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"The Wine of Kings

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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY SS, 1921,

OUR HARBOUR.

NOTES & COMMENTS.

LOVE

SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1921.

DAY BY DAY.

A WOMAN

WHOM

HK

The House-Tax Decision. GRANTED PASSION, À MAN CAN The Legislative Council has KNOWS TO BE A MURDERESS; LE been subjected to considerable PASSION LACK, AND HE CAN FALL oriticism lately as not being OUT

OR LOVE. BECAUSE THE amenable to public opinion. This woYAN SNORES OR IS UNTIDY renders the more gratifying the Harold Brighouse.

announcament that the Govern

ment has decided to rescind the

resolution increasing the house- An order made by the Governor tax, which will therefore remain in Council removes the prohibition at 13 per cent. The contemplated against importation into tho addition to the tax would have Colony of foreign dyestuffs except raised it to 20 per cent, signifying under license.

an advance by more than 50 per

chance."

The

representatives, one is a little "at

H. E. the Governor has given his consent to the proposed

elsewhere in this issue.

The

1896.

HONGKONG TWENTY- FIVE YEARS AGO

"

(Compiled from the "Hongkong Telegraph" Bles-for-week- ending June 4th, 1998.)

TĖS DOLLAR. May 291b.-The rate of the Dollar, on demand, to-day is 28. 2-3/4d.

added.

Our

land in a new form.

CRUELTY AT THE GAOL,

MADAME SCHUMANN-

HEINK.

TO-DAY'S

MISCELLANY.

Louident When he awoke frantically "waved his arms, but could not speak. y. His family,

In the seventeenth century it when they arrived, found him till was against the law, both in Eng dumb. They told him that their Iand and Amerion, to kiss on Sun-motor-car bad "atalled; on a rail- days. One man arrived home on a way orossing and that a train wan Sunday after a three years" only brought to a stop 'n fawiñahas" voyage, and on the doorstep he from it, so that the accident of kissed his wife. He was pat in which he had dreamed very the stocks for twenty-four hours, nearly took place. The farmer saya a writer in a Home Journal. appears to be permanently dumb, Particularly flagrant cases of and his hair has since turned [Sabbath kissings were punishable | white,

by pubile floggings.

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Blood-curdling stories of a "I do not know which I am cannibal race existing in Central RIFLE ASSOCIATION MATCH. proudest of: having crossed Brazil are contained in a letter rant Burdensome at any time, Mr. Mok Kon-sang bas, by

swords with him or fought by which one of three ex-officers who June 2ad-On Saturday after his aide. As an opponent and left Southport to explore that such a levy calculated on the pre-† virtue of Statute 22 of the Statutes sent inflated rentals would have of the University of Hongkong, noon seven members competed friend he has taught us great country has sent home. The ex- constituted a serious charge upon been appointed by the Court of for the Long Range Cup and lessons. Thus Lord French inpedition-comprising Captain R. the pockets of many ratepayers, the University to be a Life Mam-Spoons over the 800 and 900 yard his tribute to General Smuts, Hall, Lisutenant Reginald, and who will appreciate the remission]ber of the Court.

distances, ten shots at each. South Africa's strong man. Sub-Lloutenant L. Marsden Private Wilson, R.B., won the General Smuts opposed Kruger's Smith, of the Royal Naval Ro accordingly. "Having to face a

Cup for the first time with a total policy which led to the Boar serve-have reached Manãos, at deficit, it devolved upon tha His Excellency the Governor of 78: the Spoons falling to Cap War, but when the die was cast the junction of the Rio Negro and Gavernment to devise ways and has, under instructions received tain Fergusson, R.B., for highest he threw himself into the struggle the Amazon. "To conversation means, but in this instance, at Bay from the Secretary of State format aggregate, and Private Rin earnest. On one occasion his with an engineer here, who fitted A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD. one. Consequently is devolved, in appoint Mr. T. L. Perkins to be

rate, its choice was not a happy the Colonies, been pleased to Wilson, R.B, for highest aggre troops noticed a train approach-out the well-known Brazilian ex- torn, upon the community to make Director of Public Works, with ate points with handicap points ing. It was suggested that it plorer, Dr. Hamilton Price its voice heard, and in holding affect from the 1st June, 1921.

should be stopped, but he said. | (U.S.A.),” writes Lieutenant joint conference, a course sug

CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM

Let it pass." The train passed, Marsden Smith, "I received the gested by this journal, the Coa-

"Bad TIT BITS.

you can imagine my startling news that he struck a stitutions! Reform Association

feelings," said General Smuts, race of white cannibals seven and the Kowloon Ratepayers'

June 2ad.-There is no reason when telling the story," when I feet in height. Further, I have Association provided a platform increase of the capital of the able prospect of any amandment beard that the only freight is spent some considerable time for the ventilation

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking in the Colony either in the direc carried was Lord French!" of

with a French doctor who bas Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which requires | well-grounded grievance:

Corporation from $15,000,000 to tion of a municipal council or of

been home to France, and is now them to forward their names and addresses with communications Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., the $20,000,000. The report of to-day's an enlargement of the popular

Some people 388m to have a on his way back, hundreds of addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication, but as an senior Unofficial Member, who special Bank meating appears representation in the Legislative gift for disappearing. The most miles north of the Rio Negro.

presided over the meeting, put

Council. In the first place the remarkable case ever heard of He is a white man, married to '& All communications intended for publication should be address forward a lucid and cogent ease,

question has never been brought was that of William Howe, a cannibal woman. In conver- which, receiving general endorse- It is officially notified for up before the present Gavera successful tradesman, of Jermyn-sation with him I gleaned that Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager. mens, has bad the desired effect. general information that the New ment.

petitions were street, London, who left home one their method was to lash the man There is reason to believe that Police Offices in Hollywood Road addressed to Liberal Ministers morning in 1706, telling his wife to be eaten to a post alive in The rate of subscription to "The Hongkong Telegraph " is $36 the new stamp duties are proving will in future be known as The and were disposed off by them he had business in the City, and front of a fire, and to cut off per annum. (Payable in Advance.)

more productive than the Govern Hongkong Police Headquarters before they went out of office. In did not return. All efforts to slices which they calmly grill" The rate per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscripment anticipated, which will help to which offices all communic- the second place the Colonial tions for any period less than one month will be charged as for a to swell the Colony's, exchequer. a:ions for the Captain Soper Office is too fully occupied with trace bim failed, and after some years his death was presumed. full month.

While the organisers of the move intendent of Police should be the Cape and British Gaians to Then, in 1723, the supposed widow known to be dark, and up till "The depths of the ocean ata ment

She increased addressed. The entrance to the attend to the troubles of an in-received an anonymous commu- recently they were supposed to against house-tax are to be congratulated Police Headquarters is in Holly significant Crown Colony, evnication requesting an interview be soundless. This supposition, upon the successful outcome of wood Road. The entrance to the if we bad petitioned afresh. their representations, a word may

Central Police Station is at the There will be nothing done in a day in Birdcage-walk. She however, has been proved now to kept tbe appointment and be founded on fact. During the that direction until we bestir our-discovered her husband. He had war hydrophones of marvellous be added in token of the Govern- top of Pottinger Street. ment's reasonableness.

selves, and bring again the cou been living in the neighbourhood power and delicacy were invent A whist drive was held last stitutional question before the all the time, he explained, and ed. These instruments-designed Hongkong's Eclipse. evening in the R. A. Sergeants people and parliament of Eng-keeping an eye on his wife. He primarily for the detection of

Writing just before the start of Mess. Victoria Barracks.

gave no reason for this strange submarines are so exceedingly the Inter-Port cricket match, we

following were the prizewinners:—

conduct, but went home with her. sensitive that they registar quite said: "The Shanghai

Ladies: 1st. Mrs. Anderson"(153), team

June 4th-In the Telegraph and the repaited couple lived plainly the "noise" made by looks good, but at the least 2nd, Mrs. Andrews (174), 3rd. Mrs. Hongkong stands a fair fighting Pryer (169), 4th Miss Day (169), appears the report of an inquest happily together for many years. fishes swimming. A submarine travelling beneath the surface Mr H. M. Jessen, a farmer of can be detected twenty miles Holman (1311 held upon the body of a Chinese Abundantly has the Booby, Mrs.

Gents: 1st. Mr. Stroud (179), 2nd prisoner whose death was said Onawa in the State of Iowa, has away. In his recentis-published northern team justified what was Williams (174), Sed. Mr. to be due to blood poisoning become a white-haired route fol- book, "The Victory at Sea," said of it. As to the Colony's Blunden (173), 4th Mr. Dameral through abscess in the buttocks lowing a dream in which he saw Admiral Sims tells us all about which were according to the bis wife and children crushed the newest type of bydrophone, a loss what to say. By them. (172), Booby Mr. Sowerby (189)-testimoney of Dr. Bell, caused by beneath an overturned motorcar. which first revealed an selves the figures soggest a

| Master Gunner May was M.C. flogging. lack of the fighting quality

Mr. Jessen had planned a motor derwater world full of noises alluded to, though Hongkong will A successful whilst drive Was

trip with his family to Sioux of many kinds. This was, not readily accept such & con- held at the Catholic Men's Club

City. but, being detained by in a songe, swkward for the clusion. It may be said at once on Thursday evening. The foll-

work, permitted, the car. driven listeners intent on locating the by one lowing were the prize-winners

of his The remarks made by the fun. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe at without affectation that lack was

children, to-bosts for, until they got used leave without hire, Mr. Jessen to distinguishing between them, the complimentary tiffin given on board the Taivo Marn on the side of Shanghai, who Ladies: 1. Mrs. Tattle (154); 2, batted on a splendid wicket and Miss Pile (152) 3. Mrs. May

travelling later by train. He the "chug! chug!" of a whale Wednesday, anent the development of the harbour way then twice trundled Hongkong (151): Booby Prize, Mrs. Cheesely

arrived at bis destination, bow swimming, or the "swish!" of a have been in a somewhat hutaorous strain but they did. out on a rain-damaged pitch. (125). Men: 1. Mr. Black (163); A Wonderful Contralto.

ever, before his family, and while school of porpoises was often sitting waiting in the foyer of the mistaken for the sound sent up nevertheless, refer to a matter of seriousness and some This is a repetition of a common. Mr. Jackson (162); 3. Mr. urgency. In speaking of the size of the vessel on which he happening in cricket; after field-Dormer (160); 4. Mr. Field (158); We were able to announce West Hotel dreamed of the fatal by a submarine. was being entertained. Mr. Wolfe male mention of the ing out a long innings a team Booby Prize, Mr. Taylor (126) yesterday that Hongkong will often fails to do itself justice Mr. Pinches acted as .C. and shortly be visited by Madame projected harbour development and facetiously remarked when its turn comes to occupy the prizes were presented by Mr. Schemann-Heink, and it is, there- that if Hongkong had many more ships of large size the crease. All the same Shang. R.W. Brown.

fore, interesting to note as recent- visiting it, it would not be so much a matter of putting hai, especially Capt Barrett,

ly as April 6, this great contralto hillsides into the sea to make wharfage room as of making Ollerdessen. and Dr. O'Hara,) Over 300 shops in Canton are bad a wonderful reception given

deserve high praise for their normally engaged in the trade of her at Chicago.

By Robt. MacWhirter. an even larger harbour. The past week has witnessed the visit of three large ships at one time-the Empress of Asia, the Colony's team Ramjahn, one and America, but at the present Schumann-Heiak. io s

Before the recital Madaras splendid all-round form. Among shipping human hair to Europe

I see from the Shanghai papers want to wash things in their very that a woman was sued up there the s.s. Wenatchee and the Taiyo Maru, and one could not of the

room and who didna' want to las choices, amply time only about 100 are operate appropriate little speech,informed for no' taking a room that she'd have a drawing room to sit help reflecting on the fact that, with the promise of more riadicated his selection by carry. ing. In normal times the annual her audience that she was sixty pledged herself to go into. Her around in all the more because American liners and the new Empress of Canada, it is ing out his bat for top score. But port of human bair from years old and that the present defence I thought very woman she couldna' bare one? time this Colony heard a little more about the harbour why was this player, who headed Kwangtung province amounted to tour was by no means her fare-like and very human. Though

the Colonys bowling averages over $1,000,000. Hongkong is the well, stating that she would stay she'd fixed up wi' the landlady always the things we canna get When ye figure it out ifa development schiene

the season before last, not given largest centre in the Far East, before the public for seven years all right, by and bye some of her that we want moet. Aye, land- It is many months ago now since Sir Maurice Fitz-a tan with the bail while Shang, although large shipments are more. As Lili Lehmann sang friends began to tell her the tale. ladies have to have a deep saves maurice visited us for the purpose of advising the local hai were running up such a hefty

directly from Canton, until she was seventy-two years wi' the result that so soon as she of human nature if they expect Government on this matter, but no-one seems to have seen score?

Shanghai, and Tientsin, to old, she could not see why so grasped the fact that in that to pay a visit to the Bank the overseas ports. The U. S. is American singer could not sing house there was nothing doing in first week of every month. The taking an increasing quantity.. until she was sixty-seven years, the afternoon tea line and that prospective tenant lost her case "Some friends of mine the drawing room was by way of but you bet she'd rather do that adding is considering it with a view to putting whatever its received in Peking, the Govern- increase in the frequency of cases but they will have to wait awhile, that jam was only dished out or no jam.

Of late there has been an would like to see me in oblivion, being a kind of camouflage and then lose her afternoon tea, jam recommendations might be into operation. The report of ment is being adjured "not to lose of plague, and general satisfac. if the Lord is willing". Needless once the Harbour Master, just issued. gives pretty plain the present golden opportunity tion is expressed at the general to say that the romark brought nothing doing. As a consequence desire for the things we cannot a week-well, there was How is that we all have a indication that the shipping of this Port is fast growing of recapturing Urga. The measures that are being taken to thunderous applause. Madame the lady of the house began to get or to do the things we're to the dimensions it reached in the record year of portunity is represented deal with the situation. Work Schumann-Heink, who has been think berself ill-used and sought prohibited 1912, and it takes but little imagination to realise the Hotoktu (or Living Buddha), the ceilings and wooden parti years, debuting in opera in Octo-ally I thought Shanghai was as and as sure as apples are'nt nuts

arising from dissensions between has been commenced in stripping singing for the last forty-three redress in the Courts.

from doing? You Incident tell a kid not to do something that if such a state of affairs can exist during the present who exercises temporal as well tions in the infected block of ber, 1878, in Dresden as Azucena, badly off for odd house room it's the very thing it'll set about time of acute trade depression a revival of trade will as spiritual authority, and his houses at Caine Road. This sang witness a tremendous increase in the amount of tonnage Russian allies. Ever since the locality, however, is not the only as

her taxing programme we were in Hongkong. I would doing the minute your back's, 10 other contralto living have thought that in the circum: turned. Miners, for instance, visiting the harbour. In the matter of wharfage accomongolo-Russia forces drove the one where the almost simultan could have rendered it. Madaras stances it would have

Chinese garrison out of the

been are prohibited from smoking and modation this Colony is none too well served, and the capital of Onter Mongolia, there cous occurrence of several cases Schumann-Heink is still the cheaper to let the room to the taking matches down below and need for dredging has often been remarked upon. One have been rumours of differences suspicion that infected rate are voice has lost none of its former biring lawyers. But apparently homes. Yet, knowing the ex- bare given grounds for the unique contralto of the day. Her next on the list and maskee from taking explosives into their realises, of course, that it is essential to go slowly when between the two sections of such a big scheme and outlay is involved, but there would this combination, and not long which has reached as, a parti- ber. Arditi's "Bolero", she trill-idea of a lot of wild talk floating being caught wi' spunks in their rampant. According to a report power and in the concluding aum-no'. She was maybe mad at the treme danger, they're always be a deal more public satisfaction if there were a little ago it was stated that Baron cularly unsavoury spot at Wan-ed like a colorature soprano. Her around about her establishment, possession and gelinite in their evidence of our Government's activity in the matter.

Ungern, the "White" leader, had chai, namely Stone Nullah Lane, mezza voice is admirable and she for, mind ye, some womenfolks kitchens. Folks are Almost every mail from the United States. brings us was ignored at a banquet given the origin of a number of other as to make each one an object of loosely of their

so far fallen out of favour that he has within the last few daye been knows how to colour her tones so would as soon have ye talk against jumplog on the Ferry news of harbour developments on the Pacific Coast. by the Female Buddha-for the cases, If this report is correct, admiration. To hear her inter-insinuate that there

ποτεία as after the gangway's np, but do Seattle and the Puget Sound authorities, Los Angeles Hutuktu appears to be secular the health authorities should pretation of Salter's

W25 an they Portland, and other interests are engaged in keen competit-fenough to have a better half. take immediate measures to deal Rachel was in itself worth the Let that be an it may though. and they'd to scramble over the Cry of absence of comfort in their home. them. If there was no gangway take oor notice? Not ion to attract shipping-not only present shipping but the Just lately, however, it

reported that

admission. Many encores were All I've got to say is that she rails every time they wanted to increased shipping of the future. There has been talk of been appointed "War Minis-

given all through the course of was on a bad wicket when it go across the harbour there Manila competing with Hongkong and of other places try. ter." Anyhow, if China applies and Chibli. But is gbing neces- audience was not satisfied, recall womenfolks and expecting them Tell a man by printed notice as the programme and yet the came to Istting house room to would be an unholy row though. ing to attract a little of the big volume of trade which at herself seriously to the task, the sary? The Mongolians are present passes through this Port. We are not convinced recapture of Urga ought to be no represented as being quite agreeing the diva innumerable times at to be out and in the place likes to spit sad he wants to spit all the more. As often as no' after a chap that Hongkong will ever lose its predominating position great undertaking. At the most able, so long as their autonomy is the end of the programme, but parcel of bachelors. in the South, but we do feel that the absence of serious Russian, amount only to a few China's Buzeranity practically on but as the audience would not losing so are tooth as be expect feet on the cushions, the Erst

the enemy's troops, Mongol and respected,

Madame Schumann-Heink wisely Every lady that I've ever has read the warning in a railway acknowledging} to

refrained from granting an extra, known would soon think of "carriage, about no butting his competition should not lead our officials here into a sang thousands. For weeks and weeks the basis of the 1915 treaty Though leave the hall she finally sangled to go without afternoon place he puts them in on the complacency and contentment. If we had greater com- Peking or is it Chang Teo-lin-it has been suggested that the

We are able to add that her knowledge that there was no back and it pushes forward all that better Port without the competition? We are told was declared to have been reach the Mongola are speaking sincere- celebrated manager, Mr. Hansell, thing in the way of jaw would the more. Preach at a man and

upon which a definite decision it is a reasonable supposition that that it is coming, that all these improvements being asked ed at Tientsin. It is intimated ly when they say that they are is expected to arrive in Hong- set them aching for it all the tell him where he likely to for will be granted in good time, but there are not a few that the campaign will be en-disposed for peace in order to kong by the sa. Monteagle, on more. And who ever heard of spend eternity and he puts in besides ourselves asking "When?"

trusted to the armies of Fengtan resume and devolop trade...

a woman who lived in a board-overtime singing the more. How ing house or an hotel that didna' is it? It's your qUOSE.

the report he made. It certainly has not been published China and the Hutuktu.

and there has been nu evidence to show that the Government

Accordinz

to

made

telegram A

Ungern

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with this locality.

bad

Between

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Ourselves

warned

petition we should have a better Port; why cannot we have has been toying with the question, Hutoktu is playing a double game, "The Star Spangled Banner." tea and naturally the mere cushions. Tell a crowd to stano

June 11.