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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1920.
THE RICE MUDDLE.
V
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY. 7. 1920.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
NOTES & COMMENTS.
DAY BY DAY.
THE COLONY'S SHIPPING.
IT IS A VERY OLD AND AVERY
1895.
Matters connected with Hocg-TRUE SAYING THAT FAILURE 1 HONGKONG TWENTY- kong shipping are always interest- THE ONLY HIGH ROAD TO
FIVE YEARS AGO. ing, because shipping is the SUCCESSR. L. Stevensm, very life blood of the Colony. At yesterday's meeting of the Yesterday's health Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf shows one fatal case of cerebro- and Godown Company interest-spinal fever, the victim being a ing reference was made by Chinese.
sentenceed
return
Mr.
(Compiled from the "Hongkong Telegraph" files for week ending February 16, 1895)
THE MARATHON.
RESULT OF THE DRAW.
The following is the result of the draw for places at the starting point
THE DOLLAR. Feb. 9th-The rate of the 2
1st. Row,
S.B.R.G.A.
Pte. Gray, Wilts.
THE RACES.
0
TRAFFIC REGULATION
will be enforced during the Rs The following traffic regulati
next week
All wheeled traffic going to
1. Gunner Jumma Khan, HK Races at Wong-Nei-Chong
proceed via Queen's Road E and Morrison Hill Gap Ro Motors will return via the Wor Nei-Chong Road round the Har China Valley through Leighton Ë
L. Stoker Fairey, Hawkins.
4.
Pte. Thomas, Wilts.
5.
Leung Yuk Tong, S Athletic.
the Chairman, Sir Paul Chater, C.M.G., to the development of the When charged before wharf accommodation of the N. L. Smith. the thief Dollar, on demand, to-day is 1s.3. Colony and there will be general was.
11-3'34. three tu satisfaction felt at the Company's weeks' hard labour.
THE SINO-JAPANESE WAR. decision to extend their own pro
Feb. 12th-As will be seen by perty in this direction. Seeing that
Mesars. Reiss and Co. bare telegrams culled from the volume of Pacific shipping is been granted a licence to trade Shanghai exchanges and publish.
our 6. always on the increase it is only under the Non-Ferrous Metaled in another part of this issue. 7. reasonable to anticipate that there Industry Ordinace, 1919.
the news of the fall of Wei-hai-8 will be a larger number of big
Wai published in this jouran) on steamers visiting the Colony and Mess. Moutrie and Co. have Friday last is fally confirmed. g. the present accommodation will just received a new consignment There is no further news yet: certainly have to be extended if of gramophone records, including about the proposed blockade of 10. there is to be a reasonably effic. the latest dance music.
Formaso by the Japanese. lent handling of the cargo being, trans-shipped. The wharves at The H.K. C. Ci's lawn tennis Kowloon are now the Colony's best and they will have to be March 15th. There are six com- even better and larger when petitions and entries close en the Hankow-Canton railway Febuary, 25th, gets going whenever it does It has been
J
tournauent is to commence on
THE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS.
Major-Genera!
February12th. This afternoon 11
Digby-Burke: inspected the Volunteer Ambul 12. ance Corps and in a speech at the distribution of certificates 15. much talked Inland Lot 2299, Shaukiwani gained by members of the St. 14. of scheme for years and one i Road, is to be sold by auction at John's Ambulance classes, ex- 15. almost tired of referring to it. the P. W. D. Offices on the 23rd pressed his satisfaction with the 16. But it will come one day and for instant. The lot comprises 1.365 high standard of proficiency 17. that day Hongkong has to be square feet and the upset price is attained by members of the Corps- yesterday, it is essential that we prepared. As was remarked $1,639,
| With that statement no one will
quarrel.
the 10
Kowloon
ADMIRAL MCCLURE IN THE 18.
SINO-JAPANESE WAR.
19.
- Feb. 12th.-Referring to the 20. somewhat general opinion tha:
a id
rion.
the
RECORD STEAMERS.
it
Sepoy Shah Baz Khan, Punjabis.
Pte. Higgins, Wilts. Sepoy Nawab Khan, Punjabis. Gunner Sher Khan,
Sepor
S.B.R.G.A.
Punjabis.
Nik Mobd,
2nd. Row.
Sepoy Karam Singh,
Punjabis.
Sepoy Mussaddi, 74th
jabis.
Pte. F. Martin, Wilts. Pte. Eastmond, Wilts.
Road to No. 1 Police Station a 74th then along Percival Street to Praya. Other vehicles by same route as on the outwi 74th journey.
Trucks and persons carry
H.K large burdens will not be p mitted West of Percival Street
74th East of Murray Road betwe the hours of 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
All foot passengers betwe
74th Wyndhamn Street, Queen's Ro Central, and Praya East mu walk on the footpaths, and not the roadway.
Pun-
Stoker O'Rourke, Hawkins. Sergt. Scudamore, Wilts." Sepoy Bhag Singh, Punjabis.
Pte. Day, Wilts.
M. Sadick, Indian Reca. Pte. Humphries, Wilts.
3rd Row.
S.B.R.G.A.
22. Sepoy
Hiyat Mohd,
74th
Club.
74th
Stoker Hollyhead, Alacrity. S. P. 0. Smith, Carlisle. 25. A. B. Nerthan, Hawkins.
A. B. Johnson, Hawkins. E. R. A. Grace, Carlisle.
0. S. Field, Hawkins. LC Drew, Wilts.
All vehicles must proceed at slow pace in the vicinity of th Race Course.
Chairs and vehicles to be a ranged in the neighbourhood d the Race Course as directed b the Police Constables on duty,
Owners of dogs are recom mended not to allow their dog to go near the Race Course, e any dog found straying withou dress thereon of its owner i liable to be destroyed (Ordinans 1 of 1845, section 17.
Persons using chairs must g and return by way of Kennedy Road to avoid congestion on the lower levels. No horse or vehils will be allowed Road.
on Kennedy
10th Row.
91. Sepoy Munsha Singh, 74th
Punjabis.
92. 1C Realff, Wilts.
93. A. S. Davis, Alacrity.
Eric Carr, Jardine Matheson 94. Stoker Williams, L15.
and Co.
LC Are, Wilts. Lieut. Lees, 22nd Punjabis.
37. Sergt. Platt, Wilts. 38. Pte. Corbin, Wilts.
5th Row.
D. A. Hyder, Indian Reon.
Club.
Saick Rattan Singh, 22nd
Punjabis.
95. Pte. Hemming, Wilts.
96. H. W. Fraser, H, K. Police:
97. LC Britten, Wilts.
98.
Stoker Smith, Hawkins.
100. Pte. Davidson, Wilts.
99. Inspector R. R. Wood, Seni-
tary Board.
11th Row.
101. Boy Cools, Hawkins. 102. 0. S. Colgate, Hawkins. 103. Sepoy Feroz Khan, 74th
Punjabis.
74th 105. Bugler Amar Singh, 74th Pun- 104. Stoker Wilds, Hawkins.
Singh, 22nd 106. Stoker Marsh, Hawkins. 107. A. B. Evans, Hawkins.
Punjabis.
of the 47.
48.
49.
Sepoy Teja Punjabs. D. Laing, Queen's College. LC Hibberd, Wilts.
held
the 51.
S. P. O. Woods, Carlisle,
6th Row.
Gunner Hudson, R.G.A. Pte. Mayre, Wilts.
Sepoy Arjan Pte. Bridewell, Wilts. Pte. Woodward, Wilts.
Singh, 22nd Punjabis, Captain Stoker Barry, L 15.
Sepoy Gurbaksh Singh, 74th
Bourdillon, Punjabis.
jabis.
103. Hung Kam Sang, Queen's Col-
lege.
109. Gunner Lai Khan, H.K.S.B.
B.G.A.
110. Pte. Carter, Wilts...
12th Row.
111. Inspector Old. Sanitary
Board
should be in a better position than We are asked to state. that Hankow or Shanghai to handle Forms of application for enrol- and load cargo on a large scalement in the Volunteer Force can" Admiral McClure and "Gener-121. Guaner Mohd Saleh, H.K.à collar with the name and ad The Chairman also made interest. be obtained at the Volunteer ing reference to the Committee Headquarters, the
al" Schnell and other foreigners Hongkong fighting on the side of the Chinese which has recently been appointed Club..the Phoenix Club, the Peak
side have been summarily execut- to consider the economic resources Club and the Club Lusitano. of the Colony, saying that the
ed by the Japanese, and that the Punjabis. general question of the develop-
From Messrs. Lane, Crawford latter had the right to do so, it is 28. ment of our harbour deserves and Co. we have received a neat more or less comforting to find 24. immediate and careful attention. leather pocket wallet issued bon excellent legal authority" 26.
that a contemporary has Messrs Archd. Eadie and Co. that such would not be the case 2. L:d. Tradeston paint and oil works, Glasgow, for whom the.
that foreigners who hold 28. We always thought that the Hongkong. Government would
THE NEED FOR DEVELOPMENT. former are sole agents here.
3 cbmmission have the usual 29. have an awkward and difficult task before it when it came to give Hongkong owes its prosperity to
After all is said and done)"
rights of prisoners of war and are 30. Stoker Howell, Hawkins, an account of its rice transactions, upon which it was so busily its harbour. It is her one valu-a 100-foot road near
Tenders are being invited for entities to just the same sort of
4th Row. big to be tackled in one effort, so there has been issued a Prelimin of the New Territories possible way embankment and Tai Po would deal with them for any 34 Pte. Davey, Wilts. engaged during the summer of last year. The job is apparently too able asset. All the development Tong Village between the Rail-ative-born Chinese soldiers. 2. Pte. Elms, Wilts. treatment as would be accorded 31. Pte. Scott, Wilts. ary Report, which is to be followed by a final statement at a later will never aggregate in value Road tozether with all necessary infringement of the enlistment 35. Fte. Skull, Wilts.
"How their awn Governments 33. LC. Houltäin, Wilts. date. The former we may take as an effort to break the news the of the sea-borne traffic nullah work; and the extension of Acts is, of course, another ques-36. gently; we shall know the worst when the Final Report is issued. that the Colony handles. To Coronation Road northwards. If we had to single uut any one statement in the Preliminary Report take away Hongkong's harbour as having aroused most comment, we should select that which says would be "the cost to the Colony of the transactions in rice up to the end of finis
to write all but Kennedy Road this morning| the year 1919 will be well over $2.000.000. How much over, we to allow that barbour to become about a hundred competitors Hail, was gaily cressed, with 40.
Colony
and presented an unusual sight, when steamer Formosa. Capt. T. P. 39.
February 13th. The Douglas' shall probably be told later on. We have not the space in which to of lessened use would be to training delve into the Report in detailed fashion, and will content ourselves begin a crippling process.
for the forthcoming bunting on the occasion of com with noticing one or two of the more prominent points which have ships of the future will possibly ning over a portion of the actual or the Chins Coast without the 41.
The Marathon Race were seen run- struck us in reading it over. From the Government standpoint, be of greater length and of deeper course.
pleteing her two-hundredth trip it is admittedly a cleverly-written Report, the greater part of itdraft than those of the present being in the nature of an apologia in explanation of the admitted day and so it will come about
slightest mishap. She has, if we difficulties which bad to be faced and of the manner in which the that the present accommodation will be about twenty cups, as Manila,
For the Marathon Race there mistake not, also made at least 42. Government went about the business. But, free as the Government will have to give place to better. prizes.
100 trips to and from has been with its explanations, and fulsome as it has been in the Even the big ships of to-day get Telegraph Cup: 2. Peter Dawson by the Company's other ship 15. A. B. Watson, Hawkins.
namely-1.
which Hongkong that has
is use of words, it has been unable to cover the fact that the whole heat to touching the bottom in Cup: 3, cup presented by the Namoa, Capt. H.C.A. Harris. 46. Sepoy Battan Singh, a record 43. A. B. Bailey, Ambrose. only been beaten 44. N. B. Mohemed, Kowloon. business was terribly mismanaged. Again and again we knock up some places and a grea: deal of British-American Tobacco Cam-which was recently dressed to against disclosures showing that the Government "muddied dredging could be done with pans: 4. cup presented by the kill" in, celebration through" by a process of bungling which reflects adversely on profit. On the Kowloon side Canton Nanyang Brothers To- everybody concerned.
There are laboured references to the wisdom of the policy of foreshore that could be utilised smaller cups presented by various
there is still a deal of the bacco Company and 15 er 16 completion on the China Coast. non-interference with exports a policy which we supported all the for wharfing and its attendant Members of the Boxing Associa
HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANK way through the troubles and which appears to us to be about the godown accommodation, and the tion and the Hongkong Club.
ANNUAL MEETING. only sane stand taken by the Government in the matter.
Feb. 16th. The scheme by which the Government became buyers of rice, the principlejable when the through railway is As to the value of this will become inestim-
fifty-ninth 50. ordinely half-years meeting! was all right, he the foolhardiness of putting an inexpert Govern-an accomplished fact instead if a circumstances of the fire which Hongkong and Shanghai Bank 52.
The inquiry held into the of shareholders of ment official in charge of the general control of the rice position. talked-of possibility. Looking at destroyed, the godown of, the ing Corporation was working hand in hand with rice Chinese merchants, is too obviously the subject in every way there is Yee Fat Loong Rice Firm, a foolish to need emphasising. Now we come to the period when the only room for the conclusion that No. 99 Connaught Road West, noon. Mr. C.. J. Holliday presid-55. et 53. City Hall Government had made some purchases of rice, had rented gowdown whatever time and money is was
to-day at 54. space and when, to use the words of the report. "everything was in spent, on Hongkong's harbour will when,
concluded this morning ed. and there were also present order to begin sales on the 1st August." What happened then be an investment in the very by Mr. Y L. Smith
an" order
made Messrs. J. J. Keswick, J. S. Moses, 56. "Unfortunately at the end of July," so says the report, "typhoon best interests of the Colony as a conducted the proceedings, that Maconachie, D. R. Sassoon. N. A.
who J Kramer, R. M. Gray A 57. weather prevailed and it was impossible to convey rice across the whole. The profits that were the premises be released by the Siebs (Directors] C. Peter, K. A. 53. harbour to Yaunati. The result was that a portion of the popula-made out of the shipping control Police. In reply to Mr. D. J. Chinos, tion started lucting rice stops and a riot took place outside the might with advantage be spent Lewis, who looked after Yaumati Police Station."
Smith, Later on, we read that in Victoria at present or such things as in:erest of the insurance com- E. R. Belilios, W. S. Gaskell, G. 59. Tel. Conway. 1.9.
the Jackson, S. S. Benjamin, looting or a rather serious scale took place for about week. The inference from these
a housing, education, and the like, panies affected by the fire, Mr. Stewart, J. J. Bell Irving. G. G. 60. Pte. Pearce, Wilts. quotations is that typhoon weather was the primary
the but there is something to be said Smith said he was not inclined Brady, F.
Hender-on, The facts are that the riots first began at Wanchai, on the that if it is not to be given back evidence.
cause of the rice riots. for the contention of shippers to express any opinion on the Chater, H. N. Mody J. R. 61. Pte. Budd, Wilts. Hongkong side, on the morning of January 26th, whereas it was not to them it should be spent in
Michael, P. until the afternoon of the next day that the disturbances spread to ways that, would benefit ship-
Jordan, Capt. 52. L. Stoker Griggs, Hawkins. Yaumati. Any excuse was preferable to the real explanation that ping.
Tillett, A. Coxon. T. Brown, G. C. 53. L. Stoker Norris, Hawkins. Some chickens which were Cox, George Murray Bain, G. H. 64. Pte. Armstead, Wilts. the Government, which had so far back as the end of 1918 been in Government to decide, but mean-2 Police Station, and stolen yes. Shewan, E. Georf, G. R. Anton,
That is a matter for the kept by Inspector Kent at No. Potts, J. D. Humphreys, R. 65. Sepoy Ram communication with the Secretary of State on the rice situation, while we should like to support terday, were recovered by him H. C. Gotta, J. M. Alves, W. H. 66. LC Jackson, Wilts.
Punjabis. had been too slow to act to stave off the serious developments that the idea that the Economic Re- later in a happy way. The thief, Gaskell, P. Jordan, etc.
For sheer business mismanagement, commend us to the muddle itself with the harbour. But as station,
sources Committee could jäterest who was once employed at the that was perpetrated when the Government eventually came to the Chairman of yesterday's ecquainted
and therefore Was Bell its stocks for export. A contract was made with America to meeting is also Chairman of the out of the place, stole
with the lay- sell 6:500 tons of Saigon round and 3,500 tons of Saigon long rice. Committee it might be left at birds from a dog's kennel where the but when it come to be sifted it was found that only 500 tons of that long "existed," the result being that the Government had to buy
they were nooped up, and the balance in the open market at a loss of nearly $140,000: THE WEATHER.
put them in
# basket. On ALLOCATION OF However, the matter is smoothed over in the report by the
going from the Station he statement that the 3,000 tons of discarded round rice was subse- Chinese New Year weather just instantly recognised him
are having "proper" was met by Inspector Kent, who
A meeting of the Sergeants 78. quently sold "at about the same price as would have been obtained now those dull, heavy,damp days asked what the basket in America." How was it that the Government did not even that make one look back with ained.
Mess of the Hongkong Defence 74 know what rice of various grades it had in stock when it made the longing to the bright sunny days extremities
Being in the
Corps was held last night when 75. las it was decided that the balance 75. contract with America? Simplicity itself. Originally the Govern- of a month ago. Residents on the
of & "blue ment books showed the different qualities of rice purchased, but Peak have not a very alluring pro- make reply and Inspector Kent Ward "of the Scottish National 78.
fook
the thief was unable to $150 to the Electro-Therapeutic 77.
in hand was voted as follows.- as the rice was bought for local consumption (apparently the Govern spect before them, living, as they took him in charge. for export) this classification was later found unnecessary. Yet we fog ment never foresaw the possibility of having to sell its surplus stocks will have to, lives in a perpetue discovery that the birds had been$150 (and any further balance 80. Gunner Mehar Singh, H.K. 136. Pte. Tissier, Wilts.
Station, the Inspector made the Hospital, Bellabouston, Glasgow; are told in the report that the lists of rice purchased showed certain all be a great deal better off if stolen from the place and pro- which may remain after accounts
Of a certainty we should
8300 to Dr. Barn-rdo's Homes; 79. quantities of the two grades. Could not these lists have been con- Jupiter Plurius became a little aptly consigned the thief into & have been adjusted) to the Hong aulted?. It would appear that it is a habit with Governments to sell more prolific. It has been what they do not possess, for amongst the first purchases which the remarkably dry winter and not
cell. 2 Hongkong Government decided upon was a consignment of 27,000 only the Colony's water supply to fall back on that the nature of members of the Sergeants' Mesa 83. kong Ladies' Benevolent Society. 81. tons from the Controller at Singapore, but later this official had to but all vegetation is needing the weather is not to be humanly H.K.D.C. should hold a Subscrip
It is proposed that the late 82 explain that he had offered this amount in error, only 13.750 tons the long delayed rainfall. In controlled, because if it were wetion Smoking Concert in the B4. being available, the balance having been sold to the Netherlands matters of health, too, a few wet should certainly, have Indies! Thus do Governments do business. We are not going days-really further into this sickening muddle now, except to say that we do good.
Sonic Volunteer Drill Hall on Saturday, 85. wet ones would weather. realise the unusual character of the situation. But that does not wants rain until the Races are it's not much use writing about are requested to send their names,
Of course, no-one thankful for what comes, and so the Mess who wish to subscribe 86.
We just have to be March 6th. All late members of palliate the ineptitude shown by the Government. The Report over, many don't want rains it. But we have yet to meet the together with those speaks of " valuable experience gained," and of " proper precautions" over being taken in future. The experience has been dearly purchased. would like to live in
the week-end, and some man who never falks about the guests to Staff Sergeant G. W.; of their We can only hope that the proper precautions will include an in- where it
88. telligentistudy of elementary methods in the keeping of stock books. There is always the happy fact grows old.
A place weather-it is something like Aveneli, Volunteer Headquarters, didn't rain
at all Love; the one theme that never who has been appointed Secretary 89.
to the Committee..
occurred.
We
41
was
con-
At the
J. R. M.
C. P.
Punjabis.
7th Row,
22nd
Singh,
74th
67. Sergt. Grace, Wilts.
63.
A. B. Bird, Hawkins.
69,
70.
HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS.
Cpl. Harris, Wilts. Pte. Quick, Wilts.
71.
FINANCIAL BALANCE.
8th Row.
112. J. Marshall, Loxley and Co. 113. A. B. Boorman, Hawkins. 114. Stoker Jolley, Hawkins. 115. Pte. Benke, Wilts.
116. Pte. Hardy, Wilts.
117: W. Neal, Kowloon Docks. 118. A. B. Russell, Hawkins. 119. Pte. H. S. Smith, Wilte. 120. A. B. Ford, Hawkins.
13th Row.
121. Gunnet Jahan Khan, H.K"
S.B.R.G.A.
122. Sepoy Mahbub Khan, 74th
Funjabis. 123. Gunner Nizam
S.B.R.G.A.
Dio, H.K
124. Havildar Rur Singh, H.K
S.B.R.G.A.
་་
125. Gunner Karim Bukhsh, H.K.
S.B.R.G.A.
126. Pte. Rogers, Wilts.
P. M. Omar, Moxon and Tay-127. Pte. King, Wilts.
lor.
72. Gunner Nadra Singh, H.K.
S.B.R.G.A.
128, ANK. Ghulam Mohd, H.K
S.B.R.G.A
Pte. Fielding, Wilts. Eleon. Taylor, Carlisle. A. B, Frost, L15. Gunner Amar Singh, HK. 131. A. H. Dubock, L.16. S.B.R.G.A.
129. Cpl. Norman, Wits.
130. Stoker Walters, Hawkins.
14th Bow.
Cpl. Rooney, Wilts.
132. Pte. Ward, Wilts. 133. Pte. Musk, Wilts.
•
M. Fukuichi, Mitsui Bussan 134. Lieut. Dale, H.K.S.B.R.G.A.
135. B. A. Hyder, Indian Recn.
Club.
Kaisha.
Stoker Payne, Hawkins.
S.B.R.Ç.A.
9th Row.
Sepoy Joti Ram, 74th Pun- Sergt. Smith, Wilts. Sergt. Gaylard, Wilts,
jabi. Gunner Mur Mohd., HK Pte. Martin, Wilts
Gunger Sadhu Singh, HK,
S.B.R.G.A.
S.B.R.G.A.
Sepoy Mangal Singh, 74th Punjabis,
Sergt. Whatley, Wilts.
90.
A. B. Whitehead, Hawkins.
137. Sepoy Dalel Singh, 74th Pun-
jabis,
138. Lieut. Beven, Wilts.
139. Gunner Hasham Ali, H.K
S.B.R.G.A
140. O. S. Willoughby, Hawkins,
15th Row.
141. Lieut. Dodington, Wilts. 142, Ganner Thakar Singh, HK,
S.B.R.G.A.
143. Sepoy Hazara Singh, 22nd
Punjabis.
H. J. Gedge. J. C. Wildin..
F. C. Jenkin
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