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proper state of repair the Golm public monumants. Pr the work should fall on the Public Works Department. If an we can only say that that Depart ment is not altogether alive to its The opening rate of the dollar

demand to-day responsibilities. It certainly is on nothing short of a public £4.4.1/184. scandal that the upkeep of the| fow statue" and" monumenta

Te-morrow's Anniversary, which the Colony boasts is badly To-marrow is the anniversary neglected. Most of them are dirty of the death of John Wesley and grimy almost beyond hope (1791). of ever being made presentable again, though they might ver

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PRACTICAL PATRIOTISM - III.

WANTED A MINISTRY OF TRADE..

OUR CONSULAR SERVICE IN CHINA AND ELSEWHERE.

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"It is all very, well for a render to quote the compositors and of rapo na a mambae of the latte |hood (writes a corrupt

an exchange). I And that th proof-reader nos infrequently [“Iota me down.”. · He is too readily baffled by the "fouriskos" which spiskurs sometimes use. For [Below we give the third and coolading Than every Government official example, one of my reports, of s temperances musting contain- specially written for the Telegraphy should likewise be made responsised the phrase "From

a kokoowledged authority on trade blaand by this, the lower olam boilding wille 1ɔw forth conditions in China. Its plation has olarks and writers are not indios streams of infoenon to irrigate recently befallen she writer.] cation of a little water. We Plantations, Limited, has declared

Reads of Departments. For is whois district. Both compositor In the last two articles the stance, it should not be posible. would draw attention to the a final dinal dividend of one Tasi.

and proofreader agreed, upon erection in front of the City Cable Communication Restored. writer has endeavoured to show for a Chief of the Foreign Office it to the better wo

The Eastern Extension Tele-that, whilst the people of Britain to allow a country to sit in dark of "irrigate," and so it appeared, Hall, which is supposed to de daty

fountain, but graph company advises us that have not been wang no se to what other countries in the paper. Again, in a nabarella A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., which for many years has nos normal cable communication with Patrice Great Dapart are doing in military senses stins oase the barrister explained been used as such. It is real-North and South America eto, Government, Dort when his intelligence depart-that his client came to England ments of State, manufacturers, ment in receiving the kind of and after a while "strook his ly a most imposing pisos of work via Pecido, te-now restored,

bankers and marchants still Reports that the Foreign Offore roots more deply into British. or would be if it were only kept:

Leading Seaman Ghit wishes regard patriotism as a thing spart csired from January 1988 to July soil. The intensely literal com in a decent condition. If it oan- not for some reason or other be it to be known that his oballenge | from ordinary life—an a state of | 1919-and for that Oficial to retire positor and proof-reader between- put to it proper use--though to Corporal Scott, RE. for the feeling foreign to the ́avery-day | with honour thereafter, whilst ham turned "roota"into"boots." we do not see why it should not Heavyweight Championship of the facts of life and work. In this his country has to fight to

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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1917,

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be, as it appears to be complete Colony still holds good, though article it is proposed to sketch the remedy his mistakes. In any other Among the multitude of pro- in all respecte surely it might hitherto, owing to circumstances broad necessities and to see walk of life, a man who, while posals put forward in the inkareum be given a good scrubbing and over which he had no control, he means of meeting the need receiving lary equal to the of national sonomy, no one las made in other respects present-bas been unable to come forward. before the economic war shall Chief Socratary's allowed his { yet suggested that civilians should have utterly crushed our trading company or firm suddenly to face' go unshaven, mys the Chroniais, able. It would not be a bad ides The Blahop's Engagements.

The Bubop of Victoria will to- markets. if the Fire Brigade ware to turn

our unprepared an opponent **: A vast expenditure of time and morrow. (Friday) deliver his partes. Whatever olas out and play their hose on it,

wecond Lent lecture to ladion at may have to consider, the Britain was called upon to face labour (either one's in or, the

Germany, would reosive a well- barber's) St. Paul's College, at 10.45' s.m.,Į facts stand

would - Jereby---bo- beyond merited punishment. But here avoided, and the saving in soup / 'An Overt Act.” THE COLONIAL CIVIL SERVICE.

We are wondering what Pre- the subject being "Self Disorerything: first, that man is an instance of where at alone, to say nothing of hay thus Oa Sanday next he is bave to face a war indebted offcial or a set of oficials blindly and face-powder, would be im sident Wilson thinks of the murdes viplins."

233 BILDBU Thers would, no doubt, that beatific period known as "after the war” arrives, there will be Germans towards whom, so. /John's Hall at 9.15 am, preach|millions to five thousand millions, walk neprepared against the bas horrid isterval while the

The newspapers of the Allied world long ago agreed that when of two more Americans by the to address the students of St. of from four and a half thomand allowed the British people to that old mistakes will be rameḍied and not repeated, and that the entertains such feelings of friend. at St. Paul's Chiness Church at hundred and twenty five millions} \sgæression in »the world, at a ing their boards, but in the Lant· a now Heaven and a new earth, or something approaching thereto;cording to his own statement, he and calebrate. Holy Communion! which will call for at least $wo.] most highly-organised, form of adult male population, ware grow- world will have such an overhaul as will last it for another thous-liness. Will he consider that the 11 s.m., and preach at," thể amnaslly--sizXing fand, and in cont of a million or more thirty moniku waŊhave losent to and years. Of course very little of this will come to pass, for most sinking of the Laconis constitutes Cathedral at 6 p.în.

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million highly trained iron and

getting another appointment later, all too soon the lessons of the biggest war in history. Bat it is only to realise that all his past protesta

steal workers, and a tremendons when people will have forgotten natural that we should want to feel sanguine and to believe that and Notes have been thrown

engineering and shipbuilding their alain sons and husbands The fascination of the electric these changes will come about, even while car better judgment is away, that Germany has never had

industry; and, lastly, we must still and brothers.

torch, which so many havs telling us that they probably will not. The change for which the the alighest intention of keeping

import foodatulle, hence we must

Equally, at this time, the nocumbed to what is it but the dwellers in Crown Colonies naturally clamour most is one connected her pledges to "him, and that

Some Interesting Betting still export other goods. people are being blindfolded as old boyish love of a lantern, ■bien with the Governmental system, and though hers again we do not fool, his bluff in eimply laughed at in

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Efaris are being made to found so the fact that their markets Stevenson thought the symbol of ? ecstatically hopeful, wa are bound to recognise that, in the general Berlin se elsewhere? We are

A commercial entente with Russia, are being stolen from them by romance? When the nights began sitempt at spring cleaning, the deplorable condition of e.g. Hong-înclined to think that he will con-

There is quite a deal of in France, Belgium and Italy, and the neutrals and others not to draw in, he records of his own kong will not altogether escape the notice of those in power at tinus to play the fool to the bitter

end, and that if the Amerione teresting matter to be gained by apparently the foreign markets of actively engaged in war? At the boyhood, the chiar delight of him- Home

There are, of course, special respects in which Hongkong needs people want their country to be making an suslysis of the bet the world are being morillons stand of the way they will wake to sell and others was to co the broom and scrubbing-brush and duster-many of these so other than the batt of the whole ting indulge in at the Race, this time, and all efforts made are the foot that, whilst they are in the darkness to o obvious that to mention them is mare vain respetition; while there world they will have to take mat- and although there is all the made only in Entente countries. heavily inxed to pay for the mis- term are other disabilities and drawbacks which it shares in common ters into their own hands. It is is "DE Day to take place, the Bat it should be remembered that take; of nude olan with most non-self-governing colonies. The first and foremost need deed a bitter price that they are Agarse for the past three days fow if any of these comnicies will mouse pet has allowed them to ma is the uprooting of all the bad features of the civil servics system. eslled upon to pay, for having | show that this was no lack of be able to pay for anything, -and | lose their markets while they "ibay never burmed arightthough. money will be sostear in Europe fought and that the chances they would always - bura. Dir. At present, places like Hongkong 'are governed from the Colonial placed such a man in the highest money in circalation.

In the Cash Sweeps, the total after the-war than it over hisa | new strongly against their angsen; thṣiz nas was naught, the Offoe through a number of ex-aadein whose principal title to posi-position in the State. Why did

workers pleasure of them merely fanciful, tions of Bathority is that they onos passed-or did not pars—scort they place him there? What amount of money that changed before; but the great neatral recovery before the

tasted the panga of and yet a boy with a ball'swys sin examination. The cadet, on coming out bare, is seat to Canton has become of Amerion's man- bande was $129,093, the first day countries have zoore money si havo for a year or two, where he cools his heels at the expense of the hood? It seems to me that the showing tickets bought to the this time than they ever had behangse and winters of distress, naked for mosking more. tax-payer and makes a show of learning Chinees. He then returns country is ruled by the women alue of $28,740, the second day fore, and it is to them that we owing to shortage of work.

A few weeks ago a number of to Hongkong, and, should be show ag, great mathematical ability and not by the men at all. A $47.500 and the third day should look to become our great causing lock-outs.

It should not be posible to celebratel Americans were enlatva) he in tolerably certain to be given work wherein his special know things are at present, the breaking $58,050 As is always the case, at markets rather than to our

Wal that | war-exhausted allies.

day, in Britain of all countries, sining President Wilson to dia- ledge will be thrown away. If his tastes incline him to Chints off of diplomatic relations has the highest sweep

Taking China as a case in point, where for youre the bones of ner, but one of their number--s history, language and literature, he will in all probability been a hollow farce, and America on the Champion Stakes and be set to ask wherein his acquaintance with these is will known to Earops, through this year $22,070 was spent the country is at this time entirely freedom and law has arisen, for political oponent of the President

in tickets, unbjecta will be alterly useless to him. Long before the President's inaction, as a

the Shanghai Assistant being at

responsibility be in fond of giving in his public he has learned to make himself useful in his particular country which is afraid to $24,670 last year. The Derby destitute of Commercial Attaches, any official to be permitted that who is known for the men showed $14,830 Home and the Commercial At- which obtains now ; and it should speeches told the following Muty department he is usually drafted to another and, in the course protect its own subjsots. Had Sweepstake ofa few years, he is Jack of all Government trades and master President Wilson been in power spent, compared with 314,000 tache having become an Acting not be possible for any Ministry to the company:-1 was trave of none with a salary far beyond his merita, whereto are added at the time of the Boxer riots last year. It is interesting to Consul General; and no effort is to hoodwink Parliament by the ling in the train the other day, be sote that the next bigbest sweep being made in say direction to premion of news, the edit said, when I entered into con sundry mysterious“ allowanoss”, the exaume for which no one but it is probable that not the Government is ever permitted to know. Under such a system single stop would have been stake was that on the American aid people to take advantage of ing" of Consular Reports, Board weraation with a man in the sou it is easy to see that only by accident is a department resily well taken to safeguard American presterday, the amount paid China's potential baging ability of Trade Reports and similiar oar; the talk tarned upon Amani. controlled. The Hongkong Government contains two or three men lives and property in China; and in being $4,800, whilst the two

Patriotiem matter of the past and is being dong to-daya by my companion's entire lack

papers, as has been done in can literature, and -I.. was, steunice. who might reasonsbly be devoribed as brilliant, and in two instances should he be in power when the next highest were also seen yes-

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- of course by the mareet ohanne--aach men have actually been people of another nation take it) terday, a fact which raveklu that | responsibility Iargaly... Oneralera | Ko Ministers should. be abʊợn tab of knowledge of our famous char. given employment to which they have a special aptitude. But the into their heads that they would the third day of the meeting ät- and heads of department are st law of equity, sa thay árs to-dag, scters in American fótinn, Aš Is

! this time-responsible to so ous; and a salary should carry, se after mentioning mány, L chances were a million to one that this would not be the case. like the Philippines or a few thou-Ways attracts more money.

The amount of commimion Parliament is seldom allowed much responsibility for criminal drives to desperation Now the people of Hongkong, both European and Asiatic, wans sand square miles of the United to see all this altered. They want to see the important offices of the States, the only kind of opposition derived from the Cash Sweeps, to know or hour of anything neglect in a Department of State

of party palition, Colony in the hands of men who understand their work and who are they are likely so be called upon to after deducting $3,830 paid back outside

company. • Oriminal negligence heard of Tom Sawyer? ““Nevar, absolutely the best men who could be chosen for such work. Many mest will be a paper one. There to the holders of tickets which and the excuse of being "against it would in a limited liability I asked, "No," said he g of the tasks at present ill carried out by civil service clerks on a/are many thousands of strong and drew non-winning ponies, was the public interest" że convenient\'should be as marcilessly praished "Do you remember Huckleberry high salary would be performed far better by Portuguese, Chinese honourable men in America, $16,818.30, and when this addedly used again and again, to hide

as in the case of an engine driver, replied. "Well, you must have or Iedians for half the money. Again in departments like the Police, Why do they put up with this? to the amount secured to the and hash up mistakes and blan- in the of a Prime Minister Finn?" I asked, "I don'

Jockey Club by the commission on ders made by those who ressive and that this is not so reflects heard of Fadden Band Wilson po Banitary and Postal there is no real room for the ex-gadet at all. It happens that the present Captain Superintendent of Police is a man The Unspeakabis Bethmann. the pari-matnal betting-s figure our good money to govern us,

Talking of bloff, the German it is not possible to socurately Looking back on the past sen badly on the logic of the British "Ob, yes," he said, "I voted for

sense of fair play.

him last election." According to of unusual ability, but it was just as likely that the biggest ass in

Coming now from the general Chancellor has been indulging state-together with the entrance years, a student can see, time and the Service would be chosen for such post-which is one self still further in that line, money and the race entry fees, it again, instances wherein Mials to the particular, to have to con- enjoyed by the company, and by

my friend, story - was that, in general, only a man with many years' training in police How does his latest spsech strike will be seen that there will be a fare si Hone, koowing of certain sider, hat steps need to be taken an one more than by the Pre- work at Home and in at leset one other colony should hold. It is the hungry oivalies population of large eam so hand over to charis facra and folly convinced of their to extend our priment trade, to sident himself, the same with the Pont OK. Why is the Postmaster

ultimate infiɑence on our Increase the output of our factors, General not a man who has had control of a large provincial his country and the frightened able objsole

The bigbest amount paid out on 800nomic and political being, have fes, to hold what markets we Loving and office at Home? Without wishing to say anything against

pari-metaal winner was $152.90, yet consistently shut their eyes have, and to enlarge the in- burg-Strelits passed away raconte Western front? the gentleman now at the head of the Postal Dapartment here, on the we would point out that he has been, in the course of fifteen in particularly interesting to when Mr. Barfield's Bridgnorth and refused action, though fully dustrial well being of our people ly, most people had forgotten that. FAKTU, SEDOOmnívaly Registrar of the New Territories Land Court. £nd him talking about the rewon the Hongkong Stakes on the aware that the people as a whole in order that we may pay our

granddaughter ITE The last year was $181.50. The next by the country and govern them fort. At Commerce pays for all long pan from 1738, when War

day. winner expected them to do soei het and echter of George of Marriages, Acting Amistant Superintendent of Folios in the New life after the war,

we have and own, we need a Georgs was born, to the pe Territory, Acting Laspector of Schools, Acting Head of the Banitary modailing, he may rest assured, highest dividends on winners according to their knowledge.

will be carried out, but without were $68.80, wben Trojsa won the It in suggested then that Ministar of Commeronok a year of grace, but there STE Department, Head of the Sanitary Department. Acting Director of reference to him or to the im- Garrison Cup: $65.30, when Ad- Government officiels should be affabost of the Board of Trade or much more striking inst Education, Postmaster General, and Acting Colonial Treasurer. What opportunity, then, has ke had for familiarising himself with perial clown whose catepaw bele, Tane Dahlia won the Profesional maris responsible to the People sea glorified Minister of Labour, links with the past postal work? The present Head of the Sanitary Department has been It will be undertaken by the 58 00, when Golofor wosland that Members of Parliament but a new Ministry which shall recall the case of the Is German the Consolation Braken; $53 80, should be required to enter into rank woond only to the Treasury, Eula of Leicester, whose Land Officer, District Ofour, Maistrate, Acting Buperintendent of Allion and by the Imports and Exports, Assistant Registrar General and so forth. The populace, and a thoroughly that when Field Mouse was the Ro-written controls with their con se befits the importance of Com lives covered period what are his special qualifications for dealing with the work of the festive Bothmann Hollweg ing Stakes; $86.10, when Bush stitutents regarding the pointe merge in the economic life of the years from 1754 to 1999. easily one of the most important departments in a place like this ? will, without doubt, fad himself Hash won the Gymkhana Club such constitalents wish to be country.

sin prament. Dizveter në Xducation, having booma Wardon of

dancing at the sad of a six-foot Qupt and $2250, when Danlop emphasised in Parliament. As

Members of Pa *T.M.B, was promptly appointed Impactpean Behools on morganton the Beltini maka

thin Colony, and cha kaa singe bean Asting Rogistes.r sat on the Ligulative Conanii maad sino a Police men fail to find favour with the pabila from not their fault but that of a more than staen which done bot give than anything like a fair

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