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ROSEMARY AND RUE. CORRESPONDENCE.
(BY "TONY.")
TRUTH ÉN CAMOUFLAGE,
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but the
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Telegraph.")
REPULSE BAY HOTEL DANCES,
TO-DAY MISCREET
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It's strange how things get "burg up" in this Colony, don't you think? If ons oured to make a list of all the schemes and pro- jects that have been mooted
Sir,-Perhaps the following in number of claims to hayt within recent years and then
return bat the Trash?" If you did you cident, which happened at the offered him hospitality, is unimag compared that list with another shows that there was only one will realise how infernally hard Repulse Bay Hotel on Saturday ally large. You can dad boug showing the things that had been case of notifiable disease. This it is to tell the truth. People do last, may not ho without interesi five within a radios of trem actually accomplished, it would was a fatal oase of plague.
not like it; they become offanded to your readers.
dred yards from the Albion Ho be almost bumorous. It could
If you tell it them. They love to At about six o'clock on the where he did, in fact, de somm nat bo quite humorous because there's something very shipping report
In the Harbour Department be told debonair lies which tickle afternoon in question I entered his work. But just up the
form, which their vanity, but all the time the Hotel in the
there is a bouseho’er who thing k company their self-deception of four friends, one of whom the Dickens cult overdone. of things. Perhaps our readers every incoming boat has to fill up realising will remember that after the weather experienced described it truth in R. and R. (sometimes) ordered, and whilst they were the age, a larg› plals with thes
Japanese ship in reporting the Now I endeavour to tell the was a lady. Cold drinks were he has put up on the wall of i
house, just where it will catch subject being fetched, the lady and one my the more warily I find it gentleman of the party go up Following laseription: "Charios necessary to approach it, and so, and danced for about two or three Dickona did not live here.” This persona, a Chinese man, perforce, I am reduced to the minutes. When the bill was of its control it had netted several a woman and a small girl, were necessity of using · little brought immediately afterwards. It is stated that the Port of- millions of dollars. It was going to involved in a motor car accident camouflage. Now a modern gua] there was an item, over and London Authority in spanding":" dispose of that money in various which took place in Queen's Road is so covered with weird designs above the charge for the drinks, £300 a year on cat's-ment. Many directions. It was going to donate West yesterday. The injuries and draped with imitation follage of 12.00, described Dance people suppose that Puss, bow- it was going to build a the man was taken to hospital.
over valiant when a motaką”"#p=" fails to see it; but its projectila I signed the chit at the time pears, is chary of attacking the batel in Kowloon and in other
toars on its twenty miles journey but wrote a letter of protest to larger typa „of: „rodeņi. ways intended to dévote the
jjast the same and usually the Manager on the 18th instant may A hockey match was played a registers its hit. And so it is I pointed out that no one of the ordinary domestic parrer," but
true of proceeds of its shipping control scheme towards the improvement Happy Valley yesterday between with the truth. If people will party had ever heard of such a is of the Colony. But then, the the Hongkong Hockey Club and not take it raw, you must ar-charge being mate, the general the lean, libe
evidently inappliable 10 owners of the ships in question the Army. The result was a wio ministar it in the same way as impression being that the prices in preference to Toby, by the army retained, raised objection and it is common for the formar by three goals to you give kid castor oil in for refreshments were inclus ve so Port Authority for its unending knowledge that they claimed twa. Cooper and Edmonds (2) syrup. It has its affect just the far as dancing is concerned, and campaign against the hordes of that if the money was not going scored for the Club, whilst the
that, had the lady and gentleman sharp-nosed raiders. The statistics to be returned to them (which Army scorers were Lisut. Horton But what a difficult thing it is known that their dance of two or of alaughter published in they asked should be done) and Lieut. Bevan,
to help Hongkong people. The three minutes duration would Port Authority's annual reports All communications intended for publication should be address-then it should be spent on the
Press pegs away at the case-incur an extra charge of $2.00, are #1 to the Editor.
provision of beiter facilities
demonstrative of the |for shipping, such as
prowess especially of new piers, elc. Well, the
that the dock upshot of it all is that owing to
some "rat
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1920.
THE RENT QUESTION.
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INTERESTING REMINISCENCE.
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In a friendly game played yes hardened authorities in a con- they would have kept their seats, feline terday afternoon at Sookus pootinuous effort to secure improved 1 suggested that, if the Managemembering
allay, the Staff and Depts, best conditions and reforms. But the ment finds it necessary to make depredator is
to co-such a charge, visitors, in fairness the institution of certain legal the 88th Coy. R.GA. by two goals apathetic public fails The rate per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscrip- proceedings, the Government is
to one. Tomory and Hunt scored operate or assist towards the to them, should be given a chance
It has long been said of football tions for any period less than one month will be charged as for a unable to spend the money and, if for the R.G.A. Filmer and Rhodes consummation of their needs and of knowing about it, and I fall month.
poder the in the Old Country that it is ma our information is correct, this is played well for the winners and desires. They seem afflicted with requested The "Hongkong Telegraph" is delivered free when the addressees.ill in the hands of the Treasury Clayton as left back played a chronic inertia. However ardently circumstances the item in quas much a businesses sport nowady, is accessible to messenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies awaiting a Court's decision as to
brilliant game for the losers.
they way desire an improvement|tion might be cancelled.
but even now probably few people. delivered at their residences without any extra charge. On copies is ownership or disposal The
of their lot, they apparently have In his reply of the same date, realise how great a business lon- sent by post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage.
not got the moral courage or the the Manager informs me of his gue football has become. A First point that interests Us most Single Copies, Daily, ten cents.
We learn that whilst on board will-power to drive home the inability to waive the charge League club has to spend any. at this stage is
why the launch in Tsin Wan Bay on wedge which Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a Court proceedings.
the Press has which, he affirms, is quite in order. thing from £10,000 to £20,000 and if fized period will be continued until countermanded.
thero Sunday afternoon, a local sports- obligingly inserted for them. He points out that the Hotel opwards in running through the are to be any, are so long hang-men had the The "Flongkeng Telegraph" is now on sale at, and will being fire. We understand that the cidentally to let go of the 12-bore that our friends across the water Dinner
misfortune ac They fuck cohesion. It is true advertisemente read as “Tes and season. Playera wiges alone Dances." and when often reach up to £7,000, and is delivered to subscribers by. the Dairy Farm Company, Ltd., Counsel engaged in the case are gun he was holding. The gun have organised an elaborate little patrons neither dine nor take tes much as £10,000 has been spent Shameen, Canton, who are our agents there.
at present away from the Colony was recovered yesterday by divers Association for their own benefit. in the Hotel a charge of $1.00 by some clubs in transfer fees and that until they return nothing from Taikoo Dock, who were at but it does not affect Hoogkong. per head is made when such while engaged on team-building. farther will be done. Thus a very work for three hours before they It is time, my friends, that you patrons utilise the dance floor. These transfer fees are a big item, valuable JU of money that recovered it.
should throw off the old He further suggests that it can and £1,000 or £2,000 for one playır might eventually be freed for the
indifference which is stranghardly be expected that the is not an uncommon thing., Ôns public benefit is being held up:
Victoria British School is to be
ling your prospects for schemes that were mooted have!
the purchasing of a 15 cent drink hesitateso name the record figure amelioration of the present should entitle the purchaser to seeing that before the ink had had to abandoned (temporarily closed until November 3rd on anemic municipal conditions the services of a full orchestra dried, Everton or Aston Villa of body of account of an outbreak of dengue and follow the example of our and use of the dance floor. Nawcastle United would have ship owners are laft in fever. The authorities are, we morg energetic neighbours.
to what will be the hear, taking steps to eradicate Surely there are a few intrepid controversy over the matter, and
I have no wish to enter into a made bigher bid. ultimate dispossi of a large sum the cause of the fecer. Daring souls with sufficient moral express no opinion bera as to the
University can- of money that they think should the vacation,
The value of a team may be stamins and a genius for organis fairness or unfairness, excessive-gauged to some extent by the fact be theirs. Quite an interesting didates and students of the Upper ing, who might start a movement sess or otherwise of this charge. that when Leeds City were dis
School will receive instruction at on this side similar to the K.RA. My role purpose in asking banded last year their twenty, 9/9
There am guilds for employees you to pablish this letter is two players realised over £10,000 With regard to the temporary
and societies for the nationals, so to infom your readers of when suctioned off. But great closing of Victoria British School,} A Chinese boy, who was hurty-why nats league for the public? the fact, which does not which through sheer inadvertence ing across the road and carrying Think it over.
as the expense is, the receipts are d appear to be generally known greater, and last season few clube that this charge for dancing is failed to make a profit. Aston The other day we had some comments in this column on the we omitted to mention yesterday, a bottle, was knocked down by a olony's Budget prospects, in the course of which we touched apone ay that parents should be Cinema yesterday.
residents will agree with us when ator car near the Eastero
made by the Management of the Villa, the Cup-winters, made a Clad in pyjamas, be stood on Repulse Bay Hotel, under the profit of £15.000 on receipts which -number of important issues which will doubtless come in for grateful to Mr. A. O. Braws, the was broken, and boy suffered his verandah at 2 m. shaking circumstances mentioned above exceeded £52,000, and Tottenham discussion when the annual financial estimates are under considers head master, who has decided to slight injuries to his feet The an impotent fist at the brilliantly the knowledge may be useful to Hotspur did equally well. Ports tion. But, whilst we hope to see these questions given due and give private instruction to the driver offered compensation to the lit club house in Happy Valley. them on some future occasion, mouth and Burnley made a prost moment that of house rentals-will be given emphasis by the right's enforced closing. proper attention, we do trust that the most pressing problem of the elder children during the fort boy which was accepted, but he The roar of roistering revellers when they might otherwise of about £7,000 esch, and many- Unofficial members of the Council. First things first, should be the location of the school is not of
The refused to go to Hospital.
came clearly over the still air my friends did. unknowingly of the other clube topped the motto of our legislators, and we scarcely think that anyone will the healthiest, it is true, and it is.
making sleep impossible for the reader themselves liable to it.
£3,000 profit mark. Even Breond dispate the assertion that, next to the need of more houses, this tent encouraging to learn that the between the Wiltshire Regiment disturbers of his rest. He had striped figure (and others) who A polo match will be played stood and burled blasphemy at the
Yours etc.
Division clube recorded gate question demands predominance over every other. We, in common Government is taking steps to and the Hongkong lab on Satur been to church only a few hours Hongkong, Oct. 19, 1920.
receipts of £20,000 for the BOS, with the other papers, have pegged away in season and out on this
and it is a fair estimate to say. matter, and our excuse for again reverting to it is that the evil base matters by a thorough day next at 4.15 p.m. Lieut. Col. before, and had returned home
that the money spent last season. become more pronounced than ever and merits immediate action of locality.
overhaul of the immediate Wyndbt and the Officers will mentally revived to seek bis virtu-
jen, watching the clubs in what Speaking of schools be "at home" on the ground to ous couch, and had retired to bx
are now the three divisions of the In the Old Country, although the war bas' been over for some sad their closing reminds their friends who they hope will early with the intention
|Rough weather conditions aflost|League exceeded £2,000,000.. three years, house rentals are still controlled. Here, where rentals incident that once took place in
very interesting accept this announcement as an bracing himself physically ready Perchance they're not polished
or on land. whatever to prevent a landlord from charging what figure he whole of the Chinese scholars in permit the sending of cards. The sleep was rudaly broken by the Bat they're friends. srs higher than they have ever been before. there is nothing Hongkong. through which the itation, the match baving been for beginning the week's work on
The U. 8. A. are rather food of chooses. He knows that the demand for houses still far exceeds the Colony stayed away from Regimental Band will play a tumultuous
arranged at too short potice to Monday morning. His beauty
strange clube (writes a corres.. the supply--witness the "waiting lists" in const estate company Government schools for over
pondent) Besides clubs for fat Sabbath breaking offices and he can count on old and new property being snapped week. We
"HOOTS."
men and bald beads, American". programme during the match. which continued intermittently up immediately by house-hunters, ask what he may in the way of possession of the facts through have come into
and culminated with the grand Andrew's Society there is
In the Annual Report of the St.south paws in the State
left-handers they call them rental. It is true that there is considerable building activity going reading one of the reports of Dr.
outburst that drew him moatbing tone payment on in various parts of the Colony, but almost without exception new Eitel, who was the then Director the
The new Bishop of Victoria, to the verandah. As the first fleck "distressed" Scotsman. Well, that pastor of a Methodist Church in one also possess an organisation, of $1.00 to founded by Dr. William Frye, the houses and fixis are "booked up long before they are ready for of Education and who, as is Ridley Duppuy, is
Right Rev. Charles of dawn touched the void beltind occupation. There has therefore been no sign whatever of any well-known, was the author of arrive in
dae to the hills he crept speechless to always under the impression that which inaugurated the League
was a surprise to me. I New Jersey. fall in the standard of rents-on the contrary, the tendency Hongkong's best written History. Wednesday, November 3rd, by
theColony
At a meeting on his bed. The noise bad ceased. is all in the other direction. And not only are rents themselves it happened as long ago as 1884. the ... Somali and is to be
all Scots were rich men. Are you of the Left-banded, Dr. Frye higher, but, in corresponding ratio, Government taxes have been At that time the building of the enthroned in St. John's Cathedral
AND THE UREAM?
sure it was not the absent-minded declared that increasing as well, in which connection it may be again emphasied first Tylam Water Works was in on Friday, November 5th at 5.30 on to my readers from DrGriechit by a departing Caledonian ?/geniuses, though not all, are" most great dollar This is not mine, but I pass it signing of a ke ven that these are mostly borne nowadays by the unhappy tenant, s typical of what is happening, we heard of a case the other day in progress and a tunnel was being p.m. Pelore the Enthronement Thomas who has had Kowloon it will be a pleasure to know for it. The reason people are left-handed. There is a real resson" which the tenant of a fat applied for a lease, but was informed that from the reservoir. The rumour Helena May Institute at 4 p.m., weak skont the problem. Here it ness tickles the curiosity. Fer of the brain is more developed. constructed to convey the water there will be an "at home" at the thinking hard during the past because that distressed busi-right-handed is that the left lobe. one could only be granted on consideration of a further increase of gained currency that several small when it is hoped that all Church is: How is it that a red cow, ally, the only distressed co. There is a distinct advantage in ten dollars per month. He declined to accept the terms, with the boys and girls were to be taken workers and officials will come to eating green grass produces white that I can imagine is on domiciled having the right lobe of the best result that he was told that, lease or no lease, he would in.fature be from among the Chinese children meet the Bishop. required to pay five dollar more per menser than he had been attending the Government Schools
milk which, in turn, is converted in the States at the present time more developed. If that rid paying. Such is the consequence of the tenant's desire to obtain and be buried aliveinthe tunnel, as
into yellow butter ? Perhaps the whare the alternative of ice cream moss.developed you are left flank some security of tenure!
directors of the Dairy Farm or sody i waler. Aye Aye (prod. Left-handed people are rights Now, with the facts as we have pictured them, what is the ed entirely upon such a human highway robbery was frustrated be able to explain the apparent
the success of the scheme depend- What was intended to be a their experts on physiology may nounced i-i). Haavan pressirve esined people, and out of tho objection to the creation of a Fair Rents Board? When His sacrifice. Evidence of the fact by the arrest of one of the gang zaomaly.
th wee Colony fra thay Excellency the Governor made his announcement that such a step that this was implicitly believed Hungbom last night. In
Prohibaetionists.
ordinary. They are apt to do would be taken if the circumstances justified it, the hopes of house-in by the native population was confession which he made after.
interesting or unusual things.” holders were raised. Since that time, rents have steadily incress forthcoming when the schools of wards, the arrested maa admitted Give us the friends that
M&OW HIRTER." ed, and yet no action is taken. We know all the arguments against the town were entirely forsaken being in possession of a dagger
Weel, MacWhirter, it's awfu' We rent control. The principal one is that it would discourage building by the Chinese pupila and it was and told the Police that it bad Not the formal, conventional, cumdaddie shoot the exciting maire'll be delighted.
understand."
guid tas read you lines fra Link H. as the coal shortage, the nd thus defeat its own aim. But would it? Not if properly and not until a proclamation was been arranged that he and an fairly worked. Landlords have been in the habit of telling the issued by the Registrar General other men were to proceed to a Kind of friends:
happenings at hame, 'an' the rubs Ye'll no doot be feeling the cold public that they are not now only getting a just return on capital (the
ye gie t' they Sinn Feins an" the [yoursel" thenoo, wi' the minera on- title tben Most of them say that they are not making more than about eight the post
given to locality on the Kowloon City But those whom you feel when politicians. But could ya no gie strike an only a messezablaround- per cant. Well, let the Fair Rents Board be created and, if thought Secretary for Chinese Affairs) D
NOW known as Road where they bad
usa wee bit mait conssirning weight of coal allowed enek week advisable, let the standard rental be fixed on the basis of an eight assuring the parents that the two ren to conduct a combined
you grip by the hand another That the distance between you is Han, how I need to laugh at yon tae wear ye overcoat fairly firs our of friend MacPhairson ? for one family. Maybe ya'll bse per cent. return ou capital Tenants would at least then know that rumour was absolutely false that assault on a Chinese woman who By the number of dollars you've]["ir old Mac when ye gava usiquent in the des an, cover it awes
not to be spanned rents cannot go higher than they now are, and just landlords could the children went back to school was known to be coming along not cotaplain, for they would get what they claim they ought to Dr. Eitel, in his mention of this, the road. When charged before Dear old friends. secure-s just reward for their enterprise. What the public wanks adds
the reflection that the the Magistrate this morning, the
an ameliorativa character.
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a
agreement with
blank
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got in the bank.
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and that kind of stuff.
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they jokes aboot his doings or the bedclather at nicht, Au wisdologs in Hongkong. what's mair forbye, it's no use Onyway, before ye pack sairtain that the ships'll be t
ony of
ye trunks ning sae frequently the noo wellae come back to us, gie nes pack up ye troubles in ye bluffisen'e pereglustions and short few mair reminisce
final yar-r-rn about MacPhair-bag and retirer-ren tea già comings is the Hameland. The Ding
zsboot the cold weather ant the
is some assurance that the upward tendency will be arrested. It incident proved how lamentably prisoner was sentenced to six an best be ad assured by a fair measure of rent control-fair to the low the standard of education months hard landford as to the tegent. We don't want to see landlords hit of was at that time among the Inspector 0. Aris, whoprosecuted, understand.
labour. Sub- Give us the friends that building discouraged. But in such a visiter as housing, the public native population. It certainly brought the conduct of the watch- Just the homely, convivial,
as a right to expect protection from the profiteering type of house proved low soperillious they man who made the arrest to the Kind of friends;
her, some of whom we have in our midst. So we trust that one were and how they distrusted the notice of his Worsbly for com Whose intimate friendship will mair he shivers and grumbles esce dor Unofficials will press the point at the forthcoming Budget foreigner
He will gain the public's hearty approval if he does,
always withstand
mendation.
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