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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
NOTES & COMMENTS.
Our University. ·
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST, 3. 1921,
DAY BY DAY.
BOOKS ARE MASTERS WHO The Hongkong University is to INSTRUCT US WITHOUT RODS OR be congratulated and Messrs. FERRULES. WITHOUT WORDS OR John Swire and Sons are to be ANGER, WITHOUT BREAD OR complimented on the news which MONEY-Richard de Bury, was made public yesterday that the firm has donated the band-
some sum of $100,000 to form Yesterday a coolia working in part of the Endowment Fund for the Kowloon Dock acoidentally the benefit of the Taikoo Chair of fall from a plank suspended from Engineering and the enginearing a ship and was killed instantly, section of the University. As is very well-known the Taikoo
In Wanchai seaterday motor Chair WRS founded by the associated firms of John Swire car No. 457, belonging to the We have just received a ship and Sons and the Taikoo En-Hongkong Hotel, knocked down ginearing Company, no less an and injured a Chinese, who was amount than £10,000 being even-seat to hospital tually donated for the purpose.
ment of the above from Morny Freres Ltd of London and
Paris,
-ROUND THE TOWN.
By
"Gadabout."
The Colony's bathing beaches are proving a great attraction this hot weather and every after noon bathers of both sexes, swim- mers and would-be swimmers are to be seen splashing about in the briny. The would-bes are some- times rather interesting. The other day a "Tommy" was recaiv- ing instruction from a more pro- ficient comrade and it was really a most thrilling business. At the commencement, Alf, the pro- ficient one, gave a little exhibi- tion of his own prowess and then, telling George that it was really very easy, invited him to do the same. George, convinced of the! Mr. John Swire was in Hongkong Yesterday's health return simplicity of the whole thing. himself just recently and the shows there were two non-fatal valiantly struck out. Trying to latest gift is the result of his visit cases of enteric fever and one emulate his worthy tutor's ex- Such public munificence is worthy non-fatal, case of spotted fover. ampla, he twisted and twirled his of the heartiest emulation. In the The sufferers were Chinese.
arms and legs in all directions. task of raising an adequate!
It was difficult to say which endowment feind the University
muscle he would bring into play
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authorities have bad it proved to Mr. R. Taubokami, the new next and he had all the pro-
A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD. them that there are people willing Consul General for Japan st fessional contortionists beaten
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to assist provided the institution Hongkon arrived here
and
apparently
He this hollow,
splattered and is orade worthy of their support. Į morning by the steamer Kitano gasped
panted and The Hongkong Government has Maru from London, where be spat.
swallowed bravely shouldered the main res-was stationed at the time he was about half the China Sea, ponsibility. Sir Robert Ho Tung, transferred to Hongkong. Mr. H. M. H. Nemazee and others have made really handsome gifts
and then promptly disappeared
| beneath the surface. Considering the pains that Alf was taking with
DEATH OF ENRICO
CARUSO..
Famous Singer Dies in Italy,
and not a little evidence has been According to the Shanghai bis papil, the remarks made by forthcoming to prove that Hong Journal of Commerce Germans George, when he at last emerged kong could have a University of are asking that the arms and am-again, about Alf's family, Alfs the status dreamed of by the munition confiscated by the Chin-ancestry and about Alf generally
The morning cables announce founders if it were run on attrac-ese authorities at the time of the led one to suppose that by nature the death of Signor Caruso, the
tive lines. The new Vice Chan- declaration of war by China be George was hardly what one famous singer. After a recent
young singer substantial asaint- ance. He therefore took him to hf nostro Verging, who was cap- tivated by the beauty and purity of his volos, and began to give him vocal instruction. B
The singer made his debut in - 1894 in Naples, in a now forgotten opera, "L'amico Francesco, afterward singing in varions Italian cities and in Qairo, À South American engagement followed, and on his return, after
season in Milan, it was clear that here was one of the most promising young tërors ever heard in Italy. Caruso bad made. a success in various countries of Europe before going to America in 1903, but it was bis performance of the Duke at the Metropolitan on November 23rd of that year which convinced opera-goers that the greatest of all tenors had arrived. He recently celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of his operatic debut and was no- corded special honors by his colleagues at the Metropolitan.
FAR EASTERN GOLFERS IN SCOTLAND.
بتی
A most enjoyable meeting of Golfers from the Far East was held at Turnberry between lith and 18th June.
A Bogey Competition was held 15th June for which the following entered
Capt.Goods (Manchester Regt.) cellor, Sir William Brungate, has returned to their original owners. would term grateful, to say the severe illness in the United J.C. Dyer, W. Ross, J.D. Thom- we believe worked one or two
leas; of it. But after many pro- States, Caruso decided on a boli-son, A.W. Mackinsham, T.A. very beneficial reorganisations The health return for last week test. George, being of the stuff of day in his native country and had Loughlin, J.L. Crockan, E.V.D. Birth.
already and, in such capable gives six cases of plague (four which heroes are made, had many only been in Italy a short while Parr, C.A. Peel, A. Ritchie, DREYER-On August 3, at Peking. to Mr. and Mrs. H. hands, there is every reason to fatal), four cases of spotted fever more splutters and drank quite a when he was taken suddenly ill.
hope that the Laiversity of two fatal), fire non fatal cases lot more China Ses before going Hongkong will prove to
He under- be of paratyphoid fever, two non- to the dressing room.
trials and more the bright beacon of enlighten-fatal cases of diphtheria, two, weat many mant it
hoped for non-fatal cases of enteric fever tribulations, and whilst putting I: needs plenty of money. it and one fatal case of puerperal on his clothes again probably needs a larger staff of Professors fever. Five Chinese died from kidded himself what an enjoyable and lecturers the former of whom induenza.
afternoon he had spent. ican devota some of their time to research work, it needs freedom
Dreyer, & so0.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3. 1921.
THE ECONOMIC PROBLEM.
WAN
from all religious restraints 10 An Indian living in Kowloon the matter of its Hostels and it Tong was waylaid in Shanghai
Galloway, Mackie (Kobe)-~~ A further cable to hand to-day Shaw. Nixon, Reid, G.C. from Naples explains that Signor Towns, Miller, Tester,-le- Caruso experienced a sudden re-ing-Morrison, Bonnar,-Libe lapse at Sorrento and was brought aud. F. Maitland, M.P. Thomson, to Naples. Four specialists were G.M. Young. Thursfield-Pol- summoned and decided upon an lock,-Buchas. immediate operation for the re- The subscription cup 1551- per moval of an abscess between the head) was won by Mr. Galloway The other day I went to a liver and the diaphragm, which (Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Co. Ltd. Japan) and was presented stamp auction. A most sericos caused acute peritonitis. business it was. Before the sale
Caruso was the greatest living to him at a dinner held the same
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aeads a better backing by the Street yesterday by three men commenced a number of people operatic tenor, one of the out- evening by Mrs. Frank Maitland.
while back. There is a wonder-
of Commerce. asked the local.
can only trust that the Govern-l
bai DII the 26th inst. On
were to be seen around the
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ladies.
Golf Club from their late Presid- ent who reports that the weather was splendid the golf passable and ibat everyone present thoroughly enjoyed thems-Ives;
Ourselves
By Robt. MacWhirter.
a lie
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public spirit of the Colony. In who robbed him of a $10 note. the past we have been trying to Despite the fact that he wa out- run a Laiversity some hai enumbered the Indian pluckily table on which the bits of paper standing artists of bis generation. 34 sat down to dinner including 6 He was a Dative of Naples and Messrs. Paton. Templeton, the lines of a public school at grappled with the man who held were exposed, critically looking at Home. That kind of thing won't/his note and succeeded in recover.the stamps from all directions, was born in 1873. When he was a Murray, Cassidy and Rodgers do and that was why it got into ng half of it. The robbers examining them through specta-mere boy he sang in the churches were also present at the meeting... cles, and peering at them through of Naples, and the beauty of his The above information has been magnifiers as though each were voice arrested the attention of all received by the Royal Hongkong Some interesting discussions took place at the recent stave financial difficulties a little escaped.
a jewel more precious than a who heard it. gathering of the International Chamber of Commerce fal and almost virgin held for An important case will be tried king's ransom. A Chinese foki Caruso was eighteen years old London, one of the most important resulting in a resolu- research ward of all kinds in in a few days by the Italian Con- (probably not a stamp enthusiast when he met a distinguished bari tion calling upon Governments to pursue a strict line in this part of the world: the Hoog-sular Court of Tientsin. The innocendy made a stamp more tone, who, after hearing his voice, Sino-Italian secure to the piece of paper to decided that he would give the regard to economy, at the same time urging a policy of kong University should be lead- Directors of the currency deflation, disarmament, the organisation of exporting the way in it. It is not Banking Corporation of Peking which it was fixed bus from credits, the freeing of commerce from all restrictions and enough for it to exercise merely (Chen Yi), a prevailingly Chinese which it was in grave danger of tutorial guidance to its students, concern quite distinct from the becoming adrift with a little gum barriers, and the avoidance of external debts by countries it must have the creative spirit Sino-Italian Bank, are being sued and one of the experts who saw It can have that by the former Managing Director bim commit this sacrilege got so whose currency stands at a large discount. This is an of learning.
excited about it that be so far ambitious programme. and one providing sufficiently spirit if it hasn't to study of the Corporation.
forgot himself as to speak to perplexing problems for the most conscientions student of economy at every step, if it can
At an inquest held at the United another gentleman present with- political economy. In the main the resolution follows the attract the right sort of mea.
States Court for Chins at Shang-out an introduction. I don't know recommendations of the International Financial Con-Passports Again.
anything about stamp collecting| Say, as I was telling ye yes- their licks at the same time. Great. A fellow once tried to tell me ference which met at Brussels last year, and was attended!
We were able to make public the body of Harry Anderson, but it appears to be a very deep today. Janet and I was at the
Yankee twang was due by representatives of nearly forty nations, who for some yesterday the news that the local seaman from the str. West Islip, business. To the uninitiated it ball game Saturday. I've been that time seemed to have forgotten the pious views expressed on shipping companies have, through whose body was recovered from appears to be an easy matter to kind o' curious for a while bek mostly laziness of the jaw. It's pick up bargains.
ony way. to savvy what sort of pastime it That's that occasion. Lately the signs have been more encourag the Hongkong General Chamber the river, it was decided that be
attributable to was that took perfectly respons- certainly came by death accidentally. ing. For one thing, the Brussels resolutions were in the Government to modify the present having, whils: drunk, fallen from Stamps were described in the
ible grown-up folks to Happy lack of jaw exercise. No, siree ! nature of counsels of perfection. The advocates of the passport regulations. They bala sampan, as he was attempting catalogue and after many of the Valles of a hot blistering after. What made me enjoy the game freeing of commerce from all restrictions and barriers will their request on the delay that to board his ship.
noon in the middle o'a Hongkong most was the lack of the English was the expression * cat. 60 ” or' "cas. 50 or cat. some other summer to play ball. I'm glad I absurdity seen so often on our treasures recently such regulations cause to inward scarcely approve the anti-dumping"
went now, though, mind ye, all playing fields. I couldna' help number. I presume that that the extra I know abou: baseball comparing the crowd at the ball adopted by the Parliament at Home. against which leading and outward shipping, and ne London bankers bave issued a protest: but in other dire meat will give sympathette con brought 17 Chinese unemployed 60 shillings or whatever the num-thigh bone o' a bee..
The str. Hong Wab yesterday means that the catalogue price is since then could sit nicely on the game and players as well-wi tions there are indications that the points of the resolution sideration to the matter.
Indeed some of our dignified and truly The labourers from Penang and 36 ber may be, and that the triangular there was no oce more surprised tiresome cricket toraouts. Social general public has a right to ask vagrants to Hongkong. By the bit of brick red, or whatever than I was to read the result of life as depicted at the Valley was are receiving practical attention.
In regard to the first punt, that of economy, we know for modification on a totally str. Hinsang there arrived yes it is, is worth that amount. At the game in Monday's Telegraph. at leas: natural. Gone was the
poltty of different ground. Passport at terday five Chinese Laurem any rate, a "cat 60" went for I thought all the time that the sedulous imitation of the Frog that the British Legislature is now adopting a
least the present strict insistence who had been repatriated from $8 and so I gathered that there Hongkong boys had won all along aristocratic attitude, gestures and retrenchment. witness the revision of the Unemployment on them-is a survival of the war Sandakan. These men have been were either some cheap lots, of the line. As a matter of fact I drawl, and the eager attempt to Insurance Act and the repeal of the Agriculture Aut, while days when every man travelling sent to the Secretariat for else stamp buying is a deep and let on as much to Janet jost as forget the by no means disgrace with respect to disarmament, which must have a great was distrusted and had to show his Chinese "Affairs to be sent back intricate game, or perhaps stamp we were coming away. Now I fal truth that one's father
buyers have a special rate of reflex effect upon economy, the eyes of the nations are turned off. We are trying to get to their nativa villages.
come to think of it I like our measured out sugar from behind exchange of their own. Some of American friends all the more a counter or that one's grand- upon the Washington conference. The organisation of back to the days · f free and un-
restricted intercourse when every General Hsu Kou-liang, chief the stamps for sale bad a reserve for taking a bad licking in such mother was once a babies" qurse export credits to assist trade, which hung fire for some man was free to come and go time, is now under way. As to the "avoidance of external without either passport or rise of the Shanghai Native Consta- placed on them. A Hongkong good part. I tremble to think of or that one's husband started life Apart from the costliness to the bulary, has ordered his subordin-96 cts, perf. olive brown unused,
what our own sports would think ass errand boy. Folks that ape debts by countries having a heavily depreciated currency, if borrowing is referred to, such commitments are certainly traveller involved in thus aruingates to keep a good look-out for probably a kind of Koh-i-noor of if they had been described in allegat English social customs to be deprecated wherever they can possibly be avoided himself with aseless credentials opium smokers and to arrest anythe stamp world, was put up and ony newspaper, as "a lot o' io- and manners and parrot the Eng- the inevitable person found indulging in the wag opened with a bid of 25 digent saxaphone players." lish patois aye did make me tired.
the postal If debts for the supply of imports are alluded to this effect of restricting travel and drug. This is probably expected cents, which, as
Janet thought the game akin There was none o' that sort of seems to cut at the clause favouring the unrestricted flow can, in the present circumstances, to have quite & big effect on authorities probably will not have to our old-fashioned rounders thing on Saturday. Everybody of commerce, but countries whose currency stands at a serve little or no useful purpose. smuggling business at Shanghai, anything to do with it any more, That I couldna desy but I must was unaffected and obviously. baseball in this Apparently it Was no! discount are not likely to run up bigger scores than they We understood that the League ironically comments the North seemed a most generous offer confess I was more taken up.wi happy. If
50 the banter and chaff than oay. Colony does onything it'll do however, for several of the more thing else. One chap, "Doc" much if it helps to leaven our can help. For instance, Britain has been seeking to limit Nations-at least one of the China Daily News.
Committees of that organisation-
serious minded made imports from and to increase exports to the United States was going fully into the matter The total expenditure of the and it eventually reached ten and never turned a hair.
offers came in for a lot o' dog's abuse rigid social lump into a sense I of its own absurdity wi' a' its with view to restoring the exchange.
of passports and risas but it is a Sanitary Department during 1920 bucks." The auctioneer said be learn't enough strange language arbitary distinctions and exclu- On the question of currency deflation, a spirited debate long tit sit at thead by was $440,357 as compared with was hoping to get a bid of $80. last Saturday in two hours to fast sivenses. Ye canna' root at a was notable for a speech or Prof. Cassel, an experienced thing further about the matter.$368,372 in 1919; the estimate for But the bidders were probabls me till I go home next time baseball game and keep ̈ mind
A few days ago we had a word the year was $411,741. The higher an unappreciative lot and the on the Siberian railway. economist, who moved to delete the words "progressively to say regarding the varying expenditure is largely due to a rarity had to be withdrawn. brought to my mind newspaper has twenty-five dollars less than increased from the resolution, which urged that the manner in which ex-enemy subney scale of salaries which came And what is a niggardly eighty accounts of the alleged barrack you. Go to the next ball game
travelling on passing- inflation of paper currency should be stopped and projects
into operation as from January diba" compared with the joy ing handed out to the English and become natural Yell your gressively decreased."
Apparently Prof. Cassel, while through boats were treated at the 1st in the case of European, and of possessing Juch & jewel cricketers when they were in head off for once in a long against further inflation, thinks it. would be unwise to different British places of call-from October 1st in the case of this? What. I ask you? Australia. Ye mind Douglas got while, Nobody'll turn round
Hongkong, Singapore, Penang subordinate outdoor staff. The proceed with deflation yet awhile. He was emphatic and Colombo and we urged the
a bit mified about it at the time, and look at ye. total revenue, was $302,854 ag
Ten minutes as a baseball match Of the game itself I'd liked to in his warning in regard to the dangers of a financial establishment of similar regula- compared with $296,796 in 1919. policy designed to restore the pre-war value of paper tions in all the ports. It might
The light-weight copper colo) would have effected a permanent have said something. Boi that Guisance at Shanghai is not yet cure.
would be an impertinence." I currency at the earliest possible moment, and be attributed still be necessary, from the official
at an end. Owing to the de- The way you boys tried to need only say, though, that the trade depression and the unparalleled amount of point of view, to keep watch on
ex-enemy subjects but we do fail the world free to all; and we want preciation of the coinage at rattle each other was the lie since Saturday I can now under. unemployment to efforts to increase the value of money by to see the necessity for a man to remove the sense of distrust Hangchow. where exchange is direct to the supposition that stand how our American buddies forcing down prices. This is a somewhat novel argument, going Home on leave, or going to and suspicion to which the act of 158 to the dollar, railway em- Americans are touchy. Of curse go crazy over a man like Babe with a certain degree of force, but open to the serious shanghai to produce a passport passport examination gives rise. ployees and passengers are load-a great deal depends on the spirit Huth wi' all you home runs to bis objection that high prices check trade. The point that that means nothing more to bim It is more because of these rea-ing themselves with coins for in which chaff is given but there credit. Hitting & cannonball wi than the privilege to travel. We sons that we heartily welcome exchange in Shangbai, where they was certainly no doubt during a st ck like a wicket stump looks emerged clearly from the discussions is that as the primary want to wipe out these relics of stul support the efforts of local are able to make a net profit of Saturday's game as to howit ought a casy to me as catching a run- remedy for its ills the world must produce.
18 coute per dollar,
passporte bave
(the war period; "we want to make shipping offices.
It that the man next ye but one
to be taken. And them getting away locomotive wi" a flypaper."
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