itish Free State, the Coronet Theatre this evening shows the second issue of the China Gazette depicting interesting current events in this part of the world.

G. M. Dodwell told the shareholders of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company at their annual meeting yesterday that during the earlier stages of the strike the accounts which appeared from time to time in the daily papers contained me, that was inaccurate und misleading to the general public."

Hongkong's Director of Educa- This, he went on to explain, "is unfortunately unavoidable at tima Lion, the Hon. Mr. E. A. Irving has when feeling runs bigh and information gone to Manila to attend an educa- tious conference. It is understood that is volunteered to the press is of a sitivil, partisan order." Presumably, that the local Government was invited

1. send an education expert.

stages

when the "Torilla" Singapore.]

arrived

SINGAPORE'S EARTHQUAKE,

SINGAPORE. Feb. 6. *Another earthquake was felt in Singapore at noon to-day.

of

by

BRAVE SCIENTIST.

CARRIED RED-HOT GAS CYLINDER.

In

Herself ak

orphan

Appropriate music greatly enhances the enjoyment of the picture. The Coronet Örchestra, late jazz band on Canadian Pacific liner impress

of Russia" is in itself an entertain-

that he had resigned owing to ill-iment, so much so that the audience bealth.

ha been moved on more than ne

encor: on March 11, occasion to

its mmbers,

Born at Dublin 1860, the late Sir Henry May was in particularly those introducing the

his 62nd year. His father was the late jazz beils and the suneful whistics. Rt. Hon. G.A.C. May, Lord Chief

Justice of Ireland, and his mother,

Olivia, fourth daughter of Sir Mathew

Barrington, 2nd Bronet of Glenstal,

PERFECT ENGLISH.

Lovers of Oscar Wilde's books and

County Limerick. He was educated at Harrow and later at Trinity College, Dublin, being a first honourinan and plays (and their number is legion) will prizeman in classics and modern welcome the opportunity which the languages.

Five years after his Warwick Comedy Company is affor- arrival bere as a cadet in 1881 follow-ding them of seeing one of Wilde's In accord with the usual modesty ing a competitive examination he was plays to-night. "A Woman of No men of science, a very heroic act made Assistant Protector of Chincar. Importance" represents all that is au agricultural chemist and and from 1889 to 1891 he acted abst in English dramatic fare. As a private secretary to Governor Sir speciraeu of perfect English it is alone At the end of mail week in the William Des Voux, to Acting Govern- worth going to see. As a

play of physicist has been left untold.

Rothamsted,

thon laboratory st

nentor Admiral Sir F. Fleming and to Act more

ordinarily absorbing Bioce

earlier Its the

it gripe the the employers preserved on orster-

Owing to an error, the remarks Harpenden, Hertfordshire-the mosting Governor Lieut-General Sir Digby interest, however,

He married Sir Digby imagination, and holds its u:dience as like silence about their side of the made by the Chairman of the Hongfamus agricultural station in the Barker.

daughter iu

1891 ia a spell. Case, Mr Dodwell was referring to

of hydrogen developed and the same year was appointed The heavy booking for this play news obtained from Union sources. ong, Canton and Macao Steamboat world the face that was beating Barker's Co., Ltd. regarding the seamen's cylinder The experience of the newspapermen strike were attributed to Mr. D. G. M. excessive beat. The eybinder began Assistant Colonial Secretary. During is a pleasurable indication that Hong- wbese job it was to gather the news Hernard instead of to Mr. G. M. to grow red hot and parts of the subsequent years he filled the posts kong is ready and willing to support funiture of the laboratory caught at various times of acting Colonial the best, and that the taunt that bas was as a matter of fact, that in the

fire. But the fire was leas dangerous Treasurer, Captain Superintendent of so many times been levelled at it that early stages the Union officials banded

Jail and Fire Brigade it only favours purely frivolous out whatever information they had

Suffering from injuries to thean the threatened explosion of the Police,

He was made entertainment has no 'oundation in head received while removing beams cylinder, which would have blown to Superintendent. from the hatch of the 8.8. Lake pieces the room, probably several member of the Legislative Council fact when the opportunity is afforded

and given the C.M.G. in 1895 and in of secing something better. A rope was thrown round the 1902 kc rooms, and all the people in them,

was appointed Colonial cylinder to drag it out, but it barat Secretary serving in that capacity through before its work could be done. until he was transferred to Fiji eight

at an

a

Dodwell.

Fielding." then alongside the Kowloon wharf, a cargo coolie was yesterday afternoon removed to the Kwong Wah

lospital.

A very delightful variation from the ordinary course of Freemasonry in Singapore took place on the Burns Anniversary evening at Goodwood Hall, when the ladies were invited and attended in large numbere, says the Straita Times.

8.8,

While at work on the deck of the burned.

that preceded the terrible explosion

in the East End of London during the war. Ho, too, was a chemist.

Mr. Tattersfield is a research-worker of quite exceptional talents.

WORLD THEATRE.

A GOOD SPORTSMAN.

BUSY LIFE.

CD-

without weighing up its value as propaganda. It was not until ister that they had to begin silting out the propaganda from the real a ws and during the last week or so before the Union headquarters in Hongkong were closed down, the Union men

At this crisis Mr. Tattersfield, one of years later. Sir Francis May ad-ever saw him again. On my return I got Fo "foxy" that they wanted

the ablest workers among a very ministered the government of Hong- heard some criticism, of him and to be told what the reporters knew

brilliant group, pulled out the red hot kong from November 1903 to July always maintained that he was a before they would consent to open

cylinder in its zine bath, and carried 1904 during the interregnum between better man than his critics. their mouths at all. There are quite

it out all the way to the garden the departure of Sir Hemy Blake and number of fallacies amongst Mr. Do

ground, where water was poured upon the arrival of Sir Mathew Nathan, dwell's other observations to which bis

it and the explosion was averted. again from December 1906 to July own dictum about partisan statements

In attempting to turn off a leaking 1907, after the departure of Sir

A very industrious worker, Sir tap one of his hands was severely Mathew Nathan. After his return as

Francis May led a very active official may be usefully applied. Look at one

He was all the while in Governor and High Commissioner, and social life in the Colony. Keenly or two of them. He points to the mon" people, we are expected to

"Kumsung," which had been instant danger of being blown to Western Pacific in 1912 he was interested in sport generally and play tricks with the language, and shining example of the seamed at

taking an active part in polo, racing, WATTE O January 30, 1922. at change the established meanings of Home who have, he declares, seen the freshly painted, a worker employed atoms. This deed in a small field is knighted,

shooting, fishing, yachting and golf, he and Mrs. words. We are not going to try. A necessity for and agreed to accept by the Kowloon Dock yesterday comparable with the self-sacrificing Shangha. Mr

iu wages afternoon slipped and fell into the heroism of Mr. Angel, who lost his life

did everything to encourage outdoor Edward B. Wane, twin daghboarding house" for us is a house substatial reductions

life, and many playing fields, bathing which supplies meals to people who it is absuid to suggest, any approach hold receiving severe injuries to his in trying to save lives during the fire.

between analogy do not lodge in it. A "lodging Louse"

the head. He died at the Government

"Old Timer" writes to the China reservations, and forestry paths enjoy- Cases unless he is a use which provides lodgings for two

can show Civil Hospital at 7.30 in the evening

Mail: While I cannot claim to have ed by the present generation owe their

to his

energy and people who may or may not (but that living costs have declined here as from fracture of the base of the skull.

enjoyed intimacy with Sir Henry existence

He also planned new May, I met him, several times, and foresight. usually do also board in it. The they have at home and that the

improvement" as regarde Chinese seamen have had similar After achieving notable success ouly

liked him. He was a good all-round motor roads to open up build- exactitude of terminology would be increases. The time was inopportune at the Coronet Thare, Rex Beach's

sportsman. fond of horse and gun, aing sites and gave every to write of such as Foard and he says again, to demand a general great Alaska feature film, "The Silver

keen sailor and a disciple of Izaac couragement to local horse racing. Lodging, Houses," but as that would increase in wages because owners "Are Horde" will be screened at the

this evening. "THE GIRL WHO CAME BACK." Walton. In short, he was a typical As Colonial Secretary he look an not gratify the delicacy of feeling of having to face the necessity of cutting Kowloon Theatre

and boucat country gentleman, active interest in the Y.M.C.A., and↑ the critic who first challenged our down overhead charges in order to Apart from the wonderful story and

And yet magnificent scenery, this picture is The World Theatre showed last whom duty had compelled to when war broke out saw to it that terminology, and is cumbersome, we make both ends meet." sce no need to adopt it.

earlier on in his speech he had been especially interesting for the scenes night a gripping photodrama entitled pase his years in an environment less every available man should have his - Lady May, daughter of Major.. For us then, such places as Kings announcing that the company's net it shows of the great salmon canning "The girl who came back." Ethel appropriato than such are used to opportunity.

industry

C'ayton the Paramount étar took the shine in. This is not to suggest that

Ho General Digby Barker, CB, the elcro, St. George's Houre, and so on-profit had increased.

difficult role of a 'Salamander and he was not a good governor. aome people call them "private Motor Bike Monners hotela" but as they cater to the In an endeavour to retrieve the Replying to complaints regarding did her part very well. She appeared transferred a lot of the skill and Officer Commanding the Forces and public that seems wrong-are lodging Parisians' reputation for politeness. the lack on board ship of news between as Lois Jartner, the daughter of an shrewdness and enthusiasm that might Controlling the Military Establish-- houses; and to distinguish between which, it was feared, bad perceptibly England, India and Australia, the P, ex-convict, and aided him in his have gone to the successful adminis, ment during the administration of their tepents, we call the proprietor slumped since the war, a wealthy jaid . Company points out than as burglaries. By a strange concidence; tration of a large ostato to the harder Governor Sir William Robinson, the tenant and his tonauts the lod-Frenchman offered o vluable, rizis traffic is largely seasonal and there it happened that she robbed the same task of ruming a colony, and if G.O.M.G. (December 10, 1891 to LODGERS NEED PROTECTION. g. When the need for checking for the greatest act of courtesy that are comparatively few busiu a mon ma who hd saved her from a watery there are any who question the February 1, 1898), was an able con- They must have responsible stay hure. Apart from the rapacity of house owners in boom should be brought to his votice. If umong their passengers it would grave when once she was shipwrecked, quality of bis work here, they are not sort for her husband during his time was first officially admitted, the some individual were to do the same justify the expense of a private news She was caught thieving and was honest critice. resultaat Ordinance excluded hotels in Hongkong it would be 9 matter for service, but they do exhibit at the persuaded to refernt. In spits of private and unworthy grudges. The her splendid war charity work, her of the Rents Ordinance to protect and lodging houses. Ab extension, surprise it the prize-winner came from Foreign. Oltige a medium of daily temptations, who persevered in her disfavour of such peoplo is itself aacjours in the Colony will always bo that class of house-tenants who keep as stated, brought, the latter under its the ranks of those who go to and he propaganda, "The Drieat Company relation to go straight, and was testimonial. On the sporting side remembered, thanks to the Helena | take it. It should not be with the generous help of Bir Ellis what are here called "boardid purview, the Government in its on the Kowloon ferry. Way it ia trai contens that if new from Australia eventually fedormed by huncet love.there will not be one to find fault, I May Institute which she founded fo lacking the. Government should boasce," the Chino Mail published objects and rods" rather naively when men and women got hordesl ́ to

necessary to recapitulate his keun, Kadoorio and Mr. Ho Kom Tong.

In addition to other distinctions, article to suggest a further extension explaining that this measure of ether on a public conveyanc theoristitute its own service.

LATEST SHIPPING NEWS, practical interest in local yachting,' to protect the tenants of those protection for this lodging house dinary roles of decency are so often

Shanghai papers announce t

ABRIVALS tenauts. It referred to these untenant was designed to protect the auspended? One or two möter evelisin

todgers. Tint who take their macbiors assos the death of Mr. Harry Jolin Smith, protected tenants as "lodgers", and lodging houso to the bouses they live in a lodging it could not cover their cos harbour with them, twice and wing which tout plan at the Victoria

Banyei Mara 9. (Man Wing) frám will wo

IF for saw.

the This terminology

Penantian oftenr each de particularly Nursing Home on Wedaraday event g Bouses," continup to be employed, and to were squeezed by the landlord end. Having wheeled shir jug last week at the comparatively early inphong-Bon-cutters.

can the same thinge. It would not he or she wohl be obliged to squeeze gerdants into position in front of the Eng of 10. The downed returned to 11.Wai, (J.C.JL) rom Batavis have pocurred to us that the termino the lodgers. amendment place wher the gangway will be China que var aup ja representative Menado-Kowloon Bay logy required apologising for, if a protected then from such obligatory lowered, they stand by hotties of Mburi. Prásne and Chalmers ronder of the former article had not querzo, but it provided no protection furry is tendy to birth and then, when Ragioneilig Work, Ltd. attached to queried the propriety of the expressgainst voluntary squeeze by the they have a nice crowd and the Gemal Klectro Co. of China. mon lodging house as applied to lodging house keeper, That such around them they kick piler. Lu 11 had opent many years of Abe class of property he preferred to protection i desirable has been down envinced paulupeome tax pedra bromeiv uniul work in Various call boarding house." It appears by nor than one of faute finnes hea oloss range gas attq. purts of the world Bouth America, that bothose there are such things as submitted to a but the latest cure of Unless prepared to go to the Tests pain, Algeria, Durban, coinmou lodging houses for "oom- extraordinary charges winds for board expense of fitting out passengers with Calouste, Singapore, Kankowe kati

The China Mail.

TRUTS, JUFTIOR, PUBLIQ SERVICE,'

Sonaxano, WeDSER AX FEE B, 1999.

I connection with the extension

Tho

OLEARANCES,

8h af Dart (w) & Co.) for Chewitt - Feb 8

Bharya Meru (OF.K) for Rin omvis Anapora → Feb. 8.

Mike Maru (Lapuque & Co for Haiphopy -- Feb. 87

J

of which evidence remains in a including decorations for services. well known book he produced; nor.ol rendered during the enclie strike and his participation in racing,, shooting, great plague of 1894, Sir Francis etc. His shooting trips were numer May was a Knight of Grneo of Si. ous, but they were all fitting in with John of Jerusalem.

Having proceeded to Pelting to xtonelyo persdaad knowledge of the study Chinese after he firet arrived in and helping his job, in adding to his district, and prople. It would be the Colony as a Cadet Officer in 1883 com fourtion, or fifteen years ago and having passed his final examina of acilmisting trout here, and the Fennols May was an accomplished that he discussed with me the chances tion is Chinese two years later, Sir

communicate with certain Flery colloquial Cantones. The was also understanding was that he woul. Chinese linguist and wro's a guide to

Wid never heard what came of it, nor yachting. Boards. I left Hongkong soon after the author of a bolt on Hongkongs