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THE HONGKONG : TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL

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NOTES AND COMMENTS.

THE POLICE RESERVE.

DAY BY DAY.

THIS ENGLAND NEVER DID, NOR NEVER BULL, LIE AT THE PROUD

FOOT OF peare.

CONOCEROR-Shakes

Yesterday's health rektura. shows three cases of plague, two of which were fatal. All the sufferers were Chinese,

From the announcement which we made on Monday it will have been seen that there has been a good deal of jumping to con- clusions in regard to the cit cumstances underlying the can celling of the ordinary patrols of of the Police Reserve. There has been no intention whatever, sp- parently, of exempting the great majority of members of the Force Tutor Tudor, Naval Commander- Vice Admiral Sir Frederick from duty whilst requiring ya minority to carry on unpleasant in-Chief, will leave Hongkong on

work.

In line with the policy May 1st for the Yangtze and followed regarding the Defence | Weihaiwei. Lady Tudor will Corps, the duties of the Reserve leave a little later. are being lightened, but what work remains to be will be equally shared all. That is as it should be. Wewalls at Canton will be demoliab- by baillings located near the city fear there are a few work-shys ined for street improvement. Over the Police Reserve who rush into

done It is estimated that some 3,650

`A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD., print of the slightest pretext. 2,300 buildings have been so far

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These are most likely the men demolished and most of them are

who were practically forced into near the new walls.

joining: the "old hands" hare;

evidently more patience and more inclination to do their duty.

GRUMBLERS AND GROUSERS.

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The Military Government of Canton will soon circulate a new design of revenue stampe in thei Constitutionist provinces in place of the present one previously issued by the Peking Govern-

There are men in the Police Re serve who have done all that has been required of them from the ment. very start, willingly and without the leastgrumbling. Some of them The following transfers of bare even sought more work than mein bers of the Chinese Maritime their share. ' alising that the Customs have been effecte!:-

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the Defence Corps. These are

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at the disposal of the community. During last week there were It is these latter who give such cotified eighteen cases of plague bodies as the Police Reserve and (15 fatal), 14 of cerebrospinal the Defence Corps a bad name, meningitis (four fatal), three fatal outside the Colony as well as in

occurrences of small-por,

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it, for their grousings travel far non-fatal cases of enteric fever afield. A correspondent whose and one fatal case of diphtheria. letter appears to day may or may not be of this order, but, be that The sufferers in the all-pox

MODES

IN

HAIRDRESSING

1919.

MODERN MODES.

Fashions in Bobbed Hair.

It was the war which first male

NOVEL

AND

CHARMING

THE GYMKHANA-

HANDICAPS FOR SATURDAY.

Weather permitting the second Gymkhana of the season will be held on Saturday. The handicaps sto na follow:

FIVE FURLONGS RACE.

Dalesman, 133 lbs.; Marning Star, 159 lbs.: Wedding Balls, 159 lbs. ; Eaton Boy (late Woodworker), 158 ib.; Jeyhoon, 149 lbs; Hector, 148 lbs.

• Allowed 3 lb.

GYMKHANA STAKES. Malcolm, 136 lbs.; Tytam Chief. 151 lba; First, 151 lbs.; Burning Daylight, 151 Iba; Pink Eye, 148 ha; Regolarity Dahlia, 148 lbs. ; Alexander, Grey Mouse, 146 lbs.: Lovejoy late American Chief, 148 lbs; Salamander, 148 lbs. ; Rochester (lale Seyboon), 145 lbs.; Paper Honey, 148 lbs.

*10 lb. penalty. t3lb. penalty.

CLASS HANDICAP: A CLAIS-

Malcolm, 181 lbs; Paper Money, 163 lbs. Grey Mouse, 157 lbs; Alexander, 157 lbs. Regularity Dahlia, 154 lbs.; Wivat, 153 Tbs.; Rochester (late Seyhester), 133 Tbs.; Smokebox, 153 lbs.; Tytam Chief, 14 lbs; Viola (late Burst Length), 147 lbs.; Mountain Ford (late Teravina Dahlia), 146 lbs. ; Burning Daylight, 148 lbt.; Swallow, 143 The- Grouse, 149 Ibs.

CLANS HANDICAP: B Claus. Maybe, 158 : Dusky, 157 lbs. Gentle Cat Gate Catford), 138 lbs.; Bend Or, 155 lbs.; Flyford (late Firefr 153 lbs.: Second Fiddle.. 153 lbs: Morning Star, 150 lbs. ; Jedex (late Moonlight), 150 fos; King John, 130 lbs.; Victory Star, 130 lbs. : Ridgeway. 150 lbs. ; Jeyhoon, 130 be. Lovejoy (late, American Chief), 149 lbs.; Starlight, 149 lbs.: Meymoon, 149 lbs. ; Aidlog I late Tambourine). 149 lbs; Dalesgan, 149 lbs. : Hector, 143 lbs. ; Wedding Bells, 145 Ibs.: Weihai Chief. 142 lbs.

LADIES NOMINATION BAKZ.

Judgment of Pace Competition. Half Mile-Each competitor to be nominated by a lady. Competitors to parade before the race in fancy costume. Souvenirs will be presented by the Club to the ladies nominating the three most amusing costumes. as it may, we cannot understand cases were Lascars, all the others

Yr. W1 J. Morrison, nominated by the outlook of a man who has being Chinese.

For instance there is the bang Mrs Crockett; Mr. G. W. Gear, joined the Band of an auxiliary

shors hair so popular among that can be flaffed across the fore Dominated by Mrs. Gegg; Mr. H force and then finds practising The Hon. Colonial Secretary women in Paris. As long as war head with an air unmistakably B. L Dowbiggin, Dominated by Hiss such a bore as to wear to be writes us as followsI am activities meant a strenuous day French. Or, if one's face is doll- Angel Ormiston: Mr. E. Des Voeux. "joily well released." Music has directed to inform you that with hours that must be rigidly likeanda bit piquant, onecaa dare nominated by Miss V. Grimble; Mr. evidently very little 'charm for

telegraphic instructions from sccounted for, woman booted and the finger curl arrangement, but J. H. Congdon, nominated by Mrs. men of that kind or, for the vers London announce the abolition of belted herself for the sake of that is a little more difficalt and Cordon; Mr. R. P. Toursfield, love of it, they would regret rather the Press Censorship in the much trimas and more efficrequires more time. When the nominated by Yrs. Thursfield; Mr. than welcome a possible break-

Frankly we have no patience United Kingdom on April 30th. ieacy. Then, in order to simplify hair is quite straight, the per- Ritchie; Mr. H. W. Lucas, nominat with these grumblers and The necessary notification apply-life even further, she cut her hair. Imanent ware is the most satisfaced by Mrs. Williamson; Lieut. G. ing the Urden to this Colony will Obviously one couldn't dashtory solution, and with short hair P. Jones, R.G.A, mominated by Mrs.

about in all sorts of wind and this method of curling and waving F. C. Millington. weather with fly-away caris, stray is particularly effective.

up.

grousers.

THE GEN-RUNNERS.

We can say a heartyAmen

erintendent of Police for the

be gazettel in due course.

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T. M. Leitch, nominated by Mrs.

HANDICAP.

The Victoria Theatre manage locks, or disarranged coils. There It is the evening coiffure that Smokebox, 165 lbs.: Viola flate ment has arranged for the screen-was work to be done which made presents the great problem. How Bant Length), 157 Tbs.: Swallow. to the plea of the Captain Suping of episodes of The House of every moment valuable, work can one be stately, formal, and 155 lbs. Flyford (late Firefly), 151 infliction of severe penalties on late on Thursday, Friday and which meant that one must never dignified as to head-dreas when Ihs; Jadex (late Moonlight), 149 lbs. Chinese found with modern arnis Saturday nights. This is a very steal away to an obliging dress one has, really, the locks of an Morning Star, 149 lbs; Starlight, in their possession. Mr. Wolfe's fine film, and will be well wombing-table between one engage ingenue? One is not fond of us- 148 lbs.; King John, 143 lbs.; Eaton statement that the traffic in arms seeing. The managementment and another, for a few defting false tresses, you say? What, Boy (late Woodworker), 148 lbs. has become increasingly serious always has an eye to the comfort touches to loosened tresses. As then, is to be done with the short

Mountain

·HANDICAP 12 MKE.

MAJOR MACDONALD.

-PRESENTATION LAST

NIGHT..

of late points to the need of the and convenience of its patrons, long as the war lasted one did hair so becoming and appropriate Pink Eye, 16 lbs; Malcolm, 167 The many cases of snatching by juveniles which have been full rigours of the law being and between each show it dis not need the elaborate coiffures for the uniform, so naively out of Ibs.; Paper Money, 163 be; Alex- coming before the Magistrates with increasing frequency of late brought to bear on those caught infects the whole building. which are demanded by formal place with the formality of the ander, 157 Tbs.; Grey Mouse, 156 clearly indicate in one respect the backwardness of Hongkung in at the game. We have had

affairs. Besides, most of the dinner gǝwn? the matter of institutions which are essential adjuncts to any tragic examples in this Colony of

Only a few lbs; Salamander, 155 lbs.; Vivat, civilised community. When the authorities built Victoria Gaol the dangers resulting from the Chinese who had recently masters of the coiffure were fight favoared women, after all, can 155 lbs.; Rochester (late Sephoon), they made no special provision for young offenders, and, us a possession of arms, and we have arrived frona Yokohama in going ing at the front, so that clusters appear in the satin and jewels of 155 lbs.; Regularity Dahlia, 164 . consequence, these are herded together with the older and often no doubt that the smuggling on board 3 Canton steamer of curls and the Marcel wave were the dignified nights at the opera Smokebox, 153 lbs.; Tytam Chiel, hardened criminals. Such a state of affairs brings about a condition of weapons into China ria Hong resterday was arrested by the things of the past indeed.

wearing the ingenuously bobbed 149 lbs.; Burning Daylight, 149 lbs.; which many reformers have worked hard to make impossible, for kong has only served to increase Police, who found a revolver and

Florentine

Ford Cate Yesuvius Life however, is again chang.coiffure of a

page. acting as a deterrent to their criminal proclivities, have often had The Police, we are convinced, do cealed in a secret compartment armistice, the uniform, since its eating and startling to a world tir- Bend Or, 118 lbs.: Dusky. 145 lbs. the experiences of juvenile offenders whilst in prison, instead of the troubles in adjacent territory. 100 munda of ammunition con-ing. With the signing of the

Dahlia), 146 Tbs.; Gentle Cat Cate What then, could be more inter- Catlord), 146 Ibs.; Maybe, 148 lbs. ; quite an opposite effect. Their surroundings and the work they are their utmost to keep a check in a bookcase which the

man work is largely completed, ised of conventional braids and puffs Meymoon, 145 lbs; Weihai Chief. forced to do do not in any way conduce to the acquisition of a better on these gün-runners, but they are had with him. standard of life.

wily birds to catch. The pet ex-imposed a fine of $200, the Foot-lights are beginning to blaze upperillustration, Asection down

Mr. Lindsell being gradually laid aside than the crest of hair shown in our 140 lbs. The juvenile mind is very impressionable, and association (cuse of the ordinary returning| with deep-dyed scoundrels cannot but have a harmful effect on it. emigrant is that he does not know option of six weeks imprison-as never before in countless then the middle of the CUIDADOR This point is attested to by the many instances in local Police cases the local regulations, but that, in ment being also given.

tres, drawing roots are flooded shorter than the rest of the hair. in which young lads who have been convicted and sent to gaol for nine cases out of ten, is mere

The two Chinese children who and everywhere, dances are beck from the forehead like the creat with golden lights, here, there, and curled so that it ripples back saatching or pocket-picking have been punished time after time moonshine the sort of tale that without any other apparent effect than making them more hardened. is on a par with the thread-bare were arrested on the China inoning their restless and lightly of a helmet or a little dancing Now, instead of punishing these youngsters by such crude methods explanation of opium possessors: possession of 170 taals of opium slippered throngs. So that the flame crowning a negligently as the birch and imprisonment it would be far better if the authori- being given it to carry for an were to-day fined $10,000 each boyish figure of Madame in wavy mass arranged low on the Morgan, at the Hongkong Hotel, At the dinner given to Major ties were to establish an institution where a little more attention elusive friend. could be bestowed on young offenders and their moral uplift consid ignorance of the law is no good hard Labour. Mr. E. L. Agassiz by a panoramas of women arrayed other coiffure shows, lies in the presentation earlier in the day at In any event, with the alternative of one year's khaki is being swiftly replaced neck. And the cleverness of the last evening, following on the ered. Thereby many of them would doubtless in course of time excuse, however useful it may be pleaded guilty on behalf of the in the colourful rainbow of convenience and beauty of the the HLK.U.C. Headquarters, a develop into useful law-abiding citizens. Corporal punishment has for face-saving purposes." Bat defendant He its benefits, and the birch can be advantageously used for corrective worse than these individuals are

asked for Parisian splendour. purposes, but long or frequent association with either by the boy the

Over aight, thick braid of false hair placed presentation of a silver malver mischief-makers leniency in view of their tender almost, it has been necessary to straight above the eyes, leaving was made to Major Macdonald, who happens to bave a criminal kink in him can have little other found in the Colony with re-, marking that if they were order quantities of gowns and the rest of the hair arranged who is shortly leaving the result than to engender bitter and rerengeful feelings and lead to volvers in their possession. Sint to prison, the probability hats, and, needless to say, the quite simply. the very consequences which it is intended to avoid.

Mr. Wolfe's intervention in the wont be that they would lead a coiffure will play an extremely practicality unite themselves in

Charr sad Colony With these facts in mind, it is obvious that what Hongkong case yesterday was most timely bad life in the future.

important role in this dramatis this dressing, for while one need souvenir to Major Macdonald, Major Morgan, in handing the needs is a modern reformatory, which shall devote itself to the More power to his elbow. reclaiming of young law-breakers and preventing them from becom-

Some visitors who were coming travagances.

inrush of novelties and old-time not wear the braid under a hat referred to the good work done ing permanent criminals. This, of course, is no innovation, for.in

out of the Hongkong Hotel yester-

all day, in the evening it can be by the recipient during his long all progressive centres such institutions are well-known. At Home, an immense amount of good has been done by reformatories which

Not that the vogue of wearing deftly adjusted to the ordinary connection with, the Hongkong day were met by a convergent rush could possibly not have been accomplished by any other method. In

of rickshas. Two of the coolies one's hair bobbed is past. Indeed, daytime coiffure. This braid Volunteer Corps and later the these institutions, boys and girls too are taught useful callings and

ia their anxiety to a get a "fare it seems almost to be increasing. gives the same charm to the face H.K.D.C. shown how to earn their livings by honest means. In striking

collided with each other, and they For daytime wear there are any as the brim of a becoming hst."; Mr. Chapman, who was for contrast to this is the present system, or want of system, obtaining Mr.RAB, Ponsonby-Fane's XI for each other hammer and ing short locks, almost 38 many quite as formal aaantwhich is the Volunteer Corps and was 1880- The Civil Service C. C. will play were so enraged, that they went number of simple ways of arrang To give the effect of a coiffure merly Colonel of the Hongkong in Hongkong, of incarcerating young lads and then, at the endal on the C. S. ground, on Saturday songs. their terms, sending them out into the world with grim memories of next, at 2 p.m. The following will

The sight proved so as there are for long. One of the result of piling high long hair, cisted, with the Volunteer gove their late experience to guide them in life. It would be interesting represent the Home Club-H. Finteresting that a number of most simple and charming the short ends are ment for many years, supported. and whether the Belios Reformatory ceased its functions, Strange, B. W. Bradbury, A. Espectators gathered around, and methods is for the hair to be first tucked in skilfully at the sides Major Morgan's remarks. and whether the work which it accomplished was not having a Wood, T. McCormac, R. Duncan, a constable came up and put the waved and then brought back and back; and clusters of added The salver was engraved with beneficial effect. At any rate, there is a growing need for an Dr. J. T. Smalley, F. J. Ling, W. cooliea under arrest. They were smoothly from the foreband, and curls or pats are piled high on the names of all the officers of institution of the kind in the Colony, and the Government would H. Edmonds, C. f. Tacchi, C. each fined 15 to-day by Mr. B. E. held with a barette or fancy pin. the head. The result is alter the Corps, in the shape of fac do well in providing it, for, thereby it would help in some measure Sara and F. T. Lamble. De at least in pprenting the spread of criminality in our midst.

One can easily vary this style,gether lovely.

Bimille signatures.

possible

CRICKET.

Lindsell