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NOTES AND COMMENTS.

GERMAN ANGER.

The Germans appear to be in a very excited and angry mood, if we are to judge by the telegrams. which came to hand yesterday concerning the demonstrations

SATURDAY.

BY DAY.

IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A MAN HOWLING MAD. JUST, KEEP, COOL WHEN HE ABUSES YOU.

The Howitt-Phillips Co. left to

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We

hear that there is a

held in Berlin." Over forty day by the as: Dilwara. gatherings to protest against the peace terms were held, and it

H. R. H. Prince Yugals of became necessary for the So-Siam left to-day by the ss. cialist, Herr Schiedemann, to Dilwara warn the public against rash acts. In one place, indeed, the members of the Entente Mission were barangued, and one Ger-decrease in the price of gasoline man urged the crowd to fetch in Hongkong. This will be good. them out and thrash them. Only news to motorists. police and military intervention prevented an attack on the botel where the Missioners were stay- ing. Later on, the demonstrators indulged in a lot of angry shouting, crying "Down with England. Down with Clemen- ceau," "Down with Wilion," and the like. What good purpose these noisy individuals imagine

1894

1919

HONGKONG TWENTY- FIVE YEARS AGO.

(Compiled from the “Bungkong Telegraph" files for week ending June 2, 1894)

FOOT AND MOUTH “

DISEASE.

THE CORONET.

SENSATIONAL FILM.

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY

Neither in victory nor in defeat does German sense of humour

Darwin's theary that we rise conspicuous When the humans have evolved from the Entente azmustion terms ape has been the cause of much first submitted to the German dispute. His viewpoint has delegates, one of them exclaimed secured many adherents, and in horror, This is as bad as incidentally, many disbelievers, Brest-Litovsk or, in other who scoff at the idea. But what words, "You are just as cruel in ever view may be the right one, victory as we tried to be." To-day an acquaintance with Edgar the "ferocious policy of revenge Burroughs story of Tarzan and practiced by the the Allies is the Apes will help all interested attributed chiefy to France, in the question to form an whose statesmen recognize that France has received a mortal May 28th. We are exceedingly opinion.

blow and that in ten or twenty sorry to observe that a very Burroughs story is too well-

years, Germany, however serious case of “foot and mouth' known to require much explana-duced in territory now, would be disease has suddenly developed tion here. Suffice it to say that twice as strong as France." That itself in the columns of the Doily in it he contrives place is to say, "we protest against the

being Press-vide this morning's issue the human Mr. E.V.D. Parr is gazetted an

policy of revenge pursued by this juxta position. Unofficial Member of the Legis- of that most nauseating and ape in

The person whom we have assassinat– lative Council during Mr. Hol-idiotic burlesque on intelligent story by its illustration of the ed, though his inevitable, demier

journalism..

remarkable contrast of primitive-is still a matter of a few days.” yoak's absence.

Latest gem of originality from neas and modernity, has won If French imperialist propaganda the brilliant intellect which, runs widespread fame.

wished to justify its severest the Hongkong Daily Pest. The The wide success commanded demands it. need only tirculate they were serving by such sense-/as Superintendent of the Botani. People who are leaving the Colony by the book has encouraged the this German protest against the

for Canton in a panic are in whilst Mr. W. J. Tutcher is on ality jumping from the frying pan make a long step forward in its which has suffered a mortal blow. into the fire." After this the well, enterprises by reproducing the Fortunately for the world, and something that will electrify our story on the screen. The film has for Germany itself, the German morning contemporary before since fally justified its existence, assault.upon France has not beer many weeks

The and the money it cost, by the fatal. Wyndham Street Directors of great success it has secured are evidently wherever it has been screened. public opinion specialists that is they carry To obtain the local colour and The mutilations in telegraphy

to

know.

The

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Col, A. Chapman, V.D. is to act

leave.

Independents appear to have been a little more reasonable, for whilst protesting against the Peace Treaty they declared that it must be signed. Thanks for your letter. We Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which but hoped that the international shall deal with the complaint in requires them to forward their names and addresses with communi-proletariat wouldsecure its speedy

"An Ex-Kowloon Resident ".

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A Chinese pleaded guilty to a expected ber tions for any period less than one month will be charged as for a Germany

past charge of larceny of four Ibs of enemies to do sign the Treaty iron from the Naval Yard. There full month..

and have done with it

was, however, another charge held in pickle, for him, and he A CONTRAST.

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MIRACLE CURES.

PURITANIC LEGISLATURE.

The "Hongkong Telegraph" is now on sale at, and will be Versailles-how they were rude-port on May 17th. in accordance the stage unless she be clad in a Last, but not least, we are shown visit to Feking by indignant

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The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1919.

U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

be in tone with the psychology of like Japanese and Chinese, where the play, the producers bad at the number of sounds is strictly To celebrate the golden jubilee

great cost and not a little per-limited, the mistakes possible on of the foundation of the Convent, According to the Presbyterian Sonal danger to themselves, taken the telephone are perhaps more the St. Francis Convent, Wan-Journal in Mongolia the mission to the course of producing the embarrassing. Osaka papers, as chai, is holding a reception and ary is often asked to perform im. film in the midst of the Brazilian everybody knows, get all their possible and ridiculous cures. jungles. The scenery is not dis-news from Tokyo by telephone, concert to-morrow at 430 p.m.

One man asks to be made fat, similar to that of "Darkest as they at least know when another to be made clever, Africa" where the occurrences the message is passing by another wishes to be cured of in Burroughs' book took place. this means, while a telegram hunger, another to have his taste In the photoplay one is shown the banded in is lost until it reappears for tobacco or whisky taken forest in all its primitiveness, at the other end fif it ever does) away, while almost everybody the luxuriant vegetation, typical in the Department's own good would like to have his skin made oftropical forests, with its tangled time. One of these telephonic white, like the foreigner. The creepers, parasite plants and dispatches was so badly misheard missionary who supplied all this all the beauties of Nature which the other day that the. Osaka. to the Presbyterian Journal is a

go to form our conception of Jiji published a statement in big credit to his cloth.

Eden' as it was to our first type that his Majesty the ancestors. Cannibals, beasts, Emperor has made a grant of snakes, monkeys, and all the Y100,000 to Mr. Chang, the denizens of the forest, are all Chinese Minister to Japan, who No woman shall appear on there to be seen and gazed at has been so badly burt during a dress the skirts of which do not Tarzan, the King of the Apes, students. What his Majesty audacity to tell the Allies that. they shared the guilt of the war

open at the side, and descend but in reality a human being who had really done was to make a "What do you mean by loafing to within four inches of the had been carried away by the apes special grant to the loyal capital with Europe in general..The Aus- trians, however, came in a rather about from 11 o'clock in the ground, and the waist of the in his infancy and brought up in which was celebrating the com- different mood, and we are in-morning at Statue Pier, teaching dress shall be so constricted as Ape-land. In his tender years, ing of age of the Crown Prince. It play chess? not to expose any part of the bust. he is nursed by the apes, grows would probably be against all the formed that the chief delegate's small boys to sreach was a brief and tactful exclaimed Mr. R. E. Lindsel! And no woman shall appear in up to be wonderfully like them, rules of diplomatic etiquette for

engage in utterance and that be was dele- when a Chinese was charged with visible tights, nor

distinguishable only by his lack a monarch make such a gated to treet and treat the French four others for street gambling public in any exhibition of high of the covering which Nature has present to a foreign Minister, but

and obstruction on Statue Pier, kicking, or fan, serpentine, hip provided for his adopted brethren our officials with friendly courtesy.

Japanese contemporary There are enemies, and enemies. The truth is that they wanted to or skirt dancing." That is a clause As he grows older. his human evidently thought that Mr. Chang and that fact is worth keeping in make money by the quickest from a bill for the suppression of instinet tells him he belongs has suffered much in Japan's mind when we think of the method. They came out of Court indecency in Public Perform- entirely to another order of cause and was a fitting recipent*.

ances now before the Massachus-animals from Germans and the

the poorer by $5 each. ✔ Austrians.

the apes. With for so signal a mark of Imperial sets (U.S.) Legislature.

this realisation, Austria's mistake lay in getting

stages favour. entangled with the German

by which he ascended from the There was a large attendance

A NOVEL PLEA. militarists and giving ear to their at the Ministering Children's

lower into the higher order of embitious dreams of worldscon-League Bazaar, "held at St.

Drunkenness as a plea for the animals "are shown The first In the United States women quest.The French and the Andrew's Church Hall, Kowloon, non-fulfillment of a contract has. understanding that he is superior have the privilege of serving on British too can look with some yesterday A number of useful says the Siraits Times of to all creatures comes when he juries. The other day during the measure of charitableness on the articles were disposed of. The May 16th, been Euccess- becomes possessed of a dagger luncheon adjournment in a case

Austrians where it would not be possible in the case of the Germans. The latter, after all, were the predominant partpers in the alliance: theirs was

the planning of schemes for enslaving other nations for the bene: of the Teutons.

wanton

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the With

decidental discovery that a num-

TREASON!

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brute his

the

weapon

to

a mark of or жете only

pleaded in

Tarzen before the Supreme Court, this sale was organised by Mrs. fully Griffin and she was ably assisted Supreme Court, of Singapore. becomes master of the beasts, and conversation was overheard be-

women juror “I... by Mesdames Kennedy, White, Mr. Justice Low has décided that years later, when he has grown tween two Robinson, Rosser and Anderson you cannot at law compel the into a giant, but is still a savage, just hate the lawyer with the his moustache." "I do too." Ver- and Misses Stone, Rosser, Pearce, fulfilment of a contract that was we see him exulting in Murphy, Ogilvie and George.

made at a time when one of the strength in an encounter with digt was given for the plaintiff.

lion which he" contracting parties was drunk.a

kills, and as the defendant's barrister The obligation to full aSamson-like, with bas hands. was the only one in the case sc

in the The interpreter in "Mr. R. O. contract of that

is Pathos is

situation whiskered, be based an appeal THE CHIEF SINNER:

Hutchison's Court

the strength of he col was this almost entirely

the when Tarzan is seen in a frenzy on at Next year, the United States will be in the throes of a Presid

between the jury- ential election which will arouse world-wide interest. President

Germany had long made up morning hard put to it in teaching option of the party who was of grief when the old ape, the loquy

only mother he knows, lies dying women. The reply of the Court. Wilson, who was returned as the Democratic nominee both in 1912 her mind to make direct assaults a witness to take the oath. The drank at the time it was node..

in his arms.

is worth quoting as an BI- and 1916, holds office actually until March, 1921, but his successor on France and England and to witness wore an idiotic smile

ample of legal humour "It is not is due to be chosen in November of next year. The Conventions, seek to wipe them off the face of and. glowered blankly on the JAPANESE GIRLS SMUGGLED IN

Meanwhile in far-off England, made clear whether the two ara due to take place next June, and although that is still some the map. The French lived in interpreter. Finally, after what

in the aristocratic home which women jurors were voicing & way ahead, political circles in the States are busy sizing up ever-present dread of the Ger-was a long period, understanding

May 20th Shortly before the should have Tarzan's by right of malice towards counsel for. the chances of the various possible aspirants for the Presidency man menace, whilst England came, though feebly, and the

Northern Pacific Mair Co's birth, his cousin is brought up appellant and made reference to There has not been much comment in the American papers yet to and America too now know that story be related was as follows: show who the Democratics may pin their faith in, though it seems if France had ever been "finished He was yesterday lying in his steamship Tacoma sailed from pampered and made much of, and his moustache as

rendered effeminate by the com-identification, Yokohama for Victoria, B.C.. on off" it would be their turn next bed in his house at Tsat Taze the 19th inst, considerable ex-forts.

which civilization to be generally agreed that President Wilson will not run again,

and innocently voicing the old-age The Austrians were rather in the Mui, when a thief came in and It is a somewhat strange fact that whilst President Wilson 'can find. plenty of admirers outside his own country, in the United position of aiders and abettors in stole a pair of trousers which citement was caused by the money give. In striking contract prejudice against the hirsvite is the life led by Tarzan who adornment of the face which States he has lost a deal of his former favour. As an American these designs, though it is true was hanging on the mosquito ber of Japanese girls had been finds simple pleasure among some of the sex have nursed ever put it the other day "Wilson stock is rapidly declining." That is they also held ideas of aggrand-net. A constable gave evidence. partly attributable to the fact that he went to Paris, by no means isensent at the expense of other of how he received the thief into smuggled on board in boxes. with the unanimous consent of the people, who regarded this act as cations. Besides all this, it is at his arms whilst he was running hardly line with, American traditions, from many standpoints. Germany's door that we have to away. After hearing both ver Then, since the unfortunate dispute over the Fiume question, lay the blame for so many sions of the affair, the Magistrate President Wilson has lost the confidence of many who were even

acts of barbarity com- passed a sentence of six weeks'

Poison hard labour on the thief. reconciled to his going to Europe. These see in the rupture with mitted during the war. Italy a sorry consequence of what they regard as intermeddling in gas, Zeppelins and U-boats, with European politics. So it comes about that in the States all that they did, were the in- President Wilson has rather fallen back in popular favour, and struments in which the Huns de- it is doubtful whether he could be persuaded to make a bid lighted and by the use of which Police has led to their arresting for re-election. Indeed, from what we read and hear, expectations they hoped to secure victory, a Chinese who was founded are of an unprecedented Republican triumph in the coming Austria followed suit in part, it is with a fully loaded revolver, at election. The Republicans are talking of a veritable avalanche, true. But the Germans were the Temple Street, Yaumati, at day for having Socialistic mottoes opinion can be formed by the reference to real emotion, and to which may even spread to some of the Democratic strong biggest sinners and the instigators o'clock last night. The Chinese holds. As yet, party issues are not too well defined. but there of such methods of warfare, was completely taken by surprise

from marshmallows to men and appears to be every probability that the chief divergences will be on she must be punished. But her plenation he gave to the Police Austria has "sinned, admittedly: and offered no resistance. The ex-

THE PLAGUE EPIDEMIC.

from breakfast foods to works of business and labour questions and other issues arising out of con- crimes are not a tithe of those for was that he had bought the re- The most noteworthy featuré

art. If we were justified in rely- ditions created by the war.

As to the in connection with the ́epidemic

ing upon our observations of Of late, there has been a great deal done towards reuniting which the Germans must be held volver for a friend.

reason for it being fully loaded, now raging

than worke

human nature, we would question the various elements in the Republican Party and so strengthening responsible.

he also had a plausible ex-ever in our midst is, as stated

that part of the affidavits where- planation. With E

The first successful airplane in it is alleged that the other poor in 017 last issue, the fact estimation for the intelligence of of Private Lockley of the flight across the Sierra Novadas disciple of the court assented. told them that he loaded the re-has been engaged in the clean- when four De Haviland machines, likely that she manifested her volver to show to his friend that sing operations in the infected piloted by Mather Field aviators, approbation with the more fam the bullets fitted perfectly with districts, having been removed to lauded at Carson City They iliar words I should say. No their chambers. As Sergeant the Hygeia, suffering from a slight crossed the mountains at a height prejudice reflected in the Murphy said, the Police attack of bubonic plague. To-day, of 14,000 feet. Planes are not a verdict. Prejudice against cheur the primaries, but there are many who think it possible that a An express issued this morning are not inclined to agree however, two more privates common sight in Nevada, and or counsel is a thing to be inquir military men will be decided upon. In this latter connection, the states that owing to inclement with him in this latter of the same regiment, engaged people pursued them frantically, ed into on wir dire, #names of General Pershing and Major General Leonard Wood are weather, the Polo Gymkhana statement. He will assuredly in similar arduous work, were in automobiles, hoping to be in at not think the

apoken of, and if it came to schoice of either of these, the probability arranged for to-day has been get a big dose of imprisonment, taken ill while on special duty the finish. The army fliers Ave would hate coun

that the latter would be selected, as he is generally admitted to postponed to Wednesday after- but in the meantime, he has been in Tai-Ping-Shan and were at commissioned officers and

sung man of many parts. However, we must wait and see, for on next, the 28th instant, at 4 remanded in order that the Police once sent in rickshas to ergeant had been prepared to

ong me yet before the nominations will be actually made.

the Party as a whole. Had the late Colonel Roosevelt lived, it is possible that he would have been nominated to lead the re-united

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Information received by the

companions, & since the days of Delilah, Then. child of the wilds, a savage it is again, we can almost take judicial true, but still a man, embued with notice of the fact that the present all the instincts and sentiments generation is extravagant of May 30th. For the heinous which mould a noble nature.

speech. Terms in young ladies" crime of having scribbled on a In securing, "Tarzan and the seminaries, and even college portrait of the Mikado, a young Apes" for the Coronet for Mon careers,

have

sometimes school teacher is now await-day next, Mr. Ray has an eye netted no more in the way of a ing his trial in Japan, for the public taste. The story is vocabulary or in power of expres- presumably for high treason in eight-reels. It powerfully sion than I just hate.I just This incident is on all fours with gripes the imagination, and teems love. It is perfectly grand, "It that of the Prussian recruit, with instructive points for adults is perfectly lovely, or perfectly arrested and committed the other and children alike. Only one terrible-terms applied without public on the film. It is "won- things animate and inanimate. tattoed on his body,

derfully wonderful:"

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AERIAL FEAT."

Republican forces. But his death caused an interruption of schemes which were well forward, and now it is doubtful who the candidate HONGKONG POL CLUB.the Hongkong Police, be blandly Shropshire Light Infantry, who was completed on March 22, saying she did, too, for it is more

will be. We have seen mentioned a host of names, including those of Judge Hughes (who opposed President Wilson at the last election), Mr. Taft, Governor Lowden, Senators Lodge, Harding, Knox, Johnson, Poindexter and Borah, as being likely to figure in

GYMKHANA POSTPONED."

A may delve into his past history, garrison hospital

to 15,000 feet if necemary.