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Watson's

very Old liqueur

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SCOTCH WHISKY

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH." WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21. 1920.

is a blend of the finest Whiskies distilled in SCOTLAND.

NOTES & COMMENTS.

TWO PROPHECIES,

DAY. BY

DAY.

HE THAT HAS NEVER KNOWN Strange communications find ADVERSITY IS BUT HALF 40- WITH OTHERS OF their way into newspaper offices. QUAINTED Those that never see the light of WITH HIMSELF. day so far as the public is con-

earned are often the weirdast

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AVIATION NOTES. EUROPEAN WARDER

ĮBY "METEORITE”J^

Bayand the enthusiasm raised jamongst a faw inambars of the

IN TROUBLE-

ABSENT FROM DUT

Chamber and the Colony's flying- The effects of being "ga Entries for the Dog and Poultrymen, the meeting held last even-ether with shall shoo

pum.

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY

The famous banking bouse of Tesars, Coutts, in the Strand, is ed." ka have its war memorial in the thiab main banking hall, just below the the lock: The bank lost many of its'

Here is ons just sent ua from shaw close on the 24th instant atg at the Chamber of Commere, he suffered in France ratios staff in the war, and the memorial

Pakhal, which is too good to be

| pigeon-haled —“My dear Editor,

-Passing events leak out of my

brain in a mos: brilliant fashion.

Mrs.

I

The same high standard of quality will regain a very exalted position D. J. J. Gorman and Arse Aero Club to prepare for the de- Canton, where he had gone on be generally satisfactory.

still maintained. Per case of 1 dozen $28 including duty.

A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

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The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1920.

COMPETITIVE SHIPBUILDING.

rooms, was conspicuous for its war coupled with agg amall attendance, which fact did through a bottle of whisky for Ed will be a somewhat ambitious, and got promote anything like a live-the defence put up by William also a well-designed, affair. The The Chinese charged with holy discussion. The Chairman, the Dobinson, a wardar at the local names will be on stone panels, Iaither forget them or remember in implicated in the Bowen Hon. Mr. F. H. Holyoak, made a Gaol who was, at the Police which will be supported by bronze them when they come to pass Road robbery has been committed speech which, in the main, con Court, before Mr. N. L. Smith this figures. A dummy was placed in The following two items I have for trial.

tained no point of remarkable morning, charged with absenting the position a few days ago that

himself from duty. kap: fresh in my mind for nearly

He was the effect of the finished work interest, except for its reference year:The German Kaiser.

to the necessity for forming an eaterday brought back from might be estimated. It seemed to

on this earth.' 'A coloured man passengers

leaving his duties. velopments which are so imminant who left by the in the Colony. He ventured of Asia will appear; his power | Colombia to-day.

The charge read:-"For that Among the more interesting and deeds will be extraordinary:

to prophesy that the near future the said William Dobinson having personal relics that were recently bis courage will be greatest.

will ses

linking up of the duls engaged and bound himself sold by auction, were Nelson's There are other details connected During yesterday there were activities of the Aero Clubs all as Warder in the Victoria Gaol favourite gan, one of his gold with these things but I am not arined one fatal case each of along the Coast. He showed a from the 3rd of February. 1920, rings, a cup and saucer, a punch going to trouble you with them. small-pax, diphtheria and cerebro disinclination to venture on a on twelve months' probation, did bowl, chairs from his cabin on the I am perfectly confident these spinal fever. All were Chinese statement as to what probability on the 15th day of April, 1920. Victory, a prayer-book, and a things will come to pass, and they

there is in the near future of absent himself from duty, con-lock of his hair. Perhaps the main are not far off. I merely make

commercial dying becoming a trary to the Gaol Ordinance.” interest, however, was centred Ten men have been arrested on paying proposition, or whether| these visions known to you for

The defendant pleaded ant round an "Improv'd Day or charges of complicity in the Cat-the developments would come guilty.

Night, telescope, made by Dob- Sireet robbery chick

which upon the lines of the aeroplane or resulted in the murder of one of seaplane, which latter to the

The Captain Superintendent on and Baker, Chiswell-street, the victims.

London, and inscribed; "Horatio (Hon. layman seems more probable. ED.C. Wolle), producing It looks very much as if it is defendant's application for en-

the Nelson, the gift of his affectionate father." Was this, one wonders,

a test, and I ask you to bear

SHIPS AND POLITICS.

+

a

Police

Mr.

the 13th February last. He (Mr. Sagement on the Gaol Staff, said the saine instrument that Nelson that the officer joined locally on clapped to his blind age?

Wolfe did got

wish to To Guildford, the ancient cap- press the charge to any great ital town of Surrey, belongs the

but he wanted to honour of being the first corpora that some penalty tion to identify itself with the this co-partnership building move-

The fine bells of Epsom Parish Church are to be recast and placed in a wrought steel frame at a cost of £1,000. This practice which is growing of placing, bells in steel cages only dues from about the eighties. It has many opponents. Bell founders -and these are not many in

witness. As evidence of my faith, I give you my name, but ask you to keep it secret, as. I don't wish to be branded as a dreamer or a prophet." Well, we After many years' service as probable, doesn't it, when we ness and to keep the correspon Island Cement Co., Mr. 5. A. V. activities of Mr. Ricou for such are quite prepared to "bear wit-works mahager of the Green have been reading reports of the dent's name to ourselves, but if it{Uldal! left for Home on the service? should so happen that these Persia Maru. visions come true, won't our pro- phesying friend be done out of

A practical step towards the extent. Among the passengers left by formation of the proposed Club point out well-earned notoriety by boing so the "Colombia" to-day is Mt. J.was taken when Capt. T. Arthur should be imposed on intensely modes: about it? When Vincent Braga, who is making a was called upon to farm & Cam officer who ateanted himself for ment Onslow Village, which is we get letters like this one, we tour through North Chine, Korea-mittee of returned aviators, the five days and consequently to be the scene of this enterprise, feel almost tempted to do a little etc., prior to returning to his old names of a number of whom were caused the Goal officers and is an estate of one square mile. prophet-pidgin ourselves. It's position in the wonderfully easy, after all--if Kaisha, San Francisco.

Toyo Kisen suggested for a Committee which Felice some considerable trouble situated most picturesquely wn will proceed to take practical in locating bim. These circum high ground overlooking the you are careful to omit dates. Try it on your friends. It they

steps for its establishment. With stares called for some sort of tow About 1,000 houses will should later te so impolite to In "An Islander's Diary," con-

the exception of Captain Arthur. Penalty, Mr. Wolfe concluded, be erected, and the name of the garden village will be remind you that your forecasts tributed by "Ajax," which appear-all the suggested members are fly though he did not press for a new have not been realised, you canfed yesterday, it was stated that ing men who secured their experi-heavy one, as in addition, the another link with the Earl of always give them the Asquithian Mr. James Reid, of Taikoo Docks, ence in the late war. They were defendant would be dealt with Onslow's family, which provided janswer, can't you?

bad left his post during a crucialMessrs. Lampligh. Turnez, G.K.departimentally.

a Speaker for the House of Com- Chatham. Farrell, A.A. Burnis The defendant said his conduc:jmons, and, in more recent years, stage of the Chinese labour

As the Aerial was influenced by the effects pila popular Governor of New trouble. This was a mistake, as and R. M. Smith. There has been a deal of Mr. Reid is still at Takoo. WeDerby has been definitely post-shell shock and gas, in addition Zealand. curiosity felt as to the eventual regret the slip.

poned for another year, owing to to which he took some whisky the non-completion of the arrange- which

him disposition of the big fleet of

prevented

trom ments, there is plenty of time for realising the gravity of his action steamers ISELTA owned by the

In connection with the Hong-them to give their attention to in absenting himself from duty. United States Shipping Board. Companies which have

kong Schools sports to be held on other matters which will shortly A fine of $25 was imposed, or been Friday, the Band of the 2nd Wilts come within the province of the in default of payment, one month's Not only because Hongkong is in itself & abipping port of great very profitable to themselves have sion of the Commanding Oficer. assistance of these aviators in

operating them at fixed rates not Battn. will play be kind permis proposed Club The advice and hard labour. importance but also because it is a Colons of an Empire that has been wishing, many of them, for The expenses are being defrayed this connection will be extremely held pride of place for centuries in the matter of shipping that an opportunity to purchase out by Mr. Lee Hy San. an old valuable in preventing the organ- anything having relation to the shipping position of other countries right. is of extreme interest. At the present time we are witnessing keen farther than wishing. A Bill Lakes a great interest in educat-jinertia from a want of techaratlas the Heads of the Technical number-geem to be divided in

Queen's College Student, whoisation from falling into sheer competition for the Paris business and it is also a well-known fact now being drafted, we see, lion in the Colony. that even on the China Coast itself competition iqbecoming a serious provide that all merchantmen

guidance.

Department of Military Aviation | opinion. Campanologists, one factor. And chief among the shipping countries of the world stands owned

(Italy), conceived this plane on believes, are more often than not by the Washington Japan in whose activities we have a special interest by reason of our Governmen: shall be sold to

the basis of the mess complete opposed, as they think that bells comparatively close contiguity.

The Misses. Woods gave the In these days of aviation scientific, theoretical and practical bang in steel frames, in paîté of We make no excuse for taking a very long extract from a ten years. Whether it will be Hongkong at the City Hall last of daring flights, the Rome-Tokyo its usefulness in the late war. The Architects again, discuss the private interests within the next last class of their spasion in endeavours, when one daily hears improvements, and demonstrated oak, lose in sweetness of tone, prominent Home journal on the question of Japan's rivalry in the come law is quite anotheques evening, when a large number of venture, now being undertaken by third initial was borrowed from matter from the point of view of shipping world, because it shows that the people of the Old Country. Strange as it may seem to pupils attended. Special demon-Italian aviators, occupies a pro- the name of the place where this the stress on the tower. Quite a are pretty much alive to the question of competition which this go some of us, this Shipping Boardstrations in the latest dancing minent position in the pablic type of aircraft was first con- pretty problem. ahead Eastern country is responsible for. The journal states:-question 13

Our slly Japan has grown rich out of the war.

entangled with steps were given and The opportunity politics. We do not know how happy time was spent.

very interest by reason of the great structed, namely Aeronautics, to take a more important place among the manufacturing nations many officials there are in the Harry Woods and her daughters ing to cover. Though without the

Mrs. distance the airmen are attempt-Docks, Ansaldą.""

The Prime Minister's reply to came to her, and she has rode the most of it. Those engaged in service of the Board, but we have leave by the ss.

a question about Sir Auckland the textile trades realise what they are up against in farior the heard it stated in American cir- Singapore on Tuesday next. li spectacular Alcock-Browne fight Mentor for glamour that attached to the

Lieut Massiero, who is the pilot British Ambassador at Washing

Geddes's pay and allowances as competition of cheap Japanese labour. We shall learn in due course eles that the Democrats, who they return to Hongkong later, across the Atlantic, this attemp: of the first machine of the squon threw a light on the difficulty what it means in the shipbuilding industry. Lord Furness is going gave these men their to Japan and will doubtless form his own opinion as to what are not for the time being likely welcome.

jobs, they will be assured of warm is not without its spice of andron to arrive in the Far Eastwhich Mr. Libyd George bat met is likely to be achieved by the Japanese shipping and ship to advance the idea of a cessation

certainties. Weather disadvan has been compelled by engine with in nominating a successor building industries during the next few years. Since the armistice of State-ownership of the Shipping

ages and technical defects to the troubles to land at Ubon (Siam) Japanese shipowners have inaugurated a number of new services. Board vessels, as such a policy he had Japanese fat Price contend with dacgers which rela

to whilst doing the Bangkok-Hannio Viscount Grey. It has been The local Consulate contrary, the airmen have

He has a distinguished maintaining the "Embassy in and never was so great a showing of Japanese tonnage seen in the would meet with ports of Eumpe as today. It may be suggested that the new amongst the officials and the Delof the Japanese Royal family, they set out on their enterprise.mang aerial fights which won lo enhanced of late years; that, disfavour Higashikuni Nomixa, a member were perhaps not expected when war record. being victorious in suitable state has been enormous- "ambitions of Japan to become a great shipping nation are of more mocrats would then stands verwill prrrive in the Colony by the I refer to the aggressiveness theyhin many tokens of recognition import to the United States than to ourselves as we can hold our good chance of losing thousands of Andre Leban, on the 26th instanawless tribes of Asia Minor, many other Aviators who do post is credited with saying, higher rates than any other nation. We had better not be too sure So until the elections are over. it will study the military organis-who, in ons instance, shot down not desire that their Dying where." It had become necessary serious one to all industries in the Western world. It is true that any change of present policy. It's The Tokohama Maru, about it: this problem of cheap Eastern labour is going to be a is not likely that there will belation of the European armies, the machine down by Captain careers legislation has been passed which will, during the next few years a funny business, isn't it? When arrives here about the same date. prisoner. He was subsequentlyArmistice, his activities to the Bny hitherto contemplated. es raise the status of labour in Japan by shortening the working day. we get into the realm of politics has on board Mr. Hata who is released. by the more friendly study of commercial aviation and Pecially if the new Ambassador but even this reform will irare a great disparity after allowing for ordinary business methods, don't proceeding to Christianis to take/Arabs, and will most probably has accomplished many note. were no longer to be expected to

up his duties as Japanese Em- resume his Bight

But they have cat

own, whereas the American shipowner is operating his vessels at votes in the Presidential elections on his way to France, where be

are - ag to

which

A

his have met with at the hands of the fram

Rauza and Look

Goverment.

Like

notorious that the cost of

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a recent occupant of the

"Ten thousand a year went no- the pilot war. Massiero transferred, at the to make a large provision than

fe

should end with the

required in the coming

year.

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the difference in the cost of living-between Japanese and European count much.. and American labour costs. In the shipbuilding arena the weak-

soon worthy flights, amongst which supplement bis allowance by ness of Japan is that she has to import so much material from her ERRONEOUS IDEAS.

drawing upon his private means. bassy there.

been was one from Rome to Warsaw. repairs 13

bave

Hence the liberal "allowance for chief Ti-alsaNG TO THET Extent her albitions can be ebacked. She

affected to his machine. Berand

entertainmentnew-allocated-of- can and will, however, continue to develop a native steel-making erroneous

Just as an instance of how;

being merely spectacular. the ideas get abroad In Queen's Road Central, at 4 present endeavour will test the

The statement made recently this allowance will be fully £17,500 a year. From all accounts industry, so as to be independent of foreign" sources of supply of regarding conditions in China we o'clock this morning, a Chinese possibility of a long-distance by an official of the London-Paris shipbuilding material. In other respects our eastern ally is ex-will quote the following that was arrested by Sergt. Shaftain aerial commercial route between Air Mail Service to a correspon tremely well equipped for making a powerful bid for real distinction we noticed in one of the recent who, in his rounds, came upon Italy and the extreme regions of dent of the Oberger on the satis- in shipbuilding. What is being done today shows this quite American newspapers to hand: the man busy testing the locks of the Far East. clearly. The type of vessel now building is mainly the 5,000 tonner."all doubt as to whether China is several houses.

factory working of the service is and construction resources are engaged up to the hill. The yards becoming modern is now at an discovered in his pocket.

A chisel wa

gratifying as farnishing definite Denham Place, near Uxbridge, are well laid out; thoroughly equipped with modern labour saving end. The first Chinese labor statement, subsequently proved

proof of the commercial valus of which the Way family is dispos appliances, and, thanks to a close study of British and American union has been launched at to be false, was made by the element of tragedy, for the sad 26.

The flight is not without its such a service. In the firsting of has been the subject of a weeks. be says, 373 good deal of notice in the Prass methods particularly the former, are quite in line with recent Shanghai A group of laborers prisoner to the effect that he was news has been received of the flights were scheduled and of recently. But one has not yet practice. Japan may at present be only imitative, and not creative returned from the war zone in employed in a boiler shop at deaths of two of the competitors. these it was possible to complete seen any suggestion that this in shipbuilding, but what she is doing she is doing well. There are France is responsible. What the Causeway Bay. He was fined $50 Gordesco and Grasse. between 500,000 and 609,000 gross tons of new shipping now on the demands

in an 305. The 68 which had either to fine house might be reasonably stocks, and many people know exactly what is being done. In spite hours of labour and closed shop the alternative of one month's in an attempt to land at Bushire. were handicapped not by any the nation. The house, which is wages at the Police Coust to-day, with seroplane crash which occurred be cancelled or not completed deemed worthy of acquisition by of this knowledge, considered opinion as to the future of the industry are not stated in the Shanghai hard labour. in Japan differs just as much as the condicting statements we used announcement, but the mere fact

It is a regretful circumstance difficulty experienced with wea- beautifully situated, with the to hear about American shipbuilding. For our own past, we believe is in itself enough. Now begic

that, having accomplished as ther conditions, or technical de-river Misburne, running through that it will be necessary to keep a very close watch on what is being the real troubles of the Chinese.

much as they did, this fatal mis-fects, but solely by the one ite garden, was built about-1702.- done in Japan."

fortune should overtake them obstacle for the Ismoval of It possesses unique fittings, Such a comment as the above, coming as it does from of the Sun can be plainly seen labour longer than any other, for mourned by their comrades, will science is being made with hops-preserved.

On the horizon of the Republic that has witnessed organised Their deaths, while being deeply which the application of which certainly should be responsible quarter, should cause British ship-builders a little serious the fature industrial relations her system of Guilds go back art only as a spur to the latter to ful results namely, the obscuring be better preserved in

and which would thought. And it has a very direct application to Hongkong. We commissions, threats of open into very remote antiquity as harder efforts with "En Avant" of the route at some localities by at

Bita beard a little while back that Hongkong" was the cheapest place in

Denham than in South which to build ships and it is to be hoped that even with the eight-hour day and all the rest organisation.

shop, 'boycott,' blacklist) compared to the Western idea of as the motto and spirit of the thick banks of mistor fog. Other- Kensington Museum. These fit- increased cost of labour which the settlement of the recent labour of the accompaniments of strikes, why we in Hongkong

And as regards undertaking. -

wise there was nothing to criticise, ings include the very fine Dutch dispute will mesu focal costs will never become so exorbitant as to the modern industrial struggle have just recovered from one.

Lose gratifying fact being that plaster cornice sod frieze-in-the seriously interfere with the local industry. Of course, Hongkong is between organized capital and or- Yes, China is becoming modern. A word or two concerning the the six months that the service sorts of beautiful panelling and not a single mail was lost during principal reception room, and all more concerned with repairs perhaps than construction, but it has anized labor. When the allied slowly, but if the writer thinks type of machine used for the has been in existence. & future in the latter direction if costs can be made favourably commanders called for the brawn that labour questions of the kind flight will prove interesting at the promise of an aerial postage rate The chapel is furnished with an The fittings throughout the house competitive with outsiders. The cry to-day from all parts of the of the Chinese coolies to help he has enumerated are modern, present juncture. Doubtless there that will not exceed the cost extremely interesting Gothlo world is still "Ships Bad more ships" but with construction win the war in France, they did then he ought to study maintained at its present high rate the day cannot be very far ahead not know they were planting the Chinese a little

the have been attempts made by incurred in the ordinary way is screen and pews or benches with when competition alone will rule the placing of orders. We believe seed of labor unionism in far off making any such wild assertions. "8. V. A signifies. The whole sistes that, given a full daily loadly as not brought to the house at more before readers to puzzle out what held out by the concern, which poppy heads. These were as like that the Home concerns will bold their own, but it is a sign of very Shanghai-but such valuable anticipation to read such comment as that given above. What

is life! In some respects Chins could be history of the machine is in these of mails, the rate will come down the time of its building. In auy realige ix that even though she never progressed are the initials of its designers, experimental charge of balf-s- beyond the danger of destruce

Majors Savoia and Verduzio, who, crown.

tion,

Is

It will only be by studying what others are doing and by prepare fails to

this American writer modern in a hundred years time, letters, the first two of which to three farthings from the case, the whole should be placed

tion to meet them that Britain's ship-building industry will hold its China is, perhaps, the country one iota. traditional eminence,