1918-12-04 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4-1918,

HONGKONG

A FATHER AT 84.

GOVERNMENT.

Some Pending Changes.

and in social life,

M. Thomson.

shize.

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pre-

"since he entered the Uadet eGIV108, He was Falice Magistrate of the New Territory,

Postmaster.

Some Remarkablä. Incidents.

SUMMARY COURT.

An Indigo Deal. In the Summary Court, this morning, before Mr. Justice The following remarkabla of Kau Fong Street, Wuchow, Gomperts, the U? Tai Sing firm become fathers at ages as great Ticcidents of men who "have

30 years beyond man's allotted tree score years and ten are rouched for by London Tit Bits. A father at 84-Such is the recent record of dr. Jackson, a north-country farmer.

72.

General, head of the Sanitary are 42 years later, when bis Board, noting Colonial Treasurer, years numbered 122! Superintendent of Police."

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the Wa On Firm, of No. 5 dealers in indigo, claimed from Queen's Street, Hongkong, also dealers in indigo, the sum of $1,323 81 for indigo sold and

delivered.

Mr. F. X. D'Almada appeared on behalf of the plaintiffs and Mr. E. L. Agassin represented the defendant

Was

a statement submitted.

Mr. Agresis said he brought the counter-claim as as an altera ative defence.

Esat two

lota of

The cass is proceeding.

THE INCONSIDERATE

WAITER,

SERVED BEER AND CHEESE TO CAPTORS.

German Mess Sergeant Took American Orders Behind

his Bar.

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Professor of Economics on the New Protection,

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No one is so foolish as to think that social reform can be had with

Free Trade Impregnable.

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THE MOST MODERN CARS IN TOWN.

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A Government Gazette. Ex- sraordinary issued to-day says

The Naval Examination Service

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has

The men whom the world (the official world included) most delights to honour are the men of

With the American army on out paying for it; bat a consider- ability. There has not been a

the Lorraine front-The Garble number of social reformers super-abandanos of men of that

maus spparently never expected appear to believe that society can type. The tendency, as society

to be ousted from the St. Mihiel andergo a radical reconstruction becomes more and more complex, is to develop talkers, critics,

salient. They had done much without a basis of great industrial work in building shelters and prosperity. optimists who soothe themselves Ken more patriarchal still have

beer gardens, and about the with hopeful rhetoric, pessimista gured in the ranks of fathers.

It is important, then, that dem who have their pleseare in

Such a robust veteran was Sir

Soulaveis Farm the country had ouracy should cultivate some dioting disaster and the helpless William Nicholson of Glenbervy,

Mr. D'Almada said the claim been made to look like s pros clear thinking on this matter, spectator who declares aloud that grand old tamen who lived balanes due for indigo sent to with resorte where towns people only logical conclusion which in respect of $1,323.81 perous German neighbourhood, and should argue itself into the something must be done" and to use an infant daughter after defendante for sale. Pisintiff might spend their holidays. waits for somebody to discover he had paced bis 82nd birthday. waive the sum of $323,81 and Little clubhousea were built that the paramount question for can serve its purpose, namely, what it is that can be. The man of Sir William then had a daughter claim $1,000 only to bring and equipped not wholly in keep the Siste after the war will be ability is wanted in business life, slive of his first marriage aged the action within the jurisdiction ing with front line operations. the in official life, in political life! He married his last wife of the Summary Ocart. The The dugouts and sheltere of the industry. Are we

question of frade" and when he was 12, and had a defendants had obtained leave to officers were furnished almost employment

We are being forced, he says, HONGKONG ta ensure into a new kind of Protection. This week-end, we anderstead, children.

by 168m5 will herald some

of The old idea of the Protectionist file a counter claim, in which they luxuriously, some of the larger a Sir Stephen Fox's last child was denied debt, claiming $212 as ones being fitted with bathtubs a important

tariff barrier, or to ensure was to provent priese going too shanges and promotions in the cradled when her father was balance owing as particularised in and running water and lighted by the magnet of Free Trade? is to prevent prices going too supply of raw materials low. The new ides of Protection official life of Hongkong, and in

within a few months of completing all these promotions menotexperi- bis 100th year! Sir Stephen was

by electricity. Outside of many Nothing it is felt, high. This form of Protection of them were little summer must done to hinder the coming has come to stay for some years. ence have been singled out and born in 1627, and had by his first

houses, where the cecupante were of raw materials to this country. honoured. The Hon. Mr. HoL wife ■ daughter who died in

sccustomed to sit sad drink beer. Only the most blind and foolish Messer, 0,B.E, the guardian of infarcy in 1855. The child of hie

Mr. D'Almada said plaintiffa When the Americans advanced person would suggest that pro the peace of this Colony, goes to old age survived to the year 1828, the Treasury in place of Mr. A. and was thus sble to say, "I had were indigo dealera and they they captated a Cherman mees eer-fective tariff could serve our trade economic fact which drive me which was instituted on the vie a eister who was buried 173 years to the defendants who sold them pack ap and leave, but who had dearth. We do not want to keep are Tariff Reformere or Free and at 8 8.m., on Thursday, the indigo geant who had been instructed to interests in a time of universal out of our old positions, whether August, 1914, will come to as We have come look upon Mr. ago!"

Sabanderestimated the speed of the things out of the country; with dearth. There is neither

Tradera. Mesner as having been destined to When Willism Prest of Ripon on behalf of plaintiffe.

We are face to face 5th December, 1918. be gined to the C. S. E.-ship, was laid to rest in 1788, at the defendant to pay two sums of $500 carrying a quantity of beer and midst, and as abundantly for the needs of the human race, which vessels may enter the port.

sequently plaintif requested American progresa,

He was want to attract them into our food nor raw materiala sufficient restriction on the channels by There will no longer be any acd the announcement that age of 108, he was followed to his each to one Sing Hing sad one cheese, and when he saw the possible. we make here will, no doubt, grave by his eldest son,

This surely, is self- cause some little earprice. Every veteran of 88, and by his young- admitted, leaving a balance of not run, but based himself like

Yik On respectively which was Americana approaching, he did evident.

Left to themselves, the laws of The Police Examination which body, we feel, will regret this et boy, aged 15, who made his

supply and demand would is carried out under the Travellers. 81,323 81. According to their a bartender, and received them change, but Mr. Messer, we may appearance when his father wee

in only siste, goes to a sphere in which within sight of bis 93rd birthday, another statement to San Ki who the beer and cheese were ready with several eminent men, and in calamitous comment on Arms which will alter certain details of one direction Bestriction Ordinance, 1915, will own_platement defendants cent standing behind a table on which

I have discussed this matter save the human race from this Pending, the issue of regulations

a world-wide anaroby. To continue. hie mathematical talents will and when his eldest brother was

was a salesmen in the plaintiff for consumption.

no case have I found a sezione geddon, the statesmen of the world this Police examination, all ocean- The Hon. Mr. Charles Mo Thomas Beatty of Drumcondra, iu defendant's employ where he displayed great interest when all, everyone is agreed that Free of the earth and the demands of dsg on entering the port and

firm and also В

bayer German and Austrian prisoners divergence of opinion. First of must control both the supplies going ships must fly the palios Ilvaine Mesest, who 18 44 near Dublin, celebrated his 102nd had been long before the plaintife they learned of the Austrian peace Trade, as an economic principle, mankind.

the 16th birthday on the very day on business was established. The suggestion. They made no effort is impregnable, I believe that The Professor points out that there await the arrival of the years of age, was wrangler the, Oambridge |

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should proceed to their buoys and which his youngest-born entered defendants are alleging that the to conceal their discouragement no responsible statesman mathematical tipos in 1896 the world and when his eldest sale of the particular lot of indigo when assured by the American before the war was

who after the war Germany will have police. No person is to » and graduated. M.4: from the 200 bad already seen 73 years.

in question wes & transaction soldiers that peace was a long Reformer now advocate a tax raw materiale, whatever their abip until the police examination Tariff to bay cotton, wool, and other allowed to land from any such Emmanuel College.

Thomas Parr made his first of Saz Ki alone and had nothing way off, unless Germany was of any kind He has Atled namerone important poets rip to the altar at 80 and became to do with the plaintiff firm,

03 food and the father of two children, and

willing to admit that she was faced with the tremendous pro-we

price may be, and that unless has taken place and no such beaten.

control blem of finding work for all our she would be lika he was so fall of vigor that he

things ship may go alongside a pier Stories made a second matrimonial, ven-

told by the pri people when the artifical demands in

8 bail or alongside any acnera nearly all indicate

other ship a of war suddenly collapse, what into all the markets sending takes place.

china shop, rushing antil that examination Jack of harmony between the economic policy are we to parena, prices sky high, to the rain of ship shall leave the Colony anti Austrians sad Germans and a policy which will as only other nationa

"No ocean-going Rect the lowered morale of the provide work for British demo-escape this rain by rationing polic

We can only it and been exsmined by Central Powers. The prisonera cracy, but work so profitable that Germany with raw materials until conversation shows that they we may pay car debre and lay the their supply is adequate to the sach

A launch will be stationed at realise the hopelessness cf. auccess foundations of a far juster social world's needs. Germany must for the purpose of directing

entrance and their belief that they are order?

the part fighting for same object which to

Bat Free Trade, in a politicst owes to the human race. Nothing police flag and to proceed to their work to pay the bill which she ocasa-going chips to fly tus them is apparently not clear. sense, is being summoned so could be worse for the word than buoys

Individually, the captured men prove its value. No far as it stands

El. Bolsharist and starving British and allied ships which wall clothed, well fed, and in open so oriticism. Indeed, I find j bis judgment

roote for Yaananila and The inconsiderate Waiter"

charming of character etchings.

are fixed with wireless telegraph invariably sound. He came from Saigon. His trip is in connection fiction. There may have been a

healthy.

The time has come when the appsiatza will not be required 138

no one of any nose who detends it State will interiere to prevent so lower their aerial "wires the Federated Malay States in with the organising of new offices taread-of fast about which Barrie

in this particular. 1901. He was Registrar of the for the Anglo-Chinese Engineers wove the fabric of his dainty

The people either from baying or or to seal up the apparatus Professor, however, is prepared making what they want. Land Couts," New" "Tscritóriss, | Association in South China,

American Labour Delegates.

to justify the principle

They on azrival within yarn, but it couldn't have been

of will have to bay what is provid-waters of the Colony. This res acting Assistant Registrar Gener-

laisses faire as the moss workableed for them, and to make only laxation of the wireless telegraphy The Delegates of American sl and Depasy Registrar of

Still they come not the elusive was prool enough. All waiters,tional Labour Conference are anormal, nor are normal times immense nuieanos. He is critical

more than a thread. The title Federal Labour at the Interna policy, of this articls, for normal those things which are necessary regulations shall not apply to Marriages, seting Abeietant dollars for the B. Andrew's War or nearly all, are inconsiderate. nounced as

times. Bat these times are not He admits that this will be an neatral ekipa, Superintendens of Police and Bond drawing, bar the sriful And all good waiters die young Gompers, President; Mr. William likely to recur for some years of bureaucracy. He would like to Police Magistrate, New Territor opium smugglers. Not a day or achieve fortune. We could Green, Secretary and Treasures advocacy of State control is all human race freely working out order for 1,100,000 cakes of choco-

follow:-Mr. 8, ies; need of the Sanitary Board, goes by, that some honourable name a dozen New York million Mr. John R. McAlpine, and Mr. the more significant because of their own salvation. But that is late for the use of the American

after the war. The Professor'sses the unhindered brains of the

A Chocolate Ration- Postmaster-General, Postal Cen participant in this profit-making aires who were knights of the James Dancan.

The fires conngement of an Bor, Bohung Qoloniat Treasurer, buainees is not hauled up before napkin. etc. It will be noticed that he the magistrates. The risk has not

his forthright and affectionate impossible. Until there is one ad Cross in England seKITED AS has filled identical posts as Mr. damped the Chinese courage and speak of waiters we mean mas-trouble?" was the query adto leave things to take their to the control of the Stats. combined with wheat, nuts, and Much, Trouble.

devotion to laisses faice. "Do they give the Police much It is always desirable," he says, raw materials, we must all submit chocolate is of a new sype, being more a sufficiency of good and brush port early in Sept. The the prospect of making a band caline waitsta, for perhaps 90 or dressed by Mr. Melbourne tre awo course; bat it is not always "Control," he saye, may not raising, to make a well balanced Mr. J. B. Wood, becomes First some ringtall, if only she Scylla 95 per cent. of the waiters in quently thie morning. And in possible. Under ideal conditions work well, but anything slae ration. Magistrate and Mr.

C.A. L. and Charybdis of a Revenue of Americs have been men. There almost every case the fatpeotors there is a natural tendency for would work horribly ill." Melbourne Decomes

Second Police search could be safely is a change impending; a woman and Magistrate.

negotiated, basstill a grest attract is going to oust man from this exormons !!

Sergeants said:"0, omge so take the right coarss, 1on for many, and the fever has

Wa could hardly Nature ass an excellent way of cracy may be summarised in this equipment, climbed into a crowd. proad position, W spread to women.

His message to British demo One such waiter jobs in minor establish from them.

A tized solaine loaded withi omen have expect any other woman adventuress has been mente, but now they are to have belittle the trouble they get, the If men were angels, isissez faire denial, and work with all our nis kavernsor a small bomb, answer managing her affairs. But ideal form: For at least two years after London bas. No one offered - sameshed in the latches of the entree into the moal select.

the Police conditions are hard to come by, war we must practise a rigid esli- num a jest. Finally he took from law and the excuse she gave to the magistrats is remarkable for leads the way. There are few excellent Utopia. Good advics to policeman. The freast people kept up to meet the increased coated to wo or three passengers.

The Bisekatane in Chicago and

Forde would have to be disbanded would be the best policy; but might to increase production; ~ This is one of the things we nae

Hongkong become its pathos. She made a clean hotels in America tas rank the Force: When put this question have the best police.”

an men are not angels, therefore sas beyond seeing that wages are ous there, you know,” he remark- ed by a laxative is the beat/gaulty and said that she was in Trsoy Drake, who condoose the and don't cesse fire anfil saked production the laws of supply and | reform; ' "A hot bath at bed-time foll breasted affair of it, pleaded higher than the Blackstone, again spio out a sarrible jeremaid

of living, we moat execise patience" See this pin here? When I pull treatment for a cold, and the best the hunger inicrobe." She game waiters in the Marble Room of his meation another incideat,

destirate circumstances again Blackstone, has installed girl to. While on this subject we may demand may be safely left to plina are adequate

He points ouï that with ample in the matter of socialļus cat uke this it should explode larative is

and when to Hongkong to seat a man who caravansary. The girls are dress-they give the Police macb

sup a few seconds later. If I put it. towed her money and he gave her ed in white, have blue bow in trouble?" was the question again more dissatrons than the one to

"Do regulars prices; bas wishout needs, then we should do well to Inen, beginning to to human back-again to thing is 17 tela of opium drossa barter their caps and wear the insignia put to a Sergeant by Mr. checked working of those laws, tresuom

ample supplies nothing could be ratura 89 BOGE 88 that she considered fair at the of the Hood Administration.

ponible antically: ***Wnare (on earth the full Theas dainty little sugar-coated time.

industrialdia I poi that pin?" Within one Where in this pilules dispel constipation, cure man?" came the quick query Girls should make the best of and this was the splendid reply: public, what would have been

Most men are poar waiters, men were charged with fighting been lefs to she demands of the and fifty years.

Melbourne in a case where sw-Suppose the price of sugar had laboured to secure for a hundred passing ins bomb back in his

which

our fathera minnie the bas was empty, Then, bilionsness, sick headaches, from the magistrate, The waiters torpid liver, pimples and ill-women collapsed here. She could

“I do not know what consequences the price to-day? Probably at fundamental political reforma, seas.

The Profesor is eager for grest self fall Jengin on the cushioned naversack, Tommy stretched hims smelling breath. If you cannot not recall the man's name or

would have been. The men would least 65. pound; and even shat and wonders at the folly obtain Pinkettes where you live address. A fine at 860, or one

have been abbed and there Send 60 cents for a vial to the Dr. month's reas oure in the flous the crochet bedspread, presented if the police had not been mar 11; but what about the working order. Bat he belives that man may be possible, Harold Begbie "Heather Day" rails for wouldhave been terrible bloodshed Prou would nos nave stopped the can appose itself to these chonia be left with nature to work

which Williams' Medicine Co., 96 that Jack Built, was the santanos by a Portuguese lady, has been the spot." Other Sergeants should

comfortable classes from buying essential changes in cur social way to such millennium - M Esechaon Road, Shanghai,'

won by ticket No. 43,

take a leaf from this officer's book, in ?"

After this intimation ourreaders Polica Reserve Teanis. will, naturally be interested to In connection with the Hang- know wnd will step into Mr. kong Police Beserve tennis tourna- Masser's shoes, It is Mr. E.D.0.ment the Portuguese Company Wolfe. Mr. Wolfe, as well, bas (winners) play The Best on Satur had an excellent Oplonial career. day next at the Olab de Recreio. As the First Magistrate of his

A Business Trip. place he showed a considerable

Mr. A. J. Moore-Bennett arrived

Women Taking Men's Pistes.

saon gentle ford carpenser, who It was James M. Barrie, or some

in "The inconsiderate, Waiter

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grasp of the Chinese mentality from Peking via Hankow to-day/ *Te to the world one of the most fare in good condition. They are as a synonym for laissez fa re, it Germany,

Bad

Messer.

A SIMPLE CURE FOR

COLDS,

PINKETTES

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passed.

"Still they Come.

When we think of waitera or

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