1921-11-15 — Page 6

GLIMPSES CHINA.

OF

A series of

Vandyck

Chinese life

and

Photogravures illustrating

for Christmas.

A.S. WATSON & CO.,

Hongkong Dispensary.

LTD

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which requires them to forward their names and addresses with communications dressal to the liter, not necessarily for publication, but as a avidence of their bona fides.

TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 15, 1991.

NOTES & COMMENTS.

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To the Editor of the "Hongkong Telegraph."

The British Legion.

Between Ourselves

By Robt. MacWhirter.

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cushion that looked as if it had had a bad attack of yellow fever, How sba hail-d me in passing knew what I was standing there

EVERY ABSURDITY HAS NOW A Various circumstances bare CHAMPION TO DEFEND IT, AND

On Saturday afternoon last I he's wanti you

cook boy occasioned obanges in the com- AS HE IS GENERALLY MUCH IN

bad a kind o" unfortunata ax of ours is as prevalent as the position of the Legulative Council THE WRONG, 30 HE HAS ALWAYS

porisaca To begin w I was missing link. Da principle I during recent months: It trau MUCH TO SAY: FOR ERROR 13 Sir.

With reference to the recent inte getting home for my tilla, wasted another three minutes of pires that one of the Chinese EVER TALEATIVE-Goldsmith.

correspondence about the British which wasna' althogether my my valuable time in mild. members, the Hon. Mr. Ho Foot,

Among those returning to the Legion, may I be permitted to fault. If a man will insist on toperation but I was erreful to notified bis decision to retire, bur

having a bit snifter it's very hard use a language unknown to the agreed to defer his resignation so Colony to-day by the Empress of write a faw words.

Some of the ex-Service-Men to refuse without exactly going coalia. There was no cause to as to participate in yesterday's Japan were Sir Paul Chater.

and Mr. Richard | who have written to your paper, the length of insulting him. And hurt his feelings. He was trying meeting. It is more than thirty C. M. G,

atate that the British Legion never was ons to do that, his best onyway looking the while years since the retiring member Hancock.

should only be for those who especially where a drink was as intelligent as a cow la an interested himself in public

concerned.

aeroplane. affairs, and he has been a mem- Mr. H.B.L. Dowbiggin purchas-actually saw fighting. Do thes

Man isn't it funny how tima It was closa on six when I get ber of Council for over four years.ed the lease for twenty-one years not think that sama of the men surroundings. Mr. Ho Fook's resignation ce-of a plot of land at the Peak, that "stayed at home" did as passes in a hotel lounge. Ye go to the Hongkong side and 1 mads casioned soma surprise, as the with an area of 11.820 square feet valuable a service to their King in for a peg and by the Hcker Fly straight for Government House Country as those who before yo pan look round some right away but my wife and the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak supposed and known as Garden Lot No. 37, and that his colleague would continue which was sold by auction yester- actually fought? Take my case body's, suggesting baving tiffin wee gin never materialised.

instance, I was in the wi' them instead of going home. nosed about for a bit pretending Royal Horsa Artillery with But I know when to draw the when folks passed me that I was A suitable present to send Home until the expiration of his term of day afternoon, at the upset price for

office: but the junior of the Chin-f $591.

the Experimental Battery Aline, even if I am a Scotsman. just taking the air and tried to ese members finds that private

Grounds Going over on the Ferry of look as if I lived somewhere half Cills

A meting of the St. Andrew's the Experimental allow of his remaining lea's Asso iation, Kowloon, will at Porton, Salisbury Plain, wher course another chap bad to leach up the Peak. But by and by I the Council. Graceful be held to-morrow (Wednesday) every experiment with gas, liquid

out o' bis system. When you're wrong. I'd pushed too far along tributes were paid by his Excel-in St. Andrew's Hall at 845, p.m. fire, H. E, charges, thermis, trench proceed to get a pet grouse asvoed that my tactics were all lenes the Governor and by the when Mr. B. Wylie will read mortars, Lewis guns, Stokes g003 jambed into a corner seat and wi' my line of communication. So I projectors, and nothing more exciting than war retired to my base and had been senior Unofficial Member as well a paper on "The Romance of and bombs, as by the other Cainese Member. Pub-icity which will be followed different inventions in the form of ships to take up your attention waiting at the Ferry about Rifteen projectors were carried out. is very hard work even to minutes when a Kowloon matron The retiring member signalised by a discussion.

consider that while we were ex-appear indifferent to such op carrying a attenuated looking his lively interest in the affairs of the Colony by a valedictory The health returns for last week perimenting our lives were i aspartuning but what got my goat was when he invited me to walk speech in which, while declaring how no deaths from notifiable much danger as those who were that conpalsory education ap-diseas. There were two non. fighting. As a proof of the dan up the road wi' him so as to no peared to be impracticable fatal cases of paratyphoid faser serous work we were performing miss the last three chapters o' the

the Ministry of Munitions paid us complaint.

for is a mystery but she said there But I'm 'bo' taking in was no use my hanging about present, he pleaded for no exten-and

Two Chinese died per day as "Danger Pay

Personally I do not see why we ony ex-parte serial stories to ony longer for my wife was very sion of vernacular educatis 50 diphtheria. that there might be 2006 from influenza. Over the should have received 1- per day heart so he may as well bare likely tame by that time. That's schools for all children whose lend there were two fatal cases of

nothing. Our work was an ex-leather and taken ricksba can make appointments by the All communications intended for publication should be address-parents desired their offspring to diphtheria an: pe o fatal case while those that were fighting got saved bis wind and his shoe the worst women folks.

attend, an attitude which will ach of plague and enteric fever tremely dangerous task and we instead.. I'd have come botter off score but ye may as well save meet with general sympathy I

never knew at what moment wmyself for when I got home, your breath for all the notice they Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.

may be noted that the retiring Oir Cap'on correspondent,

sbould be blown "skywards ". there was Janet and the wee yin take. I was right mad. The member acknowledged the reidi-whung yesterday, reported that

When some of our men were all dressed up to kill, their tithio's idea of having me traipsing all ness of the Government to give Luichow city (Kwangsit has

experimenting with gas during inside them and nothing but over Hongkong the whole after- Par to questions affecting the gain been captured by bandits the night we had to turn out of black looks for this weak-willed noon looking for her and then Chinese community when The magistrats have all fled for our beds with gas masks on, and erature that couldna leare other giving me the ship like this. I proached tactfully by their re the fourth time, while the officers clear away from the camp until folks to work out their own made up my mind that it would the Council in the magistracy were kept as it was anished. When we were scheme of salvation. From the be the 1st time I'd give up mỹ presentatives on

prisarers. The bandits are sald Bring the guns (and we had every way Janet spoke to me through Saturday on such foolishness. I'd The "Ayes" Have It.

to be a few thousand strong with thing from 33 to 9.2" besides the youngster I could see she was as soon be working onyway and Discussion has been rife in the Chan Sum as the captain. This German, Austrian, and Turkish mad. Na that I'd promised to no half the worry about it either. 1 Country, as recorded in the force has loated, and sat fire to all

When I got into our bouse I ixtest papers to hand, as to the villa:es and market towns on uus) we never knew at what go wi her to the Ministering pros and cons of summertime, their way, and have kidnapped moment we should have a pre- Children's Bazaar, I'd have you was met at the door wi an under- understand, ba: I'd given my sized gold fish in a glass dish and which ended just as the mail left. hundreds of people. Commanderare and be blown to atoms.

At this experimental station we word to be home sharp. What a fincy eushion in green satin. Incidentally there was something Wong Keung has been ordered to aid all we could to contrive some for I don't know unless it was so The wee vin was fair excited and inconsistent this rear in the date proceed to Laichow to suppressways and means by which out that the took could have a longer the fish had its work was out to of the end ng, for Ecgland enjoyed this gang.

comrades sway over the sea could sleep than usual but you know keep itself in its native element. such a blaze of sunshine as po

Snish the war.

#bat womenfolks ere. The Twica it was nearly marooned on October 00 record had ever The fall pens'ty which the Often men in our battery had wee yin kept pestering me to our parlour carpet and I had to viclded, the temperature exceed. Opium Ordinance provide for

to stand in gas chambers with go wi' her and I'd have liked promise to feed it on bread crumbs ing the highest registered at the traffickers was yesterday meted

enemy gas masks on while our fine but the idea of meeting some three times a day before the rough height of the summer last year.

d to the master of a trading chams filled the chamber with you fancy minister folks weather finalle subsided. Janet, Bat you cannot legislate for such junk who was charged իր

all kinds of mixtares. Then when tind o kept one back. I could she was all smiles which justgoos thenomena, and official summer-Revenge Officers in coas quence one or two of the man that were see that Janet was itching to ask to show vo the effect of spending time came to a close amid con of a raid resulting in the dis in the gas chamber were over-me and I bad to change the money bas on some folk.

I derahie Press discussion as to covery of 4440 als of raw come with the gas-which peo-subject quickly in case she swal- thought it was b bør to never let Brosdis, the cities plum concealed in kerosenetrated the enemy masks-they lowed bar pride and did an Ay, on about her no' meeting me. But

matting wi h

were taken out and carefalls it was a narrow squeak. I com- I was ready mind ye all'ibe same. are agalos. In thend placed in the bl We are not going to talk about yesterday's Budge:stricts

A Sne of

watched by professors and doc-promised though. I'd take a stroll Oh! fine business yon bazaar. towns. however. there ar $10.000, or nine months' hard discussion because we think our readers and the public of

bad upon them.

Ay, fine. The boy there and then commas or full stops. 35, the Hongkong generally have had enough of that subject for apponents. Apparently the worst abour was inflicted in addition to to to see what effect the up after tes and see them home. I got it all the dinner without Now do not the persons who got strict ordera to make Cheesy Panch and Judy was grand little while that is, if they have read the speeches. But of the objections raised by the other term of six months' im-

is that you coad without the option of a ne have been commenting on the fosst for master's tea and of especially the boxing match at there is something of very general public interest in the town-dwellers

a4 before and vessel for the

ed to the Editor.

Acknowledgment.

MRS. WILKIE and family, desire to return thanks for the numerous expressions of sympathy offered and for the many floral tributes received in their recent sad bereavement

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1921.

THE BUILDING PROBLEM.

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report by the Committee appointed by H.E. the Governor children lose sleep, being kest On the second charge of using the eligibility of membership, think they went like a pair o' school the end and the tes must have that a person who did work onoarders that bad been looking been Hongkong Hotel for Mrs. for the purpose of consulering what measures can best be having to rise an hour earlier

the above nature, is eligible for forward to Cor.stmas time since Taggart looked fine in kind of

last July.

blue dress and hat wi' a big blue taken to facilitate the prompt acquisition by applicants of This would seen to be simply

membership

Ast "Dardenelia" **JS. Think's I to myself now's my father right round the crown sites which they require and the prompt passing of build-matter for the parents. In regard

too understood that the speech chance for a quiet read so I fish d and there was one woman there ing plans. It has been a general complaint for a long very young children, the hour of darkness at midsummer by

made by H. E. Sir G. M. the last lot of Lennur Herolds out serving at a stall couldna' speak while past that when application has been made for any ordinary time is too late. On the

Kirkpatrick. K.C.M.G., KC.31 of the pantry and lay down on the to ye for the cigarette in ber

the first meeting, particular site an inordinately long time has been taken in whole the resumed interference

was sofa. I mind fine o'reading all mouth and couldna" see re for the for those who were of the about Mr Lloyd George's tooth smoke in her e'en the band sy. holding a sale and that when building plans have been with natural laws about which

Regular Army & D. of Wache be go: at Gairloch and think it was playing tones yonder and submitted to the Public Works Department a further much was beard when the late

I know for a fact that some of ing what a devil's own holiday some man the fool I couldas, series of delays have had to be endured. It was on the Mr. Willett put forward his pro-

An Infested Province. those who did actually go in the yon mad must have had what be- keep from laughing and lots of inconvenient under the conditions suggestion of the llen. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., that such posal has not been found very

Our Canton correspondent front line would have "dodged "ween Irishers, folks wanting him the things were very dear though England. wher Committee was appointed. This is another debt the public prevailing is

there appears to be a decide writes, giving farther details of it if it were only possible. If to go to the Washington Coafer some folks seem to have an idea of this Colony owe to Mr. Pollock's indefatigable efforts.

the operations of bands of bandits some of those that did do the nce, unemployed English Mayors that yon kind of affair's a jumble in Kwangsi. He 1ys that fighting were to have asked them-triking up North, wet feet and sale but it would have been better In brief, the report gmphasises the inadequacy of the majority for the system.

On the matter of the Old Father Thames. following the withdrawal of the selves if they would have neuralgia, when I suddenly come po' to have marked the prices so Public Works Departicent staff.

The news that Harland and Cantonese force commanded by dodged" going up, they might to myself and looking at my high at first instead of baving an in rather A0 awkward watch found it was Eve past five. auction At the end and the prompt acquisition of sites the recommendations ask for one additional European Survey Officer, six additional wolff contemplate an even larger Li Fook-lum a great many dis-feel

Suffering mother; it must have Waitresses at the tea had coloured Now that we have got an been yon pag afore tifin or the daidlies on Mrs. Satherland look- Chinese surveyors, two more Chinese draughtsmen and a enterprise on Thames-side than tricks wea of Nam Hoi are position.

at Efs announc-d revives insufficiently protected and cases European Clerk. Titere is also, according to the Commit-was tee, a lack of office accommodation and of facilities for memories of the river's former of robbery and piracy are report association together in such a mental exhaust that affected me ed awful smart in a nice black filing records on the ground of which it is recommended that lay as a shipbuilding quartered daily. Traffic both on land small place as Hongkong, what from yon grouser's carburettor silk dress wi a double skirt...

before a combination of circamand water is interrupted A nam is the use of all this "grousing" coming up the road. I pushed black hat wi' a white lining and try and be more the bell for the boy but I may what looked to me like trimmed grow!" so as well have rang up the Angel wi a string of black beads or the building of additional quarters for the staff be coramenc-stances transferred pre-eminence bet of petitions have been made Why not

Gabriel on a Hangkong telephone balls and white stockings and ed at the earliest possible date. Regarding the passing of the North. Except II M.S. by the villagers but it seems that agreeable and not

Life is far too short so why not for all the notice that was taken. shoes swfa' neat like and lot of plans there is also a shortage of staff and insufficient Thunderer, launched just a deno attention is being paid to this

duly made to cade azo, construction on

A report has reached Canto let things stand as they have been Dazed wi' sleep I spent nearly the stuff wasma' sold and it was a accommodation. recommendations being

Father Thames has been limited

five minutes looking for my shoes great pity that there wasna” more remedy this state of affairs. It appears that those who furing the past half century that a wireless telegraph station going with the British Legion.

before I noticed they were on my suitable like things that the #od other small bas been ordered for Wuchow,

feet all the time and my arm bairns could have bought it cost bave been sending in plans bare not wholly complied with

when some the use of which will be confined

where I'd been lying on it. ft ye 20 cents to get your parcels the regulations and that a considerable amount of work craft. Time w

finest tonnage sail to the military.

as if it had been five years in the wrapped up but I just came Kway ΔΙ an extraordinary meeting has to be doue which might well be handed over to the of the Sanitary Department. The creation of a permanent Com-ing under the Red Ensign was

Sir-While it is gratifying to frozen north wi Nansen. My wi' mine in my hand and we turned out from London yards. of the Canton Parliament over mittee to check the decisions of the Building Authority is The Great Easter, whose then forty members sigued a petition note that many correspondents collar I think must have been half didos' wait for the Bairas Enter- also recommended. Taking it on the whole. the report anexampled tonnage startled the requesting Presiden: Sun Yat-sen have taken up the cudgels in sup way to the Steam Laundry for tainment thinking ye might be reflects the close attention of the Committee, but one can- world, was built by the Themes to issue orders at once for the port of my protest as to the all em-after looking the floors of three lonely like bare yourself though not help thinking that the time has come when our Public Shipbuilding Co. of Millwall pushing forward of the northern bracing nature of the local Legion, rooms I had to get another out. mind ya there plenty men there I should be sorry if my sction were Thinks I to myself, two clean especially looking at the Ponch commercially, **the A Peking telegram to band to construed as an attempt to start a collars on one day, that's break and Judy and Mrs. That Works Department should be housed in a special building Though something of a white expedition. adequate to its needs. It is obviously cramped at present Leviathan," as the pioneer liner day states that Wa Paí-foo bas campaign of recrimination against ing through into Society wia laat line represents the first time and it has been inore a victim than a sipuer regarding the was nicknamed, did service in arrived at Paoting, when s meet all those in the Colony who are not vengeance. Just as I was stepping up for a breath. I was glad after annoying delays the Committee was appointed to enquire llustrating tonnage potentialities. ing was immediately held dealing qualified to wear service ribbons. over the front door our substitute that I didns let on about my dis-

Even when iron and steel ships with Sun Yat-sen's In his speech on the Budget, the Hon. Mr. Bird referred became the vogue, the waterway xpedition. A representative from it is as absurd to class every volan. for a coolie rushed up and report appantment. It would only have

of the M tropolis continued to Chang Jok-lin was present and teer as a "dud and washout" as ited no sign of the enemy. at considerable length to the housing problem and to the produce ships, but the Northern the result of the meeting will be man who went to France was a

One or two correspondents have smong ex-Service man sa to the increased cost of building, making several very thoughtful yards, with the advantage of made known in a few days.

A representative from Luk

The only point at isane is that recommended "resigning from the need for more restricted member- suggestions to the Government on these vital matters. Our proximity to raw material, forged Government surely cannot complain of the quantity and ahead of the Thames The attemp: Wing-ting bas bad an audience

on the battlefside, and unless its remedy than that. According strength sad fel those who have quality of the advice it has now received and it is for the to renew the industry there will with the President, and has et Legion is intended to per- Legion as a proleet; but I wish to ship being enforest. Let

forces in Kwangst would still be membership is confined to those to the Bules and Regulations, the been holding alouf join now to sup. public to realise that the rapid development of this Colony he watched with special interest declared that Lak's military petuate a comradeship that existed point out that there is a simpler then turn up at the meeting in effective, if arumunition were who saw active service it complete- Annual Meeting takes plase in port us in securing it. Then, may ISSUE OF MEDALS cannot be achieved without the spending of the necessary

The total number of war medals adequately supplied.

On Chan Kwong-yuen's request fails in its object, The fact that December of each year, when the be, those who bate not usen sotive money. There is something of a land and building boom

the Committee are not composed Committee come up for re-election servida will gracefully retire and ferred to by His Excellency the Governor în his original September 5, 1921, is 7119,600, the Feking Government has sutirely of pukka ex-Servicemen and an opportunity is given us for form a social club of their ows.-- in progress and we all need to take that large view re-issued from July 24, 1919, to

made-up as follow:-1914 Star instructed Tso-Kwan to streng-

impossible, for them to deny mem-elest from the feeling exproved in budget speech. Certain it is that if we give prompt 343.000, 1814-15 Star 1,530,600, then the defence force along the naturally makes it diffenit, if not bringing forward resolutions. It is Yours etc.,

the prese that there is a unanimity Hongkong, 146, Nov., 1821, facilities now the Colony will all the more be a credit to British War medal 2,847,000, Vic-Isoptera boundary of: Klangat bership to all and sundry.

province. tory Medal 2,394,000, those who own and govern it.

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Yours, els "EXPERIMENTAL" Hongkong, Nov. 15.

is fatuous to maintain that every

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