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HOLMES. At 16. Knutsford Terrace, Kowloon, to Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Holmes, on October 19th, 1919, a son,

MARRIAGES.

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NOTES & COMMENTS.

SELLING A GIRL.

We have before had occasion to comment on the trafficking in human beings which goes on in this British Colony. Again we revert to the subject because of a case which came before Mr. N. L. Smith at the Magistracy last week. It was a charge against two women for attempting to defraud another woman of a

the sum of $120 over sale

MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1919.

DAY BY DAY.

HE IS ENFIT TO RULE OTHERS WHO CANNOT RULE HIMSELF. -Plato.

A dinner dance is being held at Wiseman's Cafe on Saturday.

Saturday's health return shows one fatal case of puerperal fever, the victim being a Chinese,

The Criminal Sessions case in which Bahadar Singh is charged with murder has been adjourned until the next Sessions.

CURRENT COIN.

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but it has been

CORRESPONDENCE.

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AQUATICS.

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE 1

BRIGADE

The Robert Dollar Company OUR SOLDIERS AND SAILORS. has built up a splendid businesa. Its local development is steadily

- Much interest was contred in Sir,-As a regular soldier may the third annual aquatic sports of maturing, and it is re-assuring I implore you to cease your the St. John Ambulance Brigade, to those who have studied its articles re drawing the Civilians progress that a Company of the and Military closer together. The which took place at the V.R.C. on size of the

Follar Company whole topic is, I'm sure, objection Commissioner of the Brigade, Saturday. Mr. E. Ralphs, Acting should have made such a success able to the majority of soldiers, as of its venture in this port. When the sociability from our point of and the various officials concerned the Company first came to this view is to be entirely parasitic, worked very hand and were re- Colony it was not without some which cannot possibly have any cess. Amongst the items were warded with a magnificent suc- of a little girl. The evi- dence showed that the defendants

misgiving,

beneficial effect on A soldiers'

several novel events, including a social status. went to the complainant with the

surprised at the amount of bus-

Great life-saving competition. For goodness sake, let us girl's brother, offered the child for

iness done since the Company has been on the ground, so to sale, a deed of sale being drawn up

speak, and nothing could induce alone. Surely your space and rivalry was shown throughout

especially in the Brigade and the complainant purchasing

time would be more profitably it now to leave its interests the girl for the sum named. The

splendidly brother told the complainant that

by winning from. The annual general meeting of in this part. There is a big field occupied in welding together the Team Race, Saivingpun doing

Queen's College, the child's mother was dead, but the American Red Cross takes here in the general cargo trade various sections of the civil com- in actual fact the mother was only place at the Hongkong Hotel on that it never realised existed.munity so as to improve the victoria Division with the ill and the brother sold his sister the 2nd instant at 5 o'clock, for The founder, Mr. Rob rt Dollar,cial life of those poor devils. most successful individual com

The only common grounds on to pay off some gambling debts the purpose of electing a Com- is as keen as any of his sons in which the Military and Civilian petitor was Ko King-fan, who obtained an aggregate of 11 the further development of the Evidence was given by the mother, mittee.

can meet are sport and comrade-

tbus points and Company's trade

the who said that if her son wanted

ship during the war, and on these to sell the girl to pay his debts, The following telegram was and the Philippines, to which you suggest people should throw championship gold medal present- ed by Mr. Ralphs. There was he had a perfect right to do it, and received by the American Con- field they have given particular open their doors to the troops,

The Robert Dollar good, bad, or indifferent, or swimmer and D. Laing, who was keen rivalry between this she was quite willing that the girl, sulate General, Hongkong, from attention.

Company carries from. San distribute free cinema tickets who had bought her. The yesterday: Typhoon 110 degrees

had the satisfaction of beating Magistrate discharged the defend- Long. E 16 degrees Lat, N., million feet of rough timber every chap! Leave us our self-respect, King-fan in the Brigade 100

Aithough the Company's ants, on the ground that there moving W. Typhoon near or over year.

no matter how people rate the

yards Championship. The results was no evidence of intention to the Northern Ladroner Mariana timber trade is large, it is only uniform or the wearers.

one-third of its general business. Idefraud.

Islands, moving N.N.W.

"Ulsterman's" letter (character-were as followe The Company operates four boats istically orange in bus) is regret

Graceful swim ning.-1, Leuoz with a total capacity of 32,550 tons

FAD deadweight: the Grace Dollarble and I am surprised you took. Sag: 2. D. Laing: 3. Ko King the trouble to point such venomons (10,500 tons), and the Melville pile. I hope, however, people

Beast stroke (champion-bip} Dollar, the Bessie Dollar and the don't run away with the idea that 100 -1. D. Laine; 2, Leung

Tit Sang; 3 Ko King Fan, Harold Dollar, each of 7,250 tops all soldiers are highly moral and

Brast stroke, 50 yards.—1, S are likely to be disappointed or three weeks.

surprised. Appreciating your intentions, though they won't

in China

HOM

should go back to the woman the Manila Observatory at 7 P. Francisco to the Orient twen among them etc. Cut it out old second with nine points and who

SLAVERY IN HONGKONG-

with

MEIN-AUSTIN-GORDON-At St. Joseph's Church on Satur- day, 18th October, Reginald Mein-Austin, of Jardine Matheson and charging the defendants, but by Defendant said the opium belong. One of these boats sails every mentally disordered, as, if so, they Tse Keungy 3, Tai Tez Yiu; 3,

Co. Ltd, eldest son of Mr. J. J. Mein-Austin and Mrs. Mein-Austin of Black Clachrie, Barrhill, Ayrshire, to Miss Margaret Grant Gordon, fourth daughter of Mr. A. G. Gordon and Mrs. Gordon of Hongkong..

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1919.

THE CONTEST OF TWO IDEALS.

At the Police Cort to-day, Chinese woman was before Mr. R. E Lindsell, charged with unlawful possession of 21 taels

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carry corn.

Yours etc. PORCUS EX GREG

DIABOLI,

Oban Hiu I.

Brigade Team Rige.-L. Saï- yingou Division: 2. Queen's.

llege Division.

High Dva (championship).. 1. Geo. Fall; 2. D Laing; 3, Ko King Far.

Any stroke 50 y-1, Chan Hui Mir Leung Oi Sang: 3. Leong Yui Sang.

On the strictly legal side of the A Chinese was before Mr. R. E. case, and on the evidence before Lindsell to-day, charged the Court, the Magistrate may unlawful possession of 76 tacle of have been acting correctly in dis-raw opium, en the s.s. Sui Yit. so doing he tacitly acquiesced in led to a friend, who told him to Mr. Lindsell the monstrous transaction. keep it for him.

The Company purchased recent Natural law, as well as written imposed a fine of $600, or five

ly five boats, namely, M. S. Dollar law, forbids the sale of human months' hard labour.

(14.000 tons dead weight), Grace beings, yet here we have this kind

Dollar (10,000 tons deadweight), of thing going on in a British

Dunsyra and John Eqa, and Colony. A deed of exle was cold-

the barketine Jane! Standford. In Hongkong, Oct. 18, 1919. bloodedly drawn up, and one of

addition to these the Company is the reports of the case mentions

operating a number of larger the transaction being registered of opiu m. She said that she had ships and ships belonging to the at the office of the Secretary for brought it from Annam. Her Shipping Board. This makes Chinese Affairs! The mother sister-in-law had asked her to fifteen vessels on the Pacific even claimed, as we have men- bring some as she was suffering run. The tioned, that the man had "a perfect from consumption. Mr. Lindsell in Hongkong is showing te right to sell his sister. Under imposed a fine of $250, or six vivifying effects, and the Chinese law, he may have had;

success of the Corapany is but under British law never. Now, months hard labour.

establishing a trade with this it is about time this kind of thing

indicates the maritime stop to. It is were put a

Station Officer Lane, of the port

The absolutely contrary to British Hongkong Fire Brigade, has been possibilities of Hongkong Common Law to permit bartering made the recipient of a very fine Shanghai office controls the other of the Middlesex Regiment was King Fan; 2. Leung Sui Sang: 3, Brigade Championship raċeJ109 in human lives, yet it is notorious silver tray, presented by the Oriental branches, which are at stationed in Hongkong there was Lung Tit Sang.

Ko King in Hongkong, and the details are with their names. The gift was siderable mercantile business has tion of no mean merits. On Fan. that such transactions go on here Volunteer firemen, and inscribed Tientsin, Hankow, Kobe. Hong-started a regimental magazine

kong Manila, and Singapore. Con entitled The Mag-& little publica-y-1. D. L⚫ing; & openly stated in our Courts. The presented as a token of the

Divingfer plate-1, K^ Kinz

shipping business

THE MIDDLESEX BATTALION.

COLONEL JOHN WARD'S FAREWELL..

Most residents will remember that when the 25th. Battalion

Life Saving Competition.-1, Ka- King Fan; 2, So Tee Keung; 3. Lee Trub Hang

Lane plug (championship.). 1, W. Hall; 2. P. Laing.

Long plunge (group 2).-1, So Tam Keong 2. Leong 01 Sang: 3. Chan Hiu Mi.

Swimming under water.-1. Ko

People are very prone to refer to these days as days of peace and although by comparision with the days of the great war there is peace, Europe is a long way yet from enjoying tranquility. And the most-to-be-regretted centre of strife and dissension-Russia to whom peace would have given rest and recuperative quiet. In should, by all the natural laws of compensation, have been the first the days when the Great War was still a gigantic novelty, some ples of Chinese custom cannot esteem in which Mr. Lane is had been done with Singapore, goods moving north to Russia, this thing potentially terrible yet unique enough to give almost pleasur-bold for, a moment, for we can by the donors and especially in peing transhipped from Hong-production had of necessity to g. 6 plates; 2, 9› Tae Keung,

place.

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A patent has been raken out in Vladivostock for

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call.

Judges: Mesere Ho Kwong, J. C. Flatcher B Tanner, W. Kay and Dr W. V M. Kach.

Referer. MrE Ralph. Shorten: Mesurs A.T. Hamilton,

Firch.

Hon. Secraters : Me A. Morris, Hon. Treasurer: Mr Ho Kwong

able excitement, Russia was bearing hardships that no other

to us the first number of a new

Consolation Rsc-.-1, Ko King belligerent shared. Calling up and training millions of troops she only recognise such custom when recognition of the pains he has kong, but the Company proposes case, but we have had handed 3 Leanz Sul Sing. impoverished her civilian population, her people knew hunger it does not conflict with humane taken in training the Volunteer to extend its service to that port volume which was published in

Vladivostok in July of this year. 100 yds. Handicap (open to before those of other warring countries, and right through the ideas. It is a standing disgrace fremen. struggle that followed Russia has been persistently visited by be allowed to dispose of sisters for to the Colony that brothers should

The little book is full of inter-V RC. members)-1, Cruz; 2, D. turmoil and colossal sacrifices. Judged by the common principles of justice, Russia should first and foremost have found peace and money and the officers of ent Swim we stated that the winner, spark up to 200 feet. Some spark Hongkong in August last year General

In our report of the Harbour the lengthening of the electric est in respect of the doings of Lyon

the Battalion after leaving The following were the official Crown remain totally indiferent

Committee: Mr E. respite, but, in disastrous contradistinction, she is rent asunder by to the proceeding. In such cir-J. R. Johnstone, by making the that! Quite capable. I should; and how the winter was spent in Ralphe, Dr W.V.M Kach. Mesars civil strife, she is a country that has lost her homogenity, and is even

time of 27 minutes. had beaten think, of making its presence felt mid-Siberia. When the maga. Morris, B. Panner, JO. Finch now engaged in suicidal war against those with whom she was cumstances, what become of our

"record." As all all over and around the world,

zine was rescusitated, the and Kong Ki fai. formerly allied. With these facts before us it ill betoves any to boast that slavery does not exist last year's

under the British flag? We followers of the race know. last That is what the wireless tele-Battalion was waiting at Vladi Working Committee: Manara, light-thinkingly speak of and pass judgment on what is now taking make bold to assert that slavery year's time was not a record, for graph people have been in search rostek for a boat Home.

A. Morrit, So Shin-on, Korg Ki- for a considerable time One of the most interesting and W.W For. Within the space of this column there is not room to detail the does exist in Hongkong, and, what the honour of making the record of

Another useful-looking is worse, that the authorities 16 still held by J. C. Finch whose now.

contents of The Mag is Colonel events of the past five years as they affect the land and people of take no notice of the fact. What fastest time of 22 min. 36secs, patent recently taken out in Ward's farewell message to the the fallen Romanoffs, but of the tosin currents that have determined

has naver been seriously Vladivostock concerns an irriga-Battalion, when he left for the contemporary history of Russia a word or two might be said. is needed is that our British

tion pump capable of delivering England. His message was:- Common Law should be rigor-

challenged. Following the first flush of national excitement and enthusiasm that

1,430 gallons of water per hour. "I have always intended that marked Russia's effort when war first broke out, there came a serious cusly enforced and the Chinese once and for all made to under- military debacle owing to traitorous leaders and ill-equipped forces-stand that our Code is founded bourne gave judgment in the case of the world.

On Saturday, Mr. Justice Mel. A pump of that sort should come our parting should take place only R 110, C. Mycock and J. C.

mand a large sale in many parts when I hed carried you all safely Always the home of over-autocratic officialdom and a dissatisfied on an infinitely higher standard in which J. M. P. da Silva, sued

back to dear old England Now, proletariat, Russia passed through just such another Revolution as than that which governs the lives L. F. V. Ribeiro, for $375 advenc had delaged France towards the end of the Eighteenth Century of the people of Chine.

I leave much to my regret many There was a time, not so very of my oldest and [best friends In inviting Mrs. Ralphs to Chafing against irksome and unjust rule the people of Russia threw

ed against the purchase of 50 long ago, when Japan depended amongst the Officers, Warrant present the prizes, Mr. B. Tanner over the monarchy, served out sharp treatment to the horde of CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

shares in the Hongkong Electric entirely on foreign sources for Oncer, Non-commissioned Of Queen's College) said that lady parasitic bureaucrate and attempted, after having made a humilia-

Company, which defendant, it is her rice supplies, but since that ficers and Men of the Battalion. had good deal to do and had ting peace with her enemies, to establish a democratic regime dual whom we should like to see $29 50, half share of money due has been able to do much to good soldier, I must obey orders. thing connected with the V.A.D. There is another type of indivi-alleged, failed to deliver, and for day. Japan, in her own interests, This is not my wish, but, like a taken a great interest in every- But her newly-found leaders, those men to whom the people were really looking for wise counsels and guidance, had conceived, in more effectually punished, and in respect to a provision business. further rice cultivation in her Though I go Home, I shall not and the Brigade. As a matter of their first flush of power, a fanactical dream to beat down the that is the man guilty of cruelty The defendant counter-claimedown country. This as all very forget your many kindnesses fact she had held the position of that the world was topsy-turvy, that there was something hideously Dorted a case in which a Chinese mission said to bave been receive that claims to be of the go-ahead interests will always be my firet of the Brigade for several years. inimical in society's division into classes, and that the only way to charge, the evidence showing Inland Lot 51. His Lordship gave interest many here is that the was before the Court on such a ed hy plaintiff on sale of Kowloon order, but a fact which will

On behalf of the sports com- secure a kingdom of righteousness on earth was to smash and break that a cow had had its four legs judgment for plaintiff on the Japanese are making a special wonderful and unique work which thanks to subscribers to the prize

extended "It is my special wish that the mittee he

sincere down al: but mob authority. From slaves themselves they changed tied together, the creature being claim for $375, and intimated study of the agricultural possibili-this Battalion has been able to fund and especially to Mr. Ho to tyrants-tyrants of rage and passion, sworn to war against any then slung across a bamboo and that he would give his reasons ties of rice. They have found perform in this world shaking Kwong for his kind help. Thanks thing "bourgeoisie". The lower classes had suffered through the

a later. upper, they reasoned, and now the upper and even the respectable, carried a long distance to

that by crossing common rice spoch, should continue to be the were also due to the various the wide-world over, had to be, dragged down to the common level. steamer, where it died through

with gluten rice a type is obtained pride of all who have been privi-officials who had helped to make What has followed we all know. Missionaries of this creed have the sufferings to which it had

A Chinese boy was to-day composed of plants with all the leged to serve under its banner.the event been subjected. The defendant

BO successful, Ha penetrated to the four corners of the earth and among the more

was fined $50. Consider charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, external characters of common Make friends with this great race desired to express heartfelt unthoughtful proletariats have succeeded in gaining a little sympathetic hearing. In the land that gave

a second type with with whom, for the time being. thanks to the Committee of the Bolshevism" its ing the irmensity of the with disobedience to his mistress, rice, and

plants you are called to live. Share their V.R.C.for the loan of the premises. birth, order, morality and justice are thrown aside with reckless offence, the punishment was in Mra. Silva, who resides at Villa three-quarters of the

A rough Cameos. Inspector Gerrard stated resembling common rice and one-joys and sorrows as friends and no ways adequate.

Mrs. Ralphs then presented the indifference to consequences, plot and counter-plot between those having any authority are bringing their train of ruin, and from the glance over the Ordinance leads that the defendant, who was work- quarter similar to gluten rice. It comrades, in the trouble through prizes and was presented with a outside. Russia is being assailed by those who realise that this

us to think that this was the ing with Mrs. Silva, asked her for would be well to watch these which they are passing, so best bouquet of flowers...

you can give aid to them and doctrine of levelling down spells the end of all those higher things Baximum sentence. But such his wages, and said he wanted Japanese experiments.

to go SWAY, and be also.

serve your own Country. It has that man has gained by the evolution of his better self-civilisat on,brutes should be sent to gaol and

been your great good fortune It is a picture worth the studying, for we, in su ta quiet corner also be ordered a flogging without anewered her very insolently.

that you were placed, where you as Hongkong, are being favoured with a calm survey of one of the the option of a fine. If the pre-Mrs Bilva gave evidence that defendant had been

were able, by your discipline and world's greatest triala a trial between society's position as reached sent law does not permit of such the

order, to exert an historic in. through the ages of slowly developing conceptions, against a loose punishment, then it ought to be working with her for about six

The Clio, sloop, Com. V. 8 fluence upon the surrounding and ungoverned attempt to work out an ideal of universal equality. revised. Only by the infliction of months. On Saturday he asked

No. 80, Des Voeux Road, was the No-one for a moment would dare to maintain that society, as at bodily suffering on themselves Mr. Silva for $5. His wages were

been employed continuously present constituted, is in accord with an ideal, but he at once will certain classes of Chinese be $8 a month. She refused to give scene of a fire on Friday night, anarchy. Continue this influence Rashleigh, C.B.E, which bas "Goodbye, and by these words abroad since she left Bhearness. becomes a danger to the whole community-a Bolshevist--who made to realise that it is * the 85 to him, and he threatened A young lad living in one of the and all will yet be well seeks in any unconstitutional way to speed up the process of change, grievous offence to ill-treat dumb to leave. Yesterday morning at cubicles of the place tried to set I shake you each by the band.in January, 1904, for service on the China Station, is ordered to Slow though it may sometimes seem, the wheel of progress is for animals.

6.30. she rang the bell, and fire to a rathole but the match John Ward.".. defendant did not answer..

At caught the thin partition and the

be paid off at Gibraltar for refit, over turning, and the highest that one can hope to do is to so live

preparatory to being recom and think that he will afford no hindrance. Russia has tried to roll

7.45 a.m. she again rang the boy was faced with a serious situa-

tion. The fire spread rapidly, the lose bell, and received

his presence of mind.missioned for service in the Per that wheel with disastrous spead, for it has turned into a Jugger-

SWOT

went to the playful fellow being enveloped in Discarding his coat and trousers,sian Gulf. The present aww of Withers Beat and in crushing out her very existence. There exist certain

servants quarters and saw de-smoke. Mr. Lau Chi Hang, who he fought the fire and by the time the Clio, with the exception of i people who think that Russin would be left well alone, who style as a scheme for river taxis," to fendant lying in his bed, fully has until recently been at the the Fire Brigade arrived hard small care and maintenance- reactionary" those Generals whom the Allies have chosen to relieve the congested traffic situe dressed. She told him to get up, Hongkong Bank, came to the almost succeeded in putting it party, will return to England The oppers the Bolshevik forces, but, for our own part, we fail to see tion here, bas been put before the but he refused to do so and asked rescue of the boy and suc-out.

Clio was serving on the Chiffe how the world could stand idly by and allow these dangerous London city authorities. A river for his wages, and again said he crom his perilous situation. In mentioned, is an intrepid gentle and was last recommissioned on

ceeded in extricating him Mr. Lau Chi Hang, it may be Station at the outbreak of wa extremists to have uncontrolled action. For Russia, as a people,omnibus, capable of carrying 50 wanted to go away. Witneas we have a real sympathy, but for those among her millions who are passengers and worked by two then went to the telephone, and

so doing Mr. Lau Chi Hang was men, who during the Canton Mar. 5 last. Com. Rashleigh bas directing this destructive madness, threatening the very founda- men, is one of the plans submitted called for Inspector Gordon. Mr. severely barnt on the hands and floods two years ago, led a relief been appointed to the the loop tions of civilisation, there can only be ruthless opposition-ruthless for service up and down the Lindsell fined defendant $10, or head, and his trousers and cunt party in very bad weather and Cornflower on the paying ness that in the course of time will prove to be the most merciful Thames.

14 days.

also caught fire, but he did not succeeded in saving many lives. the Clio, for the remaining peoples of the earth.

BIVER TAXIS..

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A FIRE. LAD RESCUED FROM FLAMES.

Three cheers and a "tiger" for Mrs. Ralphs concluded the pro- coedings."