1922-11-01 — Page 4

WATSON'S

“E”

WHISKY

A blend of finely distilled pre-war Scotch Whiskies matured by great age, of delicate aroma, fine agreeable flavour.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

'Phone Central No, 618.

Es ablished 51 Yenas.

-Powell

Tel. Central 346

LADIES'

TIN-SEL

BROCADED.

EVENING

SHOES.

LADIES:

SEE THAT YOU GET GENUINE

CHAUMEL'S OVULES

ICITYO-nticongestive, antiseptic. ŠTIMULANT-promote the re-appearance of moDKER

SOLD EVERYWHERE AND AT

P. A. LAPICQUE-4 Queen's Buildings.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Jet

LOCAL AND GENERAL.,

On caar of plague, Chinese, was notified yesterday.

It is said to bs probable that in the not distant future there will be dirret passenger service between the Far East and Los Angeles,

Homo industrial centro; ita actual white community, traus planted would only make a modest English

township. This small community, lowerer, lins's much 'bigher percentage of- active, carding and "ruling citiz`ns than any Home village of equal size in more quin bere. Moreover, Ilongkong is very im-Califorais. portant commercially and politically. Mr. A. G. Stopten, Graers Manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank ing Corporation, says it is possibly the most important port, 'commercially and politically, in the whole world: That seems trus.

A brief fourscore years sphus the history of this strange- Colony; this teeming Hongkong. Is it any wonder, then, it is so advanced in some.

YOUR CHANCE.

completely terminat d at Glasgow, Pilferit is stated to bave almost with the exception of whiskey, which in still reported to disappear in large quantities!

Megara. McEachran and Hunt have won the men's lawn tennis open doubles championship at Tientsin, defeating last year's holders, Messrs. Rasmussen and Way.

:

PAST; PRESENT, FUTURE,

(Special to the China Mail)

I

WEDNISDAY, NOVEMBER 11:22

[drat advance was the development of io propagate knowledge with na

Articulate speech. The advantages | +xampled speed and chespaers. The`, of this are obvions to all. Develop Europeans of the 18th century may ment bitherto more less physical be said to have entered upon the would now tend to become more second or middle ataino of civilizations. mental.

This second period was a brief one, What is civilization? It is signifi

The discovery of how to produce A. Besittich-engineer, James Watt, cant that with the passage of yeara fire was a tremendous one it with his steam engine, and Hutton this question is becoming naked more enabled the developing raen la extend and Darwin with their messages of frequently by thinking men; which its babitat and to include l ́ah and the rocks and biology again tored means that those who take a broad fish in its distory Man was now many if man'asidan topay turvy, unbiased view of things past and more independent of the weather and The men of the 19th century raw. or satisfied with man's achievements atriks out in various directions. present are not altogether impressed could leave the tropical jungle and such changes eff-eted in the practical 'affairs of their everyday: lives as bad up to date. The word comes from The bow and arrow changed early na bern fought before during the Latin "Civia" a citizen; sad is peed man's outlook. Man could now bring entire historical period. about certain peoples and spateme down the feetest animal for food and Professor H. S. William saya: seen in the world since about 6,000 defend himself against the most may be doubted if there existed B.C.

eavage. He could provido bimself in the world in the year 1800 A.D. a We all know that our ancestors not only with food but with the postal service that could compare in spent a tremendously long time in a materials for tent making. He speed and affloieticy with the express slow ascent from bruts savagery to could now migrate farther into setsize of the Romans of the time of barbarism, and from barbarism to the the bracing temprate regions. The Co-ar; far less was there a telegraphic verjeat primitive civilization. The meat diet now became for the rat system comparable to that of the Messrs. G. H. Lyson and J. M. study of the Aborigines of Australia time freely available, and with the ancient Persians. Nor was there a respects, su primitive in others 1: Is it Hall have entered into partnership as the South Sea Islanders, the Bushmen more invigorating climate contributed ship sailing the seas that a Phoenician any wonder, either, that remarkable solicitore under the style of Lyson and Hottentots of Africa, and some to increase the physical vigour sud trireme might not have overhauled. inconsistencies exist, that quaint and Hall. The office of the firm is tribes of American Indians furnished courage of the highest savages thus Bat within the lifetime of a single anomalies abound Measures design-at No. 6. Queen's Road Central. the carly investigators with much urging him along the path of progress. man the world was covered with a invaluable, jnformation which has ed to meet the needs of the Colony

Boma early genius invented network of steel rails" on which Burglars broke into an unnum. since been fortified and verified by pottery. Hitherto mas had had no locomotives drew gigantic carriages twenty, forty, almost eighty years ago bered house at Chimayuen early this the results obtained by the palaeonto utensils that could withstand the laden with passengers at an hourly still pasist. More than this, they morning. They stole a allver watch logist and, archaeologist. This long, action of fire. The effect of pottery speed equaling Cezar's best journey show every sign of persisting for and an opium pipe.

When the Jong, apprenticeship of early man, on his dietary, when he could cook for a day; over the land and under decades more. For instance, name owner awoke, they assaulted him and during which he was responsible various meats and vegetables, must the seas were stretched wires along another city, half as important, com then stole from his girdle a pure con- for many epoch-making inventione, have been momentour: Starvation, which messages course1 from cop.

zome of which we shall note always a foc to early man, lost some tinent with the speed of lightning mercially and politically, an Hoogaining some money.

later has been picturesquely of its terrors, and our ancestors began and the waters of the Baith were kopg, where executive posts are fided

described as "A million years of to develop s palate.

made to teem with gigantic craft Another newly constructed Ger- childhood." To those who know little Ltd. by untrained cadets. Name another

One of the greatest of prehistoric propelled without enil or oar at a equally intelligent community which bren alded to the Hamburg-Amerika historical evidence of the rocks this of certain wild animals. Probably 3,000 years ago and the English man, passenger and freight veseel tas or nothing about Geology and the achievements was the domestication speed which a Phoenician captain of has lees direct representation in the live, to be placed on the Europó--For will sound like exaggeration, but most the dog was the first followed by the captain of the 18th century would councils of government than Hong: East zao. She is the e.s. "Preussen." kong's taxpayers. Name as ther-12,000 ton deadweight ship which geologists would now consider this a sheep, the ox, the camal, and the alike hive held incredible,"

conservative estimate. To us it seems horea. By means of the latter, man Regarding the progress made during bas just bee completed in German. but enough The Colony has its dockyards and will arrive in the Faz Bess, it is a far cry to the Norman and the tending of the ox and sheep and the first two decades of the a long way off to the days of Queen could traversa greater areas, the latter half of the 19th century. good points, too. Many.

Etfrom Hamburg during December. Conquest, the nineteen centuries since made him a herdsman. Milk became 20th it is unnecessary to speak. The Trussen bas accommodation Christ trod the Earth seems a great an important article of diet. More Scientifically, politically, and socially for 60 first class passengers.

time, we can scarcely grasp the idea than aver now was an "Lord of great advances have been and ars of all the years that have elapsed Creation" Irrigation gave bim com- still being made. To-day the attitude mighty but rotten Persian Empire, made him independent of the shelter than it was eighty years ago when since. Alexander overthrew the maed over the soil and brickmaking towa:de the Negro is more bumass or sizce a Canaanite adventurer nam of dense foreate or damp, dark caves, many so called Christians saw nothing ed David. set up a Kiogdow sub- He was then a herdsman tresing wrong in slavery. The horrors of sequently ruined by the extravagance seasonally from place to place child labour common in Europe balf a of his son Solomon, while the earliest consuming great quantilice of, flesh century ago have almost disappeared timore of which we have any direct and milk. Later on the cultivation in that continent, and labour is historical record, when the early of cereals gave him a more fixed abode orgazired against sweating systems. Tharoba built pyramids and the and made localised communities a Bat what of the axtal catastrophe of Sumerians founded cities in Mes pasibility. (See Myer's Dawn of 1914? The pessimist seems to have <potamia, seem to be lost in the mists History. H. U. Library),

good ground for his remarks when he of antiquity. Yet what are these 60, Following these, but at tremendous say: "There has truly been great Nothing could be more appropriate to According to the Tz Yan News 70, or 80 centuries compared with the intervals that make our historic eras changes but has there been a the occasion than this appeal. It is Ageuer martial law has been 1,000,000 years during which our seam like things of a day, we have the corresponding progress" In his proclaimed in Chiuchow and Statow ancestors were painfully groping their discovery of metals (copper, bronze, delightful book "War and Peace," your bounden duty to support the by Director of Defence there. The way to the light. If we could only and finally iron) Wood and store G, H. Paris says: "Looking back. drive to the utmost.

police headquarters and gendarmes be given the power to see the past, to could now be fashioned as never be over the procession of the ages, the The local committee po sesers both have been lustructed to retallish a gaze back into these prehistoric times, fore. Houses could be built and cities flax and reflux of populations, enthusiasm and initiative. Their corship of telegrams, provide what a tale could we not unfold walled with unprecedented facility, the building up and collapse of examination for railway and Lout Epic stories of battle against the and new weapons of war, as well as states are we not driven to the plans are excellent. The "sale of passengers, examination boarding elements, against bung.r, against household utensils could be casily conclusion that the simpla man's poppies will be organized in the same hotter, and totein'oice ibefieron animals, terrible Egbte and made. Nor must те overlook faith in an increasing purpose ronning. manner as the sale of rose in London graduites and pulice.

massacrés, inkuman sacrifices and the aesthetic influence of edged im through,it all, a trend from violence loitures, volcanoes, earthquakes, fire, pements with which wood and stone to resaania a vain superstition.” on Alexandra Day. Anyone who lins

A European named Jacob | fload catyclisms of nature, progress could be readily scalptured, Man But there are two sides to every ques- Leen in the Capital during one of Mansfield, appeared at the Magistracy, and retrogression i Let us examines was now for the first time given tools tion of such a nature. To the pes-

yesterday to answer

of the epoch-making in worthy of his wonderful hands and simist we say that Civilization has just charging him with assault, in Ice ventions, landmarka in man's advance still more wonderful brain.

begun. Get away from the near pro- House Btreet, on another Europe fitat of all let it be understood that the eatly jungla dweller. With the career. The perspective changes. from bestiality to civilization. But Man was now for removed from spect and take a distant view of man's named Douglas Evaus. The com- plainant is a representative of Messrs new ideas can only be put into prac development of the train and the What are the 6,000, 8,000 or even Saddler and Company,

steel tice and become effective for the above named inventions he began to 10,000 youre of civilisation compared merchants of London, and is staying progress of civilization when a suffi develop politically and socially. The to the million years apprenticeship at the Station Hotel, Kowloon. He cient percentage of the population legends and myths were transmitted man had to serve as a savage and bad to go to hospital as the result of are ready to receive them; For from one generation, but all depended barbarian. Civilization is as yet a At length the last mere surface vanter, a thin film, of the assault, and is still there. The example, we know that many Greek on memory. case was remanded until to-morrow, and Roman thinkers believed in the barrier, which divides civilized from aspirations and fine sertiments that is pending the coraplainant's discharge great antiquity of the earth and ancivilized man was broken down. endeavouring to control and finally suspected the theory of evolution Some one or some 1ace developed or subdue the animal pastions grown from bospital, `:

2,000 years before Darwin. However devised the method of symbolising strong during a million years of when we think of the unjust, bigoted, thoughts by means of graphic signs: anrestrained activity to tay nothing bitter howls of execration and abuse In other words à system of writing of the millions of years of unrestrained with which an outraged and frighten was developed. Man could transmit antecedent animal life which have left ed ecclesiastical, body greeted the the record of his deeds and thoughts their deep matk on the bodily frame courageous me sage of the meek and to posterity. He stood at the portals we have inherited; The real story of gentle. Darwins we can scarcely of history.

Civilization lies in the future, picture what would have happened In addition to these marvellous doctrine from the Acropolis or the was responsible for thousands of miler to the person delivering such-inventions mentioned above early mar Forum 2,000 years ago."

Best quality pipes. Latest Shapes just received. BBB. DUNHILLS, ORLICK,&c. Gold monated, Silver mounted and plain. Call and see them. Bait all Smokors.

Prices O.K. K. K. CIGAR STORE, Alexandra Haikļingu.

BIRTH.

"TRUTA, JUSTICE, PÚBLIC SERVICE?

The big poppy sale drive planned hai Hotels, Ltd., in the Ching

The share holdings of the Shang for Armistice Day to help ex-Service Press, Incorporated. have been men, and their dependants should re-acquired by a local group of financial ceive wide support. Since this ar- interrate. By reason of this change, aiversary, even in its fourth year, ie the former: Board of Directors have, fast losing its value. as a warr'n; retired and are replaced by the follow

ing gentlemen:-Messrs. Hugo Reise, against war, memory ever fad ng Stirling Fessenden, Chu Paoran, its significance will disappear entirely Harold Dollar, Chang Nieh yun, and unless some practical purpose is C. L Britz. aruociated with its celebrationi.

these drivee knows that few methods

of raising funda exist at once of fective and so pretty. Again we say

the drive to the utmost..

it

+

I

summons

few

is your bounden duty, to support The China Mail has one suggestion to offer. It is this. The committer propose to invoke the aid of the Colony's clubs to organize auction Biles of poppies. Extend this plan, The Ministering Children's League holds its annual bazaar on Saturday. The China Mail biany people lured into buying raile

The remarkable part played by tickets will find themselves owners of wireless in the rescue of the Hammonia" passer gers and crew is baubles and trifles they would gladly slow by the Union Castle Liner's give to any worthy object. Set publication of 33 messages sent and aside one stall for receiving these and received by the Kiniauus Castle" other gifts. Then when the crowd is at night. These messages include

between 10.20 in the morning and 8.1 WEIGHED IN THE BALANCE, larg at bold an auction sale for the enquiries from ships and show that Armistice Day appeal. It would prove at 10 minutes to 5 the "Hammonia's” Yesterday was Hallowmas Eve. a master stroke. The M. C. L. would Captain hoped to get in tow by the Wition, cly son of Mr. and Mrs. Doubtless shades of Hongkong's early have already collected, ita tribute. Soldier Prince", but at a quarter to William Barton, of Mancheste pioneers, taking advantage of this The additional proceeds would beno are abandoning the ship and sinking five hundred thousand years ago man Biders. the subject, carefully, mast of the yacht "Alacrity," which re-

six he wirelessed, me quick, we daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William brief release from other planes, at the men who fought to make en fast."

revisited the scenes of their former Armistice Day porrible. endeavour. Doubtless, also, they

·ROBERTS.--On October 26, 1922, at Shanghai, to the wife of R. W. Roberts, a daughter.

MARRIAGES,

BARTON-WEST.-On October 27, 1923, at Shanghai, Alan Lawson

to Gertrude Elisa, second

West of Manchester.

HONGKONG," WIDNKEDAY, Nov. 1, 1922,

CARROLL-HERON-On October were much amazed. Many things

Mr. John Carroll, of Towanda,“

C.E.M.S.

Man's origin and-first habitat wa

The mine sweeper:“Petersfioki ** was commissioned on September 21 Indeed it will come, as a shock to at Portsmouth by Commander Archi-

one..

shall leave to the many authorities in many that barbaric man is responsi-bald 8. May, C.B.B., M.V.O. terested therein. Let us rather ble for more epoch making inventions full crow for service on the Chize than civilized man. Whoever con- Station, where she will take the place examine early man's achievements.

was lower than the level of the bush. admit the force of Morgan's words turned home some weeks ago and was " man or the New Guines savages, and that man's achievements as a bar handed over to her owner at Cowes. The Reading Circle of the that after he had undergone at least barian considered in their relation to The ": Petersfield" is one of the many Helens May Institute begin half a million years of human. De- the sum of human progress trans 17 knot ships which were built during 21, 1922, at Yokohama, Charles would ston'sh them; many more Jeanph, non of the late lir, and would distress them. So much

its Winter Course to-morrow at Telopment. So the question does not end in importance all his other the war cr completed after it, she, a 10.30 8.1, when Professor Simpson resolve itself into one of advancement works. Since the Dawe of History, a matter of fact, having been will read's paper on The Plays of or retrogression, but rather into the say 6,000B, C, we have had various completed in 1919 undir the name of Fenn, U.S.A., to Jessie Elizabeth progress here, so little there. Tho WINTER SEASON OPENED. John Galsworthy.” On the following reason for such a show advance during Civilizations: Sameris, Crato, Egypt, the "Fortmadoo. The same year sho Haron, eisler of Mrs. Eson visit would assuredly give them

Thursday the members will read such an appallingly long period. One Babylon, the Hittite, the Greek, the joined the now defunct Bouth Amerias MoDowell Gale, of Hankow, topics aplenty for ghostly gossip when

The water agtivities of the Galsworthy's play Justice," and of the best and simplest explanations Roman, the Arabic and Byrantian. Station, and returned homa on, its China.

the cock orow found them home Cathedral branch of the Church of other meetings will be held on given for this tortoise like advance is 1hese were localised civilizations and abolition to be pold of... The dia Rugland Men's Society were begun November 16th, 23rd, 30th and in Joseph McCabe's Blaminating little bure relation to Civilization in its tender for some time in Portsmouth gain. There would be the "Who'd most auspiciously last night with on December 7th at the same hour book The Evolution of Civilization broadest aspect just a free bean to Harbour. The Paterületik has a GODFREYMOODY.--On October have believed it possible!" and, of enjoyable social in the Cattedral Hall Anyone who is interested in the work The brilliantly, written treatise and its forest. They created transition displacement of 800 tons, carries one 6, 1922, at West Brompton, course, the "I told you so l' Hamlet A woll vatied and excellent musical of the Reading Circle is cordially in even simples companion The A.B.C. ripples in the grand ocean of civil à lach gun and four 3-pounders. Her Charles Henry Godisey, iste Hongkong in perhaps lucky that programma bad been arranged by Mr.vited to attend any of ite meetings of Ivolution should be placed inization, and when they perished most engines are of 2,200 home-power, on Commissioner of Public Works no ghost comes to relieve its over M. Beyan and dunog

the bands of all our senior scholars of their works perished with them, which she can do op to 17 knots. The Shanghai, to Edith Leonie, elder

the Forening refreshments were On board thy Oleg liner Glen and junior students. Talking about though in every case they had planted Petersfeld's skipper, Commander daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. charged feelings. However refreshing provided.

gerry" which was recently inßhanghai, the earliest stone tools of Palaeolithio germinating seeds in the regions May, who has served afloat for nearly Ballions-Moody of Badminton for the indignant spectre, the livingVocal numbers were offered by was one of the west curious little man McCabe says: "In those we

around them.”

Athirty years, resohed his present rank Drove, Fewley, Haote..

bearer might find the experience Mesars. T. G. Paterson, B, T. Crecker animals that has ever visited these pone and implemente the slow pro- In that long historic period since in Desember, 1917. · He curved distasteful. HA smugness might re- and A Hopkins and Mr. G. W. C. parts. Many passengers were attracted gress of mon is more faithfully the carly Sumerian--about 6,000 B.C. with the Grand Fleet in the North ceive a pasty jac.

Barnett's humorous variations on the to the Chief Steward bin in an errorded than the advance of till-the Middle Ages there were Sea during the grostor part theme of The Charge of the Lightdravour to identify it. It reclined in the British race is recorded. Countless inventions, but scarcely one of the late war, was chior However “WAUGH-On October 20, 1922,

Brigade" were responsible for evoking a hole in a piece of tree bark. As it in its literature. They bogin with epoch making one. Then suddenly lieutenant of the battl:ship Valia accidentally drowned, Robert Queer place, Hongkong. Bo advanc. rears of hearty laughter. Mr. W. Tpoked its head gutesthe hole it bors flints so feebly and crudely chipped one or two momentous discoveries and also joniat, com Wangh, Foreman Lagineer, in some respects, ea primi Savage mystified the audience with a resemblance to a monkey, though that many experts reluse, to seo acy changed the outlook and prospera of same ship. The other Shanghai Dook 4. Roghering dive in others. Quite an Infant exhibition of Chinese boxing and inches long, with a tail about the tame there is a gradual evolution in them revolutionised warfare and bloko un given in these notes

Some alsver prestliigitation, and so not quite as ugly? It Wayabout four- Auman workmanship in then and The invention of gunpowder ticulars of whom have Co., Ld., aged 30 years. phenomenon, indeed. With its sword and spear extreisen was watched fangib. Its fur was brown, white without the falco, os Joand the Fendal Bystem, the Copernican Ota Horton, navlinking. RUMBLE—On October 28, 1922, ut: older and its younger sisters, Sings with very keen interest. MT.P.M. and lack it had the poise of a sudden advance in intelligence, from theory, charged man's ideas regard, bas held that appointment |

Shangbai. Kannath Alfred, the Fore and Shanghai, 16-is unlike any error seats for which the chief steward stated that it was machines of modern civilization,

Bevan Boted as accompanist at the squirrel and the tail of a possum. thao to the elaborate cols, and ing the universe, the mariner' com- 1941 Lintangne C. T.

***** paan gave him « new" guide to uteor | Burgeon-Identenant-Commander · H. Mr. and Mrs. Y.-J. §." other city in the world. Sheer num-were in charge of the hun. secretary, corn ́tight weeks ago in Brazil; where Lot ua look at some of our primitive beyond the Pillars of Hercules, the L. Fregrine:

anneitors?

ors inventions. Probably the printing press and paper enabled him carries a crew of 20 all told.

DEATHS.

Ramble," ahad ten weeks,

bers give it the population of a large the Rev. G. 8. Upadell.

it is known as a marmoset.

been

Holy,

bai