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The Hongkong Telegraph

NOTES & COMMENTS.

Get a Move On!

DAY BY DAY.

ALL TRUE WORK IS BACRED; We are wondering what the IN ALL TRUE WORK, WERE IT BUT, HAND LABOUR, THERE IS Kowloon Residents' Association,

SOMETHING OF DIVINENESS. which was instrumental in

Carlyle. securing a site for the proposed new hospital aoross the harbour, will think of the Government

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His Excellency the Governor Nothing in the reply indicates has appointed Mr. Harold that there is the least expedition Kennard Hohnes to act as Land being shown, either in regard to Officer in addition to his other clearing the site or in the conduties, during the absence on struction of the building. What leave of Mr. Philip Jacks. information of value is there in the statement that when the detailed plans QFO finished, Mr. G. M. Bosworth, Chairman tenders will be invited? Nonethe C. P. O. S., arrived by the whatever.

That's the usual Empress of Asia yesterday. This course, isn't it? Tenders are not is Mr. Bosworth's first visit to ordinarily asked for until the Hongkong. He was accompanied plans are ready. What the by Mrs. Bosworth and a large Government fails to realise is party. that there is real need for haste in this matter. The necessity for a hospital has long since been established. That being so, why all the dilly-dallying?

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THE BACK VIEW.

(By Robt. MacWhirter.)

1896-

HONGKONG TWENTY. FIVE YEARS AGO.

Compiled from the "Hongkong Telegraph" files for week- ending March 4th, 1898.)

THE DOLLAR. March 6th-The rate of the

The same applies, for instance, to this Russian business. To judge from the number of books pab.. lished of late anent that country, rushing through Russia scems to A nice pink and white face is be quite the fashion. Lots of often yellow underneath, and writers go to that unhappy land many a shell-like car canna' boar for a brief and restless holiday inspection at the back. Whon ye and then sit down and tell us the coma to think of it, onyway, it's at roal undiluted truth about the The Gazette contains lengthy the bank that we find the true bright and brutal Bolshevik. Mr. reply to the question regarding regulations under the Wireless index of most things. That's how, H. G. Wells, I notice, bas added the erection of the institution. It Telegraphy Ordinance, 1913. for instance, savee womenfolks himself to that number. He was appears that all that has been

early acquire the knack of being in Russia with his young son for done so far, beyond a vote of

Two wrist watches, valued at able to look at themselves wi' two 15 days. A nice place to take one's Dollar, on demand, to-day is 28. $50,000 in this year's Budget, is $100, were yesterday stolen from looking glasses at one and the family for a holiday trip, eh? 2-1/2d. the completion of the sketch plans. Mr. James Steer's shop in Ice same time. It's no easy for men His story, forming a volume thin A BILLIARDS MATCH. The possibility of work on the House Stroot.

folk to get a southern view of in bulk, has already been purvey- March 7th-Last night the sito being commenced within two

themselves in this fashion but ed in serial form to the pamperod "Vio" was crowded on tho months Was mentioned, the

then, how many folk take a readere of our Home Sunday occasion of the final in the Colonial Secretary adding that Extensivo draft regulations pleasure in looking after a man Prese. Nearly all notable books billiarde handicap which Messrs. when the detailed plans are proposed to be made under the anyway-unless of course he hap: make their first bow to the publio Rutter and Severn played off. finished, tonders will be invited. Vehicles and Traffic Regulation pens to be a shroff? Wi' a woman, in that way nowadays.

The formor, who conceded to his Ordinance, 1912, appear in the on the other hand, it's a serious our opinion, these are

I grant you, though, that Mr. opponent 65 points, won easily by far from satisfactory statements; Gazette.

business, especially if it's a windy Wells can see as much in 15 days 75 points, after a capital exhibition they seem to betray a spirit of

day, and she's got an idea that aas most people can see in as of billiards.

The trophy was procrastination which, applied to: There is to be a reception at the ladder's commencing at the back many months. What I'm getting presented to Mr. Rutter by Host such a urgent necessity, is Catholic Union to-morrow at 4,30 of her left-hand, sale-price, at is that in so short a space of Farmer, who warmly congratulat- regrettable. Thero has been p.m. in honour of the 29 Bishops marked-down-from $2.50 to $3.75,tims it could only have been aed him on bis skill and well- nothing but delay in the handling of the Missions Etrangeres at Holeproof silk stocking. And the front view ho WAS fortunato deserved success. The second of this project since it was first present in the Colony

short skirts nowadays, keep them enough to get. It takes longer and prize was presented to Mr. advocated. First of all, the

on the jump most all the time. requires much more observation Severn and the prize for the Government selected a site which

It is notified that Mr. E Ah Kee, the tailer, aight have it to have to go round the back way. largest break to Mr. Koroski. was most inaccessible. Fortuna- Suzu+i, Consul General for coming to him for the rotten way Mind ye, I'm not saying but what

MARRIED OR NOT MARRIED? tely, the K.R.A.'s advice was Japan, has returned from leave dress droops to the side, but he Mr. Wells carries in his head a March 10th-In the Bill laid listened to and a better location and has resumed charge of the cannot be expected to accept pair of wide angle lenses wi' great before the Council and read a first. decided upon. That was months Japanese Consulate General.

responsibility for the shape of his power of recording detail. That time to-day for the regulation of ago. Now wo know for a fact!

client's legs. That'e how lots of they are astigmatic is neither here the registration of births, deaths, that, to any nothing of the erec-

womenfolks have to bear their nor there. The point is that even and marriages there are one or tion of the actual building, work

The total output of the Kailan cross in secret and very often the most powerful glasses canna' two sections taken from the has not even yet been begun on the Mining Administration's minos accounts for the ladies' preference see round corners, and I maintain Imperial Acts which would appear. site. What is more, Mr. Pollock's for

wook onding 19th for just that four inches longer, it is the back view of most things to have been inserted with very question WAG not

answered February amounted to 31,374 tons please. But, wi' all their care that tells us most anyway.

little consideration of the real at all. The latter part of it was: and the sales during the period, though, it's the back view that Of course, on the other hand, facts of the position in Hongkong, --"What steps are being taken to to 88,553 tons.

gives away the slittery kind of Welle is no ordinary man. and of the state of the law bero. expedite the building of such

body. The heels a wee bit to the Already he has written the whole For the enrolment of the births hospital?" (The italice are ours).

side, the missing button at the history of humanity from the of legitimate children, the father blouse-back are but often the sign sarliest ages, so that he's no is primarily responsible. For the manual of a bad temper or soiled elouch at the game of diagnosing registration of illegitimate underclothing and as like as no the illa national. To such a man children, the mother and no one accounts for the husband having to feel the national pulso ie easy is to be put on the register as

seo to his own tea of a money.

Surely then, one who father without his consent or that evening while his soul-mate is has reduced all human life to a of the woman. It is very doubtful absorbing knowledge and stale few hundred pages, with illustra- if amongst the mass of pagan air at the Pictures,

tione, can boil down all that is Chinese in Hongkong there are Houses, ke humans, are just known or knowable about Russia very many legitimate children. the same. It's the back of the from shapeless protoplasm to the All the children of concubines are house that surely tells ye what bifrocated Bolshevik, into 150 certainly illegitimate, English sort of folks stay in it. If you pages and find a fortnight quite law, and English law alone, want the right kind of dope sufficient for the job. Though prevails in Hongkong. Marriage about your neighbours, don't arguing thus wi' myself, still according to that law, is the waste money on a field glass, but have a doubt whether Mr. Welle union of one man with one woman take a walk round the back way has said the last word on the for life, to the exclusion of all some morning. There's a queer Russian paradise. Maybe one or others. Chinese marriages, with lot of things in the backyard and two details in the backyard of their concomitant concubinage, hanging around the servants' quar-affairs have escaped him. When have never been recognised by tera that never disturb the smooth-ho says that there is no looting in law in Hongkong, and if over the ness of the front tennis court. You Petrograd, it's probably because question comes up fairly before can't tell mach about folks there's nothing else left to the Courts the better opinion is when they step into rickshas at loot. The same abundant that they will be pronounced not their front door, all dressed up self-confidence Amongst the passengers who and the dear sweet children of

that disposed to be marriages at all. It is a £ tow million years disgrace to the Government of decisions involved a substantial relaxation in the terms of mented on the dangers engender-left by the Kashgar for Home to in their second beat Sunday of recorded and (mostly) un-Hongkong that there has never

ed by tho throwing of day were the Hon. Mr. E. V. D. the Treaty of Versailles, It is not the desire of the Allies explosive cracker-bombs, we are Parr and Mrs. Par, Mr. and Mrs. clothes worn for the first time recorded

is again been any attempt at legislation to oppress Germany--they simply ask her to discharge the extremely gratified to see that P. Jacks, Mr. F. A. Mackintosh, obligations she has admitted. by repairing the injuries the Government has made up its Mr. R. Bridger, Inspector inflicted by her. Unlike the action of the Germans when mind to prohibit the sale or use Caygill and Inspector Pincott.

of these articles or any similar) framing the Treaty of Frankfort, by which they compelled kind of firework which explodes France to pay to the fast farthing, the Allies are not ask by detonation. We learn by xThomas, 36, Nathan Road, Kow-line at the back and the state of like some less acute observers.

The name of Dr. William Leslie first have a look at the clothes impressions already ready-made, HONGKONG IMPORTS. ing for the costs of the War, they simply insist that perience, and it has taken the loon, Member of the Royal Ah Chow's kitchen before you The Bolsheviks seemed to have Germany make reparation in respect of charges incurred loss of several lives to point to College of Surgeons, (England), think you know all about him. foared as much. In Petrograd, in the respective countries by injury to life and limb and the absolute necessity of stopping and Licentiate of the Royal When I was at Home, one we are told, they asked him not! material damage to property. We ask no more and can Ordinary cracker-firing is not the College of Physicians, (London), house in the terrace down our to let them down as Mrs. Philip Mr: Bertrand

The fortnightly Price Current take no less. These are not imaginary wrongs. They are be interfered with, much as we is added to the list of medical road had a coupla quart milk tins Snowden and

practitioners.

inside the back gate every morn- Russell had dono. Mr. Wells and Market Report, published by injuries, the reparation of which imposes a crushing should like to see it materially

iag. There were only two child-made no rash promises, but all the Hongkong General Chamber burden at this moment on the resources of the Allied curtailed; bat the ban on these

Among prominent residents ron in that house, never much the same friend Bolshie does not of Commerce, states:-- comtries in these terms Mr. Lloyd George well and bombs is something to the good, who have bidden farewell to silk on the line, but these bairns emerge wi much credit from his Cotton Piece Goods and Fancy

anyhow. Since the. China Now truly stated the case for the Allies. The British public Year disaster, there has been Shanghai aro Dr. and Mrs. J. W. had the reddest cheeks and analysis. His final decision is cotton Goods. Despite _greatly have often been reminded of the devastation wrought in much talk of the

the fairly expressed in the following reduced quotations from Manches- necessity Jackson and Mrs. Jonnor Hogg, the brightest eyes in

ter a decline to. 2/34 makes busi- enforcing the Frame, and any who do not yet realise the extent of it of

existing all of many years residence. The district, and, when I come to paragraph:-

were the best

"This Bolshevik Government small sales have been put through. iness as difficult as ever, and only may well ponder the esterete picture of it given by the law in regard to the throwing last named is the mother of Mrs. think of it,

as well. A door

is at once the most temerarious Also the enquiry referred to in further down took in a pint of Premie. An incredible amount of this damage was done of missiles from verandaha-and L. N. Leefe of Hongkong and magnered

rightly so, too. But we quite came to China in 1867.

and the least experienced goy-our last bas tailed off. A recent milk for a pampered poodle. It

erning body in the world. Inelegram quotes Cotton at 7.131. was a pest. It was a dog I

some directions its incompet-Spot Good Middling). ence is amazing. In most its' ignorance is profound. Of the been confined to urgent require- Colton Yarn:-Business has diabolical cunning of capital- ism' and of the subtlotics of about $10 per bale all round, not- Values have declined reaction it ridiculously withstanding the depreciation in suspicious and sometimes it exchange.. Quotations are:-No. takes fright and is cruel. But 10s. $150/185. No. 12. $152/185. essentially it is honest. It is No. 169. $175/195, No. 20s. the most simple-minded gov-$185/210. ernment that exists in

Arrivals 9,000 bales. Salee 2,000 bales. Shipments nil. world to-day."

Unsold Stock 14,000 bales. Bar- gains 10,000 bales.

Woollons. The market is un- changed, The further decline of

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1921.

THE COUNTER-PROPOSALS.

Good News.

Mr. Lloyd George's declaration at the London Con- ference that the German counter-proposals constitute a mockery will be endorsed by the majority of people. Later in the day, when making a statement on the subject in' Parliament, the Premer pointed out that the Paris New Year motor tragedy, com

Having, long before the China

the throwing of these missiles.

It is notified that, at the ex piration of three months. the Leung Yick Steamship Company, Limited, will unless cause is shown to the contrary, be struck off the Register and the Company

will be dissolved.

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on a week day. If you are apparent bere.bolieve, on the as to the status of Chinese women seriousty contemplating loaning other hand, that the man is and children in the Colony. the man of that house perfectly perfectly honest wit himself. I good money for the most satis-canna' imagine for a moment factory of reasons, you'd better that he wont to Russia wi

the

Chamber of Commerce Report.

meats,

deliberately, in order to destroy essential means of pro-realise that this is a difficult duction both in France and in Belgium. Britain, like matter with which to deal satis- His Excellency the Governor would feed on worms. It wheozed France, is bearing an annual bunden in respect of war factorily. It is not easy, as the has provisionally and pending during the day and yowled at pensions alone of treble the amount offered by Germany as Government says, to identify the instructions from the Secretary night: when it was tired doing

actual offender, and there are of State for reparation for all damages.

Colonies, that it moped around the back- objections to legislating for the recognised Messrs. Verne Glenn groou frankly hating itself and It is not surprising to read that when the nature of purpose of making the occupier of Staten and Hugh St. Elmo Miller the rest of the world. The folks in the German proposals became apparent Dr. von Simons the promises from which objects as Vice-Consuls of the United that house used condensed milk was desired to make an end to his statement. The Allies are thrown criminally liahlo for States of America in Hongkong themselves and kept an under- were prepared to make all legitimate allowances for the tho acts of others. All the same,

grown servant wi' three nights it would be well if a sharp look- difficulties: under which the German and other peoples out is kept to check this practice,

In connection with the Hong-out a week and ingrown toenails. Some back yarda had vegot- labour in consequence of the war, but Mr. Lloyd George which, in rogard

far kong University Basket Ball Lo he the I thinking of going to counter-proposals as "an offence and an exasperation.crackers, is at the present time all be played to-morrow afternoon and others, empty tine. I always Russia the day after to-morrow,

between May Hall "A" (winners noticed that the gardens wi'

I doubt whether I could find While the invaders wrought damage upon a wholesale too common.

of the Inter-Hostel Basket Ball vegetables in the summer had no scale, houses in Germany, except for a few in East Prussia,

League) and The Rest. Mr. M. S. empty tins on the midden heap much comfort in such a descrip- the dollar and the uncertainty of

tion. I think I'd be pretty much were not damaged, and Germany's factories are intact. China's Soldiery.

Northcote is to present the shield during winter. after the match,

Some gardens had no clothes in the same position as the old home prices are hampering fresh

business. Therefore, unless reparation be made, the result of the

darkie woman who, after an If we are to place any con-

lines disturbing the view. The conflict will be travestied, the victors paying the price of adence in Chinese official declara-

Raw Cotton.-Practically no earthquake, removed from a brick business has been transacted and A very successful whist Drive laundry van called there once a built church to a wooden one. values are nominally as follow: defeat and the vanquished reaping the fruits of victory. tions, there is cause for gladness was held at the Catholic Men's week. Strange to say, these Her excuse was that, while she The Treaty of Versailles contains an important provision in the report that the Premier in Club on Thursday evening. In places were usually the ones trusted the Lord, she thought at Chinose descriptions $25/33 per Indian descriptions $24/28 to the effect that taxation in Germany shall not be at a Peking has announced the inten- spite of the unfavourable weather where the woman had no kiddies lower rate than in the Allied countries. While Germany all provincial soldiers who have players

tion of the Government to disband there was a good attendance, 135/and was out every afternoon the same time there was

use fooling wi Him! "At Homo." when she wasn' participating. The

Metals. Owing to the low ex- ignores this provision, to take a single source of revenue, enlisted since the fifth year of the following were the prize winners: The big familios did their own

change very little business she is not entitled to plead inadequate means for meeting Republic. Provided the decision Ladies: 1. Mrs Holdman (170); 2 washing. Their line was usually WARWICK COMEDY Co. passing.

is acted upon, one of the biggest Mrs. Selwood (166); 3 Mrs. full up at the forepart of each

Flour Market Report-Stock: Last night's audience at the About 220,000 sacks." Quotations: The Gerran Press shows symptoms of defiance, eu-factors embarrassing the Govern- Lamerton (165); Booby Prize: week. Ye could call on them couraged thereto partly by the address which Dr. von trouble is that there are big Mr. Crouch (184); 2. Mr. Jones smoked at regular intervals the Warwick Comedy Company's sack; American Cut off, 83.44. per The Mr. Reynolds (146); Gents: 1. ny afternoon, for their chimney Theatre Royal immensely enjoyed-American Patent, $5.00 per Simons delivered at Stuttgart recently. It really seems as arrears of military payments to (177); 3. Mr. Horgan (176), 4. Mr. denoting systematic feeding, presentation of the delightful sack; American Straight, $3.98 if the German Foreign Minister, and Germans in general, be made, upon which matter the Spanton (174); Booby Prize: Mr. Others there were who seemed comedy,

"When We Were per sack; Shanghai Flour 2nd doubted whether the Allies were in earnest, Mr. Lloyd Premier says that there will be Francklin (127). The prizes were to have a running buffet going Twenty One." Tho play was very $3.36 per sack. -George's response to Dr. von Simons' statement of the met, half by the Central Govern- presented by Mr. R. W. Brown all the time and their strong suit popular on the occasion of the Bugar-Market active.

ment and the balance by the pro- and Mr. Pinches acted as M.C. counter-proposals must have gone a long way towards vinees. As to where the money is disillusionising him. If it did not, the ultimatum which coming from, nothing is said. the Premier outlined in the House is likely to have a Military officers whose forces are salutary effect. The reply of the German delegate that to be disbanded are to be given and pirates? The more we look

suitable posts. there would be no occasion for coercive measures after he will all be able to fit in some complex does it appear. And squint at your own rear view will an ideal play for a Saturday night,

We hope they into this question, the more back some fine morning. A brief up its season with "Brown Sugar," LORD READING PHILOSOPHER. has given Germany's auswer on Monday suggests that Dr. where. But what about the men? we very much fear that thie par you. What's more forbye, and à crowded house is expocted von Simons' eyes have been opened to the realities of the Are thoy merely to be turned latest announcement will not lead unlike the present advice.. it'll to give the Company a good send situation.

Icose, possibly to become robbers to an humediate solution. cost you nothing.

off.

the terms fixed at Paris.

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in the chow line appeared to be Company's last visit, and last! Saltpetre.-Stock 2,500 Baga. cream orackers and sardines when night it was enjoyed even more Market strong. they werena' Bnishing off the than ever, all the charantere being mutton from last Sunday's dinner. well taken.

Aye, have a look round the Tonight the Company winds

"It is no good to look back in life, except to learn a lesson for the future, but it is good to look. alivad."-Lord Reading..