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NOTES & COMMENTS.

| OUR SMALL COINS.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER

DAY BY DAY.

BE SURE TOU ARE RIGHT

BUT DON'T BE TOO SURE THAT EVERYBODY ELSE, IS WRONG.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Dyer Ball left yesterday by the Kamo Maru for Home. '\.

The premium on subsidiary coins is causing residents a deal of annoyance just at present, for no-one likes having five cents knocked off every dollar note that The tenders to the money-changer. A few years ago. the situa- tion was quito the reverse- Mr. John Vincent Braga, the but then there were no_com-well-known local cricketer, re- plaints. for the commission turned by the Korea Maru obtainable on the presentation yesterday.

of notes was regarded as SO much extra mones. We even know of cases in which residents

Mr. and Mrs. K. H.Digby are passengers for Hongkong by the Kaga Maru, which left London last month.

changed big notes into coins in Brown Brandy order to secure the discount, and then paid their compradores bills daily with small silver! Those were the days when certain of our companies, notably Tramway Company, were badly hit. The Government then took steps to bring coins nearer their We par value, and succeeded.

Yesterday's health -return cannot therefore see that the shows six cases of enteric (four present situation is beyond fatal) and five of gastro-enteritis

1894.

1919.

HONGKONG. TWENTY- FIVE YEARS AGO,

(Compiled from the "Husg kong

Telegraph" files for week ending September 7, 1894.)

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THE DOLLAR.

September 3-The rate of the Dollar, on demand to-day, is 2s.

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WES A very

CHINESE TENNIS AMBITIONS.

HONGKONG PLAYER'S

VIEWS.

TO-DAYS MISCELLANY

A pleasant and gracious task was performed recently by Mr. Edmund Gosse, C.B., in inaugurat- ing the Hawtboruden Prise at literary gathering at Essex Hall

A reader sends us the following from the London Daily Sketch--

"China now has tens of thou-This prize of £100 is to be bestow- sands of tennis players and one ed annually by Miss Alice War of these days I hope we shall render upon the author of what is have a Davis Cup team."

judged by a committee to be the

of The speaker was Lock Wei who most distinguished work wields a racquet so deftly that he imaginative literature in English, won the handicap singles at Nor- either prose or poetry, published wood on Saturday and will be during the preceding twelve heard of in more important events months. The only condition is that the author should not be over before he is done.

10-years of age. The winner of the prize awarded yesterday is Mr. Edward W. Shanks.

QUEEN'S COLLEGE REOPENS.

September, 3-Queer's College, which was closed about two He is the son of Sir Wei Yuk, months

owing to the K.C.M.G., one of the leading Professor Danenberg returned plague, re-opened this morning. citzens of Hongkong, and he is large spending a holiday studying lawn the to the Colony yesterday by the There

and new tennis as it is played in England. Korea Maru. He is to resume attendance of old

pupils. The absence of a few

TENNIS OUSTS AK ANCIENT · his piano lessons this month.

old boys, both European

GAME Eurasian, was noted, but that is

My countrymen have taken accounted for by the fact a brisk to this pastime in a way that local demand for fairly well they have never done to any educated youths has sprung up of other European game," Mr. Wei late, as clerks and interpreters to

told me.

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action of any sort. It may (two fatal). All were Chinese. be, as the Colonial Treasurer says,

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HOW

His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has appointed Mr. James Arthur Edward Bullock, M.BE tem porarily to act as Clerk of Council.

a matter of supply and demand.

Shipping Companies are notifi- But the question is whether thereed that manifests of "through"

sufficient subsidiary

cargo need no longer be rendered coins in circulation in the Colony to the Imports and Exports Office. If not, cannot the deficiency be remedied? It is well known that huge quantities of small coin have been exported to adjacent territory and it is believed much that of this has been melted down because of the appreciated value of silver. Exportation is now pro- All communications intended for publication should be address-hibited, but it cannot be totally His Excellency the Officer ed to the Editor."

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prevented and, in any case, the Administering the Government coin which has been melted down has appointed Mr. Philip Jacks, will never come back. The need to act as Crown Solicitor, during The rate of subscription to "The Hongkong Telegraph is $36 seems to be for more coin. If the absence on leave of Mr.

fresh supplies were secured, con- George Herbert Wakeman.

Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which requires them to forward their names and addresses with communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication, but as an evidence of their bona fides.

Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.

per annum. (Payable in Advance.)

The rate per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscrip-taining less silver than the pre- tions for any period less than one month will be charged as for a full month.

Shameen, Canton, who are our agents there.

BIRTH.

be

sent coin, and thus making melting less worth while, the situation would" presumably be remedied.

A SHIPPING MATTER.

A suggestion has been made to us that there is one respect in

which Hongkong might very well

On 5th September at Shorncliffe" No.1, Garden Road, the are made at the Customs wharf wife of Mr, P. M. Nolasco de silvama daughter.

The name of Antonio Bernardo de Sousa, King Edward Hotel, Hongkong, Licentiate of Medicine and Surgery of the Bombay University, has been added to the list of medical practitioners.

His Majesty the King has been pleased to approve the appoint ment of the Hon. Mr. E. V. D.

Tenders

and

The longest shot for the King's Prize at Bisley has been reduced to 600 yards, and only the regula- tion Lee-Enfield. is to be used. This is the outcome of war er perience, and it would be inter- esting to have an authoritative declaration as to the maximum perform the duties of youths who "In Southern China especially range at which our rifle fire was have either become victims of the it has become easily the most effective. "It was a question we plague or wandered so far afield

amusement used to discuss much out there” popular outdoor when the plague panic set in here Some think it comes naturally to (writes a correspondent), "and I that they have been unable to find us, because for many centuries never heard claim being made their way back to their old haunts the Chinese have played games for more than 200 yards, though in these realms of the blest. The based on the same principles as our rifies had a range of umpteen

C.M.G. Academy reopens to lawn tennis

thousand. Indeed, the deadliest "There is an ancient game, shooting was probably at Neuve morrow.

the 2nd Rifle- played from time immemorial, | Chapelle,” when September 4.-Owing to the something like your modern Bad- Brigade held their fire until the is played with Hun counter-attack was 40 yards inroads caused by white arts and several of the tiles being "shuttlecocks, and demanding aaway, and then, seeing the white

them 15 rounds rapid.” the roof, the Yaumati" police ready unison or hand and eye and of the enemy's eyes, we gave station will shortly be supplied with a new roof, the old one threatening to fall in and crash to death some of the finest Policenien in creation.

WHITE ANTS.

using

minton, that

quick thinking.

"We are, of course, children at

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lawn tennis at present, in com parison with you English. But

Business men who want to open? we are enthusiastic and pains-up trade with Japan will be en- taking, and perhaps you may have ta go to Peking to win the Davis Cup some day--if not soon.

Mr. Wei in doubles plays in partnership with S. C Wu, a Chinese chum.

couraged to hear that our Eastern Ally was never so prosperous and never had so much money to spend abroad as to day, writes the "Diarist," of the EveningStandard. This is on the authority of Mr. E.. F. Crowe, C.M.G., commercial

A RICKSHAW STRIKE. The "Hongkong Telegraph" is delivered free when the addressee

September 5Yesterday after- is accessible to messenger. Peak subscribers „can have their copies

A SKILFUL PAIR. noon, almost all of the rickshaw delivered at their residences without any extra charge. On copies

coolies knocked off work owing

"I have played since I was sent by post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage.

to the new rule being put into twelve years old, and annually Single Copies, Daily, ten cents.

force that every "ricky" must appeared in the Hong Kong: Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a fixed period will be continued until countermanded.

in Japan. America is now out have the number of his license tournaments. Recently, I have counselor to the British Embassy

ад engineer Student

chiei competitor. While British The "Hongkong Telegraph" is now on sale at and will

clearly marked on the back of his been jacket. The objection to the at the Boston (Massachusetts) delivered to subscribers by the Dairy Farm Company, Ltd., take a lesson from Shanghai: that Parr to be an Unofficial Member enforcement of such a rule is pre-Technical College and helped Mr exports to Japan have dropped from £12,000,000 în 1913 to is, in regard to public exhibition of of the Legislative Council during posterous for it entails no hard. H. Brockman win the U.S.A.

£7,000,000, America's exports to the names of steamers entering the absence on leare of the Hon. ship or extra expense to the Inter-Collegiate Championship. Japan have grown from £5,000,- and leaving the port. In the North Mr. P.H. Holyoak.

drawers of these useful vehicles Bates College were our opponents 000 to £42,000,000. One problem ern Settlement, such intimations

and it is a distinct advantage to in the final.

with which the British exporter marked "Officers' residents

others and

bas to cope is the unblushing way on the Bund, so that residents

the Japanese manufacturers im- can at a glance see whether Quarters (below "Tenderagee")", rickshaws. any particular ship in which will be received at the Colonial

itate Western trade marks. The they happen to be interested has Secretary's Office until noon of

teach the Japanese nothing in heathen Chinese can evidently. A reader Tuesday, the 23rd inst., for the. arrived or departed.

that direction, as witness the fact. urges that the authorities here formation of sites for three houses

that there are, Mr. Crowe declar might follow suit, by getting and tennis courts, and the con- 100-foot road

ed. se many brands of Japanese chalked up on a board at, say struction of

Scotch whisky (known 88 Blake Pier, such daily informa (length about 450 lin. yards)

Osake Scotch) as can be found in tion. So far 28

are immediately below the sites. mails

England and Scotland put concerned, the Post Office already

together. But even in this direc- announces incoming and depart-

tion the Japanese is learning that it is better to offer good goods of - his own make than imitate those of his European competitors. T

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1919.

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IS LABOUR BECOMING SANER?

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THE CHEAPEST WAY.”

September 16" Why, Jennie.

all girls? vou married, of "Yes, my dear. It is these

frocks that book over the shoulder. I couldn't do it me self and I couldn't afford a maid" "As it was in the beginning."

Passengers who left yesterday

KOWLOON WATER SUPPLY. ing steamers, but the suggestion by the Empress of Russia includ-

September, 16:-We bear that DOW made is that theed Major L. Cass-1, Lt. Col. G. B. Harbour Office

authorities Crisp, Mr. J. A. Beattie, Mr. W. the laying down of water-pipes at might cause το be dis- Farmer (of Canton), Mr. W. M. Kowloon is nearey finished and played daily, in the centre of the Humphreys, Mr. C. P. James, that within three months from It would appear from the latest telegrams to hand that the town, lists of all boats arriving Mr. R. F. Mattingley, Mr. D. now a constant supply of water Labourites at Home are becoming a little more sane and rational and sailing. The matter would McMurray, Mr. Eldon Potter, from the reservoir at Yaumati in their outlook. The Miners' Executive Committee has just made be quite easy were the Harbour Mr. W. P C. Trafford, and Mr. will be available necessity that the residents have, for a long time a series of recommendations which have been approved by the Office situated in a central loce- and Mrs. C. C. Hickling.

been badly in want of. [Yes, and Miners' Federation. It is true that these demands are not very ❘tion, as it chright to be, but even as mild in character, since they embrace the decision to press for things are, it would surely, be

still are!-Ed..H:K,T.] nationalisation of the mining industry, but what is important to note possible to make some such is that an official statement accompanying the recommendations arrangement as is suggested. says it is not intended at present to use industrial pressure to attain these enda In other words, the miners' organisations have agreed

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on a general policy and for the time being at any rate they intend WATCH THE GERMANS. to further it by methods less revolutionary than "direct action It looks as if the constitutionalists" are getting increasingly

Some couple of weeks ago, we argued in a leading article that Germany, though a beaten nation, would need to be carefully watch. d in the future. Recently, Afr.

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Their style is that of the best American teams, and with the knowledge of strategy that comes with experience. they will be

difficult to beat.

SHORTHAND..

ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE RESULTS.

The following are the names of

"

At a time when an influential

the candidates who passed their Pitman's Shorthand Examinations committee, under the presidency of Professor John Newbolt, is last May:--

First Class-Sirdar Ramjahn, considering the furtherance of Cecil J. Guingam, Paul Wong. the study of English in our Second Class.-Tong Chun schools and institutions, the Canng (1st), Yang Kai Yip (2nd), following letter speaks for itself, Paul Wong (3rd), Luke Tang Yee writes a correspondent of the Yuen, Lawrence Tean Nam Fong, Westminster Gazette. Dear old Minoru One, Morio. Umemoto, Thing,-Sorry not to have seen. Abdul R. Azan, Leung Tang you-last Saturday, but I had a Cheong, Charles F.S. Pau, Arturo little stant on at Hornsey- de Jesus, Stanley H. Garrod, J. E. absolutely a pukka do mapteen Noronha, Alberto Tavares, Cecil girls and no end of doings. Dear The managing partner of a No. J. Guingam, A. G. Abbas, Joseph old Ponko (who was with me in pictures depicting the most recent 274. Des Voeux Road Central, Chan Kwok Leong. Anthony A. Egypt) blew in later. We jazzed

For to-morrow night a treat has been arranged by the enter- prising

of management

the Victoria Theatre. The third and fourth episodes of "The Lightning Raider," featuring Pearl White, will be released and the string and from the s... Venezuela will play a capital selection of music. There is a big collection

of

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ARMED ROBBERY:"

Scott Harston, in dealing with at Home and in America, which eight

happenings on the Continent, reports that at 2.30 this morning, Gil, Michael Loh Kung Tsao.

interest.

to

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TRADE IN CHINA.

HONGKONG PROFESSOR'S

VIEWS.

influential in Labour circles, which, if it be true, is good news.

Although the recent Labour Conference at Southport supported the principle of " direct action," the Chairman frankly stated that few responsible leaders approved of such a policy, but he did more

till 4 ack emma, and then kipped or nine men entered than that he told the delegates that if they were constitutionalists, the fiscal question, took the op-should prove of the greatest

on the floor. Hope you are in his

shop in two's and

the pink, old Bean, and not feel- believing in political action, it was both unwise and undemocratic.

portunity to dissent from the

three's. After taking food,

ing too much of an onion at because they failed to get a majority at the polls in the General view held in some quarters

they produced revolvers and

home! Did you click for a rise? Election, to turn round and demand the substitution of industrial that Germany is incapable of action. As to the reason why the Labourites did not get a majority at further mischief, and asserted that

The gadget is to barge in on the Mr. John J. Cunningham, of knives, and confined all the fokis in the kitchen. One of the the polls, he stated that it was because "tens of thousands of Trade in accepting the peace terms Washington, D. C.. has arrived in robbers seized him by bis singlet,

Chief right away at the double Unionists and their wives must have voted for candidates other Germany merely assented to the

Colony the

in fact. Cold feet are no good the to assume

and demanded the key of the than Labour candidates." That, as a Home paper says, "was no letter and was far from identifying duties of Vice

Consul of

for bringing in the dough. If the over-statement of the case; the number of Trade Unionists and herself with the spirit of those the United States, attached safe. Having handed over the

At a meeting of the Empire Chief is inclined to jb tell hiru key, he was tied up in the their wives who did not vote for Labour candidates must have been terms. Even since the signing the American

Trade and Industry Committee of to put a sock in it These old Consulate kitchen. The robbers, remained the Royal Colonial Institute on buffers cut no ice with me, and. counted in millions. The Trade Union Congress boasts a member of General Mr. Cunningham is ship of fully four millions. The total Labour vote at the last General of the Treaty, we have had more accompanied by Mrs. Cunning in the place for 20 minutes, and July 25, Professor C. A. Middleton you can put your buttons on Percy -Election was less than two and a half millions. Adding in the wives paying scant heed to the terms ham. He has had two year when they left, the safe was found Smith of Hongkong University, that he won't get wind up.. I've who are not members of the Trade Union Congress, it is perfectly laid down. The latest example service in the United States to have been ransacked, and $710stated that the spring on trade been sweating on the top line

stolen therefrom. clear that the Labour or Socialist candidates at the General on these lines was that which was Navy during the great

and commerce which had arisen for a big push up the scale for One of the fokis was slighander the shelter of the Union three months now; and am fod. Election failed to secure several million votes in working-class reported a couple of days ago, to war, practically eil Buch households. These facts prove that if Labour is politically impothe effect chup the makers of the period having been spent in stabbed in the arm, by one of the Jack in Hongkong had begun to up to the back teeth. Shall ent and that has been the argument used in support of industrial new German Constitution have France, Great Britain, and the robbers.

irrigate the whole of China, and grease off and and have a dekku The police bave been successful its 'impotence arises from the failure of the Labour Party to had the effrontery to stipulate for waters adjacent thereto. This is

all that was needed in that huge abroad if chances are napoo. undeveloped market of 400 million There are some bonza jobs out secure the support of the working-class vote for its policy, and Austrian representation on the the first visit of Mr. and Mrs. in arresting one the robbbers.

beople was education, in order East I hear. London is getting The British political system is democratic; the franchise is that the Peace Treaty prohibits

Imperial Council, despite the fact Cunningham to the Far East.

that they might learn the uses of me down a bit and I feel like practically manhood suffrage, with a large body of women electors Germany interfering in Austrian The American Consul General The Hon Treasurer of the manufactured goods. After that cutting it all out. Take it from in addition. In a country run on autocratic lines, in which the affairs. This is sufficient to show has received instructions from Society of St. Vincent de Paul, the demand for them would me I shan't be fooling round this people have an inadequete voice in the election of their Parliament that the Germana still have Washington indicating that for bege to acknowledge the receipt necessarily follow. Further, to old town much longer. Don't aty representatives, there might be some excuse for supplanting intrigues in mind, but beyond all the present, at least, Chinese wines of a donation of $10 from an necessary that people in this

very forget Tuesday, any old how Can you scrounge any doings? pol by "direct action"; but in the United Kingdom resort to extra-it demonstrates that the Hups and similar products can be shipp

anonymous donor. political methods for, the attainment of political ends is indefensible, still look upon Treaties as scrape ed through the United States to

country should pay attention It's up to you, See you 7 pip 10 such matters &5 com emma at the Troc. Mean to knock revolutionary and anarchic.

Central At the Southport Conference, Mr. of paper. However, the Allies Cuba, Mexico," and

Seven Chinese men and one munications with the Far East off two bottles of the best. Er Henderson indicated that if this doctrine were supported, some of are having no nonsense with the America, there being no law

were charged them would have to decide whether they could, remain within a Germans; they have intimat-

to interfere with woman at present

today and systematic propaganda in pect I eball got a raspberry from in fevour of British the old Oojah if I arrive (with party which they believed was going to ruin and disas er. Others ed in unmistakable language, the shipment, in transit, of before. Mr. N. L. Smith with China

the milk) blotto. Never mind, suppontet bân. Mr. Clymes saying that" to strike for political objects that if the objectionable such goods between points out attempting to export small coins interests." would be heading for civil war and would be a blow, not at the

States. out of the Colony. Mr. Smith During the discussion, a mat-Tve not had a backshes binge for grovision is not rascinded side of the United: Government, but at Democracy. Men like Mr. Clynes, Mr. Header in a fortnight, more of the Rhins. The United States Treasury told the interpreter to tell them ter which was touched on was years! By the way, Tue, A son ante Themes, the "constitutionalists, are too level-headed and will be occupied by Allied authorities have declined to that there was a great shortage the infringement by Japanese not a posh affair-tni to associate themselves with such an unprincipled doctrine as

direct action. They suffered a reverse in the voting at the South- troops. This should bring the express an opinion as to the of small coins in the Colony. He firms of British trade marks in to swing anything like that on port, Conference, but they were not beaten. The latest attitude of uns to their senses. It is clear full effect of recent legisla-also told them that when they got China We have no agreement you. Now de blow States back they were to tell their with China in this respect, and Bean, or I shall torn that we shall have to watch the tion in the United the miners seems to show that the seed which these saner Labourites Germans to the very end. They upon such shipments. It is under friends not to export small coins. it was said that a great deal of

Bearing fruit. Let us hope that we have turned the evade the terms, and wriggle stood that Congress will enact the Mr. Smith added As it is the this infringement goes on, al- and hat this wiser resolve will permeate the future, policy

We bellers will pay them. We know it will and baggle to the close of the necessary legislation during the first time you will not be fined, but though representations are being so don'

l the money will be confiscated." constantly made on the subject. nd political reyolution::doc

from no other cause.

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foster this it was

as to push the