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ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

The China Mail.

"TRUTH, JUSTIOR, PUBLIO SERVICE "

LIFE'S

THE CHINA MAIL.

intends. to pull down or to reconstruct; and

(3) such notice also states the exact nature of the recon- struction intended; and (4) such reconstruction, is of such an extent as to make such building a "new build-

SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1923

HONGKONG Y.M.C.A.

BILL TO INCORPORATE

THE DIRECTORS.

The Y.M.C.A. of Hongkong in-

WAR PENSIONS.

IMPORTANT HOME ANNOUNCEMENT.

The following announcement by

ing" within the meaning of tends to apply to the Legislative the Ministry of Pensions, London,

Council for a Bill 'to provide for

the incorporation of its Directors, has been received through the Secre

Perhaps you now bottles a-hanging on the wall," SIMPLE. realise what this Rabr Doubtless Robert Louis Stevenson mess means. Just heard the quatrain and put it into recall that Thursday cable: "A the mouth of Bill Bones and the feature of the exchange market buccaneers.in Treasure Island." was the fall of the mark to 140,000, Young Ewing Alison, who wrote 150,000. Later it rallied to 125,000" Derelict," was

French Francs conse-admirer of Stevenson. He dug up a tremendous- 130,000, quently fell to 71.50 but recovered all the information he could about to 70.90." That one word "cunse "The Dead Man's. Chest' and quently speaks volumes. It shows discovered it was the name of a

the Public Health and Build that ruin Germany and you rain treacherous sunken reef in the Now does it not at once strike you The objects and reasons, published tary of State for the Colonies und

ings Ordinance, 1903. France. Ruin France and you ruin Caribbean Sea. The legend upon that this last proviso leaves room in the Government Gazette to-day is published, in the Government Europe. Ruin Europe and you which Mr. Alison based his poem for reform? Addressing the recent are as follows- But surely you now realise that the is to the effect that during the public meeting, Mr. M. K. Lo stated 1. The object of this bill is to Gazette, for the information of all world is an economic whole, that flourishing period of piracy on the that many landlords are recon- Incorporate, the Directors of the Ex-Officem, Nurses, Non-Commis- all the political vapouring under Spanish Main in the seventeenth structing houses because the outlay Young Men's Christian Association sioned Ollivers and Men of the Int the sun cannot shake this iron fact. century, a Spanish galleon, return-is samall compared with the profits of Hongkong in order to enabld You have known it all along? ing home heavily laden with that can be made when the rebuild them to hold immovable property portal Naval, Military and Air Well, you're one of the minority, treasure, was raided by a piratical ing las removed the premises from in perpetual the very, very small minority.

succession. The Forces who have been resident con- crow, wao made every man jack rent control. Now the Public advantages of incorporation are inuously overeens (ie., outside the A London paper aboard the galleon walk the plank, Health and Building Ordinance obvious. The bill follows the "RESOURCE." tells the story of the fell to fighting among was not drafted to deal with rent general form of incorporation United Kingdom, Irish Free State,

an Australian sub-the aselves over the division of the speculators, otherwise "reconstruc- Ordinances. editor who had to deal with a cable loot. The result of this "free for all" tian" might have been much more

Channel Islands and Isle of Man) 2. The appointment of directors, since the 1st April, 1922, and to message from London announcing was that 15 husky cutthroats set severely defined. The Public and all matters of internal manage

Savage Landor arrived Peters their less powerful companions Health and Building Ordinancement, such as the majority required whom awards have been made by burg from Tibet suffering hands adrift in the long boat with just definition as it now stands was, for any decision of the directors the Ministry of Pensions in respect natives." Not having heard of the enough fresh water and sea biscuit one supposes, designed to cover and the machinery for the altera of disablement attributable to or famous traveller, the journalist to last then until they reached the as many houses as possible. Which tion of the constitution, are left to expanded the cryptic message thus mainland. The 15 worthies left in obviously helps the unscrupulous be decided in accordance with theated by service in the Great

A savage landor got into St. possession of the galleon and its landlord. Perhaps Mr. Pollock, constitution of the association for Wor:- Petersburg yesterday and the treasure, belag no better able to whose unselfish labours have the time being.

"The British War Pensions Act, people of the city were terrified agree among themselves as to its already placed the community

The first directors are to be 1921 (Sec. | 4), declares certain After considerable difficulty the division than their luckless com under heavy obligations, will James Cyril Dalmahoy Allan, awards made before the 19th August; beast, which came from Tibet, was panions whom they had abandon- ascertain just how this works out. Dallas Gerald Mercer Bernard, captured and despatched. It is ed, in turn started a fight among

When the sale of Alexander Stark Dalgleish Cous-, to be final awards in respect. said that this is the first animal of emselves, which resulted in the

LET'S HAVE Caruso's art trea- George Thomas Money Edkins, War service, provided that they land, Charles Montague Ede, of the disablement due to Grest the kind ever seen in Russia. How death of all. The galleon -drifted

sures in New York it reached St. Petersburg after its derelict on to the Dead Man's

AUCTIONS was about to com- Percy Hobson Holyoak, the Rey have not siner that date been varied fight with the natives of Tibet is a Chest, where she was subsequently mystery."

erend John Kirk Maconachie, the by the Ministry of Pensions. Tho discovered by the members of the was surprised by a tall, foreign-Reverend Vyvyan Copley Moyle, Act provides for a right of appeal to

mence, everybody While that story And it is the ho's'n's unute who ing. Let us pause for a few Leslie Pattenden, Henry Edward

crew who had been set adrift. looking man standing up and say-Edward Victor David Parr, Walter an independent Tribunal against a may be apocryphal,

tells the story of the sight which moments in silent prayer for the Pollock, John Harris Ramsay, Al- the following one is above disputeed up the side,

met their eyes when they clamber-

exander Gordon Stephen, Thomas During the Home

collection is about to be sold." Graham Weall and John Roskruge controversy over the soap trust,

Does it belong to the Everybody. responded, but the Wood. news was called to Australia in

Tertiary age? Per this form:

sonally, I don't know. ANSWER. But I can make a shrewd guess. And

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WHAT

HISTORY

TELLS.

*

Grocers-boy-con-soap- trust-combination lost -- £1,500,000.

From this message an evening paper "down under evolved the following:

GROCER'S BOY

LOSS TO SOAP COMBINE. "Owing to the action of a grocer's boy named Cott, the Soap Trust Combination will have lost £1,500,000."

COMES THE

"'SOULFUL

great

Italian-American

whose

after item

FAR EAST SPORT.

HONGKONG'S OLYMPLAD

REPRESENTATIVES,

ful award; and the Tribunal has the power to confirm, increase, de crease or set aside such final award. The right of appeal must be exercis- ed within certain specified time. Tiits which are indicated below. In the absence of a successful appeal to the Tribunal a final award cannot subsequently be ultored.

auctioneer said later it was his first experience of the kind in business, The collection of old glass and coins realised over £4,000. One this guess, although not supported piece; a millefiore Roman bowl of is certainly not discounted by the the first century, with a diameter

For the purposes of the Act, and circumstances surrounding the of sin. fetched £350

the Regulations made under it,.a discovery. Now you see claims spirited bidding. This

final award is a decision, declared to have all proved, when examined, from the CAUSES GREAT

Home papers has Hongkong and Canton together

be final, as to the rate of disable comparatively modern. Moreover, special interest for Hongkong. Had are sending more representatives ment (if any) and also in the case we are please don't interrupt-we we not this week one leading than any other part of China to the of a final weekly allowance as to the are told that Dr. Wolf has not yet auctioneer, exasperated by the total Far Eastern Olympiad and there period to which the rate of disable- been able to get the the actual find, absence of bids, adjuring his are far more competitions going ment applies, or as to the gratuity and it is therefore not possible to audience to wake up and adding from here than from Canton. The (if any) granted. decide whether it really belongs "You are not at a prayer meeting Colony is sending from amongst That, in turn, recalls the story to a primitive type. Consequently, now"? Indeed, we had. But Mr. its athletes 15 footballers, 15 base- Statute to be final are of the follow- The awards now declared by the Low Warren tells in his "Journal-nothing-wont you let nie get a Lammert, I think, made a tactical ballers, four men and one ladying classes: ism" about Sir Arthur Kennedy, word int-nothing weighty opposes error. Had he followed "the tall, tennis player, 7 swimmers, 4 track then Governor of Queensland, my guess. Indeed, these days foreign looking man's" example, and fieldmen and 6 rolling ball One night the following message when tomb opening has become he might have seen an equally players. was received at the office of a well- the popular pastime, it is highly successful sale. Perhaps others will Canton competitors have been known London newspaper :-~~ probable that J am right, take the tip. Our auctioneers have more fortunate than their Hong- New-railway--begun Undoubtedly the find relates to our no great Italian-Americans to pray kong brother sportsmen because Maryborough-governor- War Office. Who else could it for, but that need not deter them. they have a grant of $8,500 from

belong to but the official who first They can always repeat Coleridge's the buried the military lands agree-well-known lines

Canton Government, help ment and then seemingly shuffled

which the Hongkong Y.M.C.A. has He prayeth best who loveth best not been able to obtain. So far All things both great and small, Hongkong has only been able to What am I talking about? The and easily bring "valuable lease-raise $2,000 and another $4,000 is skull, of course.. What shull Why, hold properties" under the heading wanted.

The baschallers, tennis players Again, our aucand track and field men are pro-

a few

twins-first--son.

The sub-editor into whose hands the message came never hesitated for a monent. He grasped the meaning of this cryptic message ating his secret? Who else indeed!

off this mortal coil without reveal-

a glance, and forthwith two separ- ate telegrams "From Our Own Correspondent," were drafted and I thought I told you. That fossil things great. sent upstairs. The first haldly skull the scientists are now making tioneers can always say stated that new railway works had such a fuss about the remarkably words for the tenants. They most-ceeding to Shanghai to participate started at Maryborough. The

primitive one, you know.

ly need comforting. second was made to read :~~

"The wife of Sir Arthur Kennedy has just given birth to twins, the elder being a son." Next morning, when this brief

SINCE

MUST.

The road to Hell bei ing paved with good intentions, this paragram means quite seven new slabs for

one

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A-list of authorised architects published in the latest issue of

Government Gazette.

in the trials. The other entrants will follow up on May 10 and all will sail together for their final destination.

UNRULY CHAUFFEURS. REFUSE TO JOIN GUILD.

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POLICE COURT SEQUEL.

Bitter feeling between local Cantonese and Shanghai motor-car drivers and the refusal of the According to the return of Shanghai men to join the

went

•

(1) Awarda of permanent retired

pay or pension.

(3) Awards where the rate of die.. (2) Awards of "nil disablement."

oblenæent is certified to be less than 1 per cent.

(4) Final weekly allowances and gratuities (awarded before the 1st April, 1010).

(6) Final weekly állowners and gratuities awarded between the 1st April, 1919, and the 19th August, 1921,

In the case of awards falling with- in classes (3), (2), (3) and (4) above, the latest date on which notice of oppent can be given by officers and inen overseas is 30th June, 1923; in the case of awards in class (5) the latest data (for officers and men whether resident overseas or not) is Gth February, 1924.

All communications relating to appeals should be addressed by let ter as follows:-

(6) Officers and nurses-Secretary, Ministry of Pensions, Officers Brunch, 2, Sanctuary Build- ings, London, S.W.E. (i) Other ranks--Secretary, Min- istry of Pensions, Overseas Section, Burton Court, Lon··· don, S.W.8.

V.R.C. SPORTS.

YESTERDAY'S HEATS WINNERS.

The widow and family of the with which one recognises the but interesting announcement a my little track. Seven times I is

voice of the inescapable hore; the peared, there was a general Late Hon. Mr. Ng Hon-tsze tendeshing feeling with which one flutter in the dovecots of Mayfair, have resisted the impulse to write the their sincere thanks to their friends hears yet another wheedling re- for Sir Arthur was still thought to these words, but now I succumb.

Tenders are being called for for kind sympathy extended in quest; the trepidation with which be a widower. Enquiry by cable The opening is really too good, their bereavement; also for the one awaits the point-blank demand elicited the Scotch answer: "What and, after all, you will understand constructing about a mile of access beautift floral and other tokens, for reluctant "explanations"; the do you mean by twins?" Then that I am not decrying France but road between Tsun Wan and

convulsive start with which one the entire sentence as it hadappear only her politicians. And every Pineapple Pass, and for attendance at the funeral. greets the sudden, malignant ring- over the wire to the astonished a common complaint. Poincare is ed in the morning paper was sent nation has its politicians-they are ing that interrupts one's day- Governor, who replied that he had our subject. Monday's cables re-notifiable diseases, during the 24 Chauffeurs' Guild led to a street- dreams; the

But you know them all yourself message when sent by

no wife and twins. The newspaper ported him as saying that France hours ending yesterday, there fight at about 8.20 last night. The Our Own had made three discoveries in the were two cases of plague, three of men were so pugnacious that started out to tell you, what had read:

only too well. And what I really Correspondent" from Australia Ruhr, one of which was that Ger- small-pox, one of enteric, two of Sergeant

Carey, who many could have delivered the meningitis and one of puerperal to disperse the fight had to draw would have told you long ere this

coal she owed because she was fever. In each instance the patients his revolver as a deterrent. but for the telephone ringing and

New-railway--begua- HOSOKONU, SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1923, sending me off at a tangent, was

Maryborough-governor-

now doing without the Ruhr were Chinese.

Three drivers employed at the turns-first-sod. the story I came across the other

supplies This logic. is absurd,

It is notified in the Government Mr. C. D. Melbourne this morning Dragon Garage appeared before day about an inveterate golfer who Barrie's story about how the Zulus marooned sailor could have fore- Gazetic that it is the intention of His and were bound over in the sum of

That, again, recalls Sir James You might as well say that a Hideous cruelties there presented himself for admission to captured Umbrage, but unless I gone more than half his daily Excellency the Governor to make $100 each to be of good behaviour have been aplenty, heaven, but failed to satisfy the ex-stop here and now I shall find my rations because now he is able to an order on the expiration of six for six months. LITTLE diabolical tortures al aminer and was switched off on self retailing Hongkong instances. keep alive on a few shell-fish months directing the removal of WOES. most without number. the down line. Arrived at his de-And-well, glass houses, you know. but it shows, none the less, what Hospital cemetery at Kai Long

When one thinks about stination the first question he put

That parallel may scem unwieldy, certain graves in the Tung Wah these devilish invertions, one to Satan was, Are there any golf

⚫ Speaking at Dundee childish piffle politicians sometimes Wan which are shown on a plan recoils aghast-appalled, not by courses here?" "Yes," was the NAIVE. Education Authority spout. But was it not Aristophanes deposited in the office of the Sanit- the horrible brutality, but by the reply, "in spite of the heat we are kenzie, referring to the training scious impudence which constitutes be made for the purpose of the ex- dead on the Wing Lok wharf yes-J.

the Rev A. G. Mac who long ago first slated "the con- ary Department. Such order will and of no fixed abode was found A Chinese with no occupation shocking waste of time the world able to maintain beautifully green college for teachers in Dundee, a politician"? And was it not ecution of a public work namely terday. He is believed to have must thus have seen. Just think, links, and all the sticks are ac said it was a question whether it Tung-po, the 11th Century Chin- the proper laying out of such area committed suicide, a rope being for example, how long it doubtless climatised." "And yet," mused would not be better, for their ese poet who (vide Waley) wrote for the purpose of burial therein of found round his neck. took to perfect the rack, the thumb the new arrival; "they call this students to be sent to Aberdeen, with rare irony:-

Likewise hell." "Yes," explained his host, Glasgow, or Edinburgh, where

Chinese, dead. consider what ingenuity must have the fact is all the balls have been they could get a change of accent,

burnt!"

Families, when a child is born,

The Government The Government Gazette notifies publises an order of His Majesty Gazelle Want it to be intelligent, that during the months of May to in Council which appeared in the Riley, 1; Brady, 2; Conboy; 3. I, through intelligence,

120 Yards Handicap.Ist Heat: October inclusive to launch or London Gazette of February 16 and 2nd Heat: Hayes-Newington, 1; Having wrecked my whole life, motor boat shall lie at anchor in which relates to amendments of Dr. Urquhart, J. Wilson, 3. Only hope the baby will prove Repulse Bay north of a straight various Treaty of Peace Orders. Ignorant and stupid..

line from the east. Point of the The Order applies to Hongkong R. Wilson, 3. Then he will crown a tranquil life island west of the Repulse Bay and legislation will shortly be

3rd Heat: Chubb, 1; Buckley, 27. By becoming a Cabinet Minister, bathing beach and known as Tung introduced for adopting its provi-100 Yards Championship.-let

Napoleon, wise for Po Chan Island to the red buoy sions to local circumstances. WORTH

Feat: Lam Yuk-ting, 1; Chubb, 2: the nonce, once moored off the foreshore of Re THE observed that the pulse Bay. This regulation shall

W. Perrin, 3.YO INQUIRY? law should be clear, not prevent launches and motor precise,consistent boats approaching the shore for

screw and the boot.

been needed for Nero's human torch touch or the Duke of Alva's slow fire pleasantry. Then com- 'pute, even vaguely, the valuable time thus wasted-needlessly, wantonly. Think how every hour, how every minute-yes, how every second, could have been saved had but that most refined, most ex quisite modern torture, the tele-

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if nothing else. Students trained The following story, in Dundee never knew there was COMEDY.. I believe, has been another accent. A schoolmaster, well authenticated. A when asked what the Dundee certain writer of plays once asked accent was like, looked surprised Mr. Weedon Grossmith if he would and said "But we've nac accent read a comedy of his. Grossmithava in Dundee." took the M. S,, but mislaid it on his way honte. "Night “after night,”

phone, bech invented long ago. he used to say, in relating the story,

Several weeks YO-HO-HO! ago I quoted the pirate chorns

Unless the Theoso he would ask me how I liked his Stevenson's Treasure Island.

"I would meet the playwright, and súng by the "Hispaniola" gang in

FELLOW-phists-are- right and play. It was terrible! The pers

But since the law is usually the very tho, purpose of embarking or

LOOAL AND GENERAL,

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

The heats of the V.R.C. Sports: were run off yesterday afternoon at Happy Valley before a large crowd. of spectators. The following were. the winners:-

Wilson, 1; Lelliott, 2.

220. Yards Handicap. 1st Heat :

Brady, 2.

2nd Heat: Hayes Newington, 1;- 3rd Heat: Baker, 1; Dobbin, 2; Tug-of-War.--R.G.A.

A. defeated Police.

2nd Ifeat: Dr.. Urquhart, 1: A. Robmin,

FEELING. we have lived herepiration used to come out on my Fifteen men on the Dead Man's reverse, his further remark that to disembarking passengers 25 ex-fbeen granted leave from 5th May continued and an interesting after

Chest

interpret the law is to corrupt it re-peditiously as possible. presents mere idle words. One

THEY KEEP YOU WELL.

Constipation in the root cause of much propel blingness. Iverslins,

bealth Pinkettes banish

LL Col. McG:Greer, C.O.O.. has

At 19.80 to-day racing will be before many times, forehead as Fd say sometimes I really cannot divine why modern hadn't had time to look at it yet;

to 19th July

noon's sport is anticipated. H.D. Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of ram humanity should have to suffer the or, again, that the first act was good; Drink and the devil had done for local lawgiver, the Hon. Mr. H. E. Tenders are invited in the

Bity John Fowler has kindly con telephone. But even accepting Inter, that the second wouldn't

During the absence on leave oftented to give the prizes away. the reincarnation theory, the tor-quite do, but really I coulda'i

the rest

Pollock, has proved that very ably | Government Gazette for a lience for Mr. Herbert William Bird Lieut- Tures this devilish device inflicts stop to explain.

Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum J this week, his explanation of the the exclusive maintenance of ferry Col. Lennox Godfrey Bird D. S. O would make our former life mis- catch a train! I didn't so much These lines, I noted, are generally and timely. Not only will he have regulation of the Regulations Architects Committee.

So sorry must

Rents Ordinance being both clear services within the area defined in is to be a member of the Authorized deeds too incredibly terrible. mind lying the difficulty was said to have been written by helped the coolie who occupies made by the Governor in Council Vanity would make most people thinking up new lies appropriate Stevenson himself, adding that mer bed space" but he will also under section of the Ferries confess to some crimes-building to the case. Time went by, and one student maintains, however, have set many others thinking. Ordinance, 1917, Ordinance No. Ing Mr. Marios Johannes Quist to

The King's Exequatur empower the Pyramids for instance or sack still the relentless author pursued that Stevenson merely quoted the Take one example: Dealing with 23 of 1917, on the 30th day of May, act as Consul-General for the flok headaches, clear the skid, purify: ing Rome but vanity, with all his prey. At last, it suddenly oc-chorus of an old buccaneer's song efforts to dislodge tenants, whose 1918, and published in the Gazelle Netherlands at Hongkong has its persuasive powers, would never curred to Grossmith that he might Another student has since made premises are demanded for recon on the 31st day of May 1918 as received His Majesty's Signature: induce anyone to admit the truly possibly have left the comedy further inquirted with interesting struction. Mr. Pollock assured the Governmen Nottention No. 204.

fal enormities actessary cab, He went down to Scotland results. Here, in his own words, public that they could stand fast between Yaunat, Mong Kok Tsui His Exeilenty the Governor has justify the punishment our tele Yard and inquired."Oh, yes," is what he found This old sea anlegs. phone imposes Could I write was the reply, play marked with chanter originated in the (1) Such notice to quit is a three with that same wondrous speed Mr. So-and-So's' nume seat back to British Navy more than one with which kinema gallants disk owner four months ago, as soon as hundred years ago It is really a

months notice, and their love, letters, I would found"

(2) such notice to quit states in i round,"ranking with Forty-nine

writing

ether the lessor

PINKETTES

and that part of the const line of tary of State for the Colonies; been through, is gentle as natura-i Ui meil- and Sham Shui Po, on the north, under instructions from the Secrete breslin relieve Piles Tiny but the Island of Hongkong which pleased to recognise Senor Pedro che Tendors, of lles between Blake Pier and Vicente Botelho as honorary Vice- Belcher's Point, on the south Consul for Portugal in Hongkong | 60

centà ide

tire Co