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NOTES & COMMENTS.

NOISY WARNINGS.

MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 1919.“

DAY BY DAY.

IF A MAN WORKS HARD It is not before time that ENOUGH TO MAKE ALL THÊ tha attention of shipping SPENDING MONEY HE WANTS, HE people, and particularly the DOESN'T HAVE ANY TIME TO coxswains of. steam launches. SPEND IT. has been called to the gulatins concerning the blow- ing of steam whistles in the har- bour. These are to the effect that steamships may only use their whistles for the purposes of navigation and of giving necess- ary notice of approach to other vessels, when one prolonged blast of from four to six seconds

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The August Criminal Sessions have been postponed September 1.

Our week-ends seem to be fated. Of twelve since May 31, only three have been free of rain.

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BY MERCARTOR."]

FINE RUNNER.

SON OF A HONGKONG MAN:

remark-

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

"Third Trinity," which went At the Glasgow University How high. Exchange is going Athletic Club sports, J. B. Bell recently head of the iter at to touch is a question that is a son of Mr. W. D. Bell, of the bears a title that persies the un- Cambridge without much trouble agitating every one at present Taikoo Dockyard, who is now initiated, because Second Trinity The shortage of supplies and the Home on leave) distinguished pressing demand for silver have himself. He had four firsts to his cased to exist about 1876 It seems to have been established. until contributed mainly to the rising oredit. The Scots Pictorial, comcording to the rather confused price in the while metal. At the menting on the resuls, mentions records of early Cambridge present market rate of silver, the

another student, A. Brown-

ing, by some Old Westminsters. dollar should be worth about

well, ing as doing

who in 1826 brought with them 4க. 24

iz and

that ing

he was second at least

from the Thames to the Cam an of most. conviction

to Bell in the 100, 30, and is the bankers in Hongkong that

novelty. Old Etonians were ad......... Exchange will very shortly touch hurdles. He ran Bell to half a eight-pared boat, then an aquatic 4 and probably go machyard in the 100, and he also put mitted in the following year, and of gastro higher. If the demand continues, up stern opposition in the for- the club has ever since been con- and I do not see how it will abete fag. The best performance (says fined to oarsmen from these two public schools. Since Westmin- now that Germany has been the journal named) was Bell's 53 | opered up for trade, silver must secs, in the quarter, if the time-star rowing was spoiled by the

of course, is reliable, which is a building of the Thames Embank go up. The Chinese speculators subject on which there will be a

has practically are the only people who are diversity of opinion. If Bell only ment--though recently revived

managed to do the furlong in 25 Third Trinity

consisted of Old Etonians. It putting the market down. think that the rate is high enough secs. practically, it is difficult to and they buy forward from the believe he did the quarter in 58 furnishes numerous recruits for Banks. There are only a few Banks in Hongkong that trade secs. There's no concealing the the Varsity eight, and holds

fact, however, that Bell is a won-fine record at Henley. with the Chinese speculator. These Banks and banking institu- derfully fine runner, and would tionswhen they sell to the Chinese soon touch the term "great" were

duration shall be sounded. Saturday's health return shows This Itter limit is often very

one non-fatal CASO enteritis, the suffere being a proved in a case the other day. Chinese. Steam launches are the greatest sinners in this respect, and we hope that due notice will be taken

They

A. Tack and Co. are reducing of the warning now issued. The the prices of all their kodak films idea of these regulations, of (to the arterit of about 3 per course, is to prevent the making cent, an old prices), owing to the of unnecessary noises by craft in present high exchange. harbour: if they were given free licence to do as they pleased, The Atreus is leaving on pandemonium would very soon Thursday with a big batch of men prevail. But what is good for from the PG. . the Man- the water in this respect is good chester Regiment, and H. M. S. speculators buy from another he in a position to devote more one. time count on receiving

Kent instead of on Wednesday...

for terra firma as well, by which we mean to say that at present Our streets are far more noisy

Mr. R. E. Lindsell to-day places than they should be by reason of the unnecessary tooting sentenced a returned banishee to of motor-car horas. Some chauf-12 months' hard labour. The man feurs seem to take a peculiar was banished for life from the delight in ascertaining whether Colony. On his return he stole their horns are in proper working some clothing. order, with the result that they make our streets hideous with their incessant horn

These gentry need blowing.

Amongst the the passengers arriving on the Atsuta Maru, to- day, were M, W. T. Elson, of Messrs. Watson and Co., Ltd. and Mr. H. Summers, of Taikoo Dock Co., Ltd., who have been on active service.

Bank to cover. When the demand from the Chinese is exhausted the Exchange rate is bound to go up. The Indian Government has been in the market recentis. There has been a good monsoon in that country, and the Indian rate may go down a little bit. The rupee is already on the basis of 1s. 1. and quite soon it may slump to Is. 6d. or 1s. 8d.

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time to training.

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Foreign Office clerks could at

gratuities when a tresty' was.

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In some tips on the forthcoming ratified. The French Govern SA AA. "championships " arment sent 500 guiness to be Parkhead, the Scots Pictorial distributed among them when the Empress of Russia sent them mentioned Bell as likely to win Commercial Treaty of 1786 was It may also be mentioned th£1,000 to celebrate a similar event. the 220 yards, if confined to signed, and seven years later the talent pure and simple." Bell (who belongs to Bellabouston Of this the two Under Secretaries 10 yards took £300 apiece, and ten other Harriers) won the hurdles at the Glasgow Police officials split up £400 between Athletic Club sports, his time them. In the same month, June. being 2011;5 secs. He was also 1793, treaties were ratified with The demand for high-grade third in the 100 yards handicap Sardinia and Hesse. Sardinia.

Office to be told to go easy in this

made

Foreign OUT present of £500 and Hesse matter. It would be conducive

leather belting is increasing in final, in which he was very

sent £80. Our representatives to public comfort, too, if a uniform

Hongkong, and a keener Ameri-heavily handicapped. type of horn could be used by

can competition is expected. In

abroad profited in the same way. the past the bulk of this rom-

souff-box Sir William mo ors in our midst. At present

On Saturday evening whilst amodity has been supplied by

Hamilton received from the King there seems to be a regular craze

of Naples in September, 1793. for variety in this regard, all of Chinese seaman of the Water England. Japan ranking cond which adds to the confusion Police was boarding a Japanese and the United States third. We

cost only £500, though £1,000 was prevailing in our streets. Per-

steamer, lying in Wanchai Bay, imported last year £36,599 worth

allowed for it by the King. "This" Sir William complains. haps these two little matters he missed his footing a the of belting. could be dealt with. by the

fell into the harbour

"is the only perquisite that has gangway, and was drowned. His body has Automobile Association.

not so far been recovered.

The Ausaia Maru. commanded fallen to my lot in nearly thirty by Capt-in Inadzu, arrived in the years' residence; it is hard to be harbour at 7 a.m. with sixteen jokeved out of half its value.

practice of bestowing

Ltd. A PATRIOTIC ACTION.

BIRTHS. ANNETT. At their residence No. 17. The Bend, Shameen, Canton, on August 16th, to Mr. and Mrs. M. A Annett, a son.

BEATTIE-On the 18th inst.. at 131. The Peak, to Mr. and

MARRIAGE.

Mrs. M. P. Beatie, a son.

AGG CUMMING On July 1 at Eastboume, Lt. Col. Frederick John Gardner Arg. D.S.O., K.O.YL.1., to Mabel Beatrice, elder daughter of late Alee Cumming, Singapore.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 18. 1919.

WATCH THE GERMAN.

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The fact that Viscount Grey

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The British-American Tobacco Company (China), Limited is a name to conjure with in the Returning to the Colony by the Far East Day in and day out

JAPANESE PEACE DELEGATES. ARRIVAL IN HONGKONG TO-DAY.

The

bas consented to go to Washing-ss. Thongwe are a number of its advertisements are burat into Japanese delegates returning In 1831 our Government dropped

with marked

די.

Two men were caught with cordiality, and Mr. Bonar Law daggers in their possession. They struck the right note when he had just returned from San, expressed the Government's view Francisco. They were taken to that Lord Grey's patriotic action the Police Station and as they would be of the highest value appeared to be ordinary passen-

its influence

the .01 in

gers, they were allowed out on a relations between. the two

very nominal bail. of $15 each. Governments and peoples. The The men did not appear in Court word "patriotic" is well used in to-day." this connection, for most men

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THE CHINA SQUADRON.

rions arising out of peace, p-nding the Macedonian front, namely | conducted

in a sober but party includes Marquis Saionji. Presents and other countries

(bis son) 500n followed suit. the appointment of a permanant Messrs. Weston, Spiers, Young. enterprising spirit. It is interest- the Hon. Saionji

Admiral Take- Ambassador, will have been read Johnstone,

Rapley, Beck anding to study its progress, Last Mrs. Saionji.

General Nara. Dr. with feelings of general satisfac- Morley. They were 10 leare year its consumption of American shita

Dr. Katsunuma and tion throughout the Empire. The London on August 14th inst. leaf rose from 450 tierces and hogs | Myura, House of Commons hailed the

heads in the previous year to 400 others. They left Marseilles on announcement

fierces and hogabeads monthly, July 19th and called at Port while its consumption of Chinese Said. Colombo, and Singapore. The Hawkins will be manned and other tobacco went up to The delegates will get off at by a Chatham crew when she hoists the pennant at Chatham about 25,000 pounds against 10,000 Kobe

The Asuta Marni has been on the 24tb instant (says a Home pounds in 1917. The factory is now turning out about 200,- specially selected by the Japanese paper of July 10) for service as

to carry month, Government

the flagship of the China Squadron. 000,000 cigarettes an increase of nearly 30 per cent. delegates tome.

When the vessel came into

Warrant Telegraphist W. R. over the previous year. The capacity of the British-American harbour this morning a N. Y. E. Palk has been appointed to the Tobacco factory, which is con-launch with a party, including light cruiser Carysfort, selected placed in Lord Grey's circum- A Chinese who returned from stantly expanding the mechanical Mr. Yatsuda, the manager of the to proceed to the China Station, stances would lie back" and take banishment was to-day charged side of its business as well as N. Y K., and Consul-General and Warrant Telegraphist A. alongside and Dean has been appointed to the things easy rather than engage before Mr. N. L. Smith, who increasing its sales, has been Suzuki, went in work which is bound to be of sentenced him to six months enhanced by the addition of a received the delegates. The latter depot ship Tamar, Hongkong, for an arduous nature. This patriotic hard labour. Defendant was number of American machines afterwards repaired to the resid- service at the Wireless Telegraph statesman suffers from the disbanished for five years, and after during the year.

ence of Mr. Yatsuda to partake of Station, Singapore, where he will ability of being almost blind, but wandering about for four years,

breakfast. At 10 o'clock they be in charge. Mr. H. Blanden, in spite of that sad affliction, he be returned, thinking that he

Hongkong does a large export visited H. E. the Officer Ad- of the Naval Wireless Telegraph is stil anxious to serve his would be safe, but a

ministering the Government at Department, has been appointed contable trade in bristles. Last year country. He is perhaps our most with a good memory recognised

Government House. They leave to the depot ship Tamar for we exported 8,744 piculs of enthusiastic supporter of the

at six o'clock this evening for charge of the wireless station at hira, and arrested him.

bristles valued at £328,505 and and will

Kobe.

Hongkong League of Nations,

imported 3,820 piculs worth

Another batch of plenipotent- Two Chinese employed in the £149,854. The buying capacity aries headed by Baron Makino, the As yet, we have heard nothing official as to the attitude which therefore find a warm, welcome

The light cruiser "Capetown, who Dairy Farm were to-day charged of Great Britain for the Allies are to take regarding the return to their several countries among those Americans of the German business "man, a subject in which Hongkong is realise that the future peace of with fighting. They had aquarrel bristles still remains Paramount head of the Japanese delegates which was launched a few weeks

at Versailles, will pass through world depends 00 the over some club affairs, and it particularly interested. We published a few days ago, a statement the

to-day, although Japan and

mell Laird. Birkenhead, will be to the effect that the Huns who returned to the Fatherland from successful working of that great ended up with a fight. One of America are gradually becoming Hongkong next week. They will ago at the yard of Messr. Cam- China by the Atraus intended taking steps as son as possible to experiment. He showed great them armed himself with two possible rivals. Hongkong is an arrive by the steamer Shidzucks

completed and commissioned in naturalise themselves in a neutral country, say Denmark, and, tact and diplomacy as Foreign daggers. Both men

important centre for bristles, but Mara, another N.Y.K.b at.

the course of a couple months or clothed in their new nationality, to come East once again. We can Minister when war broke out by Mr. N. L. Smith $5 or ten Central Chins and Hankow are

so. The Capetown is of the "C" well believe that, for Germany is not exactly the place at this and strore might and main todays on the first charge. The accorded the honour of being

type, has a displacement of 4,190 the leading centre particular moment in which anybody would deliberately choose to prevent the upheaval. Had he second defendant was fined $10

tous, a horse-power of 40,000, reside, whilst German nationality will not be a thing to boast about been listened to, war could have or 14 days for having the dag-bristle production. The bristles

which will give her a speed of 29 different comprise

varieties, for the next generation or two. The Hua, as soon as he is able, will averted. In a time of crisis-hegers on him.

knots. She will carry five 6-in. which are chiefly clasified

H.K.D.C. COMPETITION: be making again for his old haunts and he is sure to attempt to served his nation well; he will

guns, all mounted on the centre now serve the Empire in calmer At the Offices of the Union by white and black. The supply The final of the Rink Competi-line, and a couple 3 in anti- cover his identity by taking on neutral nationality. In future we

Insurance Society of Canton, of bristies in China is great when tion in connection with .the shall have to look out for. bim amongst the ranks of the Scandinav- and better days.

aircraft guns and torpedo equip Ltd., in London, on 4th July, it is remembered that hog meat Machine Gun Coy. H.K.D.C. ians and other peoples who were neutral during the war.

ment of eight tubes. Her water handsome presentation of silver is the principal animal food with was played during the week-end line and vital parts are protected There is anther sphere in which the Germans will also attempt

A French telegram to hand on plate was made to Mr. H. C. the Chinese. At the present on the green of the Kowloon by 3-in armour belting and plates, to camouflage themselves, namely in the realm of shipping. One of the American marine publications calls attention to the fact that Saturday showed what the Paris Saunders on his retirement from time, almost all the bristles in Cricket Club. Capt. Wright's and the latest appliances for fire while the German Government by the Peace Treaty apparently is authorities are doing to stop Pro the underwriting chair. The Central and North China are team won a close game, at the control working of her guns are stripped of its merchant marine and must restore by building new fiteering. Prices have been fixed presentation was made by Mr. H. vessels many of the craft destroyed by the U-boats, Germany in fact for foodstuffs and these have to P. Holyoak, the chairman of the brought to Hankow for sale. The last head by one point.

collection of bristles from the will have a secret merchant marine operating in its interest and for be prominently displayed in the board of the directors at the head 8007ce8" of production is its benefit. It says the Germans really on many vessels that fly shops. This action by the Go office in Hongkong, who was generally done by natives of neutral flags and also that Germans have made heavy investments ernment we are told, will check accompanied by Mr. C. Montague those places who forward their

The statement is profiteering, thus reducing the Ede, the general manager of the bristles to the marts for sale. in shipbuilding plants in various countries.

cost of living. That is why we society, who is also on a visit to - undoubtedly true, although the paper's declaration that the "neutral"

ships owned by Germans to-day represent 500,000 tons may be an gave it the caption A Tip to London. There were also pre- overestimate. There are various ships flying the American flag that Hongkong." Now, what Paris can sent the chairman and members are German-owned. The authorities at Washington and at Londondo it ought to be possible for of the London committee mem have full knowledge of this fact. There is one group of ships of Hongkong to accomplish. One bors of the staff. American registry that is- German-owned. It will be interesting of our Government officials says

CHECKING PROFITEERING.”

were fined

of

U.S. PROHIBITION. Chicago, July 2-Only one arrest was recorded at the South

The "War Miner" was launch-Clark Street police station last

LAWN BOWLS.

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The teams were as follows:--

Pte. Stewart Pte. Wylie

Pte. Jack.

Lt Suitor.. CS.M. Duncan C.Q.M.S. Petley Pte. Simpson Capt. Wright

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sent to the China Station when

being installed. The machinery is of the twin-screw, single-geared turbine type, with a cruising turbine for low economical speed. The Capetown is the last of several of the "C" cruisers built at Laird's yard, all of which have successfully gone through their trials and are now under the White Ensign or in reserve await- ing commission.

A naval and military corres

to note how the British and American Governments act in relation we cannot stop profiteering. Will

A cargo boat was lying off the to them. Early in the war the British blacklisted these vessels he admit that we can check it? If ad at 11.15 am. on Saturday from night, as against an average of after collecting evidence of how the "American" who poses as their so, cannot, the list of current the building yard of the Taikoo more than 200 a night. Lient, Praya in Kennedy Town loaded pondent writes: According to the principal owner and managing director obtained the money to prices be converted into a list of Dockyard and Engineering Co. McMahon, in command of the with rice when three men in a new arrangements the North being district, which Had large scalling boat came alongside and America Station will link up finance the purchase of the craft. The Germans have control or official maximum prices? The the naming ceremony partial control of shipbuilding plants in Norway, Sweden, Spain, machin ry is in existence already gracefully performed by Miss barber of saloons until yester- stole a bag of rice. They were with the China Station in the Moxon as the vessel commenced day, said that in the old days" seen and the alarm was given. patrol of the Pacific. The North and elsewhere. It will be a difficult matter for the Allies to prevent Why not set it working again?

to move down the ways. This the station had, housed at many Sergeant Clark, in a Police America Squardron will comprise the Germans from utilising these plants. They are pretty well camouflaged through dummy ownership.

vessel is the second of the 8,000 ja 300 prísanets a night). “Clean-launch, who was in the vicinity, four "C" light craisers Calcutta AVIATOR BURKED TO DEATH.tou deadweight standard steamers ing the district" which is the weds to give assistance. When fagship af Vice-Admiral Sir Hempstead, L. L, July 2being built by the Company to southern half of the ewn til hand-the men saw the launch coming, Trevelyan Na

two of them jumped into the Coonts Lieut. Jules Biscayart, an avia the order of the Ministry of Ship: ness section, used to som

ons from "doorways and water and made their escape, squa rned to death here ping The fint vessel, the War up per

Datter will run her stritis a

Jas the danie to put German-owned tersela under American thinten, the coal sóngnals of Germany, handied the Wilwaukee- gentlemen palad méricana, did in this sin person elected a

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