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LOCAL JEREMIADS.
Hongkong bas its Jeremiads, true enough, and we rather we). comed the comment made in a morning contemporary yesterday in which one of these down-heart-
TUESDAY, JULY 2
DAY BY DAY,
HAPPINESS IS A PERFUME YOU QÀNNOT POUR ON OTHERS WITH- OUT GETTING A FEW DROPS ON YOURSELF.
AN ISLANDER'S ·
DIARY.
{BY "AJAX.")
* I bear that a number of app lications bare gode
to
CORRESPONDENCE.
To the Way of the * Hongkong -
IEEBRUGGE-MEMORIAL FUND.
TODAY'S MISONLLANY.
Hari those Freemasons are putting forward a“ propost)
to rebuild Solomon's Temple at
Sir-am directed to forward Jerusalem, to mark the expulsion The total output of the Kailan Secretary of State for the Colonies for your information the enclosed of the Turk from the Holy Land, ed pessimists was rather called to Mining Administration's mines for the post of Harbour Mastor copy of a letter received by His sat down to count the coet? It beck. All this talk about busi- for the week ending 10th July, in Hongrong: Commander Beck-Excelleney the Governor from she took an army of some 155,000 ness firms being in dire straits, of amounted to 89,951 tons and the with had been appointed, to the Right Honourable Lord Emmott, men, working constantly thres firmus having lost lakhs on this sales during the period, to 74,401 acting post by H.E the Governor, a.c.x... Chairman of the Zeebrug. years, to erect the edifice. To and on that, and of a financial ions.
but his appointment has not a ga Memorist Fund, of which His house, feed, and pay such an arisis pending, is hardly likely to de Hongkong any good, even
yet received the sanction of the Majesty the King and His Majesty army to-day would cost 60 mil- Secretary of State, though it were true. What is
In this con- the King of Belgium are Patrons. A Chinese was yesterday add-nection it may be interesting to
lion pound's. Quite apart from the true is that Hongkong, just as mitted to the Government Civil recall what occurred in 1902 to receive and transmit any con-would be the gold and silver if His Excellener would be happy cost of stone and iron there Japan and Shanghai, has suffered a Hospital suffering from injuries la that year the Hongkong tributions that little by the set-back in exchange sustained whilst jumping off Government appointed Captain towards the Frad.-1 am, Sir, act duplicate of Solomon's. may be made the proposed Temple is to be an -a set-back that not only meant tramcar
at Des Voeux Road Basil Taylour Harbour Haster. Your obedient servant. a loss in some esses on sctual Central.
He was, I am înfarmed, in that
Sa (remarks the Morning Post) contracts but one that made now
post for a short time when Cap-
A. 6. M. FLETCHER.
the proposal of the Freemasons, business very difficult to get. It
tain Barnes Lawrence, RN,, oneį
Colonial Secretary's Office, trable though it is, is not was a case of "nothing doing," The Ray C. B. Shann left for morning stepped into the Har Hongkong, Auth, June, 1920.
kely ever to be more that a But that hardly warrants the London by the £3. Devanha bour Office, and informed Captain
proposal. dirges that have been sung. Let Amongst the other passengers Basil Tapiour that he was the
Copy. us look at the other side of the were Fay Lieut. Comdr. Jones Harbour Master of Hongkong. London, 10th June, 1920.
25, Victoria Street, Westminster, picture a little. We find that a and Mr. and Mrs. Sorby, all'aptain Taylour was almost
bound for Home.
A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD.rs of Hongkong is paid
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
Phone 16.
recupera-
countries and are, in fact, a re-
Victoria.
bas
While the reported acceptance floored when Barnes Lawrence To His Excellency Sir B. E. by the Royal and Ancient Com- produced his letter of appoinment Stubbs, Governor of Hongkong,mittee and the American delegates by the American Consul-General,
H. M. S. oiler Pearleaf left from the Colonial Office and he
of the heavy type as the standard Mr. Geo. E Anderson, in a Hongkong for Tarakan on Satur had to get out of his office and
His Excellency-Doubtless you golf ball will please the great recent report sant to his Govern- day. She is to load a cargo of oil amore from the wall the large have seen in the Press that the majority of gulfers it will not ment on the trade situation of the and then proceed to Sura to/ize portrait of himself that he City of Bruges contemplates the give unqualified satisfaction to Colony at the close of 1919. It is supply the warships escorting Basil Taylour than had to go ble episode of April 23rd, 1918, heavy ball goes down in water
bad bung up there.
erection of a memorial obelisk at players Captain
OFOT conisan which doubaful, be says, if there H.R. H. the Prince of Wales. -
Zeebrugge to commemorate the abound in water hazafils. The Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which requires world belonging to
another important port in the
Assistant Harbour Master, and them to forward their names and addresses with com.nunications concerned
a Power
during the great typhoon of 1906 when the entrance to the canal like a stone, and if the water is addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication, but a and which has readjusted itself so attempted to commit suicide by Captain Taylour became Harbour
in the Great War In a fit of insanity, a Chinese Barnes Lawrence died, and was blocked by our ships.
deep or there is much mad it is avidence of their bona fides.
The Burgemaster of Bruges goodbye to 23, 64. Manufacturers All communications intended for publication should be address-conditions as Hongkong. While honsa at No. 56, Connaught Road
readily and easily to post-war jumping from the roof of his Master.
having invited the cooperation of will still, no doubt, provide ad to the Editor.
the Anglo Belisa Committee in fosters" for those who, in- Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.
the Colany was directly con-Central into the yard. He was
this praiseworthy undertaking, adulging in friendly matches, cerned in hostilities only to a severely injured in the head and
Commander C. W. Backwith, separate Committee
beeamay use them at the water holes. limited extent, ils trade and very was sent to The rate of subscription to "The Hongkong Telegraph" is 535 life has been profoundly affected Civil Hospital.
the Government.S. who has succeeded Captain formed under the patronage of H. What these water bazards cost per annum. (Payable in Advarce)
Tarlour, is only acting Harbour M. King George and H. M. King golfers annually may be gathered The rate per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscrip-hand, since its trade and general, by the struggle. On the other
Master, bat there is no resson Albert, to collect subscriptions in from the fact that on a famous bious for any period less than one month will be charged as for a existence depend upon other tickets 139, 163 and 24 respective knows the working of the man, is working not only to obtain recovered nearly 200 of the
We are requested to state that at Home, though one never
why he should not be accepted the British Empire.
Manchester course when a little full month.
This Fund, of which 1 am Chair- pond was drained the professional The "Hongkong Telegraph" is delivered free when the addressee Blection of general conditions in won the lady's diamond ring. Colonial Office. What had hapa sum of money to add to the season's balls. is accessible to messenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies all this part of the world, the eats gold albert and lady's gold pened in 1902 may occur again. £5,000 already guaranteed by Bru- delivered at their residences without any extra charge. On copies manner in which it has responded will be kent to the late Warder of his local experience, is best amount, after the cast of the sent by post an additions! $1.30 per quarter is charged for postage.
bracelet. Drafts for £20 each Commander Beckwith, by reason ges but also to collect a sufficient) Single Copies, Daily, ten cer .5.
to new conditions is most signi- Speed's widow and St. Dunstan's suited for the post, and if he had memorial bas been defrayed, to was a past-master in the useful The late Sir Charles Mathews ficant. During 1919 there was a Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for constantis expanding trade, con- Home, being pars proceeds of the free hand he could introduce benent permanently recognised though risky art of snubbing a fixed period will be continued until countermanded.
The "Hongkong Telegraph" is now on sale at, and will be political conditions, and a con-
stantly improving social
many reforms. I hope it will Naval and Meresatda Marine judge Some years ago, when belivered to subscribers by, the Dairy Farm Company. Ltd.tantly increasing confidence in
not be his experience to have to Charities.
appearing before a notably can. Shameen, Canton, who are our agents there.
the future. The general spirit of rident in the Harbour, which we be the rightful occupant of the you can see your way to interest Sir Charles called a witness In regard to the shooting in-greet anyone who may claim to We shall be deeply grateful tankerous member of the Bauch, depression and lassitude which reported yesterday, information seat of Chief of the Harbour the people of Hongkong in this bearing the name of Jones. I characterised everything at to band states that it was the
Office.
undertaking so that a Committee can't find the deposition," com- the beginning of the year Liangchow, and not the Ying-
may be formed to collect subscripplained the Judge, and, on being ve way :a a spirit of chow, cn which the attempted
tions for the Fund. We feel are told that he would find it at the optimism and enterprise, and in murder took place. The assailant. the parts in British Colonies are approval would render substantial most
As a rule Harbour Masters of that such a body with your fend of the bundle, snarled, "It is practically every line of business who was reported to have jumped RNA A Merchantile Marine assistance in carrying out this witnesses called out of their inconvenient to bare there is every prospect of a suc-overboard after shooting the man has little chance of becoming national and imperial duty.-1proper order. cessful future. That is not only skipper's "boy" in the side, has Harbour Master, and bis highest am. Se.. more refreshing but quite true, not been seen since, and the can-ambition has to be met by being as a glance at the facts, even of clasion arrived at is that he was acting Assistant Harbon: Master. to-day, will prove. When the ex-drowned. port trade of the great manu- facturing countries becomes a
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JULY 27, 1930.
POLAND AND RUSSIA.
a
and
raile.
The posts of Harbour and Assist- ant Harbour Masters are the
little freer things will materially During blasting operations com- preserves of the Navy. We see improve, because the old basiness docted near the residence of Mr. that in Singapore, Fening. Hong- principle of exports paying for W. M. Johnson, the Chief Time-kong, and elsewhere. imports will re-asaert itsalf. Keeper of the Kowloon Docks. a Chins needs many things and to piece of rock Dew through the
1
I hear that Mr. Alex Ross may
(S3, Exiety. Chairman.
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Whereupon S Charles tok the man to stand down, and *aked the Judge, Which witness would your Lordship lika to be called?" "Surely it is no business of mine," ba replied, "to instruct you how to conduct your case." "That, my Lord, is precisely the view I Sir, The suggestion pat for-bad entertained. John Jones!TM Propeller" in Saturday's issue. witness-box. ward by your correspondent And Jones stepped back into the
STORM SIGNALS.
get them she bas to send out her window into the dining room,possibly come out to the Colony recommending that the typhoonl
missing Mr. and Mrs. Admittedly. things are quiet now,
who were inside. In consequence quite likely that his son will ac-Hill and elsewhere, be repeated The Bolsheviks have been getting their own back on the Poles by simism.
but there is no cause for per taking the necessary precautions compsuy him. Mr. Alex by telephone to the General Post names of our mothers and grand-
of this alleged negligence in invading the latter's country. In a sense, the Poles have asked
Are the good plain old Christian for it. They pushed their armies into Russian territory, going for THE VALUE OF DISCUSSION.
before blasting, a Chinese con⭑
was bere in 1908. being someoffice and miniature symbols mothers gone for ever? A clergy. tractor was summoned by In-Colony, He has been in Man-board for the benefit of the Mary, Alice, Harriet, and the
eleven beyond the limits laid down for them by the Peace Conference, and
years away from the displayed on the Arrivals man say that such names as Ann. Despite the great temptation. Smith to-day when Mr. Rowan,
spector Ans before Mr. N. Lchester and Liverpool, where he
now that they have been driven back and the enemy is within these we do not purpose commenting on who appeared for the defance has been managing the branche general public, would, I feel sure, like, rarely come to bim now at
summonS
client. The accordingly
wurprised
Dot
progress which
Yours, etc..
"TAIL SHAFT."
WBTO:
gates they are pleading for an armistice. But they are in a must the interview between Mr. Lloyd asked for a remand for instruc-arrives in the Colony he will the signals were decoded and the who were presented at Court re fortunate position than the Bolsheviks were, for the latter, when the George and the deputation from tions from his
of the firm. When Mr. Ross be highly appreciated. But the font. Polish forces were over-running their country, had only themselves
And the very first would it not simplify matters if seven Dames of the debutantes no doubt be only at the
information posted up at the cently were: Diana, Eileen A'ine. the Colony has made during his arbour Office. Post Office, and Megan, Gladys, Marjorie and absence, but at the remarkable the Hongkong and Kowloon ferry Joyce. The bridesmaids, too, at a
wharves?
West End wedding the other day,
Irene. Dorothea, Joan, and Wenifryde. Our Royal Family, at any rate, keeps to the good old-fashioned names, and, after all. Queen Mary grounds more queenly than, say, Queen Irane. The new fancy names were evidently beginning to get popular in Henley's day, for ha penned a whole ballad on the matter, ending up with the de- claration: "Anna's the name of names for me.”
LAWN BOWLS. ·
POLICE.
Bud Ogg
A. Clark
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to rely on to stem the invasion. In the new situation that bad the Trade Union Congress with arisen. the Allies made what appeared to be in effectual attempts regard to the Irish situation adjourned. to bring about an armistice, and then the Poles themselves sought Although several observations are to secure a cessation of the conflict. If they did not succeed. suggested we feel that Ireland they bad at least the assurance that the Allies would come to their can be given a rest for while. The case of the Annamite maid development which his own firm at, for the Eatente Powers have pledged their word to render all because, as Mr. Lloyd George charged with disorderly conduct bas made in the machinery, motor- the assistance they can.
says, things are going to be worse in respect of an alleged tussle car and engineering business. It has looked very much as if Poland, in ber recent ventures. were rather struck by one of his elle, was again before Mr. N. L. prominence is given to engineer
Lefore they are better. But we with her mistress, Mlle Bonnard In an office where so much Kowloon, July 27, 1920. Las been obsessed with a regrettably imperialistic spirit. In her incursions into Russian territory the assumed the role of the utterances when speaking of Smith at the Magistracy this ing oge is apt to think that new Prussia of Europe. Why she should bave taken up this attitude Russia, which was to the effect morning Inspector Davitt, who Messrs. Alex Roes and Co. is a little hard to understand, unless we put it down to sheer greed
that once discussions begin brought the case to the notice of specializes solely in that branch, or an undue fear of possible invaders. Her independence was. they are very ap! to end the French Consul yesterday, but as a matter of fact it does an secured for her at the Peace Conference, at which the Allies gained:
in the clearing up of all stated that a great deal of cor- exceedingly large business in for her e Baltic port of entry at Danzig. Had it not been for the misunderstandings. That is a respondence had already been piece goods, representing some of Entente Powers, Poland would still have been partitioned among very valuable addition to the received from other quarters by the best manufacturers in Map-
TAIKOO POLICE. Russia, German and Austria-Hungary. But with the coming of utterances of statesmen, who are the French Consul whilst the case chester and Bradford. independence there also appears to have been born a Germanized working for world peace. The was in progress the other day,
The following are the results of spirit of militarism. The latest of Poland's road adventures bas plea of the day is for discussion and on both parties being brought
the bowling match between Taikoo ended rather disastrously. The belief that the Polish Army could and more discussion. It was before him yesterday, the decision
Messrs. Whiteaway, Laidlaw
and Police played on Talkoo Green successfully invade Russia after the European Powers bad failed to only because Germany refused to was reached of sending the ser-
and Co.'s establishment is
and ending in a win for Taikoo by destroy Russia's ever-renewed military strength has met with give time for discussion that the vant back to Pakhoi where the undergoing extensive alterations
15 points.- failure. Looked at now, the spectacular Polish dash appears to events of July 1914 plunged the wished to go.
The first floor of the building
JAJKOV. have been a raid for more territory and power, the results of which world into the late catastrophic enquired what bad transpired in by offices, has been taken over by Grott
His Worship which was until recently occupied McLeod have been to delay the world settlement with Russia and to need with the Germany delegates at due her, and was informed that their furniture and hardware Drummond (S) 18 J. Clark (5) 25 will do, for while thousands of
war; it was not until discussion regard to her claim for the wages the Company, who are having Morrison losely add to the sufferings of eastern Europe. Mr. Lloyd George the recent conferences that the that matter had also been seen to ridently described it as
reckless and foolish," the only excuse for Allies came to realise Germany's by the Consul, who would square floor. The scheme of improvement Sloan Which was Bolshevist interference in Polish affairs.
departments transferred to that Weir this were merely a matter between Russia and Poland, we very many real difficulties. If up this claim and afford to stand by and let the two countries settle the matter there had always been as much
initiated by Mr. Smith, the Perric Manager, is most up-to-date, and Hamilton (5) 32 Gerrard (8) f they could. But there is something to be said for Mr. Lloyd readiness displayed for discussion George assertion that an independent Poland is essential to the history of the world would have that which
will make the store one of the Obrien whole fabric of peace. A wholes de Bolshevist occupation of Poland, read far differently to what it thrown up into hard relief and is be a lift going from the ground to Grimshaw
is extremist is nest in the Colony. There will Young resulting in close contact with restless Germany, might well epell does now. If we could only get a soon reduced to an untenable the first floor. Never has the local MacLachlan (S)17 Grant (8) 20 different thing, has strange twists endiées future trouble. And that is why the Allies assured Poland of military assistance if needed. Not only would Poland thigh angle from all view sible road to reasonability and it ous times as since Mr. Smith took representative body discussing plea Discussion is the only pos- branch experienced such prosper- lose her independence. but Europe might again be thrown into a points, then surely we should is the latter quality that the over charge. He has transformed "great calamity. All the same, Poland has lost, much of the sympathy which would have been felt for in her present plight by extremist is meeting extremist was for that reason more than surprised and pleased everyone.
badly needs.. It the store in a manner that has her madcap adventure into Russian territory. It seems as though with adamant front. Whilst that any other that we welcomed the we are still some way off final peace in Europe and the Near East condition lasts what hope can the formation of the League and There is this Russo-Polish business and the serious rising in there be? The idea underlying we hope that in its propaganda it Mesopotamis, to say nothing of the happenings in Ireland. Armies the formation of the League of will lay due emphasis on the are needed still apparently, though the Allies troops have bad, we Nations is that discussion shall power of discussion as a factor in The Labour Gazette states that causing the boy's death, was dis- stories were told at lunch hould think, about enough of fighting. We cafitiof imagine that be the sole medium of settling the prometion of world-wide the general level of retail prices charged by the magistrates at about chauce and the Derby her British or French soldiers would enter into this Polish dispute international disputes, though peace. We want to be able to fincluding food, clothing fuel, Nottingham recently. It was winner. A. City office boy named ith any great enthusiasm, or that the former will be over-anxiousin that case the term "arbic judge of both sides, and if both and Hight, &c., as rents) at let stated that the occurrence was Spion drew Solon Kop in his to do aby more scrapping" in Mespot. And so we hope that any ration" is more frequently used sides are known dod resh military obligations which fall on the Allies will only repre- So soon as men brought fully then men's common com prepared by the Ministry of the father was explaining the drew Splan on In the Block known June as indicated by the statistics accidental, a gun exploding while office tweepy and a broker, who at what in abachutely called for in the way of precautionary face to face and are compelled ception of justice can soon dictate Labour was about 150 per cent. mechanism to the boy, who was Exchange
sures. The world has had its fill of fighting during the past to state their respective cases, terms of settlement.. years. We want real pesce-now,
above the level of July 1914 killed outright
as there has been for war, the
soon come to a settlement. But world
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G. Watt
R. C. Watt Kent
Blackman Robertson Grimmett
At every meal on June 4 were being discussed the strange chances of this year's Derby sweeps. A sweep itself is a chance, quite apart from the "draw.
and what the horses
sweeps are held openly, the police pagace down on one or two' 7 in-the-street does
each year, so that the man- not know how, the matter stands, Justice may be blind, but the legal. mind, which iz
very
and prejudices. Thus ons zonda 52 that at Epsom one man was arrested for the three-card-trick, and one for pricking the garteri But this writer saw these games SON SHOT BY HIS FATHER. being carried on under the eyes George Wilmot, a miner, who of the police all over the Downs shot his son, aged 11 years, and on Derby Day, and officialdom had been detained on a charge of only smiled kindly. Two good
for 41 and low:
sold his treket
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