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BIRTHS.

MacINTYRE-At Glasgow, on July 5th, to Mr. and Mrs. Neill MacIntyre, a daughter.

DEARING-To Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Dearing, in San Francisco, a son. Vinton Adams Dearing. July 30 North China and Japan papers please cops.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 1920.

ABOUT CHINA.

GRAPHA

MONDAY, AUGUST.

CURRENT COIN.

DAY BY DAY.

A MAN'S GOT TO LOSE MORE

(BY "MERCATOR")

BANK HOLIDAY,

To-day, August Bank Holiday, THAN MONEY TO BE BROKE our thoughts naturally fly home-

WHEN PELLOW'S GOT A wards, and we think of the crowda

esponsible if the bill is returned dishonoured? It is a moot point in law, and I am told that very shortly a test case will come up before the Supreme Court. The point, I am toki, has never been

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

Will the sea become “dry”— The Rice But, the organ of raised in any Law Cours before, for Americana-is a vexed and BACKBONE AND A Messrs. W. T. Welisch and Co and is an after-the-war pheno- vexing question of the hour. It of happy holiday-makers who will STRAIGHT

EYE. HIS CREDITORS the well-known rice brokers of menon. When these bills were is generally understood that the be enjoying excursion trips to the CLEAN seaside and other beauty-spots of DON'T HAVE TO LIE AWAKE San Francisco, who dave recently returned dishonoured by the San pussyfoot does not stretch more the Old Country. Happily, they NIGHTS WORRYING OVER His established a branch in Hons Francisco merchants the Banks than three miles out to men; but will not on this day be affected by | LIABILITIES—G. A. Lorimer, the increased railway rates, which do not come into opera- tion *until Friday

Daxt

though the present fares are Taking an overdose of aniseed high enough in all conscience, oil, Chinese woman died at Day-excursions to some fresh Yaumati yesterday.

Chinese W89

gambler, 2

kong, has an editorial on the here wrote to the shippers asking the "dry" section are trying to failure of the Cuban buyers to for instructions as to how to dis- gat a ruling from the Department honour their drafts. It says that pose of the rice stocks that were of Justice on the total prohibition during the past two months lying in the godowns in Fran- of alcohol on American ships. At financial crisea had arisen in most cisco. Tha exporters have present the order of the day is of the big rice importing markets repudiated

responsibility. ***What's your?" But the stocks of the world. A great many and disclaim any interest in those have to be laid in at foreign individuals and firms believing rice stocks. They maintain that parts. there would be no surplus of when the Banks bad purchased Rangoon rice for export, and that the bills under the conditions of

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They say that the fine Adna

a world shortage of rice existed, the latter of credit that had been house, No. 14, Newman-street, off bought heavily in futures. The opened the responsibility of the Oxford-street, is shortly to be dicated upon there being no Ran-meantime the rice that had been on the site for Moon's Club, which heavy demand for futures, pre-exporters had ceased. In the pulled down and anothar erectad Coon rice available for export, shipped to San Francisco has to has occupied it for dancing par resulted in an inflation of prices be sold before it becomes bad and poses during the past year or so., in the supplying markets. Instead unfit for human consumption. Newman-street was built de of the anticipated further rise in

rween 1750 and 1770, and still prices. however, the officially

| announced allocations of Rangoon

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rice by the

spot, with change of environment and naw sights to be seen, are amongst the experiences we lose

Last night a by coming Baafat least, in the stabbed by an unknown man at case of Hongkong people. Here Spring Garden Lane and a report in this self-contained little com was made to the Police of bas munity, the week-end and the district who sent the injured man occasional holiday lose much of to Hospital for treatment of the their attractiveness for the two serious wounds that were simple reason that we have so inflicted. The assailant has not few new places to which we canį been arrested. go. We cannot get away from| the same old scenes

The whole trouble with regard contains a lot of good work of and the

that period. Number 14 15 same familiar faces. At every

rice to various consuming markets to the market in Cuba arose whip and turn we knock up being

Because she was accused of precipitated a sharp decline in the through the allocation of a certain erected for Sir Benjamin West. when President of the Royal a Chinese price of Saigon rice. The edit

of quantity against the same people, and we woman had a "at-to yeara for the time to come when another. member of her

with arial remarks. While the Rice (ontroller in Burmos for Academy. His famous gallery there was in 1832 converted into short or long leave will bring us The former had her arm ripped various markets aforementioned. wires bad gone from Rangoon to

majority of the importers in the the Cuban market

a chapel, and has since been used into touch with fresh personal- i

for many open with a pair of pincers used who have bought futures, are Cuban buyers that the latter

purposes, religious, musical and commercial. It has ities and new thoughts and ideas by ber antagonist, and was sent proving equal to the test and thought there was going to be a

when, beautiful as this Colony by the Police to the Hospital to meeting their obligations as each deluge from Rangoon and every Just before the war it was in the been known as St Andrew's Hall, is in so many respects, we can have her wound dressed. To-day shipment arrives, there are ace merchan: in Cuba displayed occupation of a firm of chemical such a place as Hongkong. At the charge of wounding against of any, and very technicality scramble to sell and prices came whole site. This plan fell through, forget for a time that there is she appeared in Court to bring number who are taking advantage the keenest anxiety to dispose of

his holding.

manufacturers, who proposed the most, when we have an odd the other woman, who was order-to

building new premises over the day off from work we

shipment прод take a run to Macao, a motor trip sum of $5 as compensation to the speculative losses. The merchant transpired that only a couple of dancing craze was really at its ran buted by the Magistrate to pay arrival, thereby evading their down with a ras. It eventually and after the armistice, when the have a run out to Fanling for a to Repulse Bay or Castle Peak. injured one.

or importer who rejects a ship. thousand tons of Barma rice were height, it was taken for Moon's round of golf,, or indulge in a

ment of rice for valid and bug allocated for Cuba. launch picnic. These things, by

fife reason is acting within his that Cuba has rice to last her for Club. There was a day when

Newman street boasted constant repetition, begin to lose

Mr. J. T. Shaw, the well-known economic rights, but he who another six months at least, and their charm in course of time:/outfitter. begins a special sale rejects a shipment because of an shipper forgets Cuba the better/other thoroughfare in Londoa.

great artists as residents than any the sooner the Hongkong rice

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Dickens left London's monu-

we always know that we shall to-morrow, when almost all the "i" was not dotted or a "i" was meet the same people and that socks will be sold at a great not crossed in the contract, or for for him. There is only one conversation will be pretty much

discount on their marked prices, any other technical reason beyond solution to the present Hongkong what it always has been.

in order to make room for the the seller's control. is committing rice problem, and that is tha: an ments to others; he made it his OUR VILLAGE LIFE.

very large consignments that commercial suicide by his own early demand will set in. from business to report upon its alleys, Japan or other consuming centre. which men more learned in his These are the things that tend have arrived. Bargains can be rash act."

have Japan is now commencing to buy, torical lore

overlooked at times to make us dissatisfied Picked up in underwear, footwear. with life out East and that every

shirts, socks, sun hats belts and The above refers principally but not in sufficiently large brough indiference or disdain, the trouble existing quantities to warrant an optimis- and he did so in Bagshot's ex- now and again raise the thought most articles of wear for gentle-to

tic outlook. It has been estimat- celloot, phrase, like a special whether, after all, life in dear Olden. Most of the goods on sale present

ed that Japan's

for consuming correspondent

posterity. England, with all its drawbacks have been cat down to cost price. payments or drawings thade The periodical publications of the Chinese Maritime Customs and the growing cost of existence, and, as eversone knows, this is by San Francisco exporters totion would be 55,000,000 koku ar Dickens alone we know of those demands for 53,000,000 popula Through Dickens and through always provide plenty of food for thought on questions of trade and would not be better and more considerably below replacing cos: Cuban buyers. Ong admires government of China proper, but they also con-titute vers valuable satisfying. We Hongkong people today.

the outspoken article, but is it 10,833,000 tons. Her actual crop sordid and derelict districts, where records which should be consulted by all merchants who wish to are, when all is said and done.

for this 923500. not also of considerable import-

including century ago men struggled to Korea keep in touch with the best markets and who desire to understand inhabitants of what may be

and Formosa, bas keep their little bolding of life, ance to maintain the standard of been 62,990,000, or, say, 10,433,-such as Tom All Alone's (the last all the various factors that go towards huilding up successful con- termed

3 large village.

respectability all round? Many has of the San Francisco importers 009 tons,

ЕП estimated traces of which were removed for. nections. We have been favoured with a copy of the latest publi-fand outside of our business we drawn large audiences to the lof rice and sugar have not mer shortage of 335.000 tons. Of this the construction of Kingsway

Aldwych). lives of villagers. Coronet over the week end, des- their commitments. They have shortage 169,000 tons can be taken and

the purlieus

leaving an probable situation of Fagin'a *

cation of the Statistical Department and this deals with the returns lead of trade and also trade reports of some of the Northern Ports. Our

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and roubles and the price in silver leading to all silver being sough in every two years might cure the woman's waist and followed round figure, that bag natur-regular and large arrivals from that women are abler than men

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the

There is little in the volume of direct trading interest to Hongkong. are known to each other, and freshness of the story, the beanti-unter confirmed banker's credit stock available,

goings and comings pite the inclement weather. The dishonoured their bills drawn care of out of Government reserve of Clerkenwell, wherein the although the volume of business done between the various ports whispered gossip flourishes as it ful setting and photography and because speaking figurately, an estimated net shortage of 165.000 den can still be identified, and and this Colony is comparatively stated. But in the reports the does in all limited and prescribed the charm which dainty Norma was not dotted or a "t" was not tons, which will probably be met Jacob's Island. The London of various Commissioners touch on matters of vital interest to all com-localitics. Life in this Colons is Talmadge seems to exercise over crossed. I know from authentic by substitute foods like barley which Diekens wrote, it should mercial men baving dealings with China and so it is that the pubila peculiar phenomenon: we be-jali who see her pictures make sources that several bills, are and wheat Should the Govern-always be observed. cation can be perused with proñt.

In glancing through the reports we were rather struck by the bu: abominably

come broadened in some respects, the production a memorable one. gating 3: presen: between two toment of Japaa deterrine to build London of his youth. The in-

narrowed in In addition an excellent Gazette three frequency with which reference is made to China's muddled currency others.

million dollars, have a reserve stock to be stored pression printed upon his mind This comes from the and a "Saub" comedy in which system, and some interesting extracts could be make. Local fact that our abiding place is at Sunshine Sammy plays a great Francisco

San agains: possible emergency, in his early years was accepted at business men need no convincing of the urgency of currency one and the same time a great part, aided and abetted by Hop that many bankers and many

would most likely have to import effaced. He wrote from memory with the result reform, and the wholehearted manner in which the various Chem-shipping port, where people of all Hed. a very routhful Chinese firms here are being placed in

Saigon rice. Siam being under rather than investigation. Thos bers of Commerce have worked to help bring this improvemen: nationalities converge, and the and the latest addition to the a very awkward position. It is

embargo.

we End that although railway about is distinctly to their credit. When matter in the North be-home of a little bandial of white Rolin studio, help to make up a certainly a matter that should be

trains were introduced to the. come more settled we shall hope to see even more representations people. Our busines- makes us very fine programme. It is show-taken up by the Chamber of

There is a stream of remit- London public at about the same at present from the time as Dickens, only in" Dombey made on this matter. The Commissioner for Chefoo, Mr. A. Sugden.¡think of the large world-interests ing for the last time time to-day Commerce in San Francisco if Chinese abroad to their homes and Son' bas made a very pertinent suggestion in his report, which we will which centre here: our social at 2.30 and 5.15 and to-night at they care at all for the good name falls on the Efteenth day for the tions" and "Little Dorrit" bear and "Edwin Drood" quote:-"Vladiostock as bayer.supplier or remitter of money almost life keeps us amongst the same 9.15 p.m.

for the Spirits Festival, which do they intrude. "Great Expecta- ceased to exist antil late in the year. Coolies returning then introdur-small group of acquaintances and

of their members. ed a new currency. American dollar notes. French and English money friends. Travel is the true cor-

seventh moon in the Chinese internal evidence of dates a

earlier calendar. The Fokien and the generation

than the but in small quantities, is also reported to have been brought by rective of our ills, but we most of coolies returning from the Labour Corps. For years roubles and us get so little of it. We come charged at the Police Court with chants

Patrick O'Sulley was to-day to

Shipments have been known Swatow Chinese in the Straits year of publication.-The Book-

be refused by the mer-Settlements and abroad bare ran yen were favourite currencies, and their fall in value has ruined

" on contrast out to Hongkong many dealers. It is surprising. therefore, that foreign currencies and here we stay.

San Francisco mitted during the past ten days jessaging amorous advances to simply because there were a few to Hongkong some four million were welcomed, but that this actually occurred is a strong argument helps to save us from a blight Hongkong Star Ferry Wharf. It than the party contracted for their people in the country.

When John Davidson said that wards a Chinese woman at the more bags in the consignment dollars, to be re-transmitted to women were "abler than men to in favour of a standard silver dollar uniform to all China: Chineseing insularity. but we never

rar" I am sure that be bad silver dollars were the least desired form of silver, but as the year really

was stated by Sub-lospertor I know of an instance where! ge: rid were on. Peiyang dollars began to find favour, the drop paper jen ase

of the dis Blackman that the accused who an additional bag was ship-

no intention of disparagement, A trip Home once

writes Stocks of flour in the Colony Daily Maif. It is equally true Mortimer in the was intoxicated put his arm round ped for boarding. Money was always said to be short, and quantities are us. said to be hoarded. With a new Mint being established in Shang-manage that. It takes us all we

But then. none of us can he:

are increasing rapidly owing to bsi, oge cannot insist too strongly on the silver unit being nearer know how to afford a holiday

before ally being charged for. Because in value to a sbilling than to a dollar, as experience shows that the once in fire. And even then for denied

The accused shipment was refused and the sacks, of which 200,000 sacks are Indian constable.

an of that infinitesimal addition, the the United States. The present to charm. And, paradoxical as it stocks are estimated at 500,000 may appear, both faculties, unit is a very great determining factor in prices, and the rise in all

charming and rexing, have the saying bill disbonoured. In ordina Northern flour. charge. prices seems utterly upjustifiable, as it is said to have spread toa big hole in our savings that we that at the time there was times it is customary for a few firmed up, and show an increase)

many of us it means making such

Prices have same origin in the nature of Woman. Robert Louis Stevenson even those small villages which have hardly known anything of the come back, begin all over again real crowd of people coming off bags more or less to be shipped to of 30 to 40 cents per sack in the said that marriage involves the world's disturbances. The dollar unit is cruelly hard on Chinese of and go on dreaming of that ever his band to brush the woman are not usually dishonoured for Case of American four No. 1anzel. Many of us, both men and

the wharf and he merely put out make up round figures, and bills! every class, and hardest on the poorest." The point we would like receding day when we are finally aside as she was in his way. He that reason.

domestication of the recording to stress there is that when China does get its currency standardis-to

The buyer could quality. Egypt has been in the ed and uniform the silver unit should be as low as is possible under gave us birth.

settle in the land which would not think of committing easily accept the bill, throw the focal market for Australian flour women, are unconscious of our. a decimal system. Everyone must agree, whether they be retail THE Y. C.

the offence of which be was extra bags overboard and ask the

and some good business has failings and shortcomings until traders or not, that a high unit of currency tends towards high prices. It is inevitably so. It allows an easy falsification in values, last women are to be eligible for not appear in Court to-day and those particular bags of rice. The Australian flour in Hongkong are Partners in wedlock. Why are We are glad to note that at accused. The complainant slid shippers to refund the coat of resulted. Although the stocks of we told about them by our and is a very wide avenue for the reaping of exorbitant profits. the highest honour that can be

was accordingly dishonouring of these bills has agre, the merchants bere have Ill-health is a source of nervous many persons chronic grumblers? Hongkong is not affected in the same acute way as are the thou won in time of war-the Victoris

involved the exporters here in

able to gather good irritability, and overwork, fatigue, sands of poorly paid natives in the interior, but one can get very Cross. This decoration can now!

quantities fromthe South, Damely, and worry enormous losses with the resalt easy illustration of the effects of a high unit of currency without be conferred on matrons, sisters.

induce complaint. that a number of them are feeling Malay Peninsula, where I am type of inveterate. fault-floder, Singapore, Penang and the There is, however, a very healthy going outside the Colony. A dollar here is not higher in purchasing nurses and the staff of the nursing value than is a rupee. a Straits dollar, a gen, a paso and, even some services, and other services per-whistles called the Police to the that they are abstaining from So we can still afford to sell to directing womsa, often possessing

A lot of noise and blowing of so nervous over the situation

told there are fairly large stocks. She is гл active organising, times, a shilling Those who are working hardest for the improve taining to hospitals and nursing scene of a big fight indulged in contracting further business until because the fixing of that unit will very seriously affect the economicall. During the Great War one Staunton Street ment of China's currency ought to bear such a fact closely in mind. And that is as it should be, after by a large number of Hoklos at conditions warrant them. It in Egypt and other markets thatį Saturday high time that the Hoogkong Australian flour mills have been

need this grade flour. Some devotion to the family. A woman.

cbaracter" and capable of deep condition of macy millions of hard working people.

All through the reports there is eloquent evidence how unsettleded aside when it was decided this scrimmage, which

very absurd restriction was brush- night at about 11 o'clock. In General Chamber of Commerce offering in Hongkong Australian (or & man) of this mecial and took up the matter seriously with conditions and the lack of efficient administration are seriously that Indian soldiers

flour at $6 per sack-a ridiculous-emotional constitution begins life handicapping Chins's development. We read how brigands have be eligible for the V.C., and to and

should from a gambling dispute, bamboos the San Francisco Chamber of ly high price, when the same as a lusty, crying infant. A harassed peaceful traders in out-of-the-way places, robbing and day there are quite a number of weapons

other favourite offensive Commerce. The situation is killing the very producers who are China's greatest asset: how our desky warriors who are proud play

were called into quite novel. The local Banks thing can be picked up in Sing-baby who cries often and heartily is an embryo curtain lacturer. but with

more have bought these rice bills from apore and elsewhere for 64.20 per One of her chief pleasures is in time and again attention has been called to the necessity of improv-possessors of this tribute to their serious

sack. Besides, it is not likely that voicing discontent, and ibie lo- ed roads and better means of communication as being the most cry-valour in the field. Now nurses bruises for everyone concerned. Particular

& few the exporters here against those

credits that

will condescend to

fantile form of energy is merely ing needs of many districts; how disastrous floods could have been are to be eligible for the award, as The whole number of constables opened by the San Francisco Purchase Australian flour at such modified in adult life. If fault- prevented if there had been a little decent conservancy work; how also are civilians of any sex available at the time were called banks. If bills so drawn under which is almost as good, is selling finding brought no satisfaction

& figure when American flour, railways are needed to open rich areas in fact the story of all serving under the orders of the out from the Central Station, and these credits have been accepted

no-one would find fault. Let us · China's self-imposed handicaps is here told in plain, unvarnished Empire's naval, military or air pursued their duty with such zeal by the local Banks it is a matter

nesr $3.80.

try to be honest. We " grouse facts. The year 1919 is generally hailed as having been a good one. forces. After all, valorous deeds that about sixteen Hoklos were for the law to decide whether the

because it pleases pr. Lat women only two or three instances of decreased trade being reported. But alone should qualify for this roped in, and placed in their Bank or the shipper should be

accept the fact that their suscepti- how much more prosperous could that year bave been if there had coveted decoration, no matter by proper numbers before Me. N. the loser. The Banks that

LORD MONTAGU ENGAGED.

bility to fatigue is accompanied been witnessed a genuine attempt at development? Will the same whom performed. And when we Sarith. With one voice, they accepted these bills did SO The Estory of baulked opportunities always bave to be told, or will there think of all that

engagerent of Lord by nervous irritability, and that they the Lady of pleaded not guilty, but sad to after one day come the long-prayed-for political regeneration that will the Lamp did in another great relate, the Magistrate promptly that they had complied with Crake, daughter of the late Major largely the effect of fatigue satiefied Montagu of Beaulieu to Miss often the copious complaints are ransform China from a country of adversity into a nation of pros-war, we feel glad that in this gave the order which made them every condition that was laid B. Crake and Mrs. Barrington-toxins in the system. Harging is perous, wall-governed and protected people? On the answering of respect another foolish that query resta the welfare of more than one-fifth of the human barrier has been broken down.

sex pay a sum of $3 each, or du "time" down in the letter of credit. The Crake, of 29, South-street, S.W., often an indication of nervous

for seven days.

exhaustion. ECO.

the accused discharged.

on

result than

no

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were

question is: Is the shipper still is announced.