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The golf Cup presented by We have discussed this subject in Mr. Dreaper was won by Miss our columns before but it impos Jessie Rodger with a score of 1. sible to say too much about a matter such as this, for the War up on bogey. Memorial, whatever form it takes, will undoubtedly have a great
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ROBBIE'S LETTER.
TO HIS NEPHEW IN AN ENGLISH HOSPITAL
Dear Alick,
Hongkong, 19th March, 1919.
HONGKONG BRANCH.
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out of? It just shows you that QUEEN MARY'S NEEDLE- no one can be 100 careful of
WORK GUILD. appearances. Of course it might have been a bottle of Grape Jaice or some varnish to brighten up the spare bedroom obairs, but he took a chance wi Hongkong folks. A Masulman could . City Hall Work Party (under spread his prayer rug on the Mrs. Stabb):—January 97 vests -Peace has fairly brokenent pavement of a Paris boulevard 71 pyjamas, 13 shirts, 63 kimono st last in Hongkong. What without attracting more notice bed-jackets, 37 ladies' knickers, between Calebrations and War than a polite apology Imm 11 girls' dresses, 3 children's Memorials we'll soon be in the some passer by who might have pyjamas, 33 boy's overalls, 49 A fine of $20 was inflicted on thick of it. Mau, it's very amus jusulat him but a captured news baby's vests, 18 milk covers, 68 place in the future life of the a Chinese who was found in ing to see with what alacrity boy is enough to block Queen's handkerchiefs, 130 pants, Colony. The scheme at present is possession of four taels of opium and push the Government and Road Central for an hour. mosquite neta, 35. boy's in its infancy, and in a project dross on board the Kwongsi. the Community can go at police whistle in Hongkong is shirts. February.—128 vesta, 63 such as this, too much care
expended cannot be
business like this and yet when more potent than que single blast pyjamas, 30 shirts, 4 kimono од the initial steps. Although there has The Hon. Mr and Mrs. Shellinu it comes to the question of a from Gabriel's truuper will ever bed-jackets, 32 ladies knickers, been much discussion regarding arrived on the Dilwara today, Commission to go into
the be
17 boy's overalls, 5 baby's vests, the proposal, we think that the Mr. Shellim has come from Housing Question it's a case of To come back to what I was 24 milk covers, 90 handkerchiefs, people of the Colony do not show Shanghai and hopes to stay here the non-return brain every time, saying. Many a man has been pants, 3 boy i pyjamas, 3 boy's the enthusiasm which the matter for about two months,
Already there's been quite a few sacrificed to caliven a dull patah shirts, 3 bonnets, 39 pillow slips, deserves. We can of course]
suggestions in the way of a War of conversation. The splash of 74 sheets depend on the War Memorial
Mr. Poki P. Woog, the well Memorial, but I notice the the soda, the tinkle of the Committee to give every effort to
Union Church Working Party and the clatter (under Mrs. Macouschis), January. bring the scheme to a successful, known billiard players lost $10 majority of them are inclined in tea-cops finish, but we would point out, to Inspector Garrod this inarning the direction of something we of frivolous tongues have been shirts, 66 pyjamas, 31 best and we are sure that the Comon account of his private rich can use ourselves-no' for the the "Marah tuuebre "of many a jackets, 6 doz, food covers, 512 doz.;
benefit of the soldiers mittee will agree with us, that the sha causing an obstruction.
and career, anil men are as bad, if eye bandages, 25% doz. handker erection of a fitting War Mem-
ailors here. That's just the no worse, than women in this chiafa, 19 pairs of socks, 24 pairs- orial
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same as if I bought Janet a respect. Once
scandal- of bed socks, & pairs of knee caps, the undertaking to be left in the bands of small swing at the Peak, and are veryPipe for her Christmas present, mongering begins, Heaven alone S caps and helmets, 14 mufflers, 3 trench sweaters, 18 scrubbers. Committee. Many suggestions efficient, as can be gathered froin Taking it by and large, it knows where it will end.
February37 shirts, 100 pants, Mind ye, ye canna' keep 63 pairs of socks, 24 pairs of have been put forward, but there the fact that the coolies teak looks as if this war
new Town Hall and Theatre and the dull trath has to travel mufflers, 1 helatet, 5 pairs of built. But myself, I'm in favour nighty quick opinions on the matter in the Inspecter, round the Peak! Colony. The Committee recognise
to catch up mittens. this fact, and the Secretary, Mr.
of an Hospital. When it comes to on the amusing lie. The wire- S.B.C. Ross is asting anyone who Yesterday's health return
a question of look-see, an Hospital less
Wesleyan Church Working telegraphy of gossip is Party, January-35 scrubbers, has a suggestion, to send it to shows two fatal cases of plague, can be made as just handsome as enough to make Marconi go wrong 11 surgical caps, 13 locd covers,
of cerebrospinal fever a Statue, or a Theatre, which are in the mind. him in order that the Committee two
It "pays to 76 shirts, 16 pants, 8 pairs of The rate of subscription to "The Hongkong Telegraph" is/will have every opinion before (one fatal) and one non-fatal only the symbols of a dumbladvertise" but this kind costs the socks, 6 pillow slips, 1 muffler.
it when it comes to make the occurence of enteric. The las alphabet onyway. A theatre or poor unfortunate, nothing. Our Helens May Institute (under The rate per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscrip final decision. The people of named was a Japanese case the a town ball is like your Sunday weak points are always dead sure Mrs. Jordan): 1,188 rolled
Hongkong will therefore have rest Chinese.
clothes they look fine once in a of a free advertisement. themselves to blame, if the War
while but they're idle most of the
| bandages, 10 triangular bandages, Memorial is not to their liking. The "Hongkong Telegraph" is delivered free when the addressee It is a matter for everyene in the Taylor, just raised to that rank, generally working to capacityment, though those in the know 1 many tail bandages, 50 pillow Paymaster Captain S. de V.time, whereas an Hospital is It is easy to write an advertise-3 head bandages, 3eye bandages, Colony 20 see that Hongkong
a lasting and fitting was payrasster of the cruiser houses. And what's more forbye, will tell you that it is getting in-slips, 12 large swabs, 44 swabe, Orlando, Chins Squadron, in there would be plenty of wall creasingly difficult to write one pairs of socks, 1 pair of kuse 1900, and took part in the space for the brass tablets withat folks will read. The anaing caps.
Peak Club Working Party bombardment of the Taku Forts the committee's names, onyhow. little sneer of the tattler, the and their capture in that year theatre is all very well in its spicy piece of slander, the hideous (under Mrs. Harston)January. (medal with clasp)..
way but it's lightsome material falsehood is, however, seldom-136 roller bandages, 18 dysen- We think that the French
for such a solemn object.
We're built thattery pads, 30 shell swabs, 72 An overlooked.
sponge awake, 2 packeta gauze taxpayers have a certain amount
Hospital is a better place wherein way, it seems. of right on their side, in refusing
to keep green the memory of our ......aye, as I was saying, he's pieces (done up in lots). February. to consider the proposal by M. China Squadron, has been apucive to sober thought than seating up the cough yet as a sort of dysentery pads, 3 pneumonia boys. A sick bed is more con- a good bit better but he's keep210 roller bandages, 24 Klotz, Minister of Finance, to pointed President of the Com levy a tax on capital. The
mittee to review the general feeling on the matter
pay and seems to be that Germany must conditions or service of officers pay before any of the victorious and men of the Royal Savy and countries are called up to meet Royal Marines. by taxation the increase that is inevitable. The question of mak- Subscribers
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The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1919.
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
obtains
memorial of the Great War.
GERMANY FIRST.
that at
is
Admiral Sir Martyn Jerram, K. C. B., former C. O. C. of the
no time in trying to discover how Britons. to make Germany pay. They have simply assessed their own
the Dover
The Yellow Dragon, Quéea's College magazine, has made its appearance for March. It is a have
incst excellent number and is in
and contributors. There is a
ITERS.
balance.
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are
swabe.
A 47 in the Dress Circle. camouflage for Mrs. Macpherson's jackets, 12 shell swabs.72 sponge
would have such an Hos benefit, I suppose.
“Aye," says he one night after Naval and Dockyard Branch pital under civic control and the fees within reason. It's cheaper he'd played a larynx sole for (under Mrs. Gurner)January", for a man to stay, six weeks in about three minutes by the clock, Clothing for French Repotree. the Hotel Ceil than to have a and stretching out for a match to dresses, 10 petticoats, 14 stays, ing Germany pay is a vexed one. Patrol Memorial Fund will be course of measles in Hongkong. light his cigar, a right bad 14 overalls, 10 pelise and capes, and after more than four months interested to learn that the net you're a man of ordinary cough, mind I'm tellin' ye" says chemise, & Bannelette chemise, 7 8 baby's jackets, 12 white discussion still remains unsolved. amount sbscribed was $178.37 means the total bill hits you schhe. We have come to the conclusion equalling, at 3/1, 120, and a
a blow on the cheque book that
baby's long flannelette chemise, -Aye," says I. "That's a there present no basis for computing Ger.telegraphic remittance of this it takes the best part of a year to cough many a man in Happy 8 straight flannels, S squares, 3.
7 baby's long Bannel petticoata, “.. More amount was made to the Mayor hard lines; here, it's a financial but if ye would stop disinfecting 4 boys shirts, also 40 vesta,
recover. Sickness anywhere is Valley would be glad of the now, quilts, 13 bibs, 11 boots, 4 shoes, many's capacity to pay. over it is not our business to of Dover on 12th March, as a do so. The French have wasted contribution from Hongkong calamity. How many Europeans your system wi' these torches
are there to-day who
pants, 2 shirts, 15 socks, I ye call cigars, ye would give sweater, 1 knee cip, 1 glove, 35 eligible for treatment; Verself a better chance no to handkerchiefs, 37 mops, 29 jug at the "Matilda Hospital? speak o' the white curtains ansi covers. We are living in an era when the best elements of practically bill of damages, and presented it
Because of the higher cost of the general atmosphere of the Catholic living and house rents, salaries
Women's League all the civilised nations are making tremendous efforts to right old for payment. It will have to be
place." wrongs and to establish a newer and a better way of life. At Paris, compared no doubt with those of
(under Miss Loureiro)-January. naturally increased all representatives of all the Allied nations are deliberating on great the other Allies, in order to ensure
round and because the trustees of Macpherson, he just glaret for-12 paira socks, 2 sweaters, 8 and important international issues, seeking to create a fresh and a similar methods of calculation, every way a credit to the Editor the Matilla Hospital havens a while at me till I began to think mailers, 9 knitted scrabbers, 48 more friendly relationship between Powers which hitherto have and it will afterwards be for the looked upon world problems rather more from their own specific Allies as a whole to settle the wealth of matter dealing with taken the necessary steps to keep that maybe the heat of the thing food corers, 36 khaki handker standpoints than from the point of view of the benefit to humanity best means of securing pay. College activities, whilst the pace wi' the times they have put o near his face had affected his chiefs, 1,320 sponge swabs, in general. It is a new world, that they are founding. But it is of ment. The French have sent humorous verses and prose write a crimp in the Hospital's useful mind. "You canna get better," 1,260 rolled bandages, February. little use to improve international life unless at the same time there in their bill to Germany, and we inge are intensely interesting. Hospital-an-honest-to-goodness where, ye gore canna get socks, 16 doz. khaki handker By all means let's bare au splattered he. "I don't care -15 mufflers, 5 sweaters, 15 pairs is an assurance of harmony and happiness in individual countries understand why they resent the The Yellow Dragon has evidently one, that'll care our sickness, better." "Well," says I. "What cdiets, 26 doz. jug and milk So we find the various nations taking occasion to set their own proposal for a tax on capital. It taken a new lease of life. houses in order as well. „A great opportunity has come to make a seems wrong that a nation which
without removing our entire bank for do you no' stop smoking them covers, 40 mops, 29 knitted clean sweep all round.
has so much money due to her
then and give yourself a chance? scrubbers, 38-2/3 doz. eye and Britain, in this war, has shown that her people are not in the should be asked to pay for the war
The Frawley Company wound
I tried the last one you mouth
rolle.L washers, 648 at the Theatre.for it's what you can really gave me on Janet's roses and banlages, 510 sponge swabe. habit of losing their heads. In moments of dark anxiety, national out of its own pocket. We have " its season solidarity has, happily, been preserved. The people of the Old been told by the Prime Minister Royal last night with the present- do, and not what you think you now she's in a state, for she
SHAMEEN NOTES. Country made it their business to see the war through first, rather and others that Germany shall pay ation of the side-splitting and can do, that counts in the long thinks it's a new kind of blight than to throw the nation into a state of chaos by putting domestic up to the limit of her capacity." mirth-provoking piece "Fair and run......While on this strain, let and is so near the Flower Show issues above national safety and existence. To all intents and but the sooner the payment Warmer." From a financial point me tell you that I heard the other
time. Besides the last one ye From Our Own Correspondent.} purposes, the war is over now, and it is rightly felt that this is the begins, the sooner will the Allies of view, this tour, so far as Hong-day that the Kowloon Dock boys moment when old internal grievances must be settled once and for be able to meet their expenses,
kong is concerned, must have won the Shield this year for gave me was so riddled wi' holes
Shamsen, March 13. all. It is true that in recent years the growth of democracy has been
that ye could play the flute on it been a highly successful one, machine firing.
zun
I wouldna and cald only be successfully The Germans.bave gone from appreciable at Home, but, after all said and done, only the fringe of
full houses being the rule. Their be surprised if it was some of moker wi the help o
awee Canton, or at least the major repertoire comprised farcical the remnant of the old Centre
A boat left its comedies, and in this case the Section crowd that did the donkey pump "attached to the portion of them,
back of your reck."
moorings early this morning ally, it had, before the war, been foreseen that matters were rapidly. Some time ago we ware being Company gauged the tastes of the trick. A rade lot in their
Talking seriously though, have under sealed ordera with a approaching a crisis. And now the time has come for the evolving assured that the moderate element Hongkong public to a nicety. day, mind ye, before they came of some better order which shall be just and fair to all concerned. in Germany were coming to the Their best production was "under the refning influence of you ever noticed that the gift quantity of this particular cargo, It is to grapple with this great problem, upon the right top and that the day of the Bol Pays to Advertise," and a good the Hongkong infusion, but ap-cigar has from time immemorial aboard, but it is understood a few settlement of which the happiness of forty-five million people sheviks was about to end. The second was "Fair and Warmer."parently still able to keep their always been the supreme object are left behind who were unable depends, that a great conference of employers and employed has latest news from the German As 3 spontaneous laughter.tails up. The last time I saw of ridicnic? People who have to reach Canton until this after- assembled in London. The duties which lie upon it have been capital suggests that that was
either
producer, these two are very good some of thern on parade was at never tried to be funny in noon. aptly described by Mr. Lloyd George as the settlement of the peace
lying statement or an
productions. Last the funeral of one of their their lives will often break
Malini, the magician, is ex-, of the country, the setting up of a model civilisation for the rest of assertion based on inadequate American the world, and, in a very true sense, the saving of the State.
knowledge. The country has night the actors covered them-old comrades. No new Governor out on the subject of cigars. The Premier spoke well and wisely to the delegates at this been thrown into the throes of a selves with glory. On Mr. G. A leading at Blake Pier could have It is part of the comedian's pooted to visit Canton for the for the exercise of common sense and fair play by both sides. He demand for a recognition of the whose only fault was that he was yes that a least they had respect form of philanthrophy has been at the Canton Club Theatre on momentous and historic conference. His plea, summarised, was general strike, and there is a great Forbes,, as a model husband got a smarter saluts, which pro-stock in trade. This particular purpose of giving a performance warned the employers that the taking of temporary advantages Soviets, What the end aimed at too good for his wife so good that for the dead even if they treated from inost points of view the Chameen, during the week- end. He may not leave very might finally ruin them. The meaning is obvious: it is that the happens to be, is by no manner his goodness made her forget never had much for the living. but there is always on tip some denjel of justice to the workers can only eventually end in revolu- of means clear. The agitatore that she was his wife-fell the Their performance last week insti ed scribe who feels that he quickly as it is rumoured there tion That much is undoubted, for the growing consciousness of
has 8 mething fresh to say on the are a number of engagements power among the masses surely implies a determination to secure prisoners, the dissolution of the brunt of the acting. His taming proves their full rights, It was well too, that Mr. Lloyd George took volunteer army, etc., and they of the shrew was a clever hit of never take too much for granted, subject. In Hont kng the gift awaiting him on arrival.
Last evening was the third and occasion to point out that unemployment for the worker means far are said to have denounced the work. As the stay-at-home, Appearances are often deceptive cigar is more often the concrete martom i ever can to the employer, and, Bocialistic though it healer, Bindenburg and temperate, harmless husband and sad an ingrowing grouch some-indication of your friend's taste last performance of the Vanity may seem, there is no answer to the statement by the Premier that Ludendorff. But of constructive a man who decides that there times covers a lot of keennese and than of his purse. But at Home the Fair Company. They were wel gift cigar is more often used as comed by a fall house" many it is unjust and unfair that a man seeking work should be deprived ideas, there appear to be none. should be no bridle on his licence dexterity: of food. He who will not work, of course, deserves no food, but the When all their wishes have bem for Oriental pleasures and cock Talking about appearances fosasid to effect the age of some extra seats having to be brought thing The value of the gift in to accommodate the audience. genuinely unemployed man has a right to look to the State for help gratified, what is it that they tails and green elevators" beminds me that I saw a fishop for himself and family. There are obligations laid on the worker seek↑ Nobody users to know showed himself to be a real actor, coming out of the Bank the other as a selling face lies large fr. Lahe Hole was there with as well, and it will be equally, disastrous if this occasion is made use and probably the agitators do Miss Molly Malim, as the wife of day wi astraw wrapped package ly, however, in its instrumentality a very large eye for an apprecia of to fleece employers. Foreign competition and the need of least of all. It seems that the this model husband, was also that at five yards away locked in enabling the salesman to con-
German people have got them- productivity demand that the workers do their full share. These are seires into chaotic muddle, and good. Misa Florence' Chapman, like the twin brother of Johnny cool his wall bill in his some of the points that have to be adjusted at this great conference that they have not the faintest as the wife of the model husband's Walker in the bottle. Wasn't expense account. Out here it is It is a new relationship between Labour and Capital that is the end
blessing that one of the tests of friendship. - in view. For the sake of the future of the nation, it is to be hoped idea what they want or how to collegiate cham, gave an ex- it
Yours truly, dance which was kept that common sense will prevail and that the adnity of the British get it. How have the mighty ceptionally good rendering of her it wasna' the Hongkong Hotel front door that he was stopping part people will ensure a lasting settlement.
ROBT, HacWHIRTER. the morning was well'ad
the questions that matter has been touched. Defects in our social
system have protruded themselves for centuries, and modern condi- DISTRACTED GERMANY. tions have only served to aggravate them. In industrial life especi-
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