1920-05-27 — Page 6

THE HONGKONG

THORNE'S OLD VAT

"No. 4"

SCOTCH WHISKY

NOTES & COMMENTS.

THURSDAY, MAY

DAY BY DAY.

S. E. GREEN V. REIDS that Green's evidence was takan in Shanghai on 10th September: Jast 3. wosks after the contingent nature of the orders had been put on the record - and, yst};

AIT IN FAR KASIER TO LIBEL, A JUDGMENT OF INTEREST HATED ENEMY THAN TO REPUTE] · TO HONGKONG. HIS ARGUMENTS.

MORE ABOUT MOTOR PLATES,

We don't like having to dis- agree with our regular con- | tributörü, bat we think that ii in only a matter of justice to the | Traffic Department if we say jusi a word or two an that which 'Ajax” wrote in his weakly notes on Tuesday. The question of, Bishop Norris laft Hongkong these number plates for motor for Home by the pa. Stentor.

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TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

no cross-examination was mede) In his salartabaing book. of him: the legal praciltioner then Lord Mayor's Diary,” Sir William In H. M. Supreme Court at appearing for the defendanta Treloar reveals some interesting Mm. J. H. Taggart left to-day Shanghai, on May 2 His Honour stating that he had not received facts concerning the value of ruh. Judge Skinner Turner gave the necessary instructions to enhish collected in the streets of the by the Tenyo Maru.

jadar at in the action 9 æble him to do so; and could not city. In one year the dust and Grees (carrying on business as get them except from Stone, who refuse collected when sifted and Banker and Calv. Ralds, Ltd. was then in Singapors. At the sorted was salt for £2,171 16a. 6d. His Lordship said: “This is trial, however, no objection was It was made up as follows, viz, the trial of a counterclaim in an taken to the receipt of the bottles, £118 12m. 6d. ; glaas, £103 action in which I have already avidance, though express pro- 68, 2d. ; boots, £6 75. 3d.; knives, Sir} ft be understood that the use of Allan Perry left by the Novara given judgment on the claim. It vidion was made for such objec-218 19%. Od.: iron, £66 9s 3d.

refers to entirely different matters tion by the learned Judge of this corks, £3a is; string, £190. 75. . than those in the claim. It Court han be made the 6d. paper, £437.9%, Sd.; raga, £39 plates being supplied by the to-day.

appears

that the defendants, order for his examination de bene. Id.; metals. £91 4x 7d.; tins, Mr. and Mrs. A. Gi. Gordon represented by their sales man-jesse. Then it is most remarkable £18; oddmonts, £108. Id. ; bones,

racommend The Vat was started

this

cars seems to have attracted

attention. In the first place let

quite a coasklerable amount of

Sir West Ridgeway and

We strongly Whisky. in 1831 Thorne of Greenock and the

been known. Whisky has

No. 4 ever since.

by the late Robert

as

Police Is compulsory. It is not a matter of option, otherwise there

ing them. The warding of the to-day. regulation is that they

aball' be provided and when a regula- tion 8353 shall "it can always

tion with the firm of Hanker and taken at all; it certainly was to

Que non-fatal case of enteric Green in Hongkong regarding/bava bad his story, and the constatements (writes a correspond-

be read as "must" We have was reported yesterday. enquired that point and sufferer was a Chinese.

00

A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD. gumbers so soon as the police day in

WINE AND'SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

TELEPHONE 616.

vidence of their bona fides.

Latitude

$2.57

The

Bond matter WAS

ent

to

have been

would not be much use in instint-taft for Home by the ss. Novara ager, Stone got into communica- that no avidance of Bond was £38 88, 10d.

Co represented by a partner the interest of the plaintiff de So many loose and inaccural? business in wines and spirits. Į mission sent to Hongkong was a

斷 Home paper) This was in March, 1919. As a general one to examine such. result two indents for wines alc., witnesses as should be produced the Keats house at Hampstead, mada concerning We koow. Motor ownsta The floating wreckage that the were signed by Green: value on the plaintiff's behalf. The which it is proposed should be had batter note that and provide themselves with the the ss. Professor sighted yester about $22.500: these were handed plaintiff must not be surprised if

to Stone, cabled by him to Shang-draw an inference against bimbanght as a memorial of the post, X.

that it seems worth while to state have them ready.

bai to his principals (the defend-jon this fact alone. There has Longitude 115.51E is appar-ants) and the original idents were Now two facts stand out pré now known as Lawn Bank, in the facts concisely. The house. already been agratifying responsa)ently a vessel bottom up.

sent on by mail

After the minently in this case: one; no Keats-grove (it was John-street for the numbers which are ready,

signature of the ärst indent, Green referorce is anywhere made to Regarding private owners who There was a regular exodus have purchased expensive polish from the Colony to-day, the liners opened a credit with the Bank of the Baid matter, Le, the indent, to a few years ago) consisted ed-metal numbers, it is these leaving port including the Novara Canton in favour of the defend-Jagreement or correspondence by Keats's friend, t barles Armitaga of two bonses, one occupied by Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which requires very numbers which have made the Tonyo Maro, the Stantor and 20ts for $20,000. The first indent anyone prior to the letter to Stone Brown, with whom Keats becama them to forward their names and addresses with communications police action necessary. In sun-the Taiyuan. All carried fall was opened on 22nd March and clear that the matter of Bond was the Dikes, and later by Mrs. is dated 21st March; the credit in Shanghai: the second, it is 瓢 "paying guest,” the ather by notined by cable to the defendants in the minds of all the parties in Brawne and her daughter Fanny, addressed to the Editor, not necessarily, for publication, but a and ght these figures have acted like complements of passengers.

heliographs in the sun and have

on 24th March: the second indent Hongkong. Now it seems to me the girl whom Keats loved with All communications intended for publication should be address-be an unreadable, and at night. The firing of a long string of is dated 25th March. On 29th that Green is in this position: that consuming and despairing waen lighted by the rear lamp, crackers outside the offices of the March, Stone and Green executed he must either have thought passion which glows and darkens ed to the Editor.

:bey have been practically Telegraph Companies this morn-before Mr. Grist of the firm of that the Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.

Ladistinguishable because of ing announced the departure Wilkinson and Grist of Hong-certain or be never intended it to is not only associated with the in the loveletters. Thus the house. reflection they give. from the Colons of Mr. D. de kong an agreement whereby be a condition precedent to "busi- The regulations used to state Farrant, Superintendent of the Green was made sole agent for ness. for surely otherwise be pet at the height of his achieve- Egures OD a black Eastern Extension and Austra the goods of Raids Limited in a would never have gone to the man, but also with his unhappy The rate per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscrip-white tions for any period less than one month will be charged as for a background and such numbers lasia Telegraph Company, who certain specified area, and Raids unnecessary trouble and expense love.

as we are now referring to could proceeded Home by the P. & Limited undertook to proof arranging a telegraphic credit. The "Hongkong Telegraph is delivered free when the addressee hardly be descibed as that."Ajax "Novara

tect Green in the matter of [This fact rather looks to me as if Ever since the great task of is accessible to messenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies wrote in a distinctly complaining

prices if the market fell. This Green knew that Stone was going writing the life of Gladstone fell delivered at their residences without any extra charge. On copies and raised objections that ought Ting-fang for an order from the was not sent at that time to the to Sbroghal. I cannot otherwise bography have tended more and

manner of what was being done.

The application of Dr. Wagreement somewhat surprisingly to cable the indent of 31st March to Lord Morley the plums of int by post an additional $1.30 per quarter is charged for postage.

to weigh but little as against the Hongkong Court against the defendants in Shanghai, but was see the need for Bingle Copies, Daily, ten cents.

a telegraphic more to fall into the laps of journ Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for very real necessity of attaining a interim injunction to prevent the taken by Stone on his round, only Credit. Now Green knew that the alista and less into those of recognised uniformity with its removal by Dr. Wo of any reaching the defendants some Bond matter was not settled: an authors pure and simple. For fixed period will be continued until countermanded.

attendant assistance to the Police, moneys deposited in his name in two months later when Stone his own evidence Stone was see although Lord Morley was But we think that the Traffic De-Hongkong Banks has been dis-arrived in Shanghai himself. ing the lawyers on the matter of journalist only by the way, he partment can assume that the missed.

application was Stone left Hongkong on 29th the agreement with Gande, Price seems to bite ushered in a castom majority of residents and motor beard by the acting Chief Justice March for Japan (as Green knew) and Co. as late as the 28:h very honourable to the members owners are with it in ita endeavour in Chambers.

after the execution of the agree-March: so that I am asked to of the profession to which he once ment and on 31st March the believe that 簉 business man belonged. The biographies of defendants were notified by the {signed iwo clean indents Roskin and Florence Nightingale baok of

here Canion

that to an amount of over $20,000 fell to the lot of Sir Edward Cook, the credit bad been can opened a telegraphic credit for it will be remembered. .... Mr. J. L. celled by cable, at the same that amount in Shanghai and sign- | Garvin is to write the life of time themselves receiving a cable ed the agreement of 29th March| Joseph Chamberlain. Mr. l'an

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The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1920.

THE SHANTUNG QUESTION.

2

to put matters DD a proper

footing

TOO MANY MOSQUITOES.

The

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

“Hongkong, May-97.

LOCAL AVIATION.

of the

addressed

300. This

the

*an

In years gone by the local Government has spent 30000 thousands of dollars in its crusade

from Green telling them not to without any reservation in writ-Colvin, a leader writer on the against mesquitoes, and malaria,

ship, followed by another cablefing at all of such an important Morning Post- wil—give as a- and we all know that consider- able success-har-attended-ite

His Excellency the Governorat ist April definitely cancelling matter as the condition. In life of Sir Starr Jameson, and now efforts at wiping out the disease, gave a dinner party at Govern- the orders. The defendants com addition, I most believe that we read that Mr. J. A. Spender, The municated the cancellation of the Store deliberately misrepresented editor of the Westministes Gazetle, Whilst not being anmindful of meat House fast evening. that, we should like to know if guests present were The Right credit to Stone in Japan, who in the interview with Mr. Gedge and is to be responsible for the the authorities are aware of the Rev. Bishop Norris, His Honour turn cabled Green asking what then left his bill to be paid by authoritative life of Sir Henry positive epidemic of mosquitoes Mr. Justice Gomperts, Mrs. bad happened. The answer to Cresa, knowing that he must as-Campbell-Bancerman

explaining the certain from it the nature of the this year. These pestering little Gompertz, Colonel J. R. Young.iba: telegram

is stated the advice given. On the other sects seem to abound every- Mrs. Young, Miss Young, Hon. position, of Green

Most of us remember the story been band it is clear that there were of the student who, asked wast where and in far greater numbers Mr. I. H. Sharp, O.BE Hosby Stone never to have

though it efforts made to get Bond to join caused the Aurora Borealis, After very many months of weary waiting China appears to then we remember for a good Mr. E. V. D. Parr, Mrs. Parr, Mr. received by bim

as Green, and in those efforts Stone replied that be bad forgotten. to bim have made up her mind on a policy regarding the Shantung many summers. On the Ponia-J. L. Crockats, Major H. L. waJ

requested at Nagasaki, and he took a prominent part. He told What a pity!" was the pro- question. Bat her policy is a negative one-a refusal to enter into sula this is especially so, and Drummond, Mr. A. D. Lang. negotiations with Japan on the subject. The Feking Government more than we resident of Kow. The Right Hon. Siz West (never seems to have laken any me that he bad known Band for forser's dry comment be adopts the attitude that China is not signatory to the loon has complained to the writer | Ridgeway. P.C., G.C.B., and party trouble about the answer. At the a long time and it is remarkable only man who ever knew bas

same time Green wrote two that it is Stone who sees the law- Versailles Treaty, that in view of the present feelings of the people of the plague that has had to be have left Governmen: House.

letters on 2nd April one to the yers as to the restrictive clause professor has come to our help. But an American forgotton!" it dares not take any step which will arouse popolar disapproval, endured. Economy seems to be s

defendants and one to Stone. in bis agreement and Stone who The Aurora he tells us, is the and that for the time being it must, in the friendliest of spirit, necessary watchword of the Gov-

Both were addressed to Shanghai, pays for these interviews. But result of the explosive atomic decline to enter into direct negotiations. A further point made by ernment in these days of decreas-

though. Green know well that all tbis is very far from disintegration which takes place the Government is that Japan bas already expressed her willingnessing revenue, but, a great deal of

Stone was not in Shanghai, and establishing a condition preced- at the surface to return the territory, and therefore no necessity exists for negotia- good would certainly be accom-

Stona tells me that he never ed to any business at all; and in if an anti-mosquito MACAO TO HONGKONG IN received the letter. It is onfort my opinion does not outweigh duces the "prominences, spots tion upon the matter. In putting forward this latter plea, the plished

we learn, pro- Peking Government doubtless realises that the point is not a strong campaign could be inaugurated.

SEVENTEEN MINUTES. pate that the contents of the the striking probilities arising and corona," and hurls "the final one, for whilst it is true that Japan has again and again promised to In the matter of nnllab training hand back Shantung. it is obvious that negotiations of some kind there does not seen a great deal The time taken to do the trip letter to Stone were not furnis from the documentary part of atoms of that explosion-namely, to the defendante, for the case. In my opinion, there-electrified bydrogen and probably would have to be undertaken before the transference could take left to be done: it is in between Macao and Hongkong bed place. The fact cannot be overlooked that Japan spent lives and a more general way that there is was materially reduced by alin that letter, and in that letter fore, there was no such condition heliam”-straight to the earth. treasure in wresting Tsingtau from the Germans, whilst there is acopa for work. The Sanitary light which Captain C. E. Walone, did Green state fully the attached to this business & is set Electrified bydrogen is also the question of the cost of Japanese administration, to be Department might very well be Ricon made yesterday with an-case be has set up in Court. To up by the plaintiff. bis contracts electric current which is carried considered. There are some of the points regarding which asked to co-operate in a scheme other of his machines, which did the defendants he wrote some and his credit were unitopes round the poles by the earth's negotiations would have to take account. It has always been for the eradication or cleansing of the distance in seventeen minutes what vaguely about certain con- thable and must be so regarded magnetic forces, and the fascinat With him tingencies and arrangements and by me. I therefore hold that ing colours of the Aurora are dus recognised that Japan's promise to restore the territory was all likely breeding places, al without difficulty. conditional one, and that the conditions attaching to it would though we quite realise that the was Mr. F. J Gellion. the curtly referred them to Stone, there was a contract for the sale

to the changing electric excitation Macao whom he knew was not in Shang- of wines etc., between the plaintiff of the hydrogen and other gases." become a matter for settlement as between China and Japan.

task is by no means a light one. Manager

This action and defendants and there bas There will be no excase for forget- Since the China's refusal to enter into direct negotiations was Even if the mosquitoes are not of Electric Lighting Company, and hal. (Letter read).

commenced од 21st been a breach of it.” made, two other interesting items bearing on this issue bave been the malarial carrying type they a second passenger. The time was given publicity. One of these is to the effect that a vernacular are a decided inconvenience, and was six minutes less than that re. June and on 22nd July the. paper in Shanghai learns from Peking that the Government has a little relief from their attentions corded in the recent fight, when counterclaim

the defence now set section of the Sale of Goods Act Dartford, which is just pro- decided to submit the problem to the League of Nations, and that would be welcomed.

the machine was taken on its which a special Commission will be appointed to lay the Chinese case ABOUT RACING.

first fight on this route by up was filed on 21st August. applicable to this cass in Sect. vided us with an electioneering the American aviator Johnson. There is no evidence to show 50, and the action should have sensation, bears a before that body. If the report is true, the developed in PDT owners in Hongkong are The machine, which is of a that Green at any time prior to been one for damages. It is not makes a pathetic appeal at the interesting one, not the discs this is facies be in the doubtless very interested to know bigger capacity than the previous that date put his position relating an act for damages and no amend present moment to all nature. a very long time must elapse before this issue can be taken up by what Shanghai will do in the the League and any decision given. If Chins had had in mind the suggested importation of Austrahere, is capable of conveying four orders to the defendants. The it one: nor have any damages/been the original bome of the to the contingent nature of these ment has been asked for to make lovers. It is supposed to have

idea of submitting the question to the League from the beginning lian ponies for the purposes of passengers. It entered the Har-defendants now sue for $22,500, been proved in the case at all. Dartford warbler, which - pes- protest, at the same time intimating that she intended bringing this does in such a matter Hongkong "taxied" up to the usual roor-defence is a twofold one; in law base their claim simply on the appearing. This is the only Shantung question before the League at the earliest opportunity. Now she is in the position of not being a member of the League, the is almost bound to follow, seeing ing place off Statne Pier. The stay that no action under any cirprice of the goods, without any British warbler which does not that we depend on 50 many of the machine here was for alcumstances of the facts will lie averment that they still hold the migrate, and Darwinian ornitho- Convenant of which is part and parcel of the Versailles Treaty, and owners and jockeys from the short time only, and it started on for the price of these goods and goods for the plaintiff or that) logisis rather gleefully assert that yet desiring to make use of its influence to redress what she northern Port. There is really the return flight, via Repulse Bay: on the facts that the whole of the they have tendered them and he the pretty little bird is doomed considers to be a wrong. The other item which we bave in mind is nothing new in the suggestion, to Macaoshortly after five o'clock. arrangement between Green and has refused to accept them or to extinction for violating the a reported statement of Japan's policy in consequence of China's refusal to negotiate.

for years ago Australian whalers It is understood that an exhibi-Stone were contingent upon one that they have been sold on bis laws of nature. But the Dartford From telegram which we published yesterday it will have were used, so were also thorough-tion fight will be given during Bond, then in the employ of account: Under these circum-warbler, though rate now on

bred borses been noticed that the Japanese Government is credited with the England. Of course, that was at Repulse Bay in which s num-Hongkong, joining Green in his for the plaintiff on the counter-imon on the Bussex Down

imported from the course of the next few days Messrs. Gande, Price and Co, of stances I can only enter judgment native heaths, is still fairly com intention of declaring to the world that as China refuses to open many years ago, and the late bar of the larger machines will business, and that Bond was not claim.

where the shepborde call it the negotiations, Japan cannot see her way to abide by her promise to Governor, Sir Henry May, has take part. The exbibition will be able to do so. And this is said Mr. M Reader Harris, for French blackbird,”—and it return the territory. If that is a true reflection of Japan's in made interesting reference to it in tention, there will no doubt be many who will say that the Japanese his book are making China's refusal an excuse for getting out of a promise Horse Racing in Hongkong." Notes ou Pony and which was never intended to be honoured. The promptness with China ponies have had a long spelt which this report has been circulated would lead support to such an of popularity, but it is questioned reason against their being intro-existence ides. But we can hadis credit Japan with acting in such a clomes in some quarters whether they duced here. Whether they will ment is strenuously denied with costs. Judgement for plain local by-laws, from the blind sest and andiplomatic manner. Japan has promised to return the ter provide the best sport possible ever supercede the China pony by Stone, and it was for the tiff on the counter-claim, general of "collectors. Some ESTE SZO ritory, and she must know that there are other ways of adjusting having regard to their cont. Aus altogether is s point very much reason that bis evidence was coals incurred thereby and all naturalist (1) publicly onerad the matter than direct negotiation with China Arbitration by a tralian pedigree ponies are noted open to question but their promis essential on that point that the costs occasioned to the defendant five guineas for a pair of Dartford third party is one. And until all other means have failed, Japan for their work and in every ed advent will occasion quite a bearing of this co-claim was de-by the issue of fact (including cost warblers with their nest-prob would assuredly not be justified in blandly informing the world that way seem suitable for racing deal of interest among all racing ferred till now. The evidence is of the commission to Hongkong) ably without success, because the she intends holding on to the territory. We trust that even yet some on Eastern tracts. They have circles. How the matter is finally now all before me some of it to be paid by plaintiff to the de- nest se neatly adapted to the sur- way out of the impasse will be found. But it must be said that been taken up in Indis and viewed in Shanghai will decide oral and icet of it taken on cem-fendant, one to be set off against rounding furze and most diancials China's dilly-dallying and eventual refusal to do anything but sit elsewhere and there seems no for us.

mission. It is worthy of note the other.

to discoveria RA still have not been helpful factors in this unfortunate dispate,

open

that have

One of plain flying.

been

seen

After further observations, his ful students in future! WAS öled to Lordship concluded : — "The

bame that

to be the contingent arrangement plaintiff, and Mr. W. 8. Levinson, ssems to be spreading, westward, which was vaguely mentioned for defendant, addressed bis Lord like the nightingale, for it has by Green to the defendants la ship with respect to costs, and the been reported during recent years this letter of 2nd April. The following order was mede: Judge from Devon and Cornwall. It of Such arrangement for plaintiff on the claim, suffered sadly, until protected by

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