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SATURDAY JUNE 21, (1924)

HONGKONG SQUEEZE PROBLEM.

SERVANTS' LITTLE WAYS REVEALED.

Former House Boy's Interesting Confessions..

STORY OF A LOST HAM AND A TIMELY, MORAE.

(By Gai Ming for the China Mak)

crime, suggest that he should not have been allowed to leave the security of a warship or a care fully picketed consulate. These be it said, however, are only the few. The great majority are aghust that the, imagined safety of the Shameen could, have been sa rudely shattered. They could never have thought that such a daring outrage were possible.

This blind trust is the more tragic, after Thursday night's

how much

Reference by the chairman of stuff is entering a house the cook crime, because it is maintained, do all they possibly could to per-cinema stars pay in income tax.

However, the Some of them are, credited with the Peak Residents Association to would internet for the messenger that Shameen could be made safer fects the system.

statisties given by Mr. T. F.salaries up to a quarter of a million the tendency of Chinese household and probably say that the lot than the heart of London itself. Claxton and Mr. L. H. King dollars per annum, and it would servants to encourage the patron-delivered was meant for another Few criminals will undertake an together with the very plain wordhe interesting to see their returns. age of compradore shops or household, the orders having been private market stalls in preference to the mixed up. With articles from outrage if escape is impossible and ing of the Chamber of Commerce Perhaps they have

arrangement with their firms | Peak Store again raises the ques- which it is possible to abstract a death is their certain fate. Roused circular, suggest that there is whereby a very much subdued tion of the difficulties Europeans portion in the house, by the horror which has taken distinct room for improvement amount appears on the banks. The meet here in running a household. unexpecte inspection is some- The circular needs no explanation. sleuths are always on the qui vive There must be some reason for times met by the inclusion of plate in their midst. `moșt Nor does the importance of its for taxable pelf. British artists this preference among servants. goods belonging to the employer Shameen residents, we under-purport require emphasis, We visiting Australia, we read, are In the course of my inquiries it is but represented to have just been stahd now insist that escape can would only add. from the layman's held up for part of their earn fortunate that I should have come brought along.

This applies be made impossible from their point of view and for the informa-ing's there, and in their zeal the across a former "boy" who became specially in the case of coal.

tion of the general public, that one officials do some funny thingspartner in a compradore firm and Our Informant recalled what island and contend that with peculiarity of typhoons mentioned In British picture recently proper measures in force every the circular, namely their ten-exhibited in Melbourne the lead is now a piece goods merchant, was done by a former colleague ivildoer would seal his own doom dency to curve. was mainly ing part was taken by G. H From him I have received a very who was "No. 1 cook" in a board- the moment he committed a crime. responsible for the most dis- Mulcaster, of Bulldog Drum frank resume of his experiences, ing-house where the monthly bill astrous catastrophe the Chinn mond" fame. The manager of However, it should be stated that assumed respectable dimensions. The measures they suggest are Coast has seen in recent memory the theatre immediately received he qualified his story by insisting The cook had hidden among his simple and the outlay involved ison that memorable Monday morna letter from the taxation office that he was never in a position to culinary utensils pieces of steel of not at all heavy. Firstly theying in 1006. the signals were demanding to know the weekly exercise all the "tricks of the varying weights which he would salary paid to Mr. Mulcaster and trade" given below. Moreover, insert into the meat when "missie” suggest that every European be hoisted to be supplanted by the the length of his engagement. He this article does not pretend to be wanted to weigh it. Chicken was allowed to carry nyms, so that once black cross only an hour or referred them to the 'producers' a full expose of the Hongkong's always protected, even in cold later. As a result of the short in London. Tableau! He recalls servant evil; it deals with only a vesther by a liberal sprinkling of the alarm is raised the concession notice many craft failed to reach the fact that when "The Beggar's few of the lesser known aspect ice so liberal that small pieces will become a hive of armed men shelter and people were caught Opera" was running in London

ware secreted judiciously to make ready to bring down anybody crossing, the harbour. The track last year an income tax geniu

up the difference in weight. of the typhoon was such that it wrote to the management requiri striving to evade pursuit. Even did not affect any reporting him to supply the address of

the bend.

AN A

DANCING A

SPORT?

(They Do Not Live.)

middle way,

nor plumb the lone

That Five Per Cent. It must be commonly known deal with a compatriot because of that a household servant likes to

Obliging Cooks.

Fresh Eggs That Are Not. Methods of damaging a con-

prepared.

A hostile servant would try to give the orders to the compradore piecemeal so that delivery would require several errands instead of As little notice as possible.

order

if the escape is being made understation. The argument at present John Gay. He was acertai carer of darkness, they maintain, is that if a ship had been near at wheiter it was paradise or hade, the "squeeze" he can make. There scientious caterer were innumer- is no secret that a rebate, usually Lable, according to my informant. the odds will then be strongly hand when the typhoon entered but he hoped it was paradise.

of five per cent., is given by nearly, Perishable articles of food could against the fugitive getting away. the Colony's "danger zone," Hong-

Sorre Parisians all Chinese caterers. European always be spoiled either by heat- They point out, with telling effect. kong might have been warned

have lately been establishments will not countening of other improper processes. earlier. It cannot be taken, for that few Europeans encountering grunted

the ance cumshaus hence the opposi Eggs could be substituted by discussing that

cyclone every Thursday night's armed dastard entering, the South China Sea dancing is a sport, and if it is, it should be explained who is the had been purposely kept back for question whether, tion from servants. At the outset others of the same "chop" which could have attempted to stop him will be notified in advance

Whether there should not be real culprit. If a cook and a boy some time for the scile purpose of without courting almost certain but a system of taking observa Olympic contests for dancers, are employed in one home, not to proving that fresh eggs were not

tions and passing. them death:" that, indeed, the only as suggested by the Observatory Georges Carpentier has declared cook who invariably has the final Fish of a quality and freshness on, No less an authority than M speak of other servants, it is the supplied from this particular shop. European who came to close and endorsed by the Chamber of that dancing is a sport which say. If there is only one servant suitable for "boiled", or "baked" quarters with kim was speedily Commerce, will guarantee the combines the useful with the performing the dual role of "cook-would be "fried" with an explana ¡pot out of action with a wound in greatest good humanly possible. agreeable." It would be interest boy," his claim to the commission tion that it did not come up to ing to have M. Carpentier's de finition of the art in which he him is undisputed. If a housewife requirements and had to be thus But the permission: 16 carry

self particularly excels. Boxing insists on doing her own cooking arms, however useful, is not in Warship Episode.

will find a place among the but employs a boy, he enjoys the itself enough. Even more Our Chefoo correspondent's Olympic games, so why not the cook's privileges as far as the stringent measures are required. report, in yesterday's issue. of the useful and agreeable sport of shopping is concerned.

attempt to capture the Chinese dancing?-even if some people, if

"Old-established compradores | one.. may judge by appearances, Many Shameen residents now urge cruiser "Hai Chi makes interest-regard it as a solemn duty father and those with reputations to would be given although it would that a volunteer corps should being reading on account of the part than as a pleasure.

uphold are never wilfully dis have been possible and reason- (+ | formed, to rally, at a given signal, this vessel has played in Canton

honest," said my man who has able to have given an in just the same way

polities during the last few years.

been through the mill. They are some hours, if not days, The "Hai Chi" is the flagship of

in the hands of the cook and must ahead. volunteer fire higade turns out the

Provisions which have First Northern Cruiser To-day's Poem.

comply with his requests to retain been contracted for at fixed when the alarm is raised, The Squadron which migrated south-

his goodwill and co-operation prices but which are scarce and members of this corps could wards when Marshal Tuan Chi-jui assemble at given points when overran Peking and virtually They do not live who choose the which is essential in the catering therefore dear at certain times business. When mistakes are would be used as much as possible expelled the then President. Li. need arose, and at the very least Yuan-hung.

made the cook, if he is favourably in framing menus. Declaring that his Whom ecstasy and anguish have disposed towards the compradore only few of the obstacles, my These were they could; come to the front of object was to support the "con-" not known,

or market stallholder, can either informant added, which a cook their houses. In this way every stitution," Admiral Ching Pik- Who scale no trembling heights, cover the fault or explain it away. could employ, without suspicion native in the streets could be kwong threw in his lot with Dr.

Should something not ordered be against a firm he did not wish to Sun Yat-sen. After a year or so Depths of an aching darkness in sent up because the desired article deal with. stopped and searched, while any in Canton this Admiral-since bright day.

is out of stock or unobtainable- one seen to be making off could acclaimed by all as one of the most They miss the passion with the like fish in typhoon weather-the

In this connection it must be promptly be winged and brought conscientious politicians since the pain, the gay

cook can be depended upon to stated that the consensus of overthrow of the monarchy was Hight tides that sweep the spirit corroborate the supplier's excuse opinion consulted on this import-

to its own. stands on Dutch Folly Island in The lifting surge of music, the European habitation in the Far been found expedient to deal with "From the very commencement of ant question is that it has always the Canton harbour. Then came dear tone

East the five per cent. commission European stores who supply satis the announcement of the vessel's of a loved voice in pleading or it has always been recognised and factory goods at reasonable prices. has now become a permanent It is a question which all European

our informant

residents have to deal with. The. added.

remedy in individual cnàos' lies Short Weight Dodges." A veritable network of irre- there is no gainsaying the fact with the person in charge but gularities, one hinging on another, that to attain the desired effect relations between the employee If, as a Peak lady said, her ser- hes sprung up as a result of the there must be concerted action. and the caterer. The rebale is an vants make it known to her that incentive to the cook to run up the they would rather go all the way bill, giving a larger turnover for to market instead of bringing an the shop and, generally, increased order from the Peak Store, it is profit. When opportunity occurs, cooks have been known to ask the only natural to conclude that her shop to supply short-weight. For so. Whether it is only an excuse. ['servants have a reason for doing whatever is delivered short at their request is credited to them, to visit friends down town or they haye ulterior motives only the usual understanding being immediate payment in cash to the experience can tell. The worst The month of June has been short-weight value although the it does not exceed normal limits, cook of eighty per cent, of the part of the evil is what is known as "legitimate squeeze." Provided as abominable as any of its bill may not be paid till the end it is often tolerated as a necessary ancestors in all the pedi-of the month.

evil. It has been proved before Supposing three pounds of that even a necessary evil can be grces of the Junes.

chicken are ordered at sixty cents dispensed with if one resolves to -Walpole.

a pound. The cook decides that make the effort. Patience will be he can make two and a half pounds tried and even a great deal of. suffice. He instructs the shop trouble caused but where there is accordingly and gets paid 1⁄2 lb. a will there is a way.

flown. Attempt to offer fight would be futile, for the first sign of resistance woukl bring to the

assassinated, and his statue. now

capture by some of Dr. Sun's play.

spot dozens of armed men ready for every contingency..

One more scheme the Shameen's

ships at Canton, the personnel *** ́| European residents have to sug-being suspected of disloyal ten-Is never theirs, nor groping in the

night; gest, and the expense of this, we dencies. When in June, 1922, Dr. fare toki, they "would be prepared Canton, the "Hai Chi" remained

Sun ordered the bombardment of In their serene cool weather come

no dread to shoulder themselves through a inactive at Whampoa although her Torrents or tempests to corrupt public subscription if the money decks were cleared for actiori. their sight, was not forthcoming from any During Chan Kwing-ming's short-Nor any rainbow; neither do they other source. This is to enclose lived regime its commander hear the whole island with an

adopted a "policy of masterly The sea, nor does the thunder iron

wake these dead. inactivity. Admiral Wen Shu-tak fence too high for even the most eventually obtained control and

Irwin Edman. [agile" to scale. There could be led the division back to the North. [gateways in this fence, for bridge Rumour is responsible for a state- and sampan traffic, and everyone ment that the "Hai Chi" took part deplore their untimely deaths and passing through these gateways, Tuchun Mu's gamen on White in the abortive bombardment of deeply sympathise with their specially after dark, could be Cloud Mountain but this has never

subjected to the most searching been confirmed. During their stay 1783. Ada relatives.

Undoubtedly Thursday night's scrutiny. The moment the alarm in Kwangtung the cruisers were wanton crime will create a pro- was sounded police whistle never a decisive factor in Canton found impression all over the would be enough!all the gate-politics although their goodwill, taking the form of non-inter- could be alammed and ference, did count a little. More Certainly it has deeply shocked Hongkong; and Canton's nobody allowed egress until the recently the warships were openly foreign residents, we believe, are fugitive had been caught. Anyone accused of being a drag on

adherents; also of the other war-They miss the hurts and stum-understanding,"

blings; surely fear

DEATH.

SACHSE-On June 20, 1924, in

England, Georgina Sachse. (By Cable).

The China Mail,

LESSONS.

world.

(LT) appalling

ways

11

WEATHER CALENDAR.........

JUNE 21.

EXAGGERATION.

Love is a gross exaggeration of

-G. B. Shaw.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

at 60 cents-0) cents, 80 per cent. of which meana 24 cents in cash

ነ፣

Need For Action,

Bernemer, Sycorne, Jana 21, 1924. little less than stunned. This can could be shot down without mercy.described as being purely mer- seen attempting to scale the fence | Canton's overburdened resources and their leaders' policy was be readily understood. Nobody

Tale of a Ham. THE BOME OUTRAGE AND ITS for a moment dreamt that such These may strike prosate Hong-cenary in that they are alleged to the difference between one person to him. But for this bit of Senior members of the Hong-

disaster could kong residents as alarmist ideas, have sold their loyalty to the and all the rest.

“aqueezo” he has to allow the shop kong Police recall a story of an but Shameen folk, we are assured, highest bidder. The account of descend, swiftly and ruthlessly;

to supply only two and a quarter Irish inspector who was stationed are in deadly earnest. Apart from the attempt by Southerners to

or two pounds, he being more or at Kowloon years ago. His boy Sr Edward Stubbs' message

upon a happy little gathering in

less in the hands of the shop returned from Hongkong without a pleasant hotel, safely inside the Thursday night's outraga, suffi- capture the vessel by surprise at Chefoo auggests that there are

Then the shop coolie who is a ham that he had been sent to congratulating the Governor British concession, under direct ciently terrible itself alone to some who prize this obsolete ship.

entrusted with the delivery, being fetch Full of remorse he explain- Ceneral of Indo-China upon his foreign rule and away from the demand rigorous measures, they Whether the intention was to

conversant with the state of ed that he had dropped it into the arrow escape from death and alarms of the great, restless city feel they cannot enjoy any real bring her back to Canton or not, The name of The Hongkong affairs, sees a chance of making water while crossing the harbour. pathising with the French just across the stream. After the protection has been provided that the vessel's influence on the Association, Ltd., has been struck of course, this example might not out with the boy. They took a sense of security until greater is not known, but history shows Wai Man Savings and Investment some "tea-money" for himself. Without a word the inspector set auzmunity's sad loss will be terrible toll exacted, that is the What has been done once can be trend of Chinese politics anywhere off the Register.

hold good in the case of chicken sampan and when in the middle warmly endorsed by all sections most staggering aspect of the done again, and although it is true can only be nominal.

but it would for other articles of of the harbour the boy was made od the Colony. M. Merlin is indeed whole tragedy.

that the present outrage was

A Chinese coolle was knocked food; There also the temptation to point out the exact spot where Fortunate man to have escaped. Naturally there-are-those ever motive, the seeming case of the probably actuated by some special

down and killed by motor car No to the vendor to supply goods of the ham had been "inadvertently”. Thewwassin's bomb without bodily locking the stable after the horse secape, coupled-with-tho-extreme-

Tig outside the entrance to the quality inferior to that dropped overboard-When the boy Notwithstanding the Government Civil Hospital vester stipulated...

lindiested...a-cartain_spot...-the- imary, and his luck to the more has been stolen, who now insist audacity of the crime, will not

great engineering dif- day,

l'inspector held him by his queue--- ifying to Hongkong because that the function should never have been lost upon the criminal WORK: ficulties which have

Deceiving "Missle."

they wore them in those days- classes. Drastle evils require during the construction of the Be is the Colony's' guest. This have been held in the unguarded drastic remedies, and looking to underground tunnels for the new at the office of the District Officer, ment" be in existence, the cook the ham up again. After a few Particulars of a public auction; Should this working arrange and told him to go down and bring seung personal interest we feel spot chosen. They refer to the all the circumstances, it would north sida tubes «ingLondon, the South, at 11 am on July 9, of the would make himself responsible minutes serious thought the boy.. is welfare extends also to exalted rank of the principal appear to be the height of folly margin of error at no time, during right to quarry stone on a lot of for protecting his confederate's confessed that the ham had been Else whose lives wero, claimed in guest, and murmuring darkly to ignore the lessons of a very the cutting accoded a quarter of 230 acres at Chu Lap Kok, are interests. When abort-weight or left in his brother's house in Who Lexible traseuly we can only about possible motives for the terrible and a very costly disaster. an inch. This remarkable achieve given to the Gazette.

infariority is detected just as the Hongkong! Verb sap.

SKILFUL

benne encountered

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