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NOTES AND COMMENTS.

THE UNREST AT SOME.

It is apparent from the cables that the Old County is pace again in the throes of a most

DAY BY DAY.

MORE HAVE REPENTED

AY.

SPEECH THAN OF SILENCE.

Yesterday there was a clean

serious industrial upheaval. The bill of health in the Colony. strike of the Yorkshire miners is

about the worst development that

The S. 5. Helena arrived

has hitherto been recorded.. for, in the Harbour to-day, at apart from the actual cessation of o'clock, from Manila. work and all that that means,

irreparable damage is being done

onte

A Chinese cookie committed

to the industry by reason of the suicide by hanging himself from destruction of mines through a tree at Magazine Gap yester- flooding. Heretofore, when the day.

miners have had occasion to go

Mr. C. M. W. Reynolds.

on strike, they have at any rate kept the pumpmen and the engine Secretary to the Sanitary Board, men working, and the properties returned from active service to- have thus been saved. But on day on the Shingo Maru.

this occasion, they have called

all the wen out, and had it not!

Purchasers of las: Saturday's

reminded

that

been for the work of naval par- Telegraph are ties, the whole coalfield would no coupons for the Peace Souvenir doubt have been ruined. Now, are only valid up to and including we are not going into the merits, to-morrow.

of the strike as a strike. Wel

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have no doubt that the miners! The death took place last night, hare their grievances; we will at the Hongtong Hotel, of Mr. admit that theirs is a calling so Norton, representing the well dangerous in character that they, known Oregon lumber frm of deserve more pay and better Norton and Harris.... hours than they have had in the

We are requested to state that past. But in this instance they are obviously using the strike owing to the delayed publication weapon for the purpose of dictat of the. Police Reserve Gazette ing to the Government on ques- entries for this month's Competi- tions which have nothing what- tion will remain ever to do with mining the August 7th, abolition of conscription, release of conscientious objectors and the like.

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Four weeks' hard labour was to-day given a Chinese who was caught by a watchman in Lasear Row attempting to dispose of a folding door which he stole from a house in Hollywood Road.

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MODERN MODES:

TWO SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE BATHING SUITS.

What to Wear in the Sea.

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY-

The telephone ear reqi as much cultivation telephone tice, writes in the Daily Mail. A úsually speak clearly eno his first telephone" conversat but he hears badly: Nor is it

a question of practice, man can remsin for years a bad hearer on the talephone. The fact is you must have a touch of imagination to hear well on the telephone. As a ̈ compensation for the sheent stimulus af bodily presence, you must picture the speaker in the eye of your mind. The more clearly you do that the better you hear, Then, also, you must | always have more than a touch. of sympathetic intuition. Yoù- must be able to anticipate what is going to be said even when it is outside your daily round.: hô the lack of intelligent anticipation that makes a man a bad hearer on the telephone. Suppose, for example, a man were talking on the telephone about Parliament and wanted to say that the For- eign Secretary was present. If his bearer were intelligent, “A J. Balfour" would go over with- out a bitch; if the hearer werd. unintelligent, the initials would have to be repeated several times, and the result would be "H. A. Balfour."

As an instance of what can be done with enterprise and a com- paratively small amount

of "

capital in the establishment of a ABUSE OF POWER.

fruit In other words, they bring

canning business at Home, the Board of Agriculture suffering to their own kith and

cites the case of a lady living al kin, raise prices to their own

Farnham Royal (Buckingham- The following telegram, was class, and deliberately act so as to

shire.) After receiving instruct-... ion at the Board's ́ canning destroy others property in order received by the American Con- that they may have their wishes sulate General, Hongkong. From

NOVELTY BATHING COSTUMES. outfits compare in cost kitchen, she decided to start a gratified on matters not germane the Manila Observatory at 9.40 yesterday: Typhoon іп

As ordinary fashions are so ex-liness with gowns and costumes, depot. "Accordingly, having col- to the industrial dispute. That, we P unhesitatingly say, is a wrongful about Long. 126 degrees Lat. 18 traordinary one would be very seven to eight guineas being, lected & capital of £300, she surprised to find bathing-dress regarded as quite a moderate commenced work in a converted moving north. use of power. These very people!

fashions without an extra special price.

cowshed. Originally she proposed I am The nicest materials for the merely to preserve the fruit would bitterly complain if the

Mr. E. G. Jamieson, the British touch of the grotesque. Government used its might oblivious of the injury caused to Vice-Consul at Canton, has re-speaking, of course, of those won-bathing suit are stockinette, silk grown on her three acres of others, in order to serve its own ported to the police there that derful bathing suits of satin, or wool, soft serge, and tussore. ground, However, so lively has ends. It is all very well to talk during his absence in Hongkong brocade, taffeta, and such like In the making comfort should be been the demand for her wares of the rights of the people, but is from the afternoon of Friday, July unbathing materials. It is amus-considered carefully for a suit that not only has she planted two it to be seriously argued that the 25, to the early morning of Sun-ing to hear, of the newest bathing that drags or gets in the way too additional acres with fruit, but workers are justified in going to day, the 27th, two small silver cups grown in black charmeuse, cut is much when swimming is the has had to buy large quantities ang extreme in their campaigns? werestolen from his drawing room. the fashionable evening dress greatest possible spoil-sport. The of fruit from elsewhere to keep Does the end justify the means, All the servants' quarters in the style of no sleeves and no back jumper style is by far the most the depot fully employed. In a new one in addition to the original cowshed, and with rows of parrow ostrich comfortable, and compound were thoroughly even when it comes to ruining an industry on which thousands searched but without any result. feather trimming edging the very navy wool stockinette is sketched the works now consist of seven of people depend for a living? Assistant inspector Yu Cheong short skirt and outlining the above. The trimming is the most Army huts, and the accommod If so, it might as well be argued was seat into the city to make decolletage. Either black or the novel part, for this is of emerald ation is about to be still further that the workers have a right enquiries at all the second-hand brightest of colours are chosen green patent leather, and little increased. Last year, after pay

expenses, including to march to Parliament, shoot all shops and the hawkers in the for these crusn't-get-wet frocks, patent leather buttons decorate ing all

salaries of £300 and £200 to the. and sub-manager, the Ministers of the Crown and vicinity, but he could find no and among the most up-to-date the waist line.

models I saw one of blue end The other very attractive bath manager then proceed to instal themselves trace of the stolen articles.

silver brocade cut in jumper styleing suit illustrated is of thick bonus, grant to sinking fund. in office in their place. No; there

A very enjoyable time was another in orange brocade, with natural coloured tussore. trimmed and allowance for depreciation, are constitutional means of re- dressing grievances, and though spant at the Military Hospital a panel front and back of with bands of saxe-blue, and the profit was £500.

and silver black-spotted foulard. This is on Monday the 28th inst, when actually lemon the strike may be, in certain No. 27. Company R.A.M.C. beld tissue; and Jet another made with a straight panel front

Something not far removed. cases, a legitimate weapon, its

with and back, the front panel being from dismay, I understand, says wine-red taffetas, in their entertainment use in an extreme form cannot be defended and should not be 'nection with the Peace Celebra-/the short skirt made entirely ofjcontinued at the sides into sasha writer in the Erening Standard, ends which tie at the back. A is felt in Scotland at the very tolerated in a civilised country. tions. The first event of the day thick silk fringe.

Others were of black crepe-de-row of blue corded buttons keeps positive ramour that the Royal There is a limit to this sort of should have been thing, and we are sure that here Tournament: this however had te chine and glace silk, the three-the panels together at each side, Scots Greys, in breach of all the inch sleeves and the low necks and more of these buttons trim tradition, are shortly going to in this Colony the great majority be postponed owing to

This distinguished regi- of Britishers will think that if unsettled weather, until a future bordered with deep bands of the front. With this suit a cap d

every Continental campaign since If extreme pri ramme was a whist drive are the latest Paris creations.

These garments would be ruin- Among novelty suits for the 1693, save the Peninsular War Government's so-called rice control scheme cannot be a success Yorkshire miners.

use of the strike is to be tolerated, commencing at 6 p.m. At 7.30 an that is to say, it is not likely to give the poorer classes cheaper rice, use of the the font be bent interval was announced and the ed by half an hour in the sea, girl who goes to the shore to has hitherto shared with the which is the one thing for which they are crying out at the moment.

the sands or at the tent door, costumes, stockinnette one-piece the privilege-unique among Line It is admitted by the officials that the scheme will mean a loss to terrorisin, pure and simple? The Company adjourned to dinner, but they look very effective on swim there,are Jazz' swimming Guards and Household Cavalry

Shortly after 8.30 the Government. That, we should not mind so much if we felt that letariat dietorship. Some of our The first prize was won by Col, plete the costume by donning}zig-zag designs on the lines of the peace time, and, as ́s matter of Drive was continued until 9.30. especially as their wearers com garments covered with weird units of never serving abroad in relief was being brought to the consumer, but when we know bet the Proclamation price is absurdly high, the question may well be miners at Home appear to be true put whether the scheme is defensible from any standpoint." Supple- disciples of these stormy petrels Ricks and the second by Set. silk stockings and dainty tango)costume Harlequin wears in the fact, there was a strong moves

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1919.

MORE ABOUT. RICE.

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There appears to be general agreement that the Hongkong has been over-stepped by the date. The next item on the cherry red or vivid green, just as of the spotted foulard covering & ment, which has taken part in

Bolsheviks believe in the pro-

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SCOTS MANNERS.

waterproof one should be made.

ment just before the war for its Pitt. The remainder of the slippers. These new seashorel Russian ballet. mentary to its own efforts, the Government has appealed to large

recognition de jure as well as de evening was given over to a employers of labour to help matters by making extra allowances to

Smoking concert Shortly before

facto as "Scotland's Household Chinese workers. but such relief as can be given in this way must

midnight a hearty vote of thanks The s.s. Laksang arrived here was proposed to the Hongkong

"sick" to hear of what he and the Cavalry." The Greys are expect necessarily be infinitesimal and temporary, besides which it does

Hikes of him have taken credit for ed at Edinburgh for the first time Celebration Committee not affect the very poorest of the Chinese, who are feeling the the 29th instant from Hai Peace

in fifteen years, in the barracks during the war, when common- burden beaviest to bear. The suggestion which we made yesterday, phong and Hoihow with a general who had kindly provided the

sense people know otherwise and specially built for them at that the Government should take over a certain percentage of the cargo. The vessel ran within 40 funds, after which the Company

let it pass at that. He indirectly Colinton in 1914-a "new model” huge rice stocks held bere for export, is one, we consider, which, if miles of the centre of a typhoon, drank the health of the King and

of scientific comfort which is nu- admits that there are grasping acted upon will do far more than can be hoped for from the but no damage was suffered.

thus a very enjoyable evening

Scotcbmen, but the poor English likely to be repeated for many s The ss. Yuensang arrived here Government's present arrangement. If some such plan as this had

have as many, if not more Well, year to come, and Princes Street been adopted at the beginning, we should have been saved all the on the 28th instant from Manila was brought to a close.

Sir,-May I take a small space surely one cannot argue over that, would sorely miss the touch of labour and expense of embarking upon the Rice Control scheme, with 20 saloon and steerage

in your paper for a short reply to as there are many more of them colour provided by the magni-

ficent mounted orderlies and the Government would not have played into the hands of passengers and a general cargo.

letter by Let Glasgow (excepting in Hongkong.}

bearskin and scarlet to which it retailers as it now has done. Speculation in rice is caused by

Flourish" which appeared in your When I notice from where this has been looking forward so long? the exporter, not by the importer, and it is from this man that the on the 29th instant from Kobe

A part of Canton will be a Monday's paper? This individual Scotchman lets off his "hot eir," Government should secure such supplies as are necessary to with two saloon passengers and

modern city after the next eight

seems to take great exception to lie, amongst the local Scotch alleviate. the situation. Let the Government get the exporters a general cargo,

geness. Focusang arrived here months, if the plans of the Can Robt. McWhirter's letters to his colony, it is not surprising, as it I was privileged (ways a writer to give up say four thousand tons a month, for which the authori

ton Municipality can be carried ties will pay cost price plus a reasonable profit. We can imagine on the 23rd instant from Calcutta out, says the Canton Times, nephew Alick. I am not going to is most all Scotch of a kind and in the Westminster Gazette) to the exporters declaring, in reply to such a demand. "You are inter- and Straits with, five saloon and According to the proposed bad-try and answer as fully as one any other who forms part of that bear the views of a charlady on would wish, so will leave that to establishment is a little in the the Hawker celebrations, which, fering with our contracts." To that the Government could well retort: steerage passengers and a general get the Municipality expects McWhirter for his next letter, way with the likes of this man may be instructive to those who "If we forbid the export of rice altogether, ships will go direct to cargo. Indo-China and Japan and export direct" A point that has to be The 8.8. Haihong, will be de- to spend $1,526,000 on

when I am certain he will answer from Glasgow. But I can assure say that Londoners have lost .thin-skinned so-called him and his likes that English-their heads and their, sense of considered in this connection is that almost all the rice-growing is spatched for Swetow, Amoy and contructions of roads, parks, So and other public places.

Scotchman more fully and better men are quite able to hold their proportion. She went and saw in the hands of the Chinese, many of whom have their headquarters Foochow, on Friday, the far the Municipality has

than 1.

[ówn anywhere, and a bit more the arrival, I learnt, because it in Hongkong, and more important still, have no connections with August, at 1 p.m. instead of On hand $243,652.56. Some the importers in Japan, America and Europe. Rice will therefore Wednesday the 30th inst.

$1,500,000 is expected in the next What must appear stupid to at times, without a lot of fuss was a bit of life. The saw Haw

without being clanpish. ker, a pleasant-looking young, The RMS. "Monteagle" continue to come to Hongkong so long as a considerable surplus is

few weeks when the tramway those who have read what this and allowed to be exported. The import of rice into Hongkong from arrived at Moji on 29th July, left franchise will be granted for a individual wrote is, first, his But go ha end, Robert Mc chap, and she saw Mackenzie. French Indo-China and Siam alone, according to the returns for there on 30th July and is dus at gratuity of $1,000,000 and a loan question why, if McWhirter is a Whirter, with your friendly and Grieve, looking as if he wished he 1918, amount to rather more than nine hundred thousand tons a! Shanghai on 1st August,

of $500,000. With what is on real Scotchman, he does not go amusing wit, which should be were anywhere else which is year, whereas the local requirements are roughly one-ninth of that

That read by all folks as it is meant to very fair statement of the expres Telegraphic advice from the hand and to be received soon, it for the Englishman more. amount. Thus if the Government were to claim, for public supply,, Pacific Mail Co.'s Shanghai office will not be difficult to undertake in itself shows his spleen. Second be read, and not as by the thin slon of the average naval oficer the whole of the amount, needed to feed the Colony, it would only states that the 8. Colombia, Voy the various improvements. Of ly, he speaks of the way English-skinned so-called Go-for-the among an acclaiming popu be asking, at the most, for about five per cent. of the total imported 11 out, left that port on Tues course, this also depends more or men taka sredit for everything, English type. Robert, my boy. But she also talked it over from these two places. We do not suggest that the Government day July 29th, for Manila and is less on the coming political con-making him tired. Now, my whether your letters skit an ber neighbours after should stop exportation altogether such a procedure in a great expected to arrive at this port on ditions and whether or not the opinion is that if McWhirter is a Englishman or a Scotchman, they agreed it was transhipping centre euch as this, which does not produce rice, August 10th.

officials will use the money real Scotchman, then that is more they will be read by all fair sense.

than this fellow from Glagow minded people, and I shall be the uzde. Bat-ovo do say that it should insist onweansing

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