1919-12-09 — Page 4

וי

Order

in good time

your wines &

spirits

for Christmas from

A. S. WATSON & CO.

LIMITED.

Wine & Spirit Merchants. Telephone No. 616. Hongkong.

Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which required them to forward their names and addresses with communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication, but a ans evidence of their bona fides.

All communications intended for publication should be address- ed to the Editor.

Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.

The rate of subscription to "The Hongkong Telegraph" is $36

(Payable in Advance.)

per annum,

The rate per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscrip- tions for any period less than one month will be charged as for a full month.

The "Hongkong Telegraph" is delivered free when the addressee is accessible to messenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies delivered at their residences without any extra charge. On copies sent by post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage.

Single Copies, Daily, ten cents.

Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a fixed period will be continued until countermanded...

The Hongkong Telegraph" is now on sale at, and will be belivered to subscribers by, the Dairy Farm Company, Ltd. Shameen, Canton, who are our agents there,

BIRTH.-

The Hongkong Telegraph

THE HONGKONG" TELEGRAPH.

NOTES & COMMENTS.

4 PERTINENT QUESTION.

Whether theres will be any out- come of the letter which we published yesterday from one of the Colony's returned soldiers

“TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1919.

DAY BY DAY.

CONDETT IS' 'USUALLY· COM- PELLED TO APPEAL TO ITSELF FOR ADMIRATION.

There is to be a Fancy Dress it will be interesting to see. It Dance at Kingsclere on January certainly does seem strange that 3rd. not a public word of welcome has been given to the men who have

Bishop Lander will conduct come back, though of course they the monthly meeting of the have individually had a hearty Mothers' Union at the Helena welcome from all their personal May Institute on Tuesday, 16th friends. We remember theist, at 5 p.m. "stuots" at the City Hall and at

1.

|

AN ISLANDER'S DIARY.

❤

*

.

CORRESPONDENCE.

To The Editor of the " Hongkong Telegraph."}

THE BAGPIPES:

Yours truly,

R. McW. Hongkong, Dec. 9, 1919.

NO TEARS.

LOCAL BOXING.

PREPARING FOR SATUR- DAY'S BOUTS.

of

of

heavy work of preparation by some of Saturday's contestants. Sir William Rees Davies, KC., Mr. H. J. Gedge. Mr. F. C. Jen- kin, and several other prominent supporters of the sport were present.

"Sky" Kerrison, who on Satur- day is due to meet Eddie Walters for the Welterweight Champion- ship of the Colony, had several smart rounds with Seamen Hew- litt, who is meeting "Peggy" further rung in the ladder of pro- Erans in a middle-weight contest. motion by his "smart" capture It was serious work that was gone of a Chinese youth yesterday, in for, both men getting the full The youth had a hungry look and amount of practice out of the the careful way He hugged a cap opportunity. They are both in in which

handful of fine condition. We had made rice

policeman viously Pe

Walters at

Was В

the

to

рте-

[BY "AJAX".]

The advantage of doing to-daỹ

Whilst boxing men locally are what could with convenience be Sir, I'm yet in two minds looking forward with kean in- put off until to-morrow has never about your correspondent's inten-terest to the tournament which is really appealed to me. IF a thing tion when he penned those linos to come off at the City Hall on can be put off, there is a possibility regarding the bagpipes. Maybe it Saturday evening, they have had that it will never have to be done. was a leg-pull though, on the a little disappointment in the And if it never has to be done, face of it, his enquiry looks telegraphic news received of the than it would have been serious enough. I'm always a defeat of Joe Beckett, England's obvious waste of time and effort bit sceptical about those "Seekers Heavy-weight Champion, by to have done it, instead of after Truth." Wi' most of them Georges Carpentier, at Paris, courageously putting it off. When the truth is the very last thing in the very short space the Police Reserve Club when For allowing his goats to graze I reflect over the many things they hope to find. I suppose on 53 seconds. At the time a bearty send-off was given these in & Government plantation in that I have done which I might the other hand, that you've got to writing there is nothing tat men, and as regards the members the vicinity of King's Park, a have saved myself the trouble of stand by your readers and though just the bare facts received, but of the Police Force who went sepoy of the Male Corps was to-doing if it had not been for that not inclined to get myself in a further details will be looked there were some very good times day fined $5 by Mr. J.R. Wood. abandoned adage, I feel real mad. maze of musical technique, I forward to with keen interest, for had at Central, too. By twos and [.

These adages have a lot to think your correspondent's some- there must have been something threes they have returned to take The communicable diseases answer for. They warp thewhat tricky query easily enough very exceptional when a man like up their accustomed duties and, notifed last week were five cases imagination and the young answered.

Beckett is disposed of in so short surely, it would have been a of diphtheris (three British and understanding and prevent the It is true that the notes of the a time. little act of grace and thankful-two Chinese) and one of scarlet owner seeing all the pleasant chanter do not correspond wi That fight is over, but Hongkong ness if the Colony had made fever (Chinese). One of the things which lie outside their those of the diatonic scale and boxing supporters are going to circumference. some occasion on which to say diphtheria cases terminated fatal narrow

Some are therefore, strictly speaking, have a very fine show of their own Thank you." Men don't wantly. Since then; one non-fatal fat-headed old" Roman once not in tune. The same note can at the City Hall on Saturday. We to be lionised at least the occurrence of cerebro-spinal fever remarked, sententiously, accipere not be repeated without the inter-have had an opportunity now of majority don't-but practically has been notified.

quam facere priestat injuriam, polations of grace notes, better seeing most of the men at work every Colony has given returned

which, freely translated, nesus known north of the Tweed as and the opinion that one is forced heroes a welcome and it seems The Hongkong Tramway Com-It is better to receive than to Warblers." These, introduced to come to is that Hongkong has that Hongkong is either very pany's receipts for the week end- indict an injury." What u to overcome this difficulty, form some very useful boring man in thoughtless or lacking in ordinary ed December 6, totalled $12,623. blushing mendacity! Many of one of the beauties in bagpipe it. At the Naval Yard last night initiative in not following suit. which is a decrease of $1,180 the proverbs and adages are music. To be "brilliant in his there was quite an interesting This question of the returned over the same week last year. objectionable because they assert warblers is one of the chief gathering to witness the final men,

apart altogether from For the 49 weeks of the year, the the obvious with a self-satisfied charms of a skilful player.

here's a wonderful bit of wis- whether they are given a wal-takings total $711.762, which come or not, has been referred represents an increase of $35,014 dom" air about them. There is on rare occasions a glimmering to by us on several previous over the same weeks in 1918: occasions when the suggestion

of common-sense to be found was thrown out that some body A Chinese was to-day remsad- | in A small percentage of might be formed among them to ed on a charge of embezzlement. adages. There is good, sound, mark the fact that they did see He was a partner of a well- solid. irrefutable common-sense in

in the service

Great War. known firm and the allegations the advice contra rerbosas noli

were that he uttered forged | contendere Nothing has eventuated and, so

verbis, or,

in the far as we can see, nothing will receipts, embezzled from the firm language which some people con- 4 certain over-zealous Chinese unless there is a radical change 1.550 and committed larcenies sider inadequate for their mess-policeman on duty at Canton in the energy displayed by them. to the extent of $2,250. Mr. C. age, "Strive not with words Road, Kowloon, has not climbed a One hesitates to say harsh things E. H. Beavis prosecuted and Mr. against the contentious."

* about these men to whom the A. el Arculli defended.

Harken and bred. O river boat Colony owes so much, but it can be asserted, without, fear of refuta- The following" will represent owners. Use a club. That's tion, that nowhere else in the the Hongkong Hockey Club "Ajar's advice. It is the purest Empire has such an indifference against Staff and Depts at Happy moonshine to state that Hongkong been shown to the subject. No Valley to-morrow, bully-off" at will be destitute of foodstuffs, etc. purpose would be served by giving 4.30 p.m.-G. H. Haskett M. L. if a' strike of certain of the suspicious. He arrested the youth the V.R.C., and the opinion that the facts of the matter all over Railton, C. C. Hickling, W. W. Guild officers and men were and had him charred before Mr. this Championship event will be again, for they were ignored Mackenzie, Rev. Martin, C. to come about Why, man, J. R. Wood-to-day with being in a very fine one was more than before. If the men choose to let C. Hodgson, R. A. Brand, F. that is the conceit of these men. unlawful possession of the rice.. confirmed. Without discussing their service count as nothing and Schnepel, A. K. Mackenzie, A. E. It seems to me that the men are In presenting his case to the any of the chances, we are eager if they are content to lose the Wood, B. D. Evans (capt.)

stretching the line a bit too much. Magistrate, in which he said he ly looking forward to the fight. CRAWFORD-On December 1st, at Southpert, England, to Mr. sense of comradeship that ther

Certain methods to gain certain bought the rice from a woman Hewlitt is a particularly smart end Mrs. F. M. Crawford, a son.

had when serving in the Forces,

Mr. Y. T. Kwak (M. A.. New ends may by effective in, Oc whose identity was unknown to man and is very cleanly and then it is their own affair. But if York University) instructor incidental countries but may not be him, the youth who, by his powerfully made. Evans, whom they do fail to band themselves Economics at the Fuiching Acad-productive of results in the East. appearance, must •have been he is meeting, has a reputation to together, it can be said that they emy of Canton, and Mr. C. S. See This shipping dispute is a case at least 20 years of age, keep up, but will have to prove will lose what should have been (Ph. D., Columbia University) point. The discontented officers made a big effort sum-himself a first-class fighter to do their most valuable gain-a spirit who is now in Manila, will join and men hare certainly seized mon up his tears.

Whether so. of help and co-operation.

the Industrial and Commercial the wrong opportunity for press-the prospect of geol and the loss Young Daniels, of the Ambrose, Bank, Ltd., as Assistant Accounting their claims, for it is well- of his grab disturbed him is not who on Saturday is meeting |CIVIL SERVANTS” PAY.

ant, And Assistant Manager known that many shipowners are known for certain, bucat any rate Stoker Neal in a featherweight Although it only points to the respectively.

at present losing on their under- he pulled out a dirty rag of a contest, did some bears spar. fact that the matter is still under

takings. The discontented men's handkerchief, and blinking his ring" with Greig, and showed consideration by the Home The story of how a Chinese emoluments are certainly not eyes suggestively wiped them with up well. Daniels asce met Joe authorities. Civil Servants here seaman tried to do the vanishing beggarly and inadequate. If it. The marvel was that the Simmons, a candidate for the must have noted with pleas trick with a gold wrist watch, there is anything that I detest in handkerchief went back into his Bantam Weight Championship ure the telegram which arrived but failed dismally. was this world it is a strike. In the pocket no damper than before. But of England, and put up over the week-end deal-related by An assistant of present case there is no justific-this heart-moving performance a fine show. We are not Writers and speakers who have, since the signing of the ing with a question asked in a watch shop at Yau- tion for it.

was needless.

surprised to hear it, for he has a Armistice, accused the Germans of quibbling and "of evincing a the House of Commons regard-mati to Mr. J. R. Wood at the

His Worship asked Sergeant style and build that compel manifest desire to escape the severity of the peace terms imposed ing the Colonial revision of Police Court to-day. It appears On the other hand, there is no Aris if there was any reason to admiration. He later bad a few upon them, have often been described as merely wishing to perper salaries. It is a long time now that

dispute the youth's story, and the strenuous rounds last evening uate the hate of our erstwhile enemies. Those who object to such since the Commission sa in ed the shop last night increased to such an extent that Sergeant having replied in the with Seaman Parsons, who has comment have a habit of arguing that the Germans are a reformed Hongkong zo enquire into the and started a bargain regarding the wages being paid by some of negative, he was discharged, issued an unaccepted challenge people, that their Government is sincerely and honestly secking to local question, and, at the Budget the watch with the assistant. "It the "outside" owners may not be You can take your rice back" as a welter-weight. Parsons had full the obligations imposed upon it and that to bring any force to meeting of the Legislative is too dear," he remarked to the termed a living wage. Single were the consoling words of Mr. all the advantage of weight and bear on Germany would be evidence of a feeling of revenge still nur-Council, the Hon. Mr. R. G. assistant as the latter put back men without families could live J. R. Wood as the youth was let reach, but Daniels always got out tured by the Allies, But that the Germans have consistently placed Shewan expressed his surprise the article into its show case. more than comfortably on the out of the dock..

of trouble remarkably well. It every obstacle in the way of a complete adjustment of the outstand- that no decision had then been That he still had his eye on present wage, but for married

was quite a useful bit of experience ing points must be patent to the most casual reader of the news announced. That, in itself, is it was evident a moment later men who have families and

that he gained last evening, and which comes to hand from time to time. There have been almost considerable time ago, and one when he returned and asked to homes to keep it is not so com- Paul's College yesterday. The he will be all the better for it on innumerable examples of the failure of the Germans to observe the would have thought that some see it again. Whilst the assist-fortable, but it must not be history of this hostel is sad. The Saturday. peace conditions, and in some instances the representatives of the thing would have been done ant was engaged with a forgotten that most

of the hostel took aine months to build Sergeant Rodgers, of the Wilt- conquered nation have sought to justify their conduct by hair- before now. The fact that the customer. the seaman bolted engineers, masters and others get and cost $82,000. It is built, Ishires, due to meet Seaman Will- splitting arguments on the issues involved. There is certainly no men concerned are receiving out of the shop with the watch their living free on board, and believe, on Church "land, and loughby on Saturday in a middle- ambiguity about the Treaty of Versailles, and if the Germans were bonuses pending the revision but hed scarcely gone a that is worth so much extra to hence the College cantot raise the weight contest, also had the really anxious to fulfil the conditions laid down, there would never should not be allowed to delay few steps before be was them. The new scale of the money that is required to tide practice gloves on with Seaman be any occasion for the Allies to remonstrate with them.

the revision itself, for it is desir-canght. He was. to-day Guild wages does not make over the present trouble. The Parsons, and gave a promising In the past we have remarked upon the evasiveness of the able that a new permanent scale sentenced at the Magistracy to sufficient discrimination as to contractor has to receive $30,000 exhibition. He was given a few Germans and on the hostile attitude they have taken up. That we be adopted as early as possible. one month's hard labour.

length of service. A man who odd. What has shocked me most is useful hints and if he adds these have in no way over-stated the case is now evident from the fact Unfortunately. Colonial authori

has recently joined is justly not that the building of the hostel to his own knowledge he should that the Supreme Council in Paris has flatly accused the German ties at Home have no reputation At the Mercantile Bank yester- entitled to receive as high a rate should have been embarked on provide Willoughby with a fight Government of endeavouring to excite public opinion against the for speed, and generally take day, a Chinese was arrested, at of pay as the man who has been without firat securing the funds worth seeing. Allies. That is plain speaking, but it is entirely justified by what their own sweet time over such the instance of the. Bank people, years in the service of the for the purpose. The whole Full details of Saturday's pro- has been taking place. This allegation was made in answer to a matters. It will have to be a on an accusation of attempting shipping company. The scale thing, has been very badly gramme are advertised, and book. German Note in which the Berlin Government had to audacity case of patience, but patience is to palm off twenty-seven false of pay adopted by the handled, and displays a lack of ing opens to-morrow at Moutrie's. to complain that the Entente was failing to perform its always a one-sided and unsatis-10-rupee notes on the cashier. Indo-China, China Navigation business acumen. The Bishop promises under the Peace Treaty. In that Note, the Germans factor" game.

It appears that the man handed Company and other regular not long ago wrote to the leading made a loud song over having given satisfaction regarding.

over the notes with the request for coasting companies is much more members of the mercantile com- the deliveries of coal and the murder of a French sergeant WRONG METHODS.

exchange into Hongkong paper satisfactory, and, to my way of munity to secure donations to- in Berlín (as though they were thus doing more than could be It is a pity that the opening of but the falsity of the money being thinking, more advantageous. towards the building and also expected of them) and then complained that the repatriation of war the new Italian Parliament has detected, he was detained and these concerned than the scale mentioning that the Rev. Mr. HEAVY SHIPMENTS FROM prisoners had not yet been effected. The answer to that was no been accompanied by such dis. then handed over to the Police. demanded by the Guild for the Stewart had not only put his

HONGKONG. difficult matter-it was that the conditions regarding prisoners turbances as Reuter now tells of Inspector James Watt charged reason that the length of service own savings into the project, but were conditional on Germany fulfilling the Armistice terms, and and the military measures that the man before Mr. J. R. Wood at counts for nothing. In the regular has prevailed upon his brother that they had been suspended on account of non-fulfilment. That were taken to prevent further the Police Court this morning. China coastal companies the and sister to do likewise. The of gold to the Straits Settle- There is a ceaseless export surely is plain enough, and the Germans must bare known full disorders show that the officials Mr. J. H. Gardiner, who appeared men not only get their pay but proper plan would have been for

ments well why their nationals taken prisoner in the war had act been are determined to keep peace and for the defence, whilst admitting hospital attendance, home leave the College Body to get all this having a

from Hongkong. This hardening effect sent back home. Certain is it that they cannot bluff the Paris order at any price. If Reuter's on behalf of his client the posses and bonus. Mary of the owners money before starting the work Council with talk of their imagined grievances.

This morning... on Exchange. account is correct, then the Social-sion of the notes, denied that are losing money. There is no of building the hostel No Chinese bills amounting to We are beginning to wonder how much more patience the ists have not achieved anything there had been any knowledge doubt about this. Freight rates business man would have done million and a half of Straits Allies will have with the German Government, No sooner is one more than an exhibition of that they were forgeries. The are low and business is very un- what the extension committee of dollars were negotiated against issue disposed of than the Germans rake up another. At present deplorable hooliganism. There prisoner,

steward satisfactory. Why not wait till the St. Paul's College has done. shipments of gold. Yesterday over they are quibbling about the Scapa Flow sinkings, and coincident are two ways of protesting against on the s.s. Kwongsang and the matters improve and make the We are told that many friends a million and a quarter Straits with this argument comes a fresh protest by the Supreme Council anything one does not like, and notes came into his possession in demand at an opportune moment? promised 10 help raise the dollars bills were put through, against the increased armaments in Germany, contrary to the it is a pity that these men, who the course of his voyages. There During the war, when freight money that was needed. Then while another two millions will terme of the Versailles Treaty. What would happen, we wonder, claim to be in the very forefront were a number of witnesses for rates were very high, these men why start work before being scon be added, making five if the Germans had won the war and the Allies were to act as the of advancing thought, chose to use the defence and His Worship simply kept quiet. Now when equipped

with funds? The million Straita. dollars in Berlin Government is now doing? There would be no mercy shoan, the method that inevitably brings adjourned the until to things are lifeless they come students are stated to have raised of that we are quite sure. Germany knows well enough what the with it a retrogression. Change morrow morning.

along with a threat. The Guild $2,000. The College had a build-

Exchange lo consequently terms of her punishment are; she is only trying to wriggle out of in affairs political and social must

bas certainly launched out into ing in Caine Road which was steady, the sterling rate having compliance with them. Up to a point, it is well that she should of necessity in these days be they are days when power can be this concerted action for secur-sold, but it was heavily mortgaged, gone up to-day led the quotation be warned as she fails to observe the conditions. But there achieved by evolution; it has to concentrated in a very small coming higher pay at a very so the College could not have got being 58. 14d on demand. The must be a limit to Allied patience and long-suffering. The Treaty be a process of general education. pass, and there is always the wrong time and it would have very much after paying off that Banks are quoting a penny over gives the Entente the right to take harsh measures if the terms are People are fond of referring to danger that when force is used been well advised to defer it until load. I can imagine Mr. Stewart, the rate. ignored. And we feel, rather than that these arguments shall be the French Revolution as an there will ensue a clash that will the Saigon embargo is removed in the words of the Lord Bishop, One of the factors, accounting prolonged unduly, that it is about time the Germans were informed argument against that, saying bring down the whole structure and freight ratee show. an in- that no further nonsense will be tolerated. We don't want to have that France could never have that both sides are trying to clination to harden. to win the war twice over. Germany has been utterly beaten taken on the change she did but uphold in differing ways. We She should be made to release that it is not her privilege to haggle for the bloodshed of 1789. But hope that the next news from about the due imposition of the terms.

"these days are vastly different, Italy will be a little brighter,

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1919,

GERMAN HAGGLING.

*

"

វ

- the seaman visit-doubt that the cost of living has

was

**

case

GOLD.

2"

having a weighty burden on bis for the rise is a lower cross-rate shoulders, and I hope some between New York and London. gentlemen will come, forward and The silver market is, therefore. His Excellency the Governor help the College and incidentally up, being 751, against 733⁄44d, of opened the new hostel of the St. its Principal,

yesterday.