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FOOD PRICES.
From one of our Singapore correspondent's telegrams it will have been noticed that the Food Controller there has been ŝozive in prosecuting shopkeepers who
SATURDAY, APRIL 5, · 1919,
1894.
· DAY BY DAY.
TOO MANY WOMEN MANE TUS MISTAKE OF TRYING TO BEAT A GOSSIP AT HER OWN ⱭIME,
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Tenders ara invited for the
HONGKONG TWENTY- FIVE YEARS AGO.
have been selling above the can improvement of Pokfulam Road (Compiled from the "Hongkong
Telegraph" files for wşek ending April 14, 1894)
trolled prices. Here is a tip to Pangkong. It is trus that” we häre no such personagens a Food Controller here, but there is sup posed to be in existence a Food Committee, specially created dur- ing the war. This body, however, has kept decidedly in the background, and we should think it extremely questionable whether it has met for months, and months and months,"
At any
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Yesterday's health return shows four
of cerebro-apina) meningitis. One was fatal.
Cases
THE DOLLAR.
April 9.--The me of the The name of Mr. William Dollar, on demand, today is been 29.11. Arthur Buttol has added to the List of Authorised Architect
CHURCH NOTES.
The following items are from Church Notes (St. John's Cathedrat Magazine)—–
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
The election of Sir Aston Welh the architect, to the Presidency
The Peak Sunday School-Mrs of the Royal Academy, is indeed Cary who has been taking the s surprise. Distinguished as he senior class in this School during
Her
Memorial Tablet-A marble memorial tablet has been placed in the south wall of the side chapel by Mr. H. W. Looker, in memory of his wife.
the winter left the Colony for may be, it certainly cannot be England during March.
claimed for him that he is among place is being taken by Mrs. the most noted of the Acade Jenkins.
micians. Timaginə (says a Home writer) that he must be a com- promise selection. I cannot recall a previous architect President. The Crucifixion-Stainer's can fu so far na the architectural ap- tata "The Crucifixion," a medita-pearance of London and the pro- During the temporary absence tion on the "Sacred Passion of vincial centres will depend msin- rate, it has, for well over a year The total output of the Kailan from duty of Captain Lethbridge, the Holy Redeemer," will be sungly on the buildings which will be now, we believe, never supplied Mining Aministration's mines Mr. F. II. May, Captain Super-he Catheus of about a voices in erected in the near future, there
the Cathedral at 9.15 p.m. on Good the Press with any revised list of for the week ending March intendent of Police, will set Market Prices. Now, this Com-saogatel to 75,830 tons and the Superintendent of Victoria Gael. Friday evening. The work is be- amething to be said for a ing carefully rehearsed and while selection which seas at first mitte was brought into being forales during the period, to 71, the specific purpose of preventing 56 tons.
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it is anticipated that the render-fight merely singular. The fing will be a finished one Academy, it will be remembered, profiteering. Certain increases"
April 13. the Supreme regards the music it is has already appointed a com-
în pre-war prices were permitted,
purchases,
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but the public cannot be expected; During the quarter ended 1 Court wo-day, Mr. A. G. Wine, hoped that a devotional atmos-mittee to tender artistic advice to to perform 'elaborate mathenisti- March 31st, sixteen samples of acting Puiane Judge, had to deal phere will not be lacking. The the promoters of memorials. cal calculations when making milk and eight of whisky were with a phenomenal amber of performance will be preceded by examined under the Hongkong money-landing suits, brought by an organ recital commencing at Sale of Food and Drugs Ordin- Asistic soldiers who are, by law, 8.45 pm, when the following
Mr. Flughes has prohibited from such dealings, pieces will be played-Basil So far as we know, Chinese ance. All were found genuine.
but get there" just the same. Bautkessandral Mastrangely silent in England but Harwood's "Requiem Aeternam,” compradores-many of whom
Eren his Lordship was agha and Brahm's "Blessed are Thererilently not forgotten him. his friends "down under" have specialise in squeezing-may be
He eraisimed:-"It seems to be that Mourn." that these gun-laars have
Proposed Church Hall. It was We extract the following from
*Suppo nothing else to do but to lend agreed at the Annual Meeting of the Sydney Bulletin. money and to come here to ne Seatholders and Subscribers held ing. Hnghas does come The for its recovery." Some of them on January 28th last, that the back, after all the bombset and had been getting 90 per cent.provision of a Church Hall or hot sir that have surrounded him Regarding the pro-room in connection with the in England, someone will almost miscuous way in which the Cathedral was necessary. Hit certainly be waiting for him on herto it has been possible through the wharf with a dead eat. Indiana try to fix their promissory notes on anybody, be said "when the kindness of the Bishop to hold a dead lion would be sufficient many meetings at St. Paul's express the situation, but dead they lead morey to a man they College, but very shortly, owing seem to pat on the note the name to the growth of the school, it will lions are scarce. There is balk of everybody standing by. They no longer be posible to have of mining a great subscription are terribly careless."
meetings there, so the question of so that this colossus of politics. a room at the Cathedral becomes and tower of strength and walk- "ZEUTONIC ACCESSION."
a very argent one. The Churching Rock of Gibralter may remain April 14-Out of fourteen clear-Body is getting out plans for this in the Motherland and hold up aces obtained from the Harbour building. The room ought to be the Empire presumably with his Office of the alleged British port erected this summer so, as to be cheek."" There is more, but that of Hongkong, to-day, six were ready for use in the autuain. It will sulfice for the present. The Bishop of Victoris will for German steamers," one each is strange that nothing in the way of a Church "Hall has been to-morrow Sanday) officiate at for Danish and Chinese owners provided during the many years the British Church, Macau. The and siz for British. And this is since the Cathedral was built. Church is one of the oldest in no unusual return. Parenthetic- China, During Holy Week (Ap.ally, it seems to be about time 13-20) the Bishop will give a that British subjects discardeil series of addresses on the Passion the fashion of dating their do- CANTON CABLE DISPUTE. disproportionate to its actual-
The rate of subscription to "The Hongkong Telegraph" is that the Food Committee can do, $36 per annum. (Payable in Advance.)
Beecing their patrons on number-} Hongkong Trade and Shipping less commodities. We cannot Returns for 1918, compiled by believe that all of them have the statistical branch of the strictly observed the legal rates Imports and Exports Department, the last prosecution have now been insced. since was made, very many months volume contains 411 pages and
That would be to sells at $3 per copy; Messrs.interest. assume aware of honesty such Noronha and Co., are the printer as Hongkong has never perienced. At any rate, the least
A Chinese charged by inspecter if it still exists, is to revise the Grant with carrying on a Po Pi
lottery ticket business at 36, Des the Press. Then the public Voeux Road, was remanded by will have some means of Mr. B. E Lindsell this morning checking the rates and seeing on the application of Mr. A. E whether or not systematic rob Hall, of seara. Wilkinson and bers is going on. Long ago, the Committee emphasised that the Grist. The prisoner was bailed public could protect itself by out in a sum of $100. reporting extortionate charges. But obviously it cannot do that on an out-of-date list. Let the Committee show one little burst of activity before Peace is finally
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Mr. James McGee wishes to thank all her friends for their expressions of sympathy in the sad bereavement she has suffered. and for the many beautiful floral tributes that were sent.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 3. 1919.
HONGKONG'S HOUSING QUESTION.
achieved.
UNHONOURED AND UNSUNG.
His Majesty the King delights to honour, but it at times falls to his lot to dishonour men. This latter is a very unpleasant duty. but His Majesty King George has to perform it. When it is con-
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of Christ in St. Paul's College Chapel at 6.15 p.m."
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cuments A.D., signifying the year of our Lord and Saviour Teutonic Accession in its abbre. viated form would be much more to the point, for, disguise the fact as you will, the Germans have
mled there somehow!
NOT AN ACT OF con.
A BETTER OUTLOOK.
(Our Own Correspondent.)
Shameen. April 4.
The death of Loni Michelhau valls attention once again to the importance of Frankfort-quite
sizes a nursery of internat- Roths- inaal financiers. The childa, the Sterns, and the Speyers, in this country; andi Kalins, the Kuhn, Loeb, and Co., in New York, wonki alune suffice. to make ita euinence remarkable; but still more striking is the
The stoppage of all telegrams from Canton to Hongkong bas caused no little inconvenience to number of financial firms of Mr. H. E. Pollock, barrister at the conmercial
extraordinary prosperity, without community
having acquired many millions law, has published another use-generally in Canton.
Business had to be dispatched which has their birth, or who, a ful treatise on British law-"Bill
the of Lading Exceptions"-ofspecial by post, taking a much longer funders were born, on value to shipping ports such as time, hut the land lines were still banks of the Maiu. The usually works Mr. Pollock has already. Shanghai, as usual, but nothing fat has specially fostered a By his previous pea. Telegrams could be sent acceptet explosion is that the Hongkong.
to ports in China, as for instance geographical position of Frauk- gained a reputation as a reliable could be sent out of the country.
uliority and as one of the most
"THE IQH LOTS""
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The troverment has willious
pands worth of barbed wire lying about in France. Why
At
sidered that the persons who have We can't all be Bridge exports, had to be dishonoured, as Reuter bat most of us can improve our in a message a couple of standard of play by basing it on days ago announced,
definite are the certain
principles highest nobility of the rank of Bridge Maximus" will help uSİL the Duke of Albany, the Duke of this direction. The second Cumberland and Viscount Taffee edition, ravised and enlarged, of it is obvious that the task was this little booklet is now on sale a painful obe.
The London at Messrs. Kelly and Walsh's. Guzette, we are told, has announc-
*** ed that the King has directed that! these persons, who adhered to It is iutified that information His Majesty's enemies during the bas been received from the war, be deprived of their titles. Secretary of State for the Colonies In the step that His Majesty to the effect that the Board of
However, the air was consider.ixture of races, which, for some. has taken. be will receive Trade has issued a general licence the hearts support of his
promising legal lights in this purtably cleared last evening when enlt reason, is specially favour- subjects throughout the British permitting importation into the of the world; and the present the old manager, Mr. Wa pre-able to financial genius." Empire. We have
United Kingdom of the articles brochure bears evidence of care-sented himself at the Telegraph given complete record the Prohibited Imports List ful stady and compilation. The Office on the Shameen but did of. the machinations of when they are exported from and lay reader, however, cannot fail not operate in the offices. these personages, but that they are produce or manufactures of to smile at such an index healing British Consulate by the constable was requested to proceed to the have been a source of serious any part of the Empire. For the as late-not an net of God."who had been placed on guard eril and a menace to peace is present the licence will not apply We hope to find time to review and in charge of the premises. It suggests a currespondent, should established by the action is to (a) Gold or articles containing the work, later on. » Majesty has taken. The Duke of gold except when consigned
is understood the Consul-General they not bring it back to Eugland Albany is otherwise known as the direct for the Bank of England;
is quite willing to effect a change i sall it very cheaply, to of Under the above caption, we have just published a series of | Duke
in the Management, upon being allotment-hollers? Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (6) spirits other than brawly and
the four articles of quite a striking character, really informative and (H. R. H. Prince-Leopold). The
The Ancient Order of Job Lots consulted in the matter.
present mouet it is extremely replete with suggestions, many of which, we feel bound to say, seem Duke is His Majesty's nephew. He
rau; (c) hops.
Arrangements had been made difficult met yesterday, at their rooms in that in the event of the Chinese
to get any fencing to be eminently practical. The writer of those articles is ine who is Earl of Clarence, Duke "of
Bank Buildings, ander the pre-Telegraph
material at all, and there is Administation not has made a special study of the subject of housing, and his observa- Julich, Westphalia. Count of Pinkie makes her very last sidency of Dr. Cantlie; and there agreeing to a proposal to come to nothing like birbal wire to keep tions cannot lightly be disregarded even by those who may strongly Henneberg, Count von der Mark bow to the Hongkong Public were also present Col. Molloy, terme & wireless service should the Brussels sprout thief out of disagree with certain of the views propounded by him with such and Lord of Rawenstein and to-night, her 10th appearance. and Messrs H.E. Pollock, Sidney be inaugurated refreshing vigor. Can it be wondered that feeling should tend to Tonns. He has the Order of the This must positively be the very B. J. Skertehly, Sidney Jeffery, gunboats in port.
through the the allotment. Considerable numbers of ex-soldiers will be to run high such a topic? Practically all sections of the coin Black Eagle of Prussia. Although last one as the A.D.C. have per- Sinjou Hancock, J. Nissim; Rev. munity are affected by the acute shortage of houses, whilst those be received an English education force to make way to the "Stant" R. E. Cobbold and others, incluable to carry
The river-gunboats are only settled on the land before much who have been fortunate enough to keep their roofs over their heads at Eton, the German blood that who are producing "Our Boys" ing a large number of ladies. distance of ninety odd miles and be adepts at stretching. barbed messages at a time has elapsed. They should have been fared with a persistent rise in rentals.
ran through his veins apparently Not all the proposals made by our contributor might be found asserted itself at many times. He at the Theatre Royal next Satur- Mr. Nissim real a paper Hongkong happens to be outside wire. feasible on proper investigation, for no one brain can fully embrace was Caloniel a la suite of the day. Jadging from the booking" Hypnotism" which was very all the essentials and incidentals of such a truly great problem, but 1st Regiment of the Prussian it protaises to be one of Pinkie's well received by the erudite gunboat of a
H.M. S--was dispatched and is they deserve the earnest, consideration that is due to any honest Guards. 9th Prussian Hussars most popular parties, and those sadience. In proposing vote now moored of the Shameen.
American endeavour to cope with an admitted evil. Several things emerge and Sax. Hussars and who wish to see and hear well of thanks, Mr. Sydney, B.J.W.X.
newspapers This boat has an installation quite clearly that many more houses, for all the communities, are although at the beginning of the shouli hasten to secure seats Y.Z., expressed a desire to hear with
generating considerable heat on а capacity of sending a very urgently required; that despite the special difficulties in this war he severed his connection early, Colony, the creation of new suburbs raust be undertaken, and with the British Navy, probably prices:Dress Circle 82. Stalls lecturer, especially about
It is given at popular more on the subject from the much great distance than the the question of their country
the smaller class of gunboat..
going "bone dry," They deplore existing suburbs must be developed to their full capacity: and that because he was of German
To-day should see the position especially the death of the Dock- profiteering landlords must be outwitted in their dollar-grabbing extraction, he has nevertheless, Pit and Gallery 50 cts, records about ancient Greeka,
As to this last item, it may be asserted that the situation proved a traitor. The Duke of children alf price, except to the Indians and Egyptians, as the of the Shameen Office improved tail, and claim it as a purely will right itself automatically as the supply of houses more really Cumberland and Tevintdale, R.50 venis seats.
paper only went far enough to A circular has been issued by American institution. The cock- meets the demand, but these, "automatic' movements are too one-H. Ernest Augustus George
excite further interest in this Mr. C. Chen, manager of the tail, as a matter of fact, is British, sided in their operation to be allowed to continue unrestricted. Frederick, (the Duke 1st Wa are asked to say with direction. Dr. Cantlie, in second- Shameen Chinese Telegraph and cocktails were made in.
Office Communication And he is an optimistic man who think of the time when there. Brunswick).
with Landon bore than one hundred who
also reference to the case against the ing the motion, said that modern Hongkong having been resumed years ago by a certain John will be more houses than the public wants. Counter-measures strippet of his title by Hongkong Cigar Store Co., Ltd., medical research had not yet led at 8.00 p.m. to-day, telegrams can Collins, who was a waiter at must be taken to bring/rents down. The problem is one which calls King George, is 1 rousin reported yesterday, that the to any great faith in efficacy of be accepted as usual," for enterprise and a decision to act in direct opposition to certain of His Majesty. He was a Gen
charge. W28 eral in the British Army, a Colonel vested interests which have acquired such a strong hold hare.
one of having hypnotism in operations, but he The main conclusion reached by the writer of the article in the Austrian Army and Hon. removed 38,600 cigarettes from personally thought there was a referred to was the necessity of the housing problem being Col. of 42nd Regiment of Infan-the licensed warehouse without a great deal in it. The other energetically tackled without delay. Since we last wrote on the try. As the great-grandson of permit being first obtained from Sydney alias John Gilpin, rather be a great science that cocktail mixer, and is credited subject, it has been intimated in our columns that the Government, the British Sovereign, this Prince the Superintendent of Imports Jr. of the Daily Distress, could keep his mouth shut for with having perpetrated the is alive to the need of the creation of new housing property. No only took precedence as a Duke and Exports Office. The cathes gave some of his expert so long: Mr. Hujan Havock then following: details of its proposals have been divulged, but we believe the near according to the date of the containing the cigarettes wander the influence.". He sing-spoke in favou farther lectores My name is Jahan Collins, head future will reveal the fact that great schemes are in contemplation, creation of his title, but being found to be eaten by white ant gered his bearers by saying that on the object, and Mr. Nisait, waiter at Limmer's, and, from what we can hear, if the policy advocated is acted upon, a relation of the King he was honce it was removed without he once had a needle pushed with becoming modesty, respond- all sections of the community will find relief from the present ex- entitled to the prefix of "Royal a permit in order to save a total through his jaw by a mesmerist ed with a promise that as 3000 25 tremely serious situation. The Government realises that it is use. Highness." Viscount Taaffe is a loss. less to deal with the matter piecemeal. So we may anticipate bold lesser personage than the
This statement was (weit must have been a wonderful possible he would give a practical 88 would are informed) made before the needle that could do that. He demonstration such and comprehensive measures, striking at the very basis of the pro- dishonoured Dukes. blem. The public will no doubt greatly appreciate the prospect of Count in Austria, owns 5,000 Magistrate, who, sa well as the also kept his mouth open for five convince the most sceptical. We something being woon done, in view of the extreme urgency of the hectares in Bohemia and two officer of the Imports and Ex-minutes which is not saying hope to be dead before this inflic situation,
ports Office, was quite satisfied. much for hypnotism, for it would tion takes place....
schemes.
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Limmer's Hotel, Hanover-square. Mr. Collins appears to have been a versifier as well as a good
over-square;
Corner of Conduit-street, Han-.
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My chief occupation is filling brimmers
For spicy young gentlemen frequenting there.
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