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FAREWELL PUBLIC DINNER IN

OXYLON..

The Hou. Mr. R. E. Stubbs, MG, Governor of Hongkong, whe left Gey ion for Home on April 10th, was **wined and dined" by a representative gathering at the alle Faon Hotel, Columbo, on March 20th. H.E. the Gov ernor, Brigadier General Bir W. H. Man. ning, prosided, and envers were laid for over 100. After the tonsts of the King and the Governor had been drunk, the Hon. Mr. Ponnambalam Hamanathan, K.C., C.M.G., Educated Coyleness test- ber of the Ceylon Legislative Council, proposed the toast of the evening.

thu

Mr. Bamantbun said: -We are semhied here to night not only to mani- fest our regard for Mr. Stabs for the six years' of public and social service which he . done to the peoples of Ceylan, but also to congratulate him on his woll-merited promotion

Gor- ornor of Hongkong, and to wish him long life, prosperity and success in his new

sphere of work.

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It must be gratifying to him to see that of those who are gathered around this table the vast majority--more than three fourths--are Cey ones gentlemen of light and leading. All the Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council, and the chiefs of our Banking, Commercial, and Agrical Lural Associations and other Europeans and Coylonese of high position are here to acknowledge hie integrity and devotion to duty and to wish him God-speed. It would have delighted us to have had the company of that section of able and varnest mon of the Ceylon Electorate who think that their participation in to night's function may weaken the cause

have at heart.

the

a

Colony like Ceylon,

THE GOVERNOR IS REALLY THE GOVERNMENT,

for though the Governor is bound to consult the Executive Council in all mat ters of importance, he is free to act in opposition to such advice, and even in this case he is entitled to the obedience of all the officers of the Executive Coun- ril. Furthermore, according to their onth cf office. they are not at liberty to dis-

close anything that has occurred in the Therefore no one outside it can know what opinion any member of the Executive Council has offered to the Governor. Though the Governor sun- nons and presides over the Executive Council, he is not of it. He is thus free to dealara, to the public his policy and the reasons which necessitated it. As Colonial Becretary, Mr. Stubbe had to be the obedient servant, and the mouth piece of the Governor.

Our observation of Mr. Stubbe is that be is perfectly straight and frank. In manner and speech abrupt, he has

He has time for misleading phrasCS, admitted in Council that he himself and

no

other officers of the Government have

made mistakes. Not ashamed of mistakes

in the honest discharge of his duties, he does not resort to the shifts of those who believe that they are always wine try to leave that impression on others.

1919.

CANTON

NEWS.

CANTON, April 13th.

MURIDCY SITUATION AT awarow,

He bas raised the tone and aspiratione I the members of the Clericul Service. H+ has strongly recommended wider openings in the Civil Service for Ley- Jonese, and I hope 11.E the Governer will give the Legislative Council an carly, opportunity to consider carefully in whal.” respects amendments may be afcessary.

It is not generally know how hard hungha Japan by a cotain military

| fonder, through

foreign #ro ΣΙ he has worked for the admission of Ceyloness recruite to the British Army, Swatow, and were to be issued na mili and for securing free passages and out.lary notes.

TRADE REPORT.

EXPORTS

WOLFRAM ORE This market un be A report from Swator states that the described as dead. Wolfram ure. For importation of 25 cases of unsigned bank- which there was a great demand during notes

was discovered by the Customs | the war, was recently quoted at 0.47.50 oilleers the other day. The notes were

per unit.

This is practienlly down to the normini prier of €1.86.00 a unit which obtained before the war demand raised it to a high as $75 gold per unit.

As the importation was a

While

fit for volunteers proceeding from this breach of Customs regulations the Com country. He in our best friend among

missioner has refused to allow it the oficials of the Legistative Council the cares were being loaded on to a vessel,

notes

BEANS. The Bean market in very quiet. Katenashi Benns were quoted Foch. Ban Francisco, during the past month, at between 8 and 10 gold omnis, int dealers are not interested in buying even at 5

is gold per R. WALNUT MEATS. The importal in the

of Walnut meats into America is more pro-

h cause of higher education, Hea bedy of armed troops rushed to the expressed in August, 1917, his hope that spot, pointed their riffes at the Cretoms an a short time a University College officera, and formbly carried away would be established and that it would

The matter was reported to the expand into a University before he loft the Colony Evil times, arising out of British Consul, who, after making inising. A mixed assortment of halves, the war, befell us in August, 1917, and vestigations, referred into the British quarters, and pieves was recently quoted

at an average price of 42 gold por 11. now that he is leaving us, we are in despair. But the silver lines of coming prosperity are already visible on our horf

200.

He goes with certain knowledge that Ceylon has already begun its new CRICE of good fortune. Standing on it, we congratulate him on his good fortune and wish him plentiful success in his sphere of work. We wish him and Mrs. Stubbe long life and prosperity. They have both worked together with extraordinary patience, perseoran

erseverance and skill, not only for the welfare of Ceylon but also for the encouragement and comfort of the heroes who have been fighting for the Em- pire. Let us manifest our great regard for them. I propose to you the toast of the evening-honour, health, long-life and prosperity to Mr. and Mrs. Stubbs.

The toast was drunk with musical honours.

MR. STUBBS' REPLY,

Mr. Stubbs, replying, said that a speech at a farewell dinner necessarily partook in some degree of a funeral ora tion in which somebdy said the best ha sould of deceased person. (Laughter.) Possibly the position of the deceased was to be envied in that he had not to reply to the speech. (Renewed laughter.)

Continuing, he said that he felt_it very difficult to express his feelings. His pleasure at being pronated to another Colony was very much qualified by his sincere regret at leaving this pleasant Island where, he was glad to think, he had many friends, though it was impos gible for him to suppose that he did not HA leave a certain number of enemies.

might say, however, that if he had made enemies it was not with intention but because he had taken throughout a cours€ (Loud an which he felt to be right.

He felt that be must plead plause.) guilty to the indictment of Mr. Ramana than that he was abrupt in manner and in speech. With regard to the abrupt- ness in speech to was afraid that it was a physical and mental defect which could not be cured. With regard to abrupt- ness in manner a large part of the blame

might be attributed to the acoustics of the Council Chamber, where it was a by a speaker on the opposite side of the great strain to catch what was said tably.

Minister in Peking.

118 BHANGHAI CONFERENCE.

Pence Conference met on the 11th inst

EGG YOLK AND ALBUMES. The grow ing demand for China's egg products bas A Shanghai massage elates that the

created a large industry in the past few years, which shows possibilities of fur- Financial questions were discussed, and ther expansion, because these producta afford. An excellent medium for recipro eal trade between the United States of America aud China.

the envoys approved the demand to abolish the likin on goods.

PEKING CABLE NEWS,

It is reported that Japan has agreed to Chinese and Japanese supervision of the Kacchow Chairan Railway,

Chung King yew, the Tuchan of Hunan, has recsived two very large con- signments of ammunition, which he or dered secretly from America last year. The matter is bring investigated by the American Government, but it is too late to have the agreement cancelled.

Telegrams have been received in Peking stating that a Provisional Government

has been established in Korea.

CHRISTIAN ENVOY TO PARIS.

Teu Him. Minister of Civil Laws to the Military Government, tendered his resignation to the Military Government,

on being appointed the representative of Chinese Christians to make an appeal to the Paris Conference, demanding cor tain religions rights. Tau departed for Europe on the 6th inst.

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE

ORDERS 188UED BY MR. J. W. FRANES, D.B.V. (R.)]

·COMMENDATION.

P.8. 4 George Lee is commended by the Hon Captain Superintendent of Police for prompt action when off duty in arresting a snatcher on the 24th March, 1019 The offender was subsequently convicted and sentenced to 12 months' hard labour and 12 strokes with the birch.

TEAMWAYS.

Mr. Ramanathan had hinted gently that they had occasionally had a differ- ence of opinion in the Chamber. That was perfectly true, hat it was only due to the fact that Mr. Ramanathan and he felt, strongly when they felt at all, Attention is directed to DO. 61. Caro

and

to

Mr. Stubbs, we believe, belongs to the order of quiet rulers, whose chief aim make the people comfortable and carry them along with him gently, as far as they

would willingly go. Не

theu they felt it просвалту has not posed as an all-knowing man.

their express

opinioa 121 the We have not seen in

bin

the vice of being

Mr. most eloquent terms.

Ramana too sure of bie ground in a a country that

than and he, apart from their public ap is full of new perspectives eo different

pearances in Council, were the best of from those he knows in England. He friends and they had worked together has not taken the savings or surplus

for six years he was astonished in look. funds of the people and wasted them, asing back on those six years to count the previous rulers have done, on schemes number of occasions on which they had which have little to do with the improve

When they had not he was quite ment of the people. They should be cared prepared to admit that he was quite for before all others. They should wrong. (Laughter.) But he had felt at the first to be well fed, clad, bopeed and the time that he was right and be had taught

been quite prepared to act on the convic tions of the moment. He felt sure that Mr. Ramanathan felt no grudge against him on that account.

Our Gracious Bovereign George V. has brought home to us the great truth that the King of a country in the first servant of the people. If the moneys that should be spent on their ameliora- tion in the first instance be spent ou in- creasing the salaries of their servants, on

Mr. Ramanathan: No, not at all. Mr. Stubbs added that he would not follow Mr. Ramanathun in all his die-

must be taken that this strictly adhered to. April 19th, 1019.

order

is

PRESENTATION TO MRS. STURDS. The ladies of Colombo, representative Stubbs to an of a communities, entertained Mrs. At Home" on March 20th. MIA. W. R. Figg read an address, and, at the conclusion of it, presented Mrs. Stubbe with a pretty pair of pearl car; drops and a brooch set with pearls and brilliants. The address was enclosal in an ornamental silver casket and read:- "To Mrs. R. E. Stubbs,

"We the ladies of Ceylon have met

PEANUTS.-We are fully convinced that this trade is now absolutely in Japanese bands. The Shipping Conference for the Trans-Pacific route still ask an exorbitant rate of freight on shelled nuts, but the Treight from Kobe to the Pacific Coast is considerably lower than from this Colony. The closing quotations are 30/32 at 812.75 per picut, 32/34 at 812 per picul, and 26/36 at $11.76 per picul.

PEANUT No. 1 at $20.20 and No. 275 sock buyera.

CARBIA -Baigon, 2/0/10 assorted ]抖 quoted at $44.50 without business.

CASBIA OIL 76/30 per cent. at 297.50, and 80/85 per cent. et 8837.50 without ca- quiries.

ANISEED OIL-15 per cent. at $165 is going begging.

TSA OL-Sinall business is reported * $18.

Woon Chinese dealers have lower. ed their prices to 820 without results.

TIN.3 per cent, is quoted at us, 98 per cent, at 806, and 98 per cent. at

300, but there is no busines

LARI-Prices have gone up to 835 for business was put through last work. new tins, stocks being exhausted. Good

UMLNCTS AT 840.75 find no buyers. STARANIBED.-Business may be feasible

at 824.60.

HIDES-Cows, 8 lbs., at $94; and buffalo, at 886 for 18/40 lbs. are in de mand

ANTIKONY. Nominal quotation at last week's

8 price.

RICE-A spasmodic Cuban demand sprang up lately, but has since subsided. Japan exporters in Nippon-land took advantage of the situation by sending ship-loads at considerably lower price than the local firms can afford to sell Siam Saigon rices, due to higher rate of freight Owing to the aforesaid demand, our market has risen and closes strong

$0.40 per picul, for Siam Garden. 89.10 per picul, for Biam Straight $9.50 per picul, for Siam Uaual. 88.70 per picul, for Saigon Long. 88.30 per pioul, for Saigon Hound.

SPORT.

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

HONGKUNG LEAQUE DIVISION L.

STAFF AND DEPARTMENTS, 4; 5. CHINA ATHLETIC, 2.

www.

This match, played on the Club ground on Saturday, did not start until 3.30 p.m., the Chinese having difhoulty in rais ing a team. Several first team players were called upon as a last resource to forma the eleven. The ground was 10 bad condition after the recent heavy rains, the water lodging in pools in several places, and being the onuse of plenty of

building houses for them to live in Bertations with regard to the Constita. I here this afternoon to bid you farewell amusement for the spectators during the

ter comfort and style than citizens of average competence, and on expensive works like the Colombo Lake Channel scheme, new asylans for the mad and so on, there will be little left for the direct betterment of the people.

tional position of the Colonial Secretary and the other members of the Executive Council. Nobody would public utterances that he did not agros not agrou with the policy of the Governor at the time. He had been brought up in

a Mr. Ramanathan had remarked, but SCHOOL OF SOMEWHAT SEVERE MISCIPLINE, although that discipline had been severe it always went on one principle, and that was to encourage every member of the Colonial Office to express his opinions an tally and fearlessly as possible, but when that opinion was over-ruled in a matter of policy to carry out the policy That was a course he had

think that Mr. Stubbe' career in life is destined to make him better and wiser every year. He may well thank his stars be grateful to God for his enfleabanont in the loins of a father who was as intellectual as he was spiritual- for his birth in England, which stonde for freedom, equality of all

men and uplift of the fallen--for his training inlaid down. one of the greatest seats of learning, Ox- always followed and he intended to fol- ford itself, famous for its coarse of low, and he would recommend it to his suc- Kumanition--for seeing in the Colleges of ocssor. It would enable the Government the West the evils of irreverence, flip to be carried on in the most antisfactory pancy and materialism for entering manner. (Applause.) upon the severe discipline of the office! Ho feared that he had done little of of H. M.'s Imperial Minister in charge what he had hoped to do when he arrived in the Colony; but it wae through no fault of his own but was the fault very inrgely of the German Empire, (Langh- ter)

of all the Colonies for his travels to Bastern and Western countries on official duty and lastly, for the six years of sojourn and hard work in this lovely Island, whose very atmaphore is steeped in philosophy and gentleness,

on your departure from the Island.

"In wishing you good-bye we do so with mixed foelings. On the one hand, we share with you the pleasure of the knowledge that His Majesty the King has been pleased to appoint your husband Hongkongged with regret when we to the important post of Governor of On the other hand, that pleasure is realise that that promotion means our being deprived of your acciety amongst us.

"We shall always look back with plea- sure to the time you and your kind hearted husband spent in Ceylon. You have endeared yourselves to all sections of the community.

Requesting your acceptance of this token of our affection we hope that it may at times remind

you of the many friends you have left in this Colony. Once more we wish you "Good-bye, and may you and yours enjoy all happiness and prosperity in the future."

The

game. From the kick-off, the Staff took charge of the situation, and Ellarby was soon prominent, testing the opposing goalkeeper with a stinging shot, which, however, was stopped and cleared. Skel ton had hard lines shortly afterwards in

dangerous, Scouter and Wain being abla being ruled off-side with only the goal- keeper to beat. The Athletic were rarely

to stave off the half-hearted attacks be fore their goal was in jeopardy. Skelton opened the scoring for the Staff, netting alter prolonged scramble in the vicinity of the Chinese goal. Two more pointe at least should have followed, but the wretched state of the ground mada good shooting almost impossible. interval arrived with the Staff one up.

In the second half, Las Hing Choong, who had been playing on the right wing, want back to his usual position in goal He was soon called upon to defend his charge, for the soldiers forward ling played up well, and gave him plenty of work. Ellarby eventually beat him with MEA. STUBBS' HELI.

a lovely cross-shot, the pase coming from Mm. Stubbe said:-Mrs. Figg and Street Play was transferred for a while, ladies, when I heard that you were giving to the other end, the Chicas forcing three me a farewell party it came to me ga à corners in auccession. "Hands" on great surpise and I really do not know the third, against Ellarby, gave the what to say to you in thanking you but Reserves a penalty, which, however, was that I apprecinie it very, very deeply, not used to advantage, Cleany saving Mr. Stubbs of 1913 is not af 1910, nor

In saying Good-bye" to you I feel I am in good style,

The Athletic open- leaving many great friends and

ad of 1018. He has grown in love and light,

their account shortly afterwards, the in broad sympathy and truth,

haps the best years of my life have been centre-forward beating Gloans with Concluding, Mr. Stubbs said that he spent here. These six yours have been high dropping shot. The soldiers soon growth is so mystarjous, like the conver

parted from his Ceylon friends with the Mion of the Rour juice of a fruit to

anxious years; years in which we have responded with their third goal, Streat deepest regret. They would always all worked together for the eorumon cause, having little difficulty in Unding the net sweetnose that I have evidence that he

хойру very high place in his affections, and, I feel sure I am proud to say that after a hard drive from Ellarby had doce not know the change in him! For, (Appinuse.) The Colony had treated him we shall look upon them with happiness. struck one of the uprights. Knight wa one day, while we were sitting on a Com- extremely well. He had spent six happy I have had the pleasure of having my responsible for the fourth, a good ahot mitteo of the Council and discussing a

though strenuous years in working for children here with me. But after this, as from a Stuff corner giving the oustediar man's case, he exelnimed: Has Tiny it to the best of his ability, and be trusted you know, I shall have to leave them in no chance whatever. In the latter stages ong seen me humane at any time ? ?" that whatever the opinions of the gentle "Yes, many a time," I said, 'you have been humane without your knowing imen present and those not present might England. For both personal and official of the game, the Chinese did most of the

I prossing, ind Ho scomed highly amused. From his be of what he had succeeded in doing very much appreciate your kindness to through, and, with only the goalkeeper to point of view, it in all dry duty 1. Elno- or not doing he hoped that they would day and these beautiful gifts. They will boat, shot high over the bar at à distanon

believe that every action he had taken

bo souvenirs of

in this Inland. of only six varde, missing an almost cor- whero, in the Legislative Council, when

my frienda we were taking love of him, I referred since he came to the Colony had been I hope sometimes you will renombor us, tain goal. Their determined efforts, how- to his affability to, and sympathy with, possibly could for it. (Loud applause)

actuated by n desire to do the best ho

and in years to come we hope to see you all again when we pass through Colombo. I can only say I thank you very much and "Good-bye."

In the course of six years of association with him in public duty I havo-scen

GREAT OBANGES IN DIMU

his subordinates He does not fee) a

gubit high when they approach him. They feel comfortable in his presence.

A favourite project of his choice, which would have cost a few hundred rupees, was an institute for medical research which be considered to be most necessary for the Colony, for it would have enabled them to investigate the causes of diseases which, at promt, played havoc in the country

The gathering then broks up.

(Continued et fast of next column,)

reasons they have been happy years.

the centre-half broke

ever, were not without avail, the centre forward bending Glenny, with a good shoo which passed just beneath the bar. This was the final goal of the matol.