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NOTES AND COMEDY

A HAPPY IDEAS

We are vicy, gratified to that, prompted by feelings kindly thoughtfulness, a more ment has been set on foot which will indicate to Lady May that she is lovingly remembered in the Colony, where she spent so many years of her life. The idea is to make, a collection of coloured photographs of Hong- kong to send to her ladyship as the gift of the women of the Colony. Subscriptions are now baing asked for, these being limitedto one dollar-a figure so low as to enable everywomen

MUCH

ADVICE THAT TIME TO AG THINGS

On Saturday five cases plague (all Chinese) were notified Three were fatal.

of

The Glengyle, one of the Glen in the Colony to be identified with Line vessels, which came into the movement, Those who came port last week from Shanghai, is into contact with Lady May leaving today for Singapore with during the many years she spent a large cargo of China Refinery there learned to love and appre- Sugar.

ciate her, for, from the day of her marriage to Mr. May as he then was) right up so the time of There will be no more games her leaving the Colon as the played in the Cricket League, the wife of the Governor, she was CRC, having cancelled their always the same charming, un-tch with the K.C.C., owing to affected lady, Her bright and many ofthe members of the farmer Jaunny disposition showed itself in team having gone to Manila.

all that she did: she ever had z

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A great deal of interest centres round the Lancashire Cotton Misaron to China. Nothing de- finite seems to have been decided

upon, far, on the statement of Sir Auckland, Geddes, foreign com petition, including Japanese, in the Far Eastern markets would

DOVER PATROL EEMORIA FUN

HONGKONG BRITONS

THANKED.

The Hon. Mr. HE Pollook has

received the following letter from the Mayor of Dover

The Mayor's Parlour,

Town Hall. Dover. 25th March, 1919.

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Yours faithfully, E. W. T. FARLEY, Mayor.

TODAY'S

Bolshevism befo

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with it is forcibly brang is dispatch- to the Nubo

vism in Germany is remar editorThe spread At least 500 Russian agens in Berlin, are known to the Govern mant, which is honestly and tinee on Thursday is to com-with which any such Mission The Banvard Company's ma-doubtless be one of the problems

deeply concerned about the pres ence of the Trotzky army on the. mence at 4.30 p.m., and not at would deal. It is suggested that Dear Sir,

frontier. When I was i Mu- 5.15, as previously advertised. The Commission shall consist of a

nich the Soviet leader there Lancashire cotton manufacturer, instant reached me on the 21st sums from Berlin capitalists if

Your telegram

of the 12th received the offer of, unlimited

trade union leaders and a Manchester shipper, two cotton instant, and since then I have they would go to the edge of the officials of the Department of Shanghai Banking Corporation, start propaganda in France. Here," Overseas Trade. If one reviews & draft for £10 from Britons in then, Balshevism appears a

two received from the Hongkong and French zone of occupation to the last three decades of Man-Hongkong. [chester's trade with China, for

neither the spontaneous uprising instance, one finds that exports kindly convey to all those cuss the expression of a people Will you please accept and of the oppressed masses, nor even, under the main plain staples have

headings of cerned the Committee's and my in despair, but as an not developed but have shown a generous a donation? Needless Government to

no only own grateful thanks for so instrument employed by one

further distinct retrograde movement to say, a contribution comping purposes in a neighboring state. Several lines of former import-from so far afield is very much Trotsky sends his agents to ance are rapidly dwindling to the valued by us all.

Berlin, and Berlin capitalists offer vanishing point Among them may be instanced heavy sheetings

money for Bolshevist propaganda kind word and a cheery smile for Sir Robert Ho Tung returned and drills and yarns. It is true

in France, obviously not out of a all. Her interest in all good to the Colony yesterday, by the that some part at least of these

pure love of proletarianism. If works. was also

continuous, 8-s. Wing Sang, from Shanghai, lines has been substituted by

Berlin, after the failure of she put to end of thought and 5.8. Columbia. and during the war especially having reached that post by the goods coming under other head-

Ludendorff's Friedusturm, is now labour into the manyactivities in that Sir Robert's return to Hong-Manchester exports in plain and We understandings. The aggregate, however, of

France, need we wonder very planning a Sovietensturm against which the ladies of the Colony kong has been hastened on ac-bleached goods, when taken over

long why Clemenceau is not in interested themselves. It is count of the illness

love with the Bolshevists! All communications intended for publication should be address-fitting, therefore, that some little daughter, Mrs. M.K. Lo

of his the three decades, not only does ed to the Editor.

not show increase, but indicates Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.

a disquieting falling-off in the

tions have made and are making total quantity: The reason is, not far to seek. Japanese produc-

To express their protest against

this competition is slowly but interests in Shantung to the regarded as illegal under the new commoner classes of goods, while

granting Kisuchau and other Payment of choirboys may be

Japanese, activities in the cot approval of punishing the traitors surely spreading upwards into Japanese and to record their Education Act. My own view, the better grades of cloths as

based on personal experience in a provincial church of some ton industry develop. English thousand Cantonese gathered at musical repute, is that a Boyal in Peking, more than Beven yarns have been practically ousted from the market by Japan-Sunday afternoon, May 11, the

a mass meeting at East Garden, investigate the whole question Commission ought to be set up to ese spinnings, and this competi-Hon. Sung Yi-mei former Speaker but also Indian yarns, T cloths, tion affects not only British goods of the Kwangtung Assembly

of choirboys wager. I fancy.

show a rapid decline from the

work ed

"outs at sheetings, and drills, all of which

presiding. The meeting

than 58, 2 throughout way orderly. quarter. There was a special

President

bonus of 3d. if we attended all Lin Sua," of the five services on God Friday That Japan is a Chinese Senate, was one of the (including the three hours ser-

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 as an evidence of their bona fides.

A case in which a

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CHINA AND THE PEACE TREATY.

PROTEST MEETING AT CANTON.

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I should like to know, writes a correspondent to a Home paper, what the Choristers' Union (if there isn't one, there ought to be) thinks of this suggestion from

The rate of subscription to "The Hongkong Telegraph" is collection of coloured photographs bale of sugar, valued at $11, and inroads into the trade in the the Peace Conference at Paris in the. Dean of Exeter that the

$36 per annum. (Payable in Advance.)

appreciation of her services should be shown, and no better, idea than the presentation of a charged with receiving a stolen Chinese

The rate per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscrip-conceived. These will show her and abetting him, was this morn of the Colony could have been two other Chinese, with aiding tions for any period less than one month will be charged as for a ladyship that distance can being remanded by Mr. R. O. full moath.

be a permanent reminder to her Mr. P. W. Goldring. The accused bridged by loving thoughts and Hutchison on the application of of the place where she has spent were held in bail of $250 each. the best part of her life. JUVENILE OFFENDERS.

The O.S.K. s.s. Joshin Maru is

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DEATH.

WALLACE:— At 4, Stanley Terrace. Quarry Bay, on May, Jassie Cooper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Wallace.

urging the need for the provision is reported that the vessel is 90 Those who have recently been still ashore outside Swatow. It

will have read with interest the prevented from of a Reformatory in Hongkong wedged on the racks that she is replies published on Saturday to floated in the ordinary way, and

being the series of questions asked by that an attempt will be made to the Hon. Mr. Alabaster concern-blast away the rock to release lodged in Victoria Geol. These been landed at Swalow. showed that there are at present

same canse.

trade cannot be denied: The avarage wage in cotton-spinning mill is about 9d

their representatives of the day

rather less

ing the juvenile offenders now her. Nearly all the cargo has dangerous competitor in China's speakers," and he advised the vice), and there was a mysterious

crowd at the meeting to be orderly Japanese and wait on the Military Govern grant of a hot mincepie to every nine such, under the age of Armed robbers are going strong for a full twelve-hour day's work ent to take action only through funeral service, but otherwise choirboy who attended a choral sixteen years, incarcerated, and in the Colony just now, but we If a Lancashire cotton operative instead of any lawless, demon- there were no extras. And now. 10th.number, in the ordinary course Between the hours of 3 and 5.30 be any one willing to do the job. followed, and a large meeting and ion should be upheld, even such that this is an unusually high also have robbers of arm chairs were offered that there would not station. His advice was well if the Devonshire Dean's content. there being only one or two in this morning, one of thess heavy-Owing to the inability of custom-a parade of several miles long abolished, in which case the peril gaol at a tire. These juveniles fingered gentlemen scaled the ers to pay the present high ended peacefully.

slender earnings as these may be are Rot allowed books, do well verandah of No. 6. Victoria charges, the Lancashire cotton

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, MAY 12, 1919. '

A PLEA FOR PATIENCE.

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not work in the workshops View, Kowloon, and purloined mills and looms are idle while marched to the Military Govern- psalters will clearly have to be and are

After the meeting, the citizens of a national movement to down not instructed

in for his own comfort an arm chair the world is clamouring for cotton ment Building outside the East any trade, according to the an- which had been left on the ver- goods. swers given to Mr. Alabaster's andah.

The President of the Gate of the city, where their eight queries. Then what do they do?

Manchester Chamber of Com representatives were received by The first step for the application, Apparently unproductive hard labour, of no use to themselves sued by the American Consulate have been held back which are to do everything within his power and committees has been set up Trade Inquiry List No. 109, is-million sterling of yarn and cloth Foreign Affairs, who has promised ment Departments has just been merce estimates that over six Dr. Wu Ting-fang. Minister of of Whitley Councils to Govern- or anyone else. If that be General, Hongkong, shows that badly needed in Holland. Den-to guard the interests of China.

taken. A scheme of joint councils We notice with extreme satisfaction the sane and sober stand-see that one of them has a Hongkong connections as listed

so, more's the pity, for we American concerns are seeking mark and Scandinavia. point which the Canton Times (a Chinese-owned paper) takes in years's spell of imprisonment and below:-Iron, steel, chemicals,

The resolutions passed yester- for the workers employed in all regard to the Kiauchau question. In the course of a leading two others half that

day were to petition the. Military industriel establishments owned article beaded "Let us be calm and reasonable" it asks, in regard to do. And why cannot they be port and export; buttons, eyelets, tion is full of anxiety. Lanca the public opinion of China, to the scheme is to be applied to the period belting; veterinary vaccine; im- The Far Eastern cotton situs uovernment to act according to by the State. In the first instance to this issue, whether China has reached such a stage as requires provided with books of some trimmings; toilet sets, smoking shire could face the future with telegraph the Chinese delegates Royal dockyards, the Royal" its citizens to take the law into their own hands, following this up kind? The number of juvenile articles, leather goods, silverware, out much fear if the conditions of at Paris to demand Tsingtau back Army Clothing Factory, and to a with the query "Will it be of more advantage to China now to gaol-birds may be small, but is cut glass and novelties; Oregon free and fair to Lancashire. The Peace Treaty, to withdraw from the Conference and force an issue than to first that any reason why their time pine; typewriters; rice mills.

competition were, in her opinion, directly, or refuse to sign the, few miscellaneous establish- submit to the present decision and then appeal to the Powers later should not be more profitably

It does not advise thements. for reconsideration and redress?" The journal then goes on to spent? In the case of the lad

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Manchester correspondent of the citizens throughout the provinces apply to the Post Office or to the appeal to the better-informed citizens to enlighten the masses as doing a year's incarceration in Gotla and Co., Peel Street, who go to the working conditions in at Paris in upholding the Chinese bringing these within the scope The two Farsees, of Messrs.

Times drew attention a few weeks to support the Chinese delegates Civil Service, es the question of to the present strength of China among the Associated Governments lieu of the payment of a ten were the victims of the recent and to discuss the question, not in accordance with the cry of the thousand dollar fine, he obvious murderous assault,

India and in the Japanese cotton demands, to declare to other pro- consideration. The scheme seta of Whitley Councils is still under masses, but from all points, without fear and prejudice. Justice 17 was the tool employed by a alleged to have been committed in a twenty-two-hour day with poked by Peking will not be and a large number of sub-

mills, pointing out that the vinces that the impending so- will reign finally." says this organ, "even if it loses its strength bigger sinner and, not necessarily by their Chinese servants, have

Japanese mills have been runn-called improvement loans pro- two forms of National Councils for a time." These words are so much common-sense advice, being a deep-dyed criminal, he almost representing an appeal for the acknowledgment of facts and the might surely have been given an wounds they received and will now is. 8d., and 18. 214d. respec. understood, will do all it can to mittees shall deal with industrial

The wages of the sanctioned by the people.

committees. The intention is discouragement of hasty action. Their value is enhanced, too, insight into some useful calling.

men, and women per shift are The Military Goverment, it is that trade councils and com- because they were published the day before the holding of a big OUR COOLIES.

be out of hospital in a week tively. The cost of production demand for the cancellation of questions, such as wages, hours, mass meeting in Canton to protest against the decision regarding

The case was accordingly again Kiauchau.

A reader, who wants to know remanded to-day by Mr. R. E in Lancashire has outstripped all unjust treaties and demands and conditions of work, while de- After all, China will find that it does no good to ignore stubquired of chair, and ricksha

whether evidence of fitness is re- Lindsell for a week.

the prices which the workers forced on China, to punish all partmental committees will have born facts. She may indeed, she has a right, to be extremely coolies, says he has noticed of late

overseas will pay, baring regard traitors in order to uphold the

more general reference, and disappointed at the turn in events. But can she afford to cut quite a number of mere boys pull connection with the armed attackshire mills that an equitable. ad- fair trials to the students who The two Chinese arrested in hope is expressed among Lanca request. Hsu Shih-chang to grant

to the Japanese competition. The interests of the people, and to will deal, with questions of wel- herself adrift from the European. peace settlement and "thereby ing rickshas in Kowloon and on a Police patrol at Samsnipo justment of industrial conditions have committed an assault on

fare management, promotion, become an isolated and weak Power? Even if she finds that her thinks that lads of such tenderlast month were to-day remanded all the world over may be found. the traitor.-Canton Times. wishes regarding Tsingtau have not been met, would it pay years ought not to be so. em- by Mr. R. E Lindsell for a week, How this could be done is not ber-to express it in a purely selfish way to break away ployed in from the other Powers with whom she is associated in For bis information we may Gardiner, who appeared for the the cotton spinning and weaving summer, especially on the application of Mr. J. Hvery clear. Since the Armistice the terms laid down for Germany's acceptance? To put it state that the Police are sup- defence. One of the Chinese was trade, has assumed as to make the Government issue dress) by civilians not in posses another way, what can she possibly accomplish by solitary posed to see that the coolies, charged with attempting to aspect, and unless now markets opposition to the terms of the Treaty Incidentally, China is not the only nation that could growl at this Kiauchau decision. Dil rickshas, are, in sound con- firing a revolver at him, and with cotton trade will suffer immen- as it is asserted that the sup dress) when orders decorations, well as the chairs and murder an Indian Constable by are discovered the Lancashiretion of purchases, especially dress. In plain clothes (evening the notification 08 to cessa-sion of military uniform of court not British naval and military forces have a hand in the capture of dition. We agree, however, that being in possession of the re-sely. Therefore, it is the duty of plies now in the United King and the territory? That point, we fear, is too often overlooked. The some of the coolies to be seen in volver. The charge against the Commercial Attaches and Trade dom afe point is that Japan has not had Kiauchau definitely ceded to her; our streets look anything but fit other Chinese was only that of Commissioners to report upon for several years to come. It is worn. Miniatures should not be medals are Word, the she is under an obligation to return it to China. We see a report to for their work, whilst it is oftening in unlawful possession of the possibilities of new extended also known that the Government worn by ladies but the full size. considered sufficient miniature sized badge should be the effect that China may bring a suit for redress on this issue a painful experience to be carried nine rounds of ammunition On markets for British goods. before the League of Nations, citing the famous fourteen points and to the upper levels by old man this charge he was allowed bail the twenty-one demands in support of her claim. Well, that seems who have put in far too many in the sum of $2.500. Bail was a far better and more eonstitutional method of procedure than the years at the work. The problem refused in the case of the first holding of mass meetings and the boycotting of Japanese goods, is a rather difficult one to deal accused. which can only inflame public opinion and possibly lead to most rewith, we know, since these men. grettable incidents. In this former way also could the reasonableness follow their own inclinations in or otherwise of Japan's future conditions of retrocession he decided, taking on this kind of labour. for, with the innumerable problems of the peace settlement out of All the same, a little weeding out the way, the nations of the world could give a considered verdict on would not be amiss. points of this kind. It is, indeed, conceivable that if the League is"Armily established, it may have to deal in the future with a number of issues arising out of the Peace Treaty..

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The full sized badge of the Order of the British Empire below that of Commander may be worn with plain clothes (morning

at Home is selling to smelters at insignia both in day and evening 40 shillings a unit wolfram ora dress on all official occasions. purchased at 60 shillings, thus Instructions are also given in the The British Government has incurring a loss or 20 shillings Guzette for the badge of a Cons now ceased to have anything to per unit. ༠:.༣.

panion or Commander. The Tai Hang Village. Causeway April 30th and instead of pro- ruling has affected the market in holder...

do with shipments of wolfram The Police searched No. 10, to the United Kingdow, after

ribbon may be worn on all

Bay, for arms and discovered two ducers selling to the Ministry of Hongkong and Shanghai Banks,

The high exchange at present occasions at the discretion of the

revolvers, one of which was load-Munitions they can sell in the which have fallen to $692. The I have come to the conclusion, ed in five chambers. The owner of open market at the best price Hongkong Electric Company after a close study, of the psycho- these arms, a respectable looking obtainable. The British Govern- have made a profit of $625,995, logy of swearing in the Army, There are bound to be points in effecting a world re-

Chinese, was arrested and, fined ment's decision adjustment which will need fresh consideration later on, and no Malone whether a service aircraft The arms were confiscated. The producers of

General Seely, asked by Col. $100 by Mr. R. E. Lindsell to-day. very serious prospect for February, 1919. A dividend of less, said the Ray David Fughe opens up during the year ending 28th that 99 per cent of it is meaning greater justification for a League of Nations could be found than flew from London to Bourne-Chinese stated that he was soon s The possibility of utilising its machinery in some such manner mouth on March 14 with new employed in the British American signed, it was a matter of time of the week on the Stock Ex who joined the Boys Marine Wolfram. As $2.25 plas a bonus of 75 cents of Leeds, preaching at Whitefield" as this. It is therefore to be hoped that in this matter the Chinese papers, says in raply that in Tobacco Company, and the when the price would drop, the change was the advance in China Engineers. As a private and rose the Armstice was ins been declared. The feature Brotherhood meeting. Mr.Pugbe will not allow their feelings to ran away with their tact and structions for the flight were is-loaded revolver, was given him arrangement in force being that Bagers of ning points, the market to the rank of sergam discretion. By following extreme courses it will be found that a sued to the Air Ministry, but no by a Mr. Hillier, who was for the British Government would going up to $159. Star Ferries weeks, said reaction is inevitable, and that consequences of the utmost gravity permission to carry newspapers mezly employed at the Kowloon buy all the wolfram shipped at a are in favour and have been ed the adje may ensue. After a war such as the world has just passed through, was either asked for or granted, Canton Railway works at Canton. fixed price until six months after placed at $35 and more shares used one itarould be unreasonable to expect full justice on every point at and the firm in question has been The explanation he gave for the the conclusion of peace. The are wanted at the improved, rate single stroke. Patience and samity must be exercised now. Let the informed that the Ministry camot other revolver which was of an endden cessation of warfare and Chinese nation show the world that it possesses both the one permit such action pending the old pattern, wa attribute and the other as well

6. Humphrey Estates reopening of civil aviation.

was left the consequent domination of the have to him by his pie

use of "woligi