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NOTES & COMMENTS.

A DANGEROUS SPOT.

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AUGUST 15. 1919.

ROBBIE'S LETTERS. God par the love of man, as we

know to our cost, could be” në- counted as factors. It was only

YOU CANNOT PUSH ANY ONE TO HIS NEPHEW AT HOME force and force to the uttermost

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"A Chinese was seen removing a chain from the Monteagle and was arrested. He was sentenced to three months hard labour to day, as a previous conviction was proved against him.

Dear Alick,

TO DAYS MISCELLANY.

Complaints have reached us UF. A`LADDER UNLESS E B

that was of any avail and could A LITTLE

A letter addressed to the Times from theatre-goers regarding & WILLING TO CLIMB

make Germany toe the line, E Hongkong Ang. 13, 1919. danger to which those who go to HIMSELF-đndrew Carnegie"

Mr. Smillie raised a wall over by Arabdenson Crosse of Chester- the City Hall by risksha are put

The Hell of a diseasÁS....

the sorrows and privations infeld is eloquent of the transforma There was another clean bill of exposed by reason of the vehicles

which Germany was involved. tion likely to be undergone by largo- having to negotiate the gulley health recorded in the Colony and as I said to yon dentist chap He had nothing to say of what tracts of English rural scenery in after he'd been toying with a pair the Allies had suffered or the Derbyshire if the ambitions of the way which runs parallel with the yesterday. Theatre and cuts off the open

of exposed nerves for five minutes more terrible pains and penalties oil finders be realised. In the space between it and the roadway.

on end, it was a pity it had bean Germany would have inflicted if neighbourhood where the oil has The common experience of those

wet weather and him kept in she had been victations. Man, begun to fow writes the who are taken to the Theatre in

doors during the week-end, for he such a state of affairs is too awful Archdeacon, “the airis full of the a ricksha is to receive a nasty jolt

was fair running over wi' vitality to contemplate. It would have smell of petroleum, the windows as the vehicle goes over the gutter,

besides I was responsible for throws Britain back hundreds of of the houses are smeared witirit. and we know of an instance,

the weather anyway. But he years, right back to the Norman and even the food tastes of it. only grinned and said it was invasion when labour was cheap Trees and hedges have begun to some time ago, in which a local gentleman was, as a consequence,

A European named William nothing to speak about Dentists and life cheaper still.

show the effects of its poison." thrown from his ricksha and Dobson was charged to-day with are like doctors that way, they'TO

No, that thought evidently Which is all very tragical to those received serious injury. Though being drunk and incapable in right Spartan in the matter of sever came within the purview of who know the beautiful counny the danger is less, it is equally Hollywood Road yesterday. He pais-other folks' pain that is. Four bowler hatted statesman's in which some of the operations uncomfortable for anyone in a

was fined $5 by Mr. R. Man, yon business was awful reckoning

Since last week I've evolved a

are being conducted. "Apparently motor-car to negotiate this Lindsell

And what's more forbye, when the experiance of America shows new way to fix the Kaiser with Mr. Smillie professed grief and that the coming of petroleum can gutter. We do not know on whom

A banishee returned to Hong-out disfiguration and wit the horror over the results of a policy turn a whole district into a desert the responsibility rests, but, we

He maximum o agony. Yen sort of force, he seemed to forget if steps are not taken in time. A would suggest that the matter kong and was irrested. be givet early attention. What stated that he came back to of thing has polsion gas looking entirely that he himself is an pipa line on the model pre- Hongkong to look for his alder like new.mown bay on July apostle of force-force to be ex-sumably of the long line which or two small structures spanning brother. To-day be was senten-moming and boiling oil akin to a ertad upon his own countrymen brings the Persian oil down to the ced to nine months hard labour, Moore's. As a moral object lesson for this misguided lump of ted, the final destination of the

fancy shampoo at Campbellthat means the English as well, refineries at Abadan is sugges an exposed nerve goes far perversion is, of course, & fluid being a thinly inhabited sea Though, mind ye, there's more Scotsman-and all mind ye for coast district where the influence suffering in the dentist's waiting the sake of an economic of the "unplumbed galt, estranging: room than in his chair. Aye, the opinion. Mr. Smillie has always sea" would neutralize the worst waiting for the worst is often favoured direct action in of the petroliferous odours... the worst.

That's how stage-political controversy. That in

is needed is the provision of one

the guiter at different points,

by Mr. R. E. Lindsell.

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Mr. and Mrs. Winfield wish to express their sincerest thanks to all kind friends for the many beautiful letters and the sympathy shown to them in their recent bereavement.

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membered long after they have gone. A sea trip Home is always

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so that both rickshas and motors may easily cross it. This would

A Chinese was arrested carry. be a very inexpensive matter, but it would be a wise step and ing a small basket, in which there might very wall prevent many a was opium wrapped in rolls. He nasty accident in the future. stated that the opium was given to him by another man, whom he AN APPEAL.

could not recognise. Mr. R. E fright always comes before the plain English means that to There are not now so many Lindsell fined him $2,500, or six curtain goes up and how waiting achieve his ends, which are yet be, as New Yorkers declare, the Fifth Avenue may or may not calls on the generity of the months' hard labour, to-day.

for the starter's pistol tries the to be proved just and sound ends, lordliest street in the world," but sprinter's nerves most. Anxiety he is ready to subject his own there can be no doubt that the public as there were during the days of war, and for that reason Yesterday at 9.15 am, while is life's hardest test. When it countrymen to all the there should be all the greater sugar was being loaded into a weighs you down that's when convenience and suffering of a above Fifty-ninth Street has in upper section of it the part response to the appeale made for junk, a Chinese came along and other folks begin to weigh you general strike.. That means hitherto had few rivals as # the soldiers and sailors who are catties of the stuff. He was a pair that needs close watching capitulation does not follow the distinction in this respect is now leaving for Home by the Atreus chased and arrested. Mr. R. Eruind I'm telling ye. If we cross ultimatum of the Labour ex-being manaced by an invasion of next week. There is a very big Lindsell sentenced him to-day to ed fewer mental bridges before tremists. As I said to Macpher-blocks of any paraping Hats,

we came to them it would mean son, what was crowd departing, and, however six weeks' hard labour.

the difference which threaten to reduce it to partial demobilisation for our between such and the "hanger the mediocre level of hundreds liberal the public is, use will be found for all that is supplied. The Government is at present army of doctors, Wi' a policeman weapon when used against of other canon-like streets in These men have been carrying applying "rouge" to Blake Pier, for instance, the lad wi' the least Germany? From Smillie's misgot- Greater New York. So grave is on for us during the war, and to make it look less hideous when imagination goes furthest in the ten viewpoint though, this very the danger that there has recently most of them have seen actual the new Governor, Sir Reginald race to be a pon pun.......... means when used against British been formed a "Committee for. fighting. They have "done their Stubbs, lands on our shores. A

Aye, as I said to Macpherson, folks becomes perfectly natural the Protection of the Park bit and have come to Hongkong band of coolies is now busy on man's picture in the newspaper and right Aye, he may be a Section

of Fifth Avenue" to do essential work for the Em- the iron work of the Pier, chip might look all right and him ba "good man" but for the Bolsh- The The Hongkong Telegraph" is now on sale at, and will pire. All of them have serv. ping it apparently in preparation hand of civilisation. The finest force. If he'd been still wielding all apartment-houses will not only

worse than a sore thumb on the

Committee points "our evists, say I. He's an apostle of that the unchecked erection of delivered to subscribers by, the Dairy Farm Company, Ltd.,ed us and they will be re for a new coating of point. Shameen, Canton, who are our agents there.

looking apple is sometimes rotten a pick the world would be richer greatly reduce the value of the According to Capt. Luxmore, at the core. Criminology aside, to-day. Ave -lad, if ever you're land for single-family houses, but a more or less, tedious business of the Australian Infantry, who the blackest-hearted rascal often tempted to believe trashy vapour-will inflict serious damage upon even under the best of conditions. was in charge of the Germans looks fine on a carte-de-visite.n about bureaucratic tyranny Central Park itself, by abuuang These men will not have all the deported from

China by the Ye canna judge a man from his and the like, aye mind that the off the air, reflecting heat in the comforts they could wish for on A. rens the deporces intend to looks even when he's wearing his worker's misleaders

are more afternoon hours, and throwing the homeward voyage, and it is get naturalised in some neutral Sunday clothes. But Mac would often found in their own ranks. long shadows in the mornings. up to us to help in making the country,

have none of it."A good man," Smillie is one of them.......... say Denmark,

thus stunting the growth of many. trip as happy as possible for them.speedily as possible and then re- he kept repeating. "Aye," says

And so after about four hour's of the trees and sbrubs, if not I, maybe for himself but no This we can easily do. There is turn to the Far East.

as far as I could ever see, for Mac clean forgot that I had such tion has therefore been started to

hard talking, so hard in fact that actually killing them. An agita not one of us who cannos spare something for these Tommies and The Hon. Mr. E. R, Hallifax, other folks." "A good man"

a thing as a mouth and a throat secure the reduction of the Jack Ters. Gifts, sent either to Hon. Secretary of the War repeated Mac, as if he was

asadly in need e' lubrication, I got maximum building height in this Major Cassel at Headquarters Charities Committee, informs as gramophone, and wound up tight him three parts convinced that neighbourhood from 150 feet to 75 or the Rev. Mr. Hastings at the that the $100 subscribed by the at that. Mac's one of those kind this spiritulistic business, through feet. By this means, it is believed, A DISCOURTEOUS GOVERNMENT SERVANT. Naval Dockyard, will be extre- Committee of the Hongkong that thinks that if the like of the medium of mediums, was fair the present distinctive character mely welcome. We are sure that Police Reserve Gazette for the Robert Smillie gets the length of hunbag. As McGlusky would of Fifth Avenue will be effectively In dealing with the food control question yesterday, we had occa- residents will do their part and Blinded Soldiers and Sailors Care getting his picture in the papers say "Te can aye tell a Hieland-preserved. sion to record the fact that a Government official, in the person of Mr. "give freely," as the parsons say. Committee, St. Dunstans, realised he must be

a good man". By man, but ye can never tell him Adam Gibson, had acted in a discourteous manner to a Telegraph WORLD'S SUNDAY SCHOOL

£18.18s.54, which sum has been the same process of reasoning if much." Mac's terrain in the battle representative who called upon him in quest of information." We

daly remitted by the Hongkong King William the Fourth was was situate in London, wi his CONVENTION. want to take this matter up, not because of the personal side of it

and Shanghai Bank.

alive to-day he'd have his picture first line o' defence a clairvoyant (fer to newspaper men it is not an uncommon experience to be Conventions, exhibitions and

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Bond Street and his treated rudely by those who ought to know better), but because we other eve ts of world-wide

A telegram has been received day, for however little they know reserves principally composed o consider that 2 point of public interest is involved. In this instance, signifonce have, owing to te in Colombo from the Secretary of about him, every Orangeman can the childlike innocence of the

Scot from home, our representative was seeking to get at facts, concerning the war, bee curtailed during the las State for the Colonies, intimating at least tell you that he was Goverment control, or lack of control, over food prices. We three or four year. With the that he has selected Sir Graeme good man." Anyhow, to come

"And we went to a crystal- wished to be supplied with reliable data so that the public might return on rmal tim 6, when our Thomson, K.C.E., for the appoint back to Mr. Robert Smillie, head gazer's in the afternoon," said he, be conectly informed on the situation and so that whatever com swords have been beaten into ment of Colonial Secretary, of the British Coal Miners' Union and she told me my name right

Sir-An official of the Assyrian ment we might make on the subject would be based on facts. But ploughshares, these are again Ceylon, in succession to Sir Read cross-examiner-in-chief at the bang off without as much as Christian Church das written is the Head of the Sanitary Department, who is generally considered begining to be held. An item ginald Stubbs. Sir Graeme sittings of the recent Coal Com-asking a single question "You me expressing regret that soveral to be Secretary of the Food Committee also, refused to impart any of new which should i terest Thomson will leave for Ceylon by mission. Folks at home want to don't tell me that," says L "You of his countrymen at the present... information whatever, adopted an attitude of ill-mannered hostility to many people is the ann unc-- the first opportunity after Septembe very careful about that man. must have been in a bad state time are in Chins, soliciting alme our representative and would not even say whether the Committee ment that Su day Schoober 15th next. Sir Graeme Thom He it was, along wi' four other Didn't you know your game be for the support of Assyrian existed or whether he was still its Secretary.

Conven ion of the world son has been Director of Transmen of his own peculiar brand, fore ye went?

orphans. Now, what we want to know is: Who is Mr. Gibson that he will be held somet me next ports, Admiralty, since 1914. who declared that the recent Mac, be only glowered.

Peace Treaty wi' Germany was Funny eh," says he, w some of these people are known My correspondent asserts that should take such an unreasonable stand? He is a Government er in Tokyo. It will be the servant, and as the Government exists and is paid to serve the eighth convention of its kind, and

nothing more or less than another sneer and his lower lip quivering to him as impostors, that they are public, be automatically becomes the servant of the public. Our although planned to take place

scrap of paper. Mind ye there like our dog's when he's at exploiting the charitably disposed A LOCAL FUND.

are many right thinking folks the cat's dish. representative went to him seeking to secure information for the in 1916 it bad to be abandoned. public.

for their own personal benefit and who are rather inclined to think He got none. He did get discourtesy. Now, if Amongst Sunday School workers

"What for did ye bayc to pay that needy Assyrians in Meso- that it may be so, but for a very Mr. Gibson happened to be the employee of, say, a Municipal and others engaged in various

a good half-crown for informa-potamia are being cared for by. Conncil at Home and he treated the public, either directly or forms of religious activity

The following suns have different reason altogether. These tion you got in your cradle," says the British Government. If you.. through the medium of a Press representative, as he treated our the event is certain to arouse subscribed to the fund for provid. folks fear that it will have no I.Anytime you want to know think it advisable will you please reporter, he would have stood a very good chance of losing his job, great interest. It is expected ing games, etc., fot naval and effect. Why? Because they know who you are, just you daunder give publicity to this warning." In the past, there bave been Government servants in Hongkong who the convention will be held military man going Home by that a pledged word and a formal round next door Mac," says I,

Yours etc. have thought that this sort of attitude is the correct one to adopt sometime

signature means nothing more to "and I'll tell ye for nothing, and in October nexts.s. Atreus —

Germany now than ever it did. what's more forbye, throw in your Hongkong, 15th August 1919

E. JUDD/BARNETT. towards the Press. There are one or two of them still about, and it year, and what is surprising is Mre. F. C. Hall,

$5.00 Once a German, always a swine. address for a couple o" dollars would seem that Mr. Gibson is of the type. We are happy to think that it should be bold in the Captain Lossins, that such a spirit does not animate those higher up. Quite recently, which is relatively a

50.00 Mr. Smillie and his poisonous extra. For five of the best I'll East and in 2 country His Excellency Mr. Severn gave it out that the Government as anxi-

Collected by Mr. George

friends on the other hand werena" tell you that you're talented and! ous to be at the service of the Press in imparting what information it

ger to, Christianity.

for giving the Treaty a Hastings

dog's that you've a great future before POLICEWOMEN FOR GLASGOW. could on matters of public interest. His Excellency's idea was that Seventh Sunday 8ch of world Mr. P. Tester,

10.00 chance. It was unjust, they said, ya, provided Van Eppe doesna

5.00 and too severe, quoth they, and get ye in the meantime: that have recommended to the corpor

The Glasgow Watch Committee closer intimacy between the Government and the Press would be convention was held in Zurch. Mr. C. L. Sandos, Switzerland, in 1913 and this will Mr. G. H. Symes

5.00 what

more forbye, the you're ambitious; had a serious ation the appointment of ten 10.00 poor Germans were forced to sickness when ye were young policewomen at a wage of 356. a 10.00 Promise the impossible.

Man, that a dark woman will come week with a war bonus of 128. 10.01 talk like that just fair makes me into your life (Mrs. Mac's weekly. The duties relate to the 10,00 weary.

It's time alone that'll peroxide person as you know and welfare of women and children, show whether or bo' 10.00

the no respectable man can stand and include the searching of pawn Smillie contention will 10.00

be steady diet o blonda) and that offices for stolen property and But today in the next year you'll be going on a sea street patrol work. 10.00 justified.

midst of 10.00

wrangling and voyage. I'll tell ye to always 10.00 strikes that is not the question at follow a waggon wi gold wheels. issue between Mr. Smillie, his A piece may break off. (You

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to the public benefit, inasmuch as the securing of correct in- be the first time a world convén Mr. Eldon Potter formation from official quarters would prevent many misconceptions #from arising. Since that time, Mr. Severn has been as good as histion of this or any other character Mr. T. S. Forrest

word, and we could name another Government official, Mr. Fletcher, has ever been held in Japan. It Mr. J. W. C. Bonnar who, when approached, bas been courtesy itself and has always is expected that about 1,500 Mr. G. M. Young, M.B.E. spoken frankly on the questions at issue. In some instances, in-delegates will attend this con- Mr. H. J. Gedge formation has been given which it would be unwise to publish.vention from the United States Mr. N. 8. Brown The Government's wish that it might be treated confidentially has and Canada, and it is stated that Mr. A. E. Griffin been respected In such cases, but that the mere passing on of the men prominent in the official, Mr. H Bird... information has had its value can easily be understood. Another social and religious life of Japan Mr. J. W. Owen Hughes, Innovation that Mr. Severn introduced was the answering of are associated with the plan for Mr. G. C. Moxon, Council members questions through the medium of the Gazette, receiving and entertaining the Mr. G. C. Alabaster, 0.B.E., 10.00 followers and the nation. The can follow a common waggon all and this also was in line with the policy of being frank, open and delegates and being personally above-board with the public.

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So he only kept on saying Mr. J. M. Gordon.... 10.00 matter goes deeper than a mere your life and get nothing.) In I'm convinced there's something Mr. D. G. M. Berhad 25.00 opinion on Germany's ability to short I give yo an earful that in this medium business after Already acknowledged,... 40.00 Pay The difference, as our would just fit ye, as McGlusky all" He said if six times, in "as minister would say, is fundamen- would say, like a fat lassie's leg many minutes. After giving him In reference to the above Fund, tal. Smillie's attitude is frankly fits's silk stocking

every chance to get this fact the collectors would like it under pro-German. By implication he The only way to arzne w Mac firmly imbedded in his stood that whatever is sent in, has invested the German wi' to fill his head up in one act concre goes to the men of the Navy and virtues we know now he never Army indiscriminately, there is possessed and

so many Kload and facts, that tait one Fund

We could have nothing to say if, when approached, Mr. Gibson had told our representative that there were certain reasons why he fould not speak on the subject, provided he had explained those Then we should have been quite prepared to treat the

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