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NOTES AND COMMENTS-
GETTING BOLDER.
TUESDAY, MARCH
DAY BY DAY.
ALL HUMAN ACTIONS COME WITH- Chinese criminals are getting | IN THE DOMAIN OF CONOCIENCE," pretty daring when two robbers attack
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'AN ISLANDER'S DAIRY. [BY "AJAX."]
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LENT.
CATHEDRAL SERVICES.
To-morrow (dah Wednesday) there will be Holy Communion st
HONGKONG-UNIVERSITY.
LUGARD HALL ANNUAL DINNER,
The second annual dinner of
sat down to table in the Hall.
It is astonishing how gay Hongkong can be when Hong- three Europeans—two During last week there were kong is inclined for gaiety. Some ladies and a gentleman-in broad notified three non-fatal cases of of us have lived the life of St. John's Cathedral at 7.45 am, the residents in Lagani Hall was daylight under
circumstances cerebro-spinal faver, une fatal perfect Bacchus, what with frocks, Matins and Litany at 10.15 am, held on Saturday last, when such as we reported in our issue case each of plague and enteric, frills and furbelows at the of last evening. The incident oc- and one non-fatal occurrence of Theatre Royal, a children's Evensong, Commination Service about sixty students and garaks
Holy Communion at 11 am,, and curred in Bowen Road, and but för
The last-named the fact that the rogue who struck scarlet fever.
pageant at the Theatre and and address at 6.30 p.m. Mr. Neeson with a heavy stick sufferer was English, and the sociability at the Races. During missed his aim, the ladies would rest Chinese.
practically the whole of the past
Matius are to be said at 10.15 The Warden, Professor W. J. no doubt have fated far worse
week the citizens of Hongkong 3.0, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Fri-Hinton, was the chairman. The than they did. These attempted Onlera for Infantry Battalion were in holiday humour, and days and Saturdays. Evensong, guests included the Hon. Mr. highway robberies are getting all issued by Major H. A. Morgan at not ashamed to confess that with devotional reading from Lau Chu Pak, the Deans the too frequent, and while we have state:-Machine Gun Company took the infection badly. Man-
Life Beyond Life," by the Wardens and representative not the least desire to create-Sunday, 9th March.-3. kind, says Dr. Johnson, are gay or aid on Wednesdays at 6.30 p.m. Mesars Li Tsok Lan, Lee Ju Rev. C. L Slattery will be students_of_other Balls, and anything in the usture of Parade st Statue Pier and proceed serious scare, it only stating the truth to by launch
by infection; why, to Kowloon City therefore should I apologise? say that it is becoming increas-
On Thursdays there will be Cheung, In Tak Chung, graduates ingly dangerous for European auges to Fre Part II, Table "The Race Week is our only Holy Communion at 7.45 am. from Lugard Hall. ladies to go for walks unaccom- tian Course. Drees, Drill distraction that breaks the hard There is Holy Communion every The dining room and ap panied by male companions. It onler without rifles. Helmets to grind of wage earning and Sunday at 7.50 8.m. and on the preaches were prettily illuminat is no use, in a matter of this kind, be worn..
checks the feverish pursuit of first and third Sundays in the led with Chinese lanterns, and railing at the Police: they have
profits and dividends." I do not month at noon also.
decorated with flags in honour of more than enough as it is to A very distressing fatality mean to say that there is no occupy their attentions, with the occurred yesterday at 5 o'clock serions
A course of sermons on the the vecasion: business present numerical inadequacy of in the morning in the Govern- daring Race Woak. Nevertheless, ed by the Chaplain on Sunday King, the President of the Chinese
transacted Holy Communion will be presch the Force. The problem wants ment Civil Hospital. A Filipino the dominant influence of the morning at II a.m. as follow Repablic, and the University, the tackling from another end: some patient jumped out from the week was recreation, which was ing thing will have to be done to
Chairman read a message from the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, regret- ting his inability to be present and wishing the Hall every prosperity. The toast of "The Hall" was then proposed by the Warden and drunk with great enthusiasm.
keep out the criminal riff-raff hospital verndsh. It is not according to tradition. Racing which so freely enters the Colony known whether she was in aas at present conducted in Hong-Idea. from adjacent Chinese territory. delirium. Death was instant-kong is a popular pleasure, pure The evil must be coped with at aneous,
and simple. its source.
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The Canton volley ball team THE BUSY BILL-POSTER.
The past has not been a week We should imagine, from the defeated the Hongkong team at freedom with which certain the Canton Christian College of great events from a chronicler's All communications intended for publication should be address-Police notifications have been grounds on March 3. Mr. Yan point of view, unless 1 elevate to ed to the Editor.
stuck about at all manner of spots Kei Chang, the instructor of the that distinction the Legislative Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.
in the city of late, that the Government Orphanage at Fati, Council meeting on Thursday and Government had employed a new acted as the referee. Both teams the announcement regarding our bill-poster who is being paid on a excelled in all departments of the new Goremor. In spite of criti- piece-work basis. It is very game. The score was 3 to 0 in cism, in spite of precept, in spite desirable and necessary too that favour of the Canton team. The of every known form of polite Police notices should be given game was very exciting and abuse, the ways of the Hongkong prominence, but we think that
attracted nearly a thousand Government on the housing pro- things are being rather overdone,
blem continus to be marvellous when the exteriors of business Spectators.
(and inscrutable. The Hon. Mr. premises are freely plastered
full month.
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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1919.
THE HELPERS.
to
March 9th-The Sacramental March 16th.-The First Euch
Sacrifice
Brist
March 23n-The Commemorated.
March 30th.-The Sacrament as Christian Evidence.
After the usual tosats of the
The representative student, Mr. Cheam Kim Cheng, proposed
April 5th-The Pledge of Bro-the health of the guests in a felicitons speech, to which the therhood.
April 13th-Prepara..on and Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak replied on behalf of the guests. In his Thanksgiving for Communion.
The preachers on Sunday disastrous results which often speech the latter pointed out the evenings at 6 p.m. will be
followed the practice of sanding March 9th-The Lord Bishop- very young Chinese to be educat- March 16th.-Rev. J. S. Har-ed abroad. He gave some smus- ing yet pathetic instances of Western-trained Chinese who March 23rd.-Rev. J. S. Har-
had returned to Chins strangers to their own parents, and March 30th.-Rev. C. B.
| incapable of speaking the langu- age or understanding the customs April dth.-Res. W. T. and babits of thought of their Featherstone.
own countrymen. On the other April 13th-Rev. D. hand, there was the old official Stewart.
class, rather suspicions of Western learning and institutions, but experienced in the conduct of Chinese affairs, and quite unable to work in harmony with the returned students, whose ingr perience they despised.
P. H. Holyoak pat a wing of rington. with these bills. Of late the Asked by Mr. Lindsell to ex- verandah pillars of practically plain why he had stolen s jacket, Government for elucidation and ringtoc.
half-a-dozen questions to the every building in the centre a Chinese said he felt very cold of the city have received attention in this way, and on the and therefore took another man's one of them was an enquiry as Mercantile Bank building two coat. The wind was blowing what measures the Government Shann.
effect to the wishes of the Colony, days ago we counted no fewer fiercely and, poor fellow, there was proposed to take to give prompt than six Police notices. What no alternative but to take the
as expressed at a crowded public would the authorities say, we jacket which was hanging meeting in the Theatre Royal on wonder, if business people stuck a pole. Mr. Lindsell said
November 7th. That meeting bills on Goremment property that was the same as walking with such liberality as this? After into a house and taking the the Government to appoint a passed a resolution calling upon all, there are regular notice-boards jacket from there. Fourteen about for the display of these an- days' rest cure was ordered. nouncements, and if the matter is one of supreme importance there
He
to
Commission to enquire into the housing problem. The reply was: Take the subject of the new "What is referred to in the Governor. It was a subject that A water-carrier employed in question as the housing problem was never without its attract are always the columns of the newspapers, both English and the 74th Regiment had to carry has several different aspects. iveness, even to the man in the said that the University of Chinese, available. At any rates cross. He was charged with Certain measures required immost humble situation in life. Hongkong was established this disfiguring of private premises stealing a coat belonging to the mediate action, which has been There were no half measures bridge the gap between by Government notifications is Regiment. He said that he taken after consultation with the about this prophet. He was the these two classes. Its students not quite playing the game. That purchased it from another Unofficial Members of this Coan-man who knew that General Sir could learn the lessons of Euro- bill-poster needs to be told to curb bhisthealla, who had gone to his cil. Other measures are in pre- Julian Byng was coming out as pean science and at the same his energies somewhat.
country. Bhistically does not paration for the consideration of the Governor of Hongkong. On time remain in contact with their mean the beast of a man, but Honourable Members at an early the qualification question he had families and with China. The We read that "an important is an Indian word for water-date...... It is not proposed, in said his say and the matter was only hope of Chiun was the crea personage of the Chinese For-carrier. Fortunately for him, the the absence of the Governor, to decided. What happened? Along tion of a group of educated eign Department credits the Pek-amber on the cout was obliterat- take any steps as regards the came a communique from the men between the extreme ing Government with the prepara-ed and there was a doubt as to lappointment of a Commission. tion of a case for the abolition of the identityof the coat. Inspector Consular jurisdiction in China Gordon said it might probably which is to be put before the belong to the 18th Infantry. The European Peace Congress. If this water-carrier was discharged.
PREMATURE.
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Government on Tuesday break-progressives and the extreme ing the news to the Colony. Conservatives. He was confident By one o'clock the tidings this Hall, and in the University that the young men trained in In the absence of a Governor, a had reached the Race is a true statement of the facts,
Commission has been appointed Course. Everybody was asking: generally, would form that we can only hope that the foreign |
to enquire into the emoluments "Have you heard the latest? Broup, scattered through China, There is but one stable factor in the European situation at Powers are keeping a close watch The number of participants in of the Civil Servants, but in the Mr. Stubbs, the Colonial Secre- niting Chinese of all shades of présent, and that is the overwhelming power of the victorious Allies. 'on the situation. We can and do the production of "Pinkie and case of our housing trouble, we tary of Ceylon, has been appoint country forward to the high opinion, and carrying their Without them, little could be hoped for, and consequently theirs is sympathise with the desires of the Fairies" being so great-over must wait till a Governor mounts ed Governor of Hongkong." & stupendous responsibility, for they have to lend a helping hand smaller nations to use the historic 100 people being connected with the gadi. Tell me why. This
place among the rations for to every other nation so that order and prosperity may once Conference, now sitting in Paris, it has been decided to keep
is not treating the more come to them. It is no wonder that President Wilson in his for the adjustment of real grier-the Baal dress rehearsal
which she was destined.
Professor Middleton Smith recent speech at Boston, asked his listeners: Do you realise how ances, but at the same time we
on payers with the consideration
In the great world of public proposed the health of the War- many new nations are going to be set up in the presence of old and realise that there can be such a
Wednesday, the inst., that they powerful nations in Europe, and left there, if left by us, without a thing as a wrongful utilisation of strictly private and
to allow wisdom, what justice! Eructarit affairs, it is said, principles are den, whe, in replying, thanked less important than personalities. the studenta for their co-operation disinterested friend?" While we admit that Mr. Wilson only the opportunity now provided in admittance to only a limited mons et events ridiculus speaks the truth, we would point out that not only is American help this direction. The danger is leat number of parents who feel mus.-The monatain rumbled sometimes there is a lack of which had made his term of required but also that of all the Allies. The United States has made those sitting in Paris hold too obliged to accompany their little and there came forth a ridiculona principle; in that case the interest office a pleasant one, and express-
a in the personality becomes more ed to absolutely disinterested motives, but however great her resources ment of some of the smaller disappointment arising from this apology are the seriest bunkum and however great ber desire to help the other nations of the world. countries, judging the nation as a decision, it has been arranged the Government has dragged a we think that the help of the other Allies is just as necessary.. whole, pachapa, by the type of re- that each member may book two red herring across the scent. No
With the exception perhaps of the Scandinavian countries, the presentative sent to the Con- whole of Europe has to be reconstructed on new foundations. Even ference. In the case of China, stalls at Moutrie's at half price, amount of Secretariat casuistry isappointment is over, we have that though he would no longer among the Allies themselves this work of change has to be accom- also, the ides of the country being either of the two plished. Britain must reject old principles and take up new. an enlightened Republic which formances on the 24th and 25th street that the Colonial Secre-realised that expectations are be Warden when he returned afterall illasory things. At any from leave, he would always re- Industrially, economically and politically, charge is essential, and has broken away from antocratic inat, Performers and participants tary's brusquerie waa not there is no doubt, also, that our Imperial outlook will be different control is widespread, and that who desire to avail themselves of dictated by sheer bureaucratic rate we shall watch with much mein in spirit a member of the under the new conditions. The same fact applies to France, for the mistaken view might easily in-this opportunity are requested to impatience of dictation. The interest Mr. R. E. Stabbs' doinge Hall.
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INTERESTING MARRIAGES,
Peace Conference will undoubtedly leave her in a widely different fluerca the Conference in do so as early as possible.
reply was a gloried sham, and it in Hongkong. He can rely position than that in which she now standa. Belgium, too, will take a the
Wrong direction. Not!
seems apparently, to have been upon a hearty welcome when he new and greater part in continental affairs in the future, and Italy until
China's criminal code will realise all these great political and territorial aspirations for is what it should be, not until we
1957-This is not any lucky instituted by Government solely lands upon our shores. We wanted the evening's entertainment which she has hoped so long. Even America will not escape from can rely on an upright judiciary winning number in the Cash to carry out its ephemeral whims an administrator whose forte is this atmosphere of change, for the mere fact of her taking a great and not until there is better evi-Sweep.
and caprices at the expense of his easy ability to negotiate success of the decorations and
the dinner itself. It is the number of
good part in European affairs, and using her enormous resources for the dence of control of lawless fact-sanpui inttery tickets seized by This mumbo-jumbo reply excites amount of dissensio constitue
the tax-payers of the Colony. troubles. There is a benefit of others, will mean a colossal national and political trans- ions throughout the country can the Police. There are a lot of
political camp. The formation.
tional Reformists are China justly claim the abolition sweeps still in existence. In one to extreme profanity. If there is going to be so much change among the all-powerful of Consular jurisdiction.
a stiff Allies, what will be that among the other and less powerful states? day is, we fear, still far distant Department, was inspecting on spector Taylor, of the Sanitary
necked party. They are the A prophet is without honour Opposition, and thorn on the The marriage between Dr. A. And this changing process at present, spells chaos and misery, and when these necessary require Friday last No. 4 Bai Street, in his own country. Experience side of the Official Majority. C. Stanley Smith, M.C., son. of can only lead to ultimate ruin unless help is forthcoming from mente will be fulfilled. Hence when he noticed a man sitting teaches us that ninety-nine times We know the story of how Mr. Stanley P. Smith, M.A., of the Allies. And there is every sign that those in a position to lend the movement is one which de-down upon a large pile of sanpus out of a hundred the man who Jeroboam made a suit of relax China, and Lalan Zoe, daughter assistance recognise their responsibility. Already we see the mande close attention. by those results of their efforts in Turkey, Bulgarie and Eastern Europe, and who are in a position to warn the lottery tickets. He st once sets up in business as a foreteller stion anto Rehoboam. "Thy of Mr. J. E. Ernest 8. Sharp, even now they are preparing to lend a helping hand to that sorely. Parix Conference of the dangers rang up the Police and, of events has no stock-in-trade father made our yoke grievous; 18.0., and Mrs. Sharp, of tried country, Poland. For many years the people of this land attending acquiescence in the when the latter arrived cu except an inexhaustible supply of now therefore ease thou somewhat Wimbledon, was to take place at have seen their country overrun by foreigners, and now they find suggestion which China is the scene, they searched the unblushing effrontery. There have the grievous servitude of thy St. Mary's Wimbledon, at p.m. themselves belpless in what seemed the most opportune time to credited with
contemplating. place thoroughly and found 1957 been so many instances of late of father and his heavy yoke that he on Jan. 7 The marriage fiokate. The son was fought the prognostications of the men put upon us, and we will set arranged between Captain 6.7. vn diis morning before Mr. R. E. who claimed to know more than the Let not Mr. Stubbs and Turner, APWO. BY
realise their great sapizations of independence and progress, Bueria,
too requires assistance, and this unfortunate country must no longer
„MUSSIA'S HEGE WAR LOSSES.""
be left to work-out its own salvation, for time has proved that this is an impossible feat. And then there are those new states, the According to a telegram from Lindsell, Mr. Davidson appearing their fellows being shown to be swar na after the style of Re-Regiment, of Shanghai, building up of which is fraught with infinite peril, and which const Petrograd it is announced that for the defendant. At first the utterly and ludicrously incorrect, hoboam "For whereas my Mr. Cyril J. Turner, Inevitably fall if left alone without frienda. The Allies are face to the total Russian losses in the defendant depied the charge, but that the generous belief in his father put a heavy yoke upon and Gwendolyn face with the biggest task in the history of the world for they have, war amount to: 9,150,000 men after the evidence of Inspector fellow creatures has become so you, I will put more to your yoke. H to save an entire continent, build up new nations, and give a new 1,700,000 killed, 1,450,000 Taylor he was fined $500, and-attenbaled that it would now be "My father, chastised you lease of life to others, and therefore they must ever weld themselves disabled. 3,600,000 wounded, the tickets vers ordered to be almet is worthless as a mosquito white, but I will chastise you more closely together, for only by their united efforts will their 2,500,000 taken prisoners. praat object be achieved.
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