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[LIGHTING-UP TIME.

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 11.

DAY BY DAY.

CURRENT COIN,

LOCAL WEDDING.

(BY "MERCATOR.")

ROZARIO-BISHOP.

TODAY'S MISCELLANY.

One cannot help thylaking, says

JUST DO A THISO) DON'T TALK The idea of the Police author= |ABOUT IT THIS IS THE GREAT ities in arranging for the public, SECRET OF STOERIS IN ALL With business in the state that A popular wedding in the Por♣ Hama paper, that there was a- |ation every month of the official | ENTERPRISES.—Sarað Grand. it is at present, it is extremely taguele community was solemniz. time. when Mr. Lloyd · George'

hours of sunset and sunrisə (the

difont to make up an interesting ed on Saturday last in the Cathes would have suffered many, a- information being supplied by the The prize day of the Hongkong causerie, and I am afraid that the dra) of the Immaculate Concer- hortations and rebukes for dia- [Observatory) is a good ona, Lawn Bowls League, fixed for present one will have to suffer tion between Mr. H. F. Rosario, of cuming the affairs of Europe with though we think the present Saturday, is postponed to next owing to the lack of material Mesars Noronha and Co., and Miss Signor Giolitti on a Sunday. The plans could be easily improved Saturday. The final of the open After all, it is not always possible Bertha Bishop, ward of Miss 1.

ald dispensation made no ex- upon. So far as we understand singles championship is being to make bricks without straw. One Bishop of Campbell Moore and ceptions in its Sabbatariamiam, the situation, actual sunset is played at the Polics greens 4pm. wonders when conditions will in Co.,Ltd. Both the bride and bride and no pretest of urgency or the lighting-up time for cyclists and today.

prove. Many marchapts are very groom are well known to a wide public good was likely to be motorists in this Colony, though

pessimistic, and do not expect a circle of acquaintances, and the accepted as sufficient excuse. we will say this-that the Police

A man was arrested by troops turn in the tide for at least an-large number of well-wishers who One of the most comical of cor- 18 A rule allow considerable

of the Army Headquaries of other eight months. Most mer-attended at the ceremony and the respondences of the kind was latitude and Rover think

General Li Fook-lum and Ngai cantile offices locally are simply reception, subsequently held at that between Disraeli and the "running in" a man who happens Hong-ping, at Canton on October marking time, while a good fow the Catholic Union Club, spoke incumbent of Hughenden cs an to be without a light say-ten. The accused is being charged have embarked on a ruthless cloquently of the popularity of the occasion when Dizzy travelled to minutes after the sun has set with patting mines in the Canton economy campaign, with the re-happy couple.

London on important affairs of Generally, wa believe, 3

State on a Sunday. The parson Harbour near Dutch Folly.

sult that today there are more The altar was specially decorat-wrote a letter of protest, and quarter of Aut hour's grace

junior clerical. bands seeking ed for the occasion. Mr. F. H. accused the politician of setting 13 given. Of course, here

The following steamers have positions than we have witnessed Summers escorted the bride to the bad example as squire. He Anything like the amount of arrived over the week-end during the past four years. It is1 strains of Mendelssohn's "March received a sufficiently stinging in Hongkong we do

some American Fatalia" Rev. Father Riganti at reply, but he made good bis twilight that they do at Home, Loksang. Haiching. Dardanus, reported that

arms that have opened out in the the organ. The bridegroom had point that where lighting-up time is an hour Baam. Armand Bebic, Colony during the past year or for his best man Mr. E. J. Noron- Sunday travelling on a later than sunsal.

Tamashima But we think Hepburn,

Maru.

will close their business

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ha. of Noronha and Co. Rev.io esses of special necessity. the position would be rouch better Samarang

Kamakura So

as Hongkong is not the Promised Father Page officiated, and His Gladstone needed no orging in (deficed here if the Police fixed a

Marn. Tobolst. Loopgan. Land that their friends had Yunnan, Hoihow, for lighting-up.

Tilaljac, (specie time

Lordship Bishop Pozzoni was pre-such a matter, and was always pictured it to be. There is hardly

sent during the ceremony. They could use the information Mokioko Maru, Hong Hwa.

a branch of business which can bride was attended by two charm fared

The regretful if State business inter- from the Observatory as a basis

report any activity. There are

with bis usual Sunday and then, after adding a sufficient Accused of being a Kwongs noimports or exports to speak of in bridesmaids, Misses B and routine Wilberforce was sadly time to suit local conditions, seltier, a Chinese from Yaman A los exchange rate now confers H. Santos, whilst Miss IL Baleros disturbed when he heard that issue monthly in the Gazette the was, nader this pretext, made the no benefits on trade, as the man-As the bridal pair were leaving the which would reveal, incidentally. accompanied as maid of honour. For WAS writing something actual hour at which lampe must victim of an assault and robbery in-the street imagines. In the The lit. The newspapers could by a number of coolies in Des ordinary course, it would be of Church amid showers of congratu- that Pitt had been gaming at then easily publish lighting-up Voens Road Festerday. Pet: benent to the export trade, but as lations. Rev. Father Rigantiplayed White's on a Sunday. It is trus time every day for the guid-sonal property, jewellery and there is no demand for Chins Mendelssohn's "Wedding March." that the sequel suggested that ance of those concerned. After money to the extent of $120 were products from consuming coun- The reception was held at the there were limitations to Wilber- all, that would only stolen before one of the assailants tries, there is hence no moremont Catholic Union Club, which was force's zes!; for Fox, agreeing to ba a

adaptation of was arrested by the Police.

of such products.

tastefully decorated for the occa- delete the passage, added “Would an idea carried out during the

sion by Mr. M. F. Baptista, to you bave taken so much pains if war, when the beginning and Yesterday being the Harvest ROZARIO-BISHOP.-On October 9th, 1920, at the Cathedral ending of Oficial Nights were Festival, St.

woma tribute mast be paid for it had been I instand of Pitt?" Peter's Church, It would be interesting to know : indefatigable efforts in this Fox knew Wilberforce would not of the Immaculate Conception, Hongkong. Heli F. Rozario of notified for the guidance of ship Hongkong, was beautifully de- whether a merchant can cancel conection. A large bell of all tell a lie, but the reformer ex- Messrs. Noronhs and Co. IO Miss Bertha Robertins Bishoy ping people during the time that corated by (Shanghai and Manila papers please copp).

members of the a contract when shipment was white flowers was suspended from fricated himself with "05, Mr. vessels Were prohibited from Church with various seasonal made earlier than the stipulated the centre of the ceiling, and the Fox, you are always so pleasant.” moving about the harbour after fruits and vegetables. The Church month. A certain merchant con letters "B" and "R" conspicuous Another Premier who met the dark.

presented a most

picturesque tracted fifty cases of piece-goods plated on each side of the Sabbatarian spirit was Palmer- RENT CONTROL

appearance. Next Sunday, St. for shipment during June-July spacious hall were much admired ston when he bad, against his Andrew's Church, Kowloon, we equally. The goods were shipped The bride's dress, of white geor-will, to cancel the playing of the are told, will be decorated in during May, and the merchant gette and trimmed with orange band in the parks on a Sunday,

submitted that the contract was blossome, was the work of Madame similar style.

null and void. The question is-Leite of "La Favorita:" those of It is reported that vicars are no

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HONGKONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER IK. 1920.

EUROPEAN PEACE,

Our corresponden: "Dodo scores a neat little point to-day when he sets out to prove that we already have Government jcontrol of rents in this Colony.

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The Chairman of the British fa be entitled to cancel the con- the bridesmaids were also from longer looking for handsome It is true, as he says, that when Municipal Council : Shameen

The point at issue is Favorità" and made of white curates and that the "strong ugly rents are raised, the Government has announced that until further really a legal one on which it is silk with beaded trimmings. The face is now mock in request Assessor comes along and raises notice no merchandise. goods possible for a layman to give bride's going-away-dress was of which may be taken as a tribute the assessment also, and that ad-jor valuables

of ang nature araling. I believe there is blue crepe-de-chine. The honey to the success of the ugly man in

difference of opinion as to wheiber jacent property is then similarly may be imported into Shameen

the work. There are plenty of treated. That is Government con-wilboot & Primit having been the contract could be cancelled moon is to be spent in Macao.

precedcnis, of course, and trol of rents, admittedly, bot, un-first obtained from the Muncipal oder the circumstances.

curious list might be made of the fortunately, it is control of the Council. Such Permits which

ugly men who have succeeded, With the reported signing of an armistice between Poland sad in. Now, we are not going to fide property of residents, mas bented a lot of goods going into season with good quantities of illusions as to the market value of,

wrong kind-is the wrong direc-i will only be issued to cover boni

Kingdom and the Continental parily, perhaps, because the ugly The trouble in Canton has pre-countries have started the new man starts with no preconceived Soviet Russis one raight well ask whether we arest last in sight of say that the Government wants obtained at the Police Station that country.

■ complete European peace. The news of the armistice, which to see high reats, for the mere between the bours of 8 am, and quently congestion in the Colony-course, these are being made and on the stage the strong ugly There is coose-wheat afloat and ashore, and, of a Greek profile. Even in novela came through by cable on Friday. seems to bare attracted hardly sake of the increased tax receipts 6 p.m. the amount of public notice that it deserves. It is over six years ago which they imply, but is is none

but thanks to the fact that ari-arzilable for con-amers in the man has begun to come inte bis since the peace of Europe was broken--a peace that had lasted. the less a fact that the bigher

vals bave been on a very small, We hear that for some timescale during the past two months

(current se3872. apart from annoying outbreaks in the ever troublesome Balkans, the reas, the more the moser pust endeavours have been roade the situation bes not become very since Germany imposed harsh terms upon delested France after which goes into the Government by the proprietor of the Blue Bird aggravated. No flour has been the Franco-Prussian war of 1871. Germany thengained a decisive offers. That is a result of assess Candy Store to secure that vacant exported from the Colony. Stocks and arriving new crops being the handsome bero has had a long victory over a country that had but recently been divided against ing property on rentals, a system plot of ground formerly occupied of Shanghai flour are decreasing. harvested and sufficient supplies run. Wilkes, with his boast that itself, and it was perhaps the result of that victory that planted in which hits the tenant doubly by the Victoria Theatre for the whereas the Australian grade in prospect, the general whest he needed only half an hour's the minds of German officials their disastrous dreams of Well hard, because every time his purpose of erecting a dancing is politik." Those dreams led them into a very tal disaster and

practically con- stocked. position may be viewed start against the best looking of Europe has been through the travail of a titanic war, that is only now taxes also. So that the land-model.

[rent goes up. up go his cabarez on the American I am told that the four whest-with cheerfulcess

con-men. would have been scorned just closing.

That such an enterprise producing States of Australia have sumer

the 1920-1921 by Talleyrand, who was ugly The Russo-Polish struggle has been a sordid business. We lord ge:s more, the Government will be popular as well as profit decided to establish a compulsory season it is estimated that the enough in all wiselence but have all blamed Poland for ever beginning it, and we have all blamed des are and the feuant; where able the proprietor is certain, but States' wheat pool for the 1920 Australian wheat barvest will would have claimed no handicap the Soviet leaders in Russia for the prosecution of a political policy

does be come in? Why, he pays his hopes will not meet with 1921 crop on lines somewhat amount to a bundred million One cannot imagins Socrates or that was pernicions enough to can active opposition. With the more!

realisation, for the present at similar to the existing pool. In busbela It is stated in the best Johnson making any such claim aid of Allied co-operation Poland has no. only thrown back the TIME TO ACT.

least, as we hear that there is other words, the shipping of the advised circles that the crop will for indulgence. No one would Russian armies that were threatening her capital, but she has Now. on the general question likely to be no such utilisation of surplus and the sales will be in be good. Recen's Australian have pitted William of Orange indicted a series of defeats that has brought Rusia to the accept of rent-control ( we mean control this valuable plot of ground. the hands of a Central Board. four had been offered to Hong- against James Stuart for good ance of Poland's own terms. What those terms actually are we with a view to keeping rentals

American flour is steadily captur-kong at prices that were consider looks, but "Caliban" won; and hayo so far received but incomplete information. We do know that down), we do think the time has

Inspector Spear, at the Police ing the local market, and if the fably bigher than what we could Luxemburg, the greated captain Poland's boundaries have provisionally been defined on

the Government Court this morning, charged two Australians do not look to their feecure elsewhere. The Australian of that age, was ugly and deformed. more come when generous lines than were laid down under the former treaty, and should step in. It is very many | Mericans, Pedro C. R. Peres and laurels the Hongkong market|Wheat Board. in releasing it is certain that the political independence and ethnographical months ago that His Excellency Ernesto Gomes Gonzales, with will be lost to them. American faq. wheat to the Australisa integrity of Poland are assured. It was this that the Allies were so threatened the creation of a Fair | being stowaways on the American Bour is chesper than the millers for manufacture into best In politics Gladstons's remark keep on maintaining. With the gaining of their point will they Rents Board. That throat has steamer Eastern Trader. The Australain grade, and is just as roller flour for export to Hang. about multiplying the ugliness of now let Russia alone? That is a point which the immediate fotore ever materialised, but the mere accused pleaded guilty, and the good. If the American grade is Kong, the Straits Settlements Opponents as the final test of must see settled. Britain and Italy seem to be in favour of opening fact that it was uttered was Inspector stated that they were allowed to capture the long-and South Africa Sxed the price bideonsass is well known. And trade negotiations, but France has hitherto been careful not to sufficient to indicate that the discovered by the officers of the kong market "in the

the most successful lawyer and manner of 26/8 per cental, which brought commit herself in any way and on more than one occasion indica-Governor did not think the idea vessel the day after she left|it| bas been doing there the price of best roller four in 98 longest-lived Chancellor of this tions have been given that France will not be a partner to any an impracticable ont. Neither is Sbongbai for Hoogkong. The will be an uphill work for the lb. bags to 383 per cental ci.f.ge makes no pretensions to relations with Russia until the present regime promise to honour all it, because it the Government Chief Officer of the Eastern Australians to get back the slice and in 49 lb. calico.bags to 24 personal beauty, nor did the late Tsarist Russia's international financial obligations. That is a big can compute the percentage of Trader informed the Magistrate that they have lost.

Lord Cozens-Hardy, another great On the per centak, but at these prices no demand to make, but we think that there will eventually be profit allowed to firme borrowing that it had come to his knowledge other hand, there are fears that business could be done with Hong-legal light. Nor, for that matter, modifications on either side.

money for building purposes, it that complications recently arose United States spring wheat crop kong as the local market was

did Brougham. Temple had Look at the position box one will, there can be no other can just as easily create the from the landing of the thirty will be further reduced; for the being offered Australian door either good looks nor a sympa conclusion than that peace in Europe is a dire necessity for the machinery with which to deal with su stowaways at Woosang from outturn is very poor in some sect from the Strails Settlements at thetic voice, but he climbed to general welfare of all peoples. For the sake of production of much-house property in general.And the the Great Northern and that, ions.

prices considerably lower than the top. And if Lord Fieber did needed commodities, for the sake of free intercourse between peoples, just landlord would have nothing taking their guidance from this

Australian mills could quote. I not imitate another admiral by *and for the sake of the re-establishment of trust and coafidence to fear, provided that he got what incident, the officers of the

bear that South Africa has pur- the ugliest man in the service

proposing in these terms, "I'm throughout the world, peace is the crying need of the hour. Six the name of soch Board Eastern Trader had decided that

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considering the world chased all this flour. years of modern warfare has been long enough to prove that wars suggests a fair rent; that is, fair the best course would be to bring position of breadstuffs, and more

will you marry me 1" he was not · do not pay. They impoverish and destroy, they set up antagonisms to himself and to the tenant as the stowaways into Hongkong to particularly the position of wheat,

handsome. and hatreds that are diametrically opposed to the welfare of the wall. So all that is needed is the be dealt with by the authorities which must be carefully taken newest competitors in the rice some salient facts The Japanese appear to be the human race. Russia, since the anti-Tsarist revolution, has been a will to erect the machinery and here. The case was "adjourned

The London "Underground" storm centre all to itself, and the liberated masses have assimilated to put it into operation. We say for reference to the Mexicsa into account when making any trade of Burma. The whole Railway, which was recently

estimates of the requirements rica a political doctrine that has caused the leaders of all the great the time has come to act because Consul.

trade of Burms isgrated official sanction to in lof the civilised countries of the world to look with apprehension at the rents are still going bigber. Un-

consuming countries clamouring to have control crease its fates, was the first of spread of it. We are not going to discuss Bolshevism bere, ess something is done to check

Among the most important of made permanent 50 AS to all zailways to travel exclusively but we must support the stand taken by Mr. Lloyd George them, one of these days there

these facts is the great and checkmate these enterprising underground. It was opened for ̈ and other prominent Allied leaders that a country has the right to way be a "reat strike" by tenants,

almost universal economy cam-people. Until the control in that trafic on January 9, 1863, the have whatever political system its people see fit. We wouldn't t

The practice of night shift paigu, and in close connection country is lifted, the Japanese terminus at that time being Far- Russia dictate to Poland as to the nature of Poland's Government

miners at Boness undertaking with this the very free buying of will have to regard the rice ringdon Street Station, which a and we have no right to dictate to Russia. So long as Soviet

dey work at Grangemouth Docks, maize and rye by Continental business as a speculation and not contemporary writer described as Russia does not attempt to spread disaffection among the peoples of PALACE HOTEL HANDICAP. was criticised at the monthly will be for human food, and, of been recently going from India to with series of hip-baths Intro wilb only a few hours for rest, countries. Much of the maize an investment. A lot of rice has "a family vault on a large scale, other nations, there is no sane reason why she should not be allow- ed to enter the concert of nations. The adoption of political creeds above Handicap are reminded Labour Council. It was pointed bread-making. There is not yet absolutely dependent upon India and ventilation. The hip-baths are Intending competitors for the meeting of the Boness Trade and course, the rye will be used for the Persian Gulf ports, which are duced into it diagonally for light and policies is sever shend of their day. It might just be the that the draw and handicapping out that these men left the pits sufficent dals to give anything for their maintenance. Although lined with glazed tiles, and, to Russia is already ripe for a Soviet system, but unl! the peoples of take place this evening at 6 p.m. and went to the other nations are, there is little cause for fear. And there will then be All competitors whose entrance where they worked till 5 o'clock the probable supplies and require thousand tons of rice from Burma prototype, we find the leakage docks. more than a general indication of Indis imported five hundred keep the resemblances to their no'cause to fear the system. We are trying to show that there is no fees have not been paid by then in the evening. The delegate who ments of the coming season, or at since the beginning of this year, drained off at the lower end into a insurmountable obstacle in the way of world-wide peace. Nations

may differ in their internal political complexion and yet be fit will be ruled out.

introduced the subject said that best only approximate figures exports of rice from India proper vessel something like a soap-dish companions in an international assembly. Republice and Kingdom doubtedly one of the best that has tolerated in times when labour survey of the situation, and Exports of rice from India 1 was there, and as the people The cup for first prize is un-such conduct might Lave been can be stated. Take a broad have been practically stopped. A dense fog illed the place when are even now allied, and we must be prepared for an even broader ever been played for in Hong-wasscarce, but to-day there was it my be observed that on the normally amount to between waiting for their trains were soon toleration. Only the slow process of mantal evolution together kong, and is well worthy of a net work enough to go round, and whole the wheat crops of the 500,000 to 600,000 tons, but at the wandering up and down the

ith man's experience will bring about the common acceptance of the ideal whatever that may be found to be. Meanwhile, therefort to win. There are at these miners were scting contrary importing countries are bettar same time India generally imports platforma, ons might have imagh must be a close association between palions in order to facilitate present 37 satries anda committee to trade union principles. It was than last year, the difference in 700,000 tons of rice from Berms; ed: then ghosts of the great the coming of that ideal. If European peace is now established, let handicap and draw. Play will union concerned, with a view to ten to twelve million quarters. It counties prefer the beer qual in sight of those lavatories Them of seven will meet to-night to agreed to write to the minere favour of this year being front the reason for this is that certain unwashed condemned to Heave a try to cultivate & mind more open than has been ours in the past commence on the 15th instant.

hit's the only road to a lasting peace.

stopping the practice....

is certain that the Uniledities of Indian rice to Burnis rics: neglected in their market H

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