1918-08-17 — Page 5

DOWN THE GRAND CANAL.

Travelling in China as

Chian Likes It

OBITUARY.

The Late Mr. J. R. M. Smith.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1918.

1893.

HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.

Deep regret has been occasion. ed by the newa that Mr. J. R. M. Smith, formerly Chief Manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, passed away in England on the 13th (Compiled from the "Hongkong A correspondent in the Ninetsat. The deceased gentleman Telegraph" files for the week Daily News writes:-One lešve WSE extremely well-known

ending August 24, 1893.) the hills behind in Sbangtong, throughout the East, where, on

The Dollar. Ia Kianged the spendid sesson his resignation of the Bank's

August 17.-The rate of the bas ocvered the soda and loss Chief Managership in 1910, he dollar on demand to-day is 2/51. plains with an astonishing growth | had resided for close on thirty of kaoliang, beans and corn, with years. Kr. Smith's first associs.

Pusgeat Comment. August 19-The carefully. a dozen other valuable crope. tion with the East was in

forms of earth that lift their konk staff, and he subsequently holders of the Marinbark C.; Li..! The people live on raired plat. 1882, when he joined the Hong-ranged burlesque at the ad journed meeting of the share mad bailt houses above the served at Shanghai, Bangkok and held at the Hongkong Hotel od level. On these mounds Rangoon, opening branches of the yesterday afternoon, with all ite the farmer sits with his best Bank at the two last named places, exciting interlades-which in one "gripped tight" watching his He was for some time in charge a at least nearly ended splendid crops growing where at Shanghai and later he became in the versatile and ta- any food in Joly or August will Inspector of Branches, after lented Liquidator being sabi. rain them. Near Sachien we having acted as sub manager injected to a sound threshing pass the abandoned You Hen glas Hongkong. On the retirement of for gross insolence-bas not works with their desolate ohim Sir Thomas Jackson in 1902, Mr escaped our eagle eye; in fact, wo peye exclaiming against the Smith was Appointed Chief

ia three o'clock 8.m. There is an standard ret him

br.

full meant to tackle the instructiva:

horizon. For how many scores Manager, and for eight years he little show this afternoon, and cari of thousands of dollars have been held that responsible parition, trenchant pen is only held in poured out there in vain! It fully maintaining the

high

abeyance beo: use the law courta hia have been engaged to fight the unending creek of fire orackers talented predecessor... He Wae issues out to the bitter end. nearby. In the lantern light a man of a somewhat resert The Marinbark Co,.Ltd., has ses several foreigners with a few ed and retiring disposition, locked somewhat of a wild. Chiness. A couple of mission but in business was extremely car show from the beginning aries are starting on furlough diligent and far-seeing. Indeed, and it resemblee a dead dog very and have tried to slip away from he was one of the best types of} closely ut the present time. the oily, and avoid a soene, the British financier-painetak.

Home Rule."

at their departing, and eding, abrend and, withal, fully August 19-We have just chose this awkward hour to en alive to opportunities as they received the result of the ballot bark. However, some watchfal presented themselves. Under taken in this Colony on the great ones had found them out and bis able management, the Bank' que-tion of Irish Home Rale. It escorted them down. And there interests were largely developed, is an follows:- they stood, respectfully deafening and when he departed from

For the Home Rule Bill...159 - and stifling them and half that Hongkong he left behind him s

Against Home Ralo Bill... 36 drowsy street with their load good record of sterling work,which fully showing a majority of 123 in will. Vegas is breaking through justified bis appointment to the favor of the utterly contemptible the tops of the willows and the Bank's Advisory Board in London, timeserving of the Marquis of laodaba get the sleepy crews Not only is deep regret felt at bis Salisbury (who was a decent sort awake, for there is a long day demise, but the sympathy of many of chap when he had to work for through the robber scation before friends goes out to the widow, them. Seventy of these gentry who is a sister of Dr. Sanders, of had just crossed at Heis Ferry, the Matilda Hospital, and who But we saw nothing of them, and was extremely popular during her the men along the banka pretend residence in Hongkong. ed to be honest farmsre.

bis living as the Hon. Bob. Cecil) and his obsequions toadies, Balfour and the Brommagem tornoost Joe Chamberlain. We registered our vote, purely as 6 matter of principle-Hongkong 'dades" are not troubled with CONSTIPATION that commodity-for Home Rale,

"At Teingkiangpa the ricketty TO CORRECT Yellow River "hwates were ex

changed for rooms on a launch.:

but our honest opinion is that the

for their country, and to them,

Those who have not travelled on and biliousness, clear the comIrish people are the best judges of have missed. The besutiful lakes sweeten the breath use the dainty and them alone, should be left a launch do not know what they plexion, care sick headaches and the form of Government required

and graceful lines of willows, the laxative luxuriant rice fields, and all the Oriental setting are, indeed, there, but one is all-engrossed with the

PINKETTES

immediate foreground. One bays They gently ageist nature the right to a cabin or two and will help to seep you well. esses his bart pride for baring to go down into sack sordid roome

not gripe.

the decision.

Rifle Shooting. August 21-Mr. Sassoon's and tions at Kowloon last Saturday Cups and Spoons were the attrac- Do afternoon, & fair master of 14 ambitions" shootista" taking part in the competition. The shooting

Of chemiars, 60 cents the phisl'

by thinking that at any rate one or post ires from Dr. Williams, all round was very indifferent,

is out of from the common herd. Medicine Co., 26 Sz-abuen Road, and eventually it was found Bat not so fast! You have not Shanghai.

started yet! You have been

twice warned to be sure and be

on hand by twelve o'clock, And

that Major Eyton, "of the Shropshires, had captured the Cap for the second time, by EcOR-

here, you still sit by the hour 500 on beard! Climb up! Lasting 32 at the two hundred, and

and watch the blue trousers trip we had 700 où board: 27 at the three hundred yarde and rolls of bedding preempt Squeeze over!"

ing your only squire of day. *** You covetous murderers what light. When you do get a peep do you do when the custome oat it is only to see the grimy inspector comes on?" palms of the rançons beggars. "Oh, if passengers are too There comes a mandarin in his many we put off a boat load jast chair crashing through the before we get there, but if not too throng! No, it is a foreign friend many we risk it and lie!" Cheer and from the chair comes, bowls, tal raisierere! spoons and here, too, is a coolie

range. Lieut. Col. Jarrard wasa good second with a net 53. sotnally tieing the winner's total

but the Spoons fell to Mr. Dancan, who scored 33 at the shorter, and Inspector Mean who registered 27 at the longer, range.

Death of Mrs. Sharp. August 23-We are exceed ingly sorry to have to record the

You calm yourself thinking death of Mrs. Granville Sharp, arowding in at the door with s that now we will soca be there, which occurred at "The Home huge fretzer of ice chocolate." and at least in your nook are stead," Mount Kellet, last night What cheer! How thankful for safe from the mail end frenay at 11 o'clock. The deceased lady that quiet corner! Your tickets outside; When lo! your door are collected, your guesta driven is snatched open and

was an old resident of Hongkong, off. The noisy laaach rushes you are requested to lift your feet up of kindness to the anfortanste and had a record of womanly act down through the foreign into your bed while & ton of coal, bridge "with yells, and Tsing is dipped from under your bank

that will keep her memory green kiangpa is a memory.

It was put there for the sailor's for many years to come.

you

We are soon at Buaian and convenience! You weakly prote another missionery is starting est that that you have purchased

for a trip to the home land the right to this room. The LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. yenuine teams are on the faces of sailor thinks these foreigners all her Chinese friends, much to are very hard to please, for the disgust of a matter-of-fact the last time you name this coolie who said "All this fame way you made a great to-do over over a person going away and a come crates of ohïckens and made foreign daril besideel"

him take them out and put them

;

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At each station more men and up on top side where it cost hím: The Gazette notifier that sn women are crowded on the top ten conte freight and twenty cents election by the Justices of the deck, till the centre of gravity custom dues !

Peace of a Justice of the Peace to must have been wall above water- But there is the beautiful serve on the Legislative Council should deposit their holdings line. Oreseeks a simile, Sardines! Golden Island and the broad from the 29th August to the 1st with their Bankers who Will as Er Bather humanity, hydraulic baled. Yangtze. A typhoon is on the November, 1918, during the endorse the warrants They crowd the topside, their feat river and the sheets of spray are absence of the Honourable Mr. rights" and issue receipts which and legs give ize effect of blowing parallel to the six-foot Henry Edward Pollock, K.O., will will enable holder to claim the “oriantal hangings" us they waves. The crazy caft, all top-take place at the Magistracy"on fringe the deck top. To add to heavy, forges ahead into the Wednesday, the 28th day of the bedlam bucketers are allowed | spume. Ohristians pray, and Angast, commencing at 4 o'clock to climb over everything and heathen comfort themselves that in the afternoon. Justiese of the hawk their beef and wine, gruel fate had always been good to them Peace who are Government of and peanuta incessantly. Bent before. Many passengers get ficials are not entitled to take part Hongkong, 16th August, 1918. on making their copper, sÉDO very plenty "nick crossing. Bat in these proceedings. Every peremonie, they yell their wares that just makes the white-olid candidate must be nominated in within two inches of one's ears, customs inspector step lively and writing by one Justice and Another station and the rough we are soon rushed off by the seconded by another and the sailar, cursing, crowds more and huaky coolies at Chinking. You nomination delivered, not Later Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Ltd. more men on to the top. He is have made 200 miles in three than the 22nd August, 1918, mying Thin bout is registered days. The Bust is beginning je Forms may be abimed at the P, P. C. 1g curry 325 and tigre men not yet hustle,

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