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NOTES & COMMENTS.
VOTES FOR WOMEN.
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FRIDAY." MARCH 5, 1920.
DAY BY DAY.
QUARRELS WOULD NOT LAST LONG IF THE FAULT WAS ONLY ON ONE SIDE-La Rochefoucauld.
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Mrs. Pankhurst and Company must be very happy these days. It isn't so very long ago that she
The sailing of the s.s. Nile has and her followers were chaining themselves to the grill in the been postponed until Sunday at Fouse of Commons and otherwise toon. making violent demonstrations
The Empress of Russia came in their demands for "Votes for Women." Well, they have got out of dock this morning and is all that they clamoured for by now alongside at Kowloon. constitutional methods, after all.
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I observe in the Daily Telegraph PRESENTATION OF PRIZES.
some very interesting information Last evening at the Botanic concerning the length of time the We don't hear much these days about Kowloon ris o ris Gardens the prizes were present-ships on the China Station will the Legislative Council, although ed to the successful exhibitors in continue their present comissione.
of the objects of the the Horticultural Society's show,
An Admiralty Order states that Addressing the gathering, Mr. recently formed Residents Asso-
Gibbs (President of the by May next an expression of one ciation is to obtain "adequate "L
on behalf of the Fleet as to the desirability, or representation of the peninsula Society) said it gave him much opinion is to be obtained from the
the Colony's Legislature, pleasure. Opinions are probably divided on Horticultural Society, to welcome otherwise, of re-instituting three the question of direct represent those present to the annual show. year commissions. ation. Still, under any scheme of Continuing he said, "It is not a
Why wait until May? Surely Yesterday's bealth
return popular election, Kowloon is very grand show, but I will not
to factor When the Representation of the
of bound to be a
be apologise for it. We have done the answer is only too obvious. our best and the weather has If a show of hands could be taken People Act was passed, less than shows one non-fatal
the result enteric, the sufferer being reckoned with.
done its worst. I think you will in the China Squadron I am two Tears ago, was to add six million women Britisher.
Meantime, why not some effort agree with me that in spite of quite ca.tain that 99% would vote voters
the electorate, of 10 whom fire million were wives
A torpedo has been lost to the to get someone on the Council the many difficulties we have for the two year commission."
weather, the A point worth noting is that of electors already enjoying the
Labour westward of Lamma Island. A who is sympathetically inclined had to contend with as a result
some whereas most people are under franchise.
has just gone Home. Wonder exhibitors have staged
is not the impression that a Commission Party has introduced a Bill into reward of $50 is offered by the towards Kowloon?, Mr. Dodwell of the
who'll succeed him? Isn't there very fine exhibits. It the House of Commons which authorities for its recovery. pisces women on the same foot-
At the special congregation of an opportunity here for the an easy thing in this Colony to dates from the arrival on the ing as men, the age qualification
His Excellency that be are continually leaving the Colony dates from the actual date of being reduced from thirty to the Hongkong University to be Kowloon Association to suggest keep.such & Society going. People Station, the true facts are that it arouse interest." Mr. Gibbs again Portsmouth Dockyard, Scapa twenty-one years. The effect is held on Sunday at 4. p.n., the to
referred to the disastrous effects Flow, or Hongkong. to add five million more women degree of LL.D. will be conferred nominate someone suggested by and it is at times difficult to commissioning, no matter if in to the electoral roll. This meas-on the Rt. Hon. Sir John Jordan. the Association?
Some people are already asking the weather had had on the ex-
In all probability next week ure has passed its second reading
The total output of the Kailan why the Kowloon Association hibits and expressed the hope
conditions would will witness the departure of the by the unanimous vote of the House of Commons, so there is Mining Administration's mines doesn't get busy on some of the that better
the week ending 21st
2.424 evils from which the community favour the next show. He trust-first ship taking part in the no doubt about the probability of for
to possess their souls in patience. with the judging of the exhibits of the month I am informed there those people who will be many more vacant berths Representation of tons and the sales during the still suffers. They should learned that people would be satisfied Northern Cruise, and by the end its becoming the law of the land. Februars, amounted
Rome wasn't built in a day.jand that was passed, period, to 23,666 tons.
From what I can bear, the were not already members of in the Harbour.
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would take there has been
The Regatta last Saturday the People Act
In that election" the We are asked to state that the Association has taken up quite a the Society Election. women veters did not materially farewel: luncheon to be given by number of matters. The results mediate steps to join. He then
Both the Service Races were won upset calculations based on the the Civil Service cricket team, will no doubt be made known called upon Mrs. Stabb to dis-provided some excellent sport.
Mrs. Stabb
the by "Hawkins," her crews being presented belief that their enfranchisement to-morrow at 1.20 p.m., in honour when definite decisions have been tribute the prizes.
various prizes, which included obviously better trained. I have The rate of subscription to "The Hongkong Telegraph" is $36 would merely add to the numbers of the Hon. Dr. Severn, will not resched.
of pollers without greatly altering be postponed, even if it rains,
Life has been described as one silver caps, vases, trays, photo no doubt that the Fleet Regatta per annum. (Payable in Advance.}
The winners of the Hongkong d-thing after another. That's frames, serviette rings etc., to the at Weihaiwei will be a more The rate per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscrip- the character of the voting. comes, we shall be better able to
Mrs. unhampered by the counter- tions for any period less than one month will be charged as for a When the next General Election full month.
with The "Hongkong Telegraph" is delivered free when the addressee judge the effects of these great Students' Basket Ball League are just how Kowloon people regard successful exhibiters. At the severe test for everybody cou-
been connected
The Fleet Recreation Club is is accessible to messenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies electoral reforms, especially if auto play The Rest at the Univert at the moment. The ink bas conclusion of the presentation cerned and training will be
introduced is an effective Act of when trophies will be presented demanding more rent when lo Stabb and said, that that lady attractions of Hongkong.
to the winners of bath Divisions and behold the compradores have had
issued new price lists implying the Society for many years
intended delivered at their residences without any extra charge. On copies that time the new Bill just sits field on Monday afternoon, hardly gone dry on those letters Mr Dowbiggin thanked
early indebted to the Singapore Peace Parliament.
of the League.
rises all round in the necessaries and
I am sure this is by the During the absence of Mr. E. of life. Where will it all stop departure for England was deeply Celebrations. Committee for a gift
appreciated What's the use of picking up one's regretted. On behalf of the of some $1.000. Ralphs and until further notice,
salary these days? Better let the Society he presented her with a greatly Dr. W. V. M. Koch, Hoa. Serving landlords and the compradores silver plant pot and plant as a recipients and in addition is a memento of excellent services very convincing expression of the Brother of the Order of St. John.
rendered. It would always be a good fellowship existing between and the Civil will act as Officer in Charge of fight for first claim to it. the Hongkong and China District!
constant reminder of the many Service Men of the St. Juhn Ambulance
years she had worked for the Population. Brigade.
Hongkong Horticultural Society. H. E. the Governor said that
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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1920.
THE THIRD CHAPTER.
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Whilst on matters electoral. development which has just occurred in the United States,
A frign friend of mine was the haine of often spoken as
telling me the other day that a
Vice Admiral Sir A. L. Duff democracy... Five Sucialist mem-
case bad been reported in the bers of the Assembly of New
Dutch papers of a landlord baring York have been denied their
There was less water in the reduced rents without being asked Mrs Stabb wished him to thank K. C. B., Commander in Chief of seats in the State Assembly
be their gift. Mrs. Stabb was delight-leave Hong Kong at an early hacause they were "elected on a reservoirs of the Colony on to do so! That man's about ripe the members of the Society for the China Station, is expected to
Absolutely March 1st than on the correspond- for heaven. Wouldn't he that is platform inimical to the best interests of ing date last year. For the City popular out here? Kowloon would ed to have had the honour of date in HMS. "Alacrity" the State of New York and of the and HillDistrict waterworks raise a monument to him. We're distributing the prizes and she Shanghai, Wei Hai Wei etc.
which she H.M.S. Cairo" relieved at No other reason level the figures were 1,198.02 and on the wrong side of the globe. regretted that that would be the United States."
gallons .million
Mr. Vladivostock by H.M.S. "Car- "Holland for my," as our Ameri- last occasion
would have that honour.
returned to Hong Kong is alleged. There has been a deal 1,485.11
Dowbiggin, bad referred to Mrs.lisle
jo connection during the week, where it is It might be said that newspapers are over-fond of talking about of commotion raised in America spectively, whilst for Kowloon can friends would say.
So the gallant old "Kent." now Stabb's work Russia but Russia just now presents the most interesting piece of over this action, it being argued they were 239 and 281.96 million
lying off Kowloon, is to be sold with the Society and he, the expected she will dock, after-
It's Governor, said that the Society wards carrying international news there is.. Except for her, the world can almost with some show of reason that gallons respectively,
Mr. J. W. Franks, Victoria for breaking-up purposes. be said to be at peace. One has oply to reflect on what has been the refusal to seat their duly elected legislative
Jam informed that the Royal course of events in Russia since the fateful days of August, 1914, 10 representatives in see how graphic a chapter in the world's history has been supplied bodies is a denial of representa- Gaol, will be greatly obliged if an inglorious end to a fine ship would feel her departure very gunnery practices, trials etc. by the country of the late Tsars. The old regime, bad though it tive government. It is worthy of Hon. Secretaries and/or organis-which has done its "bit" in the keenly. On behalf of those presen: might have been as regards internal administration and justice, note that these rejected men have ers of entertainments or subscrip- war. But these things have to the Governor expressed apprec- arraigned itself and the country's resources on the side of freedomnot been accused of any crime, tion lists in aid of the Warder be, I suppose. Still, one wonders iation for the splendid way in Naval Canteen Committee have ed the greatest credit on them. Mr. contemplated. The pointe men- and liberty, and Russia entered the lists against Germany and nor has it even been suggested Speed Fund, will forward to him what the men of Kent will think which the officials of the Society had two very busy meetings, and Austria with an enthusiasm and if that bore wonderful fruit in tha: they have been guilty of at their earliest convenience, the about it when they hear the news. had arranged the show. It reflect that extensive alterations are It was good to read of the Dowbiggin had devoted a great tioned in this column a few weeks the early months. And then the story of internal oppression had to interesting themselves in illegal amounts realised. The Fund will have its sequel. Soldiers did not mind fighting an external enemy activities. The Socialist party is be closed on the 10th instant.
Cricket Club at the Horticultural about a successful show and much and bave been considered worthy The of inclusion in the list of alter- but they could not fight internal ones as well. Added to the trials recognised by the laws of the Amounts received will be ac-successes scored by the Kowloon deal of time in order to bring back were apparently discussed
Society's Show. It's been none credit. was due to him. of an active campaign were those of bad clothing and feeding and State of New York as a political knowledged in the Press.
It is interesting to note that too gcod a season for vegetables, weather had rather spoiled mat- ations. the ordinary people of the towns and villages were in very little party, and participated in the
An improvement in the service Chinese tennis players, and there have been other adverse ters but he trusted that on the to contend with. A next occasion the climatic con- better plight. We all know the story of the great reaction. How elections without protest from
at the Canteen in already notice- there was a general and disordered retreat from the trenches, how Republicans or Democrats. The the
Just a word or two more shouldable, also the furniture to a lesser the "Reds * or revolutionaries overthrew the Government at whole ground of exclusion of these Messrs. Ng Sze Kwong, Wong factors
the improvement of the Petrograd and how the country generally drifted from over-governmen as stated by the Speaker of Po Kie, and Tung Hia Lun, who pretty little comedy (or drama, if ditions would be much better. ment to no government at all. One might well say that that was the the Assembly amounts to a state-are the centre of much interest you like) was staged at the K.C.C.
ment that other members of the in the Hongkong tournaments just before one of the oldest be added to what was said yester-degree, but I think concentration end of the first chapter.
It is & story off
Assembly-Republicans and De-jare old students of St. Stephen's members left for Home. He play-day about the hard work that had on The second chapter has been a sorry one.
Wing Lok and S. C. Woo, who study of country life, so I am and recognition should be made ation, and the men's refreshment of the great help given in the Room and Dining Room should loosened passions and a degeneracy to dangerous extremes. The mocrats-do not agree with the College. The Chinese pair, Weiled the leading role in this little made the show the success it was, lavatories, sleeping accommod-
recently won the hard courts told. "
staging of the exhibits by Mr. Jbe the very first step. One has reaction from oppression has been an excess of "liberty "the kind views of the Socialiste.
Tournament at Cambridge Uni-
Plummer, Mr. J Gibbs but to use the place to realise the
Harvey, of individual liberty that we have come to call anarchy. The coun-
who necessity for this. From what I can hear, it hap-A versity, also learnt their early try has become divided against itself: the class that was most
tennis at the same school. On pened in this wise To certain and Mr. D.
.of the gave up a good deal of time.
I note with interest a report of oppressed has taken things largely into its own hands and is in turn NARROW AND DANGEROUS. -
wise mea oppressing others. There is a cry of Down", down with this and
One American journal says tha Saturday there will be tennis three down with that, until the very fabric of citizenship has come tumbling down as well. Late friends have been made enemies, and it could be this action of the New York As and football matches between Past fraternal brotherhood known by N.C.Os of the Royal Engine rs.
We are inclined Founder's Day at St. Stephen's task in due season of sowing seed also helped considerably in this Navy Since the War, fred by said a little while ago that Russia's hand was against the world and sembly is contemptible, narrow and Present students to celebrate mystic letters "K.C.C." fell the under Sergeant-Major Jenkins the first salute to the German belonging to connection. Miss Wallace also H.M.S. "Malays", also the fact had the world's against it. And the Allies who had helped so much and dangerous.
dinner will be held. the brethren. Long and well deserves a special word of praise that the German Officer visiting capacity was received in a man- in the early days brought force to bear to help save Russia from her to agree with the view expressed, College, and in the evening the on self. Bat it was a wearying business. Peace with the Central especially since the American annual
The attendance this afternoon ner invariably associated with the Powers bad come after a hard and bitter struggle and the menace of Socialist Party, unlike the an- followed by a meeting for all did they labour, the while, every for the work she did in connection H.M.S. "Malaya" in his official militarism had given place to a menace of the extreme idea. With archists and communists, seeke Old Boys and Present Students.
ing the dull weather. The band visit to the German warship Russia as a country and a people there was no quarrel, but there to achieve its objects by constitu-
In the slangy parlance of some well. And they saw and tasted was fairly satisfactory, consider-British Navy, but that the return of H.M.S. Hawkins was again in served but to convince as that the Huns have not profited to any was a quarrel with the men who had the ultimate control of things,tional political action. The re-
attendance. the political firebrands who were out to sweep away all the established fusal of seats to these Socialists is Chinese, to put on more fat" that it was good.
great extent from the lessons Then came the evil men by systems-systems that appeared hideous to them because they had setting a dangerous precedent. literally means "to grow rich."
taught them during the War.
DAVY JONES. witnessed such a cruel and heartless exaggeration of them. But the History proves that radical acIn a confidential tete-a-tete which danger of that outside opposition was that it would only serve to tivities increase in direct ratio to Chinese, searcher indulged in night. By what right, asked they. drive the extremists to further extremes and that it would irrevo- the amount of suppression. If ad- with an acquaintance on board have these men taken these things
On Lee, yesterday. the unto themselves which belong in together and long did they talk on
CADFT CORPS. cably alienate Russia and the Russians from the rest of the world. vocates of change cannot express the
wrath within But meantime, of the three one had departed. will go underground-resort to of the ship was
putting they It was a case of making worse what was already bad. And so the themselves constitutionally, they former was told that the steward common to the brotherhood? And this thing that had come to pass.
Orders for Cadet Company by third chapter has just been opened.
more fat" by means of themselves. So it came to pass evildoers
Nevertheless, the Lieut. A.0. Brawn state- Instead of continuing to fight the Soviet, the Allies have been direct action. and terrorism. On!
Leave. Cadet A.E. French is discussing the desirability of making peace with it. True, there the face of it, this discrimination the smuggling of small e ins. that they took counsel, among for a far country and could not are some mercenary questions mixed up with it. Russia has a large is in direct conflict with Amer- Needless to say, the searcher themselves and after they had be found. supply of food that is urgently needed by other countries and she is ican institutions and a denial of lost no time in investigating this hired a band of servants, men Elect spoke hard words of his
and given thesa latter wrote they letters absence to date from 23rd March,
why these 1920.
CorporalTM a debtor nation. The freeing of that food and the paying off of her true liberty. Why, even in Eng method of money-making. He from the highways who were and of the others also. And to granted 12 months
been done and Transfer.-Lance obligations have been taken into consideration when talking about land, which is considered to be proceeded into the mess cabin, fleet of
any more Hast is transferred from the peace. But apart from these altogether, there are ample reasons far less democratic than America, and was anxious over the con- them freely of strong drink, they asking of them
Parades. Church Parade why every effort should be made to secure a peace. The Soviet Socialists or any other "ists" are ents of two baskets which belong-went forth vowing that the earth things had
at of. Then said they to the hired worthy to be reckoned amongst Band to Section 1: iteelf has now come forward with a new peace offer that seems to admitted to Parliament so long ed to the steward. The steward was theirs and the fullness there- whether they were
et Sr. Andrew's Church, next, be fairly attractive, but there is still a deal of hesitation felt by a as they are legally elected by the as
the And with these epistles sent Kowloon, on Sunday great many statesmen who view the doctrines of the Bolshevists people. That is the only way if the time and as he had the keys, servants, Take these things the brethren. with fear. It is a big matter to decide. If the other countries any pretence to representative the searcher had to nurse his that we give unto thee.
curiosity until the man's return. forthwith they rooted up concerned feel confident that their own people would not be swamped government is to be upheld.
Some hours later, the steward precious herbs, which they cast they messengers to the north and the 7th March. Fall in by the by the anarchical ideas that are associated with Bolshevism, then
came on board, and the discovery into the chariots the hirelings to the eset, saying, Fai-tee; that Kowloon Railway Station at
men de belts. Band with instruments. thing these wicked
and was made, on one of the baskets and they were taken whence no wa may know what manner of 10.40 a.m. Uniform-cape and
All by all means let us have peace with a people we never wanted to
Sections...Baad said NOT TO TRY AGAIN.
For peradventure, reply. Agat, but if there is Toal cause to expect a dangerous missionary
being opened, that it contained man knoweth, movement, then let us still keep the armed wall around Russia until
Omaha, Feb. 19.-Mr. Charles about $61.90 in Hongkong and
Now, when these #ings that they, These men may be of a Instructors at Headquarters on N. C. O.'s and Instructor,at & change of heart is evident. It is difficult for us out here to get bold of the full facts and we are left to the mercy of a scant E. Hughes has written the county Kwantung ten-cent pieces. Now
March at 5.15 p.m. telegraphic news service. It must be for the international diplomats clerk here not to present his name the steward has become leaner had happened were bruited abroad perverse and stiff-necked race, for Monday, 8th March, at 5.15 p.m. to commit themselves as all the circumstances of the case warrant at the state primary as a candidate to the extent of $25, this amount and came to the ears of the breth if this thing be true it has been
Then did the Elect, gather into outer darkness. Mr. N. L. Smith to-day. But we do sincerely hope that some way will be found of ending for the Republican nomination being the fine inflicted on him by ren, loud murmurings were heard. decreed that they shall be cast Headquarters or Thursday, 11th the present military struggle and of bringing in an era of complete for the Presidency. pesca.
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