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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 25. 1920.

OUR WAR MEMORIAL.

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office is, unfortunately, a little W. James, Mrs. H. H. Dearing, the beauty of the heroism thating adopted." And later on head family, Mr and Mrs D. Kilace,

out of the way as compared with

or

and Mr. John Robertson.

Those who start out to learn there were two very useful divi-Cantonese

The remains of the late Mr. F. The members of the Humphrey Yesterday's health

dends paid out on unexpected before them all sorts

have towering up Endell Rosser were conveyed to Bishop Company were forced to shows two non-fatal

return winners.. In fact, there was a ticipated

an their last resting place at the dificulties. live aboard their ship, it being diphtheris-an Indian

cases of good deal of the unexpected have

They Protestant Cemetery at Happy and

heard absolutely impossible to obtain Chinese.

al happening and the man who went tones, of idioms and of amazing were present a large number of mysterious Valley last evening, when there rooms at any of the botels, and

down to make a safe sure bet on pronunciations that might well of friends, who attended to pay the writer knows of a case of

something he knew, did not get a deter all

rich

but The total output of the Kailan yery

reward. some Europeans who have had Mining Administration's mines readers remember that in my first find

Perhaps patient and brave. But still we The hearse, which was covered very their last respects to his memory. to put up at a Chinese Hotel for for sleeping purposes and then go March, amounted

the

a few struggling oa. Mr. with a profusion of wreaths passed week ending 13th spasm in this column I ventured N. L. Smith, of the Hongkong the Monument at 5 o'clock, being out to meals at a European Hotel. tons and the sales during the the Races and my mathematical through the mill but he is. ness who wereMaster Seton

to 75,236 into s

few figures regarding Magistracy, has bimself been followed by the principal mour The Colony just now seems more period, to 87,236 tom. full of visitors than ever, and it is

friend. to whom I was explained in part by the numbers

indebted, has been pestering me existing methods of teaching and R. Haywood, G. F. Nightingale, J. then apparently, dissatisfed with the Resser (deceased's son), Messrs G. of Russians who

again. He says he has some has now launched out in the role of H. Underwood, and C. J. Hammes, The Wigwam Tennis Club is most surprising agures-figures an original instructor. Elemen- The following were also amongst south from Shanghai.

are coming holding its annual "At Home" of real historie interes. Well, Itary Cantonese" just published by the mourners: matter through what pause we conclusion of the tournaments.ness than courtesy that I don't his pen and the advertisement Clar, A. G. Hewitt, W L. Wea. But no on Saturday, April 3, to mark the have told him with more frank- Messrs. Kelly and Walsh is by Wright, E. M. Hazeland, J. Caer are being overcrowded it does The Championship ties will be want them, so if readers see a with the book states that it is ser. J. H. Gardiner, W. Budge. P.

Messrs A. seam high time that something played off and the prizes present-rather short man roaming around on a larger scale was done to meet the requirements. It is not only passers-through who are

the streets of the Colony wearing method of learning the correct tain Wetherell, Captain and Mrs a new, simple and scientific T. Farrell, Captain Benson, Cap. affected; it is residents as well.

more frowns than shirts I advise intonations of the language of Skilton, and Mr and Mes W. P. them to keep clear. He's the Hongkong And South China, Neeson. The Rev. Copley Moyle are nearly tired of referring, for Rev. Father John Thompkins. the daily evidence of such a great (S.J. will preach at the Catholic

or other mysteries need ought to have inspired our Cathedral on Sunday, the 28th

of the the grave-side. What a lovely little place

existing systems." local administrators to do some instant, during the reading of the Hongkong is, to be sure, for talk-

The following were amongst those Mr. Smith has taken an entirely who seat taral tributes: thing before now. Perhaps it is Gospel at the 9.30 Mass.

ing. We all do it and yet blame with tones by means of accents. Caderwood, Mr Guy Haywood, Me new line. Instead of dealing shall get anything done and so. only by constant talking that we

Mrs Rosser and children, Mr J, H. the other man; we all say, that we have one

Two Chinese arrested in con- far too little action, forgetful of

there as far too much talk and cedillas and

apostrophes. stars, diaereses, and Mrs C. J. Hammes. Mr G. F. There is another point in connec robbery were to-day before the ings go to make up the total. On one in for a simple system of member of Victoria Lodge, Geo. more little say. nection with the Percival Street the fact that our pan little say. usually mysterious signs he has Machinery Dep). Officers and all those other Nightingale, Bradley and Co. that might be of a little interest in the affair. The facts have the War Memorial question we to what shorthand students are British School, Astor House Hotel tion with the indux of visitors Magistrate for being concerned If we had kept a record of all the been reported in a previous issue was rather sorry to see the Hon. study of Cantonese is elementary foon Residents' Association. Mesers position writing, very much akin K. Hall Brition and Co., Kowloon have had a fine chance, but I callers at our office who during the of the Telegraph. The case was Mr.

used to. Of course, the actual and Madame. M. Filat, The Kow. telegraph company and who wish- past fortnight thought we were a to-day given a formal remand. The rate per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscrip- have been illuminating. We can that wonderful telepathist, Mwanted to clear up matters a lie. and the exercises on this Weaser, T. L. Perkins, I. Caer but the tonal drill is as about as Little. Adams and Wood, Bosser's heart so personally what had simply and comprehensible purice staff, Staff of the Buildings tions for any period less than one month will be charged is for a not quite see how it is our fault. Eugene de Rubini, should make a but he made them very much point are not only well arranged Clark. F. G. Becke; V. A. Ward, A. Those who have not yet seen local newspapers. No doubt he to make the student think tonal. W. Falk, R. H. Wetherell, W. L. said in one of our as possible. The object has been Ordinance Dept., r.w.n., Messrs full month.

The "Hongkong Telegraph" is delivered free when the addressee newspaper poster always dis Theatre to-night, when he gives the pros and cons of that matter is accessible to messenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies played and at the foot of our tis final demonstration.

entrance we have a point of going to the Victoria advertised. I am not going into but are delivered at their residences without any extra charge. On copies stairs is a name board showing appeared before a most apprec me, but I think the majority of If it is deemed worthy of their W. Budge, Capt. and Mrs F. J. sent by post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage.

also of vocabulary F. B. Silva-Xetto, Young, Captain merit Mr. He because it is nothing to do with anticipated criticism. He says Mr and Mies Manuk, Mr and Mrs Single Copies, Daily, ten cents.

Editor, Editorial Staff, etc.

Smith has. Legge. Captain W. Benson, Advertisements and Subscriptions, which are not ordered for ajare rather tired of explaining that wonderful and altogether un-the site but also of the form by those who already speak Walker. Mr and Mrs D. A. Good.

don't wilfully mislead; in fact we created a deep impression by his site chosen and not

Welative audience last night and residents heartily approve of the powder and shot, objection will Skilton. Mrs E. O. Murphy anil £xed period will be continued until countermanded.

The "Hongkong Telegraph" is now on sale at, and will be cable company. One dear manj we are a newspaper and not a

only of doubtless be taken to this book Miss Kirkwood, Mr and Mrs E. belivered to subscribers by, the Dairy Farm Compary. Ltd. was excessively annoyed.

canny skill. Shameen, Canton, who are our agents there.

that the memorial will take. Cantonese. If we are going to do the thing sort of Freemasonry among Capt. and Mrs Wheeler, Mr A. V. There seems to be a win. Mr and Mrs A. E. Wright. haps the remedy is in our own left the Colony by the Ecuador we are going to give a site. let's

The following local residente at all, let's do it properly, and if those who have served hands by putting up a big notice yesterday-Mr. J. H. Congdon, give a good one. I should like to pprenticeship with a month Mr and Mrs B. S. Frost, Mr and but of auxiliary assistance, not

their Young. Mr and Mrs T. M. Gregory, so much to us but to the folk who Company, who is going to New railing round the plot all done stuly of the Chinese written Farrell, Mr and Mrs W.T. Edwards,

Manager of the Vacuum Oil see the present unsightly wire followed by

"sin-sin-sin-sit" drudgery, Mrs G. Ireland, Mr and Mrs D. A. wander around the centre of the York before leaving for South away with and in its place language. Even if such

a simultaneous Purves, Mr P. T. Farrel and Miss City looking for a cable office, America to take charge of his stone balustrading erected in rely mildly amused at the new and Mrs W. P. Nelson, afe and would be one or two streets signs firm's interes: there; Mrs. Cang-keeping with the monument. Let tonal system, they can hardly Mrs E. Bisney, Mr and Mrs J. W. guiding to the Praya those who don; Mr. Holman Scott, Mrs. F.jus beautify the spot because of fail to be infuriated at the spell-Donald, Mr and Mrs Young Hee areMr and Ms II. Mackintosh, Mr wish to telegraph. Our cable

the centre of the town and one

the monument will memorials The site is rich in poetic possibili-volume is the result of an attempt and Mrs A. Hicks, Mr and Mrs C.

says: The ensuing two simple direction posts

humble Capt. and Mr J. S. Thomson, Me would greatly help tired search-number of selections from the building, the best we have in the tenths of the British population A. G. Hewitt. Mr and Mrs J. Wit-

ties and they ought to be develop-to answer two On Good Friday evening ed. Faced by the Supreme Court first is:Why are about nine Mr and Mrs D. Ritchie, Mr and Mrs questions. The Liddell, Mr and Mrs A. Keating, Opinions are at the moment being freely expressed regarding A MATTER OF PRINCIPLE.

We should like it, too. Oratorios will be given at 9.15 by Colony, and in close proximity of Hongkong content to live with-chell, Mr and Mrs J. H. Gardiner, the unanimous decision of the War Memorial Committee that the

a chorus of over Colony's monument to those who fell in the war shall be of a simple)

30 voices Statue Square, there is an oppor-out even a working knowledge Mr and Mrs F. G. Thompson and One is forced to admire the Denman Fuller. These perform all his talent. The P.W.D. should adopted country, and to remain

under the direction. of Mr. and dignified character and that it shall be accommodated on the very straight answer given by ances of Oratorio have become

tunity for a local artist to display of the piece of land near Statue Square known as "the finest site." From Mr. Lloyd George to the delega-ncreasingly popular since their

language of their others. what we have been able to hear, public sentiment is in the main, tion that recently waited on him institution some years ago and harmonicus as possible. Let the The second question is: How

give up its unsightly dump and entirely in agreement with the proposal.

the surroundings

a world bounded by boys. that, in view of the existing shortage of office accommodation, the of the "stains que" in Turkey, in difficulty for late comers to find designs be confined solely to local in fact does the normally con

There are some who think with reference to the restoration usually it has been a matter of

compradores and pidgin-English Government would do well to sell the site to some business concern of the Sultan as Khalifa at Con-ing of the Cathedral is always/roup of judges deal with them. (when it does) with the noises,

cluding the undisturbed presence especially since a big sum would be realised thereby. But, as onestantinople and no transference considerably added, to for the Major Bird may have taken which constitute the language of

seats although the ordinary seat- men and let & of our correspondents rightly remarked yesterday, that would not of authority over Moslem holy occasions.

very impartial stituted European brain grapple bring any very material relief in this regard. Before this question large scheme adopted, such as the removal of the military establish-reminder of the past sins of Turbers from "The Redemption, should not be considering any questions he has done a great Colony's Billiards Championship of commercial congestion is overcome there will need to be some

The selection to be Pollock said at the meeting, but has in any way succeeded in his Victoria Recreation Club last-

great deal of trouble as places. He gave a

Mr.Southern China." If Mr. Smith

A large and interested gather- given this year comprises nun- the Committee at this stage attempt to answer those two night to witness the final in the assembled assembled at the ground by the Government would be neither here nor there.

As to the monetary point of view, we find ourselves absolutele Allies but also as regards their Prodigal Son" and "Via Crucis. is to draw up some rules govern-is well worthy of perusal by alla rather surprisingly easy win for declaration of war against the Jairus," "By faith alone," "The All that the Committee should do reflects much careful work and P.A. Yvanovich. The result was

"Lux Christi, The daughter of in agreement with the attitude taken up by "Imperialist yester-cruelty to" and incompetence to day, when he remarked that mercenary considerations should govern their own subject peoples.

between Mr. S. Gray and Mr. bave no place in our thoughts on a matter like this. Had the The principles we have applied in who brought & charge of assault prepared to spend, and then throw do so. The book should certainly eng

Was the Chinese constable them the maximum sum they are or who intend to be persuaded to meet the holder, Mr. E.

ing the competition, include in who are either learning Cantonese the later, who now qualifies to finest site," critics would most probably have cited the fact as an

Wome5 the whole thing open. It would indication of their desire to preserve the site for the use of some of matter

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country, no is stated that at about 1 min And that ends what I have to Messrs. Kelly and Walsh for Yvanovich som got a substantial

much more those "vested interests" about which we hear so much.

persuade a good many. satisfactory. of what

It can now be purchased from both men scored freely, but In the early part of the game, relig-the morning he came upon the say. ting aside all other considerations, and recommending that the of Turkey is all a matter of re-Street carrying on a conversation ious faith. Of course, the question woman and three others in Amoy By put- memorial be placed on the very best site the Colony possesses, theyligion and bound up with that with a corresponding nuraber of have show a true appreciation of the desires of the public that our question is the loyalty of a great males. He told them to get into fine examples of English and we

lead, which he retained. Yvan- memory of the fallen should be placed above everything else. And number of Indian Moslems, who their houses, but the woman in are pretty well conversant with We have all come across some

cvich's best efforts at this stage what better spot could be chosen? The finest site" is situate at might feel that there had been an question assaulted him. When the glorious composition

LOCAL WEDDING.

were a 33 and's 54, whilst Gray what has been termed the gateway to the island, and any memorial interference with their sacred the woman was brought before Chinese who try to struggle with

was responsible for two breaks placed there will be seen by everybody coming to the Colony. It is matters if any great change were the Court to-day she had an the little intricacies of

of 25 and one of 24. At the in close proximity, also, to the statues of our beloved King and made in the

A pretty wedding was celebrat- close of the Srst interval, distribution of entirely different story to relate language. A friend of mine has at the Lai Yin Mission Church, the latter player still forged ed this afternoon at two o'clock 509 to 278. On the resumption,

Yvanovich Queen and other members of the Royal Family. No more appro-should not deter the Allies or that the constable wanted to kiss in the days before the war. At W. Pearce officiating. The con-a 35, whilst Gray, who was not was leading by priate surroundings could possibly be desired. One of our corres Great Britain from applying the her, and when she resisted he that time he was living on one of tracting parties were Dr. Wong playing very consistently, regis-

authority. But such a matter to the Magistrate. pondents yesterday uttered his disapproval of the site chosen, on

She said just unearthed a letter he received Bonham Road, the Rev. Dr. Tahead, compiling a useful 24 and the ground that there were many urgent needs at present requiring principles of western justice in slapped her and she retaliated. the middle levels and not far off Taz Chuen (son of Dr. Wong tered a 46. At this stage, Yvanov- attention, such as housing and the provision of a Kowloor. hospital, any settlement that is come to. Mr. Hutchison remarked that was a house occupied by some Ger- Chak and that the sale of the site would give the Government funds to only by a strict application of there was nothing much in the man residents. One day his wife sident Surgeon push on with these matters. We are quite as as anxious as he is)

Man), Assistant Re- that speedy action should be taken on these urgent needs, but we do Establislied that the world in caution.

those principles will it

ith had scored a total of 607, to of the be case and discharged her with a was rather surprised and puzzled not think that the Government is so hard up" that it needs to general will not tolerate any

Miu Ling Hospital,

his opporeut's 328. The Portuguese and to receive the following: Dear Mias Ng Pui

player kept up his fine form and Sheung, Madam! I beg your Pardon for daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Gray scoring a nice 37 when the pressing problems and the question of the War Memorial

breach of the humane code and,

eventually won by 1,000 to 645, A few days ago it will be writing this lines but it is only to are two totally different matters, anyhow. Let us not, in our ligious hatred might be developed, us that the British Government pose you do not know. Here Randall, while the bride's sister,

Ng. The duty of "best man thoughts of present hardships (which are as nothing compared to the days of persecution and was disposing of its aeroplane in those which our brave soldiers suffered for us) give a secondary cruelty have to be counted as business to a syndicate, and it are always staying some weak honour. place to the memory of those who died to preserve the Empire and

formerly called "incidentally this Colony as well. Our best will be but an inadequate err on the side of severity now! Page Company is the controlling land to take some rest and to was held at Dr. Wong's resident committee bad elected him to act past. Better would it be to now transpires that the Handley and nervous people from the In- remembrance of the glorious dead.

We should like to see the Committee's recommendations carried treatment & repetition of what Messrs. W. R. Loxley and Co, Beople absolutely still-nis is need-dinner will take place this even

than to encourage by a too liberal interest in that out in their entirety. Let us have "a simple and dignified mont has been witnessed during the who are the local agents for ful loud singing & playing as we ing at Lok-To-To Hote!

syndicate. strengthen their health. For weak No. 12, Lower Castle Road. A ment, not an elaborate affair by any means. An imposing granite past five years. With regard to the Handley Page, have received heard last night till 11 clock & obelisk, with the names of those who fell inscribed thereon, or a Moslems, whether Indian, Turkish an advice from London to the often memorial something after the style of the London Cenotaph could or any other nationality, the effect that the Company has them. Not only that the cane but I expect that it could easily going to Shanghai for a few He felt it was a high honour and not well be improved upon. And let us get on with the project Western

before, is poisem for

one of which he was extremely without any further delay. It could even be erected in time for en quarrel-or at least it should aircraft disposal business of the and playing is going on, afterward world cau

proud. have

Unfortunately he was no taken veiling ceremony on the anniversary of the war in August. In have none but with people, no British Government and has for a good time the cane not get

over the whole of the not rest as long as the singing be beaten. his connection, we have heard a suggestion that "The Fourth matter of what creed, who fail to pizrchased

weeks and this would necessitate every year, once the memorial is erected, should be observed as a

the appointment of someone.in day of grateful remembrance by the placing of wreaths on the national conduct there must be new British

observe the accepted rules of including thousands of brand Therefore I beg dear madam to had a taste of warm weather Belilios had the good-will of the

the entire stock, to sleep for their great excitation, will soon be with us, for we have

The days of whites and topees his place. destal of the monument. These men, whose sacrifice we are to displayed a very unambiguous engines of all types, also huge and remember that our week of "Some are glad and some are fortunate in getting him in the Mr. T. Meek said that Mr. Commemorate, died in a great cause. But for them and those other disapproval. The rest of the quantities of aircraft materials people wish have to go to bed sad." But whether we talk about place of Mr. Severn.

aeroplanes and sing and play in the early evening these last few days. It's a case Club at heart and the Club was millions who answered the call of duty, Hongkong to-day would not world owes that much to itself; and accessories. This should put (about 9 clock) will be very it, like it or dislike it, it's coming; speaker, was confident that Mr. be in British hands. We owe it to them to provide some outward it owes it to future generations the local agents in an almost un- thankful to you. Trusting that so what's the use? symbol of our gratitude and to keep in perpetual memory all that and it owes it to the spirit of assailable position to do business I pray

He, the they have done for us.

civilisation.

with any interested in aeroplanes. respectively-

vain, yours

Belilios would receive the whole Not so bad,

hearted support of the committee in the execution of his duties,

members of the Executive Committee, business men

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sell a plot of land before going on with these projects. The Colony that no matter how intense a re-remembered that Reuter inform-inform you for something I sun was carried out by Mr. Benjamin winner was one point from run-

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Miss. K. 3. Ng, acted as maid-of-Mr. R. E. Belilios, in the course At the conclusion of the match, After the wedding, a reception

of a few remarks, said that the aa chairman during the absence"

CONTEMPORE.

thank the committee for so doing, of Mr. Severn and he desired to