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NOTES & COMMENTS.
Bank Buildings,
SATURDAY. MARCH 12, 1921.
DAY BY DAY.
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ONE, WRITE IT AT NIGHT AND PUT IT UNDER YOUR PILLOW. AFTER THREE DAYS OPEN AND RE-READ IT, AND IF OF THE SAME OPINION TEAR IT UP AND THROW IT IN THE FIRE-Ikbal
1896.
HONGKONG TWENTY. FIVE YEARS AGO.
(Compiled from the "Hongkong Telegraph" files for week- ending March 18th, 1896)
In the demolition of Bank COMPLIMENTARY LETTER TO ANY Buildings the majority of residents probably see nothing but the pulling down of an old structure that is rightly giving place to a more modern building But behind the unsightly array of bamboo matting in Queen's Road there is being pulled down one of the most historically interesting buildings of the One non-fatal case of enteric | 2-3/4d."
was notified Colony one that 60 years ago fever (Chinose) housed the mast important yesterday. financial interests of a young
All Shah.
but growing community. The
A list of authorised architecte, exact dato of the original fifty-three in number, building is & little hard the Gazette.
appears in
Robert Ho
was
was in the
to be
the
Shanghai should be sent to him.
THE DOLLAR.
March 13th. The rate of the Dollar, on demand, to-day is 25.
A PROCLAMATION.
ROBBIE'S RUMINATIONS|So she stuck to her bed, tho stowardons, dry toast and stale air. Of course I did my best-at Being Extracts from Hometimes, but that is the worst of a ship. Ye canna' get away from Letters to his Nephew.
yourself let alone your wife, no'
toll
to OF
800
to
"But ye
it
our
in a
ex-
often wondered how
was that
10
many
things positively asking
....No, I'll admit right away von long enough at ony-rate that I never was strong on rosol- to make a few shillings at ha' utions.
nap. That first week Letterwriting is like penny taking physical exercise, it's no' was very trying. Torn between the start but the upkeep that's the the desire to be sympathetic trouble. It's like going to Church and the knowledge that good of a Sunday morning. We know money was going abegging in that for the sake of the weans and the smoke-room aft it was a the respect due to the neighbours pretty hard job to be impartial. and the locality, we should lay It's no' every day, ye soe, that a aside the Times Supplement and chap gets the chance to keep even March 13th. The following struggle wi' our batter selves and wi' his bar ohits. Besides, after issued as a Proclamation, speake into our Sabbath duds and squeaky a man's been married close on But wo forty years, the hidden forces of for itself:--Hongkong is a British boots and get on wi'it. possession and with its business, never seem to have the time. We naturo cease to attract. Mind great or small, the Chinese cac age find time enough to go to ye, that applies in more ways to discover, but it was
the Races or the Club for a quiet than one if ye take time to think officials have nothing whatever.
it out but-ah! woll for the either in 1859 or 1860 that the Sir
of poker, Tung has to do, nor are they entitled to game first structure was erected on accepted the Presidency of come here to make enquiries in the Banvards, hut when moment I'm talking of Mother- that corner. In those early days Queen's College Old Boya As-reference thereto. This is known it comes
the sill's and the phenomena of the to olearing the Praya was on the site of the sociation.
wife's fashion
and great and aching void which, liko to the whole world. At the open-
papere present Des Voeux Road and the
ing of the Chinese Chamber of domestic ecotras from off the the water spout and the wandered European commercial interests
We regret to learn that the Commerce the Colonel in charge parlour table and getting down to whale is particularly observable were mainly housed west ot Polder Street. Two important disposed, being confined for the take
Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak is in-of Kowloon came over here to it wi' a quarto sheet pad so that at 808. Mind yo, I'm no' what ya
part in the ceremoney.}
the old folks at home may at would eay unsympathetic, for, in hanks were the first tenants of time being to his residence. His intereference in the sphere least know we are alive and that my day, I've added my quota to Bank Buildings, these being the
of the Hongkong Govern wee Jeannie's skinning fine after the things which go down to the Bank of Agra, and the Bank of India, China and Japan. His Excellency the Governor ment was quite improper. I have the scarlet fever well it seems sea from ships. I have as well Mr. Waiter communicated this matter to the to be quite a different thing alto-shared the strong man's con- fidences concerning the string-tied Some few years later a French has appointed Bank-the Comptoir d'Escompte John Easton Mackenzie, M.C., British Consul at Canton request-gether. Mind ye, it's no just-a
Colonial ing him to report it to the lack of interest, it's-well we groasy bit of pork and can join in Viceroy. I have now received the seem to have so much to do, as it the fellow feeling which con- also took up its residence in the M.R.C.V.S..
copy of a dispatch reprimanding were. Aye, maybe that sounds demns such trifling wi enlarged building. Where the Veterinary Surgeon. present Pottinger Street joins Queen's Road was situate the
His Honour the Chief Justice the said Colonel, and I now issue a bit lame but yo'll just have to stomachs at such times as our
this proclamation with the re-
take it as it stands and lot it go world for the moment is on an ordered that the noxt
at that. Oh! I'll keep my word, uneven kool. Even yet I detest primand attached. All communications intended for publication should be address-Commercial Bank, whilst nearby has
the Oriental
never ye fear about that but it'll the sight of the smug, open- Bank Criminal Sossions shall be held
meala ad to the Editor.
and the Chartered Bank, on Monday, 21st March, at 10 AN EXALTED CULPRIT. have to be in my own time and no grinned face at the last-named being in premises (o'clock in the forenoon.
Mar. 16th. Still another Chin-back chat from ye in the matter deserted dining saloon and for that reason always try to ese mandarin received a lesson either.
D just-crucified adjoining the presont Central Market. Where the Astor House
Mr. J. L. MacPherson asks us at the Police Court thie morning. New Year resolutions are all cultivato Hotel now stands was the Cento state that entries for the open He was charged with a breach of very well in their way but let pression for the benefit of those
casier. yo it's
whose chief anxiety at the tral Bank of Western India, and International Athletic Meeting in the Opium Ordinance and when me the present International Bank
and the natural desire to rush to being treated 48 A common to fight them off. stands on the site of the old connection with the Olympiad at in dock was vastly indignant at wink at one's own faults that moment it is to overcome naturs the bathroom. A strong stomach person. After receiving a lecture Conscience saya: Asiatic Bank. It great financial crisis of 1865-1866 (commonly known as the Bombay The Hongkong District Schools from Mr. T. Sercombe-Smith promised taithfully to do such doesna ayo make for lots of grey matter topside. Very often crisis) that many of these old are holding their third annual on the equality of all before the and such a thing."
The man answera:
case. I'd "Oh well is the opposite the
And rather be a genius suffering Mrs. forcibly taken from the dock, but what's the differance?" Banks either succumbed or were sports on the Queen's College majesty of the law, he had to be absorbed by reorganised institut- ground on March 17th.
of no avail he "anted up" his fine, wi' conscience is left hanging in a week than ho the Champion ions, but Bank Buildings did for E. A. Irving is to distribute the when he found that bluster was straightaway another contract animal-like, alone in my cabin for Dough Nut Eater of the State of and was released, vowing vengo mid air.
Ohio for a year. very many years still constitute prizos. the financial contre of the City.
ance as he left the Police Station. The trouble is, the average
I've resolution is a sort of secret! Observatory returns show that
ST. PATRICK'S BALL. A Link With The Past.
the average mean temperature'
treaty. If our resolutions were Mar. 17th-The anniversary of open covenants, openly arrived at,j It is interesting to recall that during February was 59.7, the in those days Caine Road was the highest being 78.2, on the 28th, the birthday of Ireland's patron a lot more of them would be kept to be found out have been given highest road level, Bauk managers and the lowest 44, on the 4th saint was celebrated last night by Preachers may rave indefinitely miss by folks who apparently and merchants lived in messes There were 214.7 hours of sun- St. Patrick's Society in a manner and knock the binding lease on a have nothing else to do. True above their own business pre-shine and 1.04-inch of rain, whilst befitting the fair fame of the perfectly good bible but resolution we have learned people who are genial and hospitable Saint of remains for all that the most at present dedicating themselves mises on the Queen's Road, the the average humidity was 63.
whom all Irishmen are so justly perishable flower of human to the great work of exploring present Hongkong Hotel corner
the mysteries of nature, human was the home of the famous firm A beautiful Paramount picture proud......St. George's Hall had character. of Dent and Co. and Kowloon was in five parts," Pretty Mrs. Smith," been selected for the celebration still a purely Chinese peninsula. featuring Fritzi Scheff, is boing this year and was well-filled with
at the It was 1865 that the Hongkong screened
Hongkong the elite of the Colony, and Shanghai Banking Corpor- Theatre from to-night till Tues ation was founded, occupying day next. The popular Fatly is promises in Queen's Road which appearing in a comic entitled Fatty Arbuckle in Love." At until lately were occupied by the
old the 7.15 performance # now HONGKONG AND THE OLYMPIAD.
Queen's Dispensary. The Bank Building itself has been thrilling serial picture in freen greatly changed; Banks have episodes will be run, whilst to
character and reputation at my Fancy wasting time on a thing Yesterday we gave some details of the Far Eastern closed, strong rooms have been morrow at the matinee Ilazal
time of life-well it's a pretty like that when he might have tough job even if ye do got a nice been doing work of real value to Olympiad which is to be held in Shanghai during the month removed and shops and offices Dawn will appear in a live-reel
have long occupied the rickety drama, "Clarissa." of May. These should prove of more than passing interest old building. The gradual
1. I. II. Prince Kania bonoured clean diary and a New Testament humanity? finding out say, why to Hongkong sportsmen. The Olympic is apparently to be creep of the Chinese towards the
H. B. the Governor by dining at in your stocking of a Christmas some people are condemned to Government House on March 10th, morning. Janet, go so far as go straight-haired through life
while others divided into wo sections. First, there are to be the far eastern centre of the City has
Hey, dovana'
curl beautifully much pay driven the banking institutions of
The following members of the to
from
And whether Eastern Athletic Games, which will include track events the Colony from their old haunts:
birth? tho to
fine things suite of H.I.H. the Crown Prince attention
I'm duo in swimming, lawn temis and various other games. For this Pottinger Street and Queen's
of Japan were present:
my imagination something could'nt be done about
it in last
view of the time and Count Chinda,
carry out, part of the programme, representation of China, Japan Road have been given up to the
Vice Admiral to
Was one resolu- money wasted in vain attempts Oguri, 6.0,.., Lieut. General year there and the Philippines is already assured. whilst invitations Chinase.
the on
to achieve a lasting hair wave? keeping of Nara, Dr K. Miura, Rear-Admiral tion
Glands and glosis are also al- have been extended to Siam, Malaya, Java, Ceylon and has been built the Upper Levels
Taguchi, Mr 8. Matsui, Capt. which we joined forces. Wi India. Then, later there is to be held an Open Interna- and the residential Peak district and this little Colony has spread
There was unstinted apprecia-Yamamoto, Lieut. Marquis right hand uplifted we resolved ways interesting and subjects of tional Meet for amateurs, covering practically the same out its arms in all directions. tion accorded to the Banvard Komatsu, Capt. Oyama, Eng. before the year was out, aye even
to be out of the Old Country research. So too, are cures. ground as in the Far Eastern programme,
The passing of Bank Buildings is Musical Comedy Company last Capt. Seki, Surg. Capt. Tateno, Now, what we are anxious about is that Hongkong the removal of another link with night when, at the Theatre Royal Capt. Kanns, Col. Fukuda, Mr S'if some booking clerks' wife had boon that will be conferred upon. only find out why our stomachs should be well represented at the Olympiad. If we recollect the past and an evidence of the the revue "Coming Down" was Sawada, Pay Capt. Hattori, Com. to suddenly become a widow in seasick humanity if they could
From the opening Takenaka, Lieut. Com. Sumiyama, the process.
Wi fares as they were slip their moorings at the first aright, at the Olympic Games held in Manila there were a undeniable fact that the develop-presented.
mert of this Easternmost Colony chorus to the fall of the final Lieut. Coma. Mito, Lieut. Ugaki,
figured out that we might hava whiff of the engineroom and the number of sportsmen from Bis Colony, but they were in no has been on a scale far exceed-curtain there was not a dull The other guests wore:
The entertainment sense fully representative of the prowess of Hongkong in ing the dreams of its early moment.
H.E. Major General Sir George to buy the best part of a boat; pantry. That those who go down the athletic world. The trouble is that, under existing pioneers.
throughout was bright, humorous Kirkpatrick, ..., .c.8.1., His we were prepared to bribe every-to the sea in ships should be able arrangements, entry is largely left in the hands of particu-Penurious ex-Millionaries. frequently deniauded.
and musical and encores were Honour Mr Justice Gompertz, Rt. one in a uniform or even wi ato keep inside their borths and band between outside their dinners without an Rev. Bishop Pozzoni, Rt. Rev printed hat lar Clubs or of individuals themselves. What would seem
Around a thin story the author Bishop of Victoris, Commodore Scotland and Blake Pier; Janet effort on their own parts to pre- to be needed, therefore, is the formation of an Athletic Commenting the other day upon has woven a very dainty collec- Bowden Smith, E.B., Hon, Mr Was willing and ready to put up serve the equilibrium of them- Association in Hongkong, whose business it would the club at Chicago for im- tion of songs and choruses. Miss C. Severn, C.M.G., LL.D., Hon. Mr Wi travelling companions of selves or their food is one of the be to see that in such events as this Olympiad the oversee ex-millionaires we Isabelle Horley and Miss Viola J. H. Kemp, .., ..., Hon. Me every smell and colour; even to most comforting thoughts that remarked that one rarely, if ever, Williams are talented vocalists Mr C. Mol. Messer, o.B., Hon. S. smile sweetly and associate witravellers could find to reflect Colony put forward a really strong and representative heard of a millionaire falling into and their numbers were extreme- B. C. Ross, Hon. Mr T. L. Ferking, Auld Nick himself if need be; upon in a world where fares are
to the doubled were resigned contingent covering all branches of sport. There is indigence. So far as we remem-ly popular. Mr. Ian McLean and Hon. Sir Paul Chater, ..., Hou. idea
halved, of jettisoning for ever talent of the highest order in Hongkong. Indeed, this ber, a happening of the kind has Mr. Douglas MacLaren were the Mr B. H. Sharp, K.C., 0.3.E.. not been recorded for a long while other principal soloists whilst the His Honour Mr Justice Wood, Hon.
little
self-respect Colony has always been noted as a centre of sporting Such has not always been the chorus was well-balanced. Special Me B. Irving, Hon. Mr H. Bremained after a year at home for seasickness but it wants look- activity, and in most realms it is stronger to-day than ever case, it appears. Half a century mention should be made of Mr. Pollock, R... Hon. Mr Lou Chi but we were GOING even if I had ing into for all that. When ye before. Such an Association should be able to command or so ago Wall Street witnessed Leonard Neville, who as Puggins Pak, HUB, Mr Ho Fook, Hon. Mr to go before the mast as a binna- comma considerable funds and thus be in a position to help more than one collapse of this provided most of the humour of J. Johnstone, Mr Suzuki, Captain cle polisher and Janet articled as stomach more than the water materially in defraying the expenses of competitors pro-
broker, the evening. Assisted by Mr. James, Muzik), Can a beeftea carrier. No darkie ever that puts the distance between us beginning
a stockbroker's Adrian D. Ross as "Pipps," he Captain A. Lambert, Captain F. A./craved harder for his Dixieland and the folks at Home. ceeding to big athletic gatherings outside the Colony. As clerk, handled railway stuck so things are, these expenses now fall wholly on the shoulders successfully that by 1863 he could kept the audience in almost Sommerville, p.5.0., Eng. Captain than we did for the rickshas and continuous laughter- All the W. A. Dathan, Surg. Captain drinks and the amale and clubs gin-fizzes, long chairs and longer of individuals. But the most important point is that boast of seven figures, but within other members of the cast ably F. J. A. Dalton, C.M. of Hongkong. under present conditions there is no guarantee of anything two or three years he was poorer contributed to make the show one Colonel J. R. Young, Colonel And we're here once more, our like adequate representation of the Colony at these events than when he started. The crash of the best ever seen in Hongkong. It may be too late for this year's Olympiad to bring such that destroyed bis firm not only The dresses and scenery were in. P. J. Wodehouse, C.I.E., Lieut. and found correct but--well-er,{
HONGKONG, SATERDAY, MARCH 12, 1921.
Above the Caine Road
sort. Anthony
48
reduced him from a millionaire to
Leonard
++
THE BANVARD
COMPANY.
Last Night's Successful Revue.
overy..sense artistic.
an Association into being, but the idea is worthy of con-penury, but also ruined numerous
The revue is being repeated sideration for future occasions of a like nature.
clients. Another to make (and this evening whilst on Monday If we could call an Athletic Association into existence lose) within the current year, it might at any rate be possible to W. Jarome, the paternal grand- and Tuesday "Castles in Spain arrange for Olympic Games in this Colony in 1922. A who has just inherited one-Mr.
is being produced.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
Jepanese Crown Prince's, Visit.
M.C.
March 11.
Humphry, C...G.. Mr
H.
But by the Almighty Hokey and otherwise. How many of Fly thero was one resolution them though, have hit on ons kept last year. It never got a that would be really interesting chance to get mouldy, for I kept to loss serious minded mortals? it well aired the whole time. It doesna' interest me a bit to Mind ye, I never was given much know how rats bohave under the to throwing out a challenge to influence of bananas or whatever myself. True, I've aye done my else was the diet chosen by the best, but let me tell ye that when scientist who experimented upon
them. it comes to reconstructing
We
what
but
we
account wi' conscience balanced
•
•
*
Think then of the tremendous
comforts
are
and
I don't know the medical name
to think of it, it's our
G.R.A. IN NEW ROLE.
Concerned over Colony's Rubbish.
The fact that the Constitutional Reform Association bas reveived a rebuff, in that its proposals för
Colonel J. R. Wyndham, Lieut. there's worse places than the Colonel W. Loring, 0.3.G., B.S... Old Country after all, mind yo, Lieut. Colonel W. N. Nicholson, a fortune was
0.M.Q., 0.8.0., Mr H. Yasuda, Mal
the reforming of the Legislature Tauda, Pay. Lieut. Com. E.
Ayo Janet was bad, right have been turned down, in ap father of a celebrated politician
Stern, Capt. Betts, Capt. Fisher, enough. For the first week she parently resulting in the Associa- stadium would, of course, be necessary, but,, happily, we Winston Churchill. The fortuno
stuck to her cabin, her berth and tion seeing the wisdom of devot- This morning (March 11th) her woe brass box like a cookle-Jing its attention to other laboura. are woderfully served by nature in this respect, No finer of the father of Lady Ran- which we have a record concerns
Churchill
The agenda for next Tuesday'a also Cyrus W. Field, who cleared a H. I. H. the Crown Prince of burr to your best Sunday trousers. Was place than Happy Valley could be conceived for the holding dolph
the devil and meeting" of the Sanitary Board of such a gathering. Ample accommodation could be mad was lost in the Pacific Mail another out of the Atlantic cable, His Excellency the Governor and all, especially just after Christmas contains the following item
railroads, fortune out of paper-making and Japan and staff, accompanied by Aye, seasickness provided there for the competing athletes, whilst arrange-Company. The short-lived career but lost the bulk of it before he staff, motored via Aberdeen to time. When it comes to losing Letter from the Constitious! ments could no doubt be made with the Jockey Club for the as a millionaire) of Ferdinand died of shock thirty years ago. It Tytam Reservoir and then went ou your last meal it's bad enough, Reform Association of Hongkong but when it's a case of losing regarding the removal of rubbish who induced General will be curious to hear what board II. M. 8. Curiew for lunch. use of grandstands for spectators. It only requires Ward,
H. 1. H. returned to Hongkong one's self respect into the bargain, in the Colony." organised effort by enthusiastic sportsmen to bring the idea Grant to become his partner, was applications for membership the
disastrous. The last instance of newly-founded club receives. on board H. M. S. Curlew at 2 p.m.no woman cares to take the risk. Better late than never} into fruition. We hope they will soon soon get busy.
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