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FROM NEW YORK.

THE WHITE MAN'S GRAVE. TIDIED UP A LITTLE.

HY 4. WARD PRICK,

(Special Correspondent of the Day Mail who is touring with the

"Prince of Wales, ).

NIREETA

In the entire glebie there is a region of worse reputation than the West Coast of Africa. With Decil's island and Botany Bay it shares proverbial intumy and by the majority of Englishmen has always be regarded as uue national Siberia.

Even now, when growing trade returns, displays at Wembley, and successful royal visits are revealing British eyes the economic value of this notorias Coast; the mental picture of West Africa to which most men still eling is that. of pestilential mangrove swaps and fever

stricken forests,

The graves of young Englishmen scatter? ́ed everywhere abont West Africa remind of that but a few years have passed since filth, fever, and drink were, the Eving coalitions of Europeans out horn, and death within two yes their almnest ineritable cid.

I have met one or two men still on the

VISITORS AT HOTELS.

THURSDAY, JUNE 11TH, 1925

MODERN CHAPERONES.

GRADUAL RETURN TO,A BYGONE! CUSTOM,

Any $88, WILFRID ASHLEY).

HONGKONG HOTEL.

Mr M. Axelrod Mr A. Hari

Mr N. Benle Capt. J. Brck

Mrs E. B. Betilic Capt.

Mr

Berthon

Chaperones and waists are gradually returning to us: I see signs of both her Bord

From a girl's point. Mr R. them in our midst.

be advocated Mr. of view chaperones are do and waists perhaps depurented, Puns- much as we name of us ever want to see a nineteen-inch waist agaio, ---'

Birbeck

My Mr L Brearout Lt. Col. G. F. Brooke Mr D. E. Cappieman Mr J. Connelly. Mr. J. H. Cook Me.1 D. Decki

During the war chapernues were ai- Host unknown; they and champagne | Blr J. D. Decks were upam trom the little informal Miss O. Eccles dinners, and parties that sprang up on

Mothers spur uf the moment... stayed at hom hus rene a beef with a feeling that the world was turn. their daughters ing topsy-bury, and looked upon a chaperone as a back" num. ler;

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And T

Mr & Mrs L., Desens Miss Ellins Mr E. E. Ellie Mr FJ. W. Focken → Monsieur Foignettes: Mr & Mrs A. EA.

Mr S. Frank

Fong

Mr & Mrs P. D. Gain, Mir U. C. Gallop Capt. Ciambell Dr. Douglas F.. Gawler Mr & Mrs J. Could

Miss A. 1. Gräfin Capt. 1. P. Hall Mis A. & Hamilton Mr & Mr W. A.

Hannibal

"As a V.A.D, you were not chaperoned; you came and went as you liked, res juicing in your new spirit of index dence; and if you worked unchaperoned. why then you danced without the eza of the chaperone upon you.

wi for "th=" wonder whether it was chaperons to stay and knie with her ter dance through the hrif hours of host of vanished victims among whose someone's short leave with her, sense dust the fontalatis af modern British af prejurtion sadly awry owing to war West Africa were laid. Twice in his early conditions, and her partner intent. days, ne of them related, did he see two? thirds of the white population of Asince these few days might be his last in the Oki Country, to make the most die within a month That was the sum of them. I believe this freedom when of thing that happened before Lavera young people were thrown together, un identified the maladia parasite" or

chaperoner was the cause of many of Ronald fuss made the supreme fie-saving the unhappy marriages hastily enntract-

nd during the war. elise very that it was carried - from "man to man by the mosquito.

Const who are the rare Survivors of that 1 mart heary within her whir hir daug} Mr G. A, Harriman

Sit

THE MALARIA SCOURGE Bat though West Afrien has been s

amul

Mr A. B. Hashind Mr. S. Hirsch

My O. H. Hoilmair

Mr C, E Holmes Mr R. E. Humphreys Mr J. Jebar

A. Jensen

Mr & Mrs E. Johnson Mr JH. Joanstone"

TR Jones My J.B My Mrs M. Jordan Mr &

Now, as in everything els, we have Mr J E. Joseph, the swing of the pendulum. The Mr B. Kant

Mr & Mrs N. Karanjia chaperone is coming inte her own again, ar s

Mr E. . Kera som mothers do not allow their Capt. & Mrs Kinlon

Capt daughters to go about in a happy-g-Mr.W. E. Kinon lucky way without them.

Mr & Mra C. Lauritsen MM. E. Lautman Mr N.M. Leashin

proved begonil all recognition from these dendis conditions of y twenty-five yours ago it is wrong to suppose that is climate his fast its old power for evil. Of cours, the ideal thing is the The white pepilatier supports life only dancing chaperone, for in these days, at the price of constant care, and Behind when young and old dance she is more the region a never teasing barrage than a possibility --she is, a fact. Mo- of qotnine. En for the regular consumthers agy much younger than they used tion of that powerful drug death would be twenty years ago, and so when still take as large a toll of British lives the time comes for them to chaperone on the West Coast as it did in the days their daughters the young men no longer when this was called the White Man's regard them in the light of a wet blanket Inder,. I am not Grave ap the stretch of sea between and a necessary evil. Preetan and the Canaries, where many sure that some chaperonea do not dance invalided we found, burial in weighted beer than the girls they are taking liftle cloud hammocks, earned the gria nickninle of nut, and here I can see a

on the horizon of "the débutante. She "The Boneyard,**

finds herself competing with the shaper In the four West Coast Colonies that on sometimes to her own disadvantage, we have visited I found among all classes beet the young man of to-day is of white residents-and especially among

THE WEARY WATCHER.

the wives who have lately taken to shart to be wise in his generation and ing their husharxls" tours of service to wish to dance with the married wo man rather thau the latest débutante. strong feeling of exasperation at the spread of the new theory that West Africa is really a braging residential area only: distinguished from Brighton by being far- ther away from Town. It is on the strength of the official view, that the sinister" reputation of the country is up- deserved, that eighteen aonths of con. tinuous service on the Coast, inatrad twelve, is now required before officials are entitled to home, leave.

The chaperone, as a woman of the world, can interest hic is dancing is more finished than that of the "jeune fille," and, above all, he car dance with her without the feeling that he is mak ing any one girl.conspicuous.

So the task of the dancing chaperone

Mr D. Y. Le

Miss El, Lille Capt. f. M. Lopes, Mr G, Su Man - ́~ ́

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Mr & Mra C. Mancizi

Mr A. Kartendate Mr L. Mavrin

Mr & Mrs E. 1.,

Met'arga

Mr&Mrs V, Menssche Misw D. H. Merenit Mr W. Bruce Merkie Mrs C

Murray Mr & Mrs B. H.

Newton

Miss Newton Mr & Mrs A. Noble Mr. H.O'Farrell Mr J. E. Ollerton Mr D. O'unirt Mr & Mrs R.J. Parsons

Mr B. H.

Misa M.

Min E. By

Poppo

Mrs E. Fynu:

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Mr 1,. Carr Bamsay Mr C. Ramsry MrA. H. Rowe

Mr&Mry L. Rowatrie Mr Joseph A. Satosky Mr & Mrs W.

Schereld MrD. Hasted Sherma Mr & Mrs P. A

Mr A. Silv

Shinued

Mr Eric J. Sin luir Capt L. Sulland Mr B.W. B. T. Baugga Mi F. M. Shugg Dr. H. F. Sommers Mrs F. Starke Mr M. R. Srnbury Mr AH. Mr Jaattershall

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Mr James Thor Mr & Mt L.A. Tobias Mr. Todd Lt.Tales Mr &

Mr S. J. Vessey Mr F. R. Vida Mr B. L. Wakefield

Walking

Mr P. C. Wilson Mr E. A. Winkler Mr & Mrs G. Woeuner

and child

Mr Samnel Wong Mrs S. S. Wong

Mr & Mrs E. C. Wright M. B. E. Wrigley, fre

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Andel and child Miss L. Beale Mr Corley M&M A...

Carleton Mexars Chi Chi Sin

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"Mry & Mise L,

Mr & Mr

Somers Ellis

Fleming Mrs Godson Mias Goeze Mr & Mrs A. Hicks Mr & Mrs M. Y.

Herbechield & child

Mr & Mrs Keurey Miss Kearney

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for a mother to know her baby is having the best food.

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Glaxo has been used

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Mr & Mrs R. J. Lacon Mr E. W. Lattic Mr & Mrs E. Land Miss M. Martin Mr & Mra de Meester

and

children Mr & Mrs Morrison Messrs Oei Yok Kei

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Mr & Mrs T. Schryver

Mr & Mrs

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Mr H.T. Werschkul

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Dr. J. W. Anderson Mr S. A. Arthur Mr F. Austin Miss E. R. Bailey

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is one that demands much tact and Dr. H. Bakan But everywhere down the West Coast avoir faire, and she must remember. Mr J.A. Barton I have heard, from, doeturs as well as that she is the chaperone first and the Mr. Benjamis good dancer second. Nothing is so dif- Mr & Miry T. C. laymen, the pronounced and unpreinedi-cult as to be adaptable, and that is tated conviction that a white man's phy he first duty.

Time was when the Mr & Mrs P. W. sical and mental fitness begins steadily to decine niter eight months in West lot of the chaperone must have heen Mr W. H. Both Africa, and that after twelve months the very unenviable one, and she must have 31. 3. Brem looked forward to the season with Mr & Mrs K. L. loss of efficiency is rapid.

certain amount of dread; the vision ho THE Steamship

MISLEADING DEATH STATISTICS. fore her of sitting night after night-Miss P. W. Brown CELTIC PRINUE"

possibly in a draught -until the sul MrS.D. Carothers having arrived from the above Purt on 9th

Two | Capt. & Mrs J. O, I do not myself believe that a lazy hours of the morning, with not instant, Consignees of Cargo are hereby in

Carpenter formed that their Goods are being landed at bankering for leave lies behind this be bridge to while away the time.

Mr S. H. Clark Those were the days of which Mr. B. Cleland their risk into the Godowns of the Hangkang lief. The tendency of the Briton abroad

The surplus M. Cooper and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Companynd his wife-is rather to make a boque Limited, Kowloon, and stored at Consigness where Fate stations him, and soon to be grandmothers tell

boasting its advantages over the elimate the life of a chaperone was a weary one, Mrs LH. Cormack risk and exponse.

All broken, chaled and damaged Goods are and conditions of England. Bat is the and almust out of pity, we did away Mr & Mrs W.

Coruell But now that our views are with her. to be left in the Godowns, where they will beatmosphere of West Africa there is somes

so many ways, the task of Mr & Mr D. Danby examined on Tuesday. 16th instant, at 10,

Lt. Col. R. A. Dobbis All Claims must be presented within 15 thing which white peuple instinctively wider in

she is not always, on duty. days of the Steamer's arrival hers, after which feel to he doing subtle harm not only to this chaperone has breme lighter, and M. N. C. Donail

te they cannot be recognized

There is a growing desire for her, and Major & Mr ER

Edward Defenders of the West Coast almost al i am glad that she is more evident to Mr & Mrs W. A TA have left the Godowna, and all Goods remain ways quote mortality returns. ing undelivered after the 16th instant, will beeath-rate figures are misleading. Eur day than she was "five years ago, na 1.

They are not Mr D. Fitzgerald All Claims against the Steamer must be subject to

of Cargo are hereby notified officials dying on servis in Nigerin, think our girls are the happier and Mr. E. Farrell Consign Bent

much inclined to think they can Mr A. Forbes presented to the Undersigned on or before i

in Miss A. Forbes that they must produce an Import permit for instance, have averaged only 12 per hotter for her presence. the 94th it. or

manage their own lives entirely and damaged Goods are signed by the Superintendent of Imports and thousand in each of the past ten years.

re Mr E. I. W. Foster But one should remember how many their to be left in the Godowns, where they will be Exports, Hongkong, before Bills of Lading

things contrive that European officials whaalising that it was a mistake to sweep examined ou the 13th ins, at 10 am, by can be countersigned.

-die shall du so outside the scope of away an institution such as the chaper our Borveyors, Me, GODDARD & DOUGLAS..

Nigerian,statistica, Directly a man sick one: It wants her back, but with some

Gerald ens seriously he is invalided home, or of the old rules of the institution moLt Col F.G. Fitz even out of the service, and his subsederaised and made up-to-date. Plus

Mr & Mre R. Glen

II. R. quent demise, if it occurs, leaves no bieten change, plus c'est reste la même chos Ir W. D. Goodfellow on Nigeria's reputation,

M. B. Miss

HA and so we are reverting to "ow and

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless Notice to the contrary be giren before 8th instant.

"No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods

remaining undelivered after the 14th inst,

will be subject & Beat.

All broker they will not be recognized.

No Fire Inrarance has been effected

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

DODWELL & CO., LTD.,

Agents. Hongkong, 8th June, 1995.

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LLOYD TRIESTIND S. N. CO. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. The Steamship *VENEZIA"

FROM TRIESTE VENICE, BRINDISI, PORT SAID, MASSAUA, ADEN, COLOMBO, PENANG AND SINGAPORE

No Claime will be admitted after the Gooda

No Fire Insurance has been effected

Billa of Lading will be countersigned by

FURNESS (FAR EAST), LTD., 2nd Floor, King's Building Connaught Road, Hongkong. Telephone No. 8185.

Hongkong, 9th June, 1995.

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The harm, too, which this malevolent sensibility without "pride and pre-M-J. B. elinate does to white men is not necessari judice."-Daily Express.... ly immediately or even ultimately fatal. Its incipal offect is the slow and stealthy sapping of a man's vitality, a process of wastage and decay dirented not only against the body but the brain.

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bove Ports.

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Mr L. E. Kilber Mr & Mrs E. F.K Mr & Mrs J.

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Langston Mr K. Larsen Mr & Mrs G. D. Leys Miss Leys

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Lt. A.J. L. Whyte Mias O. Willmott Mr & Mrs B. D. Wood Mr L. FF. Young

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W. G. Jarvis Mr McCaw

Mr B. J. de Moord

Mr P.F. Palmeir

Mr W. A. Stopani Mr & Mrs RA.Westley

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S.S. ANGKOR.”

The London Zoo has just had an Miss H.D. Irving COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

addition of more than usual interest. A Mas 0. 0. Jenkins MARITIMES.

siamang, the largest of the gibbons, has Mr T. L Jention * NOT A WHITE MAN'S, COUNTRY. NOTICE.

been purchased. The gibbon is a native Mr J. H. Jessen of Sumatra, and is nearly fret in Mr F. A. Johnson The consequences of this debilitation height. Its hair, which is rather long, MONSIGNEES of Cargo from MAESFIL-

LES. Shu

Cargo

From may not manifest themselves even until a

is black all over. Wallace; who first BORDEAUX, &c., ex 8 “VILLE DE West African official's carefu is over, and described its habits in his Malay Archi STRASBOURG," in Connection with then a commonplace chill caught at home

movements than other gibbons. Like all YONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform above Steamer are hereby informed that in England, a touch of influenzan some pelago, stated that it was slower in its Not all Goods are being landed at their Goods with the exception of Opium, mild internal disorder such as a Europeat the anthropol apes, it huis, no tail. Un their rink into the Godowas of the Hongkong and Treasure and Valuables are being landed and who has never left the temperate zone the ground it runs for short distances show loga Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., at Kow.stered at their risk into the Godowns of the throws off unheedingly, claims at long last in an upright posture, swaying a little from side to side, and holding its arms loon, hence and/or from the wharves Delivery. Hongkong and

Lady Kowloon Wharf and 'Godown for the unrelenting Coast;"

whence Delivery may be There have been distinguished visitors in readiness to support it, like a child may be obtained

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless obtained immediately after landing.

"Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless to Nigeria who, visiting Kano when the learning to walk. The new arrival seems Notice to the contrary be given before

Intimation is received from the Consignees cold northern harmattan" is blowing, in good health, and is feeding well on 9th instant.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods before Noos, TO-DAY, requesting it to be have carried away the sincere impression rice, fruit, and milk.

tunt the West Coast of Africa is as brac have

left the Godowns, and all Goods, fanded here.

Bille of Lading will be countersigned by the ing as Skegness: But these unobservant remaining undelivered after the 15th instant,

Undersigned. Goods remaining unclaimed after uptimists failed to recognise around them

There is a price to be paid for Empire will be subject to Best.

Monday, the 15th instant, Hoon, will be the strained, uncanny look that twelvo

months out here puts into a man's oyes, in these unwholesome" haunts of death. subject to Rent and Landing Charges.

Claims

must be sent in to me on or before or the drawn faces of the women, who In that grim reckoning the main itema are malaria, blackwater-which even yet Wednesday, the 17th June, 1925, or they will seldom stay for more than six,

doctors do not completely understand not be recognized.

All damaged Packages will be examined on Despite the deceptive Rivieran pretti-e doellow fever, that kills mine out of at 10 am, by mess of Lagos. Kumasi, and Acora, there ten of its white victims. There are the Saturday, the 18th instant, Mesers. Goddard & Danglan

can ho no doubt that the doctors out here deadly adversarica of the British men and No Fire Insurance ha boon effected.

are right in holding firmly that this is no

women who fight our Imperial campaign B. BODENFUSER, country for the white man.

on the West Coast of Africa--and in that testAgent.

war there is no discharge, Eargkong, Sta June, 1925,

(Continued of foot of next Column)

AR Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 25th inrs, or they will not be recognized.

All broken, Chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 13th instans, at 10 am. by var Barroyoni, Messrs. GODDARD & DOUGLAS.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be conntersigned by

DODWELL & CO., LTD.,

Agents,

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LOCAL NEWA.

The Fader to end. Enza,

Silk and Valuable Cargo for Italy, France and London (under arrangement) will be co rayed by this Steamer proceeding to Bombay the on-carrying and the trashipped to Steamer for Marseilles and London.

Parcels will be received at the Office until 5.x on the Day previous to Sailing. The contants and value of all packages must be declared.

For further Particulars, Apply to

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co."

Agents,

Hongkong, 10th June, 1925.

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