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NOTES & COMMENTS.

The Mui Tsai Question.

FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 17. 1922.

DAY BY DAY.

IF YOU ARE EVER IN DOÙBT WHAT TO DO, IT IS A GOOD RULE

ASE OURSELVES WHAT WE SHOULD WISH ON THE MORROW WE HAD DONE.—Lard Avebury,

The Mui Tui question, which hitherto has only been the subject of intermittent and individual action at Home, has now given rise to something like an or

anised campaign, as appears Yesterday's health return from a London cable to hand shows one non-fatal case each of yesterday. For two days saveral paratyphoid fever (British) and MP's zealously plied the spotted favor (Chinese). Colonial Secretary with questions, what time the Anti-Slavery Mr. and Mrs. R. Hancock and Society has been busy in relation Dr. F. Graves were amongst the to the appointment of a visiting passengers leaving by the Kitano commission, from all of which it Maru for Home yesterday. is fairly clear that there is a growing body of hostile opinion in the Old Country. The views office addressed to "The Shipping A chit yesterday came to this expressed at the Society's can-Editor."" After due considers. ference were not quite unanimous, tion, it was banded to the member and apparently the speakers of our staff with the permanent with some knowledge of thirst. the conditions were disposed to

insert saving clauses. At the same; We are asked to remind sbare time there was a general con- bolders that the yearly meeting sensus of opinion that there are of the Hongkong and Shanghai In one sense, the system which at the City Hall at noon to obtains in Hongkong cannot be morrow. classed as * slavery for the

Between Ourselves

By Robt. MacWhirter,

Idians' seem to get away from the books thin woek somakow or ether, for in a letter I've got to RNSWOT, my correspondant”, says he would like me to become Man, I've been having a nice to rest her feat? `Strange hotels,

better quiet time lately and getting lonely waiting rooms, ay, and Whitcomb Riley and the thoughts Roquainted wi' James through some reading. Now, even gaal are some of the lonely That's the second man who has be expresses in Hoosier dialect. must confess that I'm no very places in which we might well be particular what I read at times, stranded yet. Let us fill our recommended poetry to me of late, though as a rule I bar love minds wi good things so that the other being my friend Mr. stories. An excess of sugar is when the time comes we can be Adversarins who some time back pae of the things I've been warn good company at least to our would do me a world a' good. thought a diet o' Walt Whitman ed against for years past, me

selves. having a tendency for a long time unbeknown to myself to up a book o' Janet's last Sunday

As I was saying, then, I took The trouble is that none o* my friends seem to be strong on ako stones, and I'm rather and sought to pass an hour bepcetry and I just canna tween kirk and tiffin. It's title? make up my mind. Reading "The Dweller in the Desert". It's poetry's bad enough but when it author? Ab, I'll need to fill that comes to buying it wholesale like, the odds. I'm no caning whether So before I Enish. Masket, what's I think it can be overdone.

Well, as I was saying I got a

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inclined to think that uncon- sionaly I allow the restriction to influence me in the selection of she's great on love stories of my mental fodder as well. Janet.

when I'm hard up for readingve read is or no, only I got, letter the other day from a chup, course, even to this day and so matter I often pass the time wit

while reading what I did of it, another "Robbert", a Gleska man, one of her books, always provided mine that marriage for most he'd cut out what I had to say:

corroboration of a theory of and be mentioned that at the time

be written by that much travelled though, that it doesna" happen to) women is, often and prismatic liar, Mr. William

a desperate about the youngster at the Kom. adventure. Now I'm no go-loon British School getting "Little La Queux. I expect yon man's quotations wherewith to try and how he came to tell me that to ing to give ye string of Orphant Annie" to recite. That's

right way of it. No, I bar him detest such phrases 25 "the bim more. It appears then that every time. I solemnly believe dawn of love" and the like, but he sent what I wrote chop shop simple reason that British Isw Messrs. Mackinnon, Mackenzie a desert island and nothing but

if I was stranded high and dry on reaily and truly it did always to the States. The only thing he does not recognise such That is and Co. request us to publish him to read that I'd use him to

seem to The that a to evade the question on

woman's didna' tell me was what they said the following-Passengers ex cook my first meal as a matter of husband was an act of amazing the richer by being the possessor

acceptance of a man technicality. The real issue is the s.s. "Eastern," from Australia,

as her about it there but instead I'm now whether Mai Tai is, in fact are kindly requested to call for How can I know? I've yet to what I'm about to say I'd just like that Orphant Annie" is a real course. And yet I don't know courage. Of course, as regards of a newspaper cutting telling me slavery. If it is not, it has features their mail at the office of the live to be shipwrecked, and. like it to be understood that when I person and still alive, another so obnoxions as to render it at local agents, Messrs. Mackinnon, lots of other things in life, when speak of men and women I dinasypewritten poem of Riley's en- TURNER--On the 15th. January at Higham House, Higham, times unpleasantly like servitude Mackenzie & Co. Essex, from heart failure after influenza-Arthur Turner, late of In & Colony of this kind, with its

it comes to the absolute pash, I Messrs. Palmer & Turner, Hongkong.

hundreds of thousands of Chinese,)

might do exactly the opposite matter what age. I think then more poetry about the "Game o cecessarily mean boys or girls, no titled "Them Flowers", some among whom "olo custom" is an ment of the U.S.R.C. as previous-learn some of his best sellers off that when he asks a woman

The insis of Tennis Tourns- God knows I might yet live to that every sensitive man knows Golf and his best wishes, for all institution, the problem

to of which I am truly grateful. Of is ly arranged for on last Wednes- by heart. It's an awful thought share his life he is demanding of coarse, my correspondent'il no peculiarly difficult. The Anti-day and postponed owing to bad but queerer things have hap her far more than he himself is hold it against me merely because Slavery Society's conference to weather, will be played on pened. commends that a commission of Sunday, the 19th. February, when responsible men and women risit the Club will be at home to minds me of once hearing & man held for him as many possibilities were kindly meant I feel per- his wildes: moments would, ever I'm no partial to anything in the Talking about lone islands be prepared to give. If marriage way o zerse. That bis offerings Hongkong in order to confer with Members and Subscribers and Europeans and Chinese with their friends-advi.

say that if ever it was his mis-of pain as it does for a woman,fectly certain. view to devising a scheme tha:

fortone to be wrecked on one and the road to the never, never land will prevent the objectionable.

had only the choice of three would be chockablock wi' panic-"Orphant Annie" alive or dead, Mind ye, I've nothing ag-inst books, he would choose The

Death.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1922.

LESSONS OF THE STRIKE.

Cargo Pilferage.

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characteristies of the system. We whether Prohibition would benefit Bible, Shakespeare and Samuel/Stricken ren in full fight. Sup-or James Whitcomb Riley either

A debate on the question as to don't know that such a commis the people of Great Britain is Pepy's Diary as the true antidotes pose for a moment that a man for that matter, though at the sion could affect more than is to take place this evening at to the World, the Flesh and the just an ordinary average man, time I must confess that what I being done by local effort, but if Taikoo Club Hall under the Devil. And that was it can provide helpful and tactful auspices

mind ye, had to undertake, ac-wrote didna', err on the side of

• Hong- counsel the Colony will be grate Society.

Debating kong man, too, but said, mind ye, risks and pains that it is the lot of Orphant Anale" being describe cept and face the duties, blame,tact or politeness. To read of Mr. John Laing will in the days before we bad new most women to bear, d'ye think ed ful accordingly.

speak in the affirmative, and Mr. grills, Adversaria, Jazz dancing they'd remain coy and elusive in English

as a "kind o' bastardized A. M. Holland will take the other lessons and the publication by the event of the ordinary pro-made nice reading for

couldpa' It was generally expected that to-day would witness definite news regarding the end of the seamen's strike, and reference to cargo pilferage is

o00 of our magistrates of

cedure being reversed, the woman self-respecting American as it has been in progress for five weeks one cannot help much more encouraging than the Dress Dance to be held at the How to Play It." Ay, times life. The very ides would make was the: Day screed o mias "Sparrow (Ma Cheuk) and the One making the proposal and the man there. I realise that new bat In connection with the Fancy Hundred and Seventeen Ways the fatal decision? Not on your what I didns' realise at the time the reflection that it is high time the dispute was settled. one which preceded it a fortnight City Hall on Monday under the change but, despite all our new bim break out in a cold sweat, would be sent furth o' the Colony. That it might have been settled long ago and with very ago. In the earlier message suspices of the Society for the fangled notions, I believe the and at the thought of marriage bis The point I wanted to make little loss to either side is undoubtedly true, and the lesson was stated that, according Prevention of Cruelty to animals, choice would still stand as I hair would never lie flat again, if though, was that it wasua good has again been taught that strikes are bad and have the report of the Pilferage Com-we are saked to state that for think it ought to injurious repercussions on all concerned with them. The of Shipping of the United King-

mittea appointed by the Chamber refreshments at the bar, coupons

be didna' take to his bed once and English for untrained winds, the But let us suppose for a mofor all and be a confirmed invalid kind a mental fodder for young strike weapon is the last resort of labour to get what it dom, the claims paid by shipow-poly will be acceptable and the ment (in the absence of anything for life oxes the head of it. British children in How long feels entitled-to-and-ou-the part of employers, it is alcers in the year following the purchased in the Hull.

of coupons will have to be wore pressing to discuss) that How coy heatby independent anywhere else. No that it mat- development which should be avoided at all reasonable Armistice exceeded the pre-war,

did find ourselves on a fice, sandy, young woman is aver mug enough tered a curse onyway for a hint sloping beach and nothing in costs. No-one benefits by allowing labour disputes to be average twentyfold. The report driven to such a climax. and in the dispute by which all police in assisting in the detection Pope of Rome sad the late Hon. sole possession but the top balf lack of dependence, is only too what eventually did happen bus to marry a man is more than I like that to our Director of Educa deplored the lukewarmness of the include photographs of the new

To-morrow's picture page will sight but the cocosants on the could ever understand..

trees, an odd crab or two and our many have to, and suffer for their a drowned mouse.

That tion was like throwing water on Hongkong has been affected that has been amply proved. of thieves and the tracing of Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.C.; & pano of a prisma suit. What would true and apparently unavoidable I do know that the kids in the I don't know It would be somewhat foolish to try to discover on receivers. From the message tamic view of Hongkong Har whom rested the blame for the present strike and also its now to hand it appears that the bour, showing the large amount of us are considered by others as criminally lax as they are.

we do wi' ourselves then? Lots so long as we bare parents so Junior Section of the Kowloon prolongation if the public had not been seriously incon- spool, which species of shipping held up by reason of being darned good company wi suffering mother, isn't it terrible sway & good fortnight afterwards But, British School were still lamming venienced and penalised, but when such a wholesale dis- fruitful field for the depredators at the wedding of Mr. J. L. Adams ing from grare to gay. But in just because they've had their yub don't watch out". And, and

ly at Liverpool, which bas been the seamen's strike; groups taken

a fice stock of records rengto bear some men talk like heroes at location of the Colony's business as has been witnessed for operations. How the improvement and Miss G. D. Mason; and a the

the gobble-ane'll get you. If these past five weeks is borne in mind. the public has a has been brought about is not picture of right to ask why it need have suffered. In the first place, indicated, except that it has Tokyo at which disarmament was

teeth scraped or their appendix this is the point I want to make, stances what kind of company removed? mass meeting in

For sheer egotism it was only at the recent prize- woold resulted from the shipowners were very much at fault in ignoring the

to ourselves? the effective

What on earth would most of us thinks be's sick and too busy School

commend me to the man that giving at the Kowloon British.. letters of the Seamen's Union. Had notice been taken of papies." The recommendations action of the shipping com-

bare to think of when we were

that the first requests, all that has followed might never have of the Chamber of Shipping series of highway robberies com- worries to fret over?

at the office te lie off for a couple Director of Education craiked so our Honourable alone and have so businesa.

o'days. It's worse than blinders mournfully about the poor know. occurred. It is time that employers of labour in the committee comprised a greater

There

on a borse. His outlook is so ledge of English exhibited by its East learned that the day when they could over-ride use of tallies, closer watching milled by the same gang was would be no particular fun in barrow that be canna* 800 the junior local clues. Was it to be requests by their native staffs has gone.

and restriction of access to cargo-Chinese women on their way to catch about Fatty Arbuckle or shadow. And all the time his wife

reported

Two telling yourself the latest silly rest of the world for bis owa wondered at? this morning. Labour in holds while ships are in port. South China and Hongkong is highly organised, just Whether the desired result Has Kowloon City from Yaumsti Princess Mary or about the other is carrying on in a way that the same as it is at Home, and we shall have to get used been produced by these or other were stopped by four men near thump that sold shortest should entitle her to a Carnegie PEAK LADY SUMMONS to the idea of treating with Unions and Guilds instead measures, the fact

the junction of this highway with lie about your golf score, or how medal every second month and of with the men individually. This strike bas brought eminently gratifying. Apparently the Mataukok Boad, and dis- you enubbed the taipan and put the Victoria Cross after the firet that lesson out very clearly. But the seamen's officials the parties interested in this mate which, being trimmed with fur, avell you nothing and raise co

possessed of their overcoats,

him in his proper place, would ve. years and a fresh bar for are by no means free from blame themselves. When the globe are really making progress robbers. The pullers of the to laugh at. So, my son, the

were quite valuable finds for the laugh when you had only yourself every year after.

Refusal to Fetch Children. employers offered certain. increases and promised in combating the evil, for we

Mrs. J.H. Seth, of No. 2 The arbitration on any outstanding points, the men's leaders notice that at Shanghai, due

usual fruitful theme of conversa- very well talking. Maybe if Peak, figured to-day as the com rickshas in which the women should have accepted, because that offer was just and largely to additional illumination travelled had run away on the tion would then be about as much was a woman I'd think different plainant

a summons against uss as banding a petrol cocktail altogether. Ay, that's quite true. four chair bearers for refusing reasonable. At any rate they have had to come back to

and surveillance, there has been approach of the robbers. that point now-nearly five weeks afterwards. They have

considerable dimination.

to an untrained Larsen griffin. There are even folk that say that hire, on the 11th instant. A dog bite that resulted in fatal Cut off from all communication animals do not feel pain as gained nothing by trying to gain too much: in fact, they The International Court.

It appears that the day being a we do and that a fish actually rainy one, the defendants were injuries for the victim, who died from the rest of the world, wi' no have lost a great deal. Their fellow countrymen in Hong-

being cat to do your daily enjoys "It is a concrete and living yesterday at the Government newspapers

up snd asked in turn to go to the St. kong and Cauton have a right to ask why they did not manifestation of international Civil Hospital, was reported this thinking for you, wi no cinemas skinned and having its heart Stephen's

Girls School accept the offer when it was made, and that is a difficult Karnebeek in welcoming the (Shaukiwan) while a number of gramophones to give ye nervous

to fill the vacant mind, wi' no removed while still alive. So bring home Mrs. Seib's two can tell. A woman children, and they refused, the question to answer.

delegates to the opening But, perhaps, the greatest lesson to come out of the the

of little children were playing in prostration, what would you have may feel different as you remark. excuse given by one Permanent

the street, a small boy of six was

No doubt feminine bearts say to being that they were already International strike is the one which has been taught to labour leaders, Court of Justice. The attacked by a yellow chow dog empty tummy and the regret that themselves that in their case they engaged,

and by for it has been shown them that whilst they are free to

the other Dutch Foreign

you warna" in your evening toga will not have to put up wi' much. that they were hungry and Minister and bitten on the nose. He was organise labour for labour's benefit they are not free to what the International Court Civil Hospital, but notwithstand-

appropriately describe promptly taken to the Government its rotten old head to wreckay, so he has until such time as the circumstances did not when the bally ship took it into The man bas & kindly nature, were shortly due to go home. injure the public weal by the indiscriminate exploitation ought to be, and we would faing all the efforts of the surgeon,

itself? Cut off from backs and the novelty wears cff. Very of the gullibility of their fellow countrymen.

appear to support their state- So soon as believe that they also describe the case ended fatally. The dog the hundred and one things of possibly there will be no children ments, Inspector Garrod, who the seamen went beyond the point of withholding their what it is. In other words, it is was destroyed immediately after daily life, what sort of mental and even if an accident should was in charge of the own labour, and so soon as they tried to paralyse essential the duty of the component nations its attack on the boy, it was entertainment could ye sfford Decor, there's aye plenty of amahs. described

them 25 public services by intimidation and other means, they came in the foundation of the Court by

Ay, quite so. In a year or soll lies, and to observe the compact embodied said.

being yourself? How many good poems

he bad them in conflict with the Government and had to be called to faithfully referring disputes to it over the settlement leases when the books that really count in alleged soup meat, snatching the

do you know without looking them they'll be like the others, arguing charged, following up? How much do you mind of the cookboy and fingering by Mrs. Seth over the telephone. & request book. Labour organisation is a comparatively new thing and abiding by its judgments, extra-territorjailty was abolished the world? Is your memory & in these parts and there is much loose talk abroad regard. That the tribunal itself will and in the Dogger Baok incident reservoir of ongthing but half whose chief anxiety in life, apart bad usually been engaged by her hiccuping baby from an amab Mrs. Selb that the defendants It was stated in' evidence by ing Bolshevistic tendencies in Canton and the danger and function efficiently, so far as it is when Russian mea-o'kwar fired forgotten pleasures? menace that labour organisation now presents; but we are o reason for doubting.

from the current price of rice, is to bring her children home from allowed the opportunity, there is on British fishermen. That convinced that the Chinese have far too much native com-opening ceremony took place in jurisdiction, was allowed only

The tribunal, which had no obligatory would be a tremendous test but means or foul, rainly waiting a question she made every effort Ay, I hear you say that such how to keep the kid quiet by fair school, and on the; day in mon sense to adopt imported heresies of this nature. How-the Palace of Peace ever, unless labour leaders realise a little more clearly than Hague, which prompts a regretfulerer, and for some years before heeding about. But is that really him faithfully and devotedly when to induce them to change their at The very limited opportunities, bow so seldom as to be not worth return from the club and loving then going to the coolies herself, one which, of course, would come meal times for bis Lordship's by sending the boy first and they seem to have done in this strike, that there are definite reflection. In189conference was the war had almost ceased to be the case? Haven's we all been all he deserves is a punch in the limits of activity beyond which they have no right to go of the Disarmament Conference at International Court of Justice kind or another? The sick bed dur- that old enchantress Nature may-esch of the defendants by the

Held there somewhat on the lines heard of. The they will earn the already threatened disapproval of all Washington. Largely owing to has been called into being by ing convalesence is, maybe, the be sprinkles her gold dust over Magistrate (Mr. R. E. Lindsell).

Permanent stranded on desert isles of one eye. Or, if they do realise it, A fine of $5 was luiposed od right thinking men. Trade Union rule can never be allow-German intrigue, it was unavail- more than the requisite two most common. How many of us ed to usurp rule by government, and every government has lng. At the same time a judicial thirds vote of members of the can lie still under the circum of the gamble is made beatiful these thoughts, and so the terror the right to protect itself and the people in this regard. did useful work now and then, as rests with the Powers, grest and ally and give the nurse shance make them ony less bercle for all institution was framed, which League of Nations, and it now stance and amuse ourselves men and enticing. But that doesn' The Seamen's Union now possibly understand that point, in the Anglo-Japanvas arbitration small, to see that it is a success.

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