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HONGKONG SHIPBUILDING.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1919.

DAY BY DAY.

WE ARE NOT DAMNED FOR DO- Once again was Sir Paul Chater, ING WRONG, BUT FOR NOT DOING" in optimistic vein at the launch-RIGHT.-R. L. SteveEASON. ing, of another standard ship at

the Kowloon Docks on Saturday. The Harbour Race, open to all He is not ashamed of being an swimmers, is to take place on optimist, for the very ample Thursday at 5 pm. Entries close reason that the march of time to the Hon. Secretary of the has again and again vindicated V.R.C. to-morrow. his inertinguishable belief in

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FOOTBALL.

CLUB'S OPENING

PRACTICES.

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

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A. S. WATSON & HO.. IT good as the situation is, Sir p.m. on Saturday-Typhoon in change has come about in many ple of substitutes and played very nurses to Europe. Few of these

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The most popular person is the If there is any one thing that

one who can tell amusing stories the European war has taught

Several of the Clubs indulged in a crisp, dry way (observes the British producers and merchantsit in a serious practice on Saturday Tea Time Gossiper" in the is the basic necessity of

and the football shown at times London Star) No one lacks in- precision. Factory and was very promising. The Hong-vitations who can do this. The had to reduce the waste format kong Club merely indulged in a clever woman with a poor memory resulting from rejection sulty shooting for goal practice Stewart, jots a good story down as BOON AS workmanship. Even the orginal Railton, the brothers Rodger, possible after she has met it. the growth and development The engagement is announced amounts of inaterial allowed for Reiss, Reichelmann, and several Some people keep special albums of Hongkong. As a shipbuilding centre, Hongkong has magnific- of Kathleen, only daughter of Mr. standard units of production were new men having a hard kick about. for their jokes. I know of women

the point where

The Navy placed a somewhat who get asked to house parties in 25 YEARS IN WOOD. eatly progressed in recent years, and Mrs. G. C. Moxon, of Hong-reduced to

Captain (temporary greater output and less material mixed team in the field against a the autumn just for their stories. That fact is forcibly illustrated kong. to in the announcement made at Major) C. Leslie-Smith. 222ndra concurrently. For instance, smart St. Joseph's XI in a friendly.

a far greater volume of steel the Navy being composed princi- Thousands of Canadian and Punjabis. Saturday's launching that one

products is now being made pally of marines attached to the Australian soldiers are taking “ yard alone the Hongkong and

with less steel tban was Port, and one or two of the prob- back British wives, with them. and Whampoa Company--hopes The following telegram

case five able members of next year's team. There is a smaller item on the to launch approximately 40,000 received by the American Con- anywhere near the tons deadweight of new ton-sulate General, Hongkong. from years ago. Less wool is found They also had the assistance of a other side of the account. Some nage during this year. But the Manila Observatory at 3.30 in clothing: less first grade sole couple of the R. St. Joseph's of the flower of the Dominions leather in shoes, etc. Yet this completed their team with a cou-womanhood came as hospital Paul Chater thinks it will about 116 degrees Long. E 17

cases without deterioration in hard; although defeated by plucky maidens who are fancy be better.still in the future, when degrees Lat, N., moving west.

quality, measured by the useful-goods to 1 they had very hard free will be allowed to sail away iron and coal are available from

ness of the article. It is quite lines in not equalising. Hyndman, unpledged. They must go home the neighbouring Chinese Provin

A very distressing mator conceivable that a six-inch shell | Silva, Ogley and Omar seemed as to be demobilised, but quite a ces. Then, he says, no port in the accident WAS witnessed this can be given as high a destructive bright as ever and St. Joseph's number are returning here in the East will be able to excel Hong morning at 9 o'clock when a force with a sixteenth-inch casing have no reason on this showing spring to be married, and others kong. That is a statement that Chinese woman was run over by as an eighth-inch casing, and to feel despondent about their of the betrothed are being follow- is not likely to be disputed. With a private car on Queen's Road, that is true of the other commodi-chances in the first League. Bothed by their lovers as soon as ship- the raw materials close at hand near the Hongkong Theatre. The ties ment oned, the test being teams played well and the Navy froom can be obtained. made available, we should witness woman sustained severe injuries always the exact purpose to be appear to have some very good a wonderful acceleration in Hong- to the neck and was removed served. Under the supervision of new material, the forwards

"Le Feu ", about which a good kong shipbuilding Docks and to hospital in an ambulance. The the best scientific managers to be especially being quite good.

deal has been written recently, is repair establishments will no chauffeur did not stop his car found in industrial and mercan Kowloon placed practically one of the war books to which doubt expand tremendously, and, bnt sped on hurriedly on. tile life, every process of produc-full team in the field in their great merit is ascribed outside of with plenty of labour under skill-

tion has been carefully measured friendly with Queen's College France. "But it is not a chef ed supervision, this port should A Chinese was to-day charged, until a nearly ideal attainment is although they played due short cure and will not outlive the become one of the biggest and before Mr. N. L. Smith. with established as a standard for all to in the first half when they could present generation. Out of the most important ship-construction catres not only in the East but loitering outside the Hongkong follow. The need was desperate [orly score one goal during some 600 volumes written in France on and Shanghai Bank, at 1.30 am and the regeneration has been rather scrappy play. Tatam came the great war, Le Feu" may be to-day. Mr. Smith:-Do You thorough. The ground of procedure on in the second half and the light catalogued amongst the worst for think he was going to loot the has been exact data ascertained Queen's College players were no the spirit in which it is written. place, or what? Inspector Cash-by thorough study and experimen- match for Kowloon's bustling for The author, M. Barbusse, writes PURE FOOD.

man: I don't know what he was tation. The habit of basing all wards who scored five times,

very good French and It would be interesting to know going to do; but he was acting in operations on sound and accurate Rasmussen getting four.- Queen's

not question the purely the exact arrangements which are a suspicious manner when arrest-information will survive in the College is not up to the standard

literary asrits of his work. storehouses of of 2nd. Division Clubs, althougb But he only saw in force locally for the examina-eL-Defendant was sentenced to factories

the Europe. We in China must adopt Ko Kin Fan of South China was ugly side of the Vie des Tranchées. tion of eatables and drinkables 14 days' hard labour.

the same attitude of scientific assisting and Cheung, a Canton that side which is described in under the Sale of Food and Drugs

precision and should, as business player, at centre Half did Ordinance. The return for the

a few lines by a sound writer, Prior to preaching his sermon,

lot of good work, the because if it shows human quarter ended last month shows on Sunday morning, at St. An-me, avoid the excess cost of

being too light weakness, it is admitted that that only one sample in this drew's Church, the Rev. J. S. business conducted on inspiration case, milk-was analysed. That Harrington announced that he as compared with business based for Kowloon, Queen's managed to a seakness is the exception get two goals in the second half and not the rule. Barbusse in does not appear to reflect any would be leaving Hongkong at

by dashing tactics.

"Le Feu" may justly be called abnormal activity on the part of the end of this month. The Rev.

The Kowloon forwards played the defailiste par excellence, the those whose duty it is to protect Mr. Harrington has been acting

The world is now experiencing very smartly, Rasmussen and

man who by lowering the morale, the public from unwholesome Chaplain to St. Andrew's for comestibles. At Home, even in some months, since the departure a spontanous awakening as to the Millard being great factors, but works for Bolshevistic ideas and more of the Rev. A. T. Woodman necessity of learning foreign lan- the defence generally kicked doctrine. Such men are a pest in the smallest towns, far

Several dircumstances too hard and Railton alone shone every country, and the sooner samples than this are taken in Dowding, and his departure will guages.

conditions have combin-in the feeding department. The that is realised the better. the course of a three months, be much regretted by the con-and

to impress upon Us all was too pften in the air whilst prosecutions for the sale of gregation, to whom he has mined

the great desirability, if not from huge kicks at random and.

One member of a holiday party adulterated articles are decidedly istered so ably.

the absolute indispensability; of gainst a more powerful team

was always in great demand more frequent than they are here. One would have thought that the

The Victoria Theatre announces acquiring some degree of know this weakness would be more when the day's plans were being Muskett did very discussed because he could tell us The present crisis arises by reason of the discovery balance should be on the other

The American, it well in goal.

if it was going to be fine, writes by law officers of the Crown that under the Suspensory side, for the simple reason that a special matinee this afternoon ledge of the native tongues of apparent.

On Saturday next Kowloon are "My Notebook" scribe in the "Act the Home Rule

operates automatically the there must be far more adultera- at 5 o'clock. The bill will com- other lands.

William Fox sup r seems, has awakened with a day the last belligerent signs the Peace Treaty, and not. tion and contamination of food. prise a

production entitled Princess shock to the conviction that he is trying to arrange a full practice Daily News. Not once in s fort- as was generally assumed, six months later. We welcome the stuffs here than in most towns at Romanoff," a fine story of Russian a world force, that he is not with the Club and the match night was this man wrong, and discovery, hoping that at long last Home Rule will be wiped off the Home. The recent outbreak of list of contemporary contentions. It will be recalled that in 1914 a cholera and enteritis has been aristocracy based on "Fedora."destined to live for ever in a should be a most interesting trial yet his prophecies were some- golden cage, and that, even of strength, and it should also times in direct contradiction to Home Rule Bill became an Act. It had passed the Commons in attributed in some quarters to the by Victoria Sardou. Miss Nance though he should succeed in afford some idea of the standard the official forecasts and the, O'Neil plays the part

the keeping aloof of entangling of football likely to be served out readings of the barometer. Be- their in the Senior and Junior Leagues fore we parted he let us in to the beautiful Russian lady. She is alliances, especially in

secret. A bit of a botanist, be had discovered that no flower supported by a cast of famous relation to European affairs, he this year. players. To-night "Todd of the cannot

deserves the name of the Times" will be presented. It has attitude in trade, as he does in

poor man's weather glass" 60 been drawing very good houses world politics. Trade with us

well as the little yellow hawk- since it was first screened on now may a be matter of necessity,

but may become withia

weed. This plant, with flowers Saturday night.

reasonable time

HONGKONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1919.

THE IRISH PROBLEM.

Writers generally and the great majority of the public must be getting well-nigh tired of writing and reading about Home Rule. It's been a political wrangle for as long as most living people have understood politics, and it has grown to be very stale and wearying In its name, too, there have been precipitated many a regretted crisis, and it's time the whole thing was finished with. One can have too much of a good thing, and we have had too much of Home Rule, which is not, in its present stage, by any means good. It's about as bad a thing as British politics could be encumbered with; it's dis- tracting and worrying, and causing a good deal of bitterness. And just now, when bitterness is the last thing wanted, there's going to be another Home Rule crisis, unless the very thing happens that has always failed to happen so far-compromise. We hesitate to dabble once more in the pros and cons of the question. but, although stale, the matter is important, and it would be just as well to say what we have to say about it.

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a matter of FATE OF S.S. PEKING.like small dandelions, is common

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on waste patches and by road- sides everywhere throughout the during Never once several years, he told us, bad rain come when the golden blooms of

summer,

three successive occasions; was twice rejected by the House of fact that so much unwholesome Lords, but under the Parliament Act accepted the third time; and food is sold in Hongkong. If a received the Royal Assent on September 18. But the Act was not well-planned pure-food campaiga acceptable to Ulster, and an amending Bill-making provision for were to be started here and kept the exclusion for six years of such Ulster counties asso decided by up, there would be work for two ballot was introduced into the House of Lords. With considerable or three men who could be wholly amendments it was passed, and was about to be introduced into the employed in the task of gathering and getting them Commons when war broke out. The need for a political truce samples became imperative, and so a Suspensory Act was passed in Septem- analysed. For the safeguarding

choice with the consumers in ber, suspending the coming into operation of the Home Rule Act of public health it would be well

On Saturday morning numer foreign markets. However, with for twelve months, or "if the European War is not then terminated if this matter could be seriously

ous American soldiers were seen all our faults we now properly until such further date. not later than the date of the termination looked into... At any rate, à

what foreign in Council." question or two addressed to the in the streets of Hongkong fine take credit for - of the

fixed by Order War, 38 may be

thick the subject strapping men clad in 00

business actually exists. Certain- We have quoted the actual wording, because it is on that that Government

winter uniforms. They were ly, as a class, we who live abroad

The s.s. Peking, whose local the bawkweed have been fully the law officers have now pronounced. But whilst that Suspensory would not be amiss.

transported to this port by the did not compete with the Ger-agents are the Swedish Trading expanded. Often enough had the Act was passed, a solemn pledge was given by Mr. Asquith that the

Great Northern, reputed to be one mans in the matter of exact company, which left Japan at the sky been heavy with clouds, and Government would never countenance or consider the coercion of Ulster. From this brief summary the present position can be PROFITEERING CHARGES REFUTED. of the fastest vessels, burning of knowledge. We had been brought end of August, is now considerably rain seemed certain, yet he was fuel, on the Pacific. They had up as domestic salesmen and we overdue and fears are expressed able to assure everybody that the scanned. There is a Home Rule Act which will soon be operative, It is when we begin

seen service in Siberia and were

seen the and there is a pledge to be redeemed to Ulster, for the amending think of the supply of pure, delighted at the prospect of have carried abroad that casual that she has been lost in a storm, weather would be fine, just

acquaintance with the things we Bills to satisfy her demands were never passed. In obedience to wholesome food that we realise being demobilised, as they had

On 22nd July last, the Peking because he had. that pledge the Government is now compelled to formulate and the debt which the community suffered

selling that we found was in Hongkong, and after hawkweed flowers. On the other pass its amendments, and Reuter has told us that the Cabinet has

great hardships insufficient in our work. We learn- loading some cargo for Kobe, she hand, the closing of these blooms, owes to such a splendidly-man-Siberia. They left yesterday by ed that the foreign buyer expect-selled on the evening of the 26th even if the prospect looks fair, is been discussing a Special Committee's report which gives a wide aged enterprise as the Dairy the same vessel for the United ed a presentation to be exact and fully last for Shanghai and Kobe a certain sign of a coming change. measure of Home Rule, excluding those counties where Ulsterman Farm, Ice and Cold Storage States. They will break journey serious.

His mind was to discharge her cargo. After- predomicate, and including proportional representation, and a Company, whose annual meeting at Manila, where they were in no way impressed by our wards she proceeded from Japan I, writes a correspondent to a Senate designed to protect Protestants outside Ulster. And so it is was held on Saturday. There are garrisoned previous to being assurance that this was the that another attempt is going to be made.

No matter to which side few places in the East which are drafted to Siberia, to take their!" newest thing out" or that this to Dalny to load a cargo of beans Home paper, have already told. & person's judgment makes him lean, be can scarce do else than so well served as Hongkong in belongings home. hope that this attempt will succeed.

the matter of meat and dairy One has only to reflect on what has happened in Ireland to see produce, and for this fact we have the dire necessity there is for settlement. The extremist sections in to thank those gentlemen who the South have gone far in showing their impatience at delay. Years have controlled the operations of of petty resentment had a disastrous culmination during Easter week the firm named in such a way in 1916, when Sinn Fein broke cut in revolution; and ever since, as to supply the very best food- Ireland has practically been governed by military. It was stated stuffs to the public and to keep up recently that there are more soldiers in Ireland than there are in that supply during a period of un- the Rhine army of occupation. Sinn Feiners have won several exampled difficulty. The great elections and the victors have refused to attend at Westminster public service which this Company or to take the oath. In the north the Ulster Covenanters are armed performs is, we fear,not always ap- and are sworn to secure the exclusion of Ulster. The cause preciated as it should be. In some of the South is strongly espoused in America and in all quarters of late there has been a the British Dominions, and the Imperial Parliament is not a tendency to accuse the Company little discredited in consequence of its procrastination on this of profiteering, but the facts and subject. News comes through now and again of fresh disorders in the figures quoted by the Chairman P. South and West, and, although Reuter is generally silent on these, at Saturday's meeting clearly there is sufficient in the Home papers to show that, unless some show that such a charge is thing is done soon, a break-out similar to 1916 would hardly wholly unwarranted. It is some- surprise. As all government must be by majorities, our own thing for a firm of this kind

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due to proceed to you that it is no longer permiss had had become "standardised Sabang, Colombo, Port Said and ible in the States for bottles of practise ***in England. We had

Europe.

wine to be broken against a vessel also met a new kind of competitor,

Presumably the owners of the on the eve of her launch, with the namely, a hard man who had lived steamer, not having any advice of result that a very humorous under different standarda. Great her arrival at Sabang and Port situation prevails. Many of the Britain is making every effort to Said, cabled the local agents, the shipowning yards there are in. keep up her foreign export trade Swedish Trading Co. Ltd., asking possession of goodly stocks of the since profit in this direction helps for news about the vessel. The precious "bubbly water" intend- Coronet Theatre-5.15 and 9.15 Britain develops her export trade, Sabang,

her financial position. If Great agents immediately wired to ed for this purpose, but which (for Shanghai, Japan and the time being, at all events) may p.m.

British finance is likely to be far Dalny. News came from Dalny not be used. Consequently its Victoria Theatre—~9.15 p... stronger than is generally realis-that she sailed from there on the safe keeping is proving to be a ed. London will then be back'o 27th August last for Karatsu to source of concern to its owners. TO-MORROW.

her old position of financial powerfil bunkers, and from there to They are frightened that it may Coronel-Theatre-b.15 and 9.15 within ten years.

Accordingly cham- proceed to Sabang for further coal be looted.

guards are being for bunkers, where she was due pegne Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m.

to arrive on or about the 10th mobilised in many shipyards. Will it be too much, therefore. Chaos seems to be reigning in September last. the export trade of India at pre- A wire from Shanghai stated that something like this may

Ása result sympathies are with the South, for had it not been for the unlawful to be able to say that, despite JAPANESE POYALTY DECORATED Sent owing to the high exchange.that the 8.a. Peking bad wireless-happen: "Halt! Who goes there?

of inability to ed. asking for information about Member of the defiance of Ulster in 1914 the Home Rule Act would have been the enormous increase in The highest decoration of negotiate bills many export houses the typhoon. The Harbour Office guard. Advance member of the operative long ago. One has to remember that the Act was passed running expenses and the cost of Greece, accompanied with the have suspended business and tea here has been advised, and it champagne guard, give the coun- three times through the House of Commons--the lawfully constitut- cattle food, its price-of-milk has Grand Cordon, which was to be sales bave been suspended as expected that the other Agents ter-sign, and bave your breath smelled.” Quite seriously I am ed and popularly-elected Parliament. But be that as it may, the remained unaltered for fifteen presented by H. M. King Constan- buyers cannot finance themselves of the vessel have done likewise.

told that quite a number of the position has to be judged as it now stands, and the Government's years. For that fact the com- tine of Greece to H. L. M. the further. The exporters of produce

shipping companies in the States pledge to Ulster must be counted. With all that has been said and munity has to thank the Direct Emperor of Japan and the highest are being seriously hampered by

are really exorcised as to what? written there should not be need to say a great deal more, and each ors, who, had they only consider-Swedish decoration to be present the inability of exchange banks to side, having such a keen appreciation of other's viewpoint, should ed the Company's interests, would ed to H.L H. to Crown Prince of purchase forward bills without kept at a rate which is consider precautions are to be taken to not find it hard to suggest a mutually acceptable compromise. All have raised the price during the Japan by H. M. King Gustaf V, cover owing to the inadequate ed as likely to be only temporary safeguard the stocks of champagne true citizens, not only of Ireland but of the Empire, will be hoping past year. It was a very wise of Sweden, will arrive in Japan supply of ouncil Bills for foreign business becomes practically which they hold for christening for an early settlement, of what has undoubtedly been the most step to explain the situation so early next month. The above de- trade requirements and, the impossible in India. It is under purposes. It would be interesting mismatisged problem in the history of British politics. For our fully as the Company's chairman corations will be presented to the restrictions on the import of gold stood that the Currency Commie to find out the qualifications which selves, we are optimistic because there are signs that both parties did on Saturday. Other local Imperial Court through the Greek and silver. It is not so much the sion has in the meantime are necessary to become a mem have tired of the contest and are anxions and ready to have done companies should follow the Minister and the Swedish Minister actual fate of exchange that mat suspended its sittings. This is her of the champagne zazrd. It's with this biokáring.

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