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'IS LIFE WORTH LIVING? TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG TELEGRAFIČ,"

SIR-The correspondence in your journal anent wages and expenditure in Hongkong gives rise to many important questions which considerably affect the young men of the Colony. It is well-known that as a rule young men do not take their measure of economy from what they can actually endure, but from what society around them is accustomed to demand. Unless I am greatly mistaken Victoria is a city of cliqueism, and many fellows pre fer to swagger among the upper ten. Of course, if they must have three or four "outings" a mooth; if they must join various clubs which tax their slender resources severely; if they must be counted upon for parties or suppers; and they must pay, or give chits, for billiards and prime cigars, then they will find it uphill work to save enough out of a salary of even niore than $200 to pay their passage home, much less

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1901.

Editor; they say this a great affinity be tween newspaper and the saints.

Yours,

-EMPLOYEE. Hongkong, Octofer 3rd, 1901,

OUR LONDON LETTER.

(From ourown Correspondent)

LONDON, September 1st. „_SMALL-OX IN LONDON.

ficet of gr vessels of this descriptions. It mav be urged that the value of the sub-marine in war is as yet, unknown, and that the construc tion of large number of ships which experience may prove to be ineffective,' is a costly ex Iperiment. On the other hand it would be much more expensive-not to mention-other points-if the sam: sub-marines, succeeded in destroying our first line of defence, without our having the means to retaliate in kind. This criticism, which embodies the idle imaginings of the mere man-in-the-street, is perhaps worthless; he is, however, the same ignorant inexpert, who in the months gone by, urged upon a reluctant War Office, the imperative need of a steady flow of mounted re-inforce ments, to be despatched to South Afrien, whether the generals called for them or not. Now and again this person happens on a sound theory, though even then he is slow to give it expression.

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Hongliang will be well able to understand and sympathise with the scare which fell upon the capital of the Empire some six days ago, when the Health Authorities notified the advent of an epidemic field. It is now many years since the grim shadow of small-pox lay upon London, and the success which has attended the prompt measures of the Metropolitan Board of this occasionspires us to bold with toler able confidence the belief that it is never again likely to become a serious menace to the com manity. Still for a few brief days London felt a little uneasy-not without cause until epidemic suppressing machinery was proven to make their premature old age at all comfort During the whole of last year, there were only whence, it is surmised, they were sent in small TWENTIETH ORDINARY GEN-

able. No one will deny that, in a certain moderate and occasional amount of innocent pleasure there is the least harm, but in Hong kong where the style of living is far from simple the limited means at the disposal of the majority of Europeans does not permit of much gaiety without a vast hole being mile in monthly drawings. With the limited salary which many are earning the most rigorous economy is essential before a dollar can be saved. Those desirous of putting by for a rainy day out of scaly earnings must dispense, with the cursed chit system; they must earn their money before they spend itand, above all, they must be their own masters and not let society or fashion swallow up their individually-bat, coat, and boots. Then, and then only will they be able to carve a way in life and obtain a position for superior to those who wear clothes they cannot afford to buy and whose winds are too work to permit of any curbing of expensive. impulses.

Yours respectfully,

FAIR WAGE.

Hongkong, October 3rd, 1901,

To the Forros of win “Honekana. É arais AD""

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sixty cases of small pox within the country; while during three days of this week in one northern district of London alone--Marylebone, St. Pan cras and Islington-no fewer than seventy cases were certified. Yesterday and to-day there has been a small, relatively a very small increase in the numbers, and though of course all risk cannot be considered over until the ten days period of incubation is over, the Health Autho ritles state that they believe the progress of the epidemic to be effectually stopped,

All the patients notified have been removed in special horse ambulances, to the private wharf of the Board, and thence transferred to a steamer reserved for such emergencies, and conveyed to the isolation hospital ships moored in Long Reach, a lonely part of the Thames, Each ambulance is attended by a trained nurse, and met on the wharf by the medical officer, who certifies the disease before the patient is sent to Long Reach. Doubtful cases are de tained at the special "Suspect" isolation hospital. There has been only one patient from any but the northern districts, but am bulance-stations have been ringed all round the Metropolitan area, and connected by tele- phone with the central office, whither reports are sent, so that everything is fully organised for a general outbreak. Apparently Britaia possesses one authority at least, free from the manacles of red inpe,-far which mercy, let us be thankful.

LOKD SALISBURY.

THE LOST YEOMANKY.

Sir Robert Baillie has in a measure cleared up the mystery of the lost Yeomanry. The mistake appears to have arisen at Aldershot, drafts, which would account for no transport owning to have carried them. Sir Robert states that they re-formed in South Africa and existed corporately till the end of this last June. On the other hand the tieneral of com- munications states emphatically he never saw or heard of the 98th, and no commanding officer can be found to have, at any tinic, included the company in his columns. Captain Greig, in nominal charge of the detatchment, is with Thorneycraft's colum Except for relatives of the men it is perhaps of little importance whether the company exists as a unit; or is broken up, but it does not seem very creditable in the War: Office that after a year's inquiry, it is unable to arrive with any certainty, as to what became of the 300, even in England.

GENERALS BULLER AND WHITE.

After an interval of silence it is again freely asserted, in service circles, that Buller and

White will shortly receive peerages. Seeing that all the bonours for the carly months of the war have been gazetted some time ago, the rumour doas not seem probable. I have heard- but give the report under reserve-that Lord SIR,-- noice in your last night's issue a

Roberts is so hurt at the circulation of a scan- letter signed. "An Employer of Labour" at

dal to the effect that he objected to Buller tempting to reply to your article in the previous

receiving this form of recognition, moved there. night's issue of your paper dealing with the

by by private enmity, and not by professional sual salaries paid to employees, in propor

considerations, that he is now urging upon tion to the great cost of living in the Colony,

Mr. Brodrick the propriety of recommending After reading the letter came to the con

the Natal Commander to the King, I do not lusion that it was the work of an employer who

A circumstantial account of the approaching believe the story myself in the least. Lord spends the best part of his time loafing or retirement of Lord Salisbury is a dish for which Robert's opinion of Buller's conduct of the drinking in his club, and ever anxious to talk all newspaper-readers look about once in three Ladysmith campaign was made quite clear in of the virtues of thrift, whilst he is at the same

months. The item appeared once more in last the despatches. It is unlikely that he added time sweating the life out of his employees, nights Pall Mall Gazette in all the glory of to the strictures, he then felt it necessary to and paying them hardly enough to keep body leaded type, and flaring contents bills. The make, the more so as it is well-known and soul together. What a liberal minded man announcement was that the Premier will reture the two soldiers are not friendly, While the writer is! He would not have a man spend immediately after the Coronation and it is pro-therefore it seems improbable that Sir Redvers a cent on drinks or tobacco; he accuses you of bably quite correct, though certainly not novel. advocating reckless expenditure upon luxury Immediately after the death of the Marchioness, and vice because you explain that owing to the it will be remembered, Lord Salisbury pleaded great cost of living in Hongkong it is almost with Her late Majesty to be permitted to seek impossible for a single in to live comfortably solace for his grief, in the privacy of his family. under $160 per month. From the tone of his The aged Sovereign, bowed down with anxiety letler one would think 'an Employer' was giv: respecting the war and conscious of the menace

The new suggestions relative to the establish. ing a lecture to a lot of school boys who had

of European hostility, appealed to the

ment of decimal coinage in Great Britain and been brought up, hanging on to their mothers loyalty of her tried servant, to remain in the self goreming colonies, which has just apron strings. An employer may be,, as he office until the conclusion of peace, or till the reached London from Australia, is, considered contends thers ought to be, a saint, but as I

next general election. About the time of the ap-quite the best which has yet been made, be- have not heard that there have been seen in peal to the country, rumours of retirement were Hongkong lately, any, sanctified persons with again rife, but they were wholly without founda cause it involves the minimum alteration in the halos round their leads I prefer to put him tion; unless defeated at the polls, Lord down as a bit of a humbug. The only objec-Salisbury had no intention of laying down the tion I have to your article, Sir, is that you leave the bachelor of modest tastes without a cent to spend on the vice, which is protected by the local Government, and which, I believe, has the approval of some of our weak biest men -possibly "An Employer of Labour" amongst

others.

In support of his argument An Employer' refers, with great pride, to a civil servant who éleven years ago started life in the civil service at $30 per month, and is now receiving 362 out of which be lives respectably, dresses well, has a little home, and supports a wife. What

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reins of Government at that season, though owing to failing health he was compelled to devolve some of his querous duties to another. The selection of Lord Lansdowne for the post of Foreign Secretary was severely criticised at the time, but it has since leaked out, that the Premier felt he would be able without offence

to

or Sir George. White will figure in a further war gazette, I think, it more than possible that in the list of King's birthday honours both officers will appear, as Viscount Aldershot, and Baron White of Ladysmith respectively.

DECIMAL COINAGE,

value of the smaller coins in circulation

This proposal is to take the farthing as the unit, and to increase the value of the sovereign by ten pence which would make it the equivalent of one thousand farthings. Commercial men do not seem to regard any early modification of the existing system, even on these lines, as at all practical, though they admit that once the transition stage were over, a decimal coin. age would be profitable to English trade, as

well as convenient to individuals.

NEW WORDS.

exercise a more complete control over relative, than he could possibly assume over the nominal head of a great department, whose The Academy, best on enriching the relations to himself were only official. Lord language, offered some weeks ago, a prize for Lansdowne undertook the routine work, the the best list of new words representing moden courtesy réceptions and so on, while he sub-developments which as yet have no place in

the English vocabulary. The winner is an nounced in the current issue, together with the. creation of his imagination. The tendency o up to-date authorship, always to prefer long words to short ones, is conspicuous.

dictation differing very widely from the mere supervision, which every Premier exercises over all departments.

Phonoscribe-a, writer who uses the Phono-

graph.

On the death of the Queen Lord Salisbury tendered the new monarch his resignation, which was not accepted, but it is generally un- derstood that His Majesty promised he would Sangferratic-tending to blood and iron; Kip- on the restoration of peace re-consider that

lingesquo. answer if the Premier still desired it. There for Monotonist--a writer of uninspired verse. a time the matter ended. Now, however, that Noisicrucians-writers of sensational religious

novels.

a beautiful picture of Hongkong. A stingermitted to dictation in all important matters ; a to this Colony reading the letter would naturally say to himself "What a beautiful place Hong. kong must be 10 live in." But what is the stern reality. The clerk must be living is a cubicle surrounded by Chinamen, and the evil smells which always accompany overcrowding. He no doubt, as the writer says, lives respecta bly, for his salary would hardly enable him to do otherwise. But how he manages to dress well, and keep a wife and family, I must confess is a inystery toms. Inmafinid that it is nonsensking you in your editorial capacity, Mr. Editor, be cause, if you knew how one could live in the

THE SWIMMING DATH THA. ! Colony on anything like the sum mentioned

The hot summer, which is already a'thing of you would not have written the article in ques

the past, has given rise to a form of feminine. tion. The clerk in the civil service might be able to live honestly on the salary of $60 per

social entertainment, which London considers extremely chic and original, quite unconscious month, but I hald, Sit, that paying a man at that rate, after eleven years service, is a direct in-

of the fact that it is merely a Western adapta- as Prime Minister over the short interval tion of Hongkong usage. This departure is cilement tu dishonesty, I would like to see the gendeman who so boastingly signs himself June. On the whole therefore the extraordinary called a "Swimming Bath Tea". The hostess An Employer of Labour forced to live for a knowledge and foresight attributed to the Pall engages a swimming bath for the afternoon and Mall Gazelle's contributor-arising probably out invites her guests to bring bathing dresses with few months on that sum. How he would year of the fact that that journal was the first to be them. Immediately upon arrival, the cool and

it is clear the pacification of South Africa can not he far advanced for some months to come, the approach of the Coronation has introduced

a new time-limit.,

Since Lord Salsbury is tolerably certain, by the terms of his tacit agreement with the King, to be in office early next year, it is, to say the least, extremely probable that he will continue

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