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CORRESPONDENCE.

THE SERVICE DOLLAR

(TO THE EDITOR OF “THE HONGKONG

DALLY PRESS.

It should be remembered that an in- crense of pay, although very desirable, is not asked for or expected. All that is askeri for--nay, demanded--is that Service men in this Colony should not be forced te forfeit a third of their very scanty pay because the dollar rises.

THE

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1917.

CINEMA AS AN EDUCATOR.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE

HONGKONG

DAILY FREUS,

realise the very important part that the S16,--May 1, ag one who has come to

and amusements, express my regret that cinematograph play, in our public life

AN INSURANCE CLAIM, VICISSITUDES OF THE KONG- MOON POLICE.

The case was resumed at the Hongkong Young Fong firm claimed from the Summary Court yesterday, in which the

Co, Ltd, the sum of 2500, being the loss Shanghai Fire and Marine Insurance

sustained by plaintiffs under a policy of

FREIGHT MARKET.

Mesars. Snowman & Co., of Hongkong, in their freight circular dated August. 4th, state-

ed rather quiet, although offers for ton when business in our markel has remain- We last reported on the 21st ult, sines

made as high as $30 per ton. When we Inst age, on time charter basis, have been

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at 31.10, and at this rate 2 nedium sized regular liners, and small outsider, were fixed and a further small outsider, it is reported, accepted this rate for a number of trips. At time of going to press the rate has dropped a few cents.

Exports of rice from Saigon from 1st January to 24th July, 1917, amount to 551,035 tons, as compared with 617,907 tons for the same period last year. Quo tation for, No. 2 White round sifted rich;

for July/August shipment. stands at 8368 per pieni fob. Saigon

Six-May I ask, through the columns of your valuable paper, if anything has been heard from the Imperial Govern ment, in reply to the cablegram so kindly

another of those thrilling serials espatched by some of the Hongkong is about to be commenced at one of the are insuranes upon a house belonging to went to press, the rate Saigon / Hongkong residents respecting the Service Dollar mest popular of the local picture the plaintiffs, and insured with the defend at $18 per picul, but with a slight. One grent point about the whole disgrace theatres? 1.see that large advertisements dants under date March 8th, 1910, ||||

ly strengthening tendency;" Offers for ful business is its extreme urgency. The are already announcing this great Mr. C. G. Alabaster (instructed by tonnage were hunde, at $1.12. but, owners life of a man in Hongkong with only attraction?! which is called

“The | Mr. Lec d'Almuda) is for the plaintiffs, siding out for $1.15/$1.20 per picul, about to cuts a day to spend, is a hell shielding Shadow, and the precis of and Mr. Eidon Potter (insured fixtures were eventually only negotiated upon earth, and although a lower dollar the film tells how there is to be the sasse Mr. Preston) represents the Insurance will not make an enormous difference to old thing. of a master criminal'; how all Co.. his pay it will give him a little more his evil works are circunvented by n Outlining the "ease" on behalf of the and remove that burning sense of injustierbero, who remains a mystery until the Company, Mr. Potter said there was a which a man feels when he is badly treat, end; how there are to be hair-broadth good deal of common ground evidence, ⚫ed and powerless to help himself.

vicapes from death; how a mngie stone A certain amount of the facts was also is to make a man visible and invisible common ground, although the first wit at will; and how a whole host of in-ness was somewhat loth to admit then. possible and grossly unreal situations are One common ground fact was that in the to be depicted. Isn't it nearly time that month of April, 1016, the Province of those who cater for the picture-seeing Kwangtung Was in a state of public in the Colony turned their atten-revolt. tion to more wholesome productions State, the People's Party and the Sol There were two parting in the

than these outrages of-maudlin excitediers of Gen. Lung Chai Kwong, Chief SAIGON JAVA, SAIGON / PHILIPPINES, It is simply impossible for people ment? One has not got to travel fur to Military Governor of Canton. On April Satoos/JAPAN:-Tonnage could still bo anver in want,

of a dollar to imagine these hoardings covered with highly-||18th the people's soldiers attacked the placed in these directions. misery endured by a man who has to enloured posters showing people in death city of Kongmoon and held it up to and

BANGKOK/HONGKONG:-We last quoted study every cent before he spends it, and struggles, or perhaps human beings including April 10th, but were themselves 81.40/$1.95 for loading inside/outside the les to stive up his money in cents to jumping from sinking ships and burning in turn driven put, apparently, on the bar respectively as being the rate ruling get his hair cut. One's binoti boils to and smashed trains, or caresting motor morning of the 20th. And, apparently, in this direction. This figure bas now think of it. Remembering that a lot of ears the occupants of which are shooting the last stronghold of the people's sol-appreciated had advices are to hand that men now serving in Hongkong entry at each other, with ла unreasoned diers was the street in which the fire with 81.70, can be placed for inside the bar seurs which are the result of wounds they furiousness, nud around each of these which they were concerned took place loading. lave received fighting for their country, one can see a crowd of half-credulous And they were now fared at once with. on, canant find words strong enough to Chinese locking with a sort of wonder a somewhat remarkable coincidence, and ‚express one's indignation. Even a ricshant the ingenious devices of crime ever that was that the unfortunate suburb of COAL: There is still a strong demand enolie probably has more than 10 cents a

thought of by modern criminals, and Kongmoon was visited on the morning of for collier tonnage, especially for Moji day to enjoy life with.

passions and hates, revenge and cruelty, the 20th by great forces, and fighting loading, but shortage of bottoms militates I suppose the people at Home who

just as though life in a white mann's took place between the people's and gainet Extures being made. For local received the cable hore--as usual-shelved

country was a series of violent and Lung's soldiers, and that a very fere fire business a small steamer of about 300 it; or are considering it. Considering it;

terrible incidents. We have heard a oceurred on the afternoon of the sameton's has accepted a number of trips forsooth! Why, half-a-dozen intelligenti

great deal about the pernicious influence day. It was a coincidence, apparently, Hongar/Hongkong at 80.25 per tea. business men could grasp the details and of the cinema upon the minds of the but he (Mr. Putter) did not think it was, The lowness of this rate in comparison young-nt Home, have seen the statistics and he was going to prove that there was

with that of previous Extures is of und

cable would right a damnable of the emphasising of wrong within a couple of days.

uncontrolled an accidental fire at the same time. His

Bun!] gize. desires for revenge, and one would have evidence would be as follow. He would kong, 6 trips 89.25 per trip.

FIXTURES REPORTED:Hongay/Hong- thought that in this respect the Colony call at least three witnesses to support would have learnt a lesson. Instead of his contention, one of whom was houd the cinema being a medium for the of the Kongmoon police on the night of amusement and improvement of its she affair. This man was not insured in patrons it is made an instrument to any insurance company, and had no almost deify vice and to present in vivid house belonging to him which had been and glaring exaggeration morbid details burned down.

NEWCHWAND/CANTOK:---Nothing is re

ported,

decide on a course of action in an hours of juvenile crime increase in consequence no such coincidence as ferco fighting and course accounted for by steamer's very

The dollar row is 28. 8d. and still rising, and, whatever happens say, in three months' time-will not recompense men for mouths of poverty and misery The cry of the fighting men in the Colony * DO IT NOW," and this ery becomes Simore bitter daily.I am, sir, Yours

Faithfully,

JUSTICE.

Hongkong, Bth August, 1917.

of a scientific criminology. It is lower- ing it to the level of the "penny blood aud terrible," so deservedly condemned

SAIL TORNAGE LOADING OR TO LOAD:- MI.

SAIGON RICE MARKET.

The Compagnie de Commerce et de Navigation d'Extreme-Orient, of Saigon, The Puisie Judge-1, he head of the in their report dated August 1st. state:— Police now!

Our market is weaker again and the Mr. Potter--I do not think so. He is business passing is very small, --

A DUMB ANIMAL'S APPEAL by lovers of good literature, and it is on his way to Peking to take up sone

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE 41 HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS.")

ni

I am freely enysed and whacked for this propensity.

changing it from a power for good to another appointment, I believe." Counsel agent of crime.

proceeded that the Chief of Police would I remember not long ago that a portion tell them that on the afternoon of April of a certain pieture shown, bera excised by the local censor on the ground diers took possession of the street con: was 18th a large number of Gen. Lung's sol- that it would not be well for the Chinese cerned, and they were in possession when to witness it, and I am wondering whe-he case on the scene. The Chief of.

The total amount of rics exported from the 1st Janunay up to the 24th July if 92.004 tons, againu 752,044, tans in 1918..

3.51 per picul, fo,b, Saigon, for August / sifted Japan gunlity, Hongkong dollars. We quoted today: White ries No, 2

September shipment,

post again when the Government-"forces Asked why he had not been given his

were sucessful, witness said that all the ulice uniform, had been taken by the people's soldiers.

Sis, I a hideous to look at-I don't get enough to eat and my figure has suffered in consequence. I hate work, but I do a great deal more than is good for me. I am afraid I am not an ther the official who performs the duties Police then saw the soldiers setting fre tructive beast, but I have summoned up of film censor is aware of the corroláry to shops and houses, by means of kero-who and what his next-door neighbours th TERCERA TY pluck to appeal for that by passing such files as those Isone, and no one dared raise their hand were. Witness added that on April 16th assistance through the medium of your¡ have indicated he tells us that they are to attempt to stop them, or to put the some of the people's soldiers entered his valuable columns. 1 daresay 11

goodfu for Chinese. Personally, I should fires out, for the very good reason that station and killed two of his constables, many golfers who ride behind me in the imagine that they are really Gt for the fire was originated by the soldiery, and he escaped by the back door, as he old glaczy I am compelled to pull have nobody. It has been well argued that This same witness world say that no such knew that they would not spare his life nestired I always try to turn in at my

excess is the only immorality, and as thing as a fire engine we ever in the if they caught him. stables not much in the way of stables, these his foster, and pander to, in street where the fires were, and there was but it's the only home I have got.

inordinate desire for thrills and more no attempt whatever to jur out the fires. thrills, no amtter how grotesque the Other witnesses would also say that they situations are ahep compared with every-were held up by the soldiery, and two, at day life, they migla justly be called least, of the witnesses would describe how immoral.

they watched the fires spread to the bar In expressing, as 1 have, my strong ber's shop where the leap was supposed repugnance to the sensation film, may to have been dropped. The one isste I add that I write as a lover of good which had to be tried at present was who pictures, for I realise that there are few ther the fire which destroyed the tarber's better ways of depicting healthy drama, shop was caused by the falling of a lamp and real comedy, and as one who can or by the soldiery, and he did not think admire histrionics, see that there is there would be much doubt in his Lord wonderful scope for ability and realism? ship's mind when he had heard the evir But to prostitute what should have been dance. a realm of educational art by ridiculous stories, products of depraved fancy, is a happeûing which I conceive to be regretted by all who have stopped to

you.

J

Do you know why I do this. I'll tell 1 have an open sore on my off shoulder which is galled and torn by a rusty iron shackle that fastens my trace to my coffr.

When I've gone about a quarter of a mile I can't stick the agony any more, and so I try to chuck the contract in the hope that sopieone will see the reason and do something to help me. Honestly, T'w in pretty bad way. Isn't there an 8.P.C. or a kindly Police Officer who can do something for me! Or am I to continue to my death to be the object of Hongkong kultur 1

I am not much of a scribe and I've

had to get

a bony who is a bit of a pal of mine to write this for me. Not the one with the collar gall-but the other one, who has only a sore on his back The writer, therefore, has a direct in- terest in my appeal.

I understand the Governor is a lover of horseflesh (and I suppose this would include maleffesh), and perhaps when ho ban a minute to spare he would just ring up the C.S.P. (when he isn't too busy with his finance) and tell him to send someone along to look at us Door

think of the enormity of the distortion,

Enclosing my card-Yours truly,

DISGUSTED.

SENTENCED TO DEATH ON WIFE'S EVIDENCE

support the statements which had been The Chief of Police was then called to

made by Mr. Potter,

is the case that if the police Lost their Mr. AlabasterThen in Kongnioon it

uniformis the whole force falls through? (Laughter.)—Yes. _________

The value of a policeman in Koug~ moon is the price of his uniform?—Yes. (Laughter.).

Witness added that when Lang's sol- diera attacked Kongmoon he was hiding in a boarding house. He was very much

him, actually two of the people's soldiers afraid, but no one was holding his hand

There were two other men with who had formerly bean police aspector's witness denied that he was merly a was rather fond of the people's soldiers, Cross-examined by Mr. Alabaster, this under him. They knew he was a Govern

ment official, bat, unded witness, "I cashier at a police station. He also I was really on their side and would not denied any knowledge of the head of the And yet you are going to

arrest them. Kongmoon Electric Light Works, who look for a job! No,

to Feking to had been called by the other side; be Shanghai first.

going t know the manager, but it was not the

to

A romarkable feature of the trial of Dr.

who favoured the South to get an official It would be rather difficult for a man Adler for the murder of Count Stuergkh, old gentleman who had been called. position in Peking just now, would it the late Austrian Premier, which ended this condemnation to death, was the other side rose up in Court and At this the manager put forward by

ness for the prosecution the appearance of Adler's wife ay a

*** uttered a loud exulanation of surprise, When the murder was committed Frau much to the amusement of the Court. received subpoena from the advocate for Adler was residing in Zurich. She the defence to appear as a witness, and

wit

that when the conflagration broke out, not ¡-Ob; I am going to see a brother,

Questioned as to the fire, witness said

bank, and sat down to take his rice. involving houses, he made his way to Mr. Alabaster-You mean to tell the Further cross-examined, witness said it Court that while 27 houses were burning, was not the duty of the Chief of Police soberly and seriously ate rice in a bank! but two streets away, you sat down and

It was his intention that she should testify to know other people's families. appeared at the trial she testified that

Yes, we had to have food

The Puisne Judge Even a policeman

beasts on the Golf Clab road and have that her husband was insane When she Mr. Alabaster then put it to the witness has to eat. I presume (Laughter Y

our case attended to. We should be very grateful Yours in much distress

THE MULE THAT PLIES ON THE

SAMMA GOLF CLUB ROAD. Fanling, August 8, 1917.

she considered her husband entirely that the old gentleman was his next-door responsible for all his acts. This evid neighbour, but witness again replied that ence outweighed that of the defence's montal specialists, and Frau Alder thus it was outside his police duties to know Bented her husband's fate.

(Continued at foot of next column.)

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The hearing was again adjourned