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NOTES & COMMENTS.
INDEPENDENCE DAY.
SATURDAY, JULY
DAY BY DAY.
1895.
EVERYONE FOR SOME BRIEF HONGKONG, TWENTY- To-morrow is Independence PERIOD IN EARLY LIFE SHOULD FIVE YEAR'S AGO.
THROWN ON HIS OWN Day and in all sincerity we axtand to American residents our ASOURCES TO REALISE THE hearty falleltations. For them FULL SCOPE OF SELF-RELIANCE the day has a great significance —Havelock Ellia.
and other peoples too, if they are
(Compiled from the Hunghting Telegraph" Bles for week- ruding July 10NĀ, 1893)
THE DOLLAR
SHIPPING NOTES.
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
There was a touch of reim humour in the selection of Hythe
(BY NEPTUNE"}
The death of Captain F. Hamilton, of the sa. Phuempenh, last week in Hongkong, removes the place for the miniature peace conference hakt recently. a very popular figure from the or all places along our coasts Chink Coast. The deceased was a Hythe probably suggests war young man, about 32 years old,] most inevitably; for a very long and came from a good family in period it has been associated with Scarborough. He had bean saran war, rumours of war, and pre- years on the China Coast,coming parations against war. Even in out to the Far East in 1911 sita modern uses it has been de fourth officer of the Dilwara,dicated to the purposes of one of He later worked for the Straits the most famous schoola of July 4th. The British cruiser Steamship Co. and had been musketry. It was here that Sir Spartan arrived here this forenoon Captain of the as. Phempenh John Moore exercised and "licked The Gazde contains a tabia/from Anping,and from enquiries for a year. By his caraful naviga~ |into shapo" the troops which
so minded, van very sympatheti-
There was one British app- cally share in the spirit of prond nationalism that under-fatal case of scarlet fever antifed
the Fies
celebration. One Jalarday. com-hundred and forty-four years
The departure of the Empress berty loving people
free of Russia has now been fixed for natural g
declared that they were to govern their own affairs and daylight to-morrow (Sunday). destinies and at the end of a
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file war Britain had to consent
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them)
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1920.
CHINA'S TRADE.
recently made
ever
commee
10
in-
must
art
July 4th. The race of the Dollar, on demand, is 23. 1-5/48.
pean
THE FORMOSAN WAR
AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY.
***
a
:be
* American
THE PLAGUE FIGHT.
abe
ber It will
by
are in a tion he had earned the full can-
were destined afterwards to make to that declaration and recognise giving the contents of the local made on boant wa that the new Republic of the reservoirs for the rain gear 1919 position to state that the Euro-fidence of his Company. He had for Napolaan the "Spanish ulcer,
residents of Taiwanfoo been ailing for the last two or Not far away is the, place where Vaited States of America was 20.
are now in rather less danger three trips, but always attended to the younger Pitt, colonel of right and just. The principles of
than they were on Monday bringing the ship into harbour, Valunteers, asked Sir John Witat liberty that upheld the insurree- tionists (as Britain then thought The following telegram bas and Tuesday, owing to the On Monday, akter tizing the vessel would be the precise function of Bas been steadfastly been received from the Ministry "Black Flag" having advanced to the buoy, be collapsed on the his corps in case of invasion and since and of Marine, Bangkok:-"Wreck of northward to meet and give door of his cabin. He was a mai received the reply." You, sir, and
in Bangkok Bar battle to the Japanese. The end of powerful will. A quarter of an America to-day is not the least steamboat
over there, while 1 an my. nien of the world's champions of Channel removed. Markboat with of the blastering old Chiefs bour before his death he was on your men would becopy that bill the engaged the enemy earthly career may, therefore, be the bridge, and attended to the what is ju what con-drawn."
asinmed to be not very far off duties connected with the ship. He beach." It was Hythe and its forms to the vital prin-
crossed the was married only two years $60 10 immediate neighbourhood which ciple of liberty. The world The Viest of St. Andrew's and when he has is a little distraught at the end of Church, Kowloon, and Mrs. Lind-border it may be said, and with Miss Aileen Prior of Penang and threw Cobbett into transports of rage 97 years age **Here has what has been the most titanic say are going on holiday daring reason, that a good riddance of at the time of his death his wife
been the squandering, here has war in history and it is only August," and the Bev. G. E. S. bad rabbbish has been effected, was with him:
been the pauper-making work. natural that on some questions of Upsdell is to have charge of the One small British gunboat, the
Here we see some of the causes during Mr. Lindsay's Tweed, is et present the only war adjustment all nations should not parish
The Phuempanh has had vessel at Anping. Forty marines
which OFF now sending some seeeye to eye. On some matters absence.
aad Captains Shrubrick and chequered career. we have criticised the doings of!
driving others to flee the country Washington diplomats and polis
Tenders are being invited for Brabazon arrived by the Spartan remembered that last summer formers to the workhouse and
escaped catastrophe
And the jor to cut their throats." ticians, and they in their tum the construction of £ 2-foot read July 4th-In acetudance with a miracle, having left Saigon military canal from Hythe to have not been lath to criticise
a few days after the Hauroto from Taitam Gap to Shek O and
ancient usage Suggestions DI poliries and
Cape D'Aguilar, 1st Section; and British statesmen. But
for the construction of a 10-foot friends in Hongkong have been was lost, and the Phoempenb Rse drew from Cobbett the no: and
of
busy to-day celebrating with their escaped miraculously. She was unnatural comment that it was a aut
season road Seaso
from Wanchai Gap
accustomed lavish bospitality. not commanded then by the decurious phatacle to rely upon to uged have consistently we
Magazine Gap..
The anniversary of the declara ceased, but by Captain R. M. de keep ou: "the armies which have that among the vital things
tion of American independence. la Sala, who afterwards stated 50 often crossed the Rhine and a continuance and necessary is
During the past quarter there The ships in harbour, notably the that he was deceived by the action the Danube,” strengthening of the cordial re-
in Hongkong P. M. Co's ocean greyhound China of that particular typhoon, which lations existing between Britain were analysed!
and and King O'Keef's fast and acted contrary to all the laws of
Bishop Welldon has inaugurat- Its line of progression, led the cricket season with a and the great Republic of Northlander the Sale of Food
we recognise Drugs Ordinance twelve samples powerful Sacht Santa Cruz, havalarms. America, because
anas he discovered too late. was that in that continuance is con-of milk and six of beer. All were been conspicons owing to tained be safeguard of a liberty found genuine excepting two unusually liberal display of bug-between W.S.W. and S.W. and trival of the now rather familiat Ling, and both afloat and ashore N.W. Instead of the Phuraipenh complaint that cricket is not ad dearer than that of America.jsamples of milk.
the merry punch bowl has maning before a strong S. lively as it used to be, that hats men do not take riska as of old. dearer than that of Britain-the
was thought greatly aided in making things monsoon, which liberty of all the nations of the
It is notified that, at the ex-
bura " 011
welto be the after wird follow-that leg hitting has disappeared. day
and so on. How much generat world. These two great countries piration of three months, batelabate. Colonel Hunt, the able ing up, behind the typhoon truth is there in these accusations,
Cause Choy Kee Steam Bakery and
account of its strength. against A liberty usun Confectionery. Company. Limited and popular United States Consul, on
At Home from 11 am. is the vessel was renning right into and how far do Bishop Welldon's memories of cricket in my militarism, pouring out men will, unless cause is shown to the
which hours the centre of the storm.
youth" concentrate themselves on p.m. between and
ID treasure
seep
<ruck contrary. be
off the visitors flocked in his commodious
a few mighty hitters? One F.M. violete 3
sacred principle Register and the Company will offices and the Agent of the jand, despite their differenceste dissolved.
It is seldom that the sailing of Grace may well have gilded a Pacific Mail Company, Messrs.
an Empress boat is delayed as young man's memory with the On matters of detail, it
Shewan Tomes and Co. Dr. be recognised that both animated by the same desires At Bugby Park, Kilmarnock, Noble and other representatives of has been in the case with the belief that all batsmen played Empress of Russia. She did not that wonderful game which was now, the only variante being on or 2nd May, in the presence of the United States have dispensed arrive on schedule, noe is she "not cricket" as the aggrieved old stager said). The great George ailing on schedule. She may procedure. In this little British 3,000 spectators. the Kilmarnock their favours with the utmost) is in every Among the Glorious Fourth" When we think of the political upheavals which have been Colony, hunsing as it does 30 Athletic club provided a capital cordiality and liberality. The make up fee the last time by Parr, whose leg hi-ting the Bishop steam up Kobe is taboo on the great batsman, bat for his 43 coavulsing China for an almost indefinite period, recall the financial y American friends, we can afternoon's sport.
Athletic a great day that we are bound to outward route. owing to the innings in 1852 he averaged little and other embarrassments of the Government and ponder over the well aford to pause and pay the crack ninners was J. B. Bell.sense of the word, a glorious and heading for Vancouver with more may have in mind, was certainly over 13, and for 16 innings in seasonable tribute to the ideals Glasgow University
celebrate" an-Club, son of Mr. W. D. Bell.
epidemic of cholera That is raging brigandage and robbery which are so common throughout the country that brought to-morrow's
there. It may not be known rst-class cricket in 1853 be it is rather sunrising to learn that China had no successful riversary into being and which Taikoo Dockyard, who in the 220 year commercially in 1915.
that the Empress of Russia car-averaged not much more than 12. So much is disclosed by the annual
July 5th-We are glad.to be infried a record number of passeng. The record of the great W.G.'s report un trade recently issued by the Maritime. Customs which are helping to evolve out of this gards handicap maintained his shows that doning the twelve monits there was init throughout the Present world tangle a happy, fine reputation as a sprinter by
position to state bat owing to ers on her isa: trip from the Farlinnings shown, that he rarely man on the tape after an
the plague epidemic having East, and I am told that at scored anything like as fast as Chinese markets a big demand from European sources for rawaterdeper -unt, and free human winning la creat style. He beat
Ind. pendence Day has a his face. materials. In this connection, it is most illuminating to learn that significanes that simply forces exciting struggle, his time being become practically non-existent Tokobama some of the sextees Hobbs does to-day, or as fast as the value of China's foreign trade during the year increased by no itself to be recognised in these! 23.3-5 serende.
at Marad medical inspection of were converted into cabias-the Hirst and Tyldesley nearly always less a sum than 337 millione aels as compared with 1918 and b days pregnant with opportuni-
passengers at the Holy City number mentioned to me being did yesterday. The truth seems 337 millions when contrasted with the figures for 1913. What is
ties for wise statecraft.
MajorGeneral Sir Alexander has been stopped. We avail our some twenty. providing accom-to be (and it is as well to remem mure. for the tre time since statistics became available, the value
Bruce Tulloch. K. C.B. C.M.G|selves of this opportunity to modation for double that number ber it in advance of this year's On some of the tarrackers) that cricket is & of her exports at the moment of shipping all but balanced her
died at Glaslyn. Gilweru. Brecon-congratulate the Sanitary Anth-of passengers.
different game nowadays, Bowlers exports. The result of all this, we are told,is that China's capitalists
shire, on May 25th. He had had urities of Macao and the residents American liners as much as a ned merchants have been less dependent on foreign manufactures and
an adventurous military career of the Colony on having success-thousand yea had been paid by no longer bowl the balls from
2 terrible
and passengers is premim to officers which the old leg hitters scored there has arisen a boom in industrial enterprise which has only been
That Britain is slowly but sure which began in the Crimden and fully defeated
of the vessels for accommodation, their mighty swipes. It is not so limited by the impossibility of obtaining the necessary machinery.
His soldiering be
and it is not surprising that eng-much that they are not prepared There is, however a note of wanting struck in the report, and regaining her Guancial stability included service in every quarter insidions for.
ineers and others gave up their to take risks as that it would be this is to the effect that the business activity has been largely due is moss eloquently proved by the of the globe.
were abled bylgan kis the 1st Royal Scota. to exceptional conditions and it would be rash to counten a continueturns which
"To Reptergesterday dealing with the whom he joined in 1855, and with
July 10th-The members of bunks to people who were pre o use taking risks. Interesting ance of the demand for China's products regardless, of price.
throughout the
at their best, are truggling to meet bar future competitors on equal terms." says the writer of the past quarter revenue and ex- whom he served in the Crimea the Fire Brigade will present Mr. pared to pay the full passage cricket to the expert is eriches reports." China most reform her present system of inland taxation penditure. It says something for In 1957 and
outwit each other not the kind and improve her internal transport. Her traders and producers the eñor which is going on when Mutiny he was with his battalion H.E. Wodehouse on Saturday the is a thousand yen as cumsha! where batsman and howler, both It would be interesting to know of cricket admired by the young will also do well to organise effective measures to check adulterarerenus can be increased from in India. and in 1858 he was silver cup 39
135 millions to 314 millions and transferred to the 2nd Battalion tion, of which frequent complaint is heard on all sides."
But though srade Bourished in China last year, it must not be expenditure decreased from 401 as Hongkong, and serred through esteem and a token of their the nature of the reply that the person who was overheard, after That the China campaign of 1839. recognition of his able leadership Guilds will receive from Messrs. a strenuous half-hour of good assumed that conditions generally are all that they might be. millions to 245 millione.
the Brigade. China has a long road to travel get before she can dupe to take her virtual effer: is that instead of a being appointed D.A.Q.M.C. with during bis long connection, with Jardine, Matheson and Company batting and bowling last year, to expeditionary force It is deficit as in the same quarter last the rightful place amongst the producing countries of the world. recorded in the report that with the exception of certain public Fear of 215 millions there is a sur-Caston. works whichare their existence mainly to the pressure to trade plus rerence of over 30 million
An Indian watchman employ HUMPHREY interests there is not much to be recorded of essential developments, pounds. And this must be taken
by Messrs. Whiteaway, undertaken for the benefit of the country as a whole, such as the es only an indication of what is fed
to the mes on these vessels. I realise before the meeting wbs: increase building of good roads and bridges the introduction of scientific going to be a very much impro Laidlaw and Company was to
believe that the two Companies a fifty per methods of agriculture and cattle-treeding. afforestation, and the ing situation. The Floating De day remanded, on The application
will take joint action in the matter. represented. reclamation of waste lands. Unfortunately, says the report, has been reduced since Marco31 of Mr. Blake, who appeared for
LAST TWO NIGHTS.
It does not look that these Com- "such undertakings as these present no prospect of immediate protit by over 26 millions, but many the defence, on the charge of
Playgoers are reminded that panies will give any further for the individual and require for their prosecution vast capital and more millions remain to be wiped stealing a quantity of cloth valued
England off.
It is one of the pet hobbies of is doing this la: $73 from the shop. Inspector an administrative machinery which are not at present available to
Company is now rapidly drawing granted their men, and if they the two Guilds to picture to the State or its citizens. So long, however, as these essentials are without any excessive incres Moore stated that he was inform the season of the above popular increase than they had already
articles trad bee'd curtailed.
badly lacking it appears to be inevitable that the economic developmen: in taxation. Her public spend-led
been missing from the shop, and to a close. To-night the Com-enter a plea of non possumus, it outsiders that the China Coast of the country should remain one-sided, that the process of wateringing has
pany is presenting a special All should not surprise shipping men, officers and
On the authority of should continue that aeroplanes should come before roads and that many heavy spindles should be multiplied while the improvement and extension in military and naval directions cloth were missing. Detective entirely new to Hongkong. and shipping companies engaged on Shipping and Engineering of farewell performance which through very trying times. There journal's own words, that "when of cotton cultivation are allowed to lag. It is true that motor With the settlement of many of Dorling was assigned to the case. Monday it is giving a grand the China Coast run are going Shanghai, I may say, in that outstanding international and in a search in the watch man's will include all the most popular is not enough freight offering a survey is taken of the condi- ronda have been constructed in the far North and that the
items of ita repertoire and and, in addition to that, must be tions now prevailing in many regulations for the building and upkeep of roads throughout Froblems Britain will be able to quarters he found the missing
she is cloth. The watchman was given several new and novel features. considered the severe competition parts of world as regards the the country have been promulgated by the Government. It is also true spend far less than
door keys in order that that something has been done in the way of improving the cultivation spending now, especially if the the of silk, tes, cotton, and other products by the privato. enterprise complete working establishment he could have access into the Monday also being the day sat that they have to meet and are mercantile marina officer and the trade in these of the League of Nations is made premises during the night to see apart for the Fourth of July already meeting from foreign employment, it can be perceived celebrations. of merchants and others interested in
Americans could owned vessels, who are trying to that those on the bios Coast staples and by the efforts of enlightened officials here and there. an accomplished fact. Internal that everything was in order.
able way of finishing their day trade. Freights are going back companies are more favourably and mineral resources of the country, which constitate the at a fairly high level for some these keys, be entered the shop than by a visit to the Theatre to their old state, and things are situated than the majority." We But it cannot be too strongly emphasised that the vast agricultural expenditure must be maintained is alleged that, with the aid of and no more pleasant and enjoy capture a slice of the China Coast serving on the coastal shipping
told that One bas only 10 on the previous night and stole Royal, why the Humphrey altogether bad. I am told that are
many officers foundation of its future strength and independence, lie to a grea: time to come.
Bishop Co. in bonour of the at the meeting of the men engaged and engineers in the Austral- extent wasted or untouched. Yet it is on the intelligent develop think of the railways, the mines, thescielb
occasion, are including several on the Indo-China Navigation ian ports have become so dis
with the constantly ment of these that the success and continued prosperity of the in- the food control and subsidies,
vessels, which was bell last week gosted dustries now springing up like mushrooms all over the country will housing, the cry for more liber-
ality in the realm of education it is that Britain most commit appropriate items.
at the offices of Messrs. recurring strikes on the Austral ultimately depend."
Jardine, Matheson and Co.. tolian coast that some have come to The needs of China could not be better expressed than they are and the many directions in which herself to a course of debt repay.
discuss with their employers the Hongkong, and soms gone to in the above quotation. A pressing necessity is more railways, and money is needed to make good ments. All these things com-
Canadian mills
produced situation, the men were impressed Shanghai, and yet again others not the least important of the links yet to be completed is the line the war-time economies to realise bine to create a position of great
the fact that owing to bave retomed to England. If the so bad as ́ the ́ between Canton and Hankow. The repoft, speaking of railways, that Britain could with profit to delicacy and importance, but if says the development of existing and new lines was almost com- her people spend every penny Britain as a producing and syli-215,000 tons of news print paper with
that is raised. International ing country can enjoy a few during January, February, and increased overbead charges and conditions are plately halted during the year because of fonds. We can only hope that under the new Consortium agreement this drawback will soon credit and the establishment of years prosperity all will be well March, or 20,000 tons more than greater competition the Company Guilds picture, then why do they
Guild. Most of the men did not countries to the Chins Cost? be overcome. There is a great future for China, but it cannot be favourable trade and exchange And that is where Labour bas during the corresponding period could not meet the wishes of the attract so many men from other
rates are vitally important, and so so great sa opportunity to help. last year. realised wilbout foreign estance, both financial and technical.
BRITAIN'S STABILITY.
and
that
at
A PRESENTATION,
13:h instant, with a bandsome
mark of their
*
and Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, say,
And now it's time that one who operate respectively the of them got out.”
Indo-China Navigation Co., Ltd. and the China Navigation Com- BISHOPans, with regard to the demand
COMPANY.
for an increase of fifty per cent.
the leaves and branches of the pagoda tree instead of its roots in a few years will be freed of yesterday morning it was reported Vaudeville programme, which is for it is common knowledge that paid.
items, especially to the Police that several rolls of
It
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