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NOTES & COMMENTS.

HERE ARE THE POLICE!

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1919.

DAY BY DAY.

ROBBIE'S LETTER. Of course in the getting on wi' LICENSING SESSIONS.

it he may get his map slightly altered here and there but a tin

Hongkong, Nov. 5th. 1919. Dear Alick:

A GOOD LAUGH IS SUNSHINE TO HIS NEPHEW AT HOME. ear or two is no more disfiguring The other day we had some-IN A HOUSE-Thackeray, thing to say about the old familiar! cry. "Where are the Police ?" Yesterday's health return shows which is raised on the flimsiest two cases of gastro-enteritis, one pretext by those who take a joy of which was fatul. jin calling down the Force for its alleged shortcomings. We come back to the question because of

A large batch of coolies of the Chinese Labour Corps, 1,129 to the busy time which the Yaumati be precise, arrived here this and Shamsuipo Police have just morning by ss. Idomeneus,

This was

Mr. S. D. Setno, head of S. D. Seina and fo., is leaving to morrow by the s.s. Dunera for a prolonged business trip to the Straits and India.

bad. First of all there was a serious fire, which resulted in the loss of several lives, and this had only just been got in hand when certain members of the Force who had worked hard on it, were required to go out in quest of a gang of armed pirates who had

A Cainese who is believed to been giving much trouble of have led a gang of 400 desperadoes а most in a looting expedition on Kwong late. risky undertaking, and before Hi City, Sunning, in 1917, has the pirates were gathered been recognised and arrested by into the Police net some grim the Hongkong Police.

Here struggling was witnessed.

The local Sikh community is were two dangerous jobs which had to be attended ta in addition to-day celebrating the birthday of to the ariinary routine work and Guru Nanak Dev Ji, at the Sikh both were well carried out. Temple. Free meals. morning mere putting out of the fire and by the Cominittee of the Khalsa the capture of the pirates-these Diwan thingsinvolve much detailed work

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The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER T. 1919.

ANOTHER MILESTONE.

after the actual occurrences. In The steamship Ping Suey, built the former case, after the fire has at Belfast. 1899, for the China been dealt with, the premrises Mutual Co., but sold out some have to be guarded, the debris time ago to the British Africa turned over in the search for Shipping Co., Ltd.. has been sold bodies (a gruesome business, ofto Italy. She is 6.458 tons gross itself), coroner's reports have to and 4.150 tons net. be written and investigations

else.

occurrences

any

was

the he was

With the following exceptions

in the end than the acquisition of premature greybess or a crop of worry wrinkles.

There were no fewer than nine- Your story about the lady wi teen applications for licences to sbit sell intoxicating drink considered aye, as I was saying, the stockingless legs is

Man, that at the meeting of the Licensing and now that I've introduced a flee underdone ongway.

sort of talk might prove that the Bord, which was held in the in your ear for taking such a long war is over but I'll have ye to Council Chamber this morning.

There were five publicans" time to write, is a chort time this understand that in Hongkong Colony will be as bad a place to we're du foit wi' that sort of licences applied for by Europeans.. live in as any I kw, or ever thing now adays. What between these being for the Repulse Bay heard about or hope to read of pictures, in the Telegraph and Hotel (Mr. J. H, Taggart), The ladies columns in the other Hongkong Hotel (Mr. H. N. It's true as you say that we've papers we're never sure these Beaurepaire), The King Edward new Governor here days what we might be expected Hotel (Mr. Job Witchell). The so, the onyliow..hat you take it from me to read. 1 sometimes think it's Astor House Hotel (Mr. F. A. that up to now, if anybody wants just as well that Janet's away. Chopard), and the Palace Hotel to know when anything s likely for yon sort of pictures are very Kowloon (Mr. J. H. Orberry).

disturbing to a woman's peace o' In the Hotel Keepers' Adjunct to happen in the future all they mind and the husband's credit Licences there were only two have to do is take what he has balance at the Bank. (It's the European applications, these be said. think of a number, add your fashions I'm referring to, no the ing made by Mrs. Blair, of the age, multiply the total wi' the legs.) Contracting the bare leg Peak Hotel, and Mrs. L. J. Stew- year ye were born in. subtract half habit could only be a source of art Brown, of the Station Hotel. and divide by six and then allow annoyance to the silk-stocking Nathan Road, Kowloon. The Apart other four licences of this class an error of 30 degrees for the manufacturers onyway. P.W.D. and ye have the answer from that, there's nothing to were asked for by Japanese in off pat Aye, just as easy as that. speak of, excepting, of course, that respect of the Tokyo Hotel Pot- canna gloss over taking such a on their ankles would by the end Hau Fung Lane, Wanchai; the long time to write to your old of the summer have freckled un- Kowloon Tei, Peking Road, Kow- Of course we loan; and the Suehiro Hotel, Uncle by introducing a lot of high-derpinings. faluting talk about reactionaries werena' bothered much wi that Haiphong Road. Kowloon

Restaurant Keepers' Adjunet and Bolshevism and padding o sort a fad here. It takes a lot of that kind. I'm too old in the horn camouflage to deceive a Hong-Licences were asked for by Mr. for that sort of thing, my lad, kong mosquito, mind I'm telling D. M. Goodall, of Wiseman's, and Mrs. Babbage of the Alexandra besides the best part of it's maybe ye.

And another thing, your news Cafe. The remaining applicants lifted holus-bolus from the Daily Mail for all I know to the contrary, about the Prince going to Canada were all Japanese, the premises By the same process o' reasoning is just about as interesting and being the Iroha Hotel. Hat Fung Lane, Wanchai, Yoshizawa carried out to ascertain the cause Chinese was charged to-day, I could maybe tell ye a lot about fresh as the other nine-tenths of

Tokubachi. Praya East: of the cutbreak. Roping in before Mr. R. O. Hutchison, with the Old Country that's escaped Fe. your screed. Ifse keep on at this pirates, too, means preparing the being in unlawful possession of a Take the new industry I read about rate I would be astonished Harunoya Hotel, Praya East; a cases for the Police Court, identi-revolver. Defendant said he used the other day-making leather some day to have ye tell me that cafe at 47. Praya East; a cafe in fication parades, and what not to be a vegetable gardener in from fish skins.-which reminds the war is now finished or at the Spring Garden Lane; and the

South Africi, and be had bought me incidentally, that that sort of the very least that Peace has Shokudoraku. 7. Cross Street.

The Hon. Mr. Claud Severn, the revolver to protect himself business would thrive fine here just been signed. Wait till I A HEAVY BURDEN.

tizers and wolves. always provided of course, that come home in the Spring my lad, C.M.G., presided and there als So occurrences like these, against which may

the arrangements could be made wi' and I'll look into some of the present: The Hon. Mr. C. Mel. Sergent Aris stated that happen at

it cook the Rialto.oa Ice House Street to causes of this trouble of yours. Messer. the Hon. Mr. C. G. Ala- moment, must throw heavy defendant. Fload of extra work

the on board

s.s. Glengyle.suply the covering suckers What I think you are suffering baster. O.B.E. Mr. Shelton Hoop- searched on skiided daily on that thorough from is earpholds tethurgia. Ider. Mr. A. Mackenzie, and Mr.. Police, and we cite these incid-Wher ents as an interesting little side- the wharf by the revenue officer, fare. What's more forbye, your bet a brand new dollar to a crab G. A. Woodcock, Secretary. light on whation Police really the revolver was concealed in aides of a reunionary these days is apple that you feel reluctant to de. For one Inspector and a sock which he had tied into bielesi le mark. Some folks get up in the morning and get to the whole of the licences applied

M. Hutchison im-think a reactionary is one who your work after the rest have for were granted without ob- ̈· Sirgeant. a* least, these two his waist.

started. Sufferers fram this jection-- must have meant posed a fine of $50, with the thinks miere men should work

THE ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL. practically no sleep for forty-eight option of a month's imprison- twelve bours a day for half of trouble find ease in lying back in

what they are worth rather than red plush chairs (dress circle) and Before granting the renewal of hours a goodly proportion of ment.

inconvenience the public wi a feel better wi' a light diet com-this licence, members of the Within a few days we shall be at another milestone-we shall which the average resident spent

A long and interestingly varied strike. And let me tell ye that posed principally of lobster salad Board questioned Mr. F. A. Cho- have travelled along the path of Time for twelve months since the comfortably in his bed. Despite world greeted the glorious news of the Armistice. And the thought all the talk about the increased programme. consisting of vocal even a Bolshevik wouldaa' be and stout, than anything else Ipard regarding a proposal to brings a crowd of memories ambling back out of the pust. memories strength of the Force, there is no and instrumental items, was gone happy if he had his own way. He know. A desire to go fishing or move the public bar from the that cause a smile and memories that give one to sober thinking doubt about it that at many of the through at the concert given last wouldn't work more than four to lie back wi' a novel are other first floor of No. 15 Queen's Road the night at the Seamen's Institute. hours a day in any case and that likely symptoms. It has a fear to the ground floor of No. 13. Those days of war news, when Reuter ignored practically every Stations of the Colony

Mrs. Timas

the wouldna given him time to destroy some sounding name but don't It iranspired that the lounge of thing else to wire through stories of the latest push" or to give 4 Police are still understaffed, an

his let thar frighten you: it's only the Hotel will shortly be mored when from where it is now situated hundram commumgar, seem a long way off. for Time has worked Inspector and a Sergeant often play and she was supported by a encugh property t's suit the change and we are living in a mental atmosphere vastly differ having the balk of the work number of musical enthusiasts taste. What you say about educa- the new medical way

to the premises occupied by the ent to what we were then used. Time, the great healer of all to discharge. The other day the who made the concert a success. tien is of course right enough speaking of chronic laziness.

was, but let me remind

But I was forgetting about the Bank of Asia, Mr. Chopard stat- wounds and the softener of every surrow, is fast taking us away Land and Water Police at Kow- Mr. Merrin's impersonation of a from the days of anxiety and bereavement until it is almost possible loon were divided into separate the famous comedian George ye Low increasingly hard it will Prince. Man, I wouldna' haveing that the Bank only had a good. and be in the future to make a boy his job for all the profits the Bank monthly tenure. It was intended to look back and very unmovedly study in distant perspective the bodies a step in the right direc- Robes.

he

in for much understand the value of education

now making off Exchange. to do away with the barber's late tempest of human antagonisms. Tuesday next will be a far tion. That shows that the Colony

Here's a lad that should be hat-stop, make this into a lounge and - different day in Hongkong to what its corresponding date was last is growing and that the duties of applause. Lugether with. Mr. when nowadays a bricklayer can year. To look back at how we then celebrated the receipt of the the Police are becoming more Bristow whose mandoline solos karn as much in a week as would news that the world's greatest war had ceased is almost to wonder and more onetous. As time goes

A collection was keep the home of a college pro-ing a good time but instead he have the public bar adjoining. The stretch his legs a bit without the members of the Board was the entrance to the how it is that in the interval our emotions have. so sluggishlyon, the staffs in many other taken for the performance, as a fessor going for a month. What's canna' even get of a train to question exercising the minds of

result of which the Institute's more forbye, the reason

haring about a couple of thon- whether pursued their wonted course almost unbriken by any display of Stations will have to be re- spirit or jubilation. Peace Day was, perhaps, the only exception. organised and added to; for, in the funds benefitted to the extent of modern school doesna teach sand perspiring paws to pump. Bar would be from Queen's Road or from the passage at the side of lad to spell correctly is because But things were ever thus-man naturally accommodating himself higher grade of officers especially.

they're too busy learning him Everywhere he goes, there's a

half a dozen old

the premises. geezers, to the environment of his daily life. Without thought of it we are the Force is badly understaffed) To-night an attractive bill has something he never will, as like at had forgot what it was to be Mr. Chopard stated that the living in those days of peace that a little while back we were

at the moment. There is not

young about the time his great-entrance would be in the passage, praying for. We are witnessing the passing away of the surs of

suficient allowance made for Leea prepared by the Victoria as no, have occasion to use.

her and after the Board had con- Theatre management. For the Mind ye. it's possible to have too

grandmother celebrated war, though little realising what days of history these really are emergencies which may impose Since November 1918 much has happened that is worthy of a great strain on certain Stations first time in Hongkong. picture uch o' a good thing. The dog diamond-jubilee. sitting beside sidered the matter in camera it lovers will have the opportunity the shortest tail runs the him griping like a lot a Cheshire was decided to recew the licence. at the most unexpected moment.

of witnessing the victory celebra-least danger of getting a tin can

cats and fumbling wi' their tile Taking but a short survey we see that no little stride às been

FOOLISH CRITICISM.

Besides, there's

This application för a licence hats. tions that took place in London, tied to

Then there's always a

was a new one and when Mrs. taken to put Britain back to a pre-war position. Her millions of

We suppose that if just follow Paris and Brussels. The series is always two ways of looking at a contingent of plumed officers wi emergency soldiers have been very largely te-absorbed into the

Brown, the applicant, was called industries they left, and her most bitter enemy could not level the ing the busy time which the in four parts and taken in beauti-thing lad, and don't you forget it. dangling swords en hand like charge at her that she has ever shown a tendency to perpetuate the Yaumati Police have had. some ful sunshine. Appropriate music I read the other day about a man

between seried rows of Tommies, had attended earlier, she had left, more to be done before the yoke is entirely cast off, but the assur-way of a motorist in that locality programme is long it will com as injury. It turned out that she If the officers would only stay in thinking that the licence had expedient militarism that she was forced to adopt. There is a lot peanut stall had obstructed the has been arranged anul as the that was jailed for doing his wife score thumb to trail along wi' him it was found that although she

been granted: ance that satisfies has been given. Faced with problems of a the cry would again have gone mence at 9.15 sharp. Besides this was only nineteen years old and the canteen and leave him wi

The Board decided, however, to greater magnitude than she has ever known before, Britain is now up: Where are the Police? the first episode of a vers inter- because she came home late ons

of a decent chin-wag but no they grant the application.

HOW HE GOT HIS NAME." struggling to finally free herself from all war-time abnormalities And if a constable had been seenesting story The Tiger's Trail," night he was there at the back of the boys he might have one chance

The Japanese who applied end, as we have recently said, there is no room for serious doubt arresting a

time like a lot of officious hens. Couple of side-splitting comics. her nineteen times, once that eventually Britain will emerge victorious over her perplexities, would have asked why the Force will be presented, together, with the door wi' a knife and stabbed keep cluttering his up all they

every year she was old. I suppose. Every time he put a fork in his for the renewal of his Restaur We out here might well rest content that, if all is not well now with could no devote its energies to The bill is a very ambitious one.

9 face some picture taking fiend ant Keeper's Adjunct Licence in Britain, the time cannot be long delayed when it will once more be some better purpose. Those who execliently planned and is sure A: first blush it would scem

to please.

mighty good job that she wasna'

starts turning the crank. A nice respect of the premises 47, Praya the land of Home and Beauty it used to represent to us. Turning are prone to write and talk in this strain forget that even the

thirty-four or thereabouts, but sort of trip for a clean decent chap East, has the uncommon name of to the Colony in which we sojourn, it is possible to look back on a small jobs have to be done by the

still, on the other hand, if she'd that only wants half a chance to Joe Yamakawa. When he was year that contains much to please. True it is that we are a long

been twice as old, as like as no forget that his grandfather ever before the Board, the Chairman way from being straight, but it does not take a great deal of Police, and that they cannot be

delegated

non-policemen,

wore knee breeches or opened an asked him if his name really redection to find many comforting facts. Most of the men who

hospital. Never a chance to slip was "Joe", to which he replied in left for the sterner duties of the times have returned, the old-time It's all part of the day's work,

out of a night to see the chickens the affirmative.

The Chairman:How did you freedom in pleasure-seeking is with us-in part at least, our trade and the very people who talk

and dance till the milk comes and commerce are reviving by leaps and bounds, and in domestic thus would be the first to cry out

round. No, as like as no' he'll get that name?

Applicant: I was brought up legislation there is a trend manifest that augure well. Our post. out if hawkers were left un-

Mr. Alfred George Morris, Well, onybow, let that be as it have to sit up half, the night war problems have not been easy of solving and many still await molested and the streets over- complete banishment, but there is a genuine and continuous effort run by these folk. People who 5, Lingfield Avenue, Kingston-may. I see you've been manag-having his face cold-creamed to by a European.

NO NEW JAPANESE LICENCES complain, too, about the occasion-on-Thames, late af Hongkong, ing to bear up in these profiteer-take-away-the ache caused wi.

GRANTED. despite what carping pessimists frequently say. Millions of public al failure of the Police to catch bequeaths all his property to his ing days and were able to throw the constant smile. As it is be dollars are being spent for public good, we bave a

Among the Japanese licences new Governor

criminals overlook that the wife and daughters, stating: "I who has already given an earnest of studious application to the

and see the McGoorty fight. close touch wi' the world and asked for were two new one Colony's needs, and events generally presage that in reasonable arter a Police Force becomes, leave nothing to my son, Alfred off dull care long enough to go hasna a dog's chance to get into

God bless Some fight, aye maybe. I'm no learn something he never read being in respect of the premises time Hongkong will be a Colony worth the living in. Rome was the cleverer are the ruses adopt Daniel Armstrong.

ed by the law-breakers. not built in a day, and neither is it possible to turn from war to than that, the latter always have himself, leaving the female mem-

More him, as he is able to provide for partial to them sort o plays about or what his tutors had 1, Spring Garden Lane, and 7. myself. The last time I was forgotten when they were putting Cross Street, Both the applicants peace conditions with the suddenhess of a wish.

the advantage over the former bers of my family to maintain at E boxing match I lost him through his mental gymnas were questioned by the Board

at and both said that So far as we know, there has yet been nothing arranged to because they lay their plans well themselves out of the provision money betting wi a perfect ties.

ime they kept publicly mark in Hongkong the anniversary of the eventful Novem-

It's bad enough to be impaled Present ber 11, 1918, and we are not at all sure that there should be any in advance and thus can keep made by my will. The estate stranger and my father's silver

the Police guessing for quite a amounts to £15,163.

watch into the bargain. A on a pin and held up all the time eating houses. When customers regret. Anniversaries are very apt to be far different in spirit to time before action can be taken.

came in for food they generally. demoralising sport, Janet saye to the public gaze, once you are what they should be. To publicly rejoice when fighting ceased was we can never bare a perfect but natural, but the days now have so greatly changed as to make Police system until we have one

it is, and maybe she's no far King, but to have to go through ordered drink as well and when wrong, for it makes me sbudder that sort of thing from the cradle, they found that they could not a usual" celebration" of November 11 appear a little out of place.

get it they went elsewhere. The yet when I think of the lies Iis what I call rubbing it in.

applicant living in Spring Garden to say the least. It strikes us as being wonderfully in keeping with policeman for every citizen. And we don't suppose that the most

had to tell over the losing of yon the spirit of the times that at Home the day should be set apart as habitual grouser in the Colony

.........and mind no more of your Lane had applied in September & League of Nations Day"-a day on which a great national would advocate that! campaign will be started, turning peoples' thoughts to those better

retrospect

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to

hawker, someone.

things that would follow if only perfect emity could be established HOURS OF LABOUR REDUCED BY

between all peoples of the earth. It is no wild Utopian dream to

38,700,000 A WEEK.

at WEN

was very

WAT tea".

$32.

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FORMER HONG KONG MAN'S WILL.

ID:

** I LEAVE NOTHING TO MY SON."

GOLF CLUB.

LADIES SECTION.

a

it.

the

for

he wouldna have cared a tinker's curse whether or no' she'd stayed out all night. So you see it's a

business jumping risky quickly at conclusions.

too

a

THE STATION HOTEL.

the

Asked by Mr. Shelton Hooper

Mr. T. H. Congdon has kindly watch. She always had in mind monkey-shines. A dislocated but had been refused presented a cup for a Ladies the pain connected wi” the bash- Tombstone Competition (Singles) ing of the eternal daylights out arm is bad enough in its way. to be played over the Deep Water of a man silly enough to think that I'll grant. One thing ye need if his house were patronised by think that from out the greatest war there could be brought the In the first seven months of Bay course on Thursday, Novem- he could box and, of course, it have no fear of is a strained in British soldiers or sailors, the was aye a mere waste of time to tellect, anyway. Still ye can age man stated that he had had no greatest good, and nothing could more fittingly mark the anniver- this year 5,820,000 workers had her 27th.

Conditions 2/3 of handicap to be try and explain that in that try your best and the next time British customers ap ary of the Armletice than a national movement to excite intelligent their hours of labour reduced by

what the public ye hurt your arm, try writing wi sympathy with a scheme that has as its aim the prevention of an aggregate weekly amount of taken-18 holes to be played-connection future wars. It can truly be said that the nations of the world 38,700,000 hours, equal to 12 players to arrange their own wouldng' stand for was sport on the other hand. All the steno- stand at the cross roads of the age the roads of Co-operative times the aggregate for the opponents entries made either at lines laid down for use in a graphers in London are no at the Goodwill and Distrustful Insularity. It is for peoples more than previous quarter of a century. Fanling or Happy Valley.Post nursery. A boxer is just as War Office nowadays. Governments to chose which road will be taken, and Tuesday's and about 450 times the rate of entries must be made before noon likely to live to a ripe old age as on 27th instant at Deep Water Bay, a newspaper man for instance. significance could be madeto point the path.

the previous 25 years.

Yours truly,

ROBT. M&cWHIRTER.

present.

to the

After consideration, the Board informed both men that the applications would not be grant ed, a they considered there were (Continued on Page 12.)

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