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The Mistake of Silence.
DAY BY DAY.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 8" 1921.
NO MAN SHOULD SO ACT 43 The other day we had soma TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AN- remarks to offer in relation to the OTHER'S FOLLY.-Cispro polley of "buah that is being adopted regarding the tour of
A fancy dress ball is being held↑ delegates from the Nations at the V, R. C., to-night. Society for Combating Venereal Diseases, and the course of the
Mr. W. J. Stakes, local Secre Guild of China, is expected back tary of the Marine Engineers" in Hongkong on Monday.
1896.
HONGKONG TWENTY- FIVE YEARS AGO.
(Compiled from the "Hongkong Telegram!" Ales for week- ending Jan. 15th, 1899.)
THE DOLLAR.
SHIPPING NOTES.
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TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY. »
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(By “Neptune." It is rather surprising to read i The best-known member of the that An officer from the Roxburghe family, into which Sanitary Department is to become Miss Jose Collins has married. Boarding Offear. This is the first was the fifth duke, who took to time I believe, that a Sanitary book-collecting owing man, has been put into such a disappointment in love. When The Hongkang Races are to
position. Surely there are many travelling in Germany ha became campaign gives further cause for take place on the 23rd, 24th, 25th
Mercantile Marine men out of engaged. to Princess Christiana. surprise. Hare is a movement and 26th February,
employment who could have been of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.......... har designed to raise the standard of
Jan. 9ib.The rate of the given this post. Although there 'father, the Grand Duke, holding public morality, and the delegates
Dollar on demand, to-day is 24 is no regulation insisting up, that her suiter's wealth atoned lay special emphasis upon the
1-3,8d.
Mercantile Marine men being for the lack. of princely urgency of coping with the evil in
chosen for the position, yet one blood. Shortly afterwards, how- HONGKONG BANK DIVIDEND. no half-hearted manner, as much)
would have thought that with so ever, the lady's younger sister, Jan. 9th-Wo have the best many man with sea experience, Princess of the ill consequences in the past
Charlotte, became have been due to not facing the
authority for stating that the who are at present out of employ-affisneed to George III, so it problem squarely in the face. 65 the .. Monteagle gestar-Directors of the Hongkong and ment, the post would have gone was deemed necessary, on Indeed, the particular objiet of day, Miss. Lee, sister-in-charge Shanghai Banking Corporation. elsewhere.
[political grounds, to break of the the Royal Commission which sat of the Victoria Hospital, left for have decided to declare a divid
elder sister's match. Both Prin- in England was to direct public Home on retirement. She joined end for the past half-year of 25
Judications paint to A concess Christiana and the Duke Ex.the Government nursing staff in shillings, to add two and half tinuation of the present rush inshowed the strength of their attention to the question. tensive official advertišoments; 1903.
laca to the Reserve Fund, and travel from the Pacific Coast of attachment by remaining slogle have been appearing in the
carty forward about 3 lacs of the United States to China for for the rest of their lives. Home Press cautioning both A Special Meeting of the dollars to this year's account. sexes against the dangers of Hongkong branch of the Marina immorality, and giving advice as Engineers Gplid of Chine will be to the urgency of prompt treat- held on Tuesday, 11th. January, ment where disease has been at 5.45 p.m. sharp, in the Guild contracted. In the Colony, too, Office, the lectures have been largely
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It has always been ́s ́ ́mittär Jan. 10th. We were perfectly Hongkong. Shanghai and Japan for surprise that Napoleon III..
has been very heary all last year, posarsaing the most well aware when writing our and there are no signs of slacken-woman of her time for a wife, paragraph the other evening ing.
sought so many other distractions in dubious feminine society. accruisel. There may have The total output of the Kailan in connection with the Light and
The Asia Commercial Develop Eugenie offered an interesting been logic in the veto placed Mining Administration's mines Pass Ordinance, that he could upon the Preas at Tuesday's for the week ending 25th Decem- bave legalized his proceedings by ment Company, which isestablish- explanation to M. Filon-I think meeting, which was intended for ber, amounted to 97,153 tons and calling together immediately the ed in Hongkong and bas a branch that when a m.n breaks away teachers (though there was the sales during the period, to Executive Council and making at Seattle, has been incoporated and seeks other women he is An Order-in-Council altering the by Mr. Tien Tau Chong, who is impelled by boredom and eurosity nothing in the address unsuited 78,631 tons.
hours in which ligh; and passes the founder and first President of boredom
with that which to publication), but it is less easy All communications intended for publication should be address-to understand why it should have Mr. George Gray, the famous are required, but we were bound the Commercial and Industrial identified with his
Bank of South Chios. The Hong-sonality, and curiosity to know been ad to the Editor.
deemed injudicious to billiard player, is to give an ex- presume, from the
Sec-kong Company was formed under a fresh mind or fresh moods. Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager. countenance the Press at Thurs-hibition game at the Chinese
day's public lecture. Knowledge Club to-night at 8 o'clock. Mem-retary's letter to Captain Hast-the Hongkong Ordinance, in Listen! The Princess (she al- The rate of subscription to "The Hongkong Telegraph" is $36 of the suffering wrought among bers and friends are advised to ings, that he had not availed order to meet the requirements of ways spoke of Princess Beatrice The Princess") once told me the innocent as well as the book seats.
himself of the provisions of the the recent Order-in-Council which as par annum. (Payable in Advance.)
Ordinance. If
Order-ia- provides that the management and something which was very true. The rate per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscrip-guilty, as outlined by Dr. Hallam,
majority of stock-holders in the My mother," said the Princess, tions for any period less than one month will be charged sa for as just the kind of thing to Secretaries of football clubs who Council had been made, alterin full month.
exercise a deterring induence. desire publication of teams should the bours, surely the Colonia Hongkong corporation must be finds ma less entertaining than The "Hongkong Telegraph is delivered free when the addressee If the attitude adopted be due to send same in nat later than 2 pun Secretary would have stated that British subjects. The Seattle my sisters. The reason is ob la accessible to messenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies apprehension of creating a bad on Fridays. Owing to Isia arrival fact in his letter to Captain Hast-company will specialise in export-vious: they bring her nows and delivered at their residences without any extra charga. On copies impression upon the Chinese, the several lists of teama bad to be ing, and would have enclosed in products to Chins, while its impressions from outside, But sent by post an additional $1.50 per quarter is charged for postage. alarm has small ground. The held over yesterday.
copy of the Order. It is reported longkong Company will devote what can I do? All my ideas (we do not know correctly or not)is energy to the movement of and impressions have been either Single Copies, Daily, ten cents.
English-reading Chinese could
that the Captain Superintendent Chinese products to the West derived from, or shared with my Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for s
see the nature of the lectures His Excellency the Governor
mother." no stronger Coast of the United States, fixed period will be continued until counterbanded.
“Torg well," said the from the advertisements, and has appointed Mr. Cheng Cheuk-
hesitated-t
"what holds good of word-about
Empress, there was nothing in the lectures hin to be & Director o
giving effect the instructions in to suggest that the evil was more Widows and Orphans' Pensions
the There have been a number of mother and daughter must also prevalent among the British than vico
Colonial Secretary's letter, prosecutions at Home for the hold good of husband and wife. Mr. Eusabio Honorato
SOMENESS, that fatal among others. On the contrary, d'Aquino, L.S.O., retired.
and asked for some proper improper wearing of the standard It's the complete account of Dr.
authority before instructing the uniform of the British Mercantile sameness-in_fact, what we call Hallam's address. which was The rubber maket is looking up ment
Police to allow freedom of move- Marine. The Board of Trade are monotony. One gets so used to
to the
10 Chinese up to taking steps based upon wide research. would in the Straits. Da Mooday the midnight. If Captain Hastings uniform
protect this acting and speaking and thinking at last neither probably have obviated any such price of rubber was 30 cents, on did so, he did right.
every merchant together that idea.
officer should endeavour to pre-interests the other. So-man evidently way
not the following day it went up to at the wish of the delegates that 35 cents, and yesterday a cable
vent the indiscriminate wearing
zoams!" SEA WATER SUPPLY.
of what he alone has a right to this policy of semi-silence was was received saying that it had pursued, for Dr. Hallam alluded touched 40. and was advancing Balilies was rather cavalierly If a uniform is worn on board a Society of New York has recently Jan. 10th. The Hon. Mr. wear and should takes pride in. The American Geographical to the service performed by the
rapidly.
snubbed the other day by the British merchant ship, that presented to the British Ad- Press in opening its columns to to ventilation of the ill. In brief,
Colonial Secretary for wanting to uniform should be the standardmiralty some interesting and Tenders are being invited for know why the insanitary state of oue only, although a concession is valuable relics of Arctic explaza A improvements to the coastal road Hongkong drains could not be made that the company's badge tion which have been brought far as Lai Chi Kok: for met-remedied by flushing with sea- may be worn, but only by an back from North Greenland and alling and tar-painting the Taipo water pumped up into reservoirs officer on duty. -Fanling Road; and for metalling a suitable altitude on the high and tar-painting the billy portion vels. Let Mr. Belilios take heart!
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HONGKONG. SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1021.
THE CANTON SITUATION.
the static condition of affairs in Canton at the mɔgemt.
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the no publicity attitude is liable, if not to defeat, at least to retardas the very object in view. Eliminating Plague-spots.
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TO-DAY'S FOOTBALL.
Club ▾ Carlisle.
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Ellesmere Island by the American Expedition under Professor It is a good sign that the of the Lai Chi Kok-Castle Peak of grace. They proposed to do much formed us that
During the week Reuter in- Donald MacMillan. As one authorities at Shanghai, Europe and Taipo Road.
the London of the institutions which pro- more than that in London, as we Chamber of Commerce was most vided support for the Expedi and native, have moved in the direction of eliminating vice-
see by the full text of a Bill disappointed at having received tion the American Geographical During last year the following entitled London Sea Water spots. The recent shooting at samples were examined under the Supply" advertised in the news legment of their request to the portion of Professor Mac Millan's no more than a formal acknow. Society received the geographical one of the cabarets
the Sale of Food and Drug Ordinance papers. "Trenches," in which a young-Beer, 6; brandy, 6; gin, 2; milk,
Home Secretary to receive a collection. Most of the articles The situation in Canton, which was expected to assume a new American. Mr. Hazelton, lost 60 port, 4; ram. & sherry.
deputation with regard to pilfer- recovered related to British ex- complexion on the arrival of Sun Yasen. Wa Ting-fang and his life. following upon the whisky. 8. All were genuine ex- Jan. 11th-The mobilization of ing in transit, which is continu-peditions, and the Society very company, is taking longer to develop than was anticipated. We tragedy of the sing-song
It was generously offered, through the have bad runny reports of the continued arrival of so-called membersgirl, directed serious attention of brands and rum, and one of was
cepting four of milk, three each the Hongkong Volunteers, which at an alarming rate.
meationed that Lloyds have British Ambassador at Washing- to have been carried out passed claims for losses totalling to all such relics to the of Parlament and other supporters of the southern movement, but the subterranean world of the whisky. so far there has been no re-convening of the members, nor has there northern port, and at the prelim
to-day, was postponed owing to £500,000 laat year. The news is Admiralty for distribution at its been any fresh development indicating the future policy of Drinary hearing, of the shooting.
the inability of the General to be of interest to us in Hongkong, as discretion. A number of the articles Suu and Wu. The talk of war against Kwangsl and of an expedi-charge Judge of the American boxing contests at the V. R. C. many rumors, one of which is have been taken by shipowners the history of the Royal Geo- There were some interesting present. This has given rise to in spite of all precautions which bad a special connection with tion directed againes the Northerners has for the nonce died down, tribunal availed himself of the
last evening. when it and the
wes that an attempt was made to and dock authorities at Home graphical Society, and those the moment there is a general lull which may be presence of Chinese officials to constructed to mean alurost anything. It is known that, despite intimate a strong hope that the announced tha: "Sky" Kerrison place the volunteers in a false pilferage has continued on an Admiralty has presented to the is shortly to be married and will position." Serious objection was alarming scale. The Journal of Society. The relics retained by recent reports to the contrary, the new Administration is wostulls disreputable public houses in
The raised. not again enter the ring. short of funds, and thu may to the principal factor accounting for question would be abolished. The main event was between Kerrison" political complication" and that some action should be taken Royal Naval College at Green- WAS Commerce anggested recently the Admiralty are now in the It would hint appears to have had more and Seaman Eddie Walters, of third "General ill". Which was seem as if attempts have been made to secure a loan from the rapid effect than is sometimes. S. Haskins. In this. United States, for one of yesterday's telegrams stated that the the case in dealing with certain Kerrison was easily the better American. Government is not likely to advance any sum to the types of Chinese enterprise. At Military Government, a decision which is no duub: based on the the same time we observe the man and he accounted for his the ninth round. International
opponent in fear that any such loan would only tend to prolong internal.discord the
Settlement
Ship'e Cook North, H. M. 5. authorities have decided to a Carlisle, met and defeated Teddy in China.
Meanwhile there are some interesting reports coming to hand once close down 20 per cent. of Neal, of Hongkong on points. regarding the relations between North and south. The Peking another kind of licensed premises Two naval men. Jones and of Yunoan in relation to the question of the union of the country have too much in common with lively encounter, the latter being to represent the Club against the Premier has declared that the negotiations with the representative-though one kind was prone to Spike Sullivan, engaged in s are nearly completed, and that when matters bave been arranged the other. These steps, following knocked out in the 6th round. Carlisle on the Navy "A ground, with Tang Shao-y; the Central Government will take up the on the check to gambling by the Canton question with the atmost energy at its commend. It is suppression of the Wheel," con- clear from this repor: tha: Peking is not intending to lie low and to note a practical endeavour to permit the Southerners to have matters all their own way. In view remove abuses. of the reported idea of the Cantonese to cease the collection of Cus- toms revenue and to make Canton and other centres free ports, it An Indo-China Chuckle. is obvious tha: Peking cannot afford to merely sit still and do Our French friends down nothing. Another report says that if Chan King-ming severe his southward are indulging in a connection with Sun Yat-sen, he will be appointed by the North as little chuckle-or, rather, a jolly
Here we must give me Northerners credit for big chuckle-to judge by the Fr. 2,000,000,000, taking the pre-lat p.m. Kowloon team problem must be tackled not only several millions sterilog. There Tachun of Canton. knowing something of what is transpiring in the South, for it would remarks of M. Maurice Long, the sent exchange value of the Crocker; F. Wheeler, T. L. be a clever move on their part could they cause a breach between Governor-General of Indo-China, piastre. This will be distributed Knight: 1. Coupland, B. Fasco, the two. Sun Yat-sen's return to the South has not been un- who has been on a visit to his over a period of ten years, and P. Beesley; W. Taylor, C. animously welcomed, and he may yet fad history repeating itself homeland. For one thing-and will be defrayed partly by the Millard, R. E. Townsend, to the extent that he may become isolated and unable to exercise naturally M. Long did not omit Badget and partly by local Evelyn, F. Clemo. any real power. That is what happened once before, with the re-to mention it-the piastre enjoys loans guaranteed by the French suit that he had to make hot tracks for the North.
a premium here.and at Shanghai. Republic. His Excellency was There can be no disputing the point that Dr. Sun is regarded Then commerce has grown from also jubilant because, elope with a very considerable measure of distrust. Reports of his being Fr 500,000,000 in 1911 to much among all the countries of the Far in league with the Japanese are constant, in which connection bis more than double that for the East, Indo-China has escaped the to represent the Club 2nd XI alleged intention of selfing Hainan Island is not forgotten, in spite first half only of 1920 (all the agistations which are at present against the Kowloon F. C. on the store during the coming week, for necessary facilities could be of his decided denial of the story. But an even more serious figures are given in france; occurring among the native races South Chica ground, kick off 4 Professor Sklarevski, the noted provided by private enterprise at allegation is that Dr. Saa is working quietly hand in glove with the presumably allowance has been in China, Malaysia, and Indis." p.m.-A, Groot; 3. Nother. A. pianist, is to give two recitals at much less cost. Lord Deismere, Russia Bolsheviks, a statement which, it is interesting to note, has made for the big fluctuation in There," says M. Long, lies Nother; A. McDonald, W. Ireland, the City Hall. The first of these who has taken up the matter been refuted by the Japanese Prese. The Asahi, for example, says the exchange.) Annual exports proof of the deep attachment of S. F. Sorensen; L. Goldenberg, takes place on Monday, at 5.30 with some energy, bas recently that he refused the offer of assistance from the Russians, on the of rice from Cochin-Chins alone, the native Indo-Chinese to E. Railton, J. P. Sherry; J. Begg, p... whilst the other will be on suggested the appointment of an ground that their ideas of government radically differ. Whatever reach some 12,000,000 quintals France." This is not entirely 5: Goldman.
Friday, the 14th, at the same bour.impartial expert to give an opio. may be the truth of these rumours, it is now getting fairly clear which is more than the cereal convincing. Other Asiatics may
Kowloon F. C. team:-H., Me- The public bas pleasant re-ion on the two projects. In these that San has at any rate had some conversations with the exports of Algeria, Tunis be more articulate because more Kay; S. Hawer, 8. Adams; A. collections of Professor Skla circumstances General Hsu. Bolsheviks, even though the result is not known at the moment. and Morocco combined. An advanced
education, for Spary, H. Ruberts, A. Martin; revski's previous visits to the mond's inquiry into the whole
He is What the future has in store it would be hard to hazard a guess. extensive development policy, in- instance. Nevertheless, it is good E. Alderson, E. Donovan, A. Colony.
brilliant problem of transport in Kenia But, serious immediate results or not, we have an idea that Dr. cludlog dockyard enlargement at to bear that our neighbours are, Palmer or H. Blythe, E. A. Mason, musician, and will no doubt draw becomes invested with special
Saigon, is under way at a cost of enjoying such prosperity. Ban's tenure of power in Canton will not last very long.
large audiences,
by the trade unions concerned to with. stamp out the evil. Though meetings of shipowners, under-
Much interest is belog taken in writers and dock authorites have East African circles in a mission taken place it seems that that no which the Colonial Office has representatives of any seafarers entrusted to Brigadier-General F. or dockers trade union were D. Hammond, D.S.O., who is present, though the men they being sent out to investigate and
proof that the majority of the tectorate. Both the construction represent are closely affected. It report on the transport require may be argued that there is no ment of Kenis Colony and Pro- stealing is done by the man. It of new roads and railways to Stoker May met Young Sim-kick off 4 pm sharp.-G. Hodger; is high time that the trade unicos facilitate land settlement and the add, the latter of whom was W. Gerrard, M. Tonkin: J. W. B. co-operated together with the provision of & modern port at being badly punished when the McPhail, M. L. Railton, J. Rodger; other interests in referea stopped the fight in the J. B. Hamilton, H. McTavish, M. the growth of pilferage.
Fighting Kilindini, the ocean terminus of the Uganda Railway, are kả- second round. The Press were Sandberg, E. Moore, B. Riis. deliberations at meetings conven-mitted needs of British East. Dot invited.
ed for the purpose of finding & Africa, and the Governor, Sir Kowloon v Tamar,
remedy for the prevalence of Edward Northey, has submitted theft and ipilferage is to yield to the Colonial Office proposals Bome Batisfactory result the involving en
expenditure of
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regard to port improvements. The official soheme has lately been subjected to a good deal of local criticism, and an alternative. scheme has been brought forward Music-lovers have a treat in by which it is alleged the
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