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NOTES & COMMENTS.
A HOPEFUL SIGN.
A Chinese telegram which came to hand yesterday contained the news that the naval com mander at Foochow had received
a representative from the Admiral in Canton, who stated that the squadron at Canton was inclined to overlook the differences be-
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1919.
DAY BY DAY.
THE WORLD WHEN HE IS BURIED
IN THOUGHT.
Yesterday one non-fatal case of enteric fever was notified, the sufferer being a Japanese.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Upsdell returned to the Colony by the tween the North and South and Inaba-Maru-from Home to-lax
to co-operate against possible aggression. This is an interesting development in the Foochow affair, which, happily, looks as though it might soon be settled, since the Japanese are showing 8 more reasonable
does not lie here. We should
con-
rather like to regard it as indicat. ing the existence of a spirit of compromise between the flicting elements in China. It could, in fact, be made the start- ing point from which North and South could come to some better understanding. We have pointed
Admittance to the practice
George's Ball on December 23 and 30, will be by ticket, issued with the invitations.
Prison
*.* The members of the Indiac Commission yesterday inspected the Victoria Gaol, and were shown round by Mr. J. W Franks, the Superintendent.
About three hundred more men of the second battalion of the Wiltshire Regiment are expected next month in Hongkong, thus bringing the Battalion to its full strength.
MOON · PIDGIN.
at of
The last earthquake that visited Hongkong found me sitting
tiffin opposite A bunchi missionaries. Did they
been Дете 18 8 settee.
as A
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WAR-DEVASTATED FRANCE FUND.
THE MASKED BALL.
We are asked by the organisers
MANY A MAN SEEMS DEAD TO (BY "ROBT. MacWHIRTER") sit as usual? Did they
Some of them even forgot to ask a Well, oayhow, we third helping of the joint, but have no concrete, irrefutable evidence that the world is com- everyone o' them, inside of five
were seconds,
like excited ing to an end except the fact that rabbits and made a beeline for to state that at the Masked Ball, the Union Church minister denies the lift. Even when it was over in aid of the Hongkong - Fund it. Now, when ye come to think of it, that's very com- and all was calm and bright and for War-Devastated Villages in they had returned to their France, on the 19th, at the Volunteer Headquarters Parade forting, for just last week L seats, their jaws mare- paid deposit for the loan is worked automatically and Ground, if catus, paterial be af 3 quarter
A ship's
Each participant will moonlight night. Maybe worn Sub-Lieutenant A. Paul has cabin for a few weeks next spring. each had a face like a stuck chad dominoes of cotton material be
а given
number, and been posted to the light cruiser At the time, I told the booking they were only turning over in be
minds the possibilities everyone will be asked to vo Cairo, which is shortly coming to clerk that I wasns wanting a ther the China Station.
ship on charter; I only wanted a of another month at Cheung on the prettiest and most original corner to sleep a while, but Chau to get over the shock, costume. Three prises, in silver. from the way face muscles artitude. But its chief value dances in connection with the St threatened to behave be seemed maybe they were only just generously offered by Messrs to think I wasna' in earnest, plain frightened. I think that Sennet Frerea, Ullmann, and the three gaining the most votes, Said I was lucky as it was, for a what ailed them myself Wang Hing, will be presented to he might only
when the masks are removed at able
offer to
midnight" Aye it's good news that wo I asked him, only
It would be well to point matter of course, mind yo, how won't have the Hongkong Hotel, much a good second-hand one or some such other like build out, however, that those al- our hands, ready possessing fancy dresses would run to, but he dismissed the ing, melting on
harbour solving for or dominoes of other material subject and me wi's wave o' his or hand and I had to make way for Kowloon folks once and for all than cotton will not be debarred the next boat-hirer. Wait till the morning bath trouble; ja from contesting for the prizes, Macpherson goes to book his short, that we have every chance but the Committes trust that any passage. He'll have mental colic of tidily living out our allotted large expenditure will be confined the following week and what span. I'm all the more pleased to generosity to the Fund, not on Mrs. Msc'll no' have is the life at the thought, for it was only the elaborate costumes, as the ball a dog till the painful wrench other day that some Russian is in aid of these who have little of writing you cheque is Burgeon was telling the French to keep them from the cold.
The tickets for the ball cost $5, forgotten.
folks and, through Reuter, the Aye, when I heard about this world in general, how he discover which includes light refresh- terrible business of dying whole ed the fountain of youth, the ments.
OTHER ATTRACTIONS. sale just a week before Christmas, faucet of friskiness or something
The Portuguese community of it just fair upset me and I was equally good for the mouldy right glad that our astronomical middle-aged or decaying old folks. this Colony, who have already. Now that's the sort of dope Recerously contributed the tea at parson was chop chop on the job
human brain wishes the recent successful Gymkbaos A lantern lecture for children,
so that the stocking and stomach. the
believe every entitled "From London to Wi-filling operations could go ahead tu
time, pain aid of the Hongkong Fund for ticularly the old haiwei" will be given by Mrs. F.
codgers War-Devastated
Villages in as usual.
well 13 those Hall at the Helena May
more France, and are giving "When it comes to prophecies as Institute on Wednesday. Decem-vis-a-vis this old world of ours, unfortunate among us who have pansies for the Pansy ber 17th at 5.30 p.m.
street collection 01 19th my money's on the prophecy found the acquisition of bobbed knocker every time. It's thebraics more or less a handicap in December, are in addition cons at the safest bet you know, believe me. the race to keep away from ducting a "Tombola Aye, this aged earth of ours seems Happy Valley. This whiskered Cabaret to the held on the Volun to run along on lines that are lad wi' the near-Bolshevik name teer Parade Ground on Saturday surely fixed wi' reasonable has given out that the "fountain" 20th December. The Committee,.
in question is the ir- of the Fund will be very grateful definiteness.
asstertitial" (you can have as many if articles of all sorts, suitable for never know. In sporting circles the world
the booking clerk said when I guesses as you wish) gland of these as prizes at this tombola, over, the Beckett-Carpentier fight
enquired if there was any likeli ape. It appears that this bit of has by now been thoroughly well
Consul for Portugal, discussed, we may be sure. It time chief accountant of the second-hand boats between now in the interior of a broken-down Portuguese Consulate, next door Mr. J. M. 5oeters, for a long hood of picking up Buy cheap anthropoid rimming, it planted may be sent to Mr. de Souse, aroused immense interest every Netherlands Trading Society will and next spring. Aye, ye never old gent of 66 years or to Messrs. Whiteaway Laidlaw & where, even here in Hongkong, leave for Kobe by the Tenyo know. Maybe this prating pro- therea outs, will, where the result was awaited ward to establish a branch of the fessor is as near right in his contine, have most impatiently. Sportsmen cursed the delay in the cables Bank there. Mr. Soeters becomes
Manager of the Kobe offce.
out, until we are almost weary of so doing, that so long as this breach continues, so long will China as a nation be weakened. There was never a time in the history of the country when there TAS greater need far CO operation and cohesive effort. A nation divided against itself To-morrow night H. E. Sir R. is in very real danger of suffering. Stabbs dines at the mess of the from external aggression. And that is the situation with which officers of the Wiltshire Regiment, at Murray Barracks. The band China is faced to-day, The leaders of both the Northern and of the Wiltshire Regimment will
be in attendance. Southern factions pose as being anxious for the well-being of their country. They must know that this split is a source of weakness. nation and save it from disaster. they will seize hold of every opportunity to reach a lasting settlement. This Foochow affair gives them a great chance.
DREYER-To Mr. and Mrs. H. Dreyer, at No. 6, Queen's If they really want to serve the Gardens, on the 12th inst., a son.
MARRIAGE.
KINCHIN SMITH-MAY-October 24. at Oxford. Francis Kinchin Smith to Dione, youngest daughter of Sir Henry May,
G, C. M. G.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1919.
THE SHIPPING DISPUTE.
THE BIG FIGHT.
The Titania second depot ship of the China submarine flotills, recently arrived at Sheerness to complete with stores for her voyage out to Hongkong, where she will be stationed for a twe years' commission.
31
Still, ye
Co., in Des Voeux Road.
篩 after more youth and tention wi regard to his per vitality than be knows what to do planets having
with. I suppose the way this fuzzy possible a which kept them in suspense so
cld scientist hit on the ape's gland the earth 45 on pull
our long. If we say that Britishers
By kind permission of Capt. minister when be said was because he couldna' find any are disappointed at the out-
Henderson and officers, the band there was neither air nor young man willing to hire out Eis come, we merely state a fact. But of H.M.S. Hawkins will attend water in the moon. That might "instertitial" for experiment on that does not imply that they at the City Hall on Saturday very well be; at the same time I'm any of the older rams of the flock. Scott Harston,
the Day
at the
Also, any home-made sweets or cakes, or vegetables from private gardens, to be sold at the 'Everything Else" Stall at the Cabaret on 20th December, will be gratefully received by Mrs at "Combe", no so sure, if God took it into Well, you and I can see some Magazine Gap. (No. 173. The His head to have it so, that life sense in that kind of though: Peak) or by Mrs. Frost. 20.1. is the probable effect If has also been suggested that, would be impossible where these production, but what's troubling Kimberly Villas, Kowloon. The interest of Hongkong residents, and more particularly that
two elements were conspicuous ma section connected with shipping matters, has been very considerably
by their absence. Even Wells-on the gland-grafted old rooster in order that Mrs. Herston's.
Everything Else aroused by the dispute which is now being fought out between the Beckett, who, in previous fights, Brown has been appointed to himself had some
Chief Boatswain Robert W. though a good bit short of a God after the operation, That ape stall-the
half-baked gland might very well conform stall-may justify its rame, such
many interesting points have been raised.
for
and, in order to
get
out of the present
begrudge the Frenchraan his victory, which indeed stamps him night and give a programme of as 3 great boxer. They acknow-music. There is already assured ledge his wonderful skill and very large attendance at this undoubted prowess most readily.
boxing tournament. But they had hoped more of
ANGLO-AMERICAN AMITY.
Dockyard.
cost
I've been in some
now.
cut
Gwners of certain ships and the Guilds representing the officers and had shown that he could take a tre-Hongkong Dockyard with effect ideas of his own on this subject to specification in so far as things as pot plants, flower or engineers working on the vessels. In our news columas lately wemendous amount of punishment.from the 14th October. Mr. Brown when he peopled the moon wi' his vitality is concerned, but say, if vegetable seedlings and have given details of the dispute and have tried to put the matter Beckett really began his career obtained his warrant in 1900, and Selenites.
the crazy, old, white-haired seeker flowers, for sale at that stall, fairly before the public. stating the owners' point of view as well as that of the officers. Of course, it all depends on whether one is an and he usually went into the ring vain in Sepretaber. 1915. He saw it was so hot that the hens laid gets started climbing treat or
more as a fighter than a boxer,reached the rank of chief boats-quarters of the earth myself where after youth and general friskiness would be most acceptable. "interested" party or not as to which side one leans, but we feel that prepared to take punishment in the much service during the war. newly-boiled eggs and where no throwing down his friends tol the majority of the public who are only looking at the matter hope and belief that he would last etterly employed at Devonport water ever fell the year through hunt fleas on 'em, what would you impartially think that the Guilds, in presenting the case of sufficiently long to be able to
Venerable gramophone and lantern slide their members, are only trying to secure a just and equitable revis- turn the tables on his opponents.
and yet there was life, you bet, know about that? ion of the present scale. The interest that has been aroused is Carpentier, on the other hand,
scorpions, snakes, spiders and the looking old chumps have had to route the better they like it. It At the Summary Court, this like. You take my word for it throw up their Kirk-eldership for saves them thinking for them. evidenced by the discussions that one can hear or all sides, and relies more on scientific tactics morning, a case was mentioned that this sort of thing needs a lot a great deal less than that before selves, and what's more forbye.
though that he has a punch is
it has the distinct advantage When one looks at the facts of the case squarely it seems to us evident from the quick
in which Mr. Field, a warder at of careful thinking out before one and
Aye, man, it would be a terrible being most easily forgotten that that there can only be one side taken. The demand covers about effective manner in which he put his wife, being sued by a Chinese of womenfolks.
Victoria Gaol, is, together with can dogmatise, even before a lot risk going round wi" a part of a way, onyway." Aye, this is the 30 companies operating some 65 ships, varying from small Canton Beckett out. Some will call it a river boats of less than 300 tons and operated by a one-ship com-lucky blow which sounded the
firm for $15. Mr. C. F. Mason, for Of course, it's dead easy to pick monkey in ye that might cut fental butting season, right
Of course enough. peny to large vessels of more than 5,000 tons.
The scale Britisher's knell, but whilst such the plaintiffs, mentioned that the holes in a Professor that's a few loose any old time.
I wish, though, that yon folks of pay and other conditions asked for is below what was granted things happen in boxing, it is up
matter in dispute was a ladies thousand miles away and maybe this Dr. What's-bis-name, though neerly positive about officers and engineers by the Straits Government to the good fighter to leave no
scld to defendants. It doesna' care a curse onyway, but as
have their solemn seances in Commission Award and is below what most of the Companies openings for such eventualities. and be contended that that was provided, of course, that he's not programme as you could wish 4G3 camera and so not inflict on a was returned after nine months at the same time any Professor the vim and vigour part of the Would keep the reporters out, who are exempted from the present action pay. It is not that the If the fight had lasted longer, the
COM- high-exchange-stricken officers and engineers concerned are asking for a maximum-they resalt may have been different. will come on for hearing on Mon-his lithographed diplomas even
an unreasonable time. The case religious crank or Bught crank to ever be, was very careful to let out that grey hairs couldna' are only asking to be put a little more into line with what prevails But, then, there's always an “if '
be expected to give way to black,munity accounts of bow they in and assimilate their take outside their own ships. In no sense can it be called an exorbitant in every big fight.
day afternoon.
at cost price, is maybe no' so
mental nourishment. demand. for it transgresses none of the limits of reasonableness.
dusty alongside somebody whose or new teeth. to disarrange our vacated gums, or yet weak eye The reply of the owners is that the ships are not earning sufficient
Having obtained the sole knowledge of the subject is may-
Any old day now we might money to enable them to increase the pay, but it is generally known
agency for Messrs. Mappin and be confined to Ball's Elementary muscles to be entirely independent
expect to see, in our morning that the times for shipowners are not in any sense hard. Freights
Webb's goods, Messrs. Lane. Astronomy and the loan of a few of Lazarus. Crawford and Co. have just lantern slides.
Just as he was, white-haired, paper an account of the "Flight as described by a are vastly different to what they were before the war. There would In expressing his great ap be no use in denying the fact that so far as passenger traffic on the preciation of the cordial and received a consignmen: thereof, What's more forbye, to be per- toothless and wrinkled, the old of Rooks" West River is concerned there has been a falling off in recent years. even affectionate welcome.gives including trinket boxes, vases, fectly candid, if I knew for certain chap was simply to be chockful of local broker, all about The demand, some by the Government and people cigarette cases, time-pieces, etc.. on the evening of the 16th that youthful gaiety-everything in Horse, the Friend of Man" by owners are said to be contemplating cancelling their passenges of the United States to the all of which are suitable for God would say "Time's up, the way of early youth, bar looks. some taipan connected wit the Weil, of course, there's always Railway or "How I shot the licences, thus doing away with the necessity for employing Bri ish Prince of Wales, His Majesty Erm of Gaupp and Co. formerly state of sheer fank and would where-but honest to goodness, bank manager.
Christmas gifts. The German gentlemen", I would be in a a catch in these schemes some- Rapids in North China "by some officere. Any ship carrying passengers into and out of Hongkong is only re-echoing the sentiments held this agency. It is gratifying be more likely to go along to 'must have certificated officers, but if no passengers are carried of his subjects in all parts of
Mind ye, I don't blame Dog- then those ships which are nat British can be run by masters and the world. The Prince's visit that such high-class British Macpherson's and help him there's nothing much of novelty crews of any nationality. It is on this class of beat where there is should very materially help in products are now being handled finish his last case of gin, than go Misses Woods would only let Golf, (some of yon women would
If the well for giving yon lecture some little danger of European officers Insing their place. On cementing the bonds of Anglo-by a British firm.
on wi' my work as usual. I see
have a glance at their wile an over-fed bird off a bush) British-owned and registered boats there is a legal necessity to| American amity, His Majesty
that the Defence Corps hasn' carry a certificated officer, and if the officers on these boats go out says it has always been his
The Hongkong Boxing As got the wind up onyway, for engagement book I'm confident but when he attempts to stymie on strike, the owners have no remedy except to either satisfy the earnest wish that the relations sociation, under whose auspices they've timed their last parade that we'd and plenty of the old Scotsfolk by casting a haze over demand or negotiate for a change of Baza thing not likely to ef the two great English-speaking to-morrow night's contest take on that fateful date. As I was brigade these days busy one- the antiquity and origin of the at his clevernessTM 48 happen. The question has been raised by a few persons as to nations should be, of the closest place, is working on very sound saying, gin's no' much use as a stepping and fox-trotting, holding game, I'm no so much charm- whether a strike would not involve most of the men in a breach of and friendliest nature, so that and businesslike lines. We have disinfectant and kerosene has it their heads erect and with chest ed
& lamp, but out, looking Van Epps once more amazed at his hard nerve. the agreements they have with their owners, but it might be they should work together for the received a copy of the articles of clean beat in
pleasant anaesthetic straight in the face. And that True, be only laid emphasis pointed out that in nearly all the agreements, or articles as they are good of civilisation and mankind form used by the Association, as called, there is a twenty-four hour notice clause that safeguards To that, both Britishers and Am-which has to be filled in by in
without any fancy ape inster on the point that England had the event of a world
the first club-Royal Blackheath the men from any legal remedy by their employers. From what ericans in this distant part of the intending competitors, and which getting pushed over, it takes a titials, my lad,
--but let me tell him something one can see, the whole position has been very astutely conned by Empire will uttera sincere"Amen." indicates the number of rounds, lot of beating. Tastes differ of
the nature of the contest, course. Others, if faced wi' such "When I come to think of it this he'll no have have noticed in the men and their Guilds, and they are quite within legal rights in There are, of course, times when the division of the purse and a situation, would make a bee- must be the "leg-pulling season, the Encyclopaedia and that is doing what they threaten.
As to whether they are morally right, that must be a matter see eye to eye; their viewpoints must be at, the ring. It is laid better and there wear their the back end of the year used to up by exiled I nearly said: the time at which the contestants line for the hills-the higher the Remember when we were kids, that this same club was gotten for individual judgment. The most pleasing development of the are not the same. But that does last two days is the suggestion that the Guilds and the Shipowners not weaken the friendship be down that contests shall be hunkers threadbare drawing be nutting time. This seems to excited Scotsmen from home should endeavour to arbitrate, and as this. suggestion, made by tween the two peoples. What &
fought ander N.S.C. Rules and back, wi fervour, whatever they be the time of year when quite fed up wi coffee hous certain firma and favourably received by the Guids, seems likely mighty power for good these two any variations of such rules made may have said of done amiss respectable folks get up on their sad gaming and who thought to bear fruit, it is to be hoped that an amicable settlement will be nations could be in world affairs by the Association's Boxing Comto a bitherto tolerant Creator. hind legs, and tell us something it a pity that such arrived at without any recourse to stronger measures, such as if they always worked in real mittee, the referee to be provided In our streete there would we either know already or with stretch of ground should be wholly the bolding up of the ships. The matter is vitally important to co-operation! Events are shaping under the Rules of the Associa be scenes that would make their tongue in their cheek try to given up to highwaymen and Hongkong ass community and both shipowners and the Guilds that way, and it will be all the tion. The form has to be signed uncensored motion pictures of pull our starboard limb. The like. Surely the very lang must know that consderable attention is being focussed on the better for humanity when the by the contestants and the sign Bodom and Gomorrah fit, by members of yon hen's Club in gouf is enough to esta dispute, hopes being strongly held thaf nothing will arise to upset the present cordial relations are con atures witnessed by a member of comparison, to show on the Garden Road, seem at present to origin. normal life of the Colony. With the season of Christmas so near verted into a lanting ouderstand the Boxing Committee or Mana screen at the mildest milk-sud have an itch for information and Co there is an added reason why a peaceful settlement is desirable. Ling
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