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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1919.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

GERMAN GUNS FOR HONGKONG.

DAY BY DAY."

THE MIND ALWAYS WORKS BEST WHEN THE HEART IS AT EASE,

During yesterday six fatal cases of cerebrospinal fever were notified, the victims being all Chinese,

We are extremely glad to see that the question of securing for Hongkong, as souvenirs, some of the guns captured from the Ger mans, has been referred to the Secretary of State for the Colonies and that he has replied that every endeavour will be made to alloo ate suitable war trophies to the Colonies as soon as any general the street, two Chinese were

For placing goals outside distribution is made. Some con- aiderable time ago, we raised the to-day fined $10 and $7. Three

1919.

ROBBIE'S LETTER:

TO HIS NEPHEW IN AN ENGLISH HOSPITAL.

CANTON.

EFFORTS TO ROUND

the same time Iconidas" but help. GERMANS STILL IN thinking that the mothers get: more out of mothering than the bairns get In lots of cases, 1| believe, they could get along better without her than she could without them, and by the same Hongkong, 26th Feb., 1919 token I think that many a father would do well to share some of Dear Alick,

the mother's privileges. When the frst .baby comes it often braaks

Well, we got the War Bond Drawing finished last Fri- day night and goodness on of machinery, even the most knows, from the look of yon eyeful suspicions should have been

THEM UP.

Inquiry Ta the Bureau of Foreign Affairs at Canton (says the Canton Timas) gives the in- formation that so far no Germant they have been called so assamble has yet been repatriated, although in Canton, February 22, for trans-

the up old companionship wi' his wife, Father needs rest and relaration; Father is so often so very tired

Father's sleep must not be

point of the desirability of Hong-[months ago they were cautioned. satisfied that there could be no broken, maakee how often Mother portation. It is believed details

kong asking for such mementoes, which will serve as a constant re- The Admiral Lane are today minder to coming generations of the great victory in which, taking removing their office to their into account its size and popula permanent quarters on the fifth tion. Hongkong has played nofloor of the Hotel Mansions insignificant part We notice Building. that at Home the Army Council has in band a scheme for dis-

o

nurses

the start.

cheating. Now we'll surely 5 is up during the night getting a now being made for their de a rest from them terribly nagging bottle for the wee Jin. That's portation have not yet been worked Soon of a night he out. Aside from those residing advertisements wi' their pictures left-handed pipers, bon-

dental goes forth to seek his own in Fang Chuen, there are eleven and advertisements legged

illustrating amusement. In the process the Germans in Honaro and a half - the "Victory Smile". Aye, this average father not only becomes dozen scattered over the Western War has had a lot to answer for, selfish and detached but begins Subarb. The German Chinese For obstructing the roadway

MacPher-

to lose something that he needs. | Middle School at Chin Shin Street tributing war trophies for display with trucks of firewood, two mind I'm telling ye.

He gets to be a sort of outsider is still being ran, but the pupils by the municipal authorities of Chinese were fined today 85 sou, being a mechanic, was very and through time loses the bond this term are slightly fewer than Germans in other the country, these comprising chiefly small arms seized from and $10 after having been anrious that I should go and see of sympathy wi' his weaps and the last.

the Drawing and I wished now

in dne

the course

family parts of Kwangtung are ordered the Hun. Camberwell Borough warned by an Indian Sergeant.

that I hadn't, for besides being Council is hoping to secure also:

unlucky, he got me into trouble unwittinggly conspires against to report So Canton early next hin. Aye, I would like to have month. Missionaries and teachers four large German guns to be

Professor Danenberg's fifth as well. The pipers there must placed in an open space as past annual pupils' pianoforta recital have been very annoyed at Maeseen more fathers at the Minister will probably be permitted to ...remain, as the Chinese Christian is another point which might be is to be held at the City Hall on Pherson the way he kept intering League Concert.........

aye, as was saying, I workers have acted on their behalf. taken up in Hongkong. At any March 14, at 5.15 p.m. H. E. Mrrupting them wi his explanations

about the machinery. I couldna' can understand your feelinga The Canton authorities have to rate, as we have before suggested. Cland Severn is to attend.

Military help it, though, so I kept a steady fine about some of your visitors, wait further instructions from

Government. accommodation for a number of

finally deciding on guns could well be found in

face in case the folk round about especially when you have to the Statue Square, where they would

thought that he was friand concoct some war-like story about before

of a big memorial scheme. That

The General Committee of the

be a lasting reminder, to any Hun War Charities is to meet at the who happens to set foot in the City Hall on Monday to considero mine. To say onything would that careless knee of yours. Be the retention or the deportation Colony later on, of the victory the winding up of the War have been fatal. To argue witween them and Red Cross of the missionaries and teachers. since their of Right over Might.

Charities organisation. The public him is just about as unprofitable nurses who can at times be very The four German war prisoners

as talking to a gramophone. Once red and very cross-it would kept in custody AMERICA AND THE LEAGUE OF is invited to attend.

he gets wound up, nothing can seem that you have had just cause attempt to blow up the interned NATIONS.

stop him. It's very annoying to for complaint. Aye, your chief German gunboat "Tsingtao" a have man like that beside you at trouble is nagging--but it's at year ago are still here. They are well provided for. Now they are Á man $20 for the service of a cook and isen 65 monthly for food and 55 each for personal expenses.

The recent attitude regarding

Smithfield Street is the Mecca until he had discussed the League of fantan players. Three Chinese, of Nations with the Senate, and who did not keep a lock-out for the other attacking the League as the Police, were arrested yester- a radical departure from American isy and to-day Mr. J. R. Wood policy, and declaring that the find two of them $4 each League was the greatest triumph and the third one 2: The 65 centuries. We have already disordered to be confiscated. of British. diplomacy for three cents, seized by the Police, were cussed these speeches in our editorial column, but there have! been these last two days some

matter. A Democrat member.

difficult

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sense

The preacher at the morning the League of Nations which has service at St. John's Cathedral on

a time when you're trying to look yourself and by yourself: You been taken up by a part of the Sunday will be the Rev. F. Cas if ye didna, care a curse want to stop that sort of thing, American Senate is, to say the Todd, of the Episcopalian Church whether ye won anything or not and keep your tail up. least of it, unfortunate and some of the United States, while, as and you trying hard all the time can sometimes afford to rag at what uncalled for. The other already announced, Dr. Bradley to remember the number of the his wife or the weans or at bis day we published a report of will preach at evensong,

tickets ye're interested in. I had men on occasion-provided they're speeches by two Republican mem-

the figures all jotted down and none of them, too muscular-but Providence to enable each to bers, one calling on Mr. Wilson

in my waistcoat pocket, but I you canna' afford to nag at your endure with indifference the to preserve an unbiassed mind

wouldna' give in, of course, to self. It's very injurions and, if other's self-conceit. Taking it show that I was specially caring. persisted in, likely to prove by and large, and using the

its accepted Well, to make a long story fatal to your chances in life, word in short, after the show we adjourn. Many a bright career has been there's no real Society here.- ed to the Club where Mac added spoilt because a man couldns like the countryman's came! an epilogue to what he'd been let himself alone. A sore knee there is no sich animal." That saying. To tell the honest trath, may not predispose a man to Hongkong Society is, at its best, I hadn't the faintest idea at the always look on the bright side of a working-class Society is perhaps finish whether he was still haver things, but considering the hun-best proved by the fact that Dr. Thompson, who is associating about the bird cages at the dreds of other folks that you when Hongkong Society goes to further developments in theel with Dr. Bradley in medical City Hall or the reciprocating come in contact wi', why pick on the Races at noon, the whole

about idle curiosity. When you the tender care of the cffice coolie. Yesterday's meeting of the Legislative Council was invested Mr. Reed, has declared that the missionary work at Yunnanfu, parts of an ice cresin freezer. yourself? At the same time I'll town calls it a day and transfers with a considerable measure of interest by the series of questions League of Nations would mean has some interesting things to But all the same, several things admit the truth of what you say its commercial responsibilities to put by the Hon. Mr. Holyoak, embracing, as they did, a number of that America would be controlled Bay in his annual report. He are impressed most vividly on think of it, idle curiosity is That there must be the real

For one thing 1

Or the and spurious even in such matters of decided public concern. But it can scarcely be said that, by "European monarchs and states-"Patients have frequent my mind.

despots". It isly travelled 14 days' journey over never won ouything: yon haver-never idle at all. on the two questions which we intend touching the housing Asiastic

understand this the mountsia passes of Yunnan ng gomeril kept me later than contrary, of all the different Society goes, however, without problem and the censorship the replies forthcoming were in any

and one that pats in the most mine real Society in our midst sense either unduly informative or satisfying. In fact, the response antagonistic attitude, but we con- to reach the capital for medical should have been and he didna' kinds of curiosity, it's the busiest saying, Just what should deter-

Our work has not only sign any of the chits. from official quarters was what it usually is an inclination towards sider that the most feasible ex-help.

Of course we had to land at overtime. That is why, I supranal, of course, depend on the ambiguity and a seeming anxiety not to commit the Government planation is the one given by Mr. been among the Chinese, but it in any way. This only serves to show the difficulties under which Lewis, the Democrat Whip, in Eix has come as a boon and a bless Kennedy Road just as a car was pose, it is most often indulged in view of the individual. Lots of include all who are on the Gov- Choticial members labour when attempting to ascertain the feeling reply to these accusations. He of the Government on public questions by means of question and says that the opposition with ing to other missionaries labour leaving, which didn't help mat by those folks that have nothing folk, for instance, might not At the same time, you must be ernment House Register. A clear answer a laborious and unsatisfactory process which lends itself which the League of Nations is ing in the province, working, asters ony, for when I got homne else to do.......

was a cross between the sourest charitable and mind, that if there life and no unpaid bills at the to evasion of the practical aspect by those to whom the queries are being met, is inspired by personal many of them do, among the Janet met me wi' a smile that

political antagonism to President aboriginal tribes and isolated, as

crear shandy in January. like places to visit, many well better guide in the matter than a To take the housing question first, Mr. Holyoak recalled the Wilson, who is himself a Demo- many of them are, from medical of the 57 varieties and an ice bad been no hospitals and sach month's end should surely be demand expressed by a crowded public meeting for a Commision of crat, and the truth of this state-assistance."

Naturally I had some explana meaning old ladies would never packet of visiting cards, or a

known the delights of quirrel fur coat......... Enquiry, mentioned the Government's promise that the resolution ment is enhanced when we re

tions to give, but they didn't have should be laid before the Governor on his return to the Colony, and member the opposition of the

There was some lively booking seem to act as usual, which wasna having their pictures put in Class distinction mostly exista plainly asked what measures the Government proposed taking, in Republicans to Mr.

this morning at Moutrie's for view of Sir Henry May's retirement, "to give prompt effect to the going to Europe. We prefer Pinkie and the Fairies to be to be wondered at, for it turned the Society papers and would in the jealous mind. Much of wishes of the Colony." The official reply was to the effect that to believe that this is

ance but, as I've said before, before, read the Telegraph print entirely lost to an appreciative to be brought forward (it being unlikely that these would need a to credit that American states- 21st, 22nd, 24th, 25th and matinee ed results of the Drawing. She world. I don't blame them in what's the use of being ignorant certain measures had already been taken, that others were shortly explanation, for it is difficult produced on the evenings of the cut that Janet had, half an hour as a consequence, have been this sort of thing is due to ignor- Commission to enquire into them) and that, in the absence of a man can really think that Britain on 26th March so that a successful reckoned that it must have taken no' taking full advantage of if you don't show it? The East their opportunities. It maybe has often gotten the name of Governor, it was not proposed to take any steps with regard to the is working for her own interests financial result may be anticipat- appointment of a Commission. That, to our way of thinking, is a in giving all her efforts to a ed for the Gula Night in aid of the at least two hours to get you

сад at times be said of the most disappointing reply. Aside from what has been done (any good League of Nations. Like Mr. Hongkong War Memorial Fund. sheet out. That's the worst o' breaks up your afternoon nap at

other ser without much effects from which are yet not apparent) or what is intended to be Lewis, we "deplore the suggestion We are requested to state that Hongkong papera, ye never know times, but think what it would spoiling a good man, but the same dame had been reduced to repair-fear of contradiction. When done, why is it that the Government discountenances the appointment of dishonourable consolidation of the curtain will rise of just when sad where they're due have meant if an aristocratic old

hard hitherto

working. of a Commission and is so indifferent to the wishes of the community the European nations for every matinee at 4.30 p.m, and on the

But onyhow, I'm right glading her own and her family's as expressed by a crowded public meeting? We agree with the Go-action of the Allies has gone to evening performances at 9.15 vernment that this housing problem" has several different aspects." prove the falsity of this fear".

pm. Owing to the magnitude of to hear that something perman- footwear or had to dismiss her girl marries a Hongkong man,

ent is likely to be fixed up at maid and wash her own face and work-wage-earning work the production and the many Home as a result of the charit neck in order to get her portrait least ceases for her wi' the musical numbers (of which there able end of the Drawing. Even into the illustrated papers as a signing of the marriage register. are no less than 25) each perform if it was only two and half "war worker since 1914." At That's history after all, I suppose. cleaned DO more ance must start sharp to time, bricks, so long as it is big enough the same time, mind you, I've Cindrella and the public is therefore re- here, the Government did not hesitate to refer the subject to a Weet opened yesterday morning. Le sected in good time, as much Scots folk deserve some lasting even a No. 2 hen will strive to the No. 2 in glass slippers on her: The Seventh Canton Athletic quested to make every effort to to carry a brass plate, Hongkong nothing to say against ambition hearths after the Prince fitted Commission, which has made very valuable recornmemdations there- The number of athletes and out of consuleration for the young

memorial to show that they produce something better than foot. I needn't tell you about the on. We want to see this issue threshed out in all its ramifications,

extravagance of many soch w and the evidence which could be brought before a Commission should students, besides the boy scouts,

nustna' We But Grest during the

be un- men once they get here and find materially assist the authorities in making provision for the needs taking part in the activities players as for those around them. didna forget the lads at Home No. 2 cooking egg.

Real Society folks themselves among servants and I don't think that charitable. I mentioned about the bairns are the best you could ever wish Chinese tailors: tennis and cold concert in may laat week's letter to meet, and, cheap Bolshevik drinks: rickshas and silks. To but you would see from the papers sneers to the contrary, it was that my mind. there's no a hair to I sent you, that last Wednes class, in proportion to its numbers, draw between them and the day afternoon was the mother's that suffered most in this War. others they despise for their up- day out. It was fine turn out and It was their flesh and blood and pishness. And what vexes.me

directed.

It is precisely because of the multiplicity of the issues that the public wants the whole matter probed into by an unbiassed body of men. With all due deference to the Government, the ratepayers and the taxpayers the people who want houses but cannot get them-are the ones to decide whether such a step is necessary or not. In Singapore, where the problem is on all fours with the conditions

Wilson's

CANTON ATHLETIC

MEETING.

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the

to break out next.

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of the present and the larger requirements of the future. On such of the three days is 3,247, & matter, the Government cannot possibly have too much informa- Among them 1,254 in "The coolies were using the tion. "In the absence of a Governor" a Commission was appointed the track, 536 in the rice bags to sweep the rice. I to consider civil servants' salaries; why then refuse a popular fald meet; and 261 parsons in passed by and took the bags demand on an even bigger issue? The calling together of a Com-the ball teams; and 2,193 in the Then they arrested me." Mr. mission does not bind the Government to anything; that it would various demonstrations and drills, Wood: What did you intend cause further light to be shed on the matter cannot possibly be 4,247 persons in the activ ties doing with them ?I thought doubted. We trust, therefore, that Mr. Holyoak will press the point; home further still, so that the desires of the community may no representing 132 organisations, they dropped them down and II couldna'help thinking that such their money that were first thrown most is their improvidence. In- 54 divisions or groups to appear in picked them."-Mr. Wood: "But an occasion was undoubtedly one onto the sesle in the fight against stead of living quiet and having longer be ignored.

you intend to of the compensations of Mother- the Hun. Aye bear in mind that more than a nodding acquain Conceming the censorship, we are well aware that this is a company drills or demonstrations, what did matter for the Imperial authorities, but we are inclined to doubt and 884 individuals.

do with them?""Nothing." hood. There they were sitting wi' many of them, their share of tance wi' their Bank pass book whether every possible step has been taken to modify the regula The were approximately 5,000 The complaint against the man round like broody hens and each Flanders mud and pain has just I've seen it more often than once, tions in some respects. His Excellency made reference to an students, representing 66 schools, was that while s Mitsui Bussan one thinking their air craw the been as heavy to bear as yours, in the event of their husbands assurance from Home that the restrictions would not be maintained 52 boys and 14 girl schools, in Kaisha tallyman was yesterday whitest. And justly proud they Upbringing makes little odds dying, that they've had "any longer than is necessary. In regard to the Press, however, we attendance at the meet Festerday. looking after a cargo of rice, might be, for they are a fine when it comes to suffering, and a depend on the kindness of ay most emphatically that the curtailment of freedom is being The Bands of the First Division being unloaded from a godown lot o wess-Hongkong bairas. dislocated knee is a great deal others for their passinge Home. continued quite needlessly. It may be that the powers conferred of Kwangtang Army, Canica in Des Voeux Road West to

Aye, motherhood easier to bear than a broken When they got back on the authorities are not exercised so rigidly as heretofore, but the Christian College, the Second No: 799, the time came, than te prosul. mamone, alati faat remains that the Press, still subject to the regulations so long Kana Yoo Medick song and mayaled up witli, too, and rigitte, too for wise kogo Of course there's

Listle Gay Home they remain uning flash) and is tans liable to prosecution for the mont, technical infringements, what the newspapers want, in their College, the Hongkong YMCA empty rice bags Tie bestaan; the dinner and the own intareste-and in those of the public also, is a completa abroga-the Government. Orphanage. attraised a Hon of the existing censorship if that is possible, or, in the alterna- Fati and the Higher Normal blew his tive, a radioal revision of the regulations so as to suit the altered School were present to furnis conditions prevailing. That is a reasonable demand, and it is only music. Condith the issue to dole out what are po doubt well-meant

oralities on the subject but which result in things being left just College loads,

they are

far, the Canton Christian

Sfuriously to

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Tinds of Bociety,

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