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NOTES & COMMENTS:

UNCHANGING MAN.

DAY BY DAY:

1920

THE RICE TRADE

A GLOOMY OUTLOOK,

WILL HONGKONG STOCKS, RUN

BHORT ?

TO-MORROW'S PICTURES.

SIR JOHN, JORDAN'S VISIT

TO-DAY S MISCELLANY

SOCIETY CAN NEVER PROSPER,

Lord Grey of Fallodon We can all war eloquent over AND MUST "ALWAYS" BE "BANK

taken advantage of his visit to the question of profiteering, which RUPT, UNTIL EVERY MAN DORS some of us are too apt to think is THAT WHICH HE WAS CREATED

To-morrow's Pictorial Supple. America to make additions to his a direct outcome of the war. In TO DO-Emerson, et

We have previously pointed ment will be found of partic. already excellent library. He point of fact, the profiteer is no

саве One further fatal new bird. In the year 1628 at

of out in these columns the possular interest, including many has been buying the works of Milan, he kicked against the cerebro-spinal fever was notified ibility of a recurrence of last group photographs, including various American naturalists, some of whom were unknown to Government, fixing prices on corn yesterday. The victim was accident with regard to Sir John Jordan and party him before his stay in Washing and bread; held his corn in Chinese. storage to create an artificial

local stooks of The

position is, we now hear, dally at Government House; the tiffin ton. How he would have enjoy becoming less bright, and party to Sir John Jordan at Sired talks with Mr. Roosevelt, with shortage; and finally refused to Captain Basil Taylour, R. N., certainly not one to inspire Robert Ho Tung's residence; the whom he went for a night walk do business .at all at the Harbour Master, is indisposed. much kope of batter Civil Service and Chinese Re-through a forest in the South af Government's prices. He is He did not attened office yester-condition in the future creation Club described by one Alessandro day, nor to-day.

cricket teams, England when the ex-President Tho Views that

had Manzoni, an Italian, who

expressed on the subject are on the occasion of the fare was on a visit. shared by many in the rice trade. well to the Hon. Mr. Clauð- We have just had the pleasure of Sovern; the Hongkong Football interviewing a well-known man Club's team; as well as a picture to decide who received the largest. in the export trade, to ascertain of the parade of the Wilt Bat-number of decorations during the his opinion of the present position.

W

We

It would not be an easy matter

flourished in the eighteenth con- | A Chinese has been ramanded tury and who wrote "I Promessi Sposi," a historical novel of the cn a charge of being in possession year 1628 and thereabouts. There of 42 po piu lottery tickets. Ball in a whole chapter is given to was allowed by the Magistrale. the quarrels between the Milan

He said:The prospects now are talion on the occasion of the war, but probably Earl Haig, is pronteers and the ultimate con- Charged with harbouring R

not only honoured by his Majesty, -- umera. The magistrates," he young girl, a Chinese was to-day that we shall see higher prices presentation of war decorations, the officer in question. He was HAW before. The and a photograph of the new but by almost every one of the wrote, "busied themselves in remanded on the application of than

T think so is that Portugueso Consul in Hongkong Allied countries, The gallant fixing prices that were to be Mr. E. J. Grist, who appeared for ason

field-marshal seldom wears the charged on every commodity: the defence. The prisoner was last year- little late in the year

ribbons of all the orders and in threatening punishmont to admitted to bail in the sum of of course we had some Siam rice as well as a little Indian rice,

medals he holds. Usually he is anyone who would refuse to sell, $1,000.

but this year we have none.

content with a double row of and making other regulations of a

ribbons, although he 'could' woar another two or three. It used to be written in the old Army List of the Iron Duke that he was z Knight Grand Cross of practically every Order in Europe!

ed about

owners

h

has been in Hongkong. He left are this afternoon for Canton, where sem he will be the special guest of high Canton officals.

to me that we shall

take to other

SUB COINS.-

the Police.

.

similar nature." When Mr. J. O. Anderson, the well-Java. Japan, Europe, America the prices of bread was lower-known barrister of Shanghai, who and the Cuban ports are still active. There is a big demand per cent, the is Legal Adviser to the Chinese from these places and they POLICE CHARGE FAILS.

falling on Saigon. It! GROTT. On the 11th inst. at 3. Stanley Terrance, Quarry Bay people applauded, but the bakery Bureau of Foreign Affairs there. |

protested they would

Chun Yat Po, the Secretary of Dorothy, beloved wife of (i. Giroit. Funeral will pass the Monument willingly throw the shovel into

face a shortage worse this the Sheki Junk Transport.Com- at 5 p.m. to-day, Friday.

the oven, and take their do-

year than the previous year. parture." In the end the author

pany, was charged at the Police They have had a very good crop ourt to-day, before Mr. N. L.

Until the observance fell into ities yielded and raised the price

in America. As everybody knows Smith, with attempting to ex-desuetudo, during the insanity of of bread. The bakers once more

The Arbitration in the dispute steamer loads are being sent this port $140,50 in small coins.

George III, the picturesque cera- breathed, but the people raved."

Evidence was given by mony of presenting offerings of wrote Manzoni. What a familiar between the Shinowners Associa-year to European markets. That sound all this haal Since those tion and the Guilds has been did not happen in the past. Very akong, who said that at 4.45 a.m. gold, frankincense, and myrrh on far-off days, the world has become postponed until the 17th instant. seldom have we shipped cargoes on the 10th instant, he went on the Feast of Epiphany, in imit- If the board the Company's junk which ation of the Wise Men, was always a vastly different place to live in. Witnesses will be called and of rice from America.

examined in the Registrar's price of rice continues to go up, was lying alongside Connaught performed in person by the Kings what with all our modern intens Office, in the Supreme Court. it is likely that the poor people Road Central. After a search he of England. The quant function tions, but human nature stag Sittings will commence every here

may

came upon the subsidiary coins, has now degenerated into an unchanged, reacting in the

foodstuffs, and the low price which were in the compradore's empty formality, for the Royal same way to the same set of morning at 10 o'clock.

of beans may be an inducement compartment. The compradore."oblation" has since 1763 always circumstances,

1 understand that Beveral

stated that the money belonged to been made by deputy through the A correction wired through by Router's Agency states that the steamers are waiting to be loaded the Company, and Chun Yat Po. High Almoner. An old Trac- There is a distinct cloud over the international horizon, and SPIRITUALISM. the position, as revealed in the latest Reuter messages, is full of The other day, we printed news deputation from the cotton trade at Saigon. In fact, the demand is as its secretary, was charged by tarian" writer remarks that this interest is obvious that something serious has happened in of a challenge which an American which

is as if the "Three Kings "-as the on Mr. Lloyd so great that it is impossible for waited

Mr. Blake, for the defondant, Wise Men are traditionally term- Turkey, but there is not enough information to hand to form a very that made to Sie Oliver Lodge to George pleaded for a larger sub-the mills to meet the orders. accurate opinion. All that we know is that the Allies have seen test his claims to communic-sidy than £10,000 annually for have a cable from Saigon dated said that his client was not the ed--had deputed the duty of wor- proper person to answer the charge shipping the infant. Saviour to fit to send a very strong Note pointing out that drastic action willation with the spirit world. One five years, which the Government the 9th, which says that no

Is likely as the Company had admitted their camel drivers! be taken unless certain terms in complied with. But there is noth-part of the challenge was that the has offered. The original tele-additional business

at present, because the Banks that the money was theirs. The ing very alarming in this particular situation, because one can hard-spirits, through any medium gram

figure

refuse to quote exchange, and junk ran regularly with a mixed ly conceive of Turkey carrying anything, too far. just now. The which Sir Oliver might care to £10,000,000.

that the rice market there is very cargo and passengers. Two

The report that a big industrial serious part of the international situation is that affecting Germany choose. should tell him the con

excited. The demand at resont customers of the Company had venture is projected at Newton and it all seems to have arisen out of the desire of the Allies to tents. of certain scaled docu-

At Water Street last-night. is still very great, and·looks as if previously paid $51 and $40 St. Loe, three miles on the Bristol allow Germany to reconstruct her economie independence. It is a ments which the challenger whilst picking the pocket of it will continue. This should respectively, in subsidiary coins side of Bath, and on the property.. little ironical that a good intention should have rebounded and caus- has carefully locked away in a compatriot, a Chinese thief found quickly diminish stocks in Hong-It was the Company's intention of Eari Temple, will come as 6 ed an opposite result, and it might just be that Germany has mistaken safe. We have not heard whether himself grabbed from behind. A kong. It seams to me that if the to take the money on shore, but shock to at least one group of generosity for weakness. If so, then she will quickly realise her anything came of the test, bat Chinese detective was an inter-mille in Saigon cannot turn out the Police stepped in before this persons known to the writer. we should imagine that Sir Oliver ested witness of the explicts of rice and the demand continues, intention was carried out. They are the members of the It appears that the Supreme Council's Economic Memorandum Lodge gave it the go-by. In an the thief, and made his capture.it

must deplete the stocks Mr. Smith remarked that it Clifton Bowing Club, who have was too liberally framed. France has taken strong notice of it, for the

age that invented wireless which resulted in a sentence of locally.."

was those big companies which their club-house on the Avon at French representatives in London have been instructed that it is im- telegraphy and discovered radio-six week's hard labour being

"When do you think things had to be looked possible for France to accept any disguised revision of the Versailles activity, it would, of course, passed on the culprit by the

after, as Saltford a mile or no lower down. habitually 100k away. The scheme would certainly in- Treaty or any diminution in the powers of the Reparations Committee, be foolish to deny the pos- Magistrate at the Police Court will take a bad turn? enquired they

thousands and thousands of dollars terfere with the amenities of the our representative.

The choice stretch of river which they "That is taking a big jump. worth of small coins. We are all hoping that Saigon average passenger took away have made practically their own. will have enough stocks to carry, only the amount he could con-There is a fine regatta reach of over a mile in the straight, ACTORS. and maybe the shortage in India veniently carry.

The defendant was discharged. with meadows made for picnic is not so great as to prevent the Indian Government from releas- His Worship ordering the money parties on either side. In these candle-making "would take the ing some more. Unless this hap. to be returned to him.

place of cattle grazing. pens, it is my opinion that we! will see an embargo-a complete one-in within ninety days

mistake.

existence

We like the attitude, France bought her national independencesible

of many to-day. dearly and she is-giving nothing away that will weaken her case. forces 25

yet unknown to Signor Nitti, who at one time advocated "washing out "all repara-mankind. But spirituallam, like tions, has modified such generosity, and says that his only desire is radium, should be investigated

gave

the

CHINESE THEATRE IN TROUBLE.

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to place Germany in a position to resume work and so enable her to only by people who are properly HOMELESS meet her debts to the Allies. That is the desire of all, but Germany equipped to handle it. Whoever has now come forward with a memorandum that will go a long touches spiritualism should cling On the authority of Leto a well-balanced temperament way towards getting her nothing at all. Journal it is stated that Germany will demand a minimum loan of if he wants to escape mental dis- 42,000,000,000 gold marks and a modification of the regime in the aster. To expect infallible ad- accupied Rhine territories. She further declares that if the vice from a spirit world is to

"How much rice has America Disturbed Ireland still pre- plebiscite in Upper Silesia does not result in Germany's favour, reduce spiritualism to the level The Mazagement of the Wo Germany will be compelled to discontinue her delivery of coal to of savage

rites. Civilisation Pink Theatre were charged at in Saigon. In that case it means

"I cannot say. The exports of Recently an Orange jodge in the I do not think that Saigon will

decided to France, and that if the justice of all these demands is not-recognised wants neither charms nor calis: the Police Court to-day, before that Hongkong must follow suit. taken this year from Hongkong?" serves some sense of humour. Germany will proclaim her nkruptcy. One cannot help thinking men. There can be no freedom Mr. N. L. Smith, with allowing put on an export duty of three tice from here to America can be north of Ireland

piastres. that instead of assuming such an attitude Germany would have in a world directed by spirits. actors to sleep on the premises.

It might

one be secured from the Export and celebrate the "shutting of the

Import Office."

gates of Derry" by a "drumming done far better to have waited patiently to see what it was that the Humanity ever yearns for free- Mr. Agassiz, who appeared for piastre".

There is a lot of rice coming party." At the last moment ital Allies actually proposed: They ure-not-bound to do anything and dom. Humanity will reject any the defence, said that since the "What is the position in Hong-

from Wuhu?"

was discovered that the drum they have every legal and moral right to exact from Germans the belief that makes ns-mannikina last action taken against hia kong as far as stocks are con-

"Yes, there is a lot of Wuhu was out of order, and that the fall conditions of the Versailles Treaty and to give nothing in return. obedient to the pronouncements clients, they had secured accom- carnad ?"

rice about. That will not help. only other one. in the district But there was a little of the bumans as well as of wisdom in their of spirit mediums. Certain modation for 52 persons. It was "I think there are about 40,000 proposal, and Germany could have reckoned on substantial aid. inorant types of mankind, such a physical impossibility for them

What comes in is smuggled." club. The officials of this were France has pulled up short, and there is every indication that the AB

the lower classes of the to provide accommodation for the tone here, half of which has been There is an embargo on exports belonged to the local Sinn Fein But several boats are bringing approached, and they agreed that international sky will become considerably darkened before things Chinese, may find some spince in rest, although they had tried sold for shipment. The balance are straightened out. The only hope is that Germany will retract propitiating the spirits. Sensible their very best to find it. The of 20,000 tons will be in the hands rice at present from Wuhu," a drumming party without a

These dealers replied the interviewer.

drum was unthinkable. "We will from her present attitude, because in such she will not only loss the people prefer to deal with more F. W. D. would not expect them of the dealers.

"That must be under special lend you the drum," they" said, promised aid, but will experience a tightening up of her Treaty tangible influences on life and to sleep on the Praya. They had are being advised by their hongs

"but mind and leave it in the obligations. These are days when help is needed and should be character.

asked the Department to allow in Saigon to hold on to them, and licence."

"Do you think the dealers here ditch as you come to the cross- them to build

in the not to sell in a hurry." given, but a pre-requisite to the giving of that help is a propar

"Do you think that the control are profiteering in the cereal?" roads, for we will be waiting for attitude on the part of those receiving the benefit. The latest A WILD DREAM?

Theatre for the actors, but this

"I do not think so. Stocks you there." And the agreement bombastic utterance will do no good.

Let us go from one "speculative had been refused. He did not system must again come into

that had been ordered at cheap was kept on both sides.... Apart from affairs in Turkey and Germany, touched on above, point to another. Is man to make understand why the Palice and force ? one would really like to know the real significance regarding all actual contact with his nearest the Department had their daggers

"Ualess, as I said before, some prices have long since been sold. this talk on the part of America with reference to naval matters. celestial neighbour of con- dug into his clients, when the other producing country comes into The stocks now coming are cost-

Damage to the esplanade at Are we going to witness a world burdened with hugo navies; all sequence, the moon, with a device theatres were conceded the right the market with stocks that are ing them in the neighbourhood of

Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight, maritime nations armed to the teeth and dictating in terms of force first pictured in the fantastic yarn of the actors sleeping in the at present not in sight. If rice $14 per picu! f.o.b Saigon." Mr. Daniels' recommendation to the Naval Committee will cause of a fiction writer more than half premises.

is not exported to Hongkong from "When is the new Siamese during the recent gale is another reminder that one day the sea may little serious, thinking on the part of European statesmen, especially a century ago? A Professor God- as he made pointed distinction between what should be done in the dard comes forward with a pro- said that new regulations had By control, I mean that exports Saigon... One epop

Mr. Edwards, of the P.W.D. Siam, and India, it looks pretty crop expected?"

A month earlier, I think, than cut off a corner of the island at certain that control must come.

comes in this point, forming a separate isle event of America not ratifying the Peace Treaty this session and posal to fire a rocket from the

October-November, the other in of the country round Tennyson's what should be done if she did. There has been a lot of plain talking earth to the moon. Jules Verna been drawn up which applied will be stopped from here." lately. France has not not minced words: Britain has been spending in 1865 sent scientista to the only to new theatres.

"What advice can you offer?" June or July, and it is usually home. The esplanade, was built thoatres which were in heavily, and so has Japan. And now America has come out satellite in the body of a projec-

"It is too late to do much now. eighty days afterwards that it to resist the erosion of the sea, market. The but during the last gale a huge of any obscurity that might have existed before. What is happening tile fred from a cannon in New existence before the regulations Two months ago the authorities reaches this

crop is expected hole was tore in the concrete, to the League of Nations? Beyond hearing that a few of the smaller York. The log of this imaginary came into force still retained

should have taken action. Then June-July

to and this will cost something be their old rights, countries like Switzerland, Denmark and Holland have subscribed cosmic bullet, written under the to it in principle it has been undiscussed for weeks. Without being title, "From the Earth to the

Mr. Smith wanted to know if prices were cheaper. Rice then to in any way alarmist, one is entitled to draw the inference from all Moon," still forms a little-read there were any difference in the was selling at $12.70 per picul, me that steps should be taken by tween £1,000 and £1,500 to repair. The of Freshwater feel that the cost the above-mentioned facts that matters, internationally, have reached yet "highly probable account of construction of the new and old Now it is marketed at $15.10 a the authorities to find out just As such damage is constantly re-

rice-producing countries. a point when there should be a general attempt made to clear an the improbable." If Verne is to theatres, to which Mr. Agarsiz picul. It is very hard to say what stocks there are in-all the curring, many of the inhabitants overcharged atmosphere. Nations should aim to get a great deal be the pioneer of some earth replied by contending that his whether the Government British Consuls in Tongking, is too heavy for them and the

with high prices, Saigon, Siam, Java, and other town council will call m closer together: to display a little more toleration of view-points moon transportation spate clients' theatre was very much secure large quatities

without taking other than their own; and to show that they had a grain of truth in will be the second time that better in its construction than the with

the centres of production could be of ratepayers to consider wh their oft-repeated phrase that the late war was a war to end wars. the uncanny imaginative fore-

present stocks in Hongkong. We requested to furnish particulars they will demolish the

and and let the sea Ever since the actual publication of the draft of the Peace Treaty sight of the Frenchman has been

Nevertheless a fine of $25 was hope that things will adjust of the visible supplies

Opinion is sharply last summer there have been recriminations, and an over-fondness vindicated by the practical mind imposed.

themselves and that there will be the nature of the dermand."

"Japan is not in the market what would, happen of argument. The then anticipated policy was for all nations to sign of science. Almost thirty years

sufficient rice to go round with-

Some people think and ratify that Treaty to get into active working the League of before the first submarine was

"at present?"! out severe measures being taken:" Nations; and by round table conferences.to settle up the many out-launched, Verne wrote "Twenty From the Earth to the Moon,"

"What is the demand from understand that she is buy-eat through thes ing beavily: Itria just recently this point andima standing pointa The Treaty was never hailed as perfect, it was a Thousand Leagues Under the

that Ja

ta whille rough compromise which might serve as a starting point for further See, descriptive of life aboard may be the wild dream of a wild America like? action. The world has drifted a long way since then, and to-day we the submarine Nautillie.

demand from America we dreamer, and to-morrow the The are witnessing some of the fruits. The world wants to get back great ship of Captain Nemo differs ultimate of the rocket which the is very strong Ap thought and spirit to the days of the armistice, for only by some in not a single essential detail professor referred to says may that Eu auch regnder of all that there is to be gained and lost shall we be from the most advanced types offer the first practical demen- that is shipped inspired to evolve a settlement containing within itself the promise of underwater craft the war stration of the linking of bodies in demand from

ating peace. There le need for extended vision; for a keener produced. So, to-day perhaps, space

don of essentials.

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