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NOTES AND COMMENTS.

ANOTHER BREAKDOWN.

that matters

Carres.

mall likelihood of the Confer-:

CHANGING VIEWS.

electors at Home are realising It rather looks as though the that they did not all make the best possible choice at the last General Election. Since that time, we have had car or two bye-elections in which the Liberals have reversed the verdict, and now we have an

FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1919.

DAY BY DAY.

A MINISTER SAYS THE RIGHT PATH IS TOO OFTEN LEFT.

19

ROBBIE'S LETTER.

out of

strait

13

NEW CHAPLIN “FILM

role.

moral lesson

for it

with Charlie but it needs little

..

George Graves, I think it wES, once put it "Snobbery is a cham TO HIS NEPHEW AT HOME. You will say when you read pagne taste on a bear income.” Once again the Shanghai Peace

A. DOG'S LIFE". this "In't Uncle Robbie a 'snob Conference has broken down. Yesterday there were six fatal Hongkong, May 14th, 1919.

to write stuff like that?" Well according to a telegram which cases of plague notified in Hong-

In the second of the Charlie we received from our

kong

of course he is. We all are. That Chaplin Million Dollar, series, to Dear Alick,

is natural. We are all snobe-in be shown at the Victoria Theatre, pondent on Wednesday. It would

.........A close month," they the eyes of the other chap who commencing on Monday, May appear that the latest collapse is the order of the Shipping Con- there are exceptions to this, like it's no easy, mind yo, just to put

The ax. War Driver, built to say, "catches no midges" but can't get it carried out-though 19th, Mears. Pathe Freres will due to an ultimaram issued by the trollor, is to be launched a: Tai- every other rule. I see from the one's finger on the spot where Charlie in somewhat

provide a film which shows Southern delegates, covering a koo on the 20th inst, at 10a.m.

papers that Harry Lauder has self-respect ends and snobbery departure

of a from been knighted. As you've heard begins. But, on the other hand, "A Dog's Life" and, whilst bubb-

his number of points about which

us nal the

The picture is entitled Northerners

me often enough say, I've known there is the snob de lure, the mạn The following telegram was Harry for long and many & day, who would fain make us believeling over with the typical humour hold rather different views. The latter, how-Observatory at 3 pm. yesterday: wildest dreams, would.

received from the Manila but, believe me, I never, in my he is of gentle birth but who is of the great cinema artist, it con- ever, are said to be unable even-Cyclone or typhoon S. E. of thought that the glaited-looking the noisy purlieus of Poplar. A to express their opinións, in view Naha, direction unknown..

have nevertheless sometimes born intains a touch of pathos which brings out the humourous side in of the present political troubles

callant that used to sing at our vacant lisp and a large bow, sharp contrast. Taken seriously. in Peking. But we are not very

Police Reserve Orders issued village Saturday night concerts before the war at any rate, were the film can be turned into a and the like, would have kept generally understood to betray that in adversity the realization much concerned with the cause by Mr. J. W. Franks, D.S.P. (R),

state Orchestra Conductor long enough

proves of the break-down; the fact is all Gonzales has been granted three honoured as he has been this last mean the snob) is infinitely can be made an asset which even

waistcoat the harmless existence of tha to live to be snob, but out here the thing (I of the comic side of life We don't know months' leave to date from 21st fortnight. Mind ye, throughout more dangerous, mostly to him-a banking account of four figures that even that is of any great May. His duties will be under the war Harry did quite a lot of self of course. Something greeps shows a remarkable instance of moment, since the opinion has taken, during his sbsence, by useful work, at first in the way of into

could not rival. The film also long been held that there would be Assistant Bandmaster Rodrigues assisting recruiting and after chap, about a couple of months animal training, for the dog, from

the life of a decent wards in helping to loosen the after he has landed here, which which the picture takes it title. ence's decisions being observed. Handley Page aeroplane to carry Bonds from the pockets of the him of his sincerity: His everyday itself to all the whimsical fun- Harry Tate has bought a shekels for the purchase of War changes his character and robs appears to be able to accomodate The only value the incident has out a world tour at the end of the patriotic proletariat. Then his life becomes an affectation. He is to show the hopelessness of summer to Gibraltar. Malta, son was killed at the war, which cultivates a faulty memory when-Chaplin producers. The film pro- nyosities dear to the heart of the expecting to bring China's op Colombo, across India: then to was very sad. After that, he ever it may happen to suit his rides a laugh that will do the heart posing factions together into any China Japan and Frisco. He kind of lost bis head and the convenience. The change from good and, by the way, it opens sort of useful agreement. When carries a company and all urgent reports of his meetings became "two on toast" at Lyons to even-up & vists of new and original the news of the Tsingtau question scenery. was received by the members of

more evangelical and financial in ing dinner and a boy to bully has episodes for the future, for tone, a cross between a Moody worked great havoc in many a the Shanghai Conference last week, the members, both North- a.m. yesterday. A Japanese exhortation of a Company prom-has been a decent, sensible lad at case of Sherlock Holmes, when A fatal accident took place at and Sankey soul fight and the promising career. Many a man the same impression as in the Charlie gets married. It creates erners and Southerners, professed cook employed on board the aster trying to interest folks in 1, a swank at 20, a snob at 30 Conan Doyle left him in such a an extreme anxiety to settle the Africa Maru which was lying artificial rubber and non-existent and a doddering blathers kite at position as made us wonder how outstanding questions quickly, so alongside the Kowloon Godowns copper mines. A sudden rush of 40. Moral: Don't trust the years on earth the subject of the tale that the country might present a accidently fell from the ship to religion to the head usually in to bring you wisdom. Get out would be resuscitated. The sams united front. That looked very the wharf. He sustained severe dicates a weakening in that mem- and gather it for yourself..... nice indeed. but the sentiment injuries to which he succumbed ber: it certainly didna' seem be- From Snobbery to the appears to have been short-lived, on his way to Hospital.

coming in & Scotsman and

Club imagination to forecast the for within the space of a few days

is a bigger jump, than most laughter making situations that we have this second burst-up.

funny man at that. Thousands people Awards to members of the of other fathers lost fine sons but same time, mind ye, many

imagine. At the he will evolve out of his state of When will China realise that a Hongkong Police for meritorious were denied the doubtful compromising young man has before will draw crowded houses and matrimony. "A Dog's Life" perpetuation of this internal service were gazetted over twelve fort of making a song and dance to-day been put up for the Club, will drive away dull care as if by squabbling is bound to have fatal months ago, but, so far, no about it on a public platform. and in the interval of waiting to magic. results?

medals have been presented. We Now that he's Sir Harry, let's be blackballed, made himself so suggest that advantage might be hope that he'll give up the stage. insufferable as to cause his spon- taken of the occasion of the Truly Democracy is having its sors to become a reproach to

ADMIRAL MAYO." Peace Celebrations to officially day right enough when they've their fellow members. But the 18 DAYS FROM HONGKONG decorate the men who are enti- got the length of knighting comed- Club has its own form of snob- tled to the medal.

jans. In the good old days, if bery for all that, mind ye. As I

TO SINGAPORE. all we read is true, the Court write I have before me a copy or that Mr. J. H. N. Mody, the his head permanently attached at Noronha's office so far back auxiliary four

It has been freely. rumoured Jester was dead lucky if he kept the first set of its rules, printed May 10 says:-"An "American The Singapore Free Press of exchange broker, is retiring from to his shoulders without getting as the year 1863. It is a very schooner Admiral Mayo arrived business at the end of this year, the length, o' ruffling, it wi' the interesting little book and its after eighteen days from Hong- mast motor having been most successful in best o' them above the salt list of members contains many kong owing to the various enterprises he had

The last time I saw Sir names which have become illus-troubles. She had to be towed in some engine other at Central Aberdeen. In ventured in. He expects to re- Harry was at the Alhambra in trious, even if they were set down by the Varuns from a distance this latter constituency, a Liberal his partner, has purchased Mr. round to the back and see if he Germans. An interesting item sister ship Admiral Sims, which

tire in America. Mr. J. Joseph, Glasgow. I thought I would step cheek by jowl wi' a lot of of 100 miles from port. has succeeded, in a three-corner-Mody's interest in the firm of was ower big to recognise an is the reference, to the officers has been considerably overdne The ed contest, in wresting the seat Messrs. Joseph and Mody. Mr. old friend. from the Unionists, despite the fact that the Labourites ran

But no, give him his of the Queen's and Company's was sighted yesterday afternoon remains in Hongkong due, he knew the right bang off, Naval and Military services who, speeding up. She is expected in Mody candidate who polled over three who is going on a six-months he afterwards confessed. "And use of the Club without payment

until the return of Mr. Joseph, by the Londre I had in my mouth, by the way, were entitled to the early this morning." thousand votes. Of course, holiday on the 23rd instant. Mr. is the Chinese still agreeing wi of entrance fee. That the Club of the same type, the "W. F. the Radical papers at Home Felix Joseph will eventually ye?" says he, is if I had them to was successful in producing a Burrows", left Hongkong for Yesterday, one of the vessels will be claiming this as another instance of the writing on the

breakfast, tiffin and dinner. greater community of feeling" Alaska. wall and as a hint to the Unionist

"Fine, and how's the English among the several classes (as set BRINGING THE GUILTY TO BOOK.

majority in. the

A thief, who was walking be-folks still standing ye?" says out in the prefatory remarks) and the coalition generally that bind a Chinese woman in Eastern nasty like. But Harry never then rosiding in the Colony, there they are not to have matters all Street yesterday afternoon, help-turned a hair. Long residence in can be no possible doubt what- One of the most interesting and significant conditions of the The result can certainly be taken from the basket which she carried hide wonderfully. But he had a folks came here to reside, that it their own way in the future. ed himself to half-a-dozen eggs English parts had thickened his ever. As time went on and more Peace Treaty is that which requires the trial, amongst others, of the ex-Kaiser for his part in the war responsibility. A as an indication that the last slung to a pole behind her. The grumble as usual. Glesca" would become more and more Music," that, to use Mr.Banvard's

"A Screaming Farce yesterday showed that at first the Responsibility Commission test of the feelings of the people, were seized and before the thief dirty atmosphere;

General Election was not a real next moment the man's hands says he, "has an awful exclusive wes reported against the prosecution of the former German Monarch, but what it proves beyond that we could recover sufficiently from wear a clean collar more than sequently depart from the original two and half hours rollicking fan

a foregone con- canna clusion. That they should con-parase with which to describe the awn words, is the only suitable which America and Japan also opposed, but that, upon strong should not like to say. Inciden his shock to offer a struggle, he three days. That after all wasna wording and spirit as set out and moment. Thus it comes about that the Peace Conference is to of our elective system, for if we to the Police Station. The Policeman as his meanness. He had Rules was also inevitable. And the audience was kept in roars British representations, President Wilson gave way at the last tally, it illustrates the rottenness found himself hauled by the collar so typical of the humour of the conveyed in the first book of The Theatre Royal was filled and which is embodied in "Oh, Papa" demand Wilheim's extradition and a Court of five judges representa- taken the combined Unionist and don't provide such delicacies as tive of the Great Powers will try him for offences against interce-Labour vote we see that it totalshen's eggs in the Victoria Gaol in his young days. "Man." says comes in.

aye that streak about him, even that's just, where the snobbery of laughter the whole evening tional morality and the sanctity of Treaties. That is a resolve 3.246, which means that none of and so the thief will have to he, after we'd had a short crack to-day's Rules and Regulations Banvard management had reach- which has, we feel sure, the backing of all who wish to see the thesa voters have a Parliamen content himself with other fare about old times, "it's fine to be of the exclusion of the retail manied the limit of its capabilities in There's no mention in One would have thought that the remembered by auld friends, is it from the membership of the Club. the way of new songs, dances and no'?" To which, of course, I said It's an unwritten rule. It's not pretty dresses, but last night's per- he took in making war, there has recently been some strong evit plumped for the Liberal have. Duff, the Commander-in-Chief of a doubtful double-edged kind o'be? A broker that spends most is always something original kept Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander L. "Ase," but thought it all the same the thing". And why shouldn't it formances showed us that there ence adduced by Professor Oman in his narrative of the event which led up to hostilities and which is based on the British official

the China Squadron, is a dis- compliment at the best of times. of his waking moments rushing up the sleeve. documents. In that publication, Professor Oman, refers to the AM. P. FOR HONGKONG?

tinguished officer and is member But he wasna' a bad sort after all, around, telling lies and peddling with a sparkling brightness that famous Potsdam Meeting at which, as early as July 5, 1914, the

of an ancient Scottish family re-for that night he again sang "The imaginary scrip is persona grata is quits new to Hongkong and we Keiser and his underlings are said to have decreed war.

We quite agree with the view lated to the Duffs, of whom the benefit. To those older people in who sells everyday commodities Banvard has administered a tonie Bonnie Wee Man" for my special but let the tradesman", the man cannot help thinking that Mr. scrupulous fairness, he does not think it "proved" that the decision son that the system under which Alexander, who is now in his in the Alhambra, memories of the on a decent profit-making basis, which was very sadly needed in

With propounded by Sir John Ander-Duke of Fife is the head. Sir took place at that meeting, but he points out that Lichnowsky (former German Ambassador in London) and Mr. represented in Parliament by the Navy in 1875, and since then has must have come back when he exclusive edifice and his name's kong We are giving tangible Prince important Crown Colonies are 55th year, entered the Royal dear dead days of "the bursts" try and enter the portals of the the mundane Island of Hong- Morgenthat (American Minister at Constantinople) both speak of Colonial Secretary is out of date served on every station in the started off wi' the first verse. the meeting as a fact. Then if we come on to the Austrian and needs altering. Sir John Empire. He attained to flag rank. ultimatum to Serbia, Professor Oman cites a document recently suggests that each of these in 1913, and his present rank in

The youngest whipper-proof of our appreciation by filling "I was awfu' busy, I do declare, snapper in the wholesale house the Theatre Royal every night. issued by the new Republican Bavarian which, until the document is proved to be false, "settles the to elect a representative to the been Director of Naval Mobilisa- Government Colonies should be given the right the January of last year. He has

Washing the flair, on some- can wet his forenoon whistle or and the Banvard Company are

thing mair,

while away the time between question of the guilt of the war," since the Kaiser and his House of Commons. That is Con- tion since 1911, and his last ap-

When wha cam' toddlin' up the knocking off and dinner, at the doing their best to return the Ministers knew all about the ultimatum and even approved stitutional Reform with aven-pointment was that of Assistant-

stair

Club, but not so the man who has compliment by "passing over the its tenor. Later the Kaiser settled the whole matter by his geance, and goes far beyond the Chief of Naval Staff, with a seat

Bas the lad that cam' to wool to well things by the piece....... goods." ultimatum to Russia, which nipped in the bad the possibility of any reasonable demand made locally on Board of Admiralty. In the

But it was ever thus. It is adjustment of terms between Petrograd and Vienna. There is, in for a recognition of the elective battle of Jutland he led a division say for him and that is that even class distinction which existed in CHINA WINS AT FOOTBALL. fact, now no shadow of doubt that the Kaiser was in direct touch system so far as our own legisla of the battte fleet.

......but there's one thing I will now well-nigh obsolete system of a survival-nay a relie of the with the leaders of the war movement from the very start, that he tive body is concerned. The ex- thoroughly approved of the resolve to try conclusions with the pression of opinion in this case

wi"his high honour, Sir Harry's the narrow little old English and Entente nations and that he was ready to welcome the advent of is all the more weighty inasmuch very near yesterday, to being the of course he will Everybody social grades as there were rungs the Olympic Games at Manila

no' likely to turn out a snob. But Scottish towns of a few years ago, "Der Teg" because he believed that the Allied forces would quickly as it comes from one who has scene of a pitched battle between that's on a slightly higher social in Jacob's ladder.

Wong Nei Cheong Village came let me see. I'll draw that back. when there were almost as many Lau Fuk-ki, the manager of the A. telegram received from Mr. be overcome. Whatever the fallen Kaiser may now say about his himself governed Crown Colonies some of the villagers and a band plane is a snob to the fellow groovy little holes the social shows that China won the foot Hongkong athletes taking part in extreme anxiety to preserve peace, we know that militarism was and who is presumably convinced, of between 40 and 50 Hakkas. that's itching to fill his shoes, thermometer was always at zero bali contests by 2-0, 1-2 and 2-1. for him the very breath of life, and that he gloried in the Army and from what he has seen and The trouble arose over a Navy, for the steady growth of which he was so largely responsible. learned, that the present system who is a resident of the village, no matter what our position in sidered himself quite a superior, place to-day

woman We are all snobs to someone else, There was the mechanic who con- That Germany had for long years before 1914 planned all her is naval and military schemes with the one idea of waging eventual Admittedly, one M.P. amongst whose chaims were such as to who can afford to be otherwise. and the draper's assistant who the ss. Wosang and the Hong-

altogether unsatisfactory. and is evidently a village belle, life is. There's very few of us being to the bricklayer's labourer,

The Volleyball Final is to take war, particularly against Britain and France, is beyond dispute, and hundreds of others would not be make her admirers willing to A man gets a rise in his salary looked askance at the mechanic's kong men by the Empress of The Northern athletes leave by that the Kaiser knew this and acquiesced. in the resolve is equally able to obvious. Supposing, for one moment, that the Kaiser had made up mere presence of such a repre- possession, Evidently the fight some concrete result from it. preened his immaculate form be

"cut much ice," but the shed their blood in a fight for her dad in due season there appears dirty hands and clothes sa he Asia. his mind that Germany should not go to war, does anyone think wentative would possibly prevent must have been of a deadly Sometimes it's the wife's new hat, fore the shop mirror. Then again. acquaintanceship when speaking that this world catastrophe would have occurred? No; had he the House from confusing xay character for one of the combat or a new squirrel coat takes the his master, they didn't go so of them to his intimate friends, willed it, the Kaiser could have kept Germany and Austria-Hungary Hongkong also out of the wax. But the day of which the Teuton war-makers Banides, questions periodically Police, boasted that he had just five years ago, or a private in those days, the draper himself, ou till it reached the top. Today

with Timbuctoo. ants who was captured by the place of the dyed rabbit one of strong on the term led long dreamed had, the Kaiser and his Ministers thought, arise in which all the Crown come out from, a shower of ricksha or bridge parties wi' smug and sedately prosperous, that laider is a hit wobbly but tha azsivedat last; and so the world was plunged into the borrors which Colonies have a common interest, bullets," and he pitied the Police $7.50 silver prizes as a side line, looked down on his sesistant as tough old chap staili

employer" And so the game of snobbery went ere now past history. It has been said in defence of the Kaiser that and the little group of Colonial for the reason that they had or the acquisition of a seven-of a being from another world, bottom rung hasn't in any event he was but a tool of others, the victim of a system. M.P. 'e would, in such instances, never experienced death as he brimmed high-pressure hat for the having just returned from some as the rest, That we cannot bring ourselves to believe. We have before said be able to co-operate and act had. The Police succeeded in good man, ora fondness for the function where he had backed in The great that systems require men to work them. Kaior as the Instrument, or one of them, by which & pernicious to have a real Imperial Parlia-combatants who were this morn of oyster cocktails and a desire mile. The latter

So we regard the together. If we are eventually laying their hands on four of the Grill Room to the accompaniment the warmth of the local Squire military system was operated. There are others who are guilty ment, this would be a little step ing brought before Mr. B0 to visit Deep Water With him, but that does not decrease his personal responsibility. And towards the realisation of that Hutchison, at the Magistracy and other Sunday by the that is why he ought and must be tried and punished

yession met the county bound

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1919.

guilty punished, no matter what rank they have held or what their station in life may be.

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