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WATSON'S

STONE GINGER-BEER

The ONLY fermented Stone Ginger Beer in the Far East.

NOTES & COMMENTS,

{KOWLOON NOISES.

DAY BY

DAY

EVERYONE WHO PUTS OF A As the writer of out Kowloon |VENCE, FENCES OUT MORE THAN Notes remarked, it would indeed HE FENCES 19. be a regrettahls stats of affairs if the laws of the Colony relating

The agends for to-morrow's to night noises did not operate in Sanitary Board meeting is of a the residential part of the penin-routine character. sula. We can, however, assure him and others interested that they do,

for the section of the Summary There was one non-fatal case Offences Ordinance dealing with of enteric notifad on Saturday, this maltar now applies to the sufferer being a Britisher.

CURRENT COIN

(BY "MERCATOR,"}

Cuba and Callao, Messre Mookler and C6., Ltd., ha wa some thousand tons of Baigon long white going on these boats, while among the other skippers art "the Mitsol

TODAY'S MISCELLANY

The week has been another Busan Kalaha, Mowers. H.Steph The British Acklamy, which, ans and Co., Messrs. Rocha and as its preakdent, Sir Frederick uneventful one. Merchants aro

in

all singing jereminds of bad times, and others. Most of these Kanyon, has been painting out. and rotten trade, and a good faw cargo had been sold at (1.66.80 receives no subsidy from the are barating the Chinese for per 100 lb. There are evar Gavarnment, is quite a "baby" continuing the mad internecine fifty rice exporters the among organisations of this strife. The fighting in the interior nine have agreed to

Colour, and of thase only nature, for it was not until the is interfering with trade, and from quoting to Cuba for rice. century

refrain opening year of the twentieth there is no likelihood of a turn The rest oppose the idea. It is first meeting, and the Royal

that it beld it in the tide for some time to come interesting to study the antics of Charter came later. Among the The daslars in the interior are the San Francisco bousas, Austin Road and includ- The inclement weather

The original Fellows of the Academy frightened to import anything for Stone ing such thoroughfares an Nathan Saturday mine necessitated an fear of it being seized by the importing firms there bad demorare Lard Rosebery, Mr. Balfour. Road, Haiphong Road and Chat- abandonment of the E. Cand Bradford prices are inclined damping heavy stocks on Cuba Reay was its first president. The troops. Although Manchester alised the Cuban rice market, by and Viscount Morley, while Lard ham Road. In other words, the open-air concert

to ba on the down grade. They sent representatives to guomen of the 100 Fellows this bas not templed the Saigon to buy direct from there allowed by the Order in Council A Chinese was on Saturday Chinese to make any purchases, and boats chock full of this and seems to be but seldom used all the available rice supplies, is F.B.A., but it is little known,

The real charm of Stone Ginger-Beer is the flavour

produced by partial fermentation; without this no

Ginger-Beer can be said to be genuine.

$1.20 per dozen.

A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

ERATED WATER MANUFATURERS.

Telephone 436, '

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

Telephone: No. 1. A.B.C., 5th edition. Western Union. Office address: 11, Ice House Street.

the whole district south of

law applies to the whole re- sidential district of what is known

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cereal left Saigon direct for Cuba, by the distinguished men who bring about the crisis in Cuba initials, The Hongkong exporter did not possess the right to the

Now that these San Francisco merchanta are in trouble they have

appealed to the exporters here Dartmoor Prison is about to to refrain from quoting for rice undergo another change of

Borstal

old

as Kowloon Point, therefore em- bracing the locality which our cor-afternoon stabbed to death in as there is a great sanje respondent callsTM Flatland." Put Kowloon by a number of $38ail-insecurity in thair country. into ordinary phraseology, the ants who have since Jade their Consequently, both the piece Ordinance section means that escape. The remains of the goods and the yarn and metals anyone has the right to prosecute murdered man were removed to martes are lifeless. There is neighbours who cause to be made the Mortuary

all-round inactivity. between sunset and 6 am. any noise whatever which disturbe The funeral took place yester- Egypt bas been his peace and quietude,

buying to Cubs, as beavy and high-priced character. Originally built for So that day evening of Warder Dempsey, Australian dour in the market locks are lying both at San French and American prisoners between these hours your Victoria Gaol who was a victim to here. Unfortunately, there is Francisco and Cuba. Naturally of war, and then for many years neighbour's piano-playing, sing influenza. He died yesterday ing or gramaphone entertainment morning. The decessed was for very little of this grade flour in enough, the rice exporters here one of the terrors of convicted annoys you, you can stop him at merly a Sergeant in the R. A. Hongkong, and the surprising did not fall in with the idea of felons, the frowning granite gaol law. But we presume that no C. and joined the Gaol staff about thing is that 2,200 tons of it was the Californian Rice Association,at Princetown became during the body but a crank or a kill-josa year ago.

shipped from hers to Egypt at and the latter, to save the faces war a home for conscientions would want to see the law applied

the end of last month. Egypt of their members, probably ap objectors. It in DOW to be literally, for that would put as

finds it cheaper to buy from pealed to the Cuban Government turned into A head-quarters

the We are informed that the Ban-Hongkong, than, I presume, from to issue the decree mentioned for end to all conviviality. The thing

treatment that is resented is unlimited noisa que Industrielle de Chine will the

It is rather hard on the local of young prisoners. All Or kep: up until a late hour, which open very shortly two Dew Shanghai. Enquiries continue exporters to have a marke: like convicts will shortly be moved, is a procedure to which every- branches at Phom-Penb. the coming in from Egypt, but Cuba, which desires to buy rice and the last will be seen of the lody has a right to object. If capital of Cambodgia, hear Ang cannot be fullied. On hand at the ruling rates to-day, barred quarry, farm, and field gangs,

told, there are orders to them.

I have felt quite with their armed guards and conditions in this regard in or, and at Tainan-fou, the capital am certain Kowloon localities are!

of Shantung, for the convenience for some 6,000 tons of Australian amused at our friends at San their chain-linked ranks. The really

bad

of trade and tourist traffic. four, and it will surprise we were Francisco decrying the Cuban Borstal prisoners will be allowed 8.3 19 reported, then we agree with our

a third of this quantity collected importer for his lack of commer degree of freedom never as- contributor that it's a matter that The local branch of the Banque from dealers who hold such cial morality for refusing to take sociated with the other inhabit- ASGER-On September 11th, at Nashville, Tennessee, L. S. A. warrants Police interference.

Détails are to Dr. and Mrs. M. E. Asger, Soc.

Industrielle de Chine has received stocks. There seems to be no delivery of rice sold to him, on ants of the gaol. a communique from its Head slity with regard to the future some technical grounds. Two being completed by Mr. Gran THE UNIVERSITY.

Office stating tha: France will control of the Australian whest wrongs do not make one right, Wilson, of the Borstal Institu That the Government realises issue shortly 6 Rentes Perindustry. It is believed in some and it does not follow that simply tion, with Colonels Knox and the high value of the University (petuelles, ai par.

Interest will quarters that the Australian because some Cuban importers Rogers and Mr. Waller, of the as a Far Eastern centre of educa- be payable half-yearly, the first Government will not make its bad declined to take delivery of Prisons Commission. tional influence is demonstrated instalment being das on 16th intentions public until something the contracts the San Francisco by the liberality of its recom- December next.

definite is known of the freight houses should do the same. The

A naire commendation of the position. mendations for dealing with the

a very cartoons depicting the Cuban rice Freight, in finances of that institution.

large measure, governs the situa-merchant as a depraved creature hobby of yachting will be found wavident from the preliminary have originated from

A message which proved to tion. There is little movemen: are just as applicable to the San in Henry Fielding's account of report recently issued that the one alarm brought out

false of stocks of four locally. Arrivala Francisco as to the Cuban mer his "Voyage to Lisbon." the Fire form the United States are small, chant. If some of these folks cannot Pas by," he 8879, great need of the University, if it was to fulfil its rightful functions, Brigade to the scene of a suppos-nor is Shanghai four coming only saw themselves in the light another observation

{ed outbreak s: Wanchai. Whilst freely into the market. was more money. The finances bad got into a very bad way.of the Brigade motors skidded on speeding over the tram track, one

BIRTH.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1920.

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that the Hongkong aggrieved rice deplorable want of taste in our exporter sees them, they would enjoyments which we show “by sing a different song. It has almost totally neglecting the and it was obvious that with

the slippery surface, and came] A cable was received in the been such a burden of debt resting

business, my pursuit of what'seems to me the into collision with 怨

highest degree of amusement; tramear Colony during the week, reading: masters. upon it the institution could not which was coming from the "Cuban decree sigued September

this is the sailing ourselves in possibly continue to meet the

little vessels of our own, contrived Fortunately 3rd, opposite direction. responsibilities which its

licensing shipments six

Rice control in Cayton seems to only for our ease and accom- ao one was injured, though a months," which is equivalent to istence involved. So the Gov-adder was badly damaged as the an embargo on importa of rice have been abolished so far as it modation." He admits that this Although most of the matters deal with referred to the year taken over the management of

ernment has now practically result of the impact.

into Hava02. In other words, it affects the consumer. The stocks musement, if enjoyed in any 1918-1919, the reports in Saturday's Government fcette relating to the University, at least for the

means that when the Cuban mer of rice in that country are re-perfection, would be of the the working of the Hongkong Defence Corps have been read with time being, for ita decision is to

chant wants to import rice from ported to be unprecedented and expensive kind, but points out

THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.

who served under them.

ex-

The British India Apcar steam-

which Was only

deteriorate and that every possible effort will be made to keep the ling Fund. This means, we are accomplished at great sacrifice of purchase rice in Hongkong at/without warning. The position sad delicate, to make too large

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considerable interest not only by the members of the old Corps but exercise power of final controlship Takada, which left Kobe on! Hoogkoog he will have to secure are ample for all requirements that such expense would not also the Colony's public generally. Witbou: going too much into over expenditure and a certain the 13th August, for Calcotta licence from the Government, for the remainder of the year. exceed the reach of a moderate the past we can excusatly refer to the encomiums paid to Major amount of general supervision." when 180 miles of Nagasaki, on the imports of rice for six months. Ceylon, though eminently pleas very

which is practically probibiting The enormous stocks of rice in fortune, and would fall (now Colonell Morgan, for it must be generally admitted that his la view of the nature of the the 15th discovered the Japanese The Cuban Government

short of the prices efficient administration had much to do with the success of the nancial obligations which the motorboat Kichibo- maru

baa ing to the consumer, are causing which, are daily paid Corps during his term of service as Administrative Commandant the Government is to assume, that distress.

in probably stepped in The Takada stopped

under no little perturbation to the for pleasures of a far inferior And the recognition given to the work of the other officers, notably surely canno: he objected to. and on seeing her condition towed merchants, and is trying to help which must be maintained in the be contigues, that sailing in the

pressure of the San Francisco merchants there. for the grain, rate.

The truth, I believe, is," that of Captain Stewart will have been read with pleasure by all These obligations are a contribu- bee back to the nearest port. them out of the rice Bissco. If granaries, is subject to serious manner I bare just mentions i The main value of the Report is the appeal that comes from the men: Fund, an increase in the been received by a radio message to go into Havana, the importer down, and as much as forty or anthought of, than rejected tion of £1,000,000 to the Endow-The news of the incident has follows tost if no rice is allowed deterioration. Prices are coming is a pleasure rather unknown, Overses Defence Committee for men of the Colony to continue to yearly grant and the meeting of from the Japanese passengers on there will be obliged to take million rupees are stated to be by those who have experienced render the same valuable service that they did in the days of the the existing indebtedness of board the Takada, who desire to war. They express the hope that now the war is over, and that about $500,000 in respect of the express their hearty thanks to which are staring him in the who hold large stocks may be sion of danger or sea-sickness delivery of bis contracts locked up in stocks of rice. Those it; unless, perhaps, the apprehen- there is not the same inducement for men to interest themselves in bank overdrals and about 870,000 Captain Harvey of the Takada for face. There will be no temptation ruined. if there is a sudden drop may be supposed, by the timorous military service, the efficiency of the Corps will not be allowed to in respect of the deficit on Sink-the rescue, spirit of keenness shown by all racks during the emergency period informed, freedom from present tims and expense. and to maintain an efficient force at the maximam strength debts and an assured adequate in-

cheaper rates than he had con-in India is not clear. The mon-deductions." tracted for. Supposing. I am an 8000 is stated to have been so far practicable. And it proceeds to point out that. in view of come for the future. In the circum- the increased obligations of the Imperial Governmen: due stances, we cannot but think that together by the Ming. Ai Com

importer in Cuba and I purchased failure, and there are rumours to the war. even geater reliance than in the past will in Government is doing the right pay for the Kwangtung Tram G. 55. I may argue *Why should

The motor buses now being put rice at G$12 and I find that that the rainfall even in Burma The theatre world is crumbling

can now purchase it at is in deficit.

says a writer in a Home paper. the future have to be placed on Colonies to maintain their thing by acting as it proposes to way Company may be expected I take delivery at $12 when I can

Seveo theatres closed down last local forces at the maximum strengths practicable 90

Saturday night, and others are to make it possible to reduce to a minimam the Imperial gion.

as do on the advice of the Commisto bave their first run on or about get

The matting trade is a valuable showing the distress sigual "Last expenditure on garrisons and warships maintained overseas. The for allowing, the

As to who was responsible the Midaatuma Festival, coming Frobably, this feeling has been to the Colony. Last year Nights. Such a general smash. Committee look with confidence to the Hongkong Defence Corps to finances to get into such a terrible

University within the next two weeks, abroad in Cuba and the Govern- export, of mate from the at the height of the London Colony were valued at $1,734.718 season has never been witnessed. efficiency which was reached during the war. We have practically to decline so that it has become service

road to enjoy thean embargo on the imports of rice compared with $1,114,355 in What is the meaning of it all? repeated the words of the Report because we feel that they cannot necessary to embark on reorgan. Maloo, running from what was will compel the merchants to/in 1917. The total exports of given. The fine weather, the

will be Wai Oi into the country for six months it the previous year, and $771,882 All sorts

of explanations are be stressed too strongly. The force of the argument used is apisation to secure "proper manage- formerly the West to the East take delivery of the rice they last year at $2,585,326 as com- all-conquering cinema, the Ex- parent, but it takes a lot to convince some people. When we look ment and effective control of its Gate. The fare for the whole have contracted for. Let us pray

mate and matting were valuedĮ Daylight Saving Act, the at what has been done by the Hongkong Goverment as regards the affairs, nothing is said in this trip will be 20 cents. Fermanent that these hopes will fature of the Corps there is very little but praise to be meted out. latest statement. But perhaps it regulations for the service have falsified. True, the Government was a little slow in bringing back that is just as well to let the black not yet been adopted. It is auxiliary military service in the Colony to a volunteer status, but chapter be forgotten. the thing to be remembered is that it did eventually pay heed to s

We are understood that the service may public demanda demand that we were glad to assist in making.It will be an expensive be- class.

going to begin all over again. be classifed into first and second Not all Colonial Governments have been as advanced aginning, but let us hope there Hongkong in that respect, and our local men owe the Government will be a happy ending. a little practical loyalty in expression of their pleasure. The force

the same stuff for $5 ?"

maintain so far as practicable in the future the high standard of muddle and its general condition The first

says the Conten Times, ment there thinks that by placing

has been totally reorganised on a very democratic basis; the con- ROAD CONSTRUCTION, ditions of service have been made as light as is compatible with

LONDON MAYOR WHO BEGAN LIFE AS A PORTER.

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not be pared with a total value ceas Profits Tax, high wage, of $1,886.247 the year high rents, and high costs are previous. Of the exports of mats all mentioned, I wonder the Japan took 76 per cent, and of "luminati" have not been Stocks of rice in Hongkong matting 64 per cent, that country dragged in. The curious thing are getting a bit lower. There have taking 72 per cent of the total is there are four plays, perhaps been no big shipments from Sai-exports, whereas in 1918 Japan five, which are attracting crowded gon, while on the other hand, there took only 25 per cent of the audiences every night. I will tell have been some exports to Cailao, total. Towards the latter part of more of them again, but of, say, Manila and also to Japan. If last year the United Kingdom 50 London entertainments these To the class of people for whom

Europe took five are about the only ones worth Modern Road St. Pancras, told the boye at may help to weston prices a comsiderable quantities of mats seeing The remainder may be

Councillor W. Carter, Mayor of arrivals come from Saigon, they sad Northern It is coroman knowledge that the present strength of the Corps the latest book written by Mr-recently that they were beginning old crop Tongking rice in the It is notable that much of this Theatre audiences are not so ruda Construction and Maintenance," Leavesden Poorlaw Schools little. There is a great deal of and mattings from Hongkong. politely summarised se rubbish. is considerably below what was expected, and that very many men, E. Goldsmith, of the Hongkong life with opportunites which were Colony. The quantity is assessed trade has gone to other parts of as of old. They simply steal quietly having been freed from their compulsory service, have refrainedP.W.D., should prove of extreme denied him when, he was a lad, at 40,000 bags. I have su ideal the Far East, especially Sism and away and have a game of tantis from joining up, consoling their conscience with the excuse that; value. they have already done their bit." It is to such men as these treatise on a subject of high imjary porter on the railway," he in the people who will be pur.ter of this year we exported mata ful plays, three are by men of It is a most exhaustive "I came to London as an ordin: that when the new crop comes Indo-China. In the second quer- or marbles. Of the five success- that the force of the appeal from Home should come. Let us notportance in these days of motor remarked. "I tell you this for chasing that grade will get their to the value of £103,147 compared pre-war fame, one is by an consignments mixed with with £98,924 in the corresponding amateur playwright, and the portion of the old crop. Prices period of last year. The exports other was first produced in 1728. have stiffened during the past few of matting amounted to £25,588 Where are all the young drama- days on account of enquiries and against £54,829. - Japan took less tists ? None have appeared dur

reasonable efficiency, and there have already been appointed officers it is intended, who should do much to make the Corps attractive.

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evade the point that in many respects volunteer service entails the traction, and the author deals your encouragement." giving up of time and, perhaps, & little leisure or pleasure, but let us also point out that it is as much a duty to assist the Government in countered in a manner that with the many problems en- times of peace as in times of war. Citizens bave responsibilities as stamps him as an expert on road well as privileges and without the shouldering of these no man can construction. In his introduc-printers. Incidentally, we see it on account of the fact that stocks mate this quarter than in the ing the year. The simple traih Lay claim to be a full member of the community. The Government tion, Mr. Goldsmith lays stress stated that the P. W. D. has now in the Colony are low. There second quarter of last year, the is that they all went down in the has a right to expect the service of able-bodied men especially when Un the that service will assist it to curtail expenditure at a time when the road engineer in the tropice ensure the most suitable surfacing co that prices ruling here are too £72,246. Her imports of matting gears. The intellectual sterility

difficulties which sufficient data to work upon to are indications from San Francis figures being £44,358 against terrible blasts of the past five economy is of paramount importance. Within the next few weeks has to contend with through being laid to take the trafic over high for that market. Therefore, from Hongkong, were valued at which follows In the wake of all tribute to Hongkong's manhood if the beginning of that season beat and winds of great velocity, and at a minimum cost. If that the other side to do business. The share of the United Kingdom with full fores: on the we shall see the beginning of the training season, and it would be a torrential rainstorms, excessive the several districts efficiently prices will have to fall for £2,448 against 241,833 in the cor- great wars, blighting every could witness & very large increase in the strength of the Corps and he tells how these have been isso, then the sooner the matu

responding period last year. institution to-day and has fallen We make this appeal on behalf of the Corps in all seriousness, for overcome in Hongkong. The motor roads of the Colony sre having been in the van of those protesting against compulsory book is splendidly illustrated and given modern treatment, the

tamate was £5,825 agatta 2631 That's mil. In 20 year ervice we are anxious that there should be no vestige of an excuse its general production is a credit better for the roads and for Borneo Mara there is being ship. The United Sialex took 27,430 (17)

By the Anya Marn and the last year in the second quarter, may pull rond Jar its re-imposition. In plain English, it's up to the men of to Messrs. Kelly and Walsh, its ratepayers' pockets as well Tobgkong to justify the Government's faith in them.

ped a good quantity of rice for against 42,06