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MENT ALWAYS THINK YOU IN- FELLIGENT FE YOU LISTEN, DULL IF YOU TALE, WHICH REALLY WEANS THAT THEY LOVE TO TELL"] (ST ONE WHO KNEW HIM WELL) YOU THEIR GRIEVANCES BUT HATE TO HEAR YOURS.

To-day

New Year.

How you heard the news?

ANNUA

SOCIETY

The annual meeting of the above Society is to be held at the

the Mahomedan Neil Lamont's dead: Aye, dead City Hall on the 30th Inst., at 5.50 and buried, poor chap, and the Pm when the following repart hills and valleys of the Newwill be presented :— Territory will know him no

of the King of Denmark.

To-morrow is the 49th birthday

For the sake of British Influence in the Far East, it is sincerely to be hoped that the appeal now being made for an additional million and half dollars on behalf of the University of Hongkong will meet with all success. "It has long been known that the work of our University has been sadly hampered in the past because of financial difficulties. This will be readily "understood when we recall. that it has not had the advantage of big endow- ments as have most Universities at Home and elsewhere. More money will mean more develop ment, and as this seat of learning grows and expands, so will it In preparation for the arrival attract more students to its doors. of Sir Reginald Stubbe, That the University has extriumphal arch is being erected ercised functions of the utmostat the Prays entrance of Statue benefit to Young China there Square.

The Colonial Secretariat in forms us that Shanghai has with drawn quarantine restrictions against Bongkong.

more.js

Never again, at the midnight hour on some lonely hill path. will the prowling fox or wildest be startled by the swift-passing footsteps of Neil, or the sunrise surprise him returning from a long night-patroladown the aTaipo Valley,

can be no doubting. *It's existence has meant that a We are advised by the Colonial University education has beer Secretariat that Shanghai has brought to China's very doors, been declared to be no longer enabling her youths to imbibe the infected, and quarantine restrict- best of Western learning without ions have been withdrawn by the the necessity of going to foreign Hongkong Government. lands, and there becoming more

All communications intended for publication should be address-Hongkong University has been ed to the Editor.

Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.

Neil of the lion heart, grim and Never again. Neil Lamont's Dead!

silent Nail, kind and conthy Neil. Ochone, ochone," Neil Lamont's dead 1

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Your Committee have pleasure in presenting to you the repart and statement of accounts for the The balance at the credit of the year ending. Sist August, 1919. Society now stands at H.K. $3, 84864, to which must be added the sum of Straite $6,996.91 at our credit with the Hongkong and South China War Savings Asso ciation, as against HK. $3,107,4

last year. and Straits 36,723.39 respectively

On St. Andrew's Day, there was

Brasil, Gra “Heather Day” Celebration in

twenty years ago when Neil and successful and after defraying all

the morning followed by a Fair Kent Gerrard, My memory wanders back These functions were eminently

Following were Wolfe, Captain Superi fall of the joy of living, tramp expenses a total sum of H.K. 862A.S.P, Sergeant

Police and Mz ed the hills and valleys of the 243.26 was realised. In conjunct Hoare, Cockle, Clack New Territory together. It mat-tion with the above, a War Bond or less denationalised. Here We are asked to contradict tered not, to us, whether the Drawing was held under the

Eanigan, Murphy, Farbe Bond, Spaar, Dick also they have been brought into the statement made in to-day's weather were wet or fine, for Auspices of the Society which contact with British ideals and, Daily Press that Sir Charles whether the days were hot or the realised HK. $71,396.59 after Cave, Grant, and deta

Keneally, Caygill so far as one of the most Ejot left Shanghai last nights cold. Not a path bat meeting prizes and all expenses. important Faculties goes, with week en route for London. Sir saw us; not a village but knew The total amount obtained from European Indiana British machinery. This latter Charles is at present in Hongkong

constables. Inspecto point is of the utmost importance and will remain here for some

these sources, together with when we reflect on the future time as Vice Chancellor of the Neil be got to talk about himself, less than H.K. $134,695.60 The the Cemetery. The Rev.

On rare occasions only, could interest thereon, amounted to no and Brasil acted as

Angus, Grant

industrial development of China University.

and seldom did he repeat any equivalent of this sum, vi Moyle performed the From every standpoint, the

personal story he might care to £21,443. 12. 23., has been remitted Among the A Chinese was to-day charged tell. At odd times he would to Sir Charles Addis · pending tributes were wre doing a fine work. What it has Mr. R. E. Lindsell with unlawful relate some incident in his early allocation to some deserving in accomplished is but a tithe of possession of 20 taels of opium. career before joining the Hong-stitution, or institutions, in Scotland Severn,

following His what it can do when better Defendant admitted being in kong Police. Briefly told his life land. Your Committee would. Wolfe as pes The rate of subscription to "The Hongkong Telegraph" is $36 equipped. That is why money is passion of it, but gave the old story is as follows:

explain that these funds would Melbourne, Me per annum. (Payable in Advance.)

needed, Let us hope that the excuse of its being given to him The rate per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscrip-response to the recent appeals by two men to carry. Mr. Lind-shire, where his father

Born at Gairloch, Ross have been disposed of earlier, ASP Captain W tions for any period less than one month will be charged as for a will be in every sense adequate.sell imposed a fine of $2,000, or

owing to many Hospitals being Manager and Staff of t schoolmaster, Neil;

in process of demobilisation, Canton Railway, Eur WIRELESS FOR SHIPS.

ight months' hard labour. tarely eighteen, ran away from was considered advisable to await ders of the Victor less Telegraphy. Bill, whose The Merchant Shipping Wire-

home and listed in the Seaforth concrete recommendations from Police Station Mas sponsor in the House of Lords is charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell afterwards drafted to "India and

Two Chinese were to-day Highlanders. He was shortly a sub-committee composed of Sir Station Less Ser

Charles Addis, Masas, C.B. Roses, Staff of Lord Somerleyton, acting on with trespassing on Crown land. was in the Chitral Expeditionary

G. Murray Stewart, D. Landale, Rxport Office, of considerable importance to these men went on Crown landing owing to his being in Hospital now in London, behalf of the Government, is one A European Sergeant said that Force, but saw none of the fight D. Macdonald and B. Sutherland Station, Ind

Chinese Staf visions of this Bill, every sea-wich was afterwards sold to the seven years in the Seaforths, he during the year in assisting a Services Lodg

Under the pro-and collected polluted water, with enteric fever. After serving "The sum of $150 was expanded Royal Naval going British ship registered in ships in the harbour. The case was discharged at Aldershot and distressed Scotsman. the United Kingdom, being a was adjourned till to-morrow.

Inspectors of joined the Hongkong Police late Your Committee deeply record Chinese Dete passenger steamer or a ship of

in 1897.

the death of W. C. Jack, D. R. Chinesa Staff, Land age when in I first met him, in Weir, and Dr. H. Macfarlane. Chief Inspector Altho' Neil was but 25 years of Shaw, J. Flynn Anderson, John Detective Insp 1898, his hair was already grey. Mr. Jack was one of the oldest and fx Watt Ins ed, I asked the reason for this he always manifested the keenest Angus, Inspector When we became better acquaint members of the Society in which and Macdonald,

he told me the following startling premature greyness and, in reply, interest..

Inspector Arn Mrs. Cashman. I story

Nineteen new Members joined the Society during the year and Miss Wildin, Inspectors India, with enteric fever, be to give their assistance by bring Sergia. Cave, Murph

Davitt, Inspector in it is hoped Members will continue Gerrard, Sergh and Hospital

given up for

deaning forward new names. There Sergt. and Mrs. Grim

full month

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BIRTH.

this Colony.

THURSFIELD-At No. 135, The Peak, to Mr. and Mrs. R. P. upwards, must be provided with Alice Memorial and Affiliated Thursfield, a daughter, 24th September, 1919.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

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THE GYMKHANA

1,600 tons gross tonnage, or The Hon. Treasurer of the a wireless telegraph installation Hospitals begs to acknowledge and must maintain a wireless with thanks the telegraph service which must donations to the funds of the following be at least sufficient to comply Hospitals Mr. Chau Chung with the rules made under this Pang. $50; Mr. Li Yau Chun, $50; Act, and must also be provided Mr. Lo Chap Shan, $50; Mr. Yuen with one or more certified Hang Kui, $50; Mr. Leung Yan HONGKONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1919. operators and watchers. The Fo. $50; Mr. Lo Shui Hoi, $50;

Hauroto disaster makes it im- Messre Wo Fat Shing, $50. perative for the Government to THE CONTROL OF RENTS.

legislate that every seagoing Though the British Home mail The hospital orderly came and are numerous Scotsmen in the and Mrs. Faroes vessel be equipped with a wireless is almost a month overdue and measured him for his rough coffin installation. It may be interest many firms cannot obtain deli-the while Neil lay helpless in be glad to join if the matter was Sergt. Hoare, Ser From the attitude taken up by the Colonial Secretary in aning to mention that on the At-very of cargo owing to absence of bed, brain and mind alert,yet. brought to their attention. interview with him which we published yesterday, it is apparent antic the high-power stations are receipt of invoices, it is expected physically incapable of even

Calliford, Sergt. and Mrs. Sergt. and Mrs Willis that there is little hope of the Government stepping in and con- all owned by a private company, that the R. M. S.-Empress of opening an eyelid. Later, at M. Smith has very generously Clarke, Messrs. Wi

The widow of the late Mr. J. Mrs McKay, Bergt trolling rentals of household property. Mr. Fletcher admits that the naval stations being entirely Asia, due this morning, will fulfil night, the orderly and an assist deposited with the Hongkong and hart, C. Hall, J. Eldred there would be no insuperable difficulties in the way of instituting separate, and, further, the work- the deficiency, says the N. "Cant came to place him in his Shanghai Banking Corporation Chambers and others. some measure of control, but he argues that the increases are not ing of these high-power commer- Daily News (Shanghai) of the coffin, when his agony of mind, Bonds for £500-300 War Loan alarming, and on this and other grounds he does not see any cial stations does not in any way 20th inst. This vessel is due in justification for the Government "butting in."!

at his quoted may, in the main, be correct, but we have heard of advances Should such steps be necessary,

awful situation, gave 1929/47 in the name of the Society. The figures he interfere with naval working. Eongkong to-morrow (Friday). Neil sufficient strength to It is Mrs. Smith's wish that only which go far beyond those cited. But the point we have all along as in a state of war, these stations

open his eyes. By doing so the interest be used, yearly and taken is that, bad as the position now is, it is likely to become worse could be commandeered by the Chinese was charged with up-alive. But the shock left its perpetual memory of her husband. At the Police Court to-day, & he narrowly escaped being buried that the capital be retained in if landlords are to be permitted to go on piling up rents without let Navel or hindrance and without any apparent justification therefor. For wireless as used in the Great War rice. Defendant said he had tuning bis hair grey in that one President of the Society in 1909/

Department.

TRAINING TIMES. Surely lawful possession of 12 catties of permanent mark on him by The late Mr. J. R. M. Smith was example, the tenants of certain property in Kowloon, recently bad has proved its extreme usefulness, swept up the rice on board a ship their rents increased, and now there is talk of a further addition in In the shipping world its extended on which he had been working

awful night.

The following times 10. Your Committee consider corded at the Raosco the near future. There are no special circumstances, of which we

Another incident be once that it could not do better than to day morning, all the gallope are aware, to justify this step, which will make the rentals decidedly use in the future seems inevitable. all night. Mr. Lindsell imposed a related was: On his discharge arrange for an annual examine on the rand course. above the pre-war standard. That is the kind of thing that needs TURKISH MISRULE.

fine of 85, or 10 days. The de- from the Army, at Aldershot, he tion in which Hongkong children subs. are all doing stopping Rect control is wanted to prevent future fleecing as much beez issued by the Armenian how many days he had to stay in arriving there late one afternoon, compete for a scholarship this work with mile.

Another piteous appeal has niant wanted to make sure of journeyed by train to Dingwall, of Scottish parentage would Sir Paul's ponies in as to bring down rates where they are at present excessive.

The world is fed up with Government control," says Mr. Parliament to the allied demo gaol, and when told the period, too late to catch the horse to be known as the J. R. M. Smith interest chiefly cer Fletcher." Well, Hongkong is not, for the simple reason that it has cracies not to leave them to the left the dock scratching has head, conveyance which then ran Scholarship. Mrs. Smith's sp ponies Pink Eye had none of it. At Home, rents and foodstuffs have been controlled mercy of the Turks and Kurds,

from Dingwall to Gairloch proval of this suggestion has been Scotch Box (late Nativ and are to be for some time yet. But here in Hongkong, landlords ants of the country. This flagrant/before Mr. R. E. Lindsell to-day the long, difficult road, which details are arranged with the

who are massacring the inhabit- A Chinese shroff was charged Nothing daunted, Neil set out on asked for, and when the final recent importation and dealers have been allowed to charge whatever they choose. Because the Government did not step in during the war is no valid breach of the armistice terms by with embezzling from his firm winds over the hills to Gairloch Director of Education, whose Daylight, who want hai), Laude Lorne the Turks must be severely $600. The man was employed as and past Loch Luichart. He valuable assistance is greatly ber of subscription we will admit that competition has been beneficial in keeping down prices to some extent, but when we come to house property, the situat-Turkish Government are incur Hs collected monies owing to the the small hours of the morning, be made public.

able has been most clearly shown firm and then spent all of it, and not caring to disturb the by the fact that the Young to whom but the form of the cr

The accounts have been audited interest in races for oly and are therefore in a position to make the standard just what Turkish gang who gained power collector to get the money he schoolroom, and, drawing up our thanks are due. landlords would be building, which they are not doing. But he Hamid have surpassed they choose. Mr. Fletcher says that if there were profiteering when they kad deposed Abdul was told that the money due had couple of forms in front of the

angurs well for good evidently misses the point that the very fact of there being no building

already been paid. The case was still smouldering fire, fell asleep

Saturday, 11th October going on gives the profiteer his chance. When asked "recently that

Malcolm last 11⁄2 mils - 1.10. thereon. He had with him a cruelty remanded. whether control of food prices could not be instituted, the Colonial in their slaughter

*** Dalesman and Morning Stazi of the Secretary showed the extreme difficulty of embarking upon such a Committee of Union and ProgressChiness was charged before Mr Iassie employed by his father only his own intimate comrades Rochester mile: 41 1/201

Indian boar-hund, & regimental in such a splendid manner as mile-394, 1/13 1 1/48.22 At the Police Court to-day, a pet. At daybreak, the servant task, because of the impossibility of getting at the sources of control began by promising equal rights N. L. Smith with trying to expo t entered the schoolroom, where now and in such a way as the 1/48.2.20

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resson why they should not do so now. So far as commodities go punished. That the faults of theja shroff in a foreign goods firm. arrived at his father's house in appreciated, the particulars will unfortunately not s

even

monster of

unoffending Armenians. The

summer, thereby

Government can never appreciate

Gentle Cat 4 mile: 32, 1/16, 1/48

Scotch Box (Ixte Native Land); and Snuff Box 14 miles 35,

many

villagers in

Hakka village

No such difficulty, however, has to be encountered in dealing with be sul raves and faiths. This was $18 in ten-cent pieces at the Leung upon the boar-hound sprang up nor understand. We the purely local question of the fixing of standards of rent. So far Union." as house property is concerned, the thing should be simplicity itself.

It proceeded forthwith Wing Wharf Defendant said with a fierce growl, frightening The Let a fair standard be fixed, giving the owners an adequate return not only to expel the Greek that he came down from the coun- the girl, who ran out shouting: on their capital. The landlords say that that is all that they are speaking inhabitants of Western try a few days ago, and he did Meister, there's a tramp in the lonely

2 getting now.. Well, if that be true, they can have no objection to Asia Minor, but to exterminate know about the proclamation. The school room." The old school in the bills will bum 1/11, 1/44 the Government legalising that standard. In other words, if there the Armenians. What Progress" money was his earnings. A Bar master, himself, presently loss papers and fire-crackers Pink Eye 34 mile-36.11/10.1 is no profiteering going on, there is nothing to hide, and investiga-like ever and Talde Tre have to give the man an opportunity demanding Who's there thers will be much head market

has meant in the hands of rufiana opean Sergeant asked Mr. Smith peared " carrying tion by the Government would vindicate the landlords' arguments.

a gun and when they hear of his demise, and 1/43.3.) 5 Let the interference' be cautiously embarked upon," to use Me seen within the last three years. to charge the money into notes. Neil, awake and, on his feet and "Hai Yah's" in the market Fletcher's phrase. That is all that the public wants.. It has never has overtaken the Armenians, is but had his money confiscated. stood looking at his father and respected Noil asked for revolutionary methods of control,

This wholesale destruction, which Mr. Smith did not fine the man, and holding the boar hound, places of the plains, for all knew Müch was made by Mr. Fletcher at the possibility of Govern the direct work of the Turkish

but made no reply. The old man Neil of kind ment interference frightening the Chinese and inducing them to

heart but firm Government. These crimes.de- deflect their capital elsewhere. As to that, if their capital or anybody.

The Prize Packets,” who came closex and in the half-light hand those monstrate that the Ottoman make their re-appearance at the stared at the grey-headed and knew him else's is being used for purposes of profiteering, it is better that it Empire has proved itself radically Victoria Theatre to-night, have strange intruder and thenMy ma should be utilised in other places. We do not want it here under alien to western civilisation. a very attractive programme of God, it's my boy Neil and drop who's word

But where else is it going this bogey of Where Ottoman rule has spread, brand new songe, dances, duets ping the

is made far too much of, we fear. The Ottoman rale has lasted, civilian-returned from 8

civilisation has perished. Where and revuelets. They

* home that, he has security bere, and he would tion has remained in abeyance very successful

control we Instituted. There is one little The settlement of Turkey is

no doubt that

by Mr. Fletcher that recently togical element in the Allies the same in

and has been general arms. And in that settle in a doubl

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