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A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

HIGH CLASS

PERFUMERY.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

We have received fresh stocks of the latest FRENCH PERFUMES from Coty, Dubarry, Chiris, and other high class perfumers which include their choicest examples. Single boztles Cases of 2 battles, Caskets of 2 and 3 bottles.

Series of Eau de Cologne and Lavender Water.

Roger & Gallets Perfume in caskets of

2 and 3 bottles.

Coffrets of Perfume Soap and Powder.

AT

VERY REASONABLE PRICES.

NOTES & COMMENTS.

A Dangerous Practice.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1920.

DAY BY DAY.

LEARN THE VALUE OF A MAN'S We in Hongkong are often WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS, AND speaking of our motor roads with YOU KNOW HIM.-Lander. a great deal of pride, and it is pleasing to note that many im- A Chinese boy, four years of provements in the way of elim-[age, was yesterday kuneked down ating dangerous corners are by a tramear, and was removed the Government Civil Hos being completed on the Hongkong ta Repulse Bay Road and also on pital. the Kowloon-Taipo Road. In the last Budget estimates provision was made for the metalling and His Excellency the Governor tarring of the astle Peak Road, has appointed Mr. David William and one can therefore, presumo Tratman to be District Officer. that another great improvement Northern District, Now Ter- will result But not before itsritories. due time. The condition of this road is anything but desirable.

1895.

HONGKONG TWENTY- FIVE YEARS AGO.

(Ccompiled from the "Hanging Felegraph" files for week- ending Ave. 25th, 189 19

THE DOLLAR Dec. 19th-The, rats of the Dollar, on demand, to-day is 29 1.1.24.

A.DC. PRODUCTION,

SHIPPING NOTES.

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(By Neptune.")

FOOTBALL

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The League Tables. The following is the state of the two senior Leagues

The local papers have been barating the Postmaster-General at Singapore for the bungling in the English mails here. From exhaustive enquiries that I have mado Singpore is not to blame. The English maila coma via Nagapatair aud śro senti from Singapore to Hongkong by Wiltshires

Club. R.G.A....

DIVISION I.

H. K. Club..

the fastest boats leaving at the time. Supposing that the Home Kowloon. mails go from Negapatam to Tamar... S.C. A....

Goals

P. W. L. D.

750212 6 19

6 4 1 1 13 9 9

732269

73 22 9 7 8

7 3 4 0 12 11 6

61 3 2 494 51 31 49 J 30 300 40

Dec. 19th-The performance Penang, the bags containing the H. K. Police. 6 1 3 2584 by the A.D.C. of Pinero's faree letters are marked with a certain

Dandy Dick" on Thursday even-chop so that the Singapore Post Ambrose. ing December 28th promises to be Ofce authorities will know that Carlisle.

they have to take them off at a pronounced

Those success.

In wet weather it is dangerousco, we have received a striking taking parts are amogst the best / Penang and forward them br rail|

From Andersen, Meyer and soft and in dry weather it is

wall calendar issued by the [unconfortably dusty, But the

Great Western Smelting and Imost serious part of it all is

that the gang of workmen Refining Co., San Francisco.

the road will persist in!

Lon

A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD, unwary car-driver ormotorcyclist Bollinger Champagne was among

svidence of their forma files,

full month.

Telephone 16.

I" knocking off" for the day and Messrs. Caldbeck. Macgregor

leaving stretches of absolutely and Co., Ltd., bave

received | taqsely spread earth on which thaj telegraphic information that skills, not only to his own im-the wine used at the luncheon minent danger but to the danger given to the Prince of Wales in ofothers too. We realise that road-libe Guildhall, on December 7. Įpatching, is essential when the surface of the road is so soft, but

UNITED SERVICES LEAGUE. Goals

to Singapore, and re-forward them amateurs in the Colony, and no

Club P. W. L. DE Pis pains or expense have been spared Hongkong by the first boat to make the play run smoothly available. In a recent case where H.M.S. Tamar 6 41 1 11 13 9 and to arrange the accessories to the mails announced to bearriving H. M. S. un

did not arrive in the Colony, the brose the very best advantage.

P. and D. vessel Kalyan, carrying H.M.S. Haw. the English mails from London. kins

4 3 0 1 13 3 8 arrived at Bombay on a Sunday Wiltshires... 421 11 35

A TEMPERANCE MEETING. Dec. 1st.--The tea and gathering

CHRISTMAS TIMES.

73210 11 8

1 sle

5 12 24 64 Cur-

5 10 5 14 2 ... 3 0 4 1 521

been

held annually in connection with instead of Thursday. The service H. 3. S. Car- the Hongkong Temperance Union from London to Bambay is a came off at the Soldiers and weekly one, the mail boat leaving H.M.S. Sailors' Institute last aight London on a Thursday regularly, lew... About a hundred and fifty sat and arriving at Bombay exactly R. G.A. Contexpon le at - are reprosted gabba ores the rule which repaires surely it cont! easily be instilled The Catholic Union Club down to well-spread tables, all two weeks later, on a Thursday them feel the names and afresses with communications in the workmen's minds that announces that the Christmas branches of the Army as well as in pre-war dars the mail boats CHARITY MATCH ON BOXING DAY

arrive at Bombay on The address fate Eliar, not ner wearily for publication, but as anfusly well-rolled earth should be treat to pensioners under the care the men-of-war in harbour being used to

following have of when they have finished their of the St. Vincent de Paul Society represented. The meeting tha; schedule, but they do not, the selected to represent the Services All communications inten·lel for publication should be addressday's ul. There was one serious takes place at the Club House, followed, presided over by the reason being that the P. and against the Rest, on the Club nd to the Klitor.

Williams, G. J.

was people have not enough big and ground at 4 p.m. on Monday, Dec. accident recently owing to this Glenealy, to-morrow at 3 p.m. Itev. Business correspon lence should be sent to the Manager.

by large and fast beats to put on the run. 27th-Green (Wils); Barrett loose earth, and we know of cases An invitation is extended to all attended

built it will be sometime before Wilson The rate of subscription to "The Hongkong Telegraph" is $36 in which others have been but subscribers and friends to be equally representative audience and although these are now being (Carlisle) and Edwards (Hawkins). (Curlew) Sargent narrowly averted. In view of present.

things will right themselves. At(Ambrose), (Capt.) and Henwood per annum. Payable in Advance)

(the heavy expenditure shortly tal The rate per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscribe incuried in metalling and tar-

Dec. 22nd-The Police, com- any rate, the weekly service from|(R.G.A.); Savage (Ambrose), tions for any period less than one month will be charged as for a ring we do not expect our P.W.D. Court will be open daily from 10 Scotia's heather-clad hills, do not maintained efficiently. The slaw (Curlew). Cook (Curlew), and The Offices of the Supreme posed as it is, so largely of men of London to Bombay cannot be Downs Ambrose), Wetherby to be lavish in its attention to a.m, to 1 p.m. during the Christ- this road, but it could study the mas Vacation, except on Public Christmas day, and already we arrive at Bombay two or three

propose to be outdone on ships that now carry the mails Amor (Wilts). the public safety a little better and General Holidays, when the hear complaints of poultry (bow days later than schedule, with than it does at present by a few offices will be entirely closed.

procured history neglects to the result that the beats cannot Himple instructions to its own The Christmas Vacation com inform us) being fattened in cells wait so long at Bombay to carry mences on the 24th instant and reserved for the purpose. In the maile, and have to leave terminates on the 1st day of addition, the prices of plumas minus the English mails. That January. 1921, (both

days have suddenly going up, and the is the whole trouble with our inclusive).

absence of oatmeal ог other mails at present. requisites for baggis from the circumstantial adds It is announced for the inform-market Hongkong motor-cars are notation of the public that the evidence to the report that on

Last night the Warwick Co- even get fitted with the regulation | Japanese community base con Police Station is to be the scene/of a blunder was in the case of medy Company gave a repeat Christmas Day the Central from place. When the Fratii sented to the Use of the

the Teuter, about a month ago. performance of the farcical Department caused the owners of crematorium in the Sookonpes of a tremendous jollification. Go It will be remembered that the comedy, "Eliza Comes to Stay." private cars to give up the use of Valley for the cremation of per-

it, "Bob". the nickelled numbers and adop: sons of other nationalities, on the plain black and white number condition that it is recognised ing it must have forgotten some that Japanese have a prior claim nd the private care. At least it to its use, that the present equip forgo: une, for we saw a large car ment should not be altered, and gesterday Raunting other that that a fee of $75 should be paid

stern regulation number-jon each cremation. plates, boch before and behind.!

The "Hongkong Telegraph" is delivered free when the addressed Is Brenssible to nager. Peak sule zibers can have their copies delivered at their rest lenges without any extra charge, On copies sert by png an additional $1,9 por quarter is charged for postage.

Single Gopies, Daily, bet cents

Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for al fired period will be continued until countermanded.

The "Hongkong Telegraph is now on sale at, and will delivered.. to submeribers by, the Dairy Farm Compang, Lud.. Sh■meen, Canton, who are our agents there.

Death.

HENDERSON, On-the-bony, at inverpost. Robertien derson, late Secretary of the Green Island Comun: Co., Ltd.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1920,

THE HONGKONG PORTUGUESE. ·

yourbate!

workmen.

Motor-Car Numbers.

Speaking of roads and motoring reminds as of the fact that all

LANDING IN FRANCE.

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The only Case where the Singapore Post Office was guilty

WARWICK COMEDY

COMPANY.

"Uncle Ned" For To-night.

English malls were sent from much to the delight and enjoy. Singapore by that vessel and ment of the audience. The play eventually the Teocer called at was extremely well done. Manila, before calling a Hong- To-night the Company gives its kong. She remained at Manila farewell show befois proceeding for four days. The Singapore North. Uncle Ned is the Post Office wrote to explain this attraction, and as this is con- It appears that after the Englishbakdered by many to be the best of mails were put on the s.8. Teurer, the Compacy's repertoire o isance for the gander, and if one Maru who were charged by patch from the Acting British sailed she received instruction by to wind up the season.

The two firemen of the Borneo Get contains a copy of a des-half-an-hour before the vessel doubt there will be a large house Revenue Officer Ward on remand Con-ul (ieneral at Marseilles wireless to proceed to Manila.

the

What is sauce for the nose is

reserving

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Visas Still Necessary.

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owner has been made to surrender On the occasion of the govtrations amongst the Portuguess of the use of personal plates, then Hongkong phonover of the laying of the foundation-stone tall owns should.

It look at the Police Cour:

this regarding the necessity for rise The shipping Company did not their new Club, and at.. honynt when we have in our midst as though the owner

of the morning. with being in posses-by a French Diplomatic or Con-inform the Singapore Post Office

sion of a large quantity the administrative fead of the neigho.song Colony, of. Mazmurar we spotted had been give opium, were fined $8,000 and all persons wishing to land in/ressel left. when it was too late ports.

of sular Officer of the passports of of the change until after the has to watch one port but other His trouble is greater than it is appropriate that we sh wild pen a few words regarding this favourable treatment.

The that of any other Postmaster. remedy self-contertel 45: hard-working community which, If van Traffic Department is a hard-25 respectively by the Mag. France. It is addressed to Lord with truth be mari,

install measure to working one, and we have reason;

Negapstam route is the only There are the mails from Mar- In the case of the first Curzon and is as follows- istrate. the prosperity and divekgment of this outpost of the British to believe that it is now paying man the alternative penalty was "I have the bonour to inform route at present whereby the seilles and Trieste that have to be Empire. her swenty years ago, it was written of the Porto-attention to Kowloon

English mails rig Suez can be picked up by the P. and O. vessels in the nine months' hard labour, and of Your Lordship that I have re-

There

that leave Loudon every weak: .. the Eurtuguese element matter of traffic control.

is મૈં guest community of lunghoog that

secomi

weekly prisoner When the

threeceived a communication from the sent. forms no peopsiderale portion of the better class of residents the new motor bus service is

months' hard labour.

Commissaire Special of Mar-service between Negapatam and settle Hongkong. From for cariest days of the Colony until put into operation there, a control

seilles stating that, in view of the Singapore, aubsidised by

Last week I discussed the great the present time, the local Government, the mercantile firms, and scheme will probably be

Straits Government particularly large number of A successful whist drive was farriving the trading community grueralis, apart from others. have had inaugurated

in France without for the carriage of Tamil and increase in all the principal porta employment, men considerable offices, the better Portuguese streets for certain traffic. This Mess of the Wiltshire Regt. Mur future to forbid the landing of plantations

certain held last evening in the Sergis French visas, he intends in/Madras coolies to work on the of the world in the pilferage of cargo. I was reading this week who form a large and respectable portion of the working classes is a move in the right direction. ray Barracks. The function was such persons.

in the Federated in the shipping papers that pilfer- of the island and not unworthaly so. for as a rule the Portuguese and we trust that our informa exceptionally well attended. The

Straits. These boats run once a aze risks on goods sent, especially of Hongkong have been found go to a peaceable and law-lation will prove to be well found prize winners were as follows: British subjects

I have frequently noted that week from Singapore to Negapa by sen, to the German ports sze and from Negapatam to increasing to an alarming extent. abiding people, why, while coding weil for themselves, have helped jed. One might here at the Ladies 1st. Mrs. Phillips (163). India or Egypt and travelling Singapore. If vessels are rus on

coming from materially

the prosperity of the place." Those question: When are we going end. Mrs. Smith (158; 3rd. Mrs. through France in transit to the weekly schedule you cannot

Almost every part has been words might wel be reposted today. with that what was then watter is true than ever, for in the interiin the We understand that the K.H.A. (115) Gents-1st. Mr. Nichols formality of a French viss sad of days at the most, or else you

this addition to have that motor bus service"? Alderton (155); Booby, Miss May tinited Kingdom neglect the delay a boat more than a couple suffering from this ~ iniquitions and pestiferous pilfering: record of our Portuguese friends has been fully maintained, un has long ago sent in its report 1167) 2nd. Mr. Peberdy (161) the numbers of British subjects cannot maintain that weekly ser destination without loss by theft. а single consignment at its to-day they play an even more promment part in the business and and recommendations to the 3rd. Mr. Wilson (164): Boobs., affected by this new attitude are vice on time. The following week Sometimes the goods are stolen social life of the Coling than they ever have before.

We fear that all po little recognition is taken of the contribut-thing now rests with the Govern-M. C. were capably fulfilled by addressing a letter to the principal particular port.

that every Mr. Seaton (116). The duties of likely to be considerable. I am there may be no sailing from a in the most brazen manner on ion of the Portuguese respients of this Colony to its commercialment to make the final move. development. In practically all our offices, mercantile, slapping and banking, they serve British interests with a conscientiousness and

(overnment, and

C.S.M. Holloway.

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the sea voyage, while in other steamship companies here trad-

cases the pilferage is done by the ing with the East, requesting Look at the boats coming from dock workers during or after dis an application to detail that meas much in the upholding of the Foiling Land Speculation.

them to pay particular attention Singapore carrying our A Hakka man paid a visit to a to this matter but I fear that if Some of them are tramps. Some underwriters do not suffice to mails. charge. Heavy premiums by Colony's prestige in the realm of commerce. Socially, the Por- tuguese are a most courteous and hospitable people, as Hongkong Inview of the fact that one of the watch dealer's shop at Shanghai this order be rigorously carried weeks you have three boats calling cover the enormous pilferage has good reason to know. They live together aimos:, one might 933, principal needs of the mainland Street yesterday and asked to be out serious difficulties will arise. like a happy family circle, actuated in their doings by a spirit of is the provision of building sites shown & watch. For the purpose

of examination, he stated that hel brotherhood from which even we British bave something to learn to meet the present bouse- The communal spirit is strong within them. Their efforts in the direc-ehortage, we think that some would take the watch to the door- tion of charity are 100 well known to need recapitulation; no good measure of precaution should be. but when the opportunity cause calls for help without meeting a ready response from the taken by the Government in the offered he bolted. The shop-assist

who was quite alive to Portuguese of Hongkong, in time, in labour and in money. And in way of enquiring into the bona, sharing the responsibilities of the Colony they have always file of the numerous applica chase and caught the thief as he this action, immediately gave

The Jury's Verdict. for the privileges they tions for land in this connection. stumbled and fell in the street. willingly done their bit, in return enjoy under the "British flag. In the dark days of

weekly Hongkong mail is about sent obtains. During the enquiry yesterday 200 bags from London. Most of war House speculation and increased their young men were found doing good service in the Defence rents have added to the difficul/Mr. G. N. Orme, before whom into the recent house course these are papers. Then there are Corps and the Police Reserve, and the community was also ties of the present situation, and the man was charged this morn-at Wanchai, some of the coolies

the Shanghai and Northern mails represented amongst those who went to the scene of the sterner it is not to be desired that these sentenced him to one month's who were rescued stated that

which meaps

WANCHAI COLLAPSE.

here and some weeks you have risks, and many underwriters none. The postmaster at Singapore have been forced to exclude this goes to the trouble of unloading risk from their policies. The the mails at Penang and putting same is becoming true in almost them on rail to Singapore and all the other parts of the world, then having them re-transferred and some vigilance-at least at Singapore by the fastest vessels greater vigilance-pust be exer- leaving for Hongkong. The cised over the cargo than at pre-

more

trouble.

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activities in Europe. Then in what we may term the municipal should extend to transactions in hard labour, with the option of a they were being shipped to Loading and unloading six to steamship owners, and s

fine.

con-

con-

The position in the shipbuilding industry at Home has recently been causing some concern to life of the Colony, our Portuguese friends are evincing a growing land in the undeveloped dis-

Borneo, to work as labourers

eight hundred bags is not done in tinusuce of present conditions interest, auxious to serve for the betterment of conditions in this tricts of the mainland. From what

there, and temporary accom- their adopted home. They are ever to the fore also in the sphere of we have heard, land there at the

Inspector Caygill with Inspec-modation was required for them balf-an-hour's time. It takes s

would give some ground for lot of labour.. education, and in this connection we are glad to note the arrange-present moment is very cheap, tor Ogg and a number of officials in Hoogkong. An agent managed

anticipating & decline in the ments now made for a scholarship tenable at the Hongkong only a few cents per square foot from the Yaumati Station round-to gain access to these deserted

demand for cobstruction of University, open to the Portuguese youths of the Colony, There are bat, with an eye to its possibleed up four Chinese at a tea-shop premises, other quarters being Other than the Nezapatamitonnage, Costs of tonnage many other respects in which this community plays an important appreciation through the con- yesterday in Reclamation Street very difficult to obtain, and the route there is fortnightly have risen so rapidly, And part in the life of the Colony, whilst sight should not be lost of their struction of various roads which in consequence of information men were put there to wait until Japanese and once three-weekly are still rising that the Direc prowess in music and in sport.

would open the district up, it may they had received of a

their ships sailed.

French service, but the P. and O. tors of lines and other shipowners Taking the community right through, it can well be said that be that some will seek to buy up templated srraed robbery.

The jury returned the following service is the most convenient. are giving grave consideration to its members are a distinct asset to the business and social life of land as fast as opportunity offers The would-be

verdict :- We find that the Business houses in London deal- the outcome of the continuance Hongkong. Good-living, bighly moral, industrious, thrifty, enter-subsequently reselling at a sub in the midst of a conference cidentally caused by the collapse cannot afford to be shroffing up the present time the costs of con- death of the deceased was ac-ing with all parts of the world of the upward movement. At prising and thoroughly enthusiastic and sociable in all that they stantial profit. Thus is the process when the detectives turned up.fs floor at No. 114, Queen's mail lists. They know that the struction alone have risen to undertake, the Portuguese of this Colony have done much towards of inflation begun. Such transac When searched, one of them was its commercial and social uplift. Unlike so many others, they are tions should be nipped in the bud. found to be in possession of a Road East, that the condition of mails for China and the East and more than 250 per cent, over pre- not mere birds of passage; here to-day and gone to-morrow. They The Government can help in this revolver and another a knife and the floor could not reasonably Far East close every week on war levels, and although certain live, marry, rear their families and die here, making Hongkong their direction by making the con-s razor. These four men were bave been known to be danger- Thursday. The P. and O. have a rises in rates have partially kept home and centreing all their interests in it. Thus they are, in a struction of houses by the pur- brought up before the Magistrate at the agent ought to be more and it is the only line that sails margin, to which must also be ous. The jury are of the opinion boat leaving London every week, pace with rising costs, the quiet, unostentatious way, cementing the lies which have for sochasers or non-transference of this morning, and the hearing careful in the custody of 'his from Home on fixed days. The added the additions! repairing many years joined our own country with that of our oldest ally, the land part of the conditions of was proceeding when our Portugal.

presentative left the Court.

sale.

robbers

were

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Postmaster in London not only costs, tends to widen.

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