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THE RAILWAY STRIKE.

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His Excellency the Governor appointed Mr. Harold Konnard Holmes to be Assistant Land Officer.

The s.s. Dilwara arrived here today from Shanghai with 69 saloon passengers and 30 tons of general cargo.

Kowloon Inland Lot 1388,

comprising 16.900 square feet, is to be sold by auction on the 20th The upset price is instant. $13,520.

The grave situation prevailing at Home in connection with the. national railway strike over- shadows all other news.

Yester-has day's big batch of telegrams dealing with this subject threw good deal of light on the actual effect of the strike, and, so far as palliative measures devised by the Government are concerned, were not a little encouraging. The manner in which the motor. resources of the country have been organised and the extra- have come forward to help, shows not only that the Government is doing its best to save the country from famine, but also that there can be very little sympathy for the strikers among the general public. It would seem that the Press at Eone is practically unanimous in asserting that the authorities are only doing right in fighting the strikers with all The total output of the Kailan their resources, and it is from Mining "Administration's mines indications such as these that we for the week ending 20th Septem- here can gain the comforting ber, amounted to 68,682 tons and knowledge that, in spite of all the sales during the period, to that has been said, the people of 62,532 tons. England are just as determined

His Excellency the Governor has appointed Folice Sergeant A 45 E Fox to be a Sanitary Inspector for Kowloon City. vice Inspector W. Davitt.

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meeting which had been arranged All communications intended for publication should be address-it is fairly safe to assume that the will be designated Cox's Path.

between Mr. Lloyd George and the Transport Workers' deputa-

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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1919.

His Excellency the Governor Secretary of State for the Colonies, has under instructions from the recognised Mr. John J. Cunning- ham as Vice Consul of the United

States of America at Hongkong.

Indeed, judging by what Reuter has been pleased to tell us, ́ADY

Yesterday's health return weakening at all would, in effect, be an admission that a Trade Union or combination of Unions shows one fatal case each of has a right to dictate to the enteric (Chinese) and gastro- country at large its administrative enteritis (Indian,) as well as one a policy. One has heard a great non fatal occurrence of cerebro deal abou: "direct action" and, if spinal fever, the sufferer in which anything, this strike is proving to case was a Britisher. be a contest between government by elected representatives and Amongst the passengers who government by single interests. left for Home to-day by the Atsuta Maru were Mrs. Parker It is true that a very

Mrs. Mrs. Franklin. representative conference of Rees. Trade Unions bas declared Eustace, Mrs. H. C. Crapnell. that the strike is nothing more Mrs. W. E. Ford, Mrs. Leach. than an ordinary trade union Mrs. J. E. Anderson. Mrs. Black strike regarding wages and con- and Mrs. W. Lyle. ditions and that the Unions will

1894.

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HONGKONG TWENTY- FIVE YEARS AGO.

(Compiled from the "Hongkong Telegraph" files for week ending September 28, 1894)

THE DOLLAR.

September 22-The rate of the Dollar, on demand, to-day. is 28. 2. lgd.

TYPHOONS.

September 24-The British

La Lachear banque arrived here this morning, from Singapore, after encountering a typhoon. en encountering many difficulties the vessel finally made port with out loss of life.

voyage.

WHIST

September 26-Mr. W. M. Deane, C.M.G., probably the best whist player ever resident in had Hongkong, has recently published in book form the series of instructive and interesting letters on that scientific pastime originally contributed Batly's Fagazine. he

HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB.

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IN OTHER DAYS.

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ROSARY CHURCH.

TO-MORROW'S CELEBRATIONS.

CHURCH NOTES.

The following items are from.

It is hoped that we shall be able to organise a Children's Ser- vice to be held in the Cathedral on the first and third Sundays in the month, at 10 am, and that this will be attended by children from the Peak as well as by those living below. It is thought by

On the 4th, October, 1894, a)To-morrow the Feast of Our fine, big sailing ship bringing coal Lady of the Holy Rosary, will be from Cardiff to Hongkong sighted | selebrated in the. Rosary Church at daylight Lema Islands broad Kowloon, seat of the Confra on the port bow. The weather ternity of the Holy Rosary. At was fine; wind N. E moderate the morning service, first Masa. and freshening, and all bands, will be at 6.30 am, second Mass one, expected to beat 7.00 a.m.. third Masa›nt 8,00- except anchored in Hongkong harbour a.m. and Pontifical High Mass at that evening. The exception was 9.00 a.m... At the evening service, the "old man" who had been at 4.45 pm. will be the recitation watching the barometer falling of the Rosary, Procession, Sermon

The members of the Con-- for the majority of the previous and Benediction. night, and, not having previous-

the After ly made

acquaintance fraternity of the Holy Rosary and of the China Coast, preferred the all the faithful are respectfully sea to a le-shore in a invited to approach to the Sacra- open typhoon, with the result that hements of Ponance and Holy Com- decided to tack ship" and the munion and visit the Church in REMARKABLE COINCIDENCE.

**Baroore Was headed away order to gain the numerous In- September 25 It is somewhat remarkable that on the twentieth from the coast, and straight for dulgences accorded. A Plenary approaching blow." This Indulgence is granted to those anniversary of the ever-to-be the remembered disastrous typhoon change of course did not take who assist at one of the Holy of 1974, which resulted in the long to develop results, for by Masses, and also to those who visit destruction of a vast amount of noon sail bad to be reduced to the said Church from Saturday property and appalling loss of heavy weather canvas, ie. reefed afternoon, the 4th October, until life, this Colony of Hongkong, topsails and fore topmast stay midnight of the Feast a Plenary" should, to-day, bave been placed sail. The ses got up rapidly. Indulgence is granted at each in the same devastating danger and before dark, was running visit.

mountains high. Sail was still The following is the order of of two decades ago.

further reduced and everything the procession-

The Banner of our Lady, Girls on deck secured against a dirty night. The wind hung steady in scattering flowers, the Chinese one direction N.E.-indicating, Catholic Association Band, St. that the centre of the typhoon Joseph's Apostleship of Study

making ว bee line Apostleship of Prayer, St. Joseph's as

The barometer Confraternity, Blessed Sacrament for the old ship. continued falling and terrific Confraternity, Bearers of the squalls and heavy pounding seas Mysteries of the Rosary, Contra- made her stegger. Daybreak on ternity of the Holy Rosary, The Friday, October 5th, showed a Children of Mary, Girls scattering September. 26The following change in the colour of the sea; flowers, The Clergy, The Statues is the report of the Hongkong the deep sea green had gone and of Our Lady, Guard of Honour. Football Club for the season 1893-in its place shallow water, mud The Bishop, The Consuls and the

Soundings Knights, Ladies Apostleship of 1894-The Committee have the colour, appeared.

blown intoaica Band. The Faithful. report on the last season. The wave crests were pleasure to lay before you a gave 1 fathoms, then 10, but the Prayers, The Societate Philarmo accounts attached show a balance dense spray, forming a thick

Immense seas number of interesting and a mile of $179.31, to the credit of the mist. together with the rain. Club, on the 24 September, making it impossible to see half closely contested matches occasionally looked like islands Church Notes (St. John's Cath were played during the season and rocks in the mist, and the fedral magaazine) under Association and Rugby fear of the ship going ashore any rules. There are 79 members and minute was intense. during the year 18 new members

Eventually both anchors were released from the for'sle head and here been elected.

got a grip with all their cables September 27-We regret to out After that the old ship learn that Dr. Raimondi, Bishop dipped her bowsprit under re- of Acantho and for many years peatedly, washing the decks from the guide, philosopher and friend forward aft time and again. combining we shall be able to was have a brighter and more devo- stop at nothing to defend the long- The Gazette contains a descrip- of the Roman Catholic communi- Moving about the deck

dangerous. A heavy carpenter's tional service than by having established principles of trade tion and terms of the proposed ty, died at one o'clock to-day.

bench was washed overboard at separate services for children in unionism, but, taking into con-lease of certain Crown land at

September 28:--A public mee: the foremast but came on board the Peak Church and in the

The bosun Cathedral Government that the guaranteed loon Marine Lots Nos. 52, 53 and

ing, convened by request of Mr. again at the mizzen. minimum wage will be kept up, it 67, comprising portions of the 3. Ackroyd, the Acting Chief had a few ribs badly injured and The friends of Rev. G. M. "old man was visibly scared Tichborne, B.A, who was Naval In its frantic efforts to boster up the declining cause of the would seem that the strikers foreshore and sea bed. The area Justice, to decide upon steps to was rendered out of action. The

be taken for recognising the Constitutional Reform Association, and, at the same time, to kill are pushing the matter further is 138.150 square feet.

services rendered to the Com-and did little else but pray, while Chaplain at this port some two the more reasonable movement for representation of Kowloon on than they declare. All will re-

The Gazette notifies for general unity by the Volunteers who the mate had the boats provision- or three years ago, will the Legislative Council, the Daily Press yesterday delivered itself member that certain trade union

been instituted to the Vicarage of a leading article which was noteworthy for its inaccuracies, its privileges had to be surrendered information that the night signals wrestled with death in the slums ed and all hands awaited the interested to hear that he has

the Colony during

At 10 am. the wind appeared of Crondall in Hampshire, of Dis-statements and its utter lack of appreciation of the points at during the war and there was hard- of the Hongkong Local Storm

to abate; a bit of blue appeared which the patron is Captain C. issue. To begin with, our contemporary suggested that a campaign ya week that passed withoutsome Signal Code will, for the future, be prevalance of the plague, was yesterday afternoon.

The leader or other giving displayed on the Observatory held had been secretly initiated by a group of reactionaries, having labour influence with certain newspapers, to suppress a popular movement voice to a very strong determine wireless mast, as well as on the The following resolution was amongst the dense black clouds Maxwell Lefroy, RN.

unanimously:-"That above, and gradually the impres- Church seats about 400 people and That is a complete distortion of fact, and tion that those privileges would tower of the Kowloon Railway carried for constitutional reform. is either deliberately made or is the product of a fevered and preju- be recovered so soon as hostilities Station, on H.M.S. Tamar, and on this meeting, do resolve that sion was formed that the blow the population of the parish is

The organisation of the Harbour Ofice flagstaff. the services rendered to this was over. Even the "old man" about 1,000. diced imagination. The innuendo is obvious, but is based on entire ceased.

community during the recent got brave again, although he re-

marked that the barometer was Mr. Denman Fuller writing ly false premises. We will be quite frank. The Hongkong Telegraph's trade unionism has proceeded at

an amazing rate during the past The interport Lawn Bowls team plague, by those who assisted are

"lower than ever. The sea was from Llandudno on August 13th editorial policy is not "controlled" by any interest, vested or other-

in a turmoil and broke fantasti- last, said he had reached home & wise, nor is it dictated by its Directors, who are solely interested in five years and there is little from Shanghai arrived in the worthy of public recognition."

that the leaders Colony yesterday. Last evening

cally from all directions, but few days before, after many the newspaper as a business concern. The Editor has an absolutely question

very the team had a practice game at DAYLIGHT ROBBERY owing to lack of wind no mist delays, and that he was feeling free hand in his comments, whether dealing with the Constitutional of the movement see

IN KOWLOON. blocked the view for one to two fairly fit but had to be very care- Reform or any other question, and never does, nor is he expected to, ripe opportunity to test their the Kowloon Bowling Green Club's of usurping the ground in the presence of a large

miles. Scores of birds flew ful still He added that he had. consult the Directorate in respect of any point of policy subscribed chance

around, but were dazed and ap but so far the N. Y. E. was the been trying to get a passage out to by this newspaper. For the Daily Press or any other newspaper reins of power. It may be that gathering of spectators. The match

parently scared. This lasted to give currency to sentiments which would create a contrary organised workers generally will Hongkong v. Shanghai takes place impression, is deliberately to lie, and, moreover, is an attempt to yet be called out in support of this afternoon at 3.30 on the same

Another daring daylight rob- until 2 p.m., when towards only company that could promise

clouds banked

anything and that not till April damage our reputation as an independent and outspoken journal. the railwaymen, but we cannot green.

bery took place in Kowloon, the S.W.

and threatening. Very The third organ Recital will be We go further. We challenge them specifically to prove that the conceive of the majority

His Excellency the Governor Festerday afternoon, in the lower black

these let loose and given on Tuesday. October 28th, Directorate of this newspaper, either by word or action, has sought British workingmen being to influence our views in regard to the question which has inspired short-sighted as to follow the has appointed the following portion of No. 4, Victoria View, sooD

raging in all its fury. The ship will include "Jour de Voces the Daily Press to give utterance to its malicious, false and ill-dangerous lead they have been officers to act as his Honorary which, for brazen effrontery, the other half of the typhoon was at 6.15 p.m. when the programme

given. Even now some railway- Aides-de-Camp-Lieutenant would be hard to beat.

Whilst the lady of the flat was swung on her anchors to face it, (Stuart Archer) "Legend,? (Har- mannered suggestions.

Now, to come to the larger question. It will not be disputed men are going back to work, and K. McConnell, 74th Punjabis;

the starboard Two Carols" (J, E. Went). The that there is at present a strong current running against the Con- that is a hopeful sign. All that Subadar Major Roshan Khan, writing a letter, in the back room the wind appeared more violent vay Grace), and a Fantasia on room by folding doors, but which anchor cable broke at 90 fathoms. vocalist will be Mr. Bewley Bird stitutional Reform Association's programme. In our opinion, that we in Hongkong can do is to Hongkong-Singapore Battalion, which is divided from the front than ever, and

Artillery; current has its source, not amongst the champions of patronage await further news in the hope Royal Garrison

were wide open, the thief boldly Whether the other anchor held who will sing excepts from "In Ralle Singh, and privilege," but amongst members of the Association who that this serious crisis will soon Subadar Major

walked from the verandab into fast or not it was impossible to Memoriam" (Liza Lehmann). 2/22nd Funjabis; Subadar Bhaggat

the front room passing directly in tell, for once again the ship was have seen the error of their ways and who no longer sympathise be passed.

Singb, 74th Punjabis."

On September 7th, an envelope. view of the back room, and took enveloped in spray, mist, rain with its general policy. Really, the declensions from the Association VERY INDEFINITE.

News has been telegraphically can be traced back to the crowded meeting at the City Hall when

At that meeting. | received from a Chinese source The telegram

quoted below a pair of large silver vases and and tambling avalanches of sea containing $20 marked "For the It could only be hoped Waifs and Strays Society was its programme was submitted to the public. through the excusable ignorance of the audience on points ofthat it has been mutually was received by the American one of a smaller pair and a clock water. procedure, many of those present were tricked into passing an agreed between China and Japan Consulate General, Hongkong, from the mantlepiece. He dis- that the remaining cable would found in one of the alms boxes. amendment which we unhesitatingly declare was less popular than that the secret military agree from the Manila Observatory attributed the flowers, which were in stand the test of endurance. The This was exchanged for a draft that submitted by Mr. McGuigan and which thus bred a suspicion ments in existence between the 4 p.m. yesterday:-Cyclone or the vases, across the front room "old man" remarked that al- for £4ls which has been sent to Was worse than thanks to the anonymous donor." that the Association cared less for the public's wishes than for the two countries will be abolished so typhoon in Pacific Ocean about end, then calmly extracted the though the barometer was rising the Society in London. Our best

2.5 Russian Discontent was increased when one of the soon

ever. conditions halfway between the Mariana glass water holders and laid them the weather interests of a few.

The response to the invitations We understand an arrest was It had been Islands and Luzon, inclining on a chair on the verandah. chiefs of the Association forsook its principles by accepting a become settled.

Towards midnight the squalls sent out with regard to the form eased

violence made this morning,

and Government position and thereby became a unit in the Official fairly common knowledge that northward. The following tele-

ing of a large chorus for the sing- WOTE in gram was received at 7.42 p.m.

frequency-the last half of a ing of the Christmas Music of Majority, the existence of which it was, and is, part of the Aaspcia-such agreements

West of tion's pledged policy to terminato. That incident, followed up by existence, but as to their duration yesterday: Typhoon

BANK RETURNS. typhoon is invariably of shorter The Messish" has been of a dis- bad been given Ladrone Islands, moving north.

duration than the first-but the election of this gentleman as President of the Associa- nothing

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The returns of the average the -- rain came in B tion at its annual meeting, cast serious doubts in the minds out, and we are wondering, on

showing that the chorus would be Hongkong Church people will amount of bank notes in circu-deluge and the heavy swell of many, including ourselves, on the sincerity and disinterestedness | receipt of the above news, if we

an ill-balanced one. Under the of the movement. There is another reason still to account for the know very much more than we have an opportunity to-morrow lation and of specie in reserve in made the old ship roll and circumstances it has been thought apathy of those who were formerly among its strongest adherents.we did before. Waiting for the morning of hearing one of the Hongkong, during the month labour like a bad drunk. What advisable to cancel tas proposed. It was the false impetus obtained by the Association, through taking Russian situation to settle is cer- most distinguished preachers of ended 30th September, 1919, as little sail had been set was reduc singing of the music in December. under its wing--not initiating the popular questions of housing and tainly going to be a pretty long the younger school of Church certified by the Managers of the ed to rags and bare rope. So she' anti-German measures, that gave a fillip to its membership which it wait, for not even the most gull- men. The Rev. Alec Fraser, respective Banks are as follows: waited for daylight. would never have secured had it confined its activities to the one ible optimist would care to give who will preach at the 11 o'clock Bartz

IMAGINATION LENGTHENS THEIR EARS. sideration the promises of the Hok Uc. Kowloon, East of Kow-

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Saturday, October 6th, broke fouled the starboard one-which wet, The wind was finished. had carried away-so as neither No land was in sight, as far as could be lifted off the bottom the could be seen, about four miles. only thing to do the "Shantung, ing Corporation $25,747,123.'17,900.000 The "old man" thought the wouldn't wait was to knock fercantile Bank

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It is out of all this dissatisfaction that the Kowloon movement that did not go into years. is a son of Sir A. Fraser, K.C.M.G. Chartered Bank of has grown & morement which has not its genesis in any desire to Whether it is necessary for China Governor General of Bengal. discredit the Constitutional Reform Association, but which rests on a and Japan to continue secret After a brilliant career at Oxford, and Chios, ... 9,429,594 $5,000,000* belief that Kowloon's cause is best served by Kowloon people acting, agreements until Russia has where he was a fellow of his 捻 Lecturer, Mr. independently of any organisation which has not on its programme straightened herself out into a College and the immediate needs of the Peninsula, Even the Daily Press now has respectable nation again we do Fraser went to Ceylon to be the "Intelligence" to concede that that movement is not an "artific-not presume to judge, but to Principal of the well-known ial" one. Kowloon does want constitutional reform, in the sense announce that the time taken to Trinity College, Kandy. He has that it desires its own directly-elected representatives. It bears no effect such a straightening willst returned from France, where Was gassed three times, animosity towards the Constitutional Reform Ass-dation. Its pro-also be the time for which the he gramme may appear to clash with that of the Association, but it agreements will continue amounts severely wounded and awarded must not be interred, because of this, that secret influences have to saying that nothing will be the Military Cross. Mr. Fraser ako z movement for reform. For ourselves, we altered for an exceedingly long will presch on Why God al

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