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"The Wine of Kings

The King of Wines"

CHAMPAGNE

De St. Marceaux, Vin Brut

or VeoryDry Vintage 1911.

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THE HONGKONG --

NOTES & COMMENTS.

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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1921.

CABINET-MAKING IN CHINA.

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narrow policy for Australia to

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FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1921.

DAY BY DAY.

recent

THE BOOKSHELF.”.

By "Librarian.'

before the wax and I woll roman- ber hearing a Mading by Mr. Marsh of his poem Grantebestar", It impressed me very much indeed.

DISORDERLY BEHAVIOUR.

Ricksha. Coolie Fined. Mr Alexander Mackandia,~

THE GREAT VICTORIANS,

Will President Wilson, broken Who are the Great Victorians—man sa we are told he is, write an | No. 154, Barker Road, sum- using the words in reference to account of his Presidency? This maned, a rinkaba coolie before letters To me the term conjures as a question which London pub-Str. R. E. Lindsell at tha up Carlyle Newman, William lishers are quietly, even stealthi- Magistracy yesterday for disorderly Morris Macaulay, Matthew tracking down. There is not behaviour.

has taken to

"The Man

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MUNICIPAL SWIMMING.

MISTRESS.

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A swimming instructress is to be appointed for Barmondsey Public Baths.

to test the possibility of Shakes peare's advice. The play's the thing." Anyhow. Clemence

London.

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appear-

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Mr. Edmund Gosse has gathered some of his reviews into a volume,

Books on the Table," Heinemann announces.

Mr. Erskine Macdonald pro-

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KNOWLEDGE OF BOOKE IN A MAN OF BUSINESS IS A TORCH IN The Colony, in common with THE HANDS OF ONE WHO I the Empire at large, today WILLING" AND ABLE TO SHOW celebrates the anniversary of his THOSE WHO ARE BEWILDERED Majesty's birth. Eleven 'years THE WAY WHICHH LEADS TO have elapsed since that day whan PROSPERITY AND WELFARE.- all Britain's far-flung realms wero | Addison; bushed by the passing of Edward the Peacemaker. It succeeding Mr. Michael Doig passed as such rulers as his father, the most second engineer at the Harbour Arnold, Tennyson, and of course, one of them who would not be Complainant stated that...ut popular monarch of his time, and Office on June Zod.

Dickens and Thackeray, all long delighted to have the book, and 8.30 p.m. on May 26th the Queen Victoria, whose years and

since numbered among the great Pay handsomely for it. Their engaged defendant to proceed to character alike won the venera- Great excitement occurred at majority. Thirty years have instinct tells them, for they 16 | Happy Valley. She alighted at tion of har people, King Georgs the Victoria Hospital at Barker elapsed since the last of these member-Mr. Wilson's eloquent one of the cemeteries and told de-- had an onerous task. It may be Road yesterday afternoon when shuffled off this mortal coil war massages, that it must be a [fendant to wait for payment by any. said at once that his Majesty has it became known that the roof of Wordsworth "carried on" from high page in the history of our ing “Mar, man." Defendant worthily upheld the best the sisters' quarters as on fire, the Romantic Revival school time. It was thought until lately followed her into the cemetery traditions, of the Crown. King The Fire Brigade was called to while at our end Meredith con- that Mr. Wilson would write a mod seized her m as he George ascended the Throne at a the scene and extinguished the tinued, though not motively, into history of the Peace Conference, spoke to her in Chinese. critical juncture; the country was outbreak before it had made much the Edwardian stage. I think largely in reply to Mr. Lansing He then grabbed her handbag in the throes of the conflict over progress. Little damage was that when we speak of the Great but ill-health has caused him to which the carried with some Howerk the Parliament Act Through done., mainly resulting from Victorians, we have in mind depute this task to a member of in bar hand. She pushed him off this and many other difficulties water.

mainly ba early and mid-his Administration.

and again said "Man man," but front the overshadowing

Victorian era. But there are stiltį Meanwhile, the ex-President's | sa defendant still followed her and In the latest Church Notes it is with us, happily, William Hardy. lutimate friend, Colonel House, caught hold of her arm, she went bas maintained the attitude of a stated that the receipts

in the approximate contemporary of has written a book. "What Really to the Golf Club and told the No. 1 coustitutional monarch animated connection

with the

Meredith: Frederic Harrison, the Happened at Paris" at all boy to explain to the accused. by unobtrusive dignity on the Mission of Healing amounted to aspostle in England of the gospel events, he is the chief contributor Defendant said he was due to 038 hand and democratic $2,195, of which $1.470 was made according to Auguste Comte (Mr. to it, though his associate de return his rickshs. He did not un sympathy on the other. In this up of unsolicited donations. The Harrison. still alert in his legates to the Peace Conference derstand “'3fan, man," King George has been admirably remainder consisted of offertories ninetieth year, must be the doyen of 1919 also say their say. The Mr Lindsell disbelieved him and helped by his Consort, and both and proceeds from the sale of of man of letters); Lord Morley, book, which will come from imposed a hoe of $20, or fourteen their Majesties in fura have books.

Expenses amounted to famous the world over for his Scribner, is a complete record of days' hard labour, devoted themselves to the careful|$215.30 and A "thank-offering graphic studies in French his the conference from the American preparation of the Heir-Apparent, paid to Mr. Hickson" amounted torical characters; and Lord point of view. Every angle of who, emulating his father and to $1,950.

Bryce, who, if his treatises the historie conclave is covered, grandfather, has lately made the

belong to politica rather than to political, military social, econo- tour of his world-wide dominions.

Almost the whole of the roof literature proper, bas infused his mic. Also the accounts of what But his Majesty's well-ordered of St. John's Cathedral has been writings with a sufficient leaven-was done, and why, by the life gives promise that for many removed, and it is wonderful how of the human element to entitle Americans who were there then years to come his lieges will have well the matshed has kept out him to a place in literature. selves. the opportunity of wishing many the incessant rain. One of the These very notable writers Sir Harry Johnston, after much happy returns to George V.

main beams which runs diagonal were living wben the great ones pro-Consuling, ly across the nave, at the point first noticed occupied the literary novel writing, and in this art where the South transept joins platform, and in that sense ware prospers, He has finished an Australia and China.

eaten by white ants at one end. attain their meridian till the later Windus will publish under the Dane" has written a play, chris- it, has been found to be badly contemporaries; but they did not other story which Chatto and Our Australian friends rightly and has had to be shored up. Victorian period, but they may rather long title. concern themselves with matters The floor boards are also being well be numbered Among Who Did the Right Thing." Un.tened it "A Bill of Divorcement, Chinese, though we think that taken up in sections and replaced the Great Victorians. These like his "Gay Dombeys" and his and it will shortly be produced in when Sir William Cook, the by concrete.-Church Notes.

writers form a connecting-link "Mrs. Warren's Daughter." it Acting Premier. said that the

with the earlier Victorian cele-derives none of its interest from a Commonwealth Governmeal as

Mr. Joseph Pennell, who is In accordance with a sugges-brities, many of whom-men of classic work, but is a romance of far as possible favoured subscrib-tion made by H.E. the Governor ripe years by that time they East Africa, a land which Sir now back in America, bas a work ing to the Hay doctrine of Chivese to the Senior Chaplain at the last knew in their early days, which Harry knows well. He takes his on "The Graphic Arts" integrity and independence, he annual meeting of seatholders gives this subsequent group an bero and heroine from the hearting with the Cambridge Press.

and subscribers, a series additional interest of uncommon of England, sets them down in

of Chinese Cabinet-making-by which we refer, not to did not add a very great deal to

present day problems. Lots of portraits of the Bishops of the richness.

East Africa, and introduces them an artistic branch of the carpentering industry, but to the countries might subscribe to the Diocese have been hung in the

"My Memoirs," by Prince There is another of this later to exciting conditions of life. constitution of the body which is to rule, or attempt to Hay doctrine without altering Cathedral Hall, bearing

Ludwig Windischratz, an intimate Who actually is the woman friend of the ex-Emperor Karl, is Victorian school worthy of being the rule, the country-is a curious business. In other countries things one tots. Australia has a following inscriptions: George joined with those mentioned novelist writing as "Clemence announced by Allen and Unwia. the process is apt to wear this complexion; in China much bigger interest in Chias Smith 1849-1864, Charles Richard Austin Dobson.poet, essayist, and Dane," for the bas preferred to

and the Chinese than the mere Alford 1867-1872, particularly so. When the war lords first gathered, at repetition of such a

John Shaw literary historian. Mr. Dobeon remain bebind that name? She is Tientsin, it was given cut that they would support the There is the problem of Chinese Burdon 1874-1897, Joseph Char- Published bis first volume of Miss Winifred Ashton, and she is les: Hoare 1898-1906, Gerard Poems in 1873; "At the Sign of not Scottish, though she found few changes. labour and the development of Heath Lander 1907-1920. existing Ministry, possibly with

the title, "Regiment of Women," the Lyre" was issued in 1885. wonderful resources of Jealousies, however, led to considerable reconstruction. the the

In view of his eighty-first birth of her best known novel in John parties adjourning to Peking for a further conference. Australia's millions of acres. To-morrow's Pictorial Pago

day, a literary representative of Knox's snathema about Mary Apparently discouraged by the first pourparlers. the has always seemed to us a rather will contain the following:-The the Times has been given an in- Stuart and her Marys. When a Premier. Chin Yun-peng resigned, but a new Cabinet was make her territory so prohibitive Hongkong and Shaughai Inter-terview by Mr. Dobson, who for novelist wins in authorship, his mises & volumes of essays by the immediately announced under the same Premier. The as it is to the Chinese. The plea port Cricket Teams together with many years has lived a cloistered or her next ambition is generally late Mr. C. F. Keary, the novelist

officials: Group taken at the life at Ealing, virtually confined Government which has been thus organised is in some that Australia must be kept a Hale-Lunyair wedding: three to one room, owing to illhealth. white man's country is not nearly respects the same as the former one, but changes were

snaps of the Shamauipo Oil Mr. Dobson spoke of the praise eflected in respect of the Ministers of Home Affairs. Com-so strong as the plea that by Factory fire; Tablet to be erected Robert Browning bestowed on his opening up the country by the

He met Browning! Imunications. Finance, the Navy and the Army. There has aid of Chinese immigrants Aus-Jardine Matheson Co. Ltd in only once in the flesh, but this

at the Hongkong Office of Messrs.first book, been a significant modification of the Ministry, however.tralia might easily become one of for the representatives of Liang Shib-yi's Old" Com-the greatest countries in the memory of Officers and Engineers book of poems was sent to him by of the Indo-China 5.N. Co.; Can- mutual acquaintance, and he

The other day I had occasion sequel will show. One day one munications party, namely, Chao Tze-chi, the Minister of world. Practically a whole con- ton's Lady Volley-Ball Cham bestowed ungrudging praise on it to go to Canton. I took "Sartor of the Chinese clerks got some

tinent is still awaiting the io-

This encouragement from an Resartus" Finance, and Yeh Kung-cho, the Minister of Communicat-dustrious hand of man to develop konge ex-flying men; and portrait established Olympian to a strug-promiscuously isna one of my she a ked my friend how he could pions: Dinner Group of Hong-

wi me. Sleeping money remitted bim by wire and ions, have been both dropped, being replaced by Li Shih-wei it and to deny the Chinese a share of Dr. Jobs H. Gras China's ler on the slopes of Parnassus strong suits bat i onything can lay hands on it. Knowing next in the Ministry of Finance and Chang Chi-tang in the in that development Savours

greatly stimulated Mr. Dobsop-put me to bye bye, even in a Ministry of Communications.

to nothing about banking, he and something of the dog in the Honorary Secretary at the ShansThe book, which was publiso-train, it's the writings of the wee The Old Communications faction had many friends manger. With the aid and co-

1873, brought him abilpit man from Ecclefechan. of the trail and made for the the Chinese sough the ceginning operation of Chinese our Austra anong foreigners in Peking and elsewhere, and the change lian brothers might raise their

yet another friend. Mr. Dobson The carriage was comfortably Telegraph office as being the met Lord Tennysor some hall-full, my fellow travellers near first step to run down this money. is not likely to altogether commend itself in those quarters. possession to an unchallenged

dozen times. "He was a wonder hand being a couple of Americans So they took ricksbas roand Li Shih-wei. the new Minister of Finance, is accused of status in the industrial and

fally picturesque figure and a-mining men, I gathered from and after due enquiry at the very great talker," said Mr.their talk. Carlyle's bad enough counter were advised to consult being pro-Japanese, and the Y10,000,000 railway loan just economic world.

LAUNDRYMEN'S STRIKE. concluded colours the impression, though, of course, China:

Dobson:" he had the advantage to follow when there's nothing a European. This they decided Shanghal, June 2 that be did not confine his con-living near to take up your to do. Knocking at a door up- bad to make some sort of arrangement respecting

The laundrymen on strike atverastion to poetry.” the interest the Nishihara advances. A comic

attention but I soon found out stairs they were told to wait a tempted a parade in the Settla- Mr. Dobson also met Stevenson, that it was a hopeless job in a bit. By and bye they were in- opera element is

now reported, as the Minister of The question of wages reduc-ment. The police chased the Healey, and " Androw Lang railway carriage wi Trans- vited to walk in. This they did, tion is still one on which demonstrators into the French Stevenson he knew only slightly, Pacific joke coming every now but no sooner bad they got their Finance wants three months

shek- to give the

of industrial quarters. a great deal els time

but be expressed great admiration and then between me and my feet on the Axminster than a in to walk

from somewhere! Chang hardship will possibly ensue.

for the works of Andrew Lang wits. So I gave it up. Chi-tang it is said, will probably be the real centre It was stated yesterday that.

voice from a desk opposita told of the Cabinet. He is a favourite with the Premier, and if a settlement it not reached MK. LLOYD`GEQRGE AND in spite of bis "iocomparable

Seeing my mental distress, one them to take off their hat. My journalistic instinct." has charge of the must promising department. The between the employers and opera-

About the Victorian novelists about ten pounds of literature in him and saw that he had no bat of my companions handed over friend looked at the Chinese wi re-organisation of the Government will at least tend tives in the Manchester cotton

Mr.Dobsonwas eloquent. Dickens the shape of a few Saturday on and then instinctively felt his and Thackeray, be said, were Evening Posts and, kid like. I head and discovered bis own bat towards unity among Cabinet Ministers, as the Premier trade all work in the cotton mills will cease on Saturday. From

both great. "I am afraid I do read the pictures for a while. thereon. has not always in the past agreed with the views of the America, too, we have news that The Prime Minister has sent, not know who was the greater. But even that ran dry after a bit "Old" Communications party, whose record, however, was the Railway Board is so reducing through his private secretary, a Thackeray's characters talk just and by and by he began chipping the visit was as might be expect. So far so good. The upshot of pretty good, as things go. Perhaps this was why they and its wages bill that $100,000,000 reply to a correspondent who as human beings do talk. His me about our British insolarity. ed. They were recommended to the Premier did not agree! The new Cabinet is in some Grand Trunk Hailway is reducing Derby's statement that Mr. Lloyd wonderfully true to life and when-American friend then started to and by and by the whole busi- will be saved within a year. The wrote inquiring about Lord scenes in London clube are Drawing a black at that my try the Banks. This they did respects weaker than its predecessor. and is hardly likely to its working days and wages, and George had joined the Tory ever I read him there is no ques- tell a story. It was one of you mess was fixed up O.K. reassure public opinion. Chinese or foreign, the hand of there is plenty of other evidence Party." The letter states that tion in my mind as to who is the stories that take three quarters of Chang Tso-lin and partners being too perceptible.

to show that the world in general the Prime Minster cannot greater author. Dickens's char an hour to tell and which keeps Take off your hat" got our Premier Chin Yun-peng is again credited with a pro is feeling the present depression believe that it would be right at acters and incidents are often you chasing around like a dis friend thinking. As I said before ject for effecting the unity of the State. It is.reported to such an extent that is as bote this time to acoccluate any of wildly grotesque, but there is no tressed crab and in the end gats ye he was an American and used that he intends to invite all the provinces except that contrasts sharply with the of peace, partly for good and when I am reading a book of his mean, about-but what's the odds removing his beadgear. He forced to economise on a scale those differences which in times question as to his genius, and nowhere. You know the kind I to going around offices without Kwangtung to send representatives to a Conference extravagance of war time. It

to discover would be fust as well if worker. Partly also for ill, divide us into I am equally confident that he is long way. I can take a joke as began to feel like the chaps the in order that an effort may be made

classes, sects, and parties.

a Teater novelist,than Thacker-well as the next but when some dance who was the only one and ways

about to bring

In generally recognized that wages unity.

The nation, continues the ay." Anthony Trollope, he added, son-of-a-gun leads me nearly all there wi'a black tie on. He was the event of the four South-western provinces of YuDDan, have to be reduced. There seem letter, "in common with all other was on a far lower level. His over the habitable globe on the uncomfortable and hasn't felt Kweichow, Szechnen and Hunan not wishing to partici-is not whether wages should be fronted with gears difficulties. when they were published, and than an idea and which then done something he ought not no help for it. The point at issue European nations, is still con- novels created a great sensation go after nothing more tangible right since. He felt he had pate in this conference, be will ask Inspector-General reduced, but by how much. A

In overcoming those difficulties, be still remembered the reception disappears in the mist of to have done. That it was done Wang Chuan-yuan to convene a separate conference of the contentious point, it is true,

Mr. Lloyd George believes it to given to "Framley Parsonage." fapdoodle and snake-believe, an unwittingly didos esse four provinces at Wuchang, and to make an effort to get

be a right thing, for which no Then they were neglected for hour afterwards well: I was mind a bit. He had committed a them to join the other provinces later. The situation is

apology is needed, that men and many years. Now, he thought, mad right enough, and showed it faux pas and has felt ever since "ALL PLAY AND NO WORK-" exceedingly complicated; there is just a faint

women of every creed and party they were coming back into too

like's be'd wakened up in Qu en's hope

A class of infants from St. should help one another in the favour again, the in gleam-of

By and bye he said he would Road Central wi George's non-provided school, task that lies before us. No man With regard to contemporary tell a true story-against himself, of clothing on.

modicum provincial constitutions in order ultimately to effect a tattersen, is being instructed in by so doing will sacrifice bis literature. Mr. Dobson said, "I this time. I warnel him but he Federation of Provinces, with local autonomy.

found that convictions. It is not a question am afraid I am almost entirely wet his thumb and said honest him? H'm. Looked at from Did I think it was ignorant of Provincial Assembly of Kiangau has now definitely joined the midday interval of two bours of conversion, but of co-operation. Ignoract. I have reached that Indian." So I suffered him. various angles I don't know that t the movement, having placed a proposal to organise a is too long. as the children "tire Everything that Liberals and time of life when all reading is Without the American idiom it was. Looked at from one Commission to prepare a Províncial Constitution in the themselves by playing in the park everything that Conservatives re-reading. I have a very great and super-slang, it went thus, specific viewpoint I think the

after lunch. It is therefore re can contribute in the way of admiration for Mr. bands of a Special Committee, and Chekiang is doing commended that the time of the devotion or of ideas should be Gosse and Mr. Maurice Hewlett. office that he toras np occasion indicated more ignorance FUL

Edmund It appears that this chap has an rodeness of the Telegraph -man/ likewise; but after the events of the past we must await afternoon session be changed, and freely placed at the disposal of The death of Rupert Brooke Islly in. He admitted that he Now, all things considered, which ar something far more definite before arriving at conclusions, held from 1 o'clock until 3." our common country”,..

very much regret. I knew him was no. business men se the was the more ignorant manters may

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Wages Reduction.

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EARLIER

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. From Our Own Correspondent)

TORYISM.

"Co-operation, Not Conversion."

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Between Ourselves

By Robt MacWhirter.

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