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BRING IN SOCIETY 15 A GOUD DEAL LIKE BEING IN GAOL—ITISN'T SO BAD AFTER TAP DET USED TO IT,
The welding of Mr. F. Syme. Thomson and Miss Gracie Liliss Maine is to take place at St John's Cathedral on Saturday, the 20th inst,, at 3
p.m.
A case of suicide was reported
19. 1919.
1894
HONGKONG TWENTY-
FIVE YEARS AGO.
(Compiled from the Hongkong Telegraph" files for week ending April 28, 1504)
THE DOLLAR
April 2-The rate of the
SIR HENRY MAY.
WHY HE RESIGNED.
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
Army Council Instruction No. 50 of 1919 states that a demand has arisen for corks, and instruc
Medically Advised to Give Uptions are given to collect the
Post.
KAPA
The following correspondence relating to the retirement of Sir Heary May is published for
|ment Gazette:-
much wanted commodity. The Army Council cannot be aware of the whisky shortage and the consequent careful preservation of corks which are the relies of bygone spirits." On one occasion au oficer was een to
disierested and unbiased read, fon Friday. "A Chinese married Dollar, on demand, to-day is 28. general information in the Gorer | have a cork suspended from his
that
wa are
unable to sed
the result of hauging herself as woman, 21 years of age, died as No. 19, Bonham Strand East.
spa.
tu
SCARCITY OF WATER.
actual
neck by means of a silk cord, and when asked if he kept it for luck" he replied "No, sir-to smell. This did not happen in France, where all the Hieland mixture seems to go. Good luck to 'em!
er of the notification? I would
Government House, April 28-Although week. suggest that there are insuperable
have now elapsed since ratepay obstacles in the way of adopting
Hongkong, 31st January, 1919. daylight-saving here. Well, we
During to the shortness of the ers have been supplied with even
Dear Sir Henry May,-On the have looked at the matter from notice given to the public, the a reasonable amount of fresh 21st January, I received a tele- all standpoints, and we confess Cheruiavsky Trio has decided to water, yet no official statement
gram from the Secretry of State for the Colonies as follows:- that the scheme woubl be cancel the concerts arranged for as has 1.3 yet been
They affairs
Lord Colchester, whose death the "Greatly regret to inform you! unworkable. Much has been said night and Tuesday. abou: the dockyard companies hope to give a recital here during published, neither
Sanitary Board, as far as we that Governor has rendered reisreported, held a peerage earned the first week in May, and such establishments, but
know, instituted inquiries into a signation which I have accepted by his grandfather, Charles Abbot, surely Shanghai has the same sort A traffic accident occurred at matter which, owing to the in-from end of February with much for serving as Speaker for 15 Abbot was the first of conditions to face, and there Winglok Street, the other day, sanitary state of the Chinese quarreluctance and warm thanks for years.
inforce seven years ters of the city, is a grave scaudal, his long and distinguished er-Speaker to recognise officially
the scheme is now
of Blate
bas
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD., Telegraphically, Hongkong is when a Chinese girl, do yes if nothing worse. And we stall vices. I do not doubt that this the existence of Parliamentary
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
TEL. 616.
Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which requires them to forward their names and addresses with communi- cations addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication, by
now an hour behind the rest of loaded track and received injuries consider the Colony specially feeling will be fully shared by reporters. I settled with the China; in a larger sense, we are on the right-hand and leg. She favoured by Providence if an the Colony for which he has done
SMALL POX.
Serjeant at Arms," he notes in his Diary on May 24, 1803, "thst the gallery door should be open- ed every day at noon, and the Serjeant would let the house- keeper understand that the news
afraid it is much more so. Now
epidemie of typhoid does not so much.-Milaer." that this telegraph notification was removed to Huspital."
shortly make its appearance in
"To which I replied as follows has been issued, maybe the
AL the Yaumsti Railway the congested parts of Taiping-on the 22nd January :---- Station, 3 Chinese constable shan, West Point and Wanchai.
"I have received with very Pents of the scheme will see
great regret your telegram of items might be let in in their how foolish they have been in arched a Chinese and found 13
April 26-We regret to learn January 20th announcing the usual place (the back row of the resisting it. Hongkong's babiesel of illicit opium tied roundt fare apparently standing in the his left leg. Mr. R. E. Lindsell to that small pox has made its resignation of the Governor.
gallery), as being understood so All communications intended for publication should be address-way of our coming into line with day fined the Chinese $1,000, appearance among the foreign propose to move a resolution at have the order of particular mem- other places. They must in lee and gave him the alternative of community of the Colony, one of an
early meeting of both ber, like any other strangers." be precious little creature.
six months' hard labour.
the English masters of the Councils." Diocesan School, West Point, and I also caused letters to be Comment has often been made The Yellow Dragon, Queen's of the Catholic Fathers attached addressed to the senior Unofficial by various prople on the confus-
has again to St. Joseph's College having Members of the Executive and lieg initials bestowed on College magazine,
as an evidence of their bona fides.
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1919. .
ing
The disposition of German
to
Tonien.
POLICEMEN'S PAY.
copies.
Yours, &c.,
(SL) CLAUD SEVERN. Buena Vista Hotel,
the
The
The
gentleman is called-for the want
of a better name-grandfather. Fnited Services Gazette,
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The rate per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscrip-ships has beeu a moot point with made its appearance. The April developed symptoms of the dis Legislative Councils and to the holders of the numerous staff tions for ans period less than one month will be charged as for the Allies since the armstice was issue is a very bright liule unease during the past forty-eight Public Press of which I encluse appointments, but so far the
The patients were The Hongkong Telegraph" is delivered free when the addressee god. While Germany is now ber and its varied contents are hours.
artillery branch of the War Office is accessible to messenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies making preparations for the re-such as to make an appeal to the promptly removed to the hospital generally. Con- balk Hye and their quarters
I also enclose a copy of the has escaped attention. delivered at their residences without any extra charge. On copies sumption of trade simultaneously community
with the enforcement of disgratulations to
the Eliter and ashore have been thoroughly proceedings at the joint meeting Director and Deputy Director of
escape ander the sent by post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage.
armament and arranging staff.
famigated by officers of the of both Councils held on the 25th | Artillery Single Copies, Daily, ten cents,
provide for expenditure necessary
Sanitary Board.
January. The speeches delivered somewhat dignified "D. of A.” for the despatch of parties to
reflect the general feeling of the and D.D.A." respectively. But A quantity of non-government investigate foreign trade, the
community of this Colony. On the Assistant Directors with their April 26-A general meeting the eve of what it is hoped will A.D.A." and the Deputy Assist- Entente has been arriving at an opini amounting to 23 taels understanding on the question was brought to light as the of the members of the Hongkong be a period of great development ant Director with his "D.A.DA.
of three Police Force was held at the the low of your wide
ex. certainly misleads the uninitiated · of enemy tonuage acquired before result of the are and since the armistice. The most Chinese women by Inspector Central Station this morning, perience" and knowledge will into imagining that reps has At last found bis daughter recent announcement is that the Wildis, at a boarding house at Inspector Hanson presided and be deeply feir. I desire on assxiated Coreraments have come 114, Connaught Road Central. there were also present several of behalf of the Colony to convey to spare time employment. to a mutual decision providing One of the women was fined $400, the inspectors, sergeants and con-you, to Laly May and the mem-limit has not been reached yet, that enemy tonnage bath acquired or, in lefault, three months. Fines stables representatives of the bers of your family an expression however, as the Assistant Deputy before and since the Armistice of $1,000, or, ix months, were Force generally. The Clairman of sincere regret at your retire Assistant Director carries the shall be divided among those
the other inflicted upon
two said that he was afraid the peti-ment, and of gratitude for the lead of "A. D. A. D. A." and we Governments according to their
tion of the men to have their pay great services that you have assume that this unfortunate issued at 3a 4d. to the dollar rendered. respective ability to bring the
A verdict of ** Accidental would not be readily granted ships to a speedy use, and, in the case of passenger ships, accord- death" was returned in the case and it was a question for the their relative needs in which the Coroner's jury members to decide whether it
One has grown so much To all intents and purposes enquired into the circumstances would not be in their advantage
accustomed to the Censor's purple this is a temporary division attending the death of a seven to draw up a memorial to the
stamp on one's papers and things, year old girl, who was killed by Secretary of State for the Colonies
dis- that it is quite startling to enemy, according to the pressing being knocked down by a trolley embodying a proposal to accept
cover that other people-especial- needs of the individual Allied The Jury added a rider to the half their pay at 3. 4d. After In the course of his immortal impeachment of Warren Hastings, countries. There will no doubt the contractor's part to allow the to stick to the original terms of to acknowledge the receipt of front-object to it.
Dear Sir, have the honourly our gallant fellows at the effect that it was reasonable on some discussion it was decided the orator Burke employed many a striking phrase. "An event be a re-shulle when The Peace has happened upon which it is difficult to speak, and impossible to Treaty is sigued.
The di trolleys to go as fast as they the petitione. the whole of your letter of the 1st of January correspondent in be silent, is one of those magnificently balanced sentences that position of enemy tonnage will could in places where no danger their paya: 38. 4. to the dollar-covering copies of telegraphic example, returns removes the words of which it is composed into realms akin to the eventually proceed, we presume,
was expected.
and forward it to Downing Street (correspondence with Secretary of wrapper with the mystic words high poetic flights of the human mind. Not alone of specific events on the ratio of losses of the
through the proper channel, at State for the Colonies on the "Passed Censor, Boubay do we sometimes find it at once difficult to speak and impossible to Associate Governments. Great
The Bishop of Victoria (Hung-the earliest possible inocent subject of my resignation of the stamped thereon, and delivers. be silent. The thought is applicable to a state of affairs equally as Britain is the greatest sufferer in kong) desires to gratefully ac
Governorship Hongkong, himself of the following caustic to a single happening. To the Jewish Nationhood problem Burke's
the knowledge the following don-1 homologic utterance is peculiarly fitting. Abraham Lincoln used in this respect.
April 27-As an indication of together with a copies of the comments" Apparently to tell of an argument be once held with his wife concerning the
ations sent to him:-For the the up-to-dateness of the coatal proceedings of a joint Meeting Censor does not know that hostili- colour of the paper that should be chosen for their living room.
EASTERN EXPERIENCE AND baibling fund of the new Chinese nail service can be cited the of the Executive and Legislative ties hare ceased. I would send him "I wanted red and my wife wanted green," explained the President,
dated Conacils held on the 25th Jan- a special notice, so that his de- WESTERN ADMINISTRATION. Church a Canton, Mr. J. M. fact that newspapers "and in the end," he said. "we compromised on the green! Que of the inost sensible Wong, $500. for repair to the Shanghai, April 14, were deliver.nary relating to the same subject.partment could have a Victory The Jews seemed to have compromised on the question of the future suggestions enunating from the British Church and graveyard, el here this afternoon (April 27). It is not surprising that you celebration all on their sweet of Palestine. Opinion as to which nation shall act as "mandatory" Constitutional Reform: Scoiety we Macao:-The green Island
"THE DRAINS FIEND." - yourself and the Honours ble lonesome. What is there to cên- for the League of Nations with regard to the Holy Land-was some.
have so far heard was thai by Cement Co, $200; ERSTE
April 28-The Drain Fiend Members of the Councils were, in sor in the Stateman? Does the the blue pencil what divided. Some suggested America, others France, some for the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, at Jardine Matheson & Co., $100,
to your criticism Italy, while a considerable portion plumped for Great Britain. The
Road East in a manner as ex-understand the reasons which in object
the Montagu-Chelmsford reported decision of the Committee which is now sitting in conclave last Tuesday's meeting, when he A, 30; Union Insurance Co. is still tinkering away in Queen's the circumstances, at a loss to men with to make Great Britain "mandatory for Palestine is one which has suggested that the administrative $100, Mr. T. Arnott, $25.
**
asperating to the general public duced ine to ask the Secretary of o received the seal of approval front Jewry throughout the world. portions of the Colonial Office
State suddenly to relieve me Reforms or the Excess Profits it is conducive to
Taz-or does he object to as mere History has shown that nations achieve not only spiritual should contain a standing com Our Shameen correspondent
I now lasten to an epidemic of typhoid, ap of my duties. content but greatness too by recognising greatness in the realm of mittee of oficials who had writes:While tree-cutting oper-accidents and broken beads, inform you that on the 15th of soldiers reading the fiery speeches the ideal. The giants in the world's Imperial history--Alexander. Serve an apprenticeship in theations were in progress under the This eternal tearing up of public January I was obliged to send the of the venerable Pundit and Mrs. Julius Caesar and Napoleon-all divined the role that the Jews Colouies, which would constitate supervision of the Shameen might play in the reconciliation between East and West. If the them more or less authorities Municpal Council one of the men throughfares has for years been enclosed telegram to Lord Milner. 1C. R. Das and other members of
A NATION IN THE MAKING.
of
the
tonnage
Iven) needs, to
of
the
**
DELAYED MAILS.
One does not wish to exaggerate the political power of the Jews.in who have lived for any length of rain, and unfortunately landed than actual nece-sity.
Cowichan Bay, B.C.,
9th darch, 1919,
ان
has
A military
Busra, for
Staterman
My opinion, altho' humble to the extreme, is ideal of a League of Peace is to take root after the signing of Peace, on
whom was knocked from the tree, which an intolerable nuisance for which and that I received the enclosed the Congress? we can imagine no better embodiment than a Jewish Palestine. reference coull be made. Those was very slippery owing to recent
the P.W.D. is more re-ponsible reply.
that the department made pre- I aur happy to say that sinceparations for a longer war, and the attack from which I suffered, are now determined to use up ali
health
gradually available stamping ink.” improved.
The resolution which you were good enough to move at the meeting of the Councile, sad the in which the
any of the great countries of the world, but their influence, exercised through a State of their own, cannot fail to be beneficial to the time in the East know, how on his bead on a wall outside the world and to the ideal of liberty and internationalism which sential is for success in any head was badly smashed and be Portuguese Consulate. His fore- vocation to, kare Eastern ex-
should dominate for at least half a century after the war.
Two ideas have become broadly paramount since the great perience, and we watch with was immediately conveyed to the war. One is the idea of democracy and the other the idea of amusement and not a little pity Canton Hospital on a stretcher nationality. It is only since the beginning of the nineteenth the blanders mule by newcomers, for medical treatment. century that the democratic theory has found incarnation particular-due solely to a lack of experience.
THE CHERNIAVSKY'S.
my
.
Copy of telegram sent to Lord THURSDAY'S CONCERT.
Milner on January 15th, 1918.
On the 10th of January I had There was again a large andi-speeches
a slight cerebro-vascular attack ly in the western world, History is simply the memory of the of the new out unique surround- On the 13th instant the Police ence at the Theatre Royal, on resolution was supported, have affecting the right leg. Indoctor's group the biography of the group. It is possible for a nationality to ings.. How very important and effected the arrest of a Chinese Thursday evening, when those profoundly moved me opinion should not risk return to lose its memories, but when it has lost its memories, it is just like vital it is, therefore, that who had a loaded revolver tied three talented musicians, the and I would ask you to convey post, especially if pressure of work. the individual who loses his memory-sick and ill at ease and troubled by the eruption of the forgotten but stored past. In this People. at Home, who have by a string to his waistband. The Cherniarskys, gave the second con- to the Honourable Members of a public grounds alone it ap state the Jews have remained for nearly nineteen hundred years to contact the more important Police, in accordance with his cert of their season in Hongkong, the Councils my deep and abid-peare best to tender my resigna- and the prospect of once more becoming a Nation is the greatest legislation of our Colonies, should statement that he was hired by a Further comment on the playing sense of their warm appeciation with great regret, from such epoch-making event in Jewish history since the destruction of the be well versed in things Oriental, Chinese, who was a stranger to ing of the Cherniavekya would be tion of whatever services I have date as you may decide--May." Temple. What has long been the dream of virtually the whole It is the Government's custom him, to carry the revolver, went futile for they are beyond been able to render to the Colony Copy of answer received from Jewish race has now taken definite shape on the horizon of practical that as
Lord Miner on January 3000 as a head of with him on
a wild goose criticism. In the trios the items of Hongkong. I value especially
21st, 1919. politics. Though Herzl was doomed to die before he had attained a Colonial Administration bagina chase around town which culmin-selected were of such a nature the expressions of esteem and even to Pisgah, the persistent idealism which made him reject the throughly to understand local ated this morning, when Sergt. 38 to
the affection which they have extend- thei prove
Have received your telegram. British Government's compromise of a settlement in East Africa, conditions he is whisked off to Fallon, who had this case in hand, players have no limitation and red to my wife and to my family. 15th Jannary with great regret. has been justified. As a matter of fact, the repatriation of the Jews fresh spheres and phenomena told Mr. R. E. Lindsell that up the rendering of the thus with The sorrow which we feel at In the circumstances can only was in England, over a century ago, the first attempts were made to ience-gaining process all over the in Palestine was one of the dreams of Cromwellian England, and it unfamiliar, to begin the exper-success attended the search. In variations (Tschaikowski) was the parting with Hongkong is, we accept your resignation from the arrive at a practical scheme of colonisation. In the crisis of
Sergeant's opinion, the most perfect performance of beg to score yen, wonderfully end of February with much re- Turkey's fortunes associated with the war of 1877-1878 the English again. As Mr. Holyoak says, it revolver was not intended for use chamber music ever heard in the lightened by the sympathy and luctance and warm thanks for mind once again fastened upon the Jewish claim to Palestine, and would go far to solve some of in armed robberies but for use in Colony. In the solos all three appreciation which your letter your long and distinguished services. "Am informing Hong- the spontaneous comment of so representative an organ as the our difficulties if the officials at fights in connection with the musicians set the seal on the and its enclosures express. Spectator upon Disraeli's work at the Congress of Berlin was that Home who govern our Colonies Triad Society. The Magistrate opinion previously formed, that
kong. Sincerely hope that with I have, &, If he had freed the Holy Land and restored the Jews, as he might were men who had served an ap-sentenced the Chinese to six they are wonderful examples of
rest your health will be re-. have done, instead of pottering about Roumelia and Afghanistan,prenticeship in the Colonies. 'months' hard labour.
musical genius.
(80.) F. H. HAY. established. he would have died Dictator.”.
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