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NOTES & COMMENTS.

WAR FORTUNES.

SATURDAY, FERRUARY 28. 1920.

DAY BY DAY.

1895.

A CENTRALISED DEMOCRACY HONGKONG TWENTY- MAY BE AS TYRANNICAL AS AN

FIVE YEARS AGO. ABSOLUTE MONARCH.-Froude

The name of Mr. W. E. Douglas has been added to the List of Authorized Architec's.

After quite a deal of talk in favour of and perhaps even a greater amount against, it would appear that those people at Home! who made themselves financially fat out of the stress and special circumstances of war are going to have a little of their gain can-

health return Escated for the benefit of the slows one fatal case of cerebro- State. It always has been obvious spiral fever, the victim being g that the late war was a golden Chinese. opportunity for those who were in

& position to exploit the needs

Yesterday's

The first organ recital of the of the nation, but until the present series will be given in St. recent publication of some very John's Cathedral оп Monday startling figures few could have week, March 8th, at 6 p.m. imagined that the accumulation

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THE DOLLAR

March 1st-The rate of the Dollar, on demand, to-day is 18. 11-12.

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HONGKONG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

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MR. SEVERN ON THE GOVERNMENT'S DUTY TO THE

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like £1,000,000,000 accruing to the State. These are figures that are

February, 1920.

past.

The members of the Hongkong, Hannibal; Lowe, Bingham and General Chamber of Commerce last Matthews, Mr A. H. Lowe, Mr., night tendered a farewell dinner to E. A. M. Williams, Mr D. the Hon. Dr Claud Severo, C. M. G.... | X, Blair: Mr G. P. Lammert; March 1st. The new tone of Colonial Secretary, a happy evening Geo. Grimble and Co., Ni of war fortunes was on such a Tenders are being invited for public opinion in the Straits being spent at the Hongkong Hotel. Gen. Grimble, and Mr.R. A. Green: vast scale. In the evidence given carrying out improvements to Settlements is distinctly in favour About a hundred members sat down Dr. E. Anden on, Mr T. Petrie, Mr by Sir John Anderson, chairman Shaukivan Road between North of political reform, and, happily, to dinner, purveyed in the hotel's A. Hicks, Mr H. A. Cartwright, of the Board of Inland Revenue. Point and Shaukiwan Village. it does not demand, an explan-usual excellent fashion. During the Mr G. W. C. Burnett, Mr L. G. it appears that well over a quarter

ation of the past so much evening a musical programme was Bird, and Mr C. D. Melbourne. of a million people would be affect-

an improvement It is notified that Wong Shing-89

of greatly appreciated, among those The General Committee of the ed by a valuation of war fortunes fan Sergeant Interpreter. Police the future. What the tone of contributing being Dr E. Anderson, Chamber of Commerce is as follows: and that a tax, such as the pro- Department, has been dismissed public opinion in Hongkong will and Messrs. C. II. P. Hay. R. A.-Messrs the Hon. Mr S. H. municipal reform question comes Lammert, with Mr George Grimble E. V. D. Parr, vice-Chairman; sud into prominence, is a question as decompanist.

J. W. C. Bonnar, C. H. P. Hay, a little hard to grasp by reason

that few could answer satisfact- |

the Hon. Mr J. Johnstone, R. Ross Mr. N. Tus tale Mackmtosh, of their magnitude and they are

The following were the firms re-Thomsen. C. S. Gubbay, P. H. eloquent evidence in support M. A., will conduct the Biblely at the present juncture. It

is fair to assume, though, that the presented, together with those Holyoak, J. A. Plummer, N. J. of the proposal. The state Study Class at the Helena May

their name: Stabb, H. J. and E. A. M. ment that it would not be Institute on Tuesday, March 2nd ratepayers representatives will attending in

than they have in the China. Ltd., Mr G. Ludin:

The menu-cover possible to discriminate between at 5.30 p.m. His subject will be the future than they az better in a. B. The Swedish Trading Co. in Stilia si de Brett a

Arthold Bros, and Co., Ltd., Mr

displayed a wealth gained by questionable "The stones on the way. means, wealth accruing simply

B. Monteith Webb, Mr Geo. Fight of aeroplanes--certainly not from the War, and wealth The recent delay of nine days

VOLUNTEERS' BALL. Caville: Bradley and Co.. Ltd.,fiying in the wonted fight forme. accumulated by exceptional per on telegrams to Europe and

Mr J. A. Plumnier, Mr T. W. Hition for battle-and therefore, pos- sonal effort and self denial will beyond "via Eastern" will now be

March 2nd-The Volunteers Butterfield and Swire, Mr R. Ross sibly, being an anticipation of how possibly cause a little misgiving, subject to a further increase as a Ball, owing to the death of Capt. Thomson, G. M. Young: Bruc peace squadrons should go through but it would only be by the tak- result of the interruption, Fester the Hon. F.M. St. Aubyn, of the ner, Moad and Co., Ltd.. Mr the air according to the Chamber's ing of a tremendous amount of day of the Australia-Canada Rifle Brigade, has been postponed Gerald Irwine,

It was, also, perhaps a Mr R. C. Bideas. evidence and that of an unsatis cable across the Pacific, and the to Friday, March 15th.

Hockey: Sir C. P. Chater, c... tribute to the interest taken in The rate per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscrip- factory kind, that any discrimin- consequent further serious con-

Canadian Pacific Ocean

aerial matters by the Hon. Mr tions for any period less than one month will be charged as for a ation could be attempted. Even gestion via Eastero.

vices, Ltd., Mr J. H. Wal. Stanley Dodwell on the occasion of lace: Chartered Bank of ladis, the recent visit of the American The "Hongkong Telegraph" is delivered free when the addressee the case of where a person without has been the gaiper

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practicing any questionable Pezzoni to state that, owing to Police Station this morning the Crockatt, Mr H. Matheson: delivered at their residences without any extra charge. On copies method there should be no very the delayed arrival of the steamer popularity of Chief Inspector Carmichael and Clarke, Mr T. H. sent by post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage.

great opposition to tax, by which the priest is travelling. Mathieson with the Chinese G. Brayfield, Mr T. G. Paterson sembled here to-night to do bonour Single Copies, Daily, ten cents. Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a/because such a person, should the Lenten Mission, announced section of the Force was evidenc-China Sugar Refining Co., Ltd..to our genial Colonial Secretary, have the realisation that what to commence at the Catholiced by deputies of the latter pre- Mr E. B. O. Hornell, Mr G. Mwho is shortly leaving us for a was made during a country's Cathedral on Sunday, the 29th santing him with a handsome Shaw: Chun On Fire Insurance well-earned rest, and I am sure silk Co., Ltd., Mr G. M. Shaw; Cosper that I am voicing the sentiments- travail should in part be returned inst., has been postponed to a silk-scroll on which are to lessen the burden of taxes that date to be intimated later.

hieroglyphics denoting the vir sad Co., Mr P. S. Cooper, Mr D.

of all of you when I say that dur- must always follow an extra-

tues of the popular Chief and P. N. Cooper, The Dairy Farming his long term of office he bas, ordinarily heavy expenditure.

wishing him a pleasant voyage Ice and Cold Storage Co., Ltd., Mr Of course, there will be plenty of

to his home in "bonnie Dundee." James Walker, Mr. M. Manus: well of us; year by year he has en- by his ability and tact, deserved kicking against the proposal, but

Dodwell and Co., Ltd.. Mr G. M. there is every moral justification

Dodwell, Mr G. Murton Smith, Mr hanced his popularity among us for the innovation, and for oursel-

C. A. Peel, Hon. Mr S. H. Dodwell:until to-day I think he ranks as one ves we hope to see it go through

Mar. 2nd. That magnificent Douglass.s. Co., Mr G. W. Burton of the most popular Colonial Secre- successfully. For war profiteers

specimen of nayal architecture, Gande Price & Co., Ltd., Mr C.taries we ever had. That is say- there can be no sympathy; the-

the steamship Prinz Heinrich Bond: Gitb, Livingston & Co.. Mring a good deal, Gentlemen. If one only danger being that they will

will be visited by a large number J. W. C. Bonoar; A. G. Gurdon looks back through the archives of be let off too lightly.

of residents on Monday. The & Co., Mr A. G. Gordon: Goddard the Chamber of Commerce one is Sir-May I say, through the agenta Messrs. Melchers and Douglas, Mr T. Arthur: Gerin almost forced to the conclusion, medium of your paper, that Company havipg courteously Drevard & Co., Mr H. G. Gerit; from the many controversies and bear the Church Missionary issued a lot of invitations to the Helland China Trading Co., Mr P. misunderstandings with the Gov-

full month.

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AN APPEAL

A UNIQUE PRESENT.

THE PRINZ HEINRICH.

AN IMPORTÄNT FACTOR

Ser-

MR. SEVERN PRAISED. The Chairman said: We are as-

There is a great deal of which Hospital and Leper Asylum at public to inspect the latest Stuijfbergen: Hongkong & Kloon ernment in the more distant past, Britishers may be justly proud Pakhoi are greatly in need of addition to the North German in the speech made by Mr. Wins-gifts of cld clothing, linen. Bottles, Lloyd's fleet of mail steamers. ton Churchill when he introduced etc.? I am going thither on the Army Estimates in the House Tuesday next and shall be glad of Commons a few days ago. to take with me any such gifts After being forced to raise an sent to St. Paul's College. It army out of all proportions to its will be a favour if they may be usual peace time force, Britain securely packed ready to be put will, within just over one year on the ship. from the signing of the Armistice,

Yours etc. have gone back to her volunteer G. H. VICTORIA HONGKONG.

Hongkong, February 28, 1920.

status. At the Peace Conference the British Delegates fought for the abolition of conscription in the countries subscribing to the Treaty and although they were

choice.

Even

THE ORATORIO.

IN BUSINESS.

Mar. 2nd. The second annual

In the absence of the Chairman.

Whart & Godown Co., Ltd., Mr W. that Colonial Secretaries are the S. Brown; Hongkong Land Invest-natural enemies of the Secretary of ment & Agency Co., Ltd., Mr M. S.Jour C. of C. For many years now Northecte: The Hongkong Mercana gratifying change has been tak-. tile Co., Ltd., Mr R. H. Kotewelling place, until to-day we and our- Hongkong & Shanghai Bank, Mr selves cocperating with the Gov. S. J. Stabb, .R.F.; The Hongkongernment on the most cordial and. meeting of shareholders in the 1. 1. Dyer: Hontez & Co., Ltd...

Whampoa Deck Co., Ltd., Mr friendly terms. This is I think above Company was held at the

an encouraging sign of the times- Mr Ng Hon tsz: Hongkong Import! Company's offices at 12.30 to-day & China Produce Export Co., Mra sign that the business man is at Mr. J. D. Humphreys, Mr. David B. E. isnil, Mr J. W. Crossland: last coming to be recognised as a J. D. Hutchison & Co., Mr T. Eower in the land. That he has Gillies presided, and there were Pearce: Janline, Matheson & Co. Dot been so recognised before is his also present Messrs. C. P. Chater,

We have just been reading some of the newly-published letters not successful, Britain herself

J. B. Coutrie (Directors), G. H. Ltd.. Mr J. Bell Irving, Mr L. Nown fault. It is probably no ex- Potts, Geo. Fenwick, etc. The Leefe: Johnson, Stokes & Master, aggeration to say that if before the Air D. J. Lewis; Dr G. Pwar our businessmen had realised which passed between the ex-Kaiser and the ex-Czar some fifteen has not hesitated to do the right

Chairman said

"From the

Jordan: Leigh Fears ago. These missives show how hard Wilhelm strove to effect thing by her citizens and leave

Orange, Mr their power and asserted it, instead statement of accounts you will; an alliance which should result in the downfall of Britain. They the matter of military service Fuller instituted the annual per-able again to recommend the pay- Some years ago Mr. Denman observe that your Directorsare un-

W. J. Leask; W. R. Loxley of looking on while the country A Co., Mr D. 0. Russell was being run by lawyers and are particularly apropos at the moment, when there is being display a question of ed by the Entente Powers a determination that the ex-Kaiser, to America, from which emanated Friday in St. John's Cathedral last annual meeting the business

formances of Oratorio on Gooding of a dividend, although at our Sir Pilis. Kadoorie: Mercan-others with silvery tongues, there tile Book uf Indin, Ltd., would have been no war. I cast whom intrigue and underhand diplomacy are as the breath of life, the suggestion of a League of which have become so popular of the Company looked so flourish. Mr C. L. Sandes; Moller & Co..] no aspersions on the legal fraterni- shall not remain on European soil and thereby threaten afresh the Nations which was to abolish peace of the Continent. In one of his letters to the ex-Czar, Wilhelma future wars and carry out the been arranged for this year but if a handsome return to the share. W. Lucas; Mitsní Bussan Kaisha, land as a matter of fact one of the Owing to his absence nothing has ing that that we fully anticipated Ltd.. Mr S. T. Williamson, Mr Hty. The fault was ours, not theirs, saysIf you and I stand shoulder to shoulder, the main result limitation of armaments, has will be that France must openly and formally join us both, thereby gone back to her future status of it is possible to get a sufficiently holders on the year's working, Ltd, Mr H. Tsuda; Mitsubishi & greatest men of our times was him-

large choras together fulfilling the treaty obligations to Russia, which is of the highest a conscript nation. With con.

Co., Ltd., Mr in and so far we are glad to say Netherlands Trading Society. 3r success was that he has never been S. Sayeki; self a lawyer, but the secret of his. value to us." And to prove that the ex-Kaiser was wont to assume ditions, pay and prospects in the time he hopes to give a

work that the returns have been great powers to himself, it is interesting to read these words of his British army being now so much by the well known American satisfactory, bat unfortunately.F. Van Rees; Nestlé & Angle above seeking expert advics and which he used in sending a draft of the proposed Treaty to Nicholas: brighter than they were in the composer Harvey Gaul. Rehear-considerable damage was done to Swiss Condensed Milk Co.. Mr basing his actions and decisions on

Nobody, not even my Foreign Office, knowe anything about it. days before the war, there is no Thursday next in the Cathedral typhoons in the

sals will commence at 6 p. m. on our property by the

A. G. Coppio: Nippon Yusen Bevore

Kaisha, Ltd., Mr K. Hotta: Osaka The work was done by von Bulow and me personally."

reason why the nation should

Kaisha,.Ltd., Y. Politics I suppose appeal to law- These Kaiser letters to the ex-Czar show the consistent ever see conscription again, unless and be continued during March. September and October last; the Shosen, Raisha. Lid polock:yers because they spend their lives:

Mr. Denman Fuller will be grate amount malice of the writer's mind towards Britain. This

some fresh menace arises on the ful if any willing to assist will damage viz. $1,100 does not Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming, Myminding other people's business,

at debit of typhoon obsession was partly due to fear of British sea-power. international horizon to call the send their names in to him at the

derived

Smith: Mackinnon whereas politics do not appeal to H. Perey from envy

of British prosperity.nation's whole manhood into arms City Hall as soon as possible. As

nearly represent our loss 23 this

Mackenzie & Co., Ltd., Hon. Mr the business man because he the covers To destroy Britain was the lifelong dream of the Hohenzollern for their own defence. But that there will be only five rehearsals to chimneys. In addition to this E. V. D. Parr., Reiss & Co., Mr spends his life minding his own Emperor, and the whole of his diplomacy turned upon that pivot. will never be, we hope. He urged on the Czar the creation of a new "Continental Alliance"

of the chorus work regular we lost a large quantity of green Messrs E. D. Sassoon & Co., Mr business, Gentlemen, can be carri

Minding one's own W. Sinclair, MrE. F. Carroll; business. against us. He pictured a league between the then Triple Alliance MUSCLES: NOT BRAINS.

attendance is earnestly requested. goods in the kilns, some coal c. 3. Gubbay, Mr S. H. Dutton; ed too far, and I think the time has and Russia which France would have to join, "Such a treaty

washed away, matsbeds were de- would encourage foreign financial circles to invest in enterprises in Captain Elliott, M.P., who is a

stroyed, factory roof carried off. David Sassoon & Co. Mr A. H. come when to mind our own basi- .

but Was

also

4*

months of

damage,

it

Russia, and it is not impossible that even Japan may feel inclined medical man when he is not a organise too, but something more/end owing to the damage to our Compton, Mr F. 31 Martyr;ness properly we must make up our to join. This would cool down the English self-assertion and im-politician, states that if he had to radical than that is required. Kilns and chimneys the works Shewan, Tomes & Co., Mr W.minds to help the other fellow pertinences, as she is her Ally, too. The moment the new groupe- start life again, he would become Take the case of the arts, for were non-productive for abonti Adamson, Mr H. F. Campbell:ind his as well, and so automati-

and

to

hearing their the wilder-

only A social would Cause the

two

months......".

A PRESENTATION.

ment was known, smaller cations will be attracted to this new great a manual worker, instead of a instance. The world has grown

Shiu On Steamship Co., Ltd., Mrcally help the nation mind theirs. centre of gravity, and they will revolve round the orbit of Russia, user of brains. If the privilege accustomed

Chau Six Ki; De Sousa & Co.. if we do it well it is the best and Germany, France, Austria, and Italy. This quintuple" alliance will of a fresh beginning were made voices crying in

Mr. E. V. M. R. de Sousa; Standard cheapest insurance against the out- hold all unruly neighbours in order, and impose peace even by force if universal the honourable Member ness

Of Co. of New York, Mr W Dbreak of another war. there is a Power barebrained enough to wish to disturb it." would have many companions. revolution

Kraft, Mr P. W. Parker; Stewart

The closer relationship which I Luckily, Nicholas did not wish to see the Hohenzollern monarch as The man who works with his Philistines to take heed. The alebit toucing ceremony took Thoreson & Co., Mr E. Rus, think undoubtedly exists between.

Mar. 4th.-A very interesting, Bros., Mr H. B. L. Dowbiggin: Lord of Europe. Though no great statesman, the ex-Czar bad a coat on may have that ineffable writer in the main gets poor place in the chambers of our S. Berg; Taiwan clear conception of the point that in a "Continental Alliance" distinction which suburbia calls recompense for biz intellectual popular and conscientious and Mr S. Kondo; Toyo Kisen Kaisha, Government is largely due to the Bank, Ltd.. the commercial community and the of the character indicted by the Keiser, Russia would have to take "class" but it is the second place, and precedence would have to be yielded to the Kaiser. fellow who gets the money in only bring fabulous prices when Justice, Mr. E. J. Ackroyed, to Union Trading Co., Bir S.M. Chum; without

other outpourings, the artist's pictures indefatiguable Acting Chief Ltd., MT. Daigo, Mr Y. Tsutsumi war having created situations The prospect did not please the autocrat and the blandishments handfuls. Could anything be he is dead, and as for music Mr. day.

precedent; situations from Berlin failed to break the Franco-Russian alliance,

Shortly after noon, the United Asbestos Oriental Agency, which the Government official Wilhelm tried his hardest to isolate Britain, but by his own "eri du coeur" of the middle only the other day that there was ed

more poignant than the persistent Albert Coates expressed regret officers of the Court walk Ltd., Mr Arch. Ritchie, Mr W. C. could not solve by looking up his obvious malice and ambition he only succeeded, in the end, in get classes?

into his study and Shiner, Union Insurance Society of records and finding out what, was The professions may not enough money in London to Mr. ting the whole world ranged against himself and his Allies. Luckily divorce themselves from penury support a weekly, orchestral con Fuísne Judge, as spokesman, Rudolf Wolff and Kew, Ltd. Mrly haven of refuge has been expert A. Q.* Wise, Acting Canton, Ltd., Mr C. H. P. Hay; done 50 or 100 years ago, The on- for the world, Wilhelm was not a great man. As one commentator in due course, but there can be cert all the year round. It is in a brief but most graceful, C. W. Kew; Harry Wicking and advice. It is becoming a habit to has put it, had he possessed the mental capacity of a Bismarck the no doubt. that whole history of Europe would have been different. He had every- they are

At present indubitable then, that for the appropriate and feeling address Co., Mr Owen Hughes: Yuen Hop seek it. By a'ways being ready to thing in his favour when he was called to play the great game-but autocracy of muscle power, as commodity, and it is not surpris of the Court & beautiful pearlshell Specie Bank, Ltd.,

the moment brains are an over-cheap presented on behalf of the officers Hong, Mr S. H. Leung; Yokohama give it to the best of our ability, let one thing. He had the most powerful Army in the world, and the exploited by well organised Trade ing if the discerning professional card receiver on an exquisite ashizumo; Vernon aul Smyth.permanent one.

Mr G. as endeavour to make that habit a genius and industry of a great nation. The Fates gave him all the Unions. The workers' retort is man casts envious eyes at the silver pedestal, on which was an Mr F. Smyth, Mr H. W. Dick; gifte necessary to win, but added the one gift that made all the that the professions ought to lot of the artisan or labourer. others valueless. They gave him an undersized brain."

the appropriate inscription.

W. A. Hannibal and Co., Mr. W, (Continued on Page 8.)

subservient to