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MARRIAGE. VALESTINE NICHOLSON 4-On

June

News and Views.

trétion against imports and pro- hibition against exports. Whether this would be regarded by Dr. WADDELL as a step forward or back! we do not know, but it would be One ease of smallpox, one of the logical sequel to the allegedly exteric, and one of cerebro-spinal He fever (all Chinese) were reported patriotie "policy he advocates. wants to see the financial and com. from Victorin during the 2 hours mercial importance of the Republic ended June 17. developed, but how this could be

The China Sports who have brought about by deliberately and

18, now. premises at completely damming one of the two opened natural and complementary streams D'Aguilar Street, have on sale" of commerce must remain a mystery large selection of athletic goods of

13, 1999, at the Registry, Hong to those unversed in the ingenuities all descriptions. Tennis, football,

Kong. DocGLAS JAMES VALEN TINE, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs JAMES VALENTINE, late of Shang. hai, te Nixa EMILY NICHOLSON, only daughter of Mr. H. T. WILLIAMS, of Whitstables Kent, und the late Mrs. WILLIAMS.

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HONG KONG, JUNE 19, 1999...

Auch

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base and aquatics are wel! of civil engineering.

Government subsidies or State-aid catered for at reasonable prices. in other forms is advocated for

Peping's "hello boys" have gone undertakings established large a scale for private enterprise, on strike because their wages were As steel-works, constructive not paid on timet They did not engineering, locomotive and air- stop work, but staged a "

go slow " plane works. Industries such as strike, carrying on their duties in textile, paper, metal, electrical apleisurely fashion, but patrons insist paratus, "and" plant for other thine they have not even noticed the minor activities might well be left difference. If the hello boys" to private enterprise.".

were slow in putting in calls, that WADDELL, very kindly and thought was simply the usual practice" they fully warna Chinese individuals or declare. Brms contemplating the establish ment of a manufacturing business

weigh

earefully vary

their chances of success before putting

to

But Dr.

The report of the Medical Officer

try

Seven persons must pay the death The Admiralty have decided that penalty for complicity in the robacting petty officers of the seaman, bury of the Manchu Imperial tombs | signal," telegraphist, and stoker in the Eastern Hills near Peping, branches shall, whenever possible. which took place just one year ago be transferred to other ships or This has been decided by the establishments inmediately on ad- special Court set up to

vancement to acting petty officer. the case by the Nanking Govern They have also approved of an ment, with Geperat Shang Chen, alteration in the arrangements for.......... the Shansi warlord, in charge. Apässing ratings through the petty variety of nasty rumours have aur officers' course. These in ships in rounded this case, and have found home waters are to be discharged their way into the Chinese Pross, to depot immediately an advance- but there is no means of proving ment and pay through the course.

nen finally convicted, after almost with ratings of other ships on the whether they are true or false. The Those abroad are to be exchanged a year's investigation, are of no stution, and put through the course importance, being minor soldiers on their return home. Every effort and workmen. The rare objects is to be made to pass ratings stolen from the tomix, particulary through the petty officers' course at from that of the Empress Dowager the earliest opportunity, and it is Tzu Hsi, aze still apparently to take priority over qualifying hidden, withough several jade aad requalifying courses for non- ornaments closely resembling the substantive rating. This special Einpress Dowager's, burial gems, course for petty officers is a post- have appeared for sale in New War Innovation. York and London.

A Colour Scheme of Emotiona.

Mr. Lloyd A. Jones, of the East man photographic laboratories at Rochester, recently gave a demon-

of Health for the week ended Junestration in New York to the Society 15 states that there have been two of Motion Picture Engineers of

their plans into action. Unless the cases of small-pox (Chinese) from new Process of tinting talking prospects are good, the proposed Kowloon and two deaths; nine aims to any of 16 desired colours cases of enteric, three from Victoria, designed by him to stimulate in the enterprise should be abandoned- enund advice such as few economists five from Kowkon and one from

audience emotions appropriate to

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the scenes depicted on the screen His theory is that grey, which has been the usual colour: for the talkies," is a depressing tone, cerebrospinal fever (Chinese), and calculated to produce boredom, and Mr. Jones, after an elaborate series three deaths from influenza.

of experiments which determined the reactions upon the human mind produced by

the Station.

different colours,

Lure of Chinese Porcelain.

Interest in things Chinese is very real among art lovers, and Home papers catering for the connoisseur have in påmost every number. articles on the rare and lovely things produced in the Far East interesting little account of Capt. Country Life of May 11, has an C. Oswald Liddell's collection of china, beautifully illustrated. The cale was made mainly in the time collection, now on exhibition for of the Ch'ing dynasty, the first three reigns of which (1089-1795) represent a very important period the history of Chinese porcelain. It will be interesting to collectora to see the prices these pieces will fetch, for the value of early Chinese

porcelain 40 804 to fantastic prices, so great is ita rarity and the fascination it exercises over Western minds.

Women in Salesmarshly.

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The cause of women in the realm salesmanship was championed by Miss Bateman, of London, the only

Looking Back 25 Years,

PATRIOTISM AND IMPORTS. would be able to offer if asked for an opinion on an engineering prob- If the results of carefully "Ir is an act of true patriotism lem. to inaugurate, materialise, and surveying the prospects "show a operate successfully any enterprise probable net revenue as great as 15 that will enable their country per cent. on the investment, the (Chiba), to avoid the necessity of enterprise will be a safe one; it

A number of Chinese were before importing foreign goods of any much more than that, it will be: kind? This is not the declaration gilt-edged; but if less than 10 per Mr. E. W. Hamilton at Central of a callow Chinese student, burn- cent. it will be of problematical Magistracy yesterday for fighting evolved his process, which, as in ing with righteous indignation value or even unsafe, because the Two of the defendants were "boys" coloured films, tints the entire against the iniquitous unequal element of contingencies has to be at No. 8 Police Station and it would scene. As an example of his syn-

woman delegate at the conference treatich concluded with "Western considered. Finally, Dr. WADDELL appear that for some time there thesis of colours and emotions, he

turmoil, fighting, and unrestrained Association at Bristol recently. barbarians. It is not an editorial offers a word of advice to these had been bad feeling between them. Uses fiery red to suggest panic, of the Incorporated Sale Managers" suggestion published in 3 pre-hinese who not only undertake to On Monday night they, decided to passion. forest green for youthful" Women," she said, have even "have it out" and a ring was ardour, purple for wild parties and greater thet than men. They have fervid patriotic Chinese periodical, start but actually succeed in build- The person who so earnestly favours ing up a good business" if the formed and proceedings started. great luxury, and orange to in-energy and perseverance. They are diante repose and the attainment of very conscientious, and have fewer The European police at the Station ambition.

things to take their minds off their Inexpensive-Pleasant-Effective avoidance of the necessity of improfits of your products be

work than have met. The only were unable to restore peace until porting any foreign goods into reasonably great, cut

Jacked wa thing that women reinforced by some fifty constables. Paddle v. Straw,

initiative. This is through their China is a gentleman engaged, by the selling prices thereof, so as not to

Seven men were cautioned by his A photograph which has appeared having been kept for centuries as recently in Londom papers of a goods and chattels, As a rule. Worship, and four were fined 25 Engineer. Why Dr. J. A. L. WAD- consequently unworthy and

capstan on a dock-wall reeling in saleswomen were only paid on com-

hawser while a tug was steaming mission, and women had a"great. DELL should wander so far trem patriotic citizens" The spectacle for trespassing in the precincts of

hard against it recalls a famous fear of lack of security. That was: civil engineering as to be distribut of an industrialist voluntarily ad.

test of this kind in the early days generally why they married. Deig- ing definitions of patriotism to his mitting that his profits are un

of steam propulsion at sea. When gates complained that an inferi- Charged before Mr., Hamilton at shipbuilders were divided between ority complex FAJ damaging Chinese friends we do not know. reasonably great would surely more Central Magistracy with stealing the rival merits of the paddle and British trade.. and a resolution was Dr. WADDELL, we believe, is a very the most enllous Communist to chungshan" cigaretes valued at the screw propeller, the Admiralty passed that the time had arrived settled the question by rule-of- to assume a mare optimistic tone- clever engineer; he has been engag-tears. We do not recall any in-8112, a Chinese was stated to have thumb methods. In 1845 two small in public statements on British ed by the National Government to stance of a manufacturer in Dr. visited a shop in Connaught Road warships of equal size and horse industry. assist in carrying cut plans for WADDELL'A

Own country making and bargained for an empty box. power-the paddle corvette Alecto railway development, and we have public confession that he was receiv- The shop people seld him one fer and the screw corvette Rattler-

were chosen to race against one no doubt is in a position to give ing unreasonable, profits, and had $1.40 but neglected to empty the another and to carry out courpet his employers extremely valuable therefore decided to reduce the contents of the case. Defendant tive trials. With each eaptain con- vinced of his own ship's superi- advice in that direction. But his selling priec. of his product, but later found that he had 100 curtonearity, and with the crews entering excursions into the discussion of possibly Chinese profiteers would of cigarettes but fell to the tempta whole-heartedly into the compet

nic questions. economic generat

prove more penitent than their tion to keep them instead of re-tion. the races were far from one rather difficult to explain, as in- Western brethren.

turning them to the shop. Defen- deed they are to follow. The

dant was remanded to enable him series of memoirs" by Dr. Wap-to-day, it is absurd to make to make good the loss on the portien DELL entitled "Some Thoughts patriotic issue out of the question of the goods which had not been Concerning Economies in the Deve- of making use of foreign goods. recovered,, his Worship intimating lopment of China," is being widely What has happened in Japan will that it was his intention to bind distributed by the National Govern-in due time also happen in Cain; over the defendant on his next ap- ment, which evidently has a very home industries will be established pearance. high opinion of his views, and and to a large extent will meet domestic requirements. That dere obviously endorses them.

Foreign merchants who are en-lopment is obvious "and inevitable,

The bus services at Kowloon are gaged in import business may be bat meanwhile foreign merchants models of efficiency as regards com- How suburban snobbery "adds interested to know more about this in China who are importing goods fort of transport and frequency at to the difficulties of the Post Office "patriotic" movement to stop the into the country are rendering the running. They all suffer, however, plained to the North Staffordshire Moldavia's passengers the name of in the delivery of letters was ex-stated that in the latest list of the importation into China of foreign Chinese people valuable and useful from a fault refreshingly rare in Chamber of Commerce recently by Lady Nathan has been withdrawn goods "of any kind." Dr. WAD service-supplying them with what these times, namely excessive mo. Colonel W. G. Todd, postmaster but I have before me a list, publish- DELI, commences his most recent they need, and could not otherwise desty, and a wish to avoid pub of Stoke-on-Trent Colonel Todded on May 20-the latest mail date: pointed out that 103,000 articles in which Lady Nathan's name essay by admitting there are obtain. Importers do not and can licity. There are no notices, for were received for delivery daily in still appears-Hong Kong Daily many pros and cons as to whether not compel the Chinese to buy what example, stating the times of start the Stoke-on-Trent area, and that Press, June 20, 1904. it is preferable to purchase neces they do not want; they can merely ing frorn termini and passing 600 could not be delivered owing to Looking Back 20 Years,

being incompletely or incorrectly sities abroad or manufacture them offer goods for sale, and if the the principal points en route. This addressed. Of these half were 16- The new British steamer Harter, in China, Just now, with money character of the article or its price would be particularly helpful for turned to the genders and the other Captain Branthwaite, arrived here borrow does not meet with the approval those patronising the outlying and either the name if the address of from London, including all stop- half destroyed, as they contained on Tuesday night, forty-eight days scarce and difficult to abroad, it is necessary to import of the prospective buyer, then the special services, such as to Kowloon the sender. Ninety-three thousand pages. The Captain was here two goods, but after existing "adverse goods are not disposed of. Po urge Tong and Taiwan Beach. Another packages a year were destroyed. years in the British bark Belted" Of date years," Colonel Todd re- Will; the chief officer, Mr. Braith- conditions have been materially it as a patriotic duty upon Chiose little mystery in Kowloon is whe marked, the practice has grown waite, was master of the British. ameliorated, it will be well to start, to avoid importing foreign goods ther or no there is a morning bus, up of giving fancy names to houses bark Enid, and the second efficer in a modest way, their production of every description implies that as there was last year, to Taiwan.and ignoring street numbering, and Mr. Simmonds, was chief officer of at home." Of course, adds the importers are doing the nation & Particulars of the Castle Feak thereby considerably increasing the the Hark Away, both of which ves-

serious disservice, whereas the

difficulty of delivering. The objec sels Were in Hong Kong last year. engineer-economist, if the country actual position is precisely the re service would also greatly helption to numbering has been defined The Harter was built by Mars. is going to export largely of its verse. The importation of foreign those who do not own cars. Yet one as a form of suburban snobbery, Richardson, Duck & Co., Stockton- manufactures means that the Chi- more complaint-cannow the Com- and I do not think this expression on-Tees, for Mr. J. H. Bushy, of produce, it will have to buy someness have the opportunity of buy

is far wrong. The occupiers in London, the owner of the British

villadom thing in its stead," so apparently ing necessities and comforts which panies arrange to open an office in

dearly love a light bark Carricks, Captain T. Jones.. it will not be so easy to be "truly would not be otherwise available some central and easily accessible sounding or fantastic name. Ses now lying in this harbour, Belted. Rosemount Bound so Will, Enid, ec, all of which, rez- to them. Importers, as a matter of pince for a day or two at the be- View or patriotic" and keep out foreign fact, are the media through which

much better than saying 'No. 27 sels are known in China. Th goods of all and every kind. If the the most useful and most progres- ginning of each month where the Appropriateness plays no part in stemmer is a pretty model as she countries importing from China sive ideas of foreign manufacturera public may renew season tickets? the average nomenclature, and Sea sits upon the water-and-her-lines.

View "may overlook a gasworks appear to be very fine.. are brought to the notice of the How many perfectly respectable and the only indications of flowers Harter's engines are a pair of in- insist upon exporting to this coun- Chinese people: In carrying on try, the only way for Chinese to such business, merchants are actual residents put off the act of renewal surrounding Rosemount may be verted direct-acting compound of be truly patriatic" would be to ly educating the Chinese, raising from day to day, at the risk of an anemic aspidistra in the win-300 horsepower nominal and 1,100 refuse, to send anything out as well the general standard of living and prosecution and severe magisterial dow." There is not the least harm indicated. She consumes 19 toss the retention of these names, and of coal per twenty-four hours, and encouraging the adoption of more decline to allow anything to efficient methods. The difficulties of rebuke for travelling without pay it is merely a case of pandering to this consumption will drive the come in. In other words, China trade in China are sufficiently large ing their fares, siniply because Would have to retire into compite and numerous without the introduced existing circumstances, it is tion of an extraneous issue which by no means easy to get the month seclusion from the outer world be inevitably arouses ill-feeling where

ly pass hind a Great Wall built upon pro-t'none need exist.

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Modest 'Bus Companies."

I think I may safely say that the principal topic of conversation at the four o'clock tea tables during the past week has been the an- rided. Honours, in fact, were fair nouncement that Lady Nathan is. iy easy until, as a final test, a tug. accompanying the new Governor to It has been generally of war was decided on. The two Hong Kong.

that Sir Mathew vezels were lashed together stern understood to stern and then, each striving to Nathan is a bachelor, and rumour tow the other, went full stem hath it that there has been much ahead: Needless to say, the screw searching among the marrings an- won and the Rattler triumphantly nouncements in the back numbers of the London Times during the towed the struggling. Alecto stern foremost. From that time the navy past week for a possible explana.. discarded the paddle steamer, and tion of the announcement that a before long and virtually dis passage has been booked for Lady appeared from the high seas.

Nathon. Such searchings have been in vain. however, and it is con- cluded that the lady referred to is the Governor's sister, who should have been described us Miss Nathan. A contemporary has

in

Suburban Suobbery.

The

the harmless vanity which afflicts vesse an average speed of 101 knota

r:dumugrahangamnering Me C-Bladedecoriste perma the best of us. But there should per hour. The engines were built order to facilitate immediate do Hull-Hong Kong Daily Press, ́livery,"

June 19, 1879.