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GLIMPSES OF

CHINA.

A series of Vandyck Photogravures illustrating

Chinese life and surroundings.

THE HONGKONG

NOTES & COMMENTS.

The C. o C.

SATURDAY. "NOVEMBER 5. 1991.

TELEGRAPH..'

DAY BY DAY.

While the various Chambers of Commerce out here were holdin their annual conference, th Colony's Chamber also assembled. and the Chairman explained why the Chamber is not represented

PASSIM PAPERS.

first divorce, case decided in-and if ever Mr. MacWhirter Shanghai and I suppose that, gets tired, the editor knows where from a nawspaper man's point offto turn if he wants a convincing view, the space givan it was romancist to fill the space.

THE ADVICE THAT IS WANTED Being Rambling Thoughts justified. Some of the details below. And yet, I am disappoint-

IS GENERALLY UNWELCOME, AND, THAT WHICH IS NOT WANTED IS EVIDENTLY IMPERTINENT.— Johnsen.

The name of Mr. A. G. W Ogilvie has been added to the list of authorised architects in the Colony.

There was a clean bill of health At Shanghai. One may assume in the Colons yesterday.' that the other Chambers will give all consideration to the desire for a date more convenient to mem bera here. It will be remembered that last year discussion on the Budget had to be pastponed pend ing the return of Messrs. Holyoak and Johnstone from Shanghai. Meanwhile the local Chamber has made clear that it is with the Conference in spirit, if not in the has just been re-elected to the

A seventeen-year-old Chinese,

who was yesterday knocked down by a truck in Des Voeux Road was removed to the Government

A suitable present to send Home esh The Hoa. Mr. Holyoak Wes! naar the Western Market,

for Christmas.

A.S. WATSON & CO.,

Hongkong Dispensary.

LTD.

All communications intended for pubhestion should be address- el to the Editor.

Business corre pondance should be sent to the Manager.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1921.

Legislative Council after six years' steady service, but, follow- ing his illness in the spring, his health necessitates 2 Voyage Home, and residents in the Colany will echa the hope voiced hy his capable deputy. Mr. A. O

Civit Hospital..

to the Mortuary.

on Current Matters.

Mr.

the

one does not know how much they left out. The Colony Saved.

MR. RASMUSSEN.

at

Mr.

No Further News.

No further news of Rasinussen has come through since the telegram received just jover a week ago, a representative

Between Ourselves

were certainly unsavoury and led to find that he fell down badly I was thinking the other suppose that counts. But over ons trifle. He says: "Under night of a remark once made to wonder whether it is quite good cover of this attack two Blue ms by my friend Mr. MacWhirter. Give a case so much publicity, battalions succeeded in crossing He comes, as do lots of other have always doubted the argu- the Head of Tide Cove at low people, from a country called meat that publicity has a deter-water." "But why low water? A Scotland. A cauldrife land some rant effect, because the man or man who could imagine a force folk say it is, and I'll grant you does not stop to think of divorce and pinnaces and light guns and the woman who is doing wrong enemy and a brave Native Infy that it is a place where handy people have been bred because courts or reporters. In any event, mountain guas could surely bave for generation after generation) in the case under notice, the conjured up pontoons and crossed they have fought dearly to wrest name of one poor woman' was Tide Core at high water. The the brand of life from an unwill-dragged in and an allegation mere state of the tide should not ing soil; a land whose climate is made against her that the judge have hampered a man of his in- a succession of swatches; but yai did not believe and that no one agination. He might, had he let it the dearest and friendliest land in his living senses could possibly go, be awarded the O.B.B. As it in the world for all that.

bellave. Her name was cleared war, the Colony on Sund y HaoWhitler and 1, then, were by the Court, but will the public 12.00 hours was in church or talking of the old country and, if generally believe that it was bed or bar, blissfully unconscious I am not doing him an injustice. cleared? A famous editor once of the danger, and there is no he remarked that Braid Scots told us that the public was "a word of a single decoration. was an uncomfortable vehicle in queer beast," but be strengthened A fatal tramear accident took which to carry literature. And queer" with a violent word, and queer beast" is nearly place at Des Voeux Road West be kind of hinted I think, that it the yesterday when a Chinese boy was not a language after all always liable to believe

Thei I wonder that Jamieson of dic-Worst Take it all in all, the was run over and killed.

Shanghai papers Lang, that Mr. Holyoak. will en./dead body was subsequently taken tionary fama does not rise from handled the case moze discreetly. might have bis grave and alay him. But may But perhaps I am unfair there; joy such a restoration as will en

be Jamieson, who was a Forfar- able him to return at an early

abire bairn and therefore was date. In the review of the quarter's H.E. the Governor has been probably careful with his bawbees, work reference is made to some pleased to recognise Mr. Jose waiting till the fares 8 noteworthy activities on the Pedro Braga, provisionally and down. Not a language !-and part of the Chamber, which re-pending the issue of His Majesty's a minute after he made the as-

It may be unkind, but one can-jof the Hongkong Telegraph who Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which requires ceatly took action in regard to Exequatur, as Consul for Guste sertion Mr. MacWhirter spoke of not help grinning at the orders made inquiries was informed this them to forward their names and addresses with communications pilferage, with the result that

the world-wide plague of mals in Hongkong.

the young people going to school issued regarding that "invasion morning. addressed to the Editor, nas necessarily for publication, but as an.

for the first time amongs: fremit of the Colony." on Sunday, which Having heard that the unfor evidence of their bons fides.

the Captain Superintendent ol Polica has formulated H.E. the Governor has appoint. folk. Will be dare to tell me the local volunteers so gallantly tunate man was alive, it was a plan for combating the eviled the Land Officer for the time that" fremit fulk." which means repellet, with ouls ons casualty, expected that news of his rescue strangers, is mere Scotticised According to the narrative (le met would not be long in coming Attempts to remedy the defective being to act for him sad on his English? Will be dare to deny ste) at 12.00 hours the Nth through, but it is strange that be cable commumeation with bebaif for the purposes of enter that the phrase "a wiselike man Native Infy. were attacked by yond the bare but welcome news Swatow have so far proved un-ing into agreements in accordance conveys to a Scot what it would anams forces estimated at two that be is alive no further in- availing. but, undeterred, the with the Schedule of the Prays take a paragraph in English to battalions which were besten off formation is to hand. It is to Chamer is exerting itself with East Reclamation Ordinance, convey and yet leave partly after savere fighting." The man be hoped that the much-looked-for commendable pertinacity, as a 1921, Ordinance No. 1 of 1921.

unexplained. I heard She-who-who could imagine all that can announcement that he is out of resolution now before the Shang-

sometimes-gets-buttons-eawo-on imagine anything but he is lost the bands of the bandits and sala bai Conference altesta, The Chamber was also instrumental the Hon. Mr. Alexander Gordon day that "that

H.E. the Governor has apointed tell the two youngsters the other in the army. Fiction is bis game and sound will soon be made.

door Dever in obtaining a relaxation of the Stephen to be Unofficial divanlds." Is "divaulds" English?; arbitrary passport regulations. Member of the Executive Council bears it any relation to English.? and its alertese in relation to the during the interests of local merchants is Colony of the Hon. Mr. Ernest

absence from the James Slimmon. shown by the steps it is taking Hamilton Sharp. O.B.E, K.C.| "An uncomfortable vehicle?" with the Colony's Government with effect from the 31st October, Where are Burns and Scott and and the Canton Government in

Stevenson and Ferguson and regard to tenders for public worke

William Dunbar? Did Mr. Mac:

For to-day I put my name ie, soap, water and maybe a and taxation respectively.

Whirter (to leave the bigwigs) on for the Fellowship and scrubbing brush and his neck News of the pirating of a cargo ever hear of James Slimmoo of

Service subject but Joe. he and ears. But society in the Under the auspices of the newly-formed League of

jank containing 200 cases of oil Kirkintilloch who died still

argued that be'd boned it first. sbape of his parents, insists, 50 Fellowship and Service a public meeting of residents is Washington.

and of the resulting fight between youth the day after his only That's what generally happens in that he may be a worthy member the escorting gunboat and the volume of poetry was published? of fat comes along my way despite many protests, in our this office anyway. When a bit thereof and this habit incalcated, going to be held in the City Hall on Thursday next for the In less than a week the widely pirate vessels previously reported I quote Slimmon from memory there's age Joe to gobble it up youth remains very largely wi purpose of sending a message to the Conferetice of Nations canvasse Washington Con-by our Canton correspondent was he makes an aged pauper, sitting at Washington expressing the earnest hope for a just and ference will have been inaugurat confirmed in a telegram reaching by the fireside in the poorhouse, like a greedy shark and I can us for the rest of our years. But permanent settlement of the problems of the Far East and a conference

if the local agency of the Standard see Burns in the lando the leal Whistle for all he cares. One of still to go about ball-washed the Pacific. There will doubtless be a good attendance anticipations of the optimists are Oil Company. The message also which is not Scotland though these day's I'll have to talk but unabashed is only natural and no doubt a well-framed resolution will be unanimously all open a new chapter in the killed. The value of the oil which was:

realised in a substantial degree, stated that several people were the late Mr. Gladstone thought it seriously to Jee or hold my after all.

tongue altogether and then he'll Cleanliness, anyhow, is and passed. But, although we have no wish to pour cold water history of the world. With the pirates succeeded in taking

have to take to the Encyclopeadis always has been largely a matter I can see him, fine I see him. for his subjects. on the scheme, we cannot help thinking that very little memories of The Hague Conaway after the encounter was

As I said, of opportunity. WT Imagination's e'e.

Give the o0- good will be accomplished. We realise that it is by the ference and the more recent one $2,500.

there's nobody reads his corner washed reasonable and comfort- Keepin' to chasten high

douce. Celestial anyway excepting Taikoo folks able facilities and they become open expression of public opinion that we shall eventually hopes, there is little encourage.

cronies

to while away the time in the car as ardent extollers of the virtues change the things that are bad into things that are good. ment to take a successfol issue

Captivated wi' his glee,

or some poor unfortunate in of soap and water as most of us, but to forward a pious expression of hope to a body of for granted. Stili less must we

Ay, wis fun and wut auld-hospital that's already

farrant,

rua alway provided, of course, that statesmen who are iñore converged with hard facts and abandon ourselves to a gloomy

through all the advertisements they don't keep their costs in the Wilia ssacts to quat their twice and has still a bour to bath. intriguing diplomacy than they are with sentiment strikes forecast, crusting rather that the

wait before sister torns out the us as being just a little futile. The resolution will delegates will profit by the ex- Launched by W. S. Bailey

Now I'm no so sure of this perience derived from previous)

An' ram-stam Apostle Peter lights for the night probably be filed away with countless others.

To assemblies. The

eternal tubbing A Hongkong cations Ate

mislippen Heaven's

And he was rude about it into doctor once told me that be cocS If every man and woman who will go to that meeting certainly mustering in force in

Sates.

the bargain. "Oh! go and have a attended an old lady who hados' had in the past made it their business to understand the the matter of personnel. Britain Bailey & Co. launched from their

Noo he's crackin' wi' King bath were his last words to me bathed for years and she was as

Dauvit, subject on which they will vote, it would be a different apparently will be represented by yard at Kowloon a single screw matter. It will only be when people as a whole take a among the great Powers. At ft. 6 inches

one of the smallest delegations steal Tug Boat, 79 ft. long by 16 deeper interest in the big affairs of the world that we shall rst it

beam and with was reported that the compound surface condensing get them run on lines suited to our understanding. We number would be about sixty engines of 200 Horse-power. leave these problems to others and we think if we wish seemingly sufficiently large

On November 2nd the same firm thein well that we have done our duty. When the citizeus party. The oumber has grown

to 93. This, however, is a modest also launched a single screw of Hongkong ask for a settlement of Far Eastern and tally by comparison with the 100 motor lighter, 15 ft. long x 16 ft. Pacific problems they are asking a lot, because there are so attributei (unofficially to Japan beam and fitted with a 90 Brake many diverse opinions regarding the procedure to be China, which first contemplated Horse-powe: "Krombout" Motor. adopted to secure that end. China, Japan, America, party of a hundred, is now said Both vessels are to the order of Britain, France and many other countries have-or rather to be sending twice that number, the Anglo Saxon Petroleum Co. their diplomats "have very differing ideas.

despite an acute shortage of of Singapore. There funds. Perhaps the total in- Messrs. Bailey have also are so many interests at stake, so much to lose or gain. aludes sundry informal delega-handed over the twin screw that pious hopes won't count very much. We can resolve tions, Aste proceedings mag motor lighter Paz". 95 fs, long by this and resolve that but until men are prepared to act in last for months, the nations will 3. beam and Etted with twin terms of strict justice la procedure which would involve

pretty substantial sets of 60 horse-power motor. a bills to foot. These wont be This vessel is for the North he giving up many things we shall not get very inuch farther. grudged if the Conference comes Negros Sngar Co., Manila. The veteran Dr. Wu Ting-fang sent a message to Shang- anywhere near realisioz itsi hai as recently as Wednesday last in which he welcomed programme. the conference but in which he wisely added :-" But dis-

TO THOSE WHO HOPE.

arwament is impossible without a right solution of the

Chinese question.

Versailles 31

have some

which

That is an old stateman's opinion and Gaol as Literary Centre.

it is a valuable one because it is true.

1921.

NEW VESSELS.

& Co., Ltd.

On October 29th. Messrs. W.S.

BANK RETURNS.

sates,

An' comparin sangs.

faith,

By Robt. MacWhirter.

That

the

as I went out of the door. But cless as a new whistle. Ay.never mind. It's a long lane that man's still here and unless he was haana' a turning and it's maybe spooling me, and goodness only And some wee bit mortal as well for him that I'm a strong knows why be should, ha'i back

failin's

healthy man (touch wood) and me up in what I say. That since sairly fashed no often ill or it would mean When I hear some o' the

them baith.

mental starvation for bim, and young bucks from Home eternal. Noo he's chaffio Eve and his leading thought of the day ly

Adam

dragging in talk abon! more of a solema joke than ever. their bath of a morning I'm in- 'Beat the sipple and the fall I suppose, by this time you've clined to think there's a reason byne he's het in argy-bargie jaloused that my mental carbur for it. If such were a perfectly Wi' the great Apostle Paul retor is somewhat choked and natural babit wi' them, then they Noo divertin wi' the lassies that I'm mighty bard up for a would be unconscious of the Noo off-taking wi' the de'il subject myself. Well there's aye operation pad wouldas' dream o' Faith He's just the same something in that itself to write mentioning - it. Mayba

auld Rabbie

about but I'll spara 70 the change from the weekly tab in In the Land o' the Leal. meanderings o an empty mind the back kitchen on Friday No James Blimmon Was The Washington Conference night is unsettling on the mind minor poet, though what I'm sick tired of: the Irish Con- though. The man that tells me might have become no ference we're hoping the best for that he has a cold bath summer опе knows, Rod be is abat darens' write about for fear and winter is no'bero in my eyes. forgotten poet, but no man can of compromising the Government: I think be's either a pisia liar or deny that be wrote poetry and in we've kicked Paking apparently else a fool Scots and wrote it magnificently. into a state of unconsciousness; Mind ya, I give place to none in To be sure he used English words, mui tani we've given our blessing the enjoyment of a cold shower but sancts" and mistippen "to: Lord Northcliffe'll no' be in the sticks summertime but on and "aff-takin and two other back again for a while; dancing a cold, raw, winter's morning A London journal observes Returns of the Average Amount lines

has had its share of what's going nothing doing for me. I bath to We have previously pointed out that China is at the that the Popler councillors, who of Bank Notes in Circulation and Noo he's takin ane.sh wiland all I get thrown at me is clean, no' to harden myself. Life's very heart of the problem--a problem which arises almost were recently sent to prison as of Specie in Reserve in Hong- Sbakespeare

"Oh.go and bave a baib," which hard enough without ony addi the result of their contumacy kong, during the month ended wholly because here is a vast country offering rich rewardin

that there ma regard

was tional handicaps and water's bad Frae the mall of Wattie reminds to those favoured to exploit her trade, her wealth and ther of

non-levy 31st, Octuber, 1921, as certified by

Scott

something learned in one of enough to drink without letting it rates, did not utilise the Managers of the respective

yesterday's morning organs of soak into your system. Mind ye, comparative incapacity. If there were no China there the literary possibilities of gaol Hanks-

these stamp bim as knowing light and leading on this very I'm no arguing the old Scate language intimately same thing.. would be no problem. Japan is jealous, America is jealous, life so effectually as some pri-

that we shouldns' bath but playing wi' the Britain is jealous and all the other nations. are jealous, contemporary recalls the case of

soners of the past. Our Home Banks

Average Specie in And every line of his poetry A mount

Ay, good morning. have you soap as a bobby can be very much proves that Braid Scots is a had a bath? not because of what they are having taken from them but Kossuth. The Hongarian patriot Chartered Bank of

I sea Sir James overdone, and as for those un- splendid instrument when proper-Crichton Browne has apparently fortunates that tell a credulous because of what they might have secured had not the knew no English, but he asked India, Australia,

and China, 87,375.551 $5,600.000 1 d. The instrument, after been filling up their heads at world about cracking the ice of a others been there with them. It is the old story of inter- for Shakespeare, and English Hongkong and

all, matters loss than the user.home about the Japanese being the moroing. I think they're to be national commercial competition run on aggressive lines. grammar, and a dictionary, On

Why, the Australian, C.J. Dennis, cleanest washed ustion on earth. pitied, for it's their heads and no' It is that which has brought more modern wars into being excellent speeches to English

his liberation he was able to make Kercantile Bank

Ing Corporation, 860,937,330 87,050,000+ writes poetry poetry, mind you quite so. What the venerable their bodies that require attention. than anything else. And brought down to bedrock it is audiences. To this example may

oflodis, Limited. $1,259.374

in the dialect of the Sydney looking Sir James knows about 550,00 artika. Anyhow, lots of people the cleanly lads in Nippon is a bad subject. Wi' a little more Ay the morning bath. It's no but the expression of human greed, of the human trait of be added the case of Cobbett, who, Tuka)...............651,571,363 32,6come have written good literature in very likely on a par wi' what thought and application

Scots, Mr. MacWhirter, and if his side whiskers know about the given acquisitiveness. The Washington Conference might be baring got at cross-purposes with able to patch things up but we hope it won't be a case of inued to edit his journal, in with the Crown Agents valued at should let myself go instead Bame bathing. But let it pass

Wallington, then Premier, còn.

a Sanitary Inspectors' only I were not afraid of crowdscissors. I've seen some of that Association to address, I daresay *Sterling Securities deposited ing you out of your corner I honour among thieves." The Conference could be made which he attacked the Duke more £566,000,

it would be quite easy tó demons to stand out big in the history of the world if the more vigorously than ever. Another +Securities with the Crown subject favoured and enlightened nations entered into a solemn writer to demonstrate that "stone pact to help China instead of exploit her. But perhaps Defoe, who carried on bis multi- walls do not a prison make WIN that is hoping for Loo muca, for altruism as between nation fariona literary effore and nation has yet to come into being.

undiminished energy,

to the

Shanghai Bank-

Reserve.

withi

Agents and Straits Government] £1,500.000,

$Securities with the Crown Agents £130,000

anyway.

and

of merely skirting round the keen on this bathing business. chiefly round the soap-dish and

I never was on that was over strain that civilization revolves:

8 It's all matter that dirt sa degenersoy are" That Divorce Case.

joʻ habit I think. Every boy cirsely skin. But you'll excÜPE has an inborn repugnance to me. I think you've bad The Shanghai papers have been

is too clos aquaintance be enough for your money for one spreading themselves over the tween the agente of cleanliness week onyway,