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NOTES & COMMENTS.

Delivery of Chits.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1920.

DAY BY DAY.

A meating of the Education Board is to be held in the Sanitary Board Room on Friday.

COMMAND AND FORCE MAY People who are given to saying OFTEN CREATE, BUT CAN NEVER unkind things about Hongkong's | CURE—Locke, telaphana) service state that they and it much more expeditious, when they wish to commmunicate with anyone, to send round a chit by coolie. If that is realls thair experience, then things hava reached a pretty pass indeed.) But, in all seriousness, we do not think the sitastion is really 'as bad all that, annoyed as we arefall too often by the imperfections of the local phones. The chit coolie of the East, who is the counter-

of the

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office-boy st Home, is about the last thing recently established branches at imaginable in slowness. Sand Cawnpore India; and Alor Star, him out at ten o'clock in the Kedah, Malay Peninsula. morning on a two-minute errand and you're lucky if he gets back

AVIATION NOTES.

[By "Meteorite".)

THE AVERAGE MODERN AMERICAN,

(By "Je Ny Pense").

An American sat ata desk in his room.

Smaking a big cigar;

Whils Pussyfoot raged in a Boor-saloon

Where the Alcoholics are.

"Seventy per cent, of the adult popalition of the United States If the pians of the Department are a mental development of a child of fourteen years of age.”—H.H. of Communications are continued Goddard, Princeton University. in the optimistic spirit they appear to be invested with at the present moment we shall-abortis see established an aerial mail service between the two chief cities

The of China.

eam. munication facilities between and Peking can Shanghai the be with advantage augmented by this new service which will in the first place be the principal channel for the transmission of official dispatches. The work of preparing for the service falls under the surveillance of the British technical advisor, Colonel Holt, who will no doubt see the need of a further extension of the line to Canton as soon as the cir

One non-fatal case of diphtheria

notified yesterday. as auferer being a Chinese.

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before closing-down time. Where A Chinese who was admitted incumstances permit. the goes and what he does to the Government Civil Hospital are mysteries unknown to yesterday told the Police that he

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the average foreigner. Probably was attacked by an unknown; A Curtiss biplane, piloted by makes A bee line for man in Jardine's Bazaar, a deep Mr. Lim Os, a Chinese, fell from home, has a sleep and then, when cut on the shoulder being inflict-a height of 250 ft. near Saskatooj, be is suficiently refreshed to ed by the assailant before he Canada, recently. Mr. Lim-On | discharge the arduous task with made his escape.

which he has been entrusted, casually strolls round toi

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sustained a double fracture of the right leg and a broken arm, and several minor injuries, but he is the addressee with the chit The next trial matches in con-expected to recover. which you have sent out aection with the selection of the in the land hope of being Hongkong interportennis play- delivered at rate insido rjers are to take place at U.S.R.C. The time is coming when the couple of hours. Or he may pop ground, when, we understand, a boy of twelve will as confidently round to Siccere's roof garden to new player will be seen out, Mr. expect a small aeroplane fox a Fresent 85 three see the monkeys, tigers, or what T. Nelson. of the International Christmas ever types of wild animal they Bank. Mr. Nelson was runner-up generations ago he expected a keep there. But, whatever the in the Canton championship.

copy of "Sandford and Merton." The rate of subscription to "The Hongkong Telegraph" is $36 reason, fb: the delays, we all get

The Third (Middlesex) Troop of (Payable in Advance.)

Boy Scouts have an Air used to them in time-it's part of The rate per quarter and per mensem, proportional Subscriptones experiance out East. All tions for any period less than one month will be charged as for the same, we have an idea at the 33, Morrison Hill Road, was the of model-flying, the intricacy of Mrs. Rozario, residing at Yo Section, learning the mysteries

always the coolie's fault that a: Wyndham Street last night.ate member of the Royal Air back of our minds that it isn't victim in a robbery perpetrated aeroplane engines, and all about sir pockets and currents, from a we

Are always kept waiting Whilst going down the incline, a so undue length of time for Chinese came up from behind. Company Ltd. has presented the Force. The Aircraft Disposal replies to chiis. In some offices and snatched a gold locket and Troop with D.H. 6 aeroplane. it's quite the custom for the chain from her person. The çbit to be taken ia and for the coolie to be left kicking thief made bis escape,

jewellery is valued at $25. The complete with propeller and 90 h.p. engine, and the boys have been his heels in the corridor whilst

promised flights at one of the big the recipient takes an hour or so

aerodromes as soon as they attain to brace himself up for the

a sufficient knowledge of the A madman who was this morn-aeroplane, and every one of the physical exertion of signing the book. That's how a system, bading taken into charge by the hundred boys in the Troop is Police. following а violent enough at its best, is made worse than it need be. So the next time onslaught which be conducted eageris preparing to qualify. you feel like grousing at the non-against the window glass of a

number of shops in Des Vœux It is a long way from Middlesex return of your own coolte, just Road Central, proved too much of to Indiana, but not very far from to help somebody else along by

a handful for bis captors. It took troop of Boy Scouts to a Mai». signing the receipt book chop- chop when a note comes to you.veral policemen to frogmarth itary Academy: The Culver Mil- If we all did that, we should at when taken into the charge room, USA, has just added aeronautics him to the Central Police Station. itary Academy. Calven, Indiana, ang rate bring about some smalli

he demonstrated his strength on to its curriculum, and the boys at improvement.

the railings of the dock. Eventual-theacademy willl earn aeronautica 15 a stretcher was brought in and as part of their regular course, the Los this the lunatic was deposited authorities of the Academy hav-| with his arms and legs pinioned in realized the important part

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The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER. #T, 1920.

UTILISING WASTE LANDS.

Hockey for Ladies.

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Government Civil Hospital, where country and feeling tha: the ris- this way he was carried to the commercial development of the| his condition will be reported on ing generation should be given by the doctor.

the opportunity to learn the most important aspects of aeronautics. The course will include practical. flying,

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The other day we made reference to the possibility of utilising "some of the very big stretches of barren ground in the Colony for It will be seen from an adver

the growing of bamboo for pulp manufacturing purposes, and since tisement elsewhere that ani then we have been the very pleased recipients of quite a deal of inaugural meeting is to be held by stout canvas straps. In that aeroplanes will play in the information on the subject of cultivating Ramie plant with very on Friday at Jaine's offices for many commercial properties. At its recent meeting the Kowloon the purpose of forming a Ladies Residents Association drew the Government's attention to the fact Hockey Club. if that is an that there was a great deal of room for improvement here as regards upshot of pur recent comment on the organised and assisted cultivation of agricultural produce and the feasibility of interesting the there can be no question that there is growing interest being taken ladies of the Colony in branches

In a rase before Mr. N. L. in the subject as a whole. Certain it is that there are many acres of sport which they do not at of naproductive land, here which could be used for commercial present follow, we are more than Smith this morning, in which, fol- purposes. to the benefit of the population and the Colony as a whole. ratified. It has been shown that lowing the failure of the Police to

A prospectus has been issued in Let us interest our readers, for a moment. in Ramie. It is a Hongkong (and, of course, we secure the witness from whose variety of Cactus and may be seen in many parts of the Colony include Kowloon in the term) person a purse was alleged to Rangeon of a company under the an amended name of Aeroad (Burma) Limited, where it is grown, without any serious attempt at cultivation, as an possesses any number of lady have been stolen, ornamental plant. In the Philippines. Batavia and other parts of athletes, and in view of their charge of being found in Man in 100.000 shares of Rs. 10 each, Woo Lane for the purpose to carry on aeroplane and sea- the world a number of varieties are grown for commercial purposes, prowess in other spheres we are

that they would. and it is known that the land around flongkong is well suited to its sure

with of

felony was plane services, and to buy, sell cultivation. Being a plant of desert origin, it thrives best in rocky practice, be able to put up a really preferred it was revealed that the and act as agents for manufac semi-arid soils which are well drained. The climatic conditions good fight on the hockey held the same watchman who made turers of aeroplanes, seaplanes best favouring its growth are a long dry season, followed by even against some of the teams the prisoner's arrest was involved motor

of all kind in Major a light raing one with warm, dry weather and plenty of sunshine composed of the sterner sex. We in another case before Mr. Orme and motors

which he Burma and elsewhere. to dry and bleach the fibre. Kamio is usually propagated by can remember the time when a few days ago, in planting the suckers which spring up from the roots of old plants. Hongkong did have a ladies unsuccessfully charged the same Ayscough, D.S.O.. M.C., and Mr. with bribery. This Raymond Parer, A.F.C., are two The methods of planting and cultivation are simple in the extreme hockey team, and quite a good prisoner and call for very httle labour or expenditure. On land with no, of little, one, too. That was some years faci. Mr. Smith, opined, altered of the directors of the new.com. саве entirely, lá view pany. The Rangoon aerodroms underbrush or weeds (such as a large part of the New Territories) ago. and possibly the leading the the statement of the belonging to the company will. the suckers or nursery plants may be set out without any prelimin. players of those days (many of of

the prospectus states, become one ary preparation of the soil. Un levet land the plants are set out in whora have in the interim taken prisoner that the present charge straight rows but on hilly ground this is not practicable or necessary, husbands unto themselves) find was brought against him by the of the finest in the world. While it is a fact that Hamie will grow and thrive under conditions that domestic affairs are more Watchman of neglect it jiberally repays to give it a reasonable amount of care impelling than the call of the old-grudge which he owed him since

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He gravely coaned the statistics o'er, Then spoke in a saddened strain: "The average Yankee man of to-day

Has the child-of-fourteen's brain.

"Can it be that the child's in advance of his years?

Or have old man fallen behind

As Professor I'm bound to speak naught but the truth,

I'm cruel to be kind.

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"As a boy of fourteen he is fond of a tip.

Whea older he calls it graft:

But instead of just tapping an uncle or two,

He gets what he wants hy craft.

"As a boy of fourteen he liked Ginger-pop,

But finding he could not stand Angthing stronger than half per cent.,

The ladies took him in band.

They ordered the Senators one and all,

Each with the brain of a child,

To clear away beer from the whole of the land

Valess they could draw it * mild."

"All have to go thirsty until they can find A doctor to say they are sick

And have weed of a stimulant, then they can get,

Holy Moses as full as a tick.

Sothe young and the old are both-treated slike-

As claves in the Land of the Free:

And neither can drink without risk of the clipk (At least not a drink that's worth calling a drink)

In the Country of Liberty.

Then those who have money (who of them has not ?)

Just take a brief voyage to sea.

And imbibe when they've passed or lost sight in the baze

Of the Statue of Liberty.

Like boys of fourteen they are fond of their 'tums",

Put the weirdeat of mixtures inside :

Eat bacon with marmalade, cheese with their jam,

Ragardless of what may betide.

"As boys of fourteen they will cut short their words:

Miss, Mass., Pa., Va., St Louis, Mo.:

They bave not the tinte to write names out in full,

They have such a long way to go.

"Baseball in the States is a national game. In England they much prefer Cricket; The Americans taught it to Britishers once,

But the latter found they could not stick-it.

"As boys under fourteen they played at the same,

In those days as Rounders they knew it;

As boys of fourteen the Americans now

Remain: perhaps that's why they do it

"The old folks, God bless them! they love to dress up

And join in the children's games;

They look at the world with benignant eyes

Through windows with tortoiseshell frames.

"Now, which is the better or worse" pondered he

"When neither can reach twenty-one.

To deal with a boy who's as old as his Dad,

Or a father the age of his san? **

The Professor, he sighed as he sat at bis desk,

With figures he dared not fake. And conned his statistics all over again

To try and find out a mistake:

And then, as he wearily laid them aside.

His voice murmured low as he sailed: "It does not much matter about the head,

If a man has the heart of a child."

possible before long to box one's hunters to the meet by aeroplane,

CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editor of the "Hongkang Telegraph."]

A GOOD CAUSÈ.

a practice that will, no doubt, A Northern Aeronautical Co-ive great pleasure to world- and attention. The first crop of mature leaves is ready for cutting time sport. Still, others have his first unsuccessful prosecution. respondent writes me as follows:

weary M.F.H's. at the end of the third year and with periodic and careful cutting of sprung up to take their place. The prisquer was released, and Lieut. Waddington flying & De the leaves a plant will produce as many as 25 to 35 leaves annually.) and

of our sprightly an order made for the return of Havilland aeroplane with seven Where there is not sufficient inducement for growers to instal Foung maidens, to say nothing of the money which was found on

"The British Government has their own fibre-extracting machinery, the leaves are prepared by young wives with too much time his person during his arrest on (Texas), has reached an altitude made a gift of aeroplanes to quite a simple process for the market, the dried and bleached fibres on their hands. would do well to the previous charge of bribery.

of 19,070 ft. which is believed to Brazil, where a price of £10,000 Sir, The promoters and artistes only being marketed. Apart from the commercial value of this revive interest in this "healthful plant, it is important to note that it can be produced on land that is form of exercise. So we hope useless for any other agricultural purpose. It should thrive on that Friday's meeting will be well many of the hills in the New Territories which are at present attended, and that the new Club devoid of vegetation and are suffering from rapid erosion. This will be given a good start. Then latter process would be prevented if the ground were planted with Mere Man who fancies himself! Ramie, the roots of which would hold the soil together. Our informant with the hockey-stick may look is convinced that Ramie could be used to provide a new source of out for another challenge to his wealth for the Colony, utilising land that is now lying waste. authority!

BILLIARDS.

Palace Hotel Handicap,

be a world-record.

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is on offer for a flight from Lis. bon to Rio de Janeiro. It is of the United Service Concert understood that the Brazilian being held in the City Hall on the "The Royal Aero Club has Ministry of Marine has also th November are to be congrat arranged with the Aircraft Dis £10,000 to spend in giving assist-ulated on the good work they are doing in raising funds for the posal Company, Ltd., of which

ance to competitors.

Italian Convent (West Point). Mr. Handley Page is the moving

The good work done by this in- spirit, for the exclusive use of six Playing in this tournament last flying machines for its members. "Arrangements are being made stitution well is known to all, and There is a large and increasing market for the fibre in the United The Canton Deadlook.

night D. Urquhart (-100) beat C.The following types of machine for an aerial transport service for it would be difficult to find a batter States and Europe and in Japan. Ramie fibre has, of late years,

T. Cade (-150), 250-14, Urquhart's are included: Avro, B. E. 2d, passengers, mail and merchan-institution that voluntarily does been superseding manila herop for rope making, because it is almost

Whatever may be the actual best efforts were 19 and 15, while Sopwith Pups, and Armstrong-dise between Port of Spain, so much good work amongst as efficient and certainly much cheaper. It is used almos: ex- situation in Canton at the Cade had an 18,

Whitworth. These machines will Trinidad, Tobago, St. Vincent, the Chinese children. During clusively for the manufacture of binder twine, and has recently moment, we can very clearly see

be housed at the Handley Page Grenada, Barbadoes, Venezuela, the present strife in Canton there TO-NIGHT'S GAMES, been in great demand for pulp in the paper industry. It is of great the point made by Hongkong!

Aerodrome at Cricklewood, and and British Goians. The route, has been a great increase in the value in the manufacture of fishing note-in fact there are &um-Chinese merchants to the peace) 6 p.m. Ho Sai-man (ser) v. R. a regular schedule of prices for as those who have not forgotten number of admissions to the

Porter (-100),

their use bas been drawn up, on their Oxford and Cambridge Convent, which means a great ber of very valuable commercial purposes to which the fibre could emissaries from that city, namely, i be put.

that there is a distinct danger in 9 p.m. W. G. Gerrard Junr. the basis of £3 per hour tying geography will remember, is increase on expenditure upon Looking broadly at the question of making better use of the merely kicking the Kwangi (-75) v. W. E. Crocker (-150). time, inclusive of petrol, oil and mainly a ses route, and consider this already bardhit purse. Many ing the nearness of the flying area will recollect the concert given Colony's waste lands, it does seem as if there is room for a little Tuchan out and not making any

to the equator, with the mete early in the year by this party enterprise, either on the part of the Government or some of our adequate arrangements for the

orological conditions implied, in aid of funds for the widow of enterprising residents. We have previously discussed the pos-carrying on sibilties of bamboo, we have here spoken of Ramie, and it is well. affairs. Unpopular though he

According to the Argentine the project may be considered as the late Warder Speed, and it is &A : owner of marking a very great advance in hoped that the public will again known that the leaves of the banana tree and of the fan palm have may be, Mok evidently does ex-the leading partion first exolve a newspapers, great commercial value: Recently there was established an ercise authority, and once au- scheme for the carrying on of racehorses has bad one of hly public confidence in aerial trans respond in the same hearty Industrial Resources Committee here and although we bave not yet thority is taken away there would the Government; then, if it can be anest horses conveyed from Los port. The machines to be used manner for this very deserving · had its Report (and it would be interesting to know when we shall in all probability be serious hap managed. Mok can be sent on his Angeles, California, to San Bar-will be F. Lying-boate, and CAUSA. there are quite a number of interested people waiting to see what it penings in Canton, with rogues way. But to be content with just bara. Cal., by air where it had company controlling the service has to say on the question of utilising the many thousands of acres and bandits waiting to seize an kicking him out of office and been entered in a race. It arrived will be registered In Trinidad of barren land within the Colony's boundaries. It is an important Opportunity to indulge in a little then chancing what may happen, in perfect condition, if the reports under the style Handler Page

looting and bloodshed, Let the would be a most fatal policy. speak true. Perhaps it will be West-Indles Ltd,” subject and full of valuable possibilities.

of administrative

insurance.

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Yours etc.

Hongking, Oct 27, 1918,