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TOO OFFICIOUS

From the incident which we

I am told that one of the frat

reported yesterday of coolle THING THAT YOU CAN GET. who was roughly handled by a

things that Str Reginald Stubbe, Inkong, the latter making himself A woman who was identified our new Governor, will do will be soarce after he had apparently Li The was found with a given full vent to his feelings, it

GARBLESS HEDICINE

CHARGED WITH CA USING

to abolish the Government opfum mach an unfortunate position.

Never was medicine man in tractured skull in Yumsti monopoly. The Hongkong is evident that some of the laser yesterday. An attempted murder Government gets a revenue of Lan Ping-nain: A Chines members of the Force need a little is suspected. instruction as to what they may

over two million dollars from this man at o'clock yesterday morne monopoly, which consists in ing brought to him at his home During the 48 hours ended June getting the drug from India and in Reclamation Street, her two | Kowloon, just outside the Station 16, there were six cases of bubonic selling it for local consumption. from influenza. He had some year-old daughter who suffered

or may not do whilst carrying out

their duties. The other day in

ralises, umbrellas also are According to the plan of

{ Hotel, we saw a big brute of an plague in the City of Viatoris. Of course, more is sold than is ficacions medicine, but how foons Indian constable go up to a with six deaths, all Chinese, and consumed in the Colour. The to make the child take

one case of enteris fever, English, ricksha coolie who was squatting and no deaths. on the shafts of his vehicle and kick him two or three times just

The Consul General for the because the ricksha did not happen to be in the gutter. Last Netherlands has received evening ako, we saw an Indian telegram from the Government constable on duty at the Kow- of Netherlands India stating that loon Ferry wharf swish a coolie the import prohibition on foreign

whole thing is an anomoly, that the British Government should it was a problam, as she piotr attempt the suppression of opium A bright idea Bashed across the taxed would not open her mouth hand and at the same time act as the brilliant intellect of the leamed the revenue colleuder, these taxes seller of the drug to the medicine man he would try to are to be paid by the consumer to

Therefore, it is not Chinese.

across the face with his cane, Because the coolie was too eager

tea has been repealed.

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unlikely that Sir Reginald Stubbs car the child to open her mouth the seller, and then turned in by may abolish it altogether. Chine the application of bottle of the merchant to the Government. has a certain number of years liquid ammonia to her nose. He within which to rid the country dreams, but the melancholy part succeeded beyond his wildest Mr. W. H. Timbrell has been of the cultivation of the pop of the story was that the child Poetry Society the other day Mr. Charles Bry recalled to the LTD. to get a fare. We are all for the

proper regulation of traffic, but appointed Assistant District In-t is curious that under the heads screamed and kicked lustily Browning's admission of ble the way to deal with the trouble spectar under

of revenue in the Blue Book there and the Fokien

bottle Was jazked obscurity: his usual reply to all appear practically no reference makers is to arrest them when District Inspectorate

the physician's hands, anxious inquirers was, Well, they cause bother; not to indulge Chinese Government Salt Retrofits obtained by the with the unfortunate result that the passage had a meaning when in assaults. Some of these police venue Department

Hongkong Government from the need to be told that they cannot

sale of opium. The item "Licenses into the open mouth of the in-what it was To a greater or some of the contents splashed I wrote it, but I have forgotten

take the law into their own

and Internal Revenue not other fant, from whence it got into the less extent, that the experience wise specified $15,201,182 lunge and caused death. The of all writers and it accounts for gue. I presume that $2,000,000 medicine man was arrested and the partiality of elderly anthors are opium profit not included in this morning charged by In- for revising the works of their no special reference in the sum intchison at the Magistracy, with cheatful about it. When Mr the new amount. Moreover, there spector Gerrard, before Mr. RO. youth. But Browning was quite mary of imports. The whole thing

manslaughter, is apparently camouflaged. It would be better for the Colony's conscience to make breast of the whole business and

cles get rid of this trade.

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A small fire which broke out hands. They are much too foad this morning at 35, Queen's Road Central, was quickly extinguished before any damage was caused. The fusion of some electric wires is believed to have been the

of doing that at present. NEW LOAN PROCEDURE.

Reuter informed us yesterday

of a revolutionary departure in the history of British Loans, which is to be found in the fact

cause.

There are eleven cases to come

that the new Laan just floated before the June Criminal includes annual drawings of Sessions, to-morrow, including bonds for redemption, the holders that of Sergeant Tulloch. Sir of such bonds to receive a bonus cases will be dealt with by the This looks to us to be something Fusine Judge and five by the after the manner of the Premium Chief Justice. Band scheme, which is followed }- in many Continental countries,

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ammonia.

The case

Arthur Hussell: introduced him

certain amount of carelessness the remark that they were both Inspector Gerrard said that a to the Chinese Ambassador, with

child. Ammonia was powerful style of verse His Excellency had to do with the death of the poets, Browning inquired what

stuff and some of it fell on the cultivated."Chiefly the engi While discussing drugs, I may mother of the child and scorched matical was the reply “Ah, mention that residents in the her bands. The accused, who then we are doubly brothers, Colony are complaining about the knew the dangerous character said Browning. present exorbitant prices for of the chemical, should have The "Hongkong Telegraph” is delivered free when the addressee

The Hongkong Tramway liquora. "When are we going to exercised care in handling is accessible to messenger. Poxk subscribers can have their copies but against the adoption of which returns for the week ending June have the prices of liquors reit As the child was suffering Writing to his friend Admiral · delivered at their residences without any extra charge. On copies there has been a deal of opposition 14. state that the receipts were duced?" is a query that has from influenza, death might have Maxse in 1884, George Meredith sent by post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage.displayed in religions and other $14.630 as compared with $12,685 been addressed to me. It is come from this sickness, but Dr. states: "Clemencest in the ones.

Single Copies, Daily, ten cents.

quarters at Home. Frankly, we for the same period last year. amusing to be told the cock-Smalley, who made an ax-prominent, political Frenclunan Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for should like to see the Premium The aggregate receipts for 24 and-ball story that supplies have amination of the deceased child, whom I respect and esteem fized period will be continued until countermanded.

for we are sure that it would with $319,419 for the correspond that Hongkong has shormon affectation of the lungs by the how few that we admire can we Bood system in full operation, weeks were $342,253 as compared been restricted. It is well-known was of the opinion that the im- mentally, morally, and cordially mediate cause of death was]-« Frenchman and more. Of be productive and yield much ing period last year.

stocks of liquor, and presumably money to the State. It is not a.

most of this has been imported

say it. Most of them, noble gamble in the sense of some- Cinema-goers are reminded under very favourable rates of

was remanded, bail fellows though they are, beat: thing being risked for nothing that "Moral Suicide will be exchange, being sold to-day at being allowed for the accused, about as hard bound in their it merely means that investors screened, by special request, at what must be a very, very, hand- subject to the approval of the French blood as an inland bonds are periodically drawn the Victoria Theatre at the some profit. There are some Captain Superintendent of Police sea, Hugo. for an example.. and prizes are awarded to matinee to-morrow (Wednesday.) in the trade who have

I hope you will tall M. those who happen to strike As there were crowded houses never been slow to raise the householders would prefer to have my heart the state of health and Clemenceau that I regret with all the lucky numbers. These last week, when it was prices when the dollar was a reliable tariff of prices which occupation which withholds from prizes are made possible produced, we have no doubt that against them, lut we have yet to they can enforce upon their com because the bonds bear a slightly the same will be the case to hear of any action in the other pradores without the aid of the to him." This, written thirty-five me the honour of making my bow lower rate of interest than they morrow. This will be the last direction, namely, when the Food Committee. This Food Prices years ago, is almost prophetic. It atherwise would do. But the opportunity of witnessing this dollar, has been in their favour. Committes is a mixed blessing. is eloquent at least of that extre great point is that no investor superb film.

The present price of a peg af ever loses the money he puts in;

whisky is 45 cents at the Hong- Then, again, what about the character which is the first, per- intellectuat insight into he eventually redeems his deposit A# Chinese employed at kong Hotel and 33 cents at the price of coal? The Prices Curhaps, of the many remarkable. in full, with interest added. Of Whiteaway, Laidlaw and Co, Clubs, There was a time in rent and Market Report issued by characteristics course, the fact that the drawing was this morning sent to prison Hongkong when these kinds the Chamber of Commerce reports novelist.

of the greet of big prizes is possible is 'an for six weeks for stealing two of refreshments could be had for ad nauseam every fortnight un- extre inducement to take up purses, three pieces of soap and 15 or 20 cents, when the dollar der the heading of coal: Not bonds: But to regard, that as and a Gillette razor. Mr Webb, was about ls. 11d. With the dollar advisable to quote at present” inherently immoral is, in our of the Company, said that he had at 36. 6d. we to-day pay on the Why is it inadvisable to quote? sharp reminder of their defeat by opinion, to take a very narrow the man under suspicion for some average over 35 cents per peg. Is there not enough coal coming claiming the pictures which were and puritanical view of the time, and yesterday saw him leave it to some of our math-forward? Is it not a fact that forcibly removed from Venetia by question,

take a box of soap and hide it ematicians to work out the freight have lowered very con-its Austrian rulers eighty years behind a counter. When the difference in prices. Some one siderably, since the Armistice? watchman searched the man as who knows something of the he was leaving the shop, he found liquor trade might be good enough the stolen articles hidden about his person.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1919.

HONGKONG-KOWLOON COMMUNICATIONS

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WHAT ABOUT PEACE?

ago, and which have since formed We are getting rather tired of the proposals, counter-proposals,

to enlighten us as to how the way daring burglaries are carried Vienna Museums. In 1866 Italy Crime is still rampant, and the some of the chief treasures of the Imperial Gallery and other and replies to enemy submissions

local prices compare with prices out in the heart of the Colony was forced, under protest, to on the peace question. The ex-

from wholesalers fob. Hongkong. without trace of the culprits leave renounce her right to these The importance of having either a bridge or tunnel connecting

tensions of time-limits are also Last December, Ng Chan, a Hongkong with the Mainisad is brought home with considerable wearying to read about. It is hawker, was brought before the long ago, when gin was sold at the whole Police Force should be us cold. Shrewd observers are There was a time, not so very unanimous in their opinion that

Venetian force when we come to the time of the year when a possible now over seven months since the Magistrate and fined $7 for hawk 60-cents a bottle in the Colony re-organised. Take the Chinese he is now free to insist on masterpieces by Veronese, Tintoretto, Carpaccio, suspension of the ferry service has to be considered, every hour. for an Armistice, and yet we bave made him chary of undergoing recently this intoxicant has come out on duty-

Germans were compelled to sus ing in a prohibited area. This To-day the price is $2.70. Although defectives,

and other great men, but The number of foreign assistants in Hongkong firms who are no definite idea as to when arrest again. Yesterday be hawk down $5 on the wholesale price supervision over them. If you mada difficulties, their food sup

when they sre compelled to seek accommodation in Kowloon increases every month, and the disorganisation of business that is likely to occur in the Peace Treaty is likely to ed in Barrow Street, which place per case, the prices at the bar, I watch the streets at night, yon lies would be stopped. That a There is no authorities were told that, if they thair recovery. The Viennese

the event of the ferry service, being heldup owing to a typhoon be signed. When will all the is taboo to all hawkers. When am told, are the same. Of course, will never

parleying stop? To the ordin-Chinese constable came up to pat some temperance advocates will detective out after midnight Germans understand. Italy has see a European the Find of language winetr It is high time the Kowloon question was seriously taken in ary, straight-thinking man. the him under hand and some tangible evidence given by the Government that it prime fact is that the Germans Ng

lock and key, say the higher the price of How on earth can you, therefore, suffered so much from alien flatly refused to be is intended to face this ever-growing problemi. We have been told have been defeated, and, to the arrested.

intoxicants the less consumed expect a detection of crime. In invaders that we are heartily that a scheme to deal with the housing problem has been formulated person of such a type, the point length on the groud, and adopted of liquors than of opium. The Police Force, the supervision and recover some of her stolen pro He flung himself full-This is no more true in the case any well-conducted or organised glad to 600 her taking stepe to and has received the approval of the Secretary of State for the occurs that all that is needed is passive resistance. The constable craving is still there with most detection Colonies and has also been made known to Sir Reginald Stubbs to fix the punishment and see that was helpless to deal with him, people, as evidenced by the fat primary duty of the Police-perty. France and Belgium will tion for delay that occurs to us is that it is intended to await the reverse the situation. Sup his whistle. A crowd of Chinese Arrival of our new Governor before getting to work. If that surmise posing the Germans had won, does employees from the M. Y specialising in the sale of wines. that not even three per cent, of be correct, we reget that we cannot see any necessity whatsoever anyone imagine for a moment that Ban Factory, which was nearby for delay. The presence or absence of the Governor-designate in

the cases are apprehended when Allies would have been gathered round, and one of them, whisky topic, what about our food duty.. If there is a robbery the Now, having touched upon the man is out in the streef on should be put in hand instanter. H. E. Mr. Severn is fully acquaint counter-proposals? The idea is manner in which the constable prices ruling at present with those reserve detectives and all these for workman. They have Hongkong cannot have the least bearing on the matter. The work given the privilege of making his indignation roused by the supplies? When we consider the inspector on duty calls the bes the Royal Dockyards and the

The Tagliche Rundschau dosar with the situation. It has to be remembered that qualified men would merely have been told what street, forcefully interfered, and little justification for the ex-berg is imparted to them. Any taken over by the State, but

beaten nations dragged the hawker along the ruling before the war, there is information concerning the rob

torpedo works át Kiel az apar will possibly have to be brought out from home to enable the carry-was expected of them, and, how found himself grabbed by the orbitant prices now obtaining for result comes from that inform-although the usual wage-2 ing out of the Government schemes and so far as we are aware, these men have not even yet been appointed. That part ever harsh the decree, it would constable on a charge of obstruct certain commodities. We know ation, if there is any individual marks 29 6d an hour are paid, no only deals with the housing problem. The question of communica- have been insisted on to the very ing the, Police, tions has not been seriously considered by the Government, so far letter. The present procedure is ance of another policeman, the hand since the Armistice and that detectives in the

With the assist-that ample supplies have come to detection, 10

"that Chinese Work is done, and there is as we know, except from the point of running a ferry service. A criminal being sentenced and carried to a ricksha and brought suffered much want of anything per cent. of the arrests. All they

something like the case of a hawker was at length bodily Hongkong has

street supervision of the thousands ferry service would mean the expenditure of much money which then asked to make counter-pro to the station. The Chinese who during the war. We also know do may possibly be to go to tes

never really on duty do not gain three pezzone enjoying this would be wasted if a bridge or tunnel connecting Hongkong' with

Most of the workmen go the mainland were constructed. "So far as we can see, there can be no sala in order that he shall not be thought it his

shops daily." returning- sound argument against this step being taken sooner rather than seriously incommoded. Isn't it to interfere on behalf of his an- elapsed since the market prices not in the streets. Ask any

business that many, many moons have houses. At any rate, they are evening without having · der later. One or two far-seeing gentlemen in the Colony have gone to about time the Huns were told fortunate countryman was to-day were revised. Newspapers seem regular on duty in the street, and meals, read the newspa

stroke. They take the length of drawing up plans for both bridge and tunnel and have that they must swallow the fined $5 by Mr. R. O. Hutchison, to have wearied of well-doing is he will tell you he can never noe s put them forward as suggestions for Hongkong's War Memorial. bole of the bitter pill or else in spite of his protestation that publishing these lists, but news- Chinese detective after midnight nothing. They get their

politics, dicey, or do

exactly as in former times- country, he could not be so reck-blamed since prices have not been less as to interfere with a con-altered. A few alterations have the rumoured intention of the labour is for themselves. stable. The hawker was fined $7 from time to time been made, but Hongkong Government to fill the take whe or 13 days.

If that is so, why has not something been done? The only explana.it is promptly carried out. Let and he sought help by blowing dividends paid by companies man Well, it is extraordinary disgorgé, make Germany

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We have reason to think that some people entertain the idea that submit to an operation which being a new-comer from the papers cannot altogether be few weeks ago I referred to are more diligent, but

the adaptation of these suggestions is not beyond the bounds of possi-will be much more painful? bility. We would disabuse such people of any idea of the kind, for what we are more likely to get for our Memorial, as matters now stand, is a new City Hall, and there have been powers at work, in this connection that the general public have very little idea of

At present, it is useless for those who realise the urgent neces- Suity for attentim being given to the matter of communication} between Hongkong and the Mainland to hope that the difficulty will Be solved by means of a War Memorial. There must be no further delay,This Kowloon problem must be seriously faced. said and done, there is no real difficulty. It me

expenditure of public money, of which there is amp

vested interests It is a fact that the un the Government has been able to give le

that under notice, such aré

all is

the

HONGKONG POLICE

RETURN

no attempt has ever been made C.S.P.ship by the appointment stoc

by the Food Committee to give of an expert From

a daily or weekly guide to the Etrafta. Sei householders of the ruling market, kong-Governm 'COST OF THE NAVY. prices. A weekly or daily market| gett Compared with the year before, price-list would be a boon to Amongst the passengers who there was an increase of nearly hundreds and would be a check arrived in Hongkong on the S. 8. £22,000,000 in the cost of the on the depredations of the com Bedo Maru, yesterday, were Nay for the rear ending March,pradora The Food Co

*#geant W. E. Wilson and Con-1918 The cost is setout in detail

nost sublim

Mec. Kennestly, both of whom in the report of the Comptroller no integred for active service, and and Auditor-General on the Na Hongkong on the Empress of Appropriation account for that

period fast fasued

reaf