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THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH.

DAY BY DAY

THORNE'S OLD VAT NOTES & COMMENTS

"No. 4"

SCOTCH WHISKY

THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

MEMORY IS THE ONLY PARA- Americans all over the world]DE OUT OF WHICH WE CAN- are looking forward with great {NOT BE DRIVEN,~~Richter, eagerness to the forthcoming

Presidential election. Whilst it' The Sanitary Board is holding is sometimes difficult for a special meeting this evening to Britishers to follow the course of consider measures in connection internal politics in the United with plague. States, indications are, received now and again which throw an in-

MAY 20, 1920.

CORRESPONDENCE.

To The Fior of the “Hangking Tulog,ph "-]

MOSLEM APPEAL.

U.S. PRESIDENCY.

LATEST FIGURES OF THE

We strongly recommend this teresting light on the progress of Education is to take place to give it publication in the valuable

A meeting of the Board of much obliged if you will kindly proved. Whisky. The Vat was started

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in 1831 by the late Robert Thorne of Greenock and the Whisky has been known as

No. 4 ever since.

PRIMARIES.

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY...

It has been calculated that 'an Waterville, Ill., May 1.--Sup-acre of the baal mussal ground erintendent Baker of the anti-¡will produce annually 40,000lb. Sir.-I have received the saloon league, sunounced to-day of mussels equivalent to 10,000lb. following telegram.dated London, that Governor Frank O. Lowden of mussel meat, with a "fuel" 15th May, 1920, from the Right of Illinois is the only candidate value of 3,000,000 calories and a Honourable Syed Ameer Ali,or the presidential norr 'nation, money value of about £250. This CIE, NA, LLD., and shall be whom the anti-prohibitionists ap-at a cost of no capital expan- diture to speak of, and only such Newark, N. J., May 3-Suppor-labour as is involved in trans the campaign. We notice, from morrow at 3 p.m. in the Sanitary columos of the Hongkong Tweters of Senator Hiram Johnson plantation to prevent overcrowde some very recent papers to hand Board meeting room.

to-day abandoned their plans tofing and in gathering the crop, graph that the Republican party have

ask for a recount of the vote in Na systam of cultivation of agri- From. The Right Honourable Now Jersey, in which General cultural land can produce such Yesterday there was notified Syed Ameer Ali, to the Indian Wond received a majority of more valus in the form of animal food." make the return of their candidate seem more certain. We learn one fatal case of plague (Chinese) Muslim Society, Hongkong. than one thousand.

|The average yield in beef af an that

"Great distress Moslems Asia agreement has been and one non-fatal occurrence of

Louisville, Ky., May --Ker-acre of average pasture land is virtually reached by which enterie (European).

Minor, women children. Wiro |tucky's four delegates at large to reckoned to bɔ 100lb, equivalent Senator Lodge, representing the

funds. Will be carefully doled | the democratic national conven- to 120,000 calories, and valued at "Regulars" will be the temperary Richard Moore, an oiler on by trusted representative of tion were instructed to-day for about £8: Yet the demand, for Chairman of the forthcoming Con-board the 55. Venesuela, was British Red Crescent.-Ameer Governor Cox of Ohio as long as mussels is said to be greatly in vention, while a Progressive will taken ill and removed to the Gov- Ali."

his name is before the convention excess of the supply. be the permanent Chairman. This erament Civil Hospital, where he would seem to imply that the died last night, after an operation Republicans are now very much for appendicitis. alive to the possibility of the

decided to close up ranks and so

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A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD. eat at Bink thought pastaible, manager of hot Hongkong Mer pur call of Syed Ameer Ali and

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

TELEPHONE "616.

Believing in the righteousness as a candidate for the presiden of the work, the Committee of the tial nomination. Sixteen district Has the value of the fabric of a Indian Muslim Society appeal for delegates also were instructed for church gone up in these days in subscriptions and hope that every Governor Cox. Six district de the same way as the structure Democrats making a better fight Mr. R. H. Katawell, the general person will respond to the righte-legates were uninstructed.

Įthat is used for residenca or Baltimore, Mar 4.—Practically business? One hears that the Republicans were inclined to be castila Co., Ltd., left this after- help the relief fund which has complete returns from the primire insurance of the Church of lieve that anybody put forward noon by the Blue Funnel boat been opened on the receipt of the aty give General Wood 14,563 St. Giles's, Cripplegate, is to be on the Republican "ticket" was Protheus for Shanghai on a tour above telegram.

and Senator Johnson 7413. Wood increased from £28,850 to £62,930. sure of being chosen President of inspection. He is to open a

carried every county in the state It is a very fas church, and its Subscriptions emenating spont- The silence of the Democrats in branch there

except two.

connection with the story of the aneously in the name of humanity

Kansas City, Mo. May &- City of London and its intkonto Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which requires not disclosing their plan of cam-

from the non-Moslem gentry of then to forward their names and addresses with communications paign has possibly made the Re-

As the "Criminal Sessions the Colony will be gratefully Republican state convention to-Milton associations are priceless, aldressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication. lus a and publicans a little anxious, and we

now see that efforts are being Sesterday the case was conclud-accepted and they may be sent day elected uninstructed de fof course, and not to be measured #vidence of their bons fides.

convention.

the way, the last big City church All communications intended for publication should be address-made to unite the two wings of ed in which Mak Yuk Sau was to Mr. Fateh Mohammad, Hon. Bates at large to the national in thousands of pound. It is, by

the party for the purposes of the arraigned for manslaughter on Secretary. Indian Muslim Society,

Indianapolis, Ind., May 5,— that stood in grave danger of de- He wasco Supreme Court, Hongkong. election. It will possibly help June 18th last year.

Twenty-five hundred precincts instruction by fire. The occasion All subscriptions received will the presidential primary election was that of the great Jawin- Britishers to understand the signifound guilty and sentenced to

be acknowledge through the out of 3,386, give General Wood street conflagration, the most ficance of the move, when say that ten years" bard labour.

and public Press Progressiva Republicans have

remitted 84,838, Senator Johnson 52,425, devastating since. the Great Fire It is understood that Mr. N. L.telegrapicatis at suitable-inter-GovernorLawden di Illinois 30,011 of 1666. The present writer saw. the same relationship to the Re

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gular Republicans as our Union-Smith, now acting as Second ists at Home have to the Conser- Magistrate, will shortly be trans- Vatives. There are two wings to the ferred to the Harbour Office, and Party, one old and one new, and that Mr. J. D. Lloyd will be it is the merging of these that is transferred to the Bench in Mr. now being accomplished. It was Smith's place from his post of felt that if the Progressives ran a Official Receiver. candidate on their own it would make very serious inroads into

A nolle prosequi was entered at

Criminal Sessions the general Republican rote the Even now there has been no open morning in the case in which: declaration by the Democrats, Chaung ni was charged for and it would not be surprising if robbing Wong Sai Kam they maintained this policy of March 22nd of a handbag con- silence for some little time yet, taining $30 in bank notes, one PITTENDRIGH-At Craigmin West, 161 The Peak, on the coming out with something in the one pair of tangles, and a wria: nature of a surprise later on. wateb. Prisoner was therefore 16th. inst., to Mr. and Mrs. W. McKenzie Pittendrigh, a son.

discharged. MORE PASSENGER SHIPS.

BIRTH.

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The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1930.

A GLOOMY OUTLOOK.

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NAWAD KHAN

and Senator Harding ofOhio16,063. | St. Giles's ringed with flame, and Washington, May 5-The seit was feared for a brief space

President, Indian Muslim lection of Senator Henry Cabot that nothing could save it.

Society.

Hongkong, May 20, 1920.

of

Lodge, chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, to be The Premier's choice temporary chairman of the re-metaphors gets gayer and gayer, publican national convention, was With him the chapel as a source virtually unanimous by the re-of inspiration seems to have been publican leaders. The selection replaced by a chair in the stalls. MERCHANT MARINE. of Senator Lodge was by arrange-The other day he drew down on [ment with the committee which himself the scandalised rebuke of is soon to meet in Chicago. Mr. Runciman for a joke about CHINA COAST CHANGES. San Francisco, May 5.---Forty- the precise paternity of the Paris five hundred precincts in Califor- Resolations that might wall have Mr. G. L. Phillips, chief officer is give Senator Johnson's dele- boen lifted from the naughtier And now, even Wubu, has gone chief officer, gates to the republican convention sort of farce. Sinkiang.

|330,519 and Herb: C Hoover's among the elders of hisown people, Mr. W. Peplow, chief officer, 177,000.

be assures a Carnarvon andiance Sickiang, bas gone chief officer. New York: May 3.—Herbert C.|"ebathisshort visits to Wales were Wuhe.

Hoover in a statement regarding very like thŝas of the theatre-goer To the many residents of the

An armed Chiccse desperadaj Far East who are struggling to was yesterday arrested after agaibow, is on leave,

Captain J. Mathias, of the the result of the primary in Cali-|who stole out between the acty forpia expressed surprise that soffor a 'refreshez."" How does secure passages on the limited severe struggle at Hollywood

Mr. W. E. Kirby, chief officer.large a vote was cast for his nom-Mr. Lloyd George know what amount of accommodation now Road. A Chinese detective ap Poyang, has resigned. available it will come as welcome peared in the Police Court this

ination to the presidency. The they steal out for? It might be news that there is shortly going morning to give evidence of the Wachang, has resigned.

Mr. E. P. Kidby, chief officer, atatement said: "My friends en-tor a cigarety. Can it be that tered my name and introduced me the Premier himself has become to be inaugurated a new line ol arrest. He produced a revolver

Mr. A. Jones, chief engineer.as an impersónai issur. Ther one of the stealers-out?" In any passenger ships under the aegis which had been taken from the wachang, is on leave. of the Admbal-Line Ite

asked an opportunity to register event, what a falling off between, prisoner. The Magistrate passed were able to publish yesterday sentence of six months hard gineer, Kweilin, has gone chief son's extreme opposition to the fruit

Mr. T. Henderson, chief en protest against Senator John-the days of “rare and refreshing

anl ** refreshers ** very full statement on the tabour

engineer. Wachang. matter, from which it appears

league to prevent war or reduce this depraved significancɔ! Que Mr. R. W. Burton, from reserve, the armistice terms. With a suspects that whatever M that United States Shipping Board At the annual meeting of the China Association in Shanghai, has allocated fire big passenger hard labour was to-day inflicted Tungwo

A sentence of three weeks has gone acting chief officer,

group of amateur clubs only a Lloyd George has done for the the Chairman (Mr. Massey) uttered a number of home truth boats to this company, who hope

month old they were handicapped Tories, the Tories have done regard to the present situation in China, reflecting an outlook whick to commence the operation of then a thief who, saying that he had Mr. H. P. Jensen, chief officer. in opposing the regular party nothing but harm to Mr. Lloyd

no bed to sleep on, carried off a Tungwo, is on leave.

Better the is pessimistic in the extreme, Looking at things as they are, and vessels in October.

organization. But the real situs George's oratory. From the the prospects for the future, his pessimism appears to be more thao details given these boats are Ene Yaumati to serve him in that has gone second officer, Changwo, loyalty and friendship to Senator days (even if they did Tavolve

ruined house at [door from a

Mr. A.F. Johnson, from reserve,tion in California between pastoral allusions of the earlier justified. He showed that China is in distress politically and fiuan-big modern passenger liners with

MË A. R. Williamson has been Johnson for his able rescue of some confusion as to the habits cially, that the militarists are plondering the exchequer, that there large accommodation and should capacity. It was stated that this is no leader of party commanding the confidence of the people and do much to relieve the situation occupied by a spirits shop, was

house. which waa formerly appointed second officer, Tuckwo California during his governor of mangel-wurzels and pheasants) that the Chiness as a whole are in that dissatisfied and sullen At the time they commence recently demolished by fire, and Tucke, has resigned.

Mr. B. J. Bollen, second officer, ship from vicious corporation than those sapisät and sophistic- frame of mind which one usually associates with the beginnings of ning the tourist season will again that the theft was carried our

control and his loo narrow vision sted echoes from the stalls of the great national apheavals. That is a very gloomy picture, but in be with us and Hongkong can whilst repairs were being made Loksang, has resigned.

Mr. J. E. Levine,, third officer. of or international necessities." West End! "Limehouse orator*** the main we do not doubt its accuracy. The old evils of the past look forward with confidence to a

New York, May 7.-Governor was a harsh saying that has to the building. are an rampant to-day as ever they were, and the worst feature of it big influx of visitors during next

Captain O. D. Karny, of the Edwards of Sew Jersey is an ac-sturk; wonki "playhouse humour”. all is that there seems to be little hope of an early improvement in season's cool weather. American

tug Fuble, bas resigned.

tive candidate for the presidential be a kinder one? At the instance of Mr. A. HI NG T E Land has been comission on the democratic The depressing situation.-

shipping enterprise of the Those of us who can take our minds back to the time of the Pacili: seems to be a growing charged before Mr. R. O, Hutchi-

Crew, a Chinese

to-day appointed master, tog Fable. ticket. He announced to-day It seems probable now that Mr. Revolution which resulted in the establishment of the so-called quantity and we learn that there

Mr. G. Pirie has been appointed that he would make lia campaign Lowther will complete 15 years" Republic can remember with what joy the new toro in affairs was in a big plan foot to construct as with the theft of a number of second officer, Patriot.-Shipping for the nomination on bis record tenure of the chair of the House beralded by the more progressive of the Chinese. We were then large drydock at Manila which aerated water bottles from his cat Engineering.

as governor of New Jersey, sad of Commons, à proud record told that Chins had at last awakened" and that the dawning of will cost over five million pesos esidence & No. 60 The Peak.

This 25 years business record.. which has saldom barn eclipsed. a new era of progress and development, as the result of honest and and be large enough to dock the These thefts have occurred with

San Francisco, May 5-In the In accordand with precedent the efficient administration, was to be expected. That was more than biggest steamers. It would seem great frequency during the past

primary for selection of delegates predominant party in the House.') eight years ago, but, so far from the beautiful dreams of that time as though Hongkong would have month, and it was stated that they

to the pational political conven- will nominate Mr. Lowther's aUT- being realised, the country has get deeper and deeper into the mire-

tiona; 4,931-precincta give Senator consor. Itsassain 1935, when tha. to look to its laufeis, and a recarried out by this man who until to-day there are few students of Chinese affairs who believe though British shipping activity sold the battles to a second party.

Johnson's set of delegates 333,916 Liberal Ministry ander, Lord that China can ever save herself. In the administrative sphere on the Pacific is to be up against sentence of three weeks hard REDMOND WINS SINGLES. and Herbert C. Hoover's 78,578. Rosebery, then carrying on a pre-

labour was inflicted. corruption and dishonesty still prevail, whilst contral control of the big competition.

The Boal to the Singles Hardhe democratic and prohibition carious existence, elected Mr. nation's affairs is non-existent. The Peking Government exercises

vote was light,

Gully. History repeated itself an an:hority which is very little stronger than that of Provincial PROHIBITION.

Dissatisfaction having been icap of the H.K.C.C. tournament

Newark, X. J., May 5.—Official ten years later, when the last .... A'm'nistrations, whilst the men who can command the services of

WZB a dispute over a fare, a fight took finalists being F. A Redmond

end .the

of m.81 troops have matters pretty much their own way. How bad. Probibition does not seem to aroused amongst both factions by was played of last night, the figures from the primary vote Conservative Government

its Senator Johnson 516,773.

tether, and elected Mr. Low- the situation is financially we may gather from Mr. Massey's have been the kindly accepted place between the Punti and (owe 15,3) and Captain Olliver Fire General Wood, 59,000 and near aatement.that the Government is spending no less a sum than reform in Americs that it was oklo chair-bearers yesterday, (scr.)

Columbus, O., May 7–General |ther. Both of these "Speakers, vin million dollars monthly above its income. And the worst first bailed to be. A telegram in which & Chipear constable A good game was witnessed. Leopard Wood will bave one though their politis were oppos- of it all in that Chins will not accept the proferred aid of received yesterday stated that with great difficulty succeeded the match going the full five sets hundred and one of the delegates ed to the majority of the House other nations excepting on conditions to which no creditor could "America is anxiously awaiting in making himself arbitrator before decision was reached to the republican national con-over which they presided, admit- Dibrant view of the consistent manner in which the Govern the decision of the Supreme Court His method was the arrest of Redmond won by three sets to vention and Senator Harding of tedly take the highest rank for

as regards the legality men', or Government officials, bave frittered away the proceeds of Prohibition, and the correspond-one of the coolies and on the two. the game score being 24 to Ohio will have three, it was impartiality among the long list paat loads, without the country in the least degree benefitting therefrom, it is only in China's own interests that the lenders should eat added that it was expected Tidance of another coolie he20. The winner was in good announced today. exercise st me control of the expenditure of loan funds. But the the Court would cabdema Fro-to-day charged the prisoner before form, whilst his opponent also Chinese are against that idea, possibly because the bloodsucker hibition as an unconstitutional the Magistrate with assault. The put up an admirable fight.

This evening the Ld brothers amendment to the American Con- constable told the Court that he holding office would thereby be deprived of their pickinga.

was not successful in quelling the meet Ng Sz-kwong and A. B. In one way, of course, it is Chins's own fault if she is content stitution. Ever stace Probibi-riot batil be has made a liberal Romisha in the last of the

tion was first introduced there to rub along in the old-fashioned way. But there are other sides to this question. One is that no nation in these days has a right to has been a constant campaign display with he revolver. The Doubles Championship.

Hoklo prisoner was ordered to impede the general progress of humanity, or to withhold from the against it and, even allowing for world riches which could be utilised for the common henefit of all the vested interests, one cannot pay $2 compensation to the man

thehadassaulted, and tota belp thinking that the measure Another and even more important aspect of the situation is that no rests hardly on the bulk of the uarantee by a bond that he

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country can indefinitely continue on the path which China is now moderate population. The fault fully for the next six months.

would conduct himself peace-

treading Miegovernment and "popular unreat, unless remedied,

LAWN TENNIS.

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of occupants of the chair. Mr. Indianapolis, May 6.-Prac Lowther's successor is likely to be tically complete figures from the Sir Ernest Polk ck, the So`lsitor primary to-day show that General General Coalition Unicaứt who Wood will have a plurality of bas representet Warwick and 10,000 over Senator Johnson of Leamington for ten years. The California, in the contest for de-Pollocks-are- a' very talented legates to the republican national.|family, but they have not hitber- Pueblo, Colo. May 7-Four to produced a Speakse of the delegates at large chosen-to-the House of Commons. There is a WHEELED TO HIS WEDDING. republican national convention Pollock, who fa a judge nevezzi Thomas Donkin, a man with will go uninstructed, by the action who hold indictal positions in this country or abroad, one or two out legs or bande, was married at of the stale convention. roust eventually result in something not far, if at all, removed from in America was not drink, but

Hall recently to Miss Ivy Bellard, Trenton, R. J. May 8-The authors, a Bishop, a General sad revolution. When we think of that side of the situation and bear the want of control over it-the

smart-looking young woman, official vote as announced for the sculptor. They are all con in mind the dangerous doctrines which are being preached all over laxity with which the laws re- the world these days, we may well wonder what is going to happen ting to its sale and consump- and stand as a warning against who carried a handsome bouquet. primary gives General Wood six nected with the Lord Chief Bardia administered. This abodes. A controlled sale is far The bridegroom was wheeled in teen delegates to the Republican of the Court of Exch.quer. He to China unless a change for the better is made. At present. Chins much has been complained o by batter than illicit and unlawful chair to the altar at the national convention and Senator bimself was the son of a saddler is drifting towards destruction, and it is doubtful if there is sufficient Americans time and again, and dealing for under the latter Primitive Methodist Chapel in Johnson twelve.

· of Charing-crosɛ. Two others of unity and pride of race among her so-called statesmen to set if some strictes control were ex-there are bound to creep in abuses Fountain-road, and when the San Francisco, May 9-Re-[the "saddler's, sons, atlafped calastrophe. There are friends willing to help her, but the appears arised, if the evils of excessive far worse that knything under happy couple left after the befe turns from the recent primary eminents: Sir David Follock to be altogether too bonumbed to assent to aid. Dos day she may drinkingwere attacked, thathore the former The would ceremony they were pelted with show that 5,259 of the 5,730 Cal Chief Justice of Bombay Labe wish that she bad either made a serious altemps to cure herself

to the selling confetti by their friends outside ifornia precincts show Johnson Fald-What Bir Geor

*** 360 189 and Hoover 203,011 votes, lookin of her ills or permitted somebody else a free hand in the treatment could scarcely be suy harm. In tainly be " slog par le ibe

the church. permitting Prohibition to pass of poisonous CON of ber case.

tion were