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NOTES & COMMENTS.

THE CHAIR COOLIE CASE.

SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 29. 1919.

DAY BY DAY.

RETURN.

1894.

EVERY DISCORDANT THOUGHT HONGKONG TWENTY-

FIVE YEARS AGO. There has doubtless been a good TOWARDS OTHERS IS A SWORD deal of interest aroused in the AND BRINGS OUT A SWORD IN case at the Magistracy yesterday in which chair coolies employed by Miss Fairall were fined for not

Yesterday there was a clean having licences. The case was till of health in the Colony. one of unusual interest because of

haviour of Miss Fairall when she

was

П

(Compiled from the Hongkong Telegraph" files for week eading November 27, 1894)

THE DOLLAR. November 21st-The rate Dollar on demand, to-day is 28. 0-7/8d.

WEDDING AT UNION CHURCH.

November

LOCAL WEDDING.

AINSLIE-JAMES.

CORRESPONDENCE.

To The Editor of the “ Hongkong Telegraph."]

MISS FAIRALL, AND THE POLICE.

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In the presence of many guests, the wedding took place at St. John's Cathedral this morning of Sir-I am sorry to see from Mr. Ernest James Ainslie (of last evening's Telegraph that there Messrs Lane, Crawford and Co), has been some more friction be younger son of Captain and Mrs.tween the Trade Police and the Ainslie, of Dover, and Miss public, but this time my sympathy James, elder must be with Inspector Garrod of Annie Elizabeth

daughter of Mr. W.G. James, of and bis men, kiss Fairall's sp Dover, who recently arrived in the parent disrespect to the Police Colony. The ceremony, which was Force in general is most unwar and.-At Union choral, was performed by the Rev. ranted, when we recall to mind the past couple of Church Hongkong, on the 20th H. Copley Moyle, whilst Mr. R. what it has been up against The Grosson Street The bride, who was given away years. instant, by the Rev. G. L J.L Bridger acted as "best man." during

which tragedy,

is still in in a white embroidered crepe de fresh

our memory. the Williams, David Currie, sugar Greenock, Scotland. boiler, to Janet Imrie, both of by Mr. R. Henderson, was attired

chine dress, with white velvet recent shooting of a sergeant at

the particularly strong remarks Inland Lot 2289 is to be sold at that Inspector Garrard saw fit to the P. W. D. Offices on December pass in connection with the be-15. It has an area of about 8,126 the square feet, and the upset price spoken to about

is $3,250. coolies licences. Whether those strong remarks were justified

His Excellency the Governor or not we cannot express

appointed Mr. Charles opinion, but it ce tainly does has seem as though the Inspector Alexander Dick Melbourne to be had very good cause to speak Lisa Member of the Licensing Board mind. We have had occasion for a period of three years. before to remark on how little

Nov. 23rd. The Hongkong hat. She carried a shower bou-Yaumati and the subsequent cap support the police get

His-Excellency the Governor Cricket Club is reported to have quet of white roses and maiden ture of several armed robbers in the Europeans in trying to carry out has appointed Mr. Alfred John arranged a match, Over Thirty hair fern and wore a diamond same district before they could their duties when those duties McKenzie Weyman to be Seconds. Under Thirty, to take place on pendant, the gift of the bride-carry out their dark intentions. lead them to question the action Lieutenant in the Cadet Com-the Pablic Recreation Ground room. The Matron of Honour and the more recent affray of the and bona-fides of a European's per-

to-morrow afternoon. Consider was Mrs. R. L. Bridger, who wore rotor bandits, all tend to make us soral servants. Because a private pany, Hongkong Defence Corps.

ing that the last Gymkhana & white serge cost and skirt, appreciate the services of the chair or ricksha coolie has to be

After the ceremony, a reception of the Colony. To say that no attended to by the Police it is po

from

AN UNTIMELY A FIXTURE,

The total output of the Kailan Meeting for the season had been with Rose du Barry velour hat: men appointed to guard the pease leave for the West River, where Hongkong is certainly, a gross was held at the Hongkong Hotel, one had yet received assistanc and later Mr. and Mrs. Ainslie or protection from the polics in

reason why bis employer should Mining "Administration's mines set for to-morrow, weeks ago, the endeavour to obstruct, but the for the week ending 15th Novem- Committee of the Cricket Club regrettable fact is that a good ber, amounted to 91,195 tons and might have been expected to proportion of them do. We have the sales during the period, to exercise a little common-sense the honeymoon is being spent, injustice.

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The annoyance complained of ain the past has not been due to the Traffic Regulations them- salves, but rather to the officious-

by one от two subordinate ness or excessive zeal displayed members of Inspector Garrod's staff in carrying them out Any

grant that the regulation requir Person with common sense will ing chair or ricksha coolies to be licensed and incidentally re-

sportsman- courtesy",

bride wearing the avoiding like feeling this ridiculous,

altogether gabardine coat frock and objectional Georgette hat of old rose.

Last Monday, Mr. Ainslie was uninteresting

a number of fixture. There is second-class cads, and more or presented by the staff of Lane, less brainless monentities who Crawford and Co. with a solid apparently desire to dominate the silver cake stand and a pair of Cricket Club and run its affairs sweet dishes, the presentation for their own selfish interista, being made by Mr. H. E. Scriven, irrespective of public rights. This the senior member of the staff. handsome silver cocktail An order by the Governor-in-must be stopped, by diplomacy if Amongst the other presents was Council says that all oleaginous poss ble, if not, by drastic and shaker, presented to the bride products may from henceforth be disagreeable measures. exported to any destination with suggestive that there is scarcely groom by the officers and fellow

who has been over a dog-watchReserve. in Hongkong, or who has any- out restriction, provided that the a playing member of the Club troopers of the Mounted Police thing in the shape of a vested interest in the Colony.

usual permit is obtained.

The Hongkong Hotel had a busy day yesterday, what with large number of people dining at the St. Andrew's Ball and the the Hotel. In all, they served meals. which must over 2.500 surely be something like a loca record.

THOMPSON-MILLS.

gistered is a necessary

it es

one,

tends to assist in detection of bad characters or criminals, and Miss Fairall, in unconsciously assist-

in mind

that

took 87,781 tons. time ago when place some

The name of Company Sergt. private ricksha puller was tion, as the evidence undoubtedly Major George Duncan, Hongkong summoned for causing an obstruc showed that he did, but the em- Defence Corps, has been added to the list of those mentioned for most indignant state, just as valueble services rendered in though he hiraseif were being connection with the war. criminally proceeded against for what someone else had done. The rate of subscription to "The Hongkong Telegraph" is $36 That sort of thing is a mistake and very falsely puts the police The rate per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscripin a wrong light. They have a tions for any period less than one month will be charged as for duty to carry out and when they or interfere with the private The "Hongkong Telegraph "is delivered free when the addressee have occasion to either question

At St. Joseph's Church this ing her chair coolies to ignore residents,

afternoon, the wedding took place the regulations, is indirectly is accessible to messenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies delivered at their residences without any extra charge. On copies those residents should be pre-

of Mr. George Frederick Thom-acting against her own intereste. pared to assist the police in

FICTIM OF MUD-HEADED Best by post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage.

pson, of the Dairy Farm Com-He attitude is all the more repre- OFFICIALDOM.

son of Mr. and Lessible when it is recalled that Single Copies, Daily, ten cents.

marter, and not seek to unduly

Nov. 27. The latest victim of pany, first Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a getting at the rights of the

Doro only recently, within fifty or a shield the servants from Te

of her own fixed period will be continued until countermanded.

mud-headed oficialdom is Captain Mrs. A. F. Thompson, of

Eastern thea", Porter's Grange Avenue, hundred yards

daring Miss establishment, several and The "Hongkong Telegraph" is now on sale at, and will be sponsibility that the law imposes. belivered to subscribers by, the Dairy Farm Company, Ltd. Without passing judgment on the

Hugh Craig, of the and Australian Steamship Co.'s po- Southend-on-Sea,

first burglaries have been committed, particular facts of the case before Shameen, Canton, who are our agents there.

pular steamer Menmair, who for Beatrice Marion Mills, the Court yesterday, we heartily commend Inspector Garrard's The Harbour Master of Hong-dropping his mud-hook accidently daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. and who knows but what the raised the ira of the remarks to the careful perusal of kong issues the following notice: over the telegraph cable that Spencer Mills of Hongkong. The culprits might be from the very all who own private vehicles.Alteration in Explosive Fog connects the island of Hongkong ceremony was performed by the class of natives for whom she

Signal at Waglan Island-Com-with the mainland of Kowloon Rev. Father Augustine, the ser- bas

I, for one, am certainly not in LOCAL BOXING.

The bride, who was given away favour of nurturing an unreason- Supporters of the noble art of mencing from 1st January. 1920, in September last, was fined by vices being choral, Mr. F. Braga Inspector? boxing in Hongkong will have the interval between successive Mr. H.E. Wodehouse at the presiding at the organ.

pairs of explosions will be reduc- Police Court

public PESTONJI-On the 29th, at No. 8. Humphrey's Building, to noted with pleasure the formationed from 12 minutes to 5 minutes. at the instance of Inspector by Mr. J. Walker, Manager of able feeling of resentment against should always cf a local association to encourage, and that between the explosions Corcoran, the paltry sum of five the Dairy Farm, looked very the Police, whatever their faults. promote and conduct the sport, of each pair from 15 seconds to 5 dollars. If this sort of thing is charming in a robe of white silk may be, and I consider that

not carrying the law to extremes, net, embroidered in silver and the

The render them every assistance in for with the passing away of the seconds."

we should like to know what it pearls over crepe satin. silk train. of

net any action they take for its whose Police Reserve, under

is. Surely the ends of justice court

embroidered "in silvar. general welfare. auspices so many fine programmes

Yours etc., Preliminary encouncement is would have been met by caution-S were arranged, the need for such

FAIRPLAY. an association was very keenly made that the week of Prayer, ing the Captain in the usual way and the bride wore a tulle veil sur-

carried bouquet of Hongkong, 29th Nov., 1919. felt. In past winters there have January 4-10, 1920, will be even if that were necessary mounted with orange blossom. been a good many bouts put observed in Hongkong by Half- instead of being made a public She

taber roses and maidenhair fern through and now that such a hour united meetings at 5.30 p.m. spectacle of, and then fined a

been in the following Churches St. nominal sum, which meant tied with long streamers of white strong association

The bridesmaids, the formed with such an enthusias. John's Cathedral, the Union nothing! Making British justice ribbon. tic body of men enlisted in Church, St. Andrews, Kowloon, rediculous is a fine art in Hong it. we should be. hasing and the Wesleyan Church. There tong some very good sport this winter. will be Hymns and reading of Some of our American friends have occasionally twitted us over Particularly pleasing was the Holy Scripture and the remainder Chair- of the half hour is to be spent in cur cartoons dealing with the attitude of U.S. Senators on the Peace tribute paid by the

to the efforts of Mr. silent prayer and meditation. Mr. HONGKONG Treaty. These cartoons have represented the American public as man being disgusted at the obstruction offered by the "Treaty-knockers."F.C. Jenkin and Chief Preventive J.-L. Macpherson, as they have been described, and some of the locs! American critic Officer J. C. Wildin, for practical-Y. M. C. A., is acting Secretary ism has been along the lines that popular feeling in the States all that we have bad in the for has thereby been travestied. We have preferred to believe other past we owe to the work of these Bishop of Victoria (Hongkong) is wise, however, and the message just issued by ex-President Taft two promotors. To "John Wil- announced to preach at St. Pater's justifies the holding of that view. Politically, we suppose the major din there is an indebtedness that Church West Point on Sunday its of Americans in Hongkong are Republicans, and as it is the would be difficult to ovestate, morning at 11 o'clock and day Republican Senators who have been opposing the Peace Treaty in and his present keenness was Evening at St. John's Cathedral its present form we can well understand that they would take sides indicated when he consented to at 6 o'clock. against the Democrats on this question. It is a trife unfortunate for take the post of Manager in the As he well them, however, that the strong denunciation of the "Treaty-knock-new association.

BIRTH.

Mr. and Mrs. R. Pestonji, a son.

The Hongkong Telegraph

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HONGKONG, SATURDAY: NOVEMBER 29, 1919.

THE TREATY-KNOCKERS". HUMBLED.

bes

this morning.

TRADE.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

of the

The arrangements.

REPORT.

8

TODAY'S MISCELLANY."

Misses Esmee and Enid Cornell, wore pink silk dresses with hats to match. They carried bouquets of pink roses and maiderhair fern secured with pink ribbon.

It is good to hear that private The duties of "best man were as well as public retrenchment carried out by Mr. M. Manuk. is now being adopted, says “A The bridegroom's gift to the Man About Town" in the Lan- diamond don Evening News. A certain bride consisted of a the

bracelet, the bride presenting the peeress has just set a very The fortnightly Price Current groom with a diamond tie pin. commendable exemple in this

chains and pendants.

daughters at breakfast one morn After the ceremony a receptioning this week, she expressed an and Market Report, published by Both bridesmaids were given gold direction Addressing her two

of Commerce, states:

was held at the residence of earnest that they would not press. the Hongkong General Chamber

Cotton piece goods and fancy Madame Kurovsky, 18, Ice House their then absent father to take cotton goods. Since cur last ro-Street, the newly-married couple them to Scotland this autuma port, sales have been very restrict-ster leaving for Canton and "I had a glance at his cheque. ed, buyers not caring to enter into Mecao, where the honeymoon book last night, my dears," she forward contracts under the pre- will be spent. The bride's going explained, "and I was horrified scat uncertain and phenomenal sway dress was of a costume of to see that he had only two conditions. Generally speaking

white embroidered cheques left. We really must prices are maintained on this side.

economise." Despite the slump in Cotton Manchester prices are quite un- Saffected, and, in fact show con- siderable advarices for many qualities.

BOXING.

A CHALLENGE.

Stoker Lacks, of H. M. Alacrity, asks us to state that he

Cotton Yarn. A good business is willing to box any Welter

He is has been transacted aggregating Weight in the Colony. willing to fight any number of about 6,000 bales, mostly forward

rounds.

and grey charmeuse.

A large number of presenta were received.

REFRIGERATOR STEAMERS.

now uttered should come from the leader of the Republican knows he may count on the hearty support of ourselves in whatever Party

The words used by ex-President Taft are worth repeating. He work he undertakes. Now that says the country has received with surprise and indignation the the Wiltshires are here, in addi- defeat of the ratification proposals, adding that the American peopletion to the men of H.M.S. Haw- stood behind the war until the day of victory, and they now stand kins, there should be no shortage In accepting the behind the Treaty with like unanimity. In other words, the action of contestants.

The most interesting inhabit of the Republican majority in the Senate, in tearing the peace agree the Presidency of the Association.

ants of the Antarctic regions gre ment to pieces, to the extent of nullifying its provisions, is in no His Excellency the Governor has

the penguins, There are two sense representative of public opinion in the States. A rebuke like given a real pleasure to very

sorts, the "Adelie " and the "Em- this, coming from the head of the Republican Party, is something many residents.

t." They are the most human peror.' in the nature of a political bombshell, and it will be intensely inter- esting to see what effect it will have both on the future of the Treaty KAISER BILL.

It would seem as though the

Some enterprising Osaka busi of all the bird family, walking cargo. and on the forthcoming Presidential campaign in the United States.

Values have remained

are reported to be upright, living in communities It absolutely deprives the Republicans of their pet argument in ex-Kaiser is going to be brought

practically unchanged with the nese men favour of turning down the Treaty. That argument is that President to trial after all. We heard a

exception of No. 12s, which planning the establishment of a quite unafraid of men, and poss Wilson went to Europe with no mandate from the country, that he great deal about it when the war

advanced $10 to $15 per bale refrigerator company in the city essing one trait almost unknowi with a capital of Y3,000,000 to among any other of the so-called This is the committed America to peace terms utterly repugnant in character, was on and, we have heard a

owing to short supplies and a

the old birds wil and that the American people were determined to set their faces great deal about it since, but

good demand from the North, start with for the purpose of im-lower creatures. against most of the provisions to which President Wilson had given there has been such a slowness

Towards the close our market porting from Tsingtau about 500 Way

of strayed from their parents his assent. All that sounds very constitutional and very under-on the part of the authorities to

Through rail service from Tokyo has not responded to the heavy carcases of beef and vegetables look after young ones have the

month by

as carefull standable, and we might be inclined to think it a correct represents- get under way that some had

Though it i tion of the situation did we not remember that there is such a thing given up all hope of ever seeing to Nagasaki will be possible when decline in Exchange. Quotations every as party politics. But our view of it is that these Republican Kaiser Bill expiate his crimes. Japan has built the tunnel under are:-No. 10s & $225/260. No, 12s refrigerating shipe. The company and tend them

be impossible to bring them spori are likely. to Senators have been less animated with a desire to safeguard the Safely tucked away in Holland, the Shimonoseki strait. But there at $245/280. No. 168 at $295/365. also contemplates the export of 83, como to

Sales 6,000 balos, such as rights of the people than to discredit their political oppon-be has been having a pretty good will be no haste in the work. No. 20s at $330/365. Arrivals sundries and other commodities easy enough to catch them it i Unsold Stock in demand among the residents Accustomed to the intense col port The of the Antarctic continent the ent, President Wilson. It has been an anti-Wilson campaign time since he flew from his Every step is to be carefully 9,000 bales.

the Chinese

stand tropical her more than anything else this Treaty opposition in the American wretched country, leaving it in planned and construction work shipments nil.

the throes of a revolution, and has will not start till 1921 It is to be 3,000 bales, Bargains 20,000 bales.in

Raw Cotton-Market bas ruled development of this scheme is cannot Senate.

with interest. The They die before reaching th All along, we have firmly believed that, despite its admitted been free to indulge in all those finished in 1928. Study of the

tempt to bring them bom imperfections, the people of America would prefer to see the Treaty scientific antics for which geological formation through steady sad nominal quotations watched

is mere cruelty, recent Antarct ratified than that the agreed-upon peace should, together with the he was ever famous. But now which the tunnel must pass is re-Indian grades $44/56 per import of soms mutton would equator. Aware that the

por.picul.

explorers have givenut League of Nations Covenant, be placed in ieopardy. Mr. Taft has comes the news that very valu- being undertaken by British and picul Chinese descriptions $48/60 not be amisa.

Woollens Small business

Aircraft have competely chang now plainly declared that the country is as unanimously behind able evidence of a far-reaching American engineers.

doing

this outlook. & dirigible of the Treaty as it was behind the war until the day of victory. That nature has been collected in con- clears his countrymen, save the Senatorial obstructionists, from the nection with his trial, and fol- stigma which might have rested upon them of turning their backs lowing on that there should soon on the Allies in the hour of victory, and of disowning the League be a demand by the Allies for his

JAPANESE RAILWAY

IMPROVEMENT.

3

means

Flour Market Report Stock: Metals Business has been ofty equal to the largest it About 650,000 sacks, Market quiet. Dealers have not been will at present built could vir of Nations, of which Amarica is the true sponsor. What the upshot extradition. The New Year is sentenced like the criminal that very quiet. Quotations-Ameri- ing to operate with exchange Antarctic, pick up as of Mr. Taft's declaration will be, it will be illuminating to see, but given as the date when the trial he is. The rest will follow, too, can "Patent, $3.45 per sack; mounting up daily. A sale of penguins as was desired, steps should be taken without delay to give the American people a will begin. No-one wants to for it must be established so that American Cut off $3.40 per sack; steel rode has been put through velling back at cleat opportunity of showing that they are heat and soul for the see any one man made s scape- none can doubt it that crimes of Shanghai Flour 2nd $2.82 per at $5.00. Small lots of wire nails height

Aiary No 2 $2.62 per ind for the smaller Per a les prom dress given theiz lives to secure, gost for the cames of a whole international import will be ack Australian No. 1 $2.80 per have been done, and there is good feet could remain Ma

olm. prnished just as -ugak as crim

ay eight to