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is so patent to the meanest in- telligence that concerted effort to arrest it should surely be the first of international subjecte." To be sare Mr. Churchill suggested laat year, as he has again done, that the nations should take a year's rest from naval shipbuilding; but there was a more determined and confident note in last year's speech than in this.

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MANUH 28)* 1913.

BRITISH NORTH BORNEO

month there and the amount THE NEW BANDMANN increases month by month. Kin- OPERA COMPANY: INTERVIEW WITH MAJOR" arut, which ja, but a little over

GENERAL TURNER,

two years old, has already 1750 To-night's Play-"'Olpsy Love. acres planted and will be tapping Chartered Company Director Ex-in another year or so; and bear in

presses Hopeful Views, mind, the recognised time at night will witness the first which tapping begins in other is considered the biggest hit that production in Hongkong of what

Turner K. C. B., who has just re- Of the older ostatce, Sapong is staged at Daly s Theatre, London, Major General Sir Alfred countries is four and a half years. Mr. George Edwardes has yet turned from a visit to British tapping sixteen thousands pounds It is, at the time of writing, still North Borneo, has been good pounds a month, and the amount drawing crowded houses and the onaugh

to to supply

the is ever increasing: Woodford, reason is not far to seek, as with "Tolegraph some most inter which is much younger, produced out question the music of Lebar esting facts in regard to the nine thousand during the month is of the most ear-hunting country as it is today.

of January, and experts at Homo quality and description. In point General Turner is a man of no described the rubber as equal in of fast it is considered to be the little versatility; he has had a quality to any on the London Ginest that this gifted musician long and distinguished career 28 market,

his yet giron to the world,

The plot of this Musical Play,

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as it is styled, is very reminiscent of that of the celebrated and not- orious Princess Chimay who, il will be recalled, fell in love with a Tzigano Addler and who later was deserted by hin,

a soldier, has held nisny import "Here," went on General Tur- ant government appointments, is ner, "I saw two trees, only four a member of the Royal Institution aid a half years old, that measured and President of the Salon, is a forty inches in girth, three feet well-known Alpine climber, and above the ground; and at is author of various works, Kinarut, I was shown two othere, including "Sixty years of two and a half years old, that Soldier's Life." In addition, he were twenty inches round, mea Ilona the daughter of Dragotin is largely interested in the com-sured at the same height. The is betrothed to Jonel and the In-mercial world, being Chairman of late Governor, Mr. Scott Mason, scene opens with the arrivel of the

the North Borneo State Rubbar who was an authority, after eco-

gueste to witness the celebration, Co., Ltd., as well as a Director of ing these, said emphatically that hen the Gipsy Jozsi arrive. Ilona the Chartered Company which he knew of no such rapid has come to the conclusion that owns British North Borneo. It is growth anywhere in the Afalay she does not love Jonel and when in this latter capacity that he has States. In all, Borneo Jozsi gives her the first insight been touring through the Com-twenty-three rubber estates and, of love she decides to throw in

West Ridgeway, the Chairman of will be many more.. Directors.

Engineers Institute, The Bonual meeting of the stitute of Shipbuilders and Engi- nears will be held to-night at 0.15,

Tenyo Maru's Cargo, The 8.8. Tonyo Mara, which arrived in port to-day, brought

for Hongkong....

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There is no harzi-there is wis- dom of a kind in suggesting a year's naval holiday; but, having onee thrown out the suggestion, | let the others follow it up. "Of all, o'clock.

nations in the world wo perhaps are beat able to bear sach a strain if it should continue," says

best way to secure a speedy

guests are all assembled at dinner slackening of pace is for Britain

"We are doing everything he steals off with him. to make it. Who ever heard of

Great Advances Made. possible to acoth away all

But soon are the scalea to foll the fastest and best-conditioned

"At present," General Turner difficulties attendant on estates from her eyes, for Jozsi bringe runner in a race pleading with

tell ue, "British North Borneo coolie immigration," the General her to a wine tavern and when he the others to go a little slower?

consists of a coast line and a few added. Wo want to pleads for the marriage ceremony miles of interior, the rest of the make Chinese labour as easy as to take place he scoffs at her and He wins by virtue of his pace

The Young Rid The Hongkong Volunteer Re-country baing mountain, swamp possible. and by tiring out hiscompetitors Volunteer Reserve, The same natural law operates in serve annual dinners to be held and jungle but ince Sir West dell contract of three hundred in most dramatic finale he im- the race for naval supremacy.

Gipsy Love. The finale of this man of Directors, some two years Colonial Office and is in opera act is considered to be one of the Mad it may be, but let there be at the Volunteer Drill Hall on Ridgeway was appointed Chair daye was approved by the parts to her the true meaning of method in the madness. If the Saturday at 8 p.m.

ago, great advances have been tion, and we find it works well.finest pieces of orchestration and Mesare. C. Goble and Godfrey made in the country's develop made careful enquiries into the writing yet given us by Lebar, nations will rush towards bank- ruptcy, let the nation which can Stimson arrived from from Eng ment. Jungle is being felled treatment of the coolies and, on the Music at times verging on

The others will be forced to give up

The scenery and first, and they will take a long to join the Hongkong Police proposed to cut a trunk road better. Any case of cruelty on right across the country from the part of the managers would Forco. time to recover strength. That

East to West; that is, from be punished very severely mouting of this play is an exact replica of the London Production may be a orude, even a cruel, The adjutancy of the D.C.L.I.

Of the Government of the coun- and it is one of the finest series way of settling the matter, but it On May 4 next Captain A. W. Sandakan to Jesselton. Other should be very effective. It is, Sterjoker, Cornwall Light In roads will be constructed in conree try and the Chartered Company's of stage pictures that Mr. Band- indeed, the only effective wayfantry, will teate the adjuffincy of time. It must be remembered position, generally, Sir Alfred mann has yet given us.

of the

he 2nd Battalion at Hong the size of Ireland, so that, con-

that the country is simost exactly Turner speaks highly.

"During the last two years kong,

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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1918.

NECESSARY MEASURES.

be

whom he at once respects and fears; no man is more ready to take advantage of good-nature, and leniency, and to mistake these for weakness, timidity, fear, and even kindness,

Junk Wrecked.

at

sidering all things considering, more progress" has been made

for instance, that for some time, than in the previous twelve. The

SNOW

At the Peak on the evening of

the natives were very hostile to officials are capable and hard- Saturday, March 22 at 8.45 us the British, and that rubber is working, and apparently quite said by many Chinese that suow still almost a new thing there contented. No: I think there is was soon to fell

Cbinere,"

General Tarner is enthusiastic

$100

MESSRS ARNDT AND

of Mesars Deacon; Looker, Dea con, and Harston, for the defen- dants.

Mr. Shenton-I don't know

no doubt that I am instructed.

Tuesday was fixed for the

en There was also another case

dants in which A. Medor-Santos

A Pothouse Crowd.

Once upon a time the Britia The police report that a junk Parliament was composed wholly, has been wrecked on the recks or nearly so, of gentlemen; but Leang Sha Wan near Sai Kung, it has fallen-greatly from its high The jank is a total wreck but ostale. When ye and Six Clemem fortunately lives were lost. development has not been so slow no-likelihood of the Imperial Gov. Did you see it? To the more Markham characterising the Op Sheating Accidentas might appear. The sontives froment's taking over the country observant the effects were dis position as "pothouse crowd," An India constable, the police are now perfectly peaceable at present. The Colonial Office tinctly noticeable on the following very docile, in fact; and has expressed itself perfecily sa morning; a blight was on all wo begin to wonder just how report, whilst cleaning his to the whole territory is easily tisfied with the administration. plants in flower. Was it frost or low the once leading assembly.in volver Sheku station, disckar controlled by a force of eight The Company has been paying was it now? The Chineso the world has sunk. Not very long odlit adoidentally, and shot his hundred ariped police natives, five per cent for the last two or describe it as bite of cotton falling ago we saw a writer proving, to wife in the arm and she was taken Indians and Filipinos-under a three years, and everything is in a through the air-anow. Ark his own satisfaction, that Parlia to the hospital.

fow British officers, I inspected flourishing condition.

your boy, who will doubtless Considerable amusement appears to have been caused in the ment was a more gentlemanly Sent to House of Detention.these, both at Sandakan, and al I would like to add that much reply: Any man savez have Police Court the other day by a cass arising out of some trouble assembly than ever becanes, in A youth named Domingo Jesselton, and considered then on of that flourishing condition is gut, between sailors. A good humoured and tolerant magistrate let the days when Drunk, for a Meremo Almagus was ordered to doubtedly efficent. They are directly due to a concern in which them talk it out; and this was, no doubt, the wiser course; but it Popy; drunk with straw to lie the house of detention by Mr. Farmed with the latest pattern car- Hongkong is so largely interested

on, for two pence" was a common A. Hazeland at the Police Court, bine, and they will soon be the China Borneo Company, is to be hoped that white men, even if they are of an excitable sign in the streets of London, this morning. He was found at

The case was mentioned in the de of max Aupplied with a couple nature, will refrain from bringing these ridiculous cases into Cabinet Ministers were often West Point without visible mesos ims; more, I suppose, as a mát ALICE MEMORIAL

Sammary Court, this morning before Mr. Justice Kemp, Puiane Court. - The conduct of them, however wisely the magistrate may drusk in public. But that proves of subsistence.

ter of form than for any other)

HOSPITAL Jadge, in which J. A. Straube is Bank Note Case. *** guide them, 'cannot but have an effect upon the minds of the nothing except that we are a, more

sober-perhaps more apparent- Save for any further evidence reason, for nothing could be more Chinese present who understand English and who are certain to go]ly-people than were our great that the prosecution may desire Peaceable than the demeanour of The Hon. Treasurer of the saing Messrs Arndt and Co. to

the people. Head-hunting has Alice Memorial and Affiliated recover the sum of $130.1

1- Mr. F.: 0.::Mason, of MessTS amongst their fellows with their own tale of how Europeans behaved grandfathers. Even if they were to call in the bank note case, the ceased to exist, except perhaps Hospitals bege to acknowledge so strangely as to cause laughter. It is not well that this should drunk in public at times, parlia-case on behalf of the Crown, was in the far interior, and I may al with thank the follwing Wilkinson and Grist, appeared Bo; it is this kind of conduct on the part of some white people which their heads screwed on the right The defence, will be commenced who give trouble to the police are Hospitals

tentarians of the old days had concluded yesterday evening mest say that the only people donation to the funds of the for the plaintiff and Mr. Shenton, has helped to foster the high-and-mighty, attitude adopted by the way, did excellent and enduring on Monday.

Hongkong and Whampoa

Deck Co. Dinose during the past year or two. No man on earth is more work in the main, and were

Oplum Divan. courteous and polite to each other Seventeen men were charged Inducements to Chinese. easily kept within bounds than the Chinese when he is ander men all through. A drunken gentle before Mr. C. D. melbourne, by over Borneo as an emigrating VOLUNTEER RESERVES. anything about the case; I have

man may still act like a gentle-Inspector. McDonald, at the man, but an ill-bred man is always Police Court this morning with ground for Chinese, The Chinese an ill-bred man."

population, exclusive of estates The Hongkong Volunteer Re- being concerned in an opiam coolies, in already omsiderable, serves were inspected by Captain hearingen divan. The keeper was fined and generous inducements are be- Rogers, on the parade ground, st Since the revolution the task of local officials has become Health Certificates and Marriage. $100, and the remandor $2 each ing held out to gardeners and the Volunteer headquarters last brought against the same defen increasingly difficult; the influx of a vast body of Cantonese ruffians, A well-known Norwegian phy-

Fate slips farmers from South China, A evening. A muster numbering ned Mesra Aradt und Co. and A Chinese whilst going up the system of free grants of land to over a hundred turned cut:under to whom our system of punishments is of no nocount compared sician, Dr. A. Mjoen, has been with those to which they have been accustomed, has in no way arguing that both the intending gangway of the as. Wing Hon these has been established, taze the presidency of Mr. G. E. Wake another, to recover $1,000. This

parties to a marriago should be accidentally slipped batween the tion is very light, and the climate man, the President. The manten card was put over for a week. helped to make matters easier. It is for every white man to assist obliged to produce a certificate ship and the wharf, striking his is, on the whole, healthy. In res were gone through very CLIENT IN PRISON the officials, so far as he can, by ensuring that his own conduct of health before the ceremony and was drowser The body Alfred added that, on some of the

head on a projecting beam, support of the last statement, Siroreditably

After the march past, the A case was mentioned in the shall command the respect of those Chinese, with whom he comes can be performed. The question into contact. At the same time we could wish and urge that official is an old one, and one which failed to rise and it has not been rubber estates, which he visited, Reserves formed up and were Summary Court before Aft/ Justice

found.

there was not a single case of bricly addressed by the inspect Kemp in which Lan Yeung is dissipline were more strict. British fairplay is a very bright-jewel, oan pretend finally to decide. The neither physical nor moral science

Bickpeas.

Dbas. The country contains ng officer. He complimented suing W Aufermann for the but it can be too bright at times; and, when a street coolis on the dilemma involved is such a A party of tourists under the some very able doctors, chief the men on their smart appear recovery of ive dollars, side walk carelessly swinge round a bamboo pole to the danger of horribly serious one. Will you conductorship of Dr. and Mrs. among whom is Dr. Orme who ance and expressed pleasure at The plaintiff appeared la per- one's eye one has a natural wish that coolies had been allowed less have children born of perfectly Howard Paine liave arrived in the has been lent by the F.MS what he had seen He further von and Mr. F. O. Mason, of stated that the drill was excellent | Messt Wilkinson and Grist, for latitude in the past.

sound parents, chosen even as Colony, and are staying at the Government. brood animals are chosen, yet Hongkong Hotel. The party, "To make immigration easier to considering the amount of train- the defendant. After all, what redress worth the name has a Britisher from the so antagonistic, mentally, that which numbers twelve in all, ar the Chinese from Hongkong," con-hat the Reserves wore able Ilie Lordship suggested that

offspring insolence or laziness of, say, a house-boy? Only the other day a their

grows up rived, seven by the P. and O. 8.s.tinued General Turner, "we have to get, case came under our notice of a cook being discovered in a parti-cureed with the warped and Assaye and the ballace by the ss arranged for them to be allowed eglarly dirty notion. More than that cannot be said here. What morbid mind that must over be Tenyo Maru.

the heritage of children of an un Admiralty App futments. can be done beyond dismissing him on the apot? Bat dismissal happy marriage; or do you pre The following appointments There is room for any number of means little to a Chiness of this stamp, and, in any case, it does for that the young generation are announcer by 16 Admiralty them, and the foil is, of course, As a result of the long duration nothing to make him mend his ways. A prompt and sound cuffing should spring from devotedly Commander A. Cochrane, to the magnificent, People in Hong of the Talati case and the taking would have done him a deal of good, but it might have led to a loving parents whose union is an Victory, addition, for the Sarkong who have money in Borneo of Criminal Sessions by the ideal one but for the trifling fact prise, addition, to late Feb. 21, tobacco and rubber plantations Paisne Judge there has been summons being taken out against the man who had right on his that one of them has heart disease, and Lieutenant E.K. Boddam will readily admit that, I am sure: somewhat of a delay dealing side. There is the whole matter in a nutshell. There is a growing consumption, cancer, a tendency Whetham, to the mar, addi. There are rubber estates in the with cases in the Summary Court, disposition on the part of the Chinese to treat Britishers and British to insanity or any other here- tional for Virago, incommand, to country which are only three and a and a very large list was down for authority with contempt, and it is full time that measures were ditary evil? Which is the greater date Feb. 20. Eogucer Lieuten half years old and yet have consideratida to-day. As he was taken to counteract it. The only penalty worth the name for sin to keep such a couple apart ant A. G. Archard, the Alacrity started tapping already. That firing dates for bearing, Mr Br

or to allow them to marry? To on commisioning, d date Feb,jat Mel lap, which belongs to the Justice Temp suggested that he AW offences in publio flogging, and a few Chinese made example our way of thinking, the matter 27. Staff Surgeon G. Estment Manchester Company, is an inet would like to try cases, this after "make all the difference in the world in the general attitude is too lengthy and too thorny ever to the Alacrity on reommission once; already they are-tapping six noon and Saturday as there we

• certain cure for swelled head,

to be mettled save in theory,

to date Feb, 87

thousand pounds of rubber a sucha heavy list in arrears,

Tontists Arrive,

to ship direct from here ins tead of going via Singapore,

A HEAVY LIST.

the

ase could be heard this after- noon bat Mr. Mason said that bis client was in prison and he would not be able to get him to atte

The case was adjourned unt next Saturday:

LOCAL SPORT