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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1921.

JAGKUN

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

One of the Winners.

SATURDA

DAY BY DAY.

SHIPPING NOTES.

(By "Neptune.")

THERE ARE TWC THINGS YOU NEVER WANT TO PAY ANY The wonted serenity of our

TO-ABUBE AND

The abipping returns for the office has been rather badly dia- ATTENTION

THE FIRST CAN'T. FLATTERY. turbed these past few days. Our

Hpublished by the Statistical De- No. 1 coolio, an old timor, agod HARM YOU, AND THE SECOND fourth quarter of last year just

HELP YOU. d.

partment of the Imports and 10534 years, 511⁄2 hands high, did Lorimer.

Exports Office, show that an increased number of vessels call-

the course from Happy Valley yesterday iu fine style. When we first caught sight of him be! was rounding the Queen's Road bend and he entered the Office Straight in record time. Ho had some Race "copy" clasped tightly in his hand,

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The name of Mr. James Dennis White has been added to the Dental Register.

1896.

HONGKONG TWENTY- FIVE YEARS AGO.

Compiled from the "Hongkong Telegraph" files for week- ending March 4th, 1890.)

THE DOLLAR.

TO-DAYS MISCELLANY

Some, travellers by eroplano from Toulouse to Madrid made a forced descent near Rechain of lakes which few tourists have. visited. The Dosert de Carlifte, in the Pyrenees, close on 10,000. fest above the sea, contains no. fewer than sixty lakes of varying siaea. These, according to local

od at this port, compared with the comparitive quarter of the previous year. Consequently the Fob. 27th. The rate of the tradition, were left at the time of number of departures was an Dollar, on demand, to-day improvement, as well, on the 28. 2-3/4d. previous figures. During the

ON THE PLAGUE EPIDEMIC. Messrs. De Sousa and Co., Ltd., fourth quarter of last year 2,028 ocean-liners and river steamere

grin on his face, and was' suffering from a strained fetlock, have been granted a licence to or was it a spavined hock we trade under the Non-Ferrous forget which. "Have catchee," Metal Industry Ordinance. he exclaimed, semaphoring with the aforesaid "copy." 'What'

is the Flood. It appears that when the waters subelded Nosh and his family landed on the Pur de Prigue one of the highest peaks Feb. 28th. We are given to in the district. Convincing proof- called at this port, their tonnage understand that some of the of the truth of this legend, in the amounting to 2,609,382 tons, while Chinese of the wealthier class eyes of the peasants, is found in in the fourth quarter of 1919 1,927 are providing stoam launches for the shape of an iron ring to which vessels of 2,383,349 tons called the removal of the sick Chinese the Ark was moored when the here. The biggest increase is under from the Colony and that many landing was affected, ocean-linere flying the British aro being removed. We also flag, namely 537, of the tonnage hear that the bodies of Chinese Exclusive of the freaks which of 1,052,776, against 490 steamers who have died of the plague are of 931,021 tons, while Japanese being emuggled out of the usually add to their philatelfe ahips show a decrease of from 251 Colony in camphor wood boxes value, the British Empire postage number 58,840, veasels of 534,580 tona to 206 and otherwise. We

are also stampa

of the World are or a quarter these things Sixty-two told that

currency,

M boats of 483,015 tons.

8876 B. Armstrong American vessels of 197,018 tons being done with the tacit consent stamp

British entered the harbour against 44 of the Government, and that the Douglas of 142,942 tons in the last quarter officers of the Sanitary Board his new book, of 1919. There have been an in-have-we will not say orders but Colonial Postage Stamps," sued

to been given oreased number of United States have

under by Methuen. During the Britis to take protectorate of the Ionian Islands Shipping Board vessels operated stand that they are and this accounts for the better to notice of these movements three special stamps were issue Inland Lot 234, situate at showing under the United States. of the living and the dead.. We with no indication of their valu on the flutter; hence the excite Shaakiwan Road, and comprising Trade between Hongkong and have said before that there can printed on them! At one time

19,302 equare feet, is to be sold Japan suffered very badly during be no objection to the removal those stamps

thing?"wo enquired mildly, with The Chinese Recreation Club our thoughts on small-pox, thieves in making arrangements for the and ferries. "Money," said he. visit of Chinase tennis playors "Good; let's have some," said we.from the Straits Settlements, who "No can," retorted the speedy are expected here in April. one, blowing bard through his nostrils, like the good steed hel

How fashion 7" we enquir

Owing to heavy mortality ed meekly, as if the filching of among their cattle, causing the money were an everyday concern supply of milk to fall bolow the with us. "No b'long my other demand, it is reported that local man catches," came the reply. Chinese dairies intend raising And with that, he was gone, their prices soon. having passed the Editor's Box for the first time. It later transpir

was,

ed that most of our staff were in

ment.

London's Chinatown.

from this school.

re-

Dow

A pathetic group of Roman objects from the tomb of a little

WOTD so litth at the P. W. D. Offices on March the period under review and this from the Colony of all plague esteemed by collectors that 14th. The annual rent is $200 explains the decline in Japanese stricken patients, and of the well-known London stamp dealer abipping in the local barbour, bodies of those who have died of papered his shop with whol and the upset price $9,651.

Portuguese vessels have been the disease, provided that proper sheets of them; but they now In a case before the London

called in larger numbers than precautions are taken to secure fetch good prices. British Borned con- had to be supplied with pro Sessions last month in which a

The following is an extract hitherto, the returns giving the that the operation is so Chinese successfully appealed from the roport and award list of total for the period at 45 of 9,972 ducted as to guard against the visional surcharged stampa in against a sentence of deportation, the Vere Foster Writing Com-tons against thirty vessela dissemition of the disease in 1916, the entire new supply

16,372 his counsel assorted that, owing petition for 1919-1920. A copy of

tons. With the places and amongst other people having been torpedoed and added to a campaign carried on by the of conspicuous merit and desery number of Portuguese vessels not otherwise exposed to infecto Davy Jone's collection. Magistrate and the Press, the ing of special commendation has that have been announced to have tion, and provided the Govern Chinese colony around Lime-been submitted by Ma Ping Lit, been put on the Far Eastern run, ment has proper notice so that house has almost disappeared, saiyingpun English School, wo are likely to witness a better the bedding, clothing and

girl of the period of Tiberius, Celestials," mostly well-conduct- Hongkong." In order of merit he improvement in this direction. sidences of the sufferers may be ed," giving place to other aliens ranks fourth in the Empire. This Vessels flying the Chinese flag disinfected and cleansed,

1960 years ago have come into of an exceedingly undesirable

WHEN QUEUES WERE GROWN. the possession of the Berlin: is the fourth occasion on which called in lesser number compared type. The Magistrate has replied awards have been made to pupile with the fourth quarter of 1919,

Feb. 29th. The jury appointed Museum. They are in nearly as that the line taken by his Court

the figures being 380 of 197,664 has resulted in the abolition of

tons against 392 of 207,458 tons, to give a decision in the case in good a stato as when the child inimorality, gambling (puk-a-pu),

Detch boats have increased, these which a Chinese was found lying died. A coin of Tiberius was and opium smoking, a police

A gang of robbers entered three being 36 of a tounage of 94,595 dead in the Publio Gardens with put in the dead child's hand, the his queue tied round his neck, fee to give to Charon (they) inspector having informed him

yesterday returned a verdict of ferryman) to oross to the other that the Chinatown problem has houses in succossion at Capsui- against 28 of 67,380 tons.

murder by strangulation against side of the Styx, the principal river of the "lower world." Then been solved so far that Lime-moon on the night of the 23rd instant, and after. intimidating house now resembles a country the inmates conducted a thorough period were almost as many as

The departures during the some person unknown,

the box was filled with her little village." In passing, it may be search of the premises. From

THE PLAGUE ROLL.

dolls, of which she had evidently noted that this idyllic picture the first house they stole property militated

the arrivals. The adverso trade

March 1st.--There have been been fond. She had also loved against prosperous America is being swept, in a moral sense, by opposing waves must not be takon too literally and money to the extent of $150,

the year ending yesterday, in that age. So there is a little sharply when no A continual stream of violent crime is reported from the large cities. for the very paper from Home and from the second and third shipping, and freights dropped 200 cases of plague reported for to play at a dolls' tea party of On the other side of the picture we find not only Prohibition, which gives the Magistrate's re-bouse, money and jewellery of the offering. A number of small addition to three other cases table and a toy silver candelabra. She bad dressed her dolls and sweeping temperance measure actually in operation, but a ply also contains a report of the value of $227. The robbers effect-coastal boats have had to be laid notified yesterday.

had "made them up," for there programing of moral reform that would have brought a gleam of conviction of a Chinese living ated their escape undisturbed.

is a little box of cosmetics with jubilation to the grim countenances of the Puritan Fathers. The Limehouse cynic might point to the prevalence of crime as proving the pramises to be used for opium-

head charges without the pro- That very modern ocean liner, futility of the Volstead Act, the moralist might retort that crime smoking. It seems to be pretty

successful whist drive

held last evening

inspect of securing sufficient cargo. Wenatchee, allocated by the U. fond of bricks, too, and her would be even more widespread but for Prohibition. The position well agreed, however, that the

A.

The situation is still bad, except S. Shipping Board to the Admiral parents put into her box some Sergeanta Mess,

little oubes painted in four eolauras offers a moot point, over which obstinato disputants might argue moral tune of that salubrious the R.

removal Line.

Seattle for under-Victoria Barracks, at which without result exeapt mutual logs of temper. In any case the quarter

the Yokohama on Tuesday. From There is a little gold brooch change

sbe --probably one reformers have general principles in their favour. Once we admit gone

the Borough Council cupied,

Siam Yokohama she goes to Kobe, parties of the most delicate human incorrigibility, there is an end to reform. There may be better, room for question, thought, concerning the judiciousness or other adding its testimony to that of the prize-winners: Ladies-1st, and the arrival of the new season Shanghai, Hongkong and Manila, filigree work, and a gold bracelet. The American reformers incline the Magistrate and the police. Mrs. Burden (171); 2nd, Mrs. Saigon rice crop have given establishing a hundred per cent. The little girl must have been

THE NEW PURITAN FATHERS.

wise of tho reformers' methods.

for allowing his

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up as the owners found it better policy than incurring high over-

the

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with the that of the

D1 embargo

from export of rice

leaves

a picture on the cover. She was

towards what, in the light of present-day standards at any rate. The question is whether the White (168); 3rd, Mrs. Long (166) employment to some of the small American trans-Pacific freight the daughter of

boats. On the other hand, so and passenger service from

(183);

wore

at

mora thati

Not only drinking but emoking disappearance of the evils is due 4th. Mrs. Lammerton (165). many will account an extreme.

Mrs. Turtle

much rice is daily pouring in Puget Sound. The Wenatchee ordinary parents, for she could (138); comes under the ban, likewise several forms of week-end recreation, simply to the disappearance of Booby,

Mr. Loe not to mention sundry other things, including, if we remember the Chinese. As the Magistrate Gents-1st,

from Saigon and Bangkok that will be followed at short intervals evidently write, since they had statea that, contrary to the asser- | 2nd, Mr. Thompson (175); the local market is glutted with by her sister ships, the Keystone put in some tables and styles, rightly, flirting."

stocks. It is almost certain that State, Bay State and two others It appears that, having stormed the breach in the matter of tion of counsel, there has been 3rd, Mrs. Rogers (173.); 4th, Mrs. we shall witness very cheap prices as yet unnamed.

appreciable difference now concentrating their attack upon no

Calt (171); Booby, Mrs. Mogan for rice this year.

Master Gunner May

alcohol, the assailants aro

in

tobacco. Wo are being told again, as we used to be, only at greater the population of Chinatown, (139).

are left with the capably fulfilled the duties of

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even the net

that the M. C.

come under

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a authority (writes

informed on reliable Glasgow

length now, that smoking is prejudicial to health, and therefore to we

It is reported that the Cunard Herald London correspondent) efficiency; and, to reinforce the argument, statistics of the toxin pleasing conclusion

A noteworthy transaction bas Company will establish a steam that there is a prospect of the contained in tobacco as ascertained by chemical analysis have been improvement is due to the reform

been concluded with a Japanese ship service between Canada and great book publishing firms in published with all the precision of decimals. It may interest the of that portion of the colony

boat for the

shipment Hongkong. The participation of London, or many of them, make habitual cigarette-smoker to know that each of the trifling tubes he which did not puts to his lips contains about 19 milligrams of nicotine. That counsel's category of the "mostly Hunt Stewards fixed some years of 50,000 tons of rice from the Cunard Line in the Faring arrangements under which ago at 121st.) to Clonree, Bangkok to Hongkong, the rate Eastern shipping service may they will do their own printing Sounds rather a lot, at any rate in the aggregate. Perhaps he will well-conducted."

with Silver Ring a pound less, and being one guilder and 30 cents, mean a death blow to Japanese and binding of the books which they publish. At present there feel somewhat reassured that this quantity only amounts to a third

Ballyboggan and Always 2 lbs. The freight market is somewhat shipping eventually.

Bre a few publishers in the of a grain, and that considerably less than half of this enters the

less, while Wavertree is given re-assuring, though there has

country Not that the relieved smoker should turn away too "Some" Racecourse.

who have their own mouth.

to multiply

12st. 2 lbs.. Turkey Buzzard 11 st. not yet occurred any sharp light-heartedly, because come

The freight market is easier. printing presses, in which in some more, With the Colony in the midst 13 lbs. Ardonagh. 11st, 4 lbs., and change in freight quotations. It a day, perhaps quantity by couple of packets alad you will find that by the end of month, let alone of the annual racing carnival, a The Bore, who was third last year, is not expected that there will be There has been nothing doing dur- cases the whole and in other a year, you have taken quite a few grains of toxin into your letter in the Turf column of a 11st. 3 lbs. These figures, though any further considerable decline ing the woek. The Saigon-Hong-cases part of their books ara Bystem. How is it that, even indoors, the cigarette has almost London journal relative to the they may be found to differ con-in coasting freight rates. It is kong rate is down to 28 cents per printed but in most instances?! entirely ousted the less deleterious pipe? It was the same in the Grand National caught our eye. siderably from the official handl-believed that the very depression picul. The s. 8. Pheneumph has the printing and bookbinding are war. There were never enough cigarettes, while tobacco (too the entries for the blue-riband of cap, sufficiently illustrate the of the market will have the effect been fixed at this rate for Saigon done for publishers by indepen

very moderate quality of this year's of causing a reaction. The fact to Hongkong. The fixture of a dent organisations. The idea ta? coarse for "fags") went a-bugging. But whether cigarette, cigar, the jumping branch are

corres-field, Clouros, if memory serves, is that as the freight or charter China Navigation boat is reported that the change will in many cases 40 cents for Saigon to at least be brought about by triple or pipe be favoured, incessant smoking is bad-bad in every way. numerous,

wa6 endeavouring was only allotted, 10at. 4 lbs. a rates obtainable are not remu- as Even if, following the journalistic tradition, we often honour the pondent principle chiefly in the broach, we fervently believe in it. It is bad to anticipate the handicapper, twelve month ago, and any one nerative, some shipowners have Swatow. Big shipments of rice amalgamation-the publisher, the the head of continued to tie up their ships, are coming forward, and it is ex-printer, and the binder in each. physically. Smoking in reason cheers; continual smoking weakens. who does not issue his scale of placing it at It is bad mentally. Moderate smoking stimulates, excessive weights until a week or two after the weights would have been and the number of tied-up vessels pocted that within the next week case combining into one great smoking dulls the brain. It is bad ethically, for, while temperate the publication of the entries. voted a lunatic. For the matter has continued to increase. In there will be landed here some firm. The reason for the obange smoking induces good humour, excess tends to loss of self-restraint. Any mail now may bring us the of that, it is not easy to see why Japan, I see, the number of tied-thing like 25,000 to 30,000 tons of is not far to seek. The enormous official scale, but as it has not it should be made top weight up ships amounts to 215,000 tons rice. The rice market is natural- expenses in the publishing trade ly demoralised, and rates are arising out of war and post-war But then excess of any kind is bad.

Taken all round, the benefits of tobacco in moderation out-arrived at the time of writing we now, nor why Silver Ring, which gross.

likely to decline further if ship-conditions are by no means falling ments come in large quantities off. Though there has been a weigh the harmful effects. Anything, which must include the most may entertain ourselves with a did not get half way round last usetul things, is injurious taken in excess. Therefore keep on the brief glance at this amateur year, should be given Becond

Ballyboggan, The United States Shipping from Baigen and Bangkok. A slight decrease in the cost of paper, poskl bither side of the line. Then the smoker will be able to say with handicapper's estimates. Laat highest weight. Prof. Ropp: "Tobacco affords true enjoyment; it helps our year the dual victor, Poethlyn, another Irish horse, which was Board has given permission to number of Japanese vessels have the cost of printing has again organism over many difficulties and over many cares and hardships dominated the situation to such second to Poethlyn in 1919, and is the masters of any of their ships been fixed for Bangkok to Hong- recently risen, and within the last leading to depressed states." No reader of "Westward Ho!" will an extent that he was backed now just the ideal age for ebas-to take their wives cocasionally, kong. A fixture has been made week the cost of engraving for forget how Kingsley sings it praises through the mouth of Salvation down to short odds not only ing, is & more likely proposition, and "the presence of the captain's for the carriage of cement from illustrations has suffered another Yoo.. Come down on smoking amongst youngsters by all means before the publication of the This horse may be allotted top wife on a ship is to be considered Haiphong to Manila at $2 a cask increase. The total cost of book was certain to weight. Then there is the 6 year-in the light of an occasional The s.8. Haitan has been closed production is thus as high as ever, that is the ruinous age. The Anti-Juvenile Act, or whatever is the weights (he

demands for higher printera" official title of the statute passed by Parliament at Home against head the scale), but before it old, Always, upon which, for some treat, due to the fact that masters for twelve round trips to Sing and no one can tell when the wages will end. The suggested serving those under sixteen, is on the right lines. In regard was definitely known whether he reason, there has been an ex-are more or less continuously poore at $15,500 a trip.

as last year absent from their wives."

amalgamations would, it is to the ladies, whom we are told the reformers depend upon largely would be entered. How Mrs. traordinary run,

thought, lead to great saving in for suppressing smoking, it may be hoped that these gentlemen Peel's big chaser fell at the first there was, with better justificat-

Tho United States Shipping are not altogether out in their impression. There are signs enough fence, leaving the race to the ion, on Poethlyn, who soon oame

the cost of book production. In that case the price of books would that the fair sex, so far from boing antagoniatio to the habit, have splendid young Irish "lepper", a cropper. Perhaps the early adopted it. In the last two or three years it has been a frequent Troytown, and how the pair met favourite will pull the race off Board's service from Hongkong spectacle in London teashops to see women in the smoking-room, again in France, where Troytown this time just to show the to Java by way of Saigon and and at least one railway line has reversed the old custom by allow had to be destroyed through vagaries of the game 1 But much Singapore are operating success-

fully. ing smoking in any compartment except those labelled "Non-breaking a leg, are now matters may happen before the chasers smoking" (presumably to facilitate smoking by ladies, who might of history. Poethlyn has, appar- line up some weeks hence, and hesitate to enter a "smoker.") To such a pass have things come ontly, retired, and the extensive when they do line up they will But we cannot believe that this is true of the sox as a whole. Let field wears an open aspect. The find themselves face to face with the fair sex shun the weed themselves, and insist that their unofficial handicapper allots top a four-and-a-half mile course the

burden (which the National stiffest in the world." husbands, brothers, and sons observe moderation.

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AMERICAN CIVIL WAR,

SURVIVORS.

Of the 60 survivors of the not have to be increased to ach American Civil War still living an extent as will be necessary if in London, 30, whose ages varied the new arrangement is not from 70 to 90, were present entered into. At present book recently at the Metropolitan especially the cheaper ones, are The Nippon Yusen Kaisha has Tabernacle at the New Year's not sold at an economic pricele added two new vossels to their reunion of the American Civil and it is difficult to get the public

to pay more, Hongkong-United Statos service. War Veterans' Association.