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WATSON'S

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

NOTES & COMMENTS.

DAY

BY DAY

“Little” Hsu..

take

A message

INVALID PORT.

A good light

invalid wine.

A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

TELEPHONE 610.

Cable Address: Hongkong. Telegraph,

Western Union.

Offer address: 11, Ice House Street.

Telephous: No. 1. A.B.C., 5th edition.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1921.

163

NOT BENEFICENT.

Dr. Sir Erio and Lady Taylor, laft by the yesterday on a visit to and Peking.

TWENTY-FIVE TEARS. AGO,

A Glance at our File.

A COMING TREAT

Famous Artists Expected.

DISINFECTING PREMISES

More Power for Sanitar. Inspectors.

As will be seen byan advertise ment in to-day's issus, Hongkong is soon to bave the pleasure of (September 12-19, 1896)

Ja'to-day's Government Gazetë again hearing M. Leo Podolsky, it is announced that it is proposed Renter soberly tells us that Mr. the famous pianist who is no to make several additions to the

Hangkong musio

IN HANDLINGİMEN, YOUR OWN FEELINGS ARE THE ONLY ONES! fram Shanghai anounces that the Municipal THAT ARE OF NO IMPORTANCE. Council has served notice to quit THE BIGGER THE POSITION THE 00 Bau Shu-treeg, familiarly BROADER THE MAN MUST BE TO known as "Little" Hau. The Inter FILL IT. AND A DIET OF COURT- national Settlement has provided EST AND CONSIDERATION OVES Mackinley had accepted the stranger to sanctuary for mang Chinese whom GIRTH TO A BOSS,~~G, H. Lorimer. Presidency of the United States, lovers. After a most successful Public Health and Buildings Bill that the Nile Expedition had stay in lan this well-known which is now before the Legisla

tive Council their own Government desired to

In Section 89 certain words are lay 'forcible hands on, and nat

Stewart reached bearat, that Mr. Glad-artist is coming to Hongkong, Isince August 1913 has the ex-

an assassin (which was mild Mira Mirova (who was his com- to be inserted, the object being to pulsion of a political refugao been

Inishow stone bad described the Sultan as and will be accompanied by Mias ordered until this edict against

Tientsin enough in all conscience) and that panion here on the last occasion) Give the Sanitary Department the Powers were going to use and also by Miss Anus El-Tour, Power to disinfect premises where infected cases are reasonably the Anfu leader. Knowing the

coercion. Mass meetings were who is a Russian soprano of very

suspected to have occurred, As propensities of the powers that ba

the law stands at present,' dia- in China, the Settlement author

The Directors of the Chartered held at Home as a result of this widely known merit.

As a student and interpreter of infection can only be carried out ities are not disposed to be ultra Bank of India, Australis and statement together with the affect

Isu Little

cases have stringent.

Chins have declared an interim produced by Lord Rosebery's and

sky has been rightly proclaimed actually occurred. Itoften happens Tother Anfuites, how dividend for the past half year at Mr. Asquith's letters to the Press modern classical music M. Podal where infectious have been abusing hospitality the rate of 14 percent. per annum, on the subject of the Armenia to be in the front rank of contem- that the Department is morally Bia brilliant certain that given premises basa by hatching fresh plots, free of income tax.

Tynan, one of the Fenians, who Porary artista.

technique and highly developed bean occupied by infected per- particularly in connection with

had up to then avoided capture, powers of interpretation, together sons, but at the same time is the pending trouble in central'

The local manager of the Mer-was arrested at Boulogne on a wish his natural sympathy for unable to carry out the necessary Chios: honee, we infer, this ex-

It was this class of composition, combine disinfection in the absence of pulsion order. When his faction cantile Bank of India. Lid. has warrant issued in 1882. was dispersed, Little Hsu obtain receised cabled advice that the conjectured that Mr. Tynan had to make his work compelling and definite proof of the facts. The amendment effected by this ⚫ed shelter in the Japaness Lega. Bank has declared an Interim made preparations to disintegrate

tion, our of which ho

Miss Anna El-tour comes. to clause in section 89 of the Or- Was dividend of $ per cent. less in the Tsar with a bomb somstira mysteriously smuggled. One cometax, payable 26th September. during his grand tour in Europe.

The Spaniards were still kept Hongkong with bigh commends-dinance is therefore considered version is that he was conveyed).

busy in the Philippines and seem-tion. As has already been stated advisable in the public interest. from the precicets in a basket, which gives 20 additional His Excellency the Governored to have had a pretty successful she enjoys a European reputation An entirely new Clause is to niquancy to his sobriquet, "Lit has appointed the Hon. Mr. Claud time of it; if one can judge by the and has specialised in the more be added and this provides a engage refined art of concert-singing as penalty for obstructing the officers Saven, C.M.G., the Hon. Mr. P. number of "brilliant

ago

and

if it is of more than the stage- managed kind.

mis akes the significance of this.

certain

thousands of miles

behaviour.

Massacres.

Wm.

attractive.

the kaw

The

is

fully

dollars or

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MALAYAN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.

Singapore Sept. 9. The Japanese Nakamura, Sing- apore) and the Chinese' Khoo Hoo- Eye Penang), are the finalists in Malayan Lawn Tennis be Championship.

Between Ourselves

By Robt. MacWhirter.

ta Hsu, being of abnormal girth. For a time, it is said. he was in H, Holyoak, Mr. H. Birkett, Mr.ments carried out. William and against the dramatic and operatic. of the Sanitary Department in Japan, whence he was reported to T. E. Pearce, and Mr. R. J. Wil Nicholas swapped a few more She was on tour with the famous the exeqution of their duties. have made his way to Mongolis at ton to be Members of the & crea-compliments during the week violinist, Kubelik, and afterwards Section 25 of the original Public under review, the upshot being became singing professor at the Health and Buildings Ordinance. the time of the Ungern outbreak. tion Grounds Committee.

that the Tsar accepted the post of Philharmony of Moscow, English, Ordinance No. 1 al 1903, provided after which he reached haven at

Admiral of the German High Seas French, Italian, German and a penalty for obstructing an Shangbai. What will be the

Russian she speaks with equal officer of the Board in the next move? Only little The Chinese youth employed Fleat. (Loud chears).

During the weak under review fluency and is thus able to render execution of his duties, but the the Green Island Cement while

Hsu and other at Anfuites were sentenced to death Company, who has been detained the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank all her songs in their native section was subsequently re- in pinturarcium, Fortunately for on the charge of obtaining a sum shares were quoted at £15, and language. The press of London, pealed and apparently absorbed. Hsu, international settlements are of 633 by false pretences, was the hearts of pedestrians in Hang- Berlic, Petrograd, Moscow, Oles-in section 47 of the Interpretation situated by the water, so plenty this morning bound over in Song were gladdened or others Vladivostok, Shanghai and Ordinance, Ordinance No. 31 of of good wise-by the sight of a real "new Manila have bestowed the highest 1911. That section is however of foreign vessels are available to sum of $100 to be

woman in "bloomers of the appreciations, and it would be limited to obstruction by force or violence. It has been thought waft the exile away from peril,

very latest style and shape. The fulsome to say more.

Miss Mica Mirova's art is of advisable in the public interest In filling vacancies in the Gov. lady's tro-, beg pardon, "bloom-

ers", we are told, had the appear-the very best of the Russian to re-enact the old. section in ernment Clerical Service pre- Still Hope.

ference will in future be given to acce of miniature balloons and it School, and during her last visit practically the same words as To be sanguine over the Irish candidates who have passed she was thought quite probable that here it was truly said that finer before. The penalty is now

she was carrying the discarded or more delicate dancing bad twenty-five Matriculation or Senior Local problem

skirt in one of her pockets. Yes, never been seen in the Far East. month's imprisonment instead is outside practical examination of the University of politics, but, after lovers of peace Hongkong. The abore examina wall admit, pretty swift for Hong-She has a charming individuality of one hundred dollars.

and a natural daintiness. kong. had been well nigh reduced to destions will this year commence

Captain

Laag of the poetry of motion"

EARLIER pair, the possibility of a loophole on Monday. 28th November, and Devastation was due ont soon to achieved.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. out of the impace is just percep entries should reach the Registrar take command of the Chinese With such a trio Hongkong | tible in the communication from of the University on or before 1st Navy. All things considered, the should not be niggardly in its From Our Oun Correspondent) Mr. de Valers and the Gover-October. then the results of chances are he never came. Mr.

support, ment's response. The Irish reply these examinations are published. R. C. Hurley, had gotten up a The Government at Canton is setting its face against proved to be a more reasonably successful candidates who wish Tourists Handbook and Map and

For being in possession of a It bas abolished the framed document than might have to be considered for posts in the the Telegraph of that day bad

Ens of $50 was what it thinks are social evils.

the wild clerical service should apply in nothing but praise to bestow on revolver, 3 licensed gambling shops. it has discountenanced opium been expected from

of writing to the Colonial Secretary author. By the way, Mr. this morning inflicted on a re many Sing Fein utterances. The

Hurley is still with us and is one turned Chinese emigrant who smoking, even to the extent of destroying much valuable and uncompromising tone drug, and now it is turning its attention to tobacco smoking stumbling-block is the insistence

Searchers from the Central of, if not, the oldest British resid-arrived here by the Keystone and liquor drinking. At least, it is ostensibly claimed upon independence in the sense that the beavy duties which are to be imposed on smokes of a republic. If this is Sinn Police Station boarded the Hai-ent here. Mr. J. C. Goodchild State and drinks are being brought into operation solely for the Fain's last word. the negotiations hoog on Thursday, and after a the new manager of the Hongkong are doomed to sterility. Other protracted surray, discovered in Hotel had also just arrived from passages in Mr. de Valera's reply the forepeak a large quantity of San Francisco.

We read that Mrs. Charles purpose of ridding the misguided population of these evils. Eventual prohibition, says the Canton Information Bureau suggest that it may not be. Sinn oplum. No arrests were made. is what is aimed at, and the evil effects of drinking and Feic, it should be noted, does not The quantity seized is estimated Denby. Jr. wife of the First reject Dominion at 390 taeles of prepared and 394 Secretary of the U. S. Legation Peking, presented her husband smoking are plainly set forth in order to help convince the specifically

with a son on the 30th, ult. What

There's no pleasing some end of our street.-I should have Government's proposals do not

** people that this is a beneficent proposal. If the Canton status, bas contends that the tales of raw opium.

makes this interesting is that the

women. Ay, we've got a lot of said he did all the talking.

I Information has been received father of the little ladis brother freedom in this Colony, what wi All bad 10 do was authorities think they can prohibit the consumption of either confer this. Literally, they do not tobacco or alcoholic liquor by taxation they are adopting a-that is, the proposals would go from the Secretary of State for to the present C. 5. Naval our newspapers, C...s and try and look intelligent and let on that I thought policy which has no sound precedent. They will possibly confer powers absolutely identical restrict the sale and they will certainly raise a fair amount with those exercised by Australia the Colonies to the effect tha, Secretary. Mr. Edwin Denby. It s anders like, but it

by the majority of medical edu Mr. Denby first

We may go to committee meet- speaking terms for a while back. of revenue but they will prohibit none of these things by for Canada; but Sinn Fein surely corresponding to the action taken has been said before now that a', we're very little-independence. be and the truth hadna be on Most Hars AIG. such a method. To prohibit drinking would require a The difference is geographical cational establishments in the light of day in China but this is ings and shoot out our necks: we But I'll say this for him, he was

United Kingdom, the authorities not so, for both he and his brother may fool ourselves that we're interesting. of the London School of Tropical | Charles—twins were born at helping on the millenium by Counting up afterwards all the watertight law such as has been passed in America and to situation necessitates

places be said he had been and prohibit smoking would require every man to become a safeguards which do not apply to Medicine have decided to increase Evansville. Ind, in 1861. Their subscribing to the sentiments o

the fees of studenta by 33 per cent father was, however, then U. S. Emily wi regard to Constitution the things he'd done I reckon on detective against his neighbour. It would require also a territory, In relation to internal

Minister in China. Charles, bisal Reform; we may even go a conservative

A day staff of excise men larger than could reasonably be imagined. control,

ik mainfest that Among those wholeft the Colony on at the time of the birth further afield and try and dope couldna have besn No, Canton cannot prohibit these things: there made

out which way Lloyd George is younger than a hundred and are too many points of entry: the people would object to practically complete autonomy yesterday by the Tenyo Maru engaged in basiness in Tientsin going to jurap next, or how much fifty years old. Man, it's a good

be bad. There is the were Sir William and Lidy Brun-

job you chap couldna put his the interference that any attempt to stop smoking would may of Ulster and if yale, who are on a visit to the and afterwards became U. S longer De Valera is going to kid amount to: and Canton's finances couldn't stand the strainer takes up a purely in North, Mr. and Mrs. T. Petria.

General at Shanghai himself that he's likely to get imagination into practice or he'd

1907-9. during

Edwin. his of the expenditure that would be involved. Canton can attitude, it would behove who ate on a visit to Honolulu in

Hoker Fly, the man that can life in gaol. But that's no' get-

womenfolks goes ting on wi" my story. raise money from them, and that is obviously what it 13the Home Government to exercise connection with the World Pra brother, the present U. S. Secret. away wi' the bacon but by the finish the rest of his annatural When I got into the house I with his father in 1895, and was right up dur and by and by can We think it would have been better to have pressure; but it cannot be deemed Conference, Major Ash, Mr. P. D. ary of the Navy, came to Chinz understand said so than to have camouflaged the intention under the unreasonable that the Northern Sutherland. Dr. G. Thomas for ten years in the service of the figure an a reserved seat in the got nothing but dog's abuse. I'll

should operate itsand Mr. and Mrs. F V Vanden-

Chinese Maritime Customs. front row of the heavenly or- no' go into the matter in detail Legislature guise of beneficence. Other nations have made tobacco province

during the berg.

After that be retured to America chestra.

for fear there may be some o' and alcoholic liquors legitimate sources of revenue for initial stage of the experiment,

and was admitted to the Bar.

Janet, abe wisha' pleased wit ye just newly married. I never was one to upset a body's ideals. state purposes and there can be no objection in principle to the joint Council maintaining a

It's a great deal easier to con- Canton doing the same thing. They are both luxuries, link, with view to a unified The Government is calling for Business also took up his atten- me the other might. Come to

as with several prominent American cares for me just as she used to. vince a women that she snores But Canton will have to face the problem that Hongkong Parliament by the process of tenders for the supply of Winter tion for we find him identified think of it I don't believe she

evolution. The Irish reply states Police Clothing made op has had to face the prevention of wholesale smuggling that the Government's proposals follows:-1.000 Serge Suite for business houses. During the I'll adroit it was past our chow than it is to make het believe

that she's foolish. That will be a bigger job than is realised, we think, but were not an invitation to enter Europeans, Indians and Chinese: Spanish-American war, however, time but it's no that, when I've

But Janet and me get on well 4.9 gunner's got to wait when she's been traf-

enough you know, only she's got U. S. 9. Yosemite and the shortcomings of her

an awkward knack o' jumping at in Hongkong know the ramifications of smugglers, their ship with the component nations 120 Serge Suits for Water Police mate

conclusions. Some folks there. persistence and their ingenuity, and if Canton is not going of the British Commonwealth." (new style); and 300 Cotton Cap to the

the before-covers, also for uniforms for During the Great War he was friends. Oh! no, there's no a to be robbed of half the expected profits it will have to Saving only for

mentioned safeguards-designed Boarding Omers, Boatmen and also connected with the American cheep then, coming home at the are that call it intuition. Well give serious consideration to the task it is-setting itself. Min Ireland's as well as Britain's Seamen attached to the Harbour | Navy, so, taking everything into back o' eight o'clock and the maybe it is when you're first

consideration, his training in coolie fair itching to get on wit married. Afterwards No-one cau deny that taxation reduces consumption interest-this is precisely what Office.

China, being a lawyer, a business the washing of the dinner dishes picion. I'll admit on the other because higher prices place the article or articles taxed Downing Street has been straining

man and having actual experience and the dog, poor beast, yawning hand that most of the things a Two Chinese daringly robbed in its navy, America would seem its head off for the want of show. women does because she's no outside the reach of many who formerly consumed or at its ingenuity to achieve, were it

for no other motive than to a compatriot &t Yee,Wo Street to have chosen a very suitable No, there's nothing out of the reason for doing them, tum out least makes economy of consumption necessary. Quite a dispose of the incubus of an fast evening. They followed their man as her Naval Secretary. ordinary then and I've got to sit better than the things she does large native tobacco industry is carried on and such large incessant problemo. Sinn Fein victim, from the trames and at a We note in one of the issues like a brass boddbe and get the because she has several reasons firms as the British-American Tobacco Company and makes a special stipulation for dark spot set upon him, and under review a list of subscribers news. Save the mark. Mab, for doing them. Aye, I know consent of relieved him of $88. As some to the Telephone Co. Bome idea when ve come to think of it faw that's maybe a bit involved but Nanyang Brothers give employment to many thousands of "government by

the governed." Here, too, As resistance was offered, they bad of the growth of Hongkong during women would enjoy going ony-

no'searly as much, mind ye, ma Chinese. The native wine and spirit industry is even

has replied. no compunction in stabbing their the past twenty-ve years may where if it wasns for the pleasure some women themselves. larger and gives employment to many more people. Canton the Government

of victim with the result that be bad be gathered from the fact that in it affords them to talk about it - Some men there are",too, who should consider all these things before acting on any Britain also, provided only that to be removed to Hospital. In 1896 the subscribers numbered after they get home. And the aye think it's necessary to pro-. impulse dictated either by financial considerations or by the doctrine is not pushed to spite of investigations which were 163 while to-day the 400 mark Vioter or the Grafonola issa in claim their own virtues. There may be times when it is neces- legislative ideals. A twenty per cent. ad valorem tax is not point that "would drive the set afoot immediately, the police has almost been reached. That it then. The one and only real" inconsiderable by any means and we fear it will seriously civilised world back to tribalism." have not succeeded in tracing the Company from the first pro- talking machine in which no sary but it often happens that

vided good and reliable service is improvement has ever been was a defence of that kind is affect the industries referred to. Much sooner would we affling as the difficulty has the rascais.

bean, glimmers of light point

indicated by the statement that made out of a rib. If the gentler tactical blunder. The feminine have seen Canton impose a moderate tax and declare to the feasibility of settle

the exchange is open day ander were compelled to think half of the world may not know bonestly that its reason for so doing was because it wanted ment if Sinn Fein will but divest

before they spoke or keep quiet, how the masculine half lives. the money. As it is Cauton is going to impose a heavy itself of the obsession of a desire to turn a deaf sai to Mr. night."

Remembering the Lloyd George's offer. If Sion This week saw the Mosque of conversation would becomes lost but it never tires of finding outs "An unwise defence then is the tax, is going to jeopardise the livelihood of toany thou-republic.

But wi me, of course, it's worst kind of ovulation sands of people and, all the time, is posing as a Govern-cclamation with which Irishmen Fein will keep this consideration the Hongkong Regiment in Kow-art.

Verb sah, which, to guste Bumer received the announcement of in mind, the suggested further Icon almost completed. How ment out to save its people from the folly of their own per-negotiations, it is not easy to conference will stand a chance many Hongkong folks nowadays different. Just the other night

know where the Mosque is?

I was talking to a man at the means "whistla oure the lave oʻt, credit that it is the nation's of bringing peace. verted tastes. Hardly a way to win confidence.

after.

away.

the Government bas

mentioned above, was then:

Consal

A

our Canton friends bave tackled big problems already. We into a free and willing pariner-100 Serge Suits for Inspectors; he enlisted was posted fiking among the girdle scones

the wish is that

and

estimate

bo

it's 828-