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CORRESPONDENCE.

[To the Editor of the "Ho rgkong Telegraph"]

Hongkong And Macao.

Sir, I am glad that "Ajax": dealt yesterday with the subject; of the proposed Macao barbour In his weekly contribution to your valued paper under the head- ing of "An Islander's Diary," as it affords me an excuso for asking) the courtesy of your columns to correct certain wrong impressions ontortained by some people here as to the object of and necessity for such a harbour. Even" Ajax' himself,-although he does not actually say it in so many worde, -cannot entirely conceal the suspicion which lurks in his mind that the now Macao harbour is intended to be a rival of Hongkong. Some people, I know, are of opinion that, behind tho Government of Macao, there is certain sacrot in- fluence at work,-an influence which, it is thought, ia antagonis tic to British supremacy in this part of China, and whoso object is to make the new port of Macao a rival of this port, and, as if to corroborate this auspicion, capital is mado out of the rumour that the contract for the

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construction of the harbour of have changed since then, and

AFTER SUN-SET. Macao is to be given to a con-Macao has now enough funds

THE STRANGE MALADY OF A cern which is neither Portuguese for the construction of a new YOUNG GIRL IN SINGAPORE. nor British,

harbour, which, although it may Although I am not speaking on not satisfy the requirements of Syed Abdollah Alsagoff, son of behalf of the Macao Government, modern leviathans of the sea, the late Syed Alsagofi. the famous not being authorised to do so, will nevertheless be of a size merchant of Singapore, says: nevertheless know enough aboat sufficient to cater for the trade "I cannot but think that Dr. the matter to be able to most which it is intended to cater for Williams' Pink Pills were the emphatically deny the existence when the Macao Lo Canton

of any such influence ог of Railway is built. Such a harbour means of saving my sister's life.

motivo on

any ulterior

the should be welcomed by business part of the Macao Governmen of all nationalities trading ment which can in any way in this part of the world. It will whatsoever be characterised

Everybody marvelled at her cure." The facts of this young lady's case, as related by her brother on her behalf, are us follows:-

serve as a connecting link be- AS antagonistic to British twean Hongkong and the many

Some time ago my sister was interests in Hongkong, or, for that important producing and manuf suffering from Anaemia and a matter, anywhere else. And lest

acturing centros in tloungshan I forget it, let me say, before and on the West and North sort of fever which came on every evening soon after sun-set. We proceeding any further, that, Rivers, which, at present, are had her under medical treatment, being in constant touch with the obliged to send their products to but gradually she got worse and Officials who direct the destinies Hongkong by junks and other worse. Her face was pale and of Macao, I can positively affirmow speed water craft through haggard, she became so thin that that their desire has always been pirate infested water-ways or by she was nothing but skin and that Macao should maintain the equally pirate infested and badly bona and distressing to look best of relations with Hongkong constructed roads when trans-

upon. Sleeplessness troubled ber The insinuation that certain

The railway ported by land,

influence antagonistic to Britishwill, it is hop.d, bring the goods greatly, her appetite was vory: interests is at work in Macao speedily and safely to Macuo to / Poor and she only wanted to eat

tion.

sour things. She became so weak

is so foolish that one can only be there shipped to Hongkong that for many months she was laugh at it. The Macao Govern- and other neur by ports at a cost confined to her room, ment has done nothing to warrant which will certainly be cheaper "I despaired for her recovery such an unjust suspicion, and no

and than the present slow

until one day. I read that Dr. one who knows the cordial and dangerous means of transport, Williams' Pink Pills are a cure friendly relations existing between having in view the heavy tax for diseases of this character. the two Governments will give demanded by the pirates as the Then I persuaded my sister to try this patently mischievous insinus-price of free passage through these famous Pilis, and the ex- tion a moment's serious consider-their domains. It is also hoped periment proved a great success. that by developing this trade The first bottle of Dr. Williams" As far as I know, there is no new source of revenue will Pink Pille relieved her consider. truth in the report that the con- bo available to Macao, ably and produced signs of decid- tract for the harbour works will abling it to do away with be given to a firm which is some of the present sources of ed improvement. So she con- neither them until she

entirely well. She is now strong That the contract has not yet so many people.

and healthy, has a good appetite been awarded to anybody I know The supremacy of Hongkong and has increased in weight. Hitherto all members of the for a certainty. If a local

as a shipping port in South China

The fever has disappeared." indian Legislatures, Imperial and Portuguese or British firm does is not likely to be ever contested

Although styled by the allitera reasonable accuracy, the altitudo provincial, have been entitled to not get the contract, it does not by Macao, with or without the live title "Dr. Williams' Pink! the prefix of "Hotourable "dar-necessarily mean that the Macao 214 cents Light Dues, but if the Pills for Pule People" De.! ing their period of office but this Government has

any ulterior

worst comes to the worst, what Williams' Pink Pille have been will no longer be the caso. object in view. Contracts of suche there to prevent the Hongkong used and eulogized by people of It will be retained by members magnitude, involving the ex-Government from entering into almost every race and clime for One of the frequent causes of

of millions of

Масло hard starting is a too rich mixture of the Executive Councils, central penditure

arrangement with and calling In this caso, it is best to wait and provincial by High Court dollars

for the whereby ships entering either over thirty years as the world's great remedy for disorders arising gasoline and Chief Court Judges, and by highest technical knowledge port shall pay the same shipping from impure, watery blood or until the excess ovaporates. Then the engine will Residents of the First Class. The and experience, cannot be given

They are disordered nerves start at the first turn of the fly-Governor-General has notified out indiscriminately, and the Enclosing ny card and thank- obtainable from medicine vendors

that it will also be applied Macao Government would being you for the publication of everywhere, also, post free, 11 to Ministers in the dyarchal rightly criticised if it did so this letter in your valued paper, bottle for $1.50, six bottles for $8, provinces, to the Presidents of hence nobody can blame it for

from the Dr. Williams' Medicine PATRICIO.

Co., 96 Szechuon Road, Shanghai.]

equitter, which shows, "with

A

new piece of dashboard for the motor car is

of the country being traversed.

wheel.

A Gorman concern is now manufacturing a one-passenger runabout electric chain-gear which weighs 440 pounds. The car will run 35 miles over city streets on one charging of the battery.

an

Yours etc.

撮

all the Legislatures, and also to only considering the applications members of the new Upper Cham- of competent firms. However; Hongkong, 23rd February, 1921, ber-the Council of State.

British interests are not being The Montagu-Chelmsford Ro-over-looked, since, as

Ajax

ort held that, in view of the says, there is one firm of British

to

His Paternal Grandsire A Yeoman, Not A "Day Labourer."

great increase resulting from the engineers that has every chanco DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY. roforms in the number of legisla- of securing the contract. I under- tors throughout the country, it stand that this British engineer- The radiator hose connections Was undesirable that they shoulding firm has gone to enormous prepare plans and should be frequently inspected. continue to enjoy the designation expenso Quite often these look good from of Honourable," but that prospecifications, besides sending out the outside. When the walls of vincial legislators should be en- special representatives to study the hose bocomo decayed they titled to affix the letters M.L.C. the have a tendency to swell and to their names, and members of of close thereby preventing proper the Central Assembly by the has circulation.

lotters M.L.A.

of

the

It

stated

of

THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

CRITICISM BY THE ADMIRALTY.

At a meeting of the Olympic Council held in London recently, it was reported that the total liability for the sports at Antwerp amounted to £1021, and there was causo of the silting up It has perplexed people who a balance of £45, but that many the harbour, and

it like to think that great qualities promises of support were likely thoroughly satisfied the are dependent on ancestry that to materialise to balance the

Government Macao

its so much wisdom could have come account. 10 satisfactorily to Dr. Samuel Johnson from A letter was read from the competency The authors of the Report undertake the construction of the stock which, on one side, has Admiralty criticising the man- dosired that the small contra! proposed new harbour, and if gets hitherto been listed as day-agement of the sports as far as All foreign cars belonging to Second Chamber-the Council of the contrast, which it certainly labourers.

the English representatives were temporary residents or tourists in State should develop some deserves to get, I feel sure, if Now Mr. Aleyn Lyell Reade, concerned. Franco are taxed 50 francs a thing of the experience and my estimate of the British busi-author of

representative privately printed that month. If a car is used in cross-dignity of a body of Elder States-ness community of Hongkong is Johnsonian Gleaninge," has the Navy who attended the Games ing and recrossing the border, men,

and recommended that right, that the fact that the firm come along with "astounding re- at Antwerp considered the British there is a circulation tax of 3 the designation Honourable in question is not a local firm will velations," which prove Samuel team, with the notable exception france every time the crossing is should be enjoyed by its mem- not detract from the genuine Johnson's family on his father's of the boxers, had not been pro made.

pleasure it will experience when side to have been quite genteel, perly managed. It was felt, the informed that this British firm and to have had resources equal letter stated, that some of the has been awarded the contract. to apprenticing its sons to the competitors had not attained a The idea of a new harbour for very respectable trade of book sufficiently high standard to com- Macao is not of recent date. It selling,

pete in international sport. The has existed for more than 39 Dr. Johnson perhaps with that naval representative mentioned yours, as "Ajax" correctly says.day-labouring tradition at the that there were in some CASER Eminent Portuguese engineers back of his mind, was apt to poke feelings of suspicion and even The Government of France is preparing to spend 1,500,000 have come out, at various times, fun at his own lack of ancestry, jealousy, between the various

study the matter and Whether he would have exulted teams... francs to study the effects of to

the Home at the new genealogical find, dug A long discussion followed, the motor cars and trucks on road report thereon to

Government, but the

cost from the record of Stationers feeling of the Council being WAR estimated at Binding of the bushings that surfaces. The present roads were

figures Hall, which gives his grandfather strongly opposed to the Admiralty surround the push rods may be never intended fur the strain put beyond the capability of the the status of yeoman or gentle- criticism, on the ground that the caused by the oil becoming upon them by motor vehicles, and Macao Treasury, and the idea man, is a debatable point, He statements were contrary to facts, ..not, therefore, be had, after all, his prejudices in and it was decided to reply to the gummy or by valve grinding grit it is the object of the Government

materialised. But conditions favour of noble birth.

Admiralty in terms to that effect, that has got into the interior. If to find a new kind of road that could the aperture in closed with a cloth will effectively stand such wear.

bera.

Travol over rough roads causes crystallization of various parts, before the valves are ground the with subsequent breakage, espe latter cause may be obviated. cially of steering rod spindles. To avoid this trouble, once a year the spindle should be removed, heated to a cherry red and thien retempered.

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