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THE DONGFONG TELEGRAPH.

THE FINEST LIQUEURS.

OLD

BROWN BRANDY

25 YEARS IN WOOD.

SPECIALLY SELECTED FOR

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

A NNOTTY PROBLEM.

Wa 906 that the Kianahau question, to which we made re- ference on Saturday, has again come into prominence in the Paris deliberations. It has been discussed by President Wilson Mr. Lloyd George and M1, Clemencesu, but the problem is still unsolved, and the expects.

MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1919.

DAY BY DAY.

BY THE TIME THE AVERAGE MAN GETS OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE COMMON SENSE, HE IS TOO OLD TO USE IT TO ANY ADVANTAGE.

By the s. s. Suwa Maru there arrived nine Japanese. 54 Chinese and 37 Filipinos

Saigon.

CURRENT COIN.

{BY MERCARTOR."}

A readable brochure entitled

MANILA SHIPPING:

COMPANIES ORGANISE

The Associated Steamship The Trade of South China: Companies of Manila, members Information for Allied Man- ufacturers and Marchants" was issued on Wednesday by the Publicity Bureau for South China, the address of

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of which are practically all of the local steamship agencies, has been organised for the purpose of

tion is that a compromise pro-ing in Hongkong by thas. s. Suwa Williams, Esa Secretary of the Goverment and with each other Amongst the passengers arri-which is given as 4.3 co-operating with the insular posal will shortly be submitted by Maru, was Mr. J. H. Witchell, of Chamber of Commerce, Hong- in facilitating the handling of | a few experts who are to thorough-

the matter. ly examine

A telegram from Peking suggest that the territory may be administered for the time being by the five Great Powers, but that does not appear to be altogether to the liking of the Chinese, who want it returned direct to them.

"Zoob"--We have decided to print no further letters on the Jesuit controversy, hence the non-appearance of your letter.

The Canton Rowing Club has It is evident that the problem, issued a notice calling the annual being one in which many interesis general meeting for Tuesday the are involved, is not easy of 29th inst., at 7 pm in the Canton A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD., Holation, though China's ultimate Club.

the territory cannot right to

well be denied. very

Mr. E. L.Arnold, acting from Tokyo shows that there manager, of the Commercial is some anger being displayed in Union Assurance Co. of Shang- Japanese circles because China bai, arrived here by the ss. is seeking to have the matter Nellore. settled in Paris, instead of re-

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

Telephone No 616

News

covering the territory direct His Lordship Bishop Pozzoni from Japan. The attitude of left the Colony yesterday after Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which China is, indeed, described as доов

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Од a short visit to the requires them to forward their names and addresses with communi-most flagrant violation of interns-interior and will be back on cations addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication, by Įtional fidelity and unworthy and Saturday. as an evidence of their bona fides.

disgraceful of any nation claiming

All communications intended for publication should be address-to be independent." ed to the Editor.

Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.

CHINA'S PREFERENCE.

Frankly, we cannot see the question in that light. Kianchau

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The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1919.

CHINA'S FUTURE

var-

why

The Police Recreation Club has issued invitations for the official opening of its new Club-house at 6 p. m. on Friday and for the At Home to be held the following afternoon.

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first cargoes through the piers and the mark "We have, during the past will also deal with problems and sight a new venture, but the re-customs house. The Association few years, established cordial relationships with nearly 100 conditions which may

Chinese newspapers" is

not in connection with shipping reconcilable with the belief interests.

arise

SUPPORT OF A WIFE.

WARNING TO HUSBANDS.

"In a recent case in which a Chinese seaman was charged with neglecting to support his wife, an order was made by the Magistrate (Mr. J. R. Wood) for the defendant to pay $1 pěru.

order, the defendant had on the 1st month to his wife for mainten ance. In accordance with the

of March paid the money. As a result of his failure to pay the

he was arrested, on a warrant, the April instalment, endeavours were made to trace the man, and

when his ship arrived in the Colony.

The case was brought before that the Publicity Bureau is a Following is a list of the mem- Mr. G. N. Orme to-day, and Mr. recent venture. Be that as it be: Pacific Mail Steamship Leo d'Almada, who represented may, my mainz desire is not to Company. Toyo Kisen Kaisha, the seaman, asked launch into a pilgrimage to dis-Robert Dollar Co., Smith, Bell and a suspension of the order on the cover discrepancies in the equip Co. Agents, Indo-China Steamground that the defendant was ment of the Bureau. I am Navigation Co and Blue Funnel out of employment, having been thoroughly in sympathy with its Steamship Co. Warner, Barnes dismissed from his vessel. In ideals, and if it succeeds in and Co. Agents, American Asiatic addition to providing for his wife's popularising British wares with Line and Nippon Yusen Kaisha, maintenance, the defendant has the teeming millions of China it China Mail Steamship Company, also to pay $15 on an order of the will deserve the thanks of the Ltd. Meerkamp and Co., Agents, Summary" Court towards British nation in a manner which Java Pacific Lyn, and Java Paci wiping out a debt of $641.40 no' words in cold print could fic Mail Service, Matson Naviga- which he had contracted. This convey. The earning power of tion Co. Canadian Pacific Rail-was a heavy handicap. Mr. the Chinese, their standard of way Co, W. F. Stevenson and d'Almada stated, on a man who living and the character of their Co., Agents, Osaka Shosen Kaisha drew only $27 a month as quarter- demands for the products of the and Struthers and Dixon.

master of the steamer and, was West are steadily rising. For the Macleod and Company, Ma- now unemployed. British merchant, manufacturer condray and Company and G. S. and entrepeneur China is a land Yuill and Company, Ltd, will of unlimited possibilities.

probably be listed as members at the next meeting of the organisa-

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The British now enjoy a greater share of China's foreign trade than any other nation, about one-

In half. supremacy has not

recent years, this contested, and we shall require

gone un-

vast.commercial and industrial

from

one of the

three hundred to four

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hundred millions of the mos? industrious people in the, world The population of South China estimated at Efty millions, and concentration on South China markers alone should hear results that will surprise the most optimistic.

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coa advertis-

and merchants' advertisements. That is not likely to produce much of a result. The Publicity Bureau must be in a position to help the British trader, desirous of finding an outlet for his goods in the vas: Chinese Empire, in mapping out

only by a "trained" advertising

man.

carefulness should be

greater than that of money. The campaign should be set out with

a clear and definite idea of what is wanted to be done, and con-

sequently to be put into execution with precision and confidence. It

On the

The Magistrate granted, leave to Mr. d'Almads to apply again for a suspension of the order in the event of the defendant being unable to find employment.

His Worship observed that the present case would act as a good warning to husbands to keep on good terms with their wives,

1,100 COOLIES IN HONGKONG.

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Eleven hundred Northern Chin- ese, who have been attached to the Chinese Labour Corps in France during the war, arrived in the Colony to-day by the Blue Funnel steamer Rhesus. They bave come direct from France and are under the supervision of officers of the RAM.C

During the morning a number of the men were to be seen walf-

same steamer.

R.H.K. GOLF CLUB.

EASTER COMPETITION

RESULTS

Men's Eclectic Competition, on 18 Hole Course at Fanling, for a Cop presented by Surg. Capt. Dreaper. RM-won by Mr.

Hizby, with a net score of 66.

Men's Bogey Competition on the 18 Hole Course at Fanling- won by Mr. E. H. Scott, who was

is essential that the manufacturer should start right. authority of men who have lived in China for Jears ta do business here it is practically essential for a manufacturer that he should sell through en In the old days the China trade agent rather than direct. As the was conducted by a few firms support of a very strong dy of whose business in exports and retailers is essential to the suc imports was done on well-cess of many a campaign an established lines and largely agency that possesses a good re- through the medium of Chinese cord of successes in marketing compradores. There is now goods through this body is pre-all square. strong and increasing tendency ferable. the for trade to develop on entirely new lines. The direct influence of the foreign merchants is markets are being opened up. new who constitutes the new factor. penetrating into the interior, new It is not the advertising agent

few but his modern methods. The goods introduced, and a vigorous and enterprising houses have carried their goods into the very beast of the country.

territories whose fate ought right-

Plague is still prevalent in conferences. Whilst still leased Hongkong. the returns for last

newspapers

da stitute scientific " oliermany, it was seized through week showing 30 cases with 27 British forces, and we cannot see the joint efforts of Japanese and deaths. There were also six all our alertness and readiness of ing. The present raison d'etre of that Japan has any ground for three fatall, three of small-pox our position, but the prize is rich readers of Chinese newspapers

cases of cerebro-spinal meningitis resource to maintain and extend the Publici: Bureau is to feed CHINESE LABOUR CORPS. complaint if the Allies decide one fatal) and one fatal oc-beyond-imagination. We have a with British manufacturers" what is to become of it. She,currence of enteric fever. All the lengthy experience of the Chinese was apparently prepared for sufferers were Chinese.

market; we have no ambitions in the Paris conferences to allocate

China but to develop a trade the Pacific Islands to

When barbers fell out they are which is beneficial to the people inclined to resort to should she specially wish in this weapons

as of China as to ourselves. We en- of cience. Two joy a prestige in China which is matter to deal solely with China apprentices of a certain Chinese the reward of character, and there The attitude of the Japanese is barber's shop had a diference is a subtle sympathy between the scheme of campaign for him. sure to arouse # measure of of opinion, and one of them Englishman and the Chinese and this can efficiently be done suspicion. It might, of course, added force to his remarks by which makes each respect and suit Japan's book to negotiate slashing the other's arm with alike the other. It is with the direct with China on the question, razor and inflicting a deep cut. idea, presumably, of directing the but what about China's wishes Tae slasher got six weeks from attention of Britsh men of in the matter? After all. the Magistrate this morning.

business to the new China and its A successful advertising cam- the territory belongs more to her than anybody else; and if

Mr. John Johnstone, who is potentialities that this Publicity Paign need not be planned on a ing round the streets of Kowlook. China is willing that

The ex-Most of them were dressed in a its succeeding the Hon. Mr. David Bureau has been established. very ambitious scale. disposition be left to the Allies. Landale as

penditure of thought. time and blue uniform with red facings is taicum of Messrs. China- surely Tapan ought to be content Jardine, Matheson and Co. in greatest markets in the world,

much and looked quite contented and to abide by the decision. The Hongkong, arrived here by the ss. occupying a territory of over four

in good health. They will leave conclusion, of course, cannot be Nellore. Mr. Johnstone will leaye million square miles inhabited by

Hongkong for the North by the escaped that the Chinese prefer to for six months furlough in deal with the Allied deliberators, Canada, in about two months' from whom they know that they time, after which he will return will be likely to receive justice. to Hongkong to take over from Perhaps it is that very point that the Hon. Mr. D. Landale, who Whilst the Allied delegates in Paris are giving consideration so very angry. Anyhow, it is high Russia for Home.

is making some of the Japanese will leave by the Empress of to" matters which affect the future of China, there is sitting in time that the whole question was Shanghai another Conference whose aim is to bring about agree-settled, one way or the other.

A gang of three robbers yeater- ment between the conflicting elements in the Oriental Republic. It

day will be recalled that the Chinese delegations representing the North WAIT A YEAR.

afternoon got aboard 2 and the South had not gone very far in their deliberations before the When we read of the Canton

Chinese cargo-boat_which was Shanghai Conference broke down over the question of the continu-Chinese telegraph office notifying lying off Wanchai. By represent ance of hostilities in Sheasi, and tha: the present gatherings the advance of the clock by one ing that they were a party of represent the second attempt to settle all outstanding questions. hour, and also note the comment

Police coming to search the boat, Up to now, no great advance has been made in this direction, for of a Shanghai exchange that the they were able to ransack the only the fringe of the really contentious matters has been touched. change there has passed almost boat without arousing the It is possible indeed, very probable that the great bulk of the unnoticed, we cannot suppress a suspicions of the boatwoman. Chinese people have no particular interest in the proceedings that feeling of regret that Hongkong

When they at last turned their attention. are going on, but the outside world in general, and sympathetic should still see. 6t to muskee foreign nations in particular, strongly had the hope that the daylight saving altogether. Some more valuable contents of her delegates assembled in Shanghai will succeed in evolving some quarters have sought to discredit Cash box, and to her ear-rings, scheme of settlement which will once and for all put an end to the the benefits of the scheme by had been duped, and she found the boatwoman realised that she disputes and wranglings which have for so many years characterised pointing to the varying stand-

HƠI WEATHER IN MANILA Chinese political life, and whose effect has undoubtedly been to ards adopted by Siccawei, the her voice. Police whistles were weaken the nation and discredit its statesmen in the eyes of other time-ball, etc., but, as Shipping blown and the robbers, in at-

advertising agent was formerly There are indications that the nations.

the collector and distributor of present hot season will be the awl Engineering points out, these tempting to make their escape to

that which the advertiser pro-

hottest in a number of years There would be some hope of such a happy issus could we be but matters only involve mariners, the shore by jumping into the

were arrested by convinced that there were no secret influences at work behind the who are well accustomed to deal sea,

the

vided, but to-day he is the guide, according to information secured whom by

they scenes and that the respective groups of delegates held the complete ing with the various standards of

The difficulties in the way of philosopher and friend. The ad- yesterday from the Westber confidence of those whom they are supposed to represent. But time measurement. What we can-

charged

direct safes into the interior are vertising agent has directed his Bureau, says the Manila Bulletin the Magistracy to-morrow. The

to the study of the of April 19. The mercury has can we really be sure of that? We have heard something of a move- not understand is why ongkongboat-woman says that she suffered Great, for the lack of a standard attention men: which aims at ronverting the present Shanghai Conference in particular should resist the

severe mental workings of humanity in been aiming at the hundred mark currency constitutes a into a new Government, or, at least, making that Conference application of a method which the men charged is a Chinese ex-furthering commercial enterprise, be it in the streets or the offices or came with one-tenth of a degree handicap to such a method of bulk, of the psychology of crowds, for the past week or 10 days and' the basis of a new Administration. On the other hand, a report has worked so well in other has reached our ears that the Conference is becoming gradually cities and countries. Do the contable.

while the systens of credit in the quiet of the fireside. And of reaching it ca Wednesday) isolated, that its discussions are so much wasted time and that the local. opponents of the system

between native and native, he has realised that the modern when the record shows 37.79 real peace settlement is being quietly arranged by other parties. consider that they have a mon Acting on information received involving different sets of customs human being does think for bim- degrees Cantigrade, ör 99.9 de- Which of these reports is the more firmly based on facts it would be opoly of wisdom on the point? in regard to an active gang of in almost every article and every self or herself to a certain degree grees Fahrenheit. The maximum hard to say.

Either development is possible in this land of political The only explanation we can coin counterfeiters, Chinese place, are such as can be properly and likes an appeal to his or her for yesterday was 37 degrees enigmas. The trouble is that in Chinese political life there are so think of is that their attitude is in the service of the Police was dealt with only by the native intellect and power of critically Centigrade or 99 degrees Fahren- many tricksters and unscrupulous schemers who, for the fruits of just a little reflection of the sent by the latter to No. 16, traders themselves. A proper considering any particular ques-heit: office, or the prospects of personal advancement, would sell their natural aversion of a conservative- Reclamation Street, the head-system of standard coinage for tion on its fancied merits. party without the least compunction about the matter. It is the old minded community against any quarters of the gang, with a China has boomed large in all story of the lack of real cohesion. Dr. Reinsch, the American departure from past methods. A marked

Bole which he external financial schemes Minister to Peking, the other day gave fresh emphasis to this point year hence, the Colony will pro was told to change for for. the development of when he told a gathering of returned Chinese students that the bably wake up, and then, perhaps, email coins. This be did the country. Some headway The featre of the week on the Chinese are divided so deeply by conflicting interests, lack of we shall decide that daylight when he went into the house, might perhaps be made by Stock Exchange has been another confidence and mutual suspicion that it is very difficult to obtain saving is not such a terribly and received a number of coins more direct representation by spurt in China Sugars, which rose the continuous co-operation of men for public ends. "A free State," revolutionary thing after all. which subsequently proved to be business houses in China in steadily from $139 to $150. - The be told bis listeners, can rest only on confidence, deep-seated

false. A watchman, who was important outlets up-country tendency is strong and shares confidence in men and and their mutual loyalty to each other."

keeping watch outside the house, in the same manner as the British offering are reported to be scarce. Those words need burning into the minds of all the would-be

went in and arrested the gang, American Tobacco Company and The" enquiry for cotton shares leaders of China. The fact that China's social system is rooted in the

four in number, who were brought the Asiatic and Standard Oil shows no signs of abatement. family and the clan has no doubt had a deal to do with the chaptic

before Mr. R. E. Lindsell Companies have pushed their bu- Shanghai Cottons have improved

20 GOALS TO XIL state of the country in the past. It has not conduced to the birth of

to-day. A search, which siness in the interior. Those trades to taels 179 for cash and taels 185 The Bristol Rovers' record Lieutenant Maurice Boyer, the Police made, resulted are of a somewhat special nature. for June, Kung Yiks at teels 34 score of 15 goals to 1, scared age difficulties.

The hope of the nation, however, must lie in its progressive and economic expert with the found under a bed in the house, trade boom, and if the Publicity and Yangtzzepots at tabls 12, 3/4. ing competition of the English elements, and if the Western-educated young men, whether they French High Commission at and at another search made latéz Bureau can fulfil all that it claims Perhaps the most noteable rise Cup in 1900, went by the board receive their insight into Occidental ideas in Europe, America or Washington, D. C., is touring the at No. 59, Woosung Street, to do it should prove of great in this class of securities was recently. As the Royal Ordnance Hongkong, could band themselves together on common ground, United States and speaking in further quantity of false coins assistance to British traders who registered in Orientals, which Corps were unable to keep their with the sole idea of service for their country as their goal, the different cities. He spoke at was seized by the Police. The are desirous of pushing their have gone up to taels 91, a rise appointment, the Rovers received eventual result would be a complete regeneration of the nation and length in Seattle on March 6 bails, as fixed by the Magistrate, goods in China. The brochure of 14 taele over the the Great Western Railway A rejuvenation of its power and influence. That is the great oppor- telling of the opportunities for for two of the prisoners, were speaks glibly of "scentific adver- previous week. Hongkog and Carriage Staff and beat them tunity which opens itself out to these young men. If they really American manufacturers and $2,000 each. Those for the other tising. Lists of the names of Shanghai Banks have receded to 20 goals to mil, after reading 11 to want their country to become a great, free and independent State, business men during the recon two men were $1,000, and $250 | 50,000 Chinese traders and $685, owing to the recent advance nil at the interval. No fewer than they will seize it before it is too late.

struction períod in France, t respectively.

the circulation of Chiness' in the exchange.

eight of the Rovers team scored.

AMERICAN OPPORTUNITIES

IN FRANCE,

Police, will

be

a loss of $20 in notes. One of

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Mixed Doubles Competition on 18 Hole Course at Fanling- Lieut. Comander. and Mrs. Kilgur and Mr and Mrs. Congdon tied, with a score of 99 net,

INTER-SERVICE RUGBY. London, 27th March The fol- lowing are the results of matches in the inter-service Rugby tourna- ment to-day :—

New Zealand beat South Africa at Twickenham by 14 points to 5. Mother Country beat Canada at Edinburgh by 22 points to nål. Air Force. beat Australia, at Gloucester by 7 points to 3.

any real national spirit, which has further been hindered by langu-secretary of the Bank of Paris, in a quantity of false coins being China is on the threshold of a land taala 35, Ewos at tgels 242 1/2 | against Weymouth in the qualify.

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