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TUESDAY,

OCTOBER 12. 1920.

DAY BY DAY.

AN ISLANDER'S DIARY.

THE GREATEST FAULT,

The latest motor car accident SHOULD SAY, IS TO BE CONSCIOUS

on the Abardsen-Repulse Bay OF NONE BUT OTHER PEOPLE'S— Road, which we reported yester, Carlyle,

day and in consequence of which three Chinese ladies were more or

[BY "AJAX."]

LOCAL WEDDING.

RAILTON-VAUGHAN,

A wedding of considerable

LINES FRO LINKCUMDODDIE.

"Linkcomdodtia Estlafsoban, N.B

1st September, 1990,

what's

A Dr. Williams once had a local interess took place at 8h. quarrel with one of his parish. John's Cathedral this aftamoon, The health return for the pastioners named Hardy, who showed when Mias Violet Murial lass seriously injured, brings one three days shows one fatal case considerable resentment. On the Vaughan was married to Mr. Dear S....... to the conclusion that motorista of enteric (Chinese) and one non-succeeding Sunday, the Doctor Leonard Manning Railton, in the Aye. I can mind fine his very are far too fond of speeding up fatal case of diphtheis Par-presshed from the following text, presence of a large gathering of words. "Lost here," says he, along that particular stretch of tuguese).

which he pronounced with great relatives and friends."

for ha was a wee bit nattled, "if |road just past Aberdeen village.

emphasis: Thare is no fool The bride, who was given away the man was' Sunday, I'd play The question of driving cara as a We learn that the construction like the fool-Hardy." This story by Mr. T. Neave, was attired inye first thing after breakfast and dangerous speed has been thrash of the new floor in the V.R.C. is realled to mind by what has a gown of whits georgette, with best ye by-ays four holes sagy ad out pretty thoroughly in the premisas, will be shortly com- happened during the week. Evary brocaded satin, and she carried a afore noon. "Well,” saya I, just local press of late sad we are menced in order to enable social now and again, like a recurring shower bouquet of roses and to keep his daunder op loathe to re-open a subject that activities to be begun in the decimst, the question of higher Honolulu creeper. She had as to hinder ye!" But he was for depends so much on the point of month of December.

pay for the China Coast bands her bridesmaid Miss Florrie none of it. He wasna" so daft on view. But it is hard to ignore

comes up for discussion in the Nears, who Were 2 dress off the game, he maintained, as facts and the facts wo bare in A Chinese woman, 34 years of] Press, until today the Guilds (primrose georgette with lace hatto ever think of playing | mind are these:—On August 9 fourlaga, fall from an upper story of have become more and more trimmed with pink roses, her on the Sabbath Day For Chinese Were very seriously a house at St. Stephen's Street on insistent in their demands. Their bouquet being of pink roses and all that he was as vexed aly bring injured as the result of a collision: Saturday. She was picked up latest more is against the Indo-maidenhair fern. Mrs. Noave, beaten on the last hole thefaighi, but a short while previous to that from the street and removed in China Steam Navigation Comthe hostess, #ore a dress of 1 verily believe that if it had been a Chinese boy was killed; and an ambulance to the Government pany. They have been taking brown brocaded silk with gold possible lass Saturday night to da that was preceded by only a few Civil Hospital

stock of the earnings of this trimming. Mr. R. Farmer was a round wï' candle - light, he'd days by an accident in which a

concern and have discovered that best man.

have been game. But play 'on Chinese man was knocked down

Following a quarrel with her instead of the Company being og Subsequent to the wedding the Sunday, no. The folks in our Chinese che verge of insolvency it is ceremony, 盛 largely-attended wee town don't believe in Sunday

kong Hotel, Mr. and Mrs. Railton on Sunday. Walks in their Son- laterleaving fortheir honeymoon, day best cloites and stiff un- the bride's going costume being accustomed collars each one wi of white sezge, whilst she also his eyes on the ground. Their wore a saxe blue silk tulle bat favourite wall is over the golf- tricamed with pink heather.

course and their mein is altogether begotten of modesty. No, golf balls have been known to bare been found on our Golf Course, even on the Sabbath Day. And lifted too. And what's more forbye, sold the next day as

and killed. The whole of these daughter-in-law,

A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD, three accidents and the one that woman on Saturday jumped into making a handsome profit. Hence reception was held at the Hong-games. They onls go for walks

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

took place on Saturday occurred the barbour from the Praya East. along this road, either in the She was however rescued by village of Aberdeen itself or just boatmen and taken to the Govern- beyond. That is pretty strong ment Civil Hospital. eridance, we think, that motoristsi

they asked for an all-round in crease of fifty per cent. for all the members of the dosting staff of the Indo-China Company, and which they eventually reduced

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Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which requires do not exercisa reasonable care that the "smaller vessel took into thirty per cent. them to forward their names and addresses with communications and caution in negotiating this water

and gradually Bank. addressed to the Editor, no: necessarily for publication, bat as an particular stretch of road. The Beyond a ducking, the crew were sridence of their bona fides.

new control posts that have been none the worse for the accident.

All communications intended for publication should be address-erected el to the Editor.

Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.

by the Police are though it is reported that we have sound reason for believ-valuable cargo of apples and ing not taken sufficient notice of other merchandise was lost. for since their erection we have

The rate of subscription to "The Hongkong Telegraph" is $36 seen motor cars passing through per annum. (Payable in Advance.)

The "Hongkong Telegraph" is now on sal at, and will be strong delivered to subscribers by, the Dairy Farm Company, Ltd. This Shameen. Canton, who are our agents there.

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The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1920.

SOVIET TYRANNY,

THE GOVERNING FACTOR,

Įdays

the to

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large

Now, it will be admitted by everybody that during the war the profits of most shipping companies were undoubtedly large, and this gave rise to the idea that Company earnings constituted a vast reservoir of wealth which could be freely tapped to provide higher wages. leaders the Guild

But eren

The

situated

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FOR TWO GREAT CAUSES.

THE MYSTERY OF THE FOUR DOORS.

No doub: many of our readers

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repainteds" but how they got the white paint on The remains of a Chinese boy

and dry by Monday morning The rate per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscrip-ever the 10 miles an hour aid Enocked down and killed by a Aberdeen village at a speed well who was yesterday accidentally

without unbolying the day of tions for any period less than one month will be charged as for a down. On the open stretch past train as Chung Sha Wan were

rest, I never could exactly fathom. full month.

Aberdeen there is no reason why removed

Kowloon

But the old man he was stif le accessible to messenget. Peak subscribers can have their copies their speed, say up to anything twelve wagons.

The "Hongkong Telegraph is delivered free when the addressee motorists should be restricted in Mortuary. The train, comprising must know that there is a limit have already heard of the four set against doing anything on to bigh wages, and thedoors that will be seen on the the Sunday. No even when sail- delivered at their residences without any extra charge. On copies rear 25 miles an hour, but when earth for the reclamation ground Company contends that that limit sbout three weeks time. On his face against that sort of was carrying Indo-Chins Steam Navigation stage of the Theatre Royal ining from foreign porta, ke aye sat sant by post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage. they travel at the rate of 30 in the vicinity.

Single Copies, Daily, ten cents.

miles an hour and beyond, as

has already bren reached Thursday, October 28th, and on thing. But on the Monday, aye Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for ather very frequently do. then it fixed period will be continued until countermanded.

A collision took place between by the concessions which the Saturday, October 30th, there on the Monday, I was to look is time that the police took very cargo bost and the launch Tai Company has granted to its men. will be produced in the Theatre out for my licks good and proper.

action against

On the confession of Shipping and Royal for the first time four them. Tick Yee in the harbour near

That night about ten o'clock, is A pleasure drive

Expering, bich is what one may most entertaining and spectacular his wife called as our house and wharves one of the Kowloon and does not call for baste

term the men's organ, the con- plays written by Lord Dunsany. would I come round, for the yesterday. Whilst taking in -in fact, all motoring in Hoog-

ditions of pay and service on the These plays are entitled The Captain bad taken a funny kind cargo

from the Manila Maru, kong is pleasure motoring, and which was lying alongside No. 3

ChinaCoast arebetterthan inmang Glittering Gata. “The Golden of turn and seemed hard at the why excessive speeds are indulz hari, the sampan was ran into quite recently it wrote in the King of the Golden Isles" and for bed but slipped on

other parts of the world Only Doom": "The Compromise of the breathing. I was just preparing ed in bas always been something by the launch, with the resul: following strain When a sur "The Lost Silk Hat of a conundruma to be.

dressing jacket and stepped over. | vey is taken of the conditions now It is remarkable that each Sure enough he was breathing Two private chauffeurs and the prevailing in many parts of the play includes in the scenery hard and what's more forbye driver of a public car were pro-world as regards the mercantile door. Perhaps it is accidental, unconscious. His langs seemed 4 2 general rule we are secuted by Inspector Garrod_at] against the imposition of any the Police Court this morning for marine officer and employment it out, at any rate, it is most cer- to be a high pressure and a speed limit anywhere. A speed reckless driving.

can be perceived that those on the tainly a connecting link not donkey pump was quiet wi" come limit is a very arbitrary thing, & accord

This is in China Coast serving in the coastal only between the plays them-parison. I didna" like the look of.. with the policy of the shipping companies jin given. cimemstances it often

are more selves but between the plays and bim and sent for the doctor: But Trafic Department to institute favourably affords no protection all.

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than the the object which the producers he. it turned out afterwards was prosecutions where advisable Speed must always be regulated

majority."

have in mind. For in North busy at another corner of the 45 a preventive against reck by the conditions of trafic, by the

China, there is a terrible famine, Parish bringing life into the less driving. which bs of nature of the road-in the fact:

and the only way in which the world while in the short hours of Rate resulted in only the immediately prevailing number

Guilds have concerned Door of Hope can be opened to Sunday wing another life of serious occidents themselves very much with the those who are starving, is by slipped away-atween our fingers, circumstances should govem

profits which have accrued to the sending driving That

Spancial is the theory

assistance-so to speak. Aye Captain- broke Five Chinese who were secured | Company during the war, but Great efforts are being made in his rule that Sunday sure enough we would rather Fork 01.

in a raid which Inspector Willis they would do well to take into London sad in many otherplaces for he set sail on his last voyage. accepting, of course. the comand his colleagues of the Western consideration the fact that the in connection with this famine.before the day was long born. petence of every driver. Here in

district made on house at Company, in order to keep its Surely it is imperative for as in A clot of blood on the brain, the Hoogkong, where we have First Street on Sunday nigh: Deet up-to-date. large number of native drivers, it

is obliged Hongkong to do everything pos-doctor said. I've wondered often were charged before Mr. G. N. to pav rable and quad-isible to belp the sufferera.since, if my annoying him over Although it is right, as we remarked gesterday, that Russia, or might not be wise to leave the orme at the Police Court this ruple for new ressels All we are asked to do just now the Sunday match bad onything

With serious form of government it wants, the needs of democrazy will not be accidents so frequently happen-morning, and, on the Inspector's and the price, through rising is to book tickets for these two to do wi" it. Onyhow, I'm glad any other country for that matter, shoal! decide fa: itself what question so open. satisfied unless it is shown that the people a- a whole are given fulling as of late, the police would *pplication, remanded for a few wages, is advancing all the time. nights so that we may thoroughly the slipped off in his bed and to enable the Police The recent drop in freights should enjoy ourselves. It is very little,didos' drop down on one of the opportunity to express their preferences. Unfortunately, the evid. be justified in imposing strict to.. bring

charge of prove & warping, and the policy and there is no excuse: except greens. He was a big man, sixteen ence so far as Russia is concerned is that the Soviet

speed limits for every road and

possession of atme against of pressing for higher rates of pay the old excuse of "Maskee rules by no such popular consent. That point was emphasised in district. They are loathe to do the prisoners. In the raid, which at present may prove suicidalbich is really no excuse at all keeper's very particular at times. stone if a pound, and our green- the report of the Italian Labour Mission which has just visited the tent to indicate and make rulings/as made for the purpose of pre-to the men themselves. Anything in this case.

go, we know, and have been con-

Onyhow he's gone to Heaven. country and which says that Communists number daly 600001 for certain well-known danger contemplation, a loaded revolver popular with most workers, but working quite a long time on as the good book tells us that senting a ribbery alleged to be in which cuts at Capital just now is The local amateurs have been if ever a man' deserved it. And of a population of 60,009,000, but that the former are masters. Bureaucracy, say these Halian Labourites, has enormosuly increas

as well as a number of daggers.the policy is a fatal one, for every these plays. We know quite there's no sea there, then there ed in Russia, and the additional circumstance is noted that where den freedom in their own hands: ggs and other articles aseful to cut at Capital is in the long ruo well that for months great efforts must surely be golf. for I'm the Bolshevist regime is less stringent, that is in the countryside they abuse it by speeding they

robber, were found on the but a stab at the worker.

have been expended on every sure that W&5 cannot grumble about restric-

his idea al. amongst the peasants, greater freedom is enjoyed. In the towns.tions. Professional

persons of the prisoners.

detall concerning scenery and Heaven an unlimited supply however, the workers are said to be worse off than before the Revolu

garage

dress. We believe that people of 29 tion, cities having fallen into moral and material roisery. Therers are certainly the worse

Plus Colonels, Clubs Now, only a few months ago will talk about these plays for patter on his favourites, wi offenders and it is up to whole trouble appears to be that the capitalistic regime has been

the Guilds were demanding from

months after they have been wae, -tinted clouds for the to insist destroyed, but nothing has been substituted for it.

TYPHOON WARNING. the "outside"shipping companies This indictment by Italian Labourites is significant, following as A very bigh standard of

an increase in pay for their produced. They are four cameos teeing greens and patting greens it does on the recent adverse report by a British Labour Mission, competence when engaging men.

members to bring it up to the and each of them reveals boman that made holing out in ons &

nature to pa in for it goes to show that, so far from spelling happiness and prospere feal sure, but their efforts received by the American Con-Navigation Companies. We all

The police are doing their best, The telegram quoted below was scale allowed by the Indo-Chins that is entertaining and stimulat-

a manner perfect joy.

I wonder though if they play Ity for those whom it is supposed to benefit, Bolshevism is in reality (need a very hearty seconding bysulate General, Hongkong, from know that they did not get alling. It has been said that the on Sundaya there? nothing other than a new form of tyranny, every whit as despoticall who have the best interests of the Manila Observatory at 9.30 they asked for, but the poirt is Dovel was the greatest influence] and just as much a contrast to true freedom and liberty as any other that has preceded it. Lenin and Trotsky are for ever representing motoring at heart. Joy riding

that when the Guilds made these during the 19th Century in modell- am. to-day-

Ase, this last week's been a ing the opinion of educated people! Bolshevism as a workers' creed, designed for the special benefit of an very easily spell its own

Cyclone or typhoon E of demands on the "outside" com concerning the problems of life gloomy week altogether. It has the proletarist. They never tire of calling British and even restriction.

Luzon. less than 300 miles paules they considered that the which face all of us. It Jass also also been big wi' social and in- American workmen "slaves of capitalism in the advice which JAZZ.

distant, moving X. N. W, standard of pay allowed by the been said that the stage now dustrial trouble. At the moment they are much given to addressing to the peoples of other countries.

Typhoon in about 127 Long E. Indo-Chin 13 Lat North, moving N.W. This is the typical kind of manifesto which these Soviet leaders

Naviation was fair. Yet almost cupias the position formerly the nation seems on the verge of ostter broadcast amongst the worker of other lands: "Rise, we shall doubtless bear a good The following telegram was before the ink is dry on the held by the novel. Certainly it industrial disaster. The Govern laves! Strike of the shackles of capitalism! Be free men! deat of it during the coming received at 1 pm.: Cyclone or signed Arbitrators Award, the much simpler to sit in the ment are fiercely criticised by

theatre and listen Well, what do foreign observers of these Bolshevist leaders think dance season.

to the many; but by the Hokey Fly if As to the origin typhoon in Long 126. Lat 16. Guilds come forward with

brilliant sentences of them? We will quote the opinion of Mrs. Philip Snowden, of jazz there have been many recurving north-eastward.

than it responsibility begins wi' Minis- a fresh demand which sims at 19 to dore

read them out of a ters it ends sure enough wi' the of Britain's foremos! worden Labourites,

expressed in the regarding opinions

raising the Indo-China and China book. There is something live individual. The contribution of Lenin She also has been in Rassia recently. and she says

American press. In one of

Navigation standard, which they and humen in lines that are the

to pesce of this man:

Average m "He is the prince of slaves and the slave of the recent Americas papers

had previously admitted dogma. He conscripts workers, men, women and children. He tells that the hunt for the origin of prehistoric syncopation as following it as a basis in their plea for be owned that listening is easier While the Government are accus at times spoken and without in any way and production is told good or evil, and pictures the adequate by the mere fact of deprecating the novel, it must mighty feable and imperceptible. them how long they shall work and what pay they shall receive. He tells them where they shall labour, and how. He even tells jazz has led to the African jungle-The airy of Kang go to wild those employed on

outside"

than reading. Also it is more ed of allowing matters to drift, the them how much they shall eat, and when. He also tells them and to the music of cannibal excess and debauch the mind ships. If this new demand is where they may live, and dictates the conditions of their lives. So feasts and orgiastic dances. But those of Sung speak of slothful conceded, no doubt the "outside" sociable. In about three weeks individual as often as no does time we shall have a great opport the same in his own case." If this in very truth this self-styled liberator of the workers is one of the further back it can be traced to indulgence and of wooies, and men will

immediately want unity and all that is necessary period of indifference would only greatest slavemasters the world has ever knowa.

the beginnings of civilization in submerge the mind; those of Wei their

wages

increased also. for the present is to take the come to an end, then there When we read opinions such as these, rouchsafed, not by China itself. Confucius, who lived are strenuous and fast and per. And so the process goes on, ins Reactionaries, but by men and women who can rightfally lay nearly 2500 years ago, edited a plex the mind: and those of Xbi never-ending circle. The lesson simple precautions to insure that would be a chance of some-- claim to the title of Progressives, we can surely have no two book of ceremonies called the Liare violent and depraved and to be drawn from all this is that we do not miss the chance which thing being gained. Mind ye, opinions as to the merils of Bolshevism as a social system. Kl. The book of ceremonies make the raind arrogant. The the Guilds are not so much con will be offered to us. Remember discontent and agitation have was a venerable Chinese classic site of these four states all cerned with what is fair that the dates are Thursday, often been the forerunners of In Russia to-day, there is no such thing as mle by the people, long before Confucius gave his stimulate libidinous desire and are standard of payment as they are

| October 28th, and Saturday, genuine needed reforme, and must / ay more than there was under the Tsarist regime. One group

October 30th-Contributed not ́always be considered as of autocrata has been swept away, it is true; but another has attention to it. The sayings in injurious to virtue'. If not jazz, with what they can possibly.

merely due to mischievous in- Arisen to take its place. And of Russia to day it may be said that the Li Ki represent a viewpoint what else falls in with the wring out of the owners. It's s

fluences. What, however, to my her last state is worse than ber first. ForLenin, Trotsky, Kamenoff of musical criticism Chins description? Kang. Sung. Wal and case of "money and still more

MANCHESTER'S PROFITABLE

mind, is lacking in Labour to-day and Krassin to talk of "slavery in other countries whilst the date assigned by the Jewish lost. Only the monotonous drum thing about it all is that no which perhaps corresponds to the Xbi all their scores have been money," and the most unfortunate

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in just that very same kind of afle Russia with an iron hand themselves, is sheer, unadulterated Chronology for the Garden of best which they doubtless contri-account is taken of fatore pro-way stem during the past year Government is said to

Manchester muoicipal - tram.

statesmanskly lo pocrisy. Let the Russians have the form of government they Eden. The Li Ki describes buted to prehistoric jazz remains babilities

by all means. But let the people be free to speak and to music a powerful influence for in modern Chinese music.”

so far, as shipping contributed £111,81 to the relief| of the rates.

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