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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1919.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

BOLSHEVISM TRIUMPHANT.

We had thought that the Allies' in defeating Germany, destroying har Army, and taking away her Navy. had made almost

DAY BY DAY.

ROBBIE'S LETTER.

fantasy and altogether seem to TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY. have come very close for a spall to that dreamland in which Panline OTHERS TO HIS NEPHEW AT HOME role of Peter Pan some years politican will reveal himself as a

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"In all societies the professional Hongkong, March 26th, 1919. what lighter touch in the Police In a Parliamentary plutocraty,

aga We may expect a some somewhat debased type.. Dear Alick,And so you're Court news in the days to come. like our own, he will proceed in a

OF THE CURIOSITY ENABLES SOME YEX TO MAKE A GOOD LIVING.

Three fatal cases of plague are

ance of the world's peace, but return. there has arisen a menace possibly greater than the German one, a menace which threatens to bring

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last. Well that's good news the word visaalised.

too familiar, will make himself anyway. There's a lot of folks I have yet to know the woman, the paid servant of those wealthy A fine of $600, or, in default, here been wondering for a long first time beneath the focussing will enrich himself by means of after putting her head for the man who finance politicans, and infinite winity to the nations of three months hard labour, was time past just when you'd geselsh of a camera, set up out of tips from financiers and bribes Europe. For some weeks past our to-day inflicted on a Chiness for out of hospital. From the way doors, who did not exclaim over from Government contractors." attention has been fixed on the being in possession of six be of some folks go on you'd think the image on the ground glass.--From Mr. Cecil Chesterton's Peace Conference, and the schemes loose opium. He was arrested, which they are drawing up for the at the Ping On Wharf, the drug that ye went there for their it is she always says, so beautifal posthumous History of the United

amusement. But lia real and a nicely coloured-though States. future welfare of nations, and we being found concealed in the false; have in measure lost sight of the side of a box.

glad that your knee's a lot the box may be pointed haphazard fact that Bolshevism is in the

better even if you do at a benhouse; and so brilliant,

One ambition of Theodors ascendant. We have read of

get a pension 。 56.although it Iacks by A mesting of the members of That reminds me, is it 516 a day hundred fold the brightness of the time of his death. Governor Roosevelt's was unfulfilled up to what we thought small campaigns against the Russian Bolsheviks,the Hongkong Poultry Associa-

a weak, a month or quarter or the actual in which sometimes they were

BO Sheahan, his staunch comrade in tion: is h be beld at successful and sometimes beaten. Messrs. Johnston, Stukes and year? You wadua make an up-to-tre although the lens itself many fierce political tusale,

late reporter, laddie, But the news of the last two days Master's office, Ice House Street, that I'm gifted wi' anything making the edges of the scene standing before the mounted No bas its own compromises, often records a conversation he had, has focussed our attention once on Tuesday next at 5.30 p.m. to special in that line myself bathsay, as if a low-lying mist was akin of a monster grizzly bea more on this subject, and there pass the rules drafted by the like accuracyзye, accuracy. about to envelope the hens. Well, which Mr. Roosevelt had shot at can be no doubt that the situat-Committee. ian is very serious. Not only

At the same time figures aye did there's beauty everywhere; we close range so close that the Eave the Bolshevik forces

make me feel kind o dizzy. The have our Peter Pans ant fairies odds at one instant seemed great- been victorious, but they have

The longins as Haitau leaves

own homes," or, ifly in favour of the grizzly. gained another adherent to their Hongkong today with about 150 other day I saw the estimated in cause, namely Hungary. Let us deportees from Singapore, for indemnity that Germany would be childless, in the homes of our After a graphic description of I friends. After all, brightness, the struggle Mr. Roosevelt ex- see first what their armies are Stratow, and will return on Sun-maybe called upon to pay. doing. These appear to be well day with nine German subjects started wia and then followed as in the case of the camera and claimed: "But I shall never be wi' such a string of noughts the stage, is a matter of contrast. satisfied putil I have killed a armed and organised, and are The Germans will be met by an

that before the finish la the all-pervading brightness fully equipped with artillery and armed guard and will be tran-

it looked more They guns.

have shipped to a Blue Funnel steamer necklace in print than any have their own immediate pre-

like a pearl of day in our homes the children grizzly bear with a knife.” begun a general offensive on the for repatriatica.

The one good thing that most thing else I know of. Figures so sences, heroes and heroines, in- Lithuania-Courland front, and though they have been beaten in

big aye bring me in mind aginative saticipations fairies people have found to say about The body of a well-dressed when I was a boy and used to and brownica kings and queens, Northern Lithuania, they are

the war is that it has taught us - All contaunications intended for publication should be address-now threatening the important married Chinese woman, 23 years hear the minister talk about and, at times, the awesome tiger, geography. The food of fresh

of Mitau. This

knowledge let loose upon us of age, was found floating in the is serious enough, but the situation Harbour near the Blake Pier eternity. Even yet, the very the intter. I often suspect, being is much worse near Odessa, yesterday and was removed to the thught of wearing a halo for introduced by soms imaginative seems, nevertheless, to have some curious back-waters, as the follow- that length o'time makes me fair arab. As in the case of the where the Allies seem to be in a Palic Mortuary. It Was 11- The rate of subscription to "The Hongkong Telegraph" is

no' well. very critical position, and it is dentified by her family, who

The human mind, camera so it is with the fairies, og story will show. A domestic $36 per annum. (Payable in Advance.)

London household, and--the tions for any period less than one month will be charged as for a evacuating the city. The Bolshevik (the deceased seat them a letter That brings me to my next poin:, the actuality of Pinkie's fairies by as to the quickest means of The rate per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscriprumoured that the French are state that previous to her death unless it's trained to be a bank truth lies in being persuaded. emergency had arisen in a South manager, isua built to grasp it. We are more easily persuaded, in local police were consulfed campaign has ceased to be in which mention was made of

I'm beginning no' to quite the theatre than we shall ever be trivial affair, when the Allied

her "coming death." It like the way you're talking by the seemingly unintelligible summoning home, on special forces may have to evacuate an which is the main seaport in the important

leave, a private soldier serving town like Odessa, pparently a case of suicide.

about this Labour business. Of chatter of our childern. In the General Allenby's forces in course you're on the spot. But ease of the play as in the matter the East. The sergeant on duty Black Sea, and the. centre The two Chinese who were let me tell you what Wells says of the hen-house, it looks more of the huge wheat-growing arrested on a charge of receiving his last book, "Joan and real simply because they are 31 the station TVBS very territory of South Russia, ja quantity of rice stolen from the

sharply focussed in the dark, sympathetic, and made laborious If the Bolsheviks become godown at 109, Counaught Road Ltd...the masters of Odessa, they will West, were again remanded to What does this democracy Pinkie is an illustration of theses of the man's name, number,

have achieved a brilliant victory lay for another week on

the mean? Does it mean a crowd of intense power of imagination in and address for the purpose of 32 aveatual telegram, but he for their infamous cause.

children. That power needs I application of Mr. F. X. d'Almads primitive brates howling down

questioned whether "Egyptian another wire, Reuter, in stating and Mr. P. W. Goldring, their progress

organisation? preserving, and anything, even Expeditionary Force, Palestine. that no official report of the

to kill it. evacuation of Odessa has as yet

solicitors. Mr. J. H. Gardener because if it does, I want to be education-likely been received in Londea, more is appearing for owners of the in the machine gun section" should be tabooed. Untrammelle might not prove too vague, seeing imagination gives greater scope Better make it as clear as we argency of the matter in hand. or less implies that this con- rice, proceeding against the two And he's a sxialist, mind ye.

for the development of originality, tingency is not improbable. As alleged receivera and also two I

"I wouldna' just be pre-aye, even genius; stifle it audican, ma'am," said be. far as

we can learn now, the other Chinese who were alleged pared go that

length the kiddies become stereotyped just where Palestine is. Is it in suppose, now, you can't tell me ecemy forces have occupied to have broken into the godown for ir the coal scandal and as conventional as grown- Kherson and Nicolaieff, and now with others tot arrested and to that we read about last week is to

France?" hold the whole "of

the have stolen 500 worth of rice. be believed there seems to have Ukraine. In the middle of all

been more graft. in the Old I was in a house last Sunday this, the Peace Conference is sitt-

Mr. Henry Ford believes that Madame Lily charged her hat- Country the last year or so, than having tiffin. Now that Prayeath should have its chance in ing at Paris and promises us peacemaker before Mr. I. E. Liudsell progress and organisation. All widower last out on the grass, I'm industry. President Wilson Europe at the same time is deat the Police Court this morning the same I don't like to read this being well looked after, let me obviously takes the same view manding food, and the Bolshwiks with stealing one yard of grey Bolshevist staff of yours. The tell you. After a bit we sat out about diplomacy. Mr. Grew, are making themselves masters of silk and a number of steel beads. Russian Revolution would have on the verandah so that we could who has been appointed Secretary the richest granaries in the Con-Malame Lily said that she sent been all right if it had stopped and have a smoke. By and by, the American Commission to ne- ease the waistcoat bottom button and Supervising Director of the tinent. It is a strange foundation to her dressinaker, who worked revolving after a bit. All the on which to lay the basis of in the same house with the world's a stage but you don't kiddies followed us a wee boy gotiate peace, is only 35 years.

accused, eight yards of need to sit in the gallery and and girl, and with the help of a old. By comparison with M There must be many people in Hongkong who have often

silk which she wondered to whom the City Hall belungs, and why so little has

received throw things at the performers.dog that looked a cross between Hoover or Mr. Lansing, wh from a European lady to make been done to make it into an up-to-date block of premises. The ANOTHER CONVERT.

You've had & bar time wis suffer jack rabbit and a por, are members of the Commission. dress. The general impression has been that the building was held in trustee-.

Grew is little Iress your sore knee bat believe me it's they began to play wi' an under-M.

known ship, though for what or whom, the haziest notions have prevailed. in all truth serious enough but by spare materials. She discover-lirap in your intellect. It's a of the cigarette tins.

The Bolshevik campaigas are was returned, but unaccompanied better to have a late leg than a sized rattan table pad the lids in this country, but he has Some of these' doubtful points were, however, cleared up at the there is a still graver aspect, for the theft yesterday when, in defect no doctor can cure.

While crowded a remarkable experience annual meeting on Wednesday evening, when the Chairman read thes

my host was moaning about of international affairs into his some most interesting extracts from past records,

not only gaining Amongst other victories by force of arms but passing the shop of Mohammed your own thinking. You would freight rates or something, I was brief diplomatic life. He served things, these showed that when the City Hall was first decided upon, they are also gaining adherents Co., at No. I D'Aguilar not care to wear the cast-off watching them wi' the tail of my in the American Embassy in some $15,000 was collected, a much bigger sum was secured by the to their cause. Hungary has Street, she saw in the window a clothes even of your best chumere. A wean could see that they Mexico City in 1000-7, was Third flotation of shares, and the Government made a grant of $10,000 to declared for Bolshevism. This is hat which was made of the silk would you? Then are you not were going to have a tea party | Secretary at St. Petersburg in complete the building, whilst it has also annually voted a sum of more useful to the Bolsheviks in question. She purchased it, ashamed to take your ideas ated. It was a grand tea party. Berlin from 1003 to 1911. After sad the dog was to be entertain- 1907-8, and Second Secretary at $1.200 for the Librarian and Curator of the Museum. The share-than mere success by arms. The and questioned the dress-maker, second-bond? holders appear now to be very few in number, most prominent of Allies, if they take the matter of who

Aye, bear this in whom are Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Company and Sir Paul the Bolshevik armed offensive hal

that he mind: parrots never By high, Right in the midst of it though, a year in Vienna, part of the Chater. As to the financial position of the City Hall, nothing was in hand, can undoubtedly over-left from the dress, but that it noise.

some spare material even if they do make a lot of the wee girl seemed to think of time as Charge d'Affaires, he disclosed at the meeting, but it would appear that. unless records come it with ease, but the same had disappeared. A report made

someone and there and then she returned to Berlin, where he was.. can be found to the contrary, it is still entitled to compensation for cannot be said with regard that to the Police led to the arrest of your Aunt in Greenock for a bit. me like some Swedish drill, began Vienns as Charge d'Affaires rose and went to the wall, and appointed Conusallar in 1917. the loss of its foreshore rights occasioned by Sling in the sea-bed more dangerous offensive by

I'm glad you're going to see after performing what looked to Another period of service in in front of the building many years ago. Whether it has a legal propoganda, which has succceed the accused, who denied stealing, You'll find that she'll no be speaking in a loud shrill voice. preceded America's entry into claim to such compensation now, is a point upon which we would ed in converting Hungary to the and accused the dressmaker. A "marvellously changed" at any could hear her above the the war.

Such a building as a City Hall ought, of course, to belong to the to spread as it is doing at present, Magistrate, on the application of rate. We were to be a wonderful drone at my side and from the to travel in the Far East and to

Mr. Grew found, time? cause. If Bolshevism continues remand was ordered by the community. Here it certainly does not at present, though the all the plans of the Peace Coa-Mr. G. R. Haywood, who appear-light was to shine on our lives. she had rang up an imaginary

people after the war. A new conversation I understood that write a book on the subject. public has some interest in it from the fact of the Government votes ference will be so many empty ed for the defence. referred to. However, we are glad to see that the Committee words, for Bolshevism is bound to

But are we? From what I can person wi' an imaginary tele- realises the need that there is for a completely new building. As upset them all. How can the

I am not surprised says a cor- see from the home papers, 1919 phone in much the same tone of respondent in the Daily News, Mr. Landale said, the present premises have done good duty for Allies hope to build

isn't so very much changed from voice as I imagine her mother to observe that the principal fifty years; but neither he nor anyone else will deny that Rumanian. Polish, and Czecho they have outhved their utility. What suited the Colony half Slovak

1914. All seem to be doing their would use at the phone and was Chinese delegate to the Peace States

the a century ago does not suit it to-day, and we can only trust that face of

beat to restore the old things. inviting the imaginary guest-to-Conference, Mr. Liu Cheog if anything comes of the project to construct new premises shevik advance and consequently A MURDER IN HONGKONG. of ragtime band:

the present Bol-

They're having jazz-band instead be દર્દ the other end of Hsiang, addressed the assembly long view of future necessities will be taken.

the night the imaginary line to standpoint of the present Committee of the City Hall appears future

The how can they hope to frustrate

come in singularly pure and accurate clubs are beginning to reopen; at once and partake of to be that a modern building is needed and that, if one is erected, domination in Eastern Europe?:

German attempts

French. I met Mr. Liu when her: at A Chinese market gardener, 62 London public finds the same imaginary tea and cake. was passing through London a large portion of the cost should fali on public funds. That is What we advocate now, we have years of age, was last night shot old thrill in a cocaine or a mur-But that didn't last long, for the some six or seven years ago. He a reasonable attitude to take, for the provision at any rate of such advocated

dead by robbers who entered his der case; the folks flock to foot-war memorial expert beside me spoke no English, but talked in. before in these adjuncts to life as a museum, library and assembly rooms ought to columns. Defeat Bolshevism first matshed on the hillside at Whit-bali matches between the same then banged up in a temper, de most faent, French be taken up as a municipal duty.

of the old teams. Whatever arrangements are come to regarding the erection of a While this menace in Europe with revolvers, attempted to let us hope, is ever on the up and packed the whole boiling of testing months of its existence

and discuss peace afterwards, field, Causeway Bay.

Of course it was manded to know what the devil difficulties and hopes of bis The robbers, who were armed bound to be so. Human nature, all the row was about anyhow, country, then in new building, the desirability of the step cannot be for one moment continues, the Peace Conference match the ornaments of his wife ward path; but it needs longer them inside out of the way. It as a Republic. Mr. Lia, who disputed. The present premises are decidedly Ul-equipped to serve is a farce, and the latest news) the needs which they were intended to meet, and the Museum in only serves to confirm us in our and daughters, who were at the than a paltry four or five years, maybe was true what he said combines all the graceful courtesy particular is a museum in more senses than one, whilst the Library convictions. The Conference may and hurriedly left the place on crammed as these were

time in the matshed, but desisted is little short of a disgrace to the Colony. Mr. Landale thinks that a in all probability give us a peace the inmates raising the cry for tragic instruction, to shake off all fixed up wi' low chairs, toys the liberalism and broadminded- with about them having a nursery all of the old order in China with new set of buildings, even if they do not contain a theatre, would be of sorts, but all the nations demand as good a War Memorial as any. There is certainly mach to be a sure and lasting peace, which help.

the old follies and clothes itself and books galore and ness of the new, is one of the said for that viewpoint, and we are sure that it will be accorded every is absolutely impossible at present the garden, they were met by the blameless life, mind I'm telling he couldns understand that the cal life of the Republic. Again On coming out of the house into in the vestal zobes of a carpet an inch thick, bat indispensable men in the politi- consideration by the Committee which is to decide upon the various Nothing could be more dangerous schemes which have been suggested. Distinct public utility would than half measures as regards gardener, who had hurried up in ye.

world of make-believe to be effec and again, in the vicisitades of be found in a modern Library, Museum and assembly rooms worthy peace. The war is not yet over, and response to the cry. The robbers, of the Colony, whilst a new Theatre is equally necessary, whether it is useless to discuss a world

...and wi' the result that tive, doesna need to be furnished the past half-dozen years, he has without any compunction, fired it be included in the scheme or provided separately by private enter- peses till it has been decisively three shots at the old man. The most folks and the newspapers in by Lane and Crawford. Some prise or otherwise. It is, at any rate, reassuring to feel that at finished. The longer Bolshevism first two missed him, but the particular have got the fairy folks have Pinkie and the Fairies length there is a general consensus of opinion that the time has is allowed a free hand, the more third entered his head and killed | craze. Reporters since last every day in their own homes arrived when a new City Hall and Theatre should be built. It now adherents' it will gain, and him. only remains to decide upon the ways and means of satisfying the consequently the longer it will general demand in this direction.

take to be destroyed."

'HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1919.

THE CITY HALL.

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Yours truly, thair escape.

They have acquired a touch of ROBT. MacWHIRTER.

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resigned his position at the Foreign Office at Peking, and again and again he has been recalled to resume s task that no one else could discharge so efficiently.