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NOTES AND COMMENT

THE CABLE BELAYS.

AssuranceS

doasus of similar have to thank friends in Parlis made in the recent past. We

DAY BY DAY.

THE MAN #WHO VIB TO BE prRK IN THE NEXT. GOOD IN THIS WORLD MAY MES

His

The E. and St. Albans left Sydney for thi port (via Queens land Ports) Sandakan and Manila pastel to arrive here on or about on 9th instant and may be ex 30th July.

1894

HONGKONG TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO.

(Compiled from the "Hongkong. Telegraph" files for week. ending July EÍR, 1894)

THE DOLLAR.

July 16. The rate of the Dollar, on demand, to-day is Id. 7/8.

PROPHESIES FULFILLED.

SARCASTIC.

THE PLAGUE.

July 18-The Plague statistics for the last 24 hours are sugges of the authorities to which this five enough of the fatuous policy journal has so earnestly directed public opinion. Instead of being finished, this fatal epidemic, is likely enough only in its infancy.

PHACK

ONS

TO-DAY'S

The oldest of all

THE FISH LANTERN PRO

CESSION.

Appears in Peking.

dou Daily News) where

We are about getting tired of all the Parliamentary discus- sions regarding the abominable

His Honour the Chief Justice cable delays, and we presumes ordered that the next Crimin

Eive approximately the route to resolution asking their ↑

We are now in a position to alista" Association that business men in general areal Sessions shall be held on Fri- experiencing a bike feeling. This day, the 25th of July.

be taken by the fish lantern pro-confreres to devote mort breakdown in the cable service-

on as a present stranged, to Che afats for that is practically what it

although it is ambject to Gazette, founded in AI amounts to has been going on from Hangkong yesterday for The as. Loongsang departed

alteration. Starting from the for a long time the only for months now, and it seams Manila with 66 saloon and steer

Racecourse, at 8 pm on Satur allowed to be published in that the

day 19th, inst, the procession but within the last 60 only satisfaction that

age passengers and full general

will pass along Wanchst road to number of others ha can be secured from the complaints which are con- Cargo

No. 2 Police Station, turn up to established. Ly Chac tinually being made is

Queen's Road East, pass the Chinese mandarin, in an that every effort is being made Hongkong yesterday for Hai- The ss. Taksang departed from

Wanchai Market, then proceed of the journalism of his to restore the cables, and repairs phong via Heihow with 11 saloon the Government to build a much Des Voeux Road. Thence it will country are newspapers

July 16-It is the intention of to the City Hall, turning down to country, says, that in are expected to be completed at an early date. That is the latest and steerage passengers and a needed market at Tai-kok-sui. turn along Chater. Road, from so respectfully as in m

What with a market and the new Watson's Dispensary, to Butter all the children official pronouncement" on the general cargo. subject, and it is for all intents

road, there will be great improve-field and Swire's office, then to venerate anything in them and purposes a mere re-echo of powering Cavalieri Emilio Eles hence.

The King's Exequatur em-ments in that district a few years the Prays and straight along to printed matter

Wing Lok Wharf. The procession Majesty's signature.

set as Consul for Italy in

will pass along Wing Lok Street Hongkong has received

west to east, and then out to work of the pickpockat

Have Treasury notes made the July 16.-We understand that Des Four Road to the Post incult? The theft af BULG liament for the way in which

the Hongkong Government has Office. Thence it will proceed pocket-case in an inside poc they are emphasising the serious-

under consideration, if it has not through Pedder Street to Queen's would seem to be a simple seri Ders of this matter so far as British trade in the Far East

actually been decided upon, the Road Central, along the Fire compared, with the main construction of a lighthouse on Brigade Station (No. 5 Police mall sovereign-purse back is concerned. To say that Fritish business interests are

Blackhead and Co.'s godown at Strand and Bonham Strand West, but the fact remains that Soc the hill at the back of Messrs Station) and turn down to Bonham away in the waistcoat pockst being prejudiced" is to

Kowloon Point. It is intended Coming out in Des Voeux Road and Yard have not had so put the case very mildly. It

to serve as a leading light for Westit will then proceed through cases of pocket-picking recent would be more correct to assert that business is being rendered cellency the OfficerAdministaring dark, so

It is notified that His Ex-vessels entering the port after Centre Street to Queen's Road as a few years ago The chid impossible. What this means at

as to prevent their West,

returning along that thief has almost entirely Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which require the present juncture should be the Government-in-Council has colliding with the Kowloon thoroughfare past the Ro Shing and the game try o them to forward their names and addresses with communications pateat to anybody. Whilst

appointed Saturday, the 19th of Observatory.

to the Fire Brigadely confined to small gangi addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication, by as an British commercial interests are July, to be observed as a General

Station, where it turns up to young men who make the being tied hand and foot through

Holiday.

Wellington Street, descending harvest in London crowds this terrible mix-up, the nationals.

thance again to Queen's Road Burglary and theft are of other countries are

Inland Lot No. 2271, Kennedy

Central through D'Aguilar Street. scientific to-day that ever going ahead, establishing new con-feet, is to be sold by auction as

along to Arsenal Street and Pray expert engineer; cloth, furgo Road, comprising 8.890 square

From there it proceeds straight The motor car thief is usually nections and "getting in" whilet The rate of subscription "The Hongkong Telegraph" is $36 British traders have to stand by the PWD. offices on July 28.

Rant returning to the Racecourse and wine thieves a few per annum. (Payable in Advance.)

and look on. We are now inform The upset price is $1,778 and the

through Morrison Hill Road. The rate per quarter and per mansem, proportional. Subscrip-ed that thers is a scheme afoot anual Crown rent $62.

themselves to be connoisse The subjects for the tableaux and safebreakers · know tions for any period less than one month will be charged as for a for extended wireless facilities,

in this procession have not been qualities of such full month.

which the Postmaster General ministering the Government has His Excellency the Officer Ad-

definitely decided upon. They materials as gelignite.

dange hopes will be carried out shortly-authorised Inspector

SCARCITT OF CHAIRS.

are being arranged in Canton and July 18-Throughout yester-the description of them, with à “ENOUGH HOFING."

Earner to act under the Danger day afternoon the greatest brief history explaining their There is a possibility of the ous Goods Ordinance, vice the difficulty was experienced by significarce, will probably be United States not bring in late Inspector Albert Terrett. 10th persons desirous of engaging supplied later, though it is not ex-position to anfores national pro- July, 1919.

public chairs; this morning pected it will come in time for in- hibition on July 1st. Mr. Roper, there were none at all to be had clusion in the official progral Revenus Bureau, declares that head of the Government's Intern- ministering the Government has generally rumoured

His Excellency the Officer Ad-for love or money and it was The Street Decoration, Com-

that the mittee advises that 28 triumphal there is no provision in the law been pleased, provisionally and coolies had resolved on an organis-arches are being erected in Hong: as passed by Congress as to how pending the receipt of instructions ed strike. Enquiries, however, re- kong, each with two shields, bear-prohibition as a wartime measure should like to know bow for the from His Majesty's Goverament, vealed the fact that th cepolieing the names of notable Generals shall be made effective. Its an- existing censorship affects the to recognise Mr. Gunnar Ludinave, whether judiciously orfand Admirals respectively.

forcement is automatically left to question. That it does involve as Honorary Vice Consul for otherwise at this particular time

the prosecutions by the Depart some delay there can be no Sweden in Hongkong. doubting.

may be a matter of opinion, been

ment of Justice. It is suggest- Anyhow, business

investigating the matter of guar- men have long since exhausted

ed that influences will be brought We are requested to state that antees and the whereabouts of

to bear their patience on the subject, and the Consul for France and the the necessary guarantors.

on M2 Wilson A if the situation is not soon re-members of the

to issue a proclamation declaring French com- great number of the latter have.

that the demobilisation of the medied, it will take many months,munity will be "At Home" to and possibly years, to win back their friends at the Hongkong account of the plague.

cleared". from Hongkong on

It is notified that an election American Army is completed the trade we

by the Justices of the Peace of a This would automatically prevent are now losing Hotel from 5 to 7 p.m. on Mon-THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI the Licensing Board from the July 1st, and would postpone the Justice of the Peace to serve on prohibition becoming effective an through these irritating delays, day the 14th July, to celebrate The Press, and thus the public the French National Day.

10th July to the 31st December, "bone dry" ers until January 16th.. alsa bas ✡ grievance in

July 19-We learn that sub-1919, during the absence of Mr. 1920, when America bsccines paz- this matter as well, for the delays His Excellency the Officer Ad-ject to audit, the Directors of the Arthur Rylands Lowe, will take manently a prohibition country mean that such news as we get ministering the Government has Hongkong and Shanghai Bank place in the Office of the Registrar through the action of the recent- over the wires is decidedly stale.appointed Inspector Martin propose at the forthcoming meet of the Supreme Court on Monday, constitutional amendment unless. A few days ago it looked as Earner to be an Examiner of ing to declare a dividend for the the 21st of July, commencing at of course, the strong opposition though the arrears were being Weights and Measures and also balf year of £1 per share, place 4 o'clock in the afternoon. now developing should cause the caught up, but now again we are

Every nomination an Inspector under the Gun- $300,000 to the credit of Reserve

must be amendment to be quashed.. some four days behind time. powder and Fireworks Ordinance, Fund and carry forward to next personally handed in by the candi- That is not very pleasant either 1901, vice the late Inspectoz half year $126,460.04. This must date or by his nominator or May 27th was the hundredth for the newspapers or the public. Albert Terrett.

be regarded as an But what can we do about it?

eminently seconder not later than 4 o'clock suntversary of the birth of Juli satisfactory result considering on Wednesday, the 16th day of Ward Howe, who in 1861 wrote Only grin and bear it, we sup

the frightful condition of trade in July, 1919:

the Battle Hymn of the Republic pose. But the thing has long

the Far East since the beginning

The only persons entitled to as a more appropriate marching since got beyond a joke, and it's about

vote at the election are the song for the Union armies than time "the

responsible authorities at Home realised the

Justice of the Peace.

John Brown's Body," in which fact.

Voting will commence at 4 p.m. they, and their successors of the delight. Mrs. Howe composed and continue until 5.30 p. m. great war, took such incurable

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· ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

Mrs. B. J. Botelho desires to thank the friends of her late husband for their expressions of sympathy in her recent sad bereavement, "also for the numerous floral tributes.

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The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1919.

THE SHANGHAI FRISS LAW.

We have had enough of this hoping business. Surely the obstacles in the way of a success- ful dealing with this matter are not insuperable. Some of the delay is no doubt due mechanical causes, but We

to

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Martin

BANK

AN OLD STORY.

Old Soak:-The one where the

There will be

LICENSING BOARD.

ANOTHER ELECTION.

JUNE WEATHER.

ABNORMAL HEAT.

MAXIMUM

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His Excellency the Officer Ad- ministering the Government has appointed the Hon. E. V. D. Part of this year. It was with considerable surprise that we first learned of the

and Mr. G. C. Moxou to be intention of the Shanghai Municipal Council once more to put

Members of before the ratepayers a resolution to provide almost unlimited

the Recreation powers of censorship over the Shanghai Press. We had two very

Grounds Committee, as repre- the best paved street in ong Hwhen the ballot-box will be closed.

July 20-Jones Which is good reasons for being taken aback at the announcement, the first THE ATLANTIC FLIGHT.

sentatives of the Royal Hong- being that we felt convinced the Municipal Council would never

köng Golf Club

kong? and the

the verses in the Though the honour of Srat fly-Hoogkong Jockey Club respec

sub-con- again attempt to introduce the measure after the emphatic menner ing the Atlantic does not belong tively, vice the Hon. Mr. David P.W.D. officials reside.

sciousness of waking, the morning. in which it was rejected when originally pat before the ratepayers to the British airship R.34, there Lancale and Mr. T. F. Hough.

after she had been joining in the some four years ago, since it must have been perfectly clear that at are

soldiers Hallelujah Chorus a some features about her no time would any really representative meeting of ratepayers successful flight over the buge

Washington. The bym made concede such powers. Besides that, the fact of the war having expanse of water that make her and 19th July a very large supply THE FRENCH AT HOME."

On the evenings of the 18th

no special stir when published in Meteorological observations the Atlantic Monthly.". three been concluded deprived the Council of any kind of justification for feat a truly wonderful one." seeking such powers, and there was left absolutely no other good the first place, the trip was made in connection

made at the Royal Observatory, months later, but if speedily, con- In of electric current will be required

with excuse to put such a proposal before an intelligent body of voters, from

Hongkong, show that the averagequered the country. Mrs. Howe Scotland,

public and not the illuminations. These two reasons should have been sufficient, we considered, to nearest point in the British Isles, (says the Government Gazette) It is requested

temperature during in later years was an amazingly The Committee in charge of June was 87. The highest point vigorous evangelist of reform. convince the Council of the futility of attempting to get anything with the result that a distance of that on these evenings the use of the celebration of the French reached was 90.6, on the 26th. She wrote, lectured, and preached like a majority of votes: But we had forgotten one point, which over three thousand nautical current by private indeed we should have remembered, and that is that the Council miles was covered.

National holiday in Hongkong and 203.5 hours of sunshine, whilst of the distinctive Boston spirit. There were 10.81 inches of rain became, indeed, the incarnation consumers This was may be as far as possible restrict-wishes to remind the general the average humidity was 83. had on previous occasions endeavoured to get resolutions passed accomplished in about four and a ed. In no event should current public of the "At Home" to be by relying on the Japanese vote to carry the day. Recalling balf days, the average speed of be used by private consumers for held at Hongkong Hotel on Monture for the month has been facility. She was well known son Hardly an American writer of the The mean maximum tempera century could rhyme with greaters this fact, we now see clearly why the Council revived the censor the airship being somewhere in the purpose of illuminating their day afternoon. abip resolution or rather, as we prefer to call it, the Press-muzzling the region of thirty miles au premises. resolution at this present stage. The Chinese Press is a power in hour..

no personal invitations, only exceeded on only two occasions, a wide circle in London. Eest Another point is that the land in Shanghai, and is naturally as much up against any kind of no fewer than thirty passengers

this general invitation, which amely, in 1906 and 1911, when death at 91 marked the passing infringement of its rights as is the foreign Press and the Councillors were carried, and some idea of His Excellency the Officer Ad-friends of the French community; one occasion, namely, in 1911,

The following telegram from is extended to all'. the it was 87.2. The mean minimum of the old Boston group.

79.4, has been exceeded on only no doubt saw their chance of getting the Japanese vote en the size and weight of this air ministering the Government to The usual official reception at when it was 79.7. The absolute peace, but of the present rural blac and approval thos, secured

A sign not only of returning That is exactly what has happened.

resolution. monster may be gained from the the Secretary of State for the the French Consulate will not The Japanese vote, fact that she carried sixteen tons Colonies, dated the 5th July, 1919, take place, but will be replaced minimum, 76.2, was the highest prosperity, is the revival at has carried the measure through, is DO representative of the Shanghai community than would have been wonderful flight unaided, the R.Gazelle for general, information: French community is the more tension, 0 in 92, was equal to the Before the war they had been more of petrol. By accomplishing this is published in the fovernment by this At Home" of the whole record. The mean vapour Oxford of the Bampton Lectures a vote of the Germans against their expulsion, and if the 34 has established two records. Your itelegram of June 27-informal form of a reception and previous highest on record Shanghai Municipal Council, which is supposed to represent She is that first airship to "cross Community of Hongkong desireThe Daneant. The Hongkong the community and undertakes to carry out the wishes and desires the Ford and she has made me to express their respectful Hotel orchestra will supply THE CHANNEL TUNNEL. of the public, as expressed by a majority of votes at any meating longer flight then any other air congratulations to His Majesty music. The French community, of ratepayers, intends to enforce the measure after the manner in craft. It must have been a most the King and tothank His Majesty will thus which it has been secured, then we say unhesitatingly that it is the hazardons and perilous undertak for his gracious message on the official "Peace Day" in France) on 14th July(the duty of the ratepayers to elect a new Council at the next annualing, but British pluck, endurance signing of the Treaty of Peace." mesting. But here again comes a difficulty. It is easier said than and enterprise have succeeded.

express its appreciation of the done to elect a new Council, since there exists in Shanghai a

bospitality received in this pernicious system of plural voting. One has only to look through

We have received the follow- Colony, as well as of the sym- the list published in the Municipal Gazette every year as to who is

ing from a correspondentpathy shown to France by Hong- entitled to rate and who is not and how many votes are allotted to:

J. C. Bain. (The ex-Raith Rovers kong during the war. each particular ratepayer, to become conviced that the Shanghai

footballer and Scottish cricketer) Municipal Council comes pretty near to being a self-elected body. We course of a case at the Old Bailey ing season.amie" was one of a

expected to turn out for the cannot go into detalls here as to why the Council desires to pass this roostly remarked that the harm the fastest, and trickiest outside NEW FRENCH GALERING LAWB

Hongkong eleven during the com- mustare, fest it in clear they have an axe to grind, otherwise spoti ba nacent to srely on the very, efciers, method pro the thememen: Law for dealing with newspapers who crea missk: We do not believe for a moment that the med rattled, but we should much prefer to see the Council vol out the resolution as being entirely unzayak been passed by a packed meeting off Japa

ould possibly vote for snything that

which

The

of the Chines

for their

The whole busine

CONDUCT OF WOMEN: Mr. Justice "Darling, in the

suspended in alternate years on

derived from the reas of account of agricultural depred sion, the lecturer's stipend being

Wiltshire farm. This famous Overheard on the last ferry to foundation has for its purpose Kowloons

the defence of the Christian reli- Jones: Shay ole chap, I sheegion and the refutation of by the Telegraph they are goin' heretics, but the Bampton Ise to make that Channel Tunnel at turers have been responsible for Iseht.

some rather heterodox utterances. Smith:-Whash that? You Among such are the discourses mean the Tannel Chunnel of Bishop Hampdon, against

on? It's the Channel Tennal as containing the wese

Jones-Thash ri the Tunnel which the Tractarians protested Channel.

of Mansel, which Herbert Smith--Wash matter with cer, in "First Principl Misses Toon" (Kircaldy) team and is as recently the Bill dealing with the sbpeaking about all '; it's the Hatch, who don sarn

The Senate again discussed Jones-nóm what I'm einle ofáguasticham; andet In noth good a shot as he is fast, He

was in the eleven that took Raith new regulations for casinos and Tannel Channel. dt de hatching herTES

Smith Oh, all ri', hav't your Oxford legend Bovers into the First Division of gambling houses. It has been the Scottish League, and should decided that no gambling estown way. I don't care a tinker's, old Eequira

ablishment shall be permitted one whether they have a Tandel that he he play regularly is sure to prove in 60 miles of Paris Con- Chunnet or not, but what about lectures

sequently the omino at Laghiện thể Hong--bis-kong to will not be allowed to reopen Mic foon Lurel 1

done to fae mer rights produced by the Lang

material damage,

to Lovers of in Hongkong