GLIMPSES OF CHINA.
A series of Vandyck Photogravures illustrating
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NOTES & COMMENTS.
The Vanishing Mark.
Just what is going to happen to the financial situation of Gar many seems to be all too plainly indicated by the sensational fall in the value of the mark. When «
WEDNESDAY: NOVEMBER 9. 1921.
DAY BY DAY.
THE LATE ME, HARA.
ROUND THE TOWN.
THE MAN WHO LOVES HOME REST AND LOVES IT MOST
LOVES UNSELFISHLY, COUNTRY BEST.-J.O. Holland.
SIH
News from Local Consulate.
farubby-looking duster andesapaË?“ ly bands it over. “How much tax asks the would-be purchaserafter By "Gadabout.”
examination. "That piecle Dae thousand years old,” replies he of the shop, velly cheap price; The Home Christmas Concerning the assassination of oloses within a wook. Although haggling and the alleged gem you give ten dollar.” Much Premier Hara, a message received Yuletide in over six weeks distant, changes banda at a couple of There was one non-fatal cass at the local Japanese Consulate the announcement that the mall dollars. The curio flend takes week ago it was learned that of diphtheria reported, yesterday to the effect that the youth, whose thoughts to our minds, and if all canssienes asking if that poor okl Genaral gives further information closes on the 15th brings Xmas home his priceless purchase, his marks had depreciated to the
fatal dagger stab ended the life of those little nephews and nieces curio-seller allowed himself to be extent of being on exchange at 'The mananger of a Chinese the statesman, is a polntaman and others at Homs who look robbed because maybe he needed over 600 to the round sterling bank in Winglak Street reports employed at the Diska Station of forward to a little reminder are the money to buy his children there was talk of a collapse of that his accountant has absconded the Japanese Imperial Railways not to be forgotten, there is not food. the whole German financial | with a sum of $10,000.
The Premier was attacked as he much time to lose.
And when the bargain We have hunter's back is turned that poor structure, but now that they have
was turning the crush barrier to only a week now in which to old man just smiles. fallen to the ridiculous figurs of This week's programma at the board the train at Tokyo Station choose our greetings cards and orar 1,200 to the pound sterling Hongkong Theatre is an al- and was fatally wounded in the presents for the old folk at Home. one might well ask what the egative one. Darothy Dalton breast. The assailant was in The silk and the ivory and other future holds in stare. The pre- will be seen in a magnificent mediately arrested by the railway good things from the Oriept at the Gymkhana on Saturday. A few more systems want phyt war value of the mark was drama entitled "Back of the officials with the assistance af which make the hearts of those Three young fellows I know, who approximately one shilling, to-day Man" in five parts, concluding the gendarmerie, and taken to in "Blighty" rejoice and which had one that absolutely could not Homes leanne-filth of a penny. with various comedies. At 7.15 the Police Station.
we out here can pick up for a fail, went down in a motor-car, It is obvious that such a condition p.m. the "Screaming Shadow" The opinion is held in local mere song. you know. cannot long remain if Germany will be continued.
must and came back in a car, toot Japanesa circles that the assail-be purchased and sent away this tram-car, and third class! A pal is to keep its head abore water.
ant, whose age is given as 19. week if they are to reach their of mine who is a bit of a system is only a tool in the employ of destination in time. The parcel fiend in his way, makes countless another party. As to whether mail closes on the 14th and is calculations on the back of his the assassination was prompted by due to reach
the rule race programme that. bave gol of three, simple equations, and pona asinorum all tied up in heaps, made a few little gymkhana was over and told me calculations after the
what he would have made if he
Chinese life and surroundings.
A suitable present to send
for Christmas.
A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD.
Hongkong Dispensary.
difference of opinion.
The funeral of the late Premier
'Smoke GD
The reasons for such a violent For the benefit of the members depression аге got difficult of the Helens May Institute and to find. An inordinate increase their friends, we are asked to in the issue of German paper announce that there will be political or other considerations December 22nd, so there are only currency, coupled with a decrease meeting of the Reading Circle at there appears to be considerable a few days left. of something like 100,000,000 the Institute. at 10.30. marks in the Reichbank gold to-morrow morning, Thursday. .. holdings, constitute the chief in-November 19th, when Mr. John Auences. Reuter told us yestet Drinkwater's play
Abraham day that within one week the Lincola" will be read. paper currency had been swollan to the extent of over three billions of marks, while the gold holdings
TYPHOON WARNING. had also enormously decreased. One realises that Germany is hard put to it to meet the reparation The telegram quoted below was payments in gold and it is also a received by the American Con- fact that many of her grain and sulate General, Hongkong, from All communications intended for publication should be address mest purchases have also had to the Manila Observatory at 545 to who shall succeed the late Mort them out and take them which would have put him some
be paid for in gold, but one cannota.m. to-day — help questioning whether the
Cyclone of typhoon N. of Yap alto-moving WNW of NW. gether bound to flood its own 1 p.m. November 9, 1921.
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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1921.
We have
WANTED: PUBLICITY.
reached the week appointed for the openi
of the Washington L'onference, and stifl no definite
**
policy in
attempt to plead incapacity regarding the payments due under the Versailles Treaty, but such ao action would be two-edged as the well-being and prosperity of the country will be bound to suffer to
CORRESPONDENCE.
have
The other day I took a stroll to take place, according to
Petticoat Hongkong's local advices, on Friday, the Ilth. down instant, at Moricke, the native Lane, or Paddy's Market. With bad followed this method instead Place of the deceased Minister. It its dingy little shops, with their of the other one, and such like
display of wares, and will be attended by the principal ramshackle
so forth. He had Bix members of the Seiyaki party, of distributed without any method schemes, the first to back Bell- pare whatsoever, dumbells, old scent Irving for a win in every race which the deceased
bottles, rare China, brasses old ha rods, which would leader.
and new, cloisonne good, bad and brought him in something in the Considerable interest is being indifferent, all heaped up anyhow neighbourhood of $24; the second manifested in the discussion as and waiting for purchasers to
to back the same rider for a place, Hara as leader of the Seiruki. It away, that district. I always thirty-five "bucks" to the good; held locally that Marquis think, has a real charm of its the third to commence with sa Saijoni, who was at one time the own. Our party were not the initial stake of five "dibs" and leader of the organisation, way only Europeans on the bargain double on Bell-Irving every time
bant, I noticed: there
were be lost, which would have pulled It will be of interest to residents several others rummaging him in round about $37. The to learn that the adopted son of around
mil the
other three schemes were to do
consent to be nominated.
amongst
the late Premier passed through| rubbish on the look-out for the same thing with regard to Hongkong only a few days ago some little nick-nack that might Doyle. If he had backed him for prior to the receipt of the cable be hidden away beneath the dust a place he would have pulled off announcing the Premier's death and dirt. And the place has an about $33; if he had doubled on To the Editor of the "Hongkong Mitauga Hars, who is 20 years of attraction for the fair sex as well him he would have made $4.80. age, visited the Colony in com- as for mere man, for a number of He tried the sixth system, back- pans with the son of Count ladies were scrounging arounding Doyle for a win in evary race Soyeshima, and during their slay with the rest.
Half hidden he rode. Hence the tram-car.
Telegraph." Armistice Day. Sir.-Part of the celebrations at they were entertained by Mr. beneath a whole host of parapher- a terrible extent unless the cut-Home will include the placing of Montague Ede, Chief Manager of Dalia of no earthly use what- rency assumes a more norms wreaths on the Cenotaph and the Union Insurance Society of soever, the eagle eye of the curio MORE UNCIVIL SERVANTS.
a little V859 The Minister of Communica value in the markets of the world. Other War memorials scattered Canton, who is a close friend of hunter espies The price of life's necessities is throughout the Country. I write the Count and the family of the which promises to be a fair re-tions bas sent out instruction still rising in Germany and there to suggest that something similar late Premier. They were on their ward for the trouble taken in ordering all civil servants, repor must be a considerable amouni ba dons in Hoagkors, and that in way to Fagland to take up ferreting it out. The shopman cially those in railway service, to at brings it forth, wipes off some of be civil and courteous in their of distress. It will avail Germany memory of those who left this course of political economy very little to be inundated with Colony to give themselves in the Cambridge, but in view of the the dust of countless ages with a dealings with the general public. order for maqufactures Great Conflict, as part of the Ser-Premier's untimely end it is prob- account of the low cost in other vice in the Cathedral-meant to able that the journey will be curreccies if ber people be representative of the whole broken at Penang..
are incapacitated from carrying them Colony-time be found for al out. The Allies are oubtless wreath to be placed by His Ex-i watching the situation
cellency the Governor at the foot INTERESTING WEDDING. closely. Meanwhile, those who of the memorial in the Cathedral might be tempted to gamble in Compound. marks had better remember the
.on
very
experience of those who plumped
for roubles.
The Landru Case.
We
а
Perhaps someone deeply inter- exted-members of our Services, the British Legion, &e, would act on this.
Yours, etc. LEST WE FORGET.
almost surprised were yesterday when we read in Hoogkong, Nov. 9th, 1921. Reuters
telegram the name Landru." Our French friends
Way-Denison.
Between
Ourselves
By Robt. MacWhirter.
It was just the other day in the midst of our talk that mention
going on the ran dan wo’və xya gat prodigals in our midst. As An interesting wedding took was made of the Prodigal Son. a boy-an elder brother-I had place at St. John's Cathedral yes-just forget now in what con- middling hard time myself. Iterday afternoon. when Mnection but I mind at the time For one there never was much Herbert Castle Bartow-way, son how it brought back old scenes to going except a liberal supply of of Mr. and Mrs. Way of Tientsin, No' that I was ever much strap. By the time I got working was married to Miss Marjorie in the prodigal son line myself and the financial market some- Nina Denison, daughter of Mr. but when I tell yo right away what easier, the piano and the
announcement has appeared as to whether the Press is to certainly love to keep a good case DANCING AT KOWLOON. and Mrs. A. Denison of Hong that I was the eldest of a cleck dancing lessons came along as be admitted. President Harding has signified his general a long time. It is surely over approval in regard to the and that is as far as
views.
will
M&D
And a Fine Picture.
name.
same
chrysanthemums maiden
conference-chamber, plus, it may be supposed, the illumicating type before proceeding to execute newspaper reporter who made in Watteau style and draped father but I could never see much cleaning up
parlourward
the
kong. The ceremony was con- ing and that my parents bados' a matter of course-but no for presence of the Fourth Estate: two years now since the
ducted by the Bishop of Victoria, Ower much to come and go on in me. I had got past all that. matters have gone. It may be said was first arrested on a charge of that since the question is, apparently, to be left to the delegates. it murder and bis trial is only now
I often think in the case of the assisted by the Rev. J. Hollman. my young days, you'll maybe canco: be settled unt i they have assembled. There is no reason being opened. Regarding the
The bride, who was given away begin to see what I'm driving at. elder sister things were eren From an early age then, (let harder in the days I speak of, why the pastion coul 1105 have beeu decided ID
At the Kowloon Theatre to by her father, looked charming sordid details of the man's out
be quite frank about it) 1 There's was the job to darn, advance. More
There iz no Bound reason rageous career we have not the night is being shown The Money in a dress of softly draped ivory me for any question at all. Here 19 a gathering that affects
all-star photo-satin-broche with a deep silkfringe ever had ong time for prodigal wash dishes, cook and take care Changers-an slightest intention to be concerned the welfare of the world at large. The need of publicity in the case of an international Parlament is not less but and we could not help thinking drama produced by Benjamin B. edging, the train being of carrick-sons either in story or actuality, of the babies, Not that it her
of Mr. Maconachie's homily on Sinclair's novel of the
Hampton and based upon Upton ma-cross lace over soft satin and my entire sympathies were them, mind ye. It's a pice thing She wore a veil of talle caught in aye wi' the elder brother in the for a girl to know these things greater than in relation to a national legislature. 1: may be that in the
wrong kind of news the purely diplomatic consultations, even when conducted by represent-modern press and public like
with orange blossom, which was field when he drew nigh unto the but she can get too much of a "The Money-Chaogers is as
becomingly arranged over her house and heard the jazz record good thing as is often the case atives of the "wool, a measure of temporary privacy is neces when it came to the telling of one remarkable for the assemblage of Tatian hair. She wore a string of on and saw the fox-trosting which wi' the eldest. The younger kids sary. The position is different where all the leading nations at particular factor rather, silega famous players who compase the pearls the gift of her father, and were part and parcel of the old in ratio to their years always gathered together for the declared purpose of a frank exchange of tion. We besitate very much to
criticise the administration of cast as for its smashing action carried a shower boquet of white man's welcome to the brother seemed to get more expensive In saying
hair who had been mixing it withe and helpless and avon when it this we re not thinking merely of
and intense, human drama. the justice in France because it is Robert McKim, uamous server tied with a large fulle bow, the harlots and having a good time came to the joys of life they privileges of the
Press, but of the interests of that vast generally as high and as impartisi villain, plays the man of high gift of Madame Flict. The two generally. Our minister used seemed to fit in better somehow. public which looks to it for news and guidance. Freas as anywhere, but we cannot see Finance and head of the gang of bridesmaids, Miss Muriel Denison always to stress the point about When parties came along they representatives
be at Washington by the battalion, the usefulness in waiting motil If they are not admitted, we shall he dependent upon such scraps of the whole gamut of the man's drug traffickers. Roy Stewart. and Miss Courtney Way, were the young scamp making up his naturally drifted information as can be picked up by haunting the purlieus of the misdeed have been raked up
virile and forceful, is the gowned in pale mauve brocade. mind to arise and go unto his leaving the kitchen and
to the first baro. of communique issued after a session of the allied Supreme Council, justice on the known facts in conducts a daring raid on the in paniers. They wore hate of in that to make a song and dance. When it came to affairs of the of which the following might serve
specimen: The connection with the murder of drug ring, Claire Adams, the black velvet and carried black about. Most folks know when to heart the fine feathers were the Supreme Council met this morning. Those present were Mr. Lloyd his latest wife. George, M. Briand, M. Berthelot, Viscount Chinda and Count Sforze nothing by such
The world gains the role of the heroine, and pink roses, violete and maiden I'd have thought a lot toore of the on the parlour sofa were more charming Canadian star, plays violete trimmed with sprays of come in out of the rain anyway. more easily noticed and proposals s proceed. The subject of German reparations was discussed. The Council ing. It would be sufficient for beautiful Audrey Chapman is hair. Each wore a pearl brooch, lad if he'd sat hie teeth and got romantic anyway than those on will meet agaio to-morrow." Under such conditions as these, the the world to know that an in-seen as the adventuress. Edward the gift of the bridegroom. Miss on wi' it, once having learnt his the edge of the kitchen coal official communique resolves itself into a empty formality, while human scoundret has been caught. Peil enacte ВП
unforgettable Yvonne Shenton, niece of the lesson, and tried to make good bunker. And so against nature Our the young fry got trying their the reports of the newspaper correspondents, based upon either one- and has been made to pay the character-Ling Choo Fang, the bride, made a charming flower even in a far country. aded or colourless interviews or upon conjecture and intelligent price. The remainder of the de Hatchetman.
girl, in a simple white georgette colonies are a permanent memor wings first, wil the inevitable anticipation (sometimes Lot over-intelligent), have at best but tails associated with his many Snub Comedy is being shown and and wearing a Datob bonnet of prodigal son
In addition to this picture ♣
frock belted with silver flowers,ial of what can be done by our reaplt that every now and then s wedding cake had to be ordered bimited scope, and may be seriously misleading Publicity of that crimes might be spared infliction.dancing will take place both lace and silver. The beat man kind is liable to be of less value than the Debates of the Senate of Yes, Mr. Maconschie, there is a
But no, after he gets his first and old boots and shoes collected Liliput as old Dr. Johnson called bis Parliamentary reports in the lot of "news" which isn't ne vs The Kowloon Theatre possesses
bellyfall of the husks that the to speed the happy pair. Then before and after the star picture, was Mr. Joba Bentley, days before the Press was allowed openly to chronicle the doings all but merely unsavoury detail, one of the finest dance floors in was held in the Hongkong Hotel homeward like a dog out on the got frail and more leanable, wi After the wedding reception wine did eat, he turns his nose in the course of time the old folks precedent for the admission of the Press is afforded it is to run newspapers have found the Colony and its first-rate The bride and bridegroom were the old man off pat and performs instead of becoming parent
though the people whose business
loose for a week, gets his tale to the result that the elder sister by the League of Nations, and of the ill-effects of the gut that if that kind of thing is orchestra is already too well-toasted by the Hoo. Dr. Claud the world has had some examples. While Le Matin. or Le Petit the vogna, That is perhaps sad morrow the matinees will be dis- the bridesmaids, and the best man contracy procedure. in the case of the Supreme Council, gives their news-gheet is more in known to need any farther com Severn. The groom appropriately the reunion scene op stage in herself became a sort of unpaid
mendation. On sad, after to replied and called for a toast for the manner burn.
housekeeper and tom sternally Parisien is informing its readers that the French Premier has insisted but it is free. Whether any continued excepting on Saturdays responded.
No, it might be good Christian- between two desires. There then ity but its a bad example to Ay, the first born maybe get s upon a certain formula, the Times or the Chronicle declares "upon the blame is to rest on earlier nows- beat anthority" that Mr. Lloyd George provodi adamant, while the paper men for cultivating 4 taste and Sundays.
dancing in which root of the preach. And the same faith that lot of fussing and lockses in would have our prodigals come infancy but, if it lives through it, Giornal d" Italia appears with another variant. Misunderstandings are for that kind of thing is very
younger guests took part. the natural result. Far better to allow the Press to obtain know-much open to question, seeing
As travelling costume, the back would set its face against the gilt soon wears off as the the first hand, especially seeing that the various politi-that the majority of people loves did kind of news, but that wanted georgette, with grey salle it's BADS you grow; you're Hongkong should form an
bride wars pale green embroider-diallisioned wife. In that cage
divorce and the return of the prodigals come along.
I think the elder brothers in cians Have been viving with each other in assertion of scandal whether private or public be until the general public taste 'their intent to "sy all the cards on the table," There are and remembering. also, that directs the change. That is a bat wreathed. with ostrich made your bed and you must lie association. A year y re-union
would we
believe that the people usually get what they matter for our educationists and feathers. really important happenings will take place behind the scenes. All went. Ferhaps the time will come sociologists, though it is a matter being spent at Taipo, after which the more need of publicity to circumscribe the range of secret when our daily newspapers will also for every man and woman to Mr. and Mrs. Way will take up understandings.
be purged öf a lot of its more sor. ponder on,
residence at Manila.
of the Legislature.
rumours-ill-founded,
.
fain
The boneymoon is
|
it; no musick and dancing for at the Hongkong Hotel would be.. you. But let that be as it may, just as fruitful of reminiscence": Without having our younger as those of the British Legian brothere and sisters just exactly and such like gatherings...
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