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HONGKONG, 14th Sept, 1922.

1

POLICE MATTERS.

Two evenings ago we have something to say in this columb regarding our native police. We revert to the question, because we are convinced that the Colony is not getting full value for the

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14′ 1922.

the same old drilla just because, some of the higher öfficials revel in this kind of thing.

DAY BY DAY.

MACAO HARBOUR.

TO MANAGE MEN ONE OUGHT The Improvement Scheme. Another paint is the proper TO HAVE A SHARP MIND IN A [quartering of the police, which, VELVET SHEATH.-George Ehot.

Jat many of the stations, is said to

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

The oballenge of the Rav. J.- P. Bacon Phillips to undertake a CATERING FOR LARGE

ten-mila walking*rase in order to STEAMERS,

'prove' that the clergy are not*, Admiral Lacerda, the Director inefficient recalls a story of an of the Bureau of Harbour Works at ancestor of Lord Haldans. The Macao, who heads the activities Haldane family have long bean initiated with the object of restor mighty walkers, and one of them, venienced because of congestion, One non-fatal case of paraty-ing Macao to at least some of its when over fourscore, was so incensed by a minister praying The Water Police Station on the phoid fever was notified yester-old commercial prosperity by the him as thy aged and infras

be far from what it might be, The telegraphic service be- lowing to lack of room. Men dat tween Canton and Swatow Is

and sleep in the one compact-reported to be interrupted. ment, and are generally incóa-

hill at Kowloon may look like a nicə little palace, but if what wa bear is true, the living conditions for the men there are bad. As in all branches of human activitý, men cannot be expected to take an interest in their work if they.

A Canting Critic.

day.

The

Britisher.

sufferer Was

The Lusitano Aquatic Sports will be held at the V, R. O. bath on Saturday the 16th. inst. com- mencing at 2.30 p.m.-.lurt.

extensive harbour improvements,

is in Hongkong. A reporter of servant" that he promptly invited the Telegraph who called on the the offender to take a stroll with Admiral yesterday at the Hong- him. The clergyman unwisely kong Hotel, was infarmed as to accepted, and had time to repeat the progress already made and during the course of a twenty the lines on which the proposed mile walk across country at improvements now contracted for racing pace. will be carried out, having regard

to the fotate benefit they will Vateran optimists like Mr. confer on ocean-going vessels of Baring-Gould ATO expressing with the early colonisation effacts possessors of the soil will rec- average dreit All squinted bopes just now that the new of the Portugnese in the Farjognise their responsibilities to East have marked with a pang the dwellers on the soil, that they of regret the decadence of Macso will regard the country estates from its former important position, which they have bought out of

mare

are unhappy or dissatisfied. If Mr. T. W. Ainsworth officiated Chinese and Indian policemen afternoo owing to the fadisposi

at the Police Court yesterday are a necessity hero then every tion of Mr. E. W. Hamilton. possible step should be taken, ia the matter of adequate pay, the} It is now stated that General removal of irksome restrictions Chan King-ming has postponed and the provision of decent living the date of his assumption of due to the silting up of the their war profits as something conditions, to make them com- Canton to the 18:b. instant.

office as Commander-in-Chief in barbour by the vast quantity of more than elaborats toye, and mud that has been brought down that they will set about winning fortable in their jobs. Thear

the river. With the march of time the confidence and respect of the things assured, we should get far

and the replacement of sailing prasantry. After all, this is a The new Civil Governor in vessels by steamers of very old problem, and we are apt beller service than we now do.

Canton has appointed Mr. Chan deeper draft, the disadvantage to forget bow many of the county HeBz-sum

his Private bas been more and

families, whose necessity in the Secretary, and Mr. Chaw Chung-keenly felt, and there has long matter of selling their estates is wing Secretary in the been desire to restore the port to so often deplored, were once Governor's office.

something approachingitsold-time in precisely the position of M. Joe, the Soviet Envoy Ex.

importance.

the new rich of to-day. With traordinary, who has just been

The ideal of Macao, said great horror the old yeomanry The extension of the Helnes Amiral Lacerda,

and visiting Peking, appears to be beat

watcbed the Prasantry upon justifying the last part of his May Institute will be open for to make the Portuguese port a decent on the countryside of the title. At a banquet to the Chinese inspection on Thursday next rival of Hongkong which would be aabobs of the later eighteenth capital he told "A number of Sep. 21st, from 4.30 p.m. to 6.30 quite impossible, but to give it a century (to go back no further) prominent people that Western P. The Council invite Members fair share of shipping to which its and the buying on of the estates newspapers out here are, to put it and their friends. Tea will be position entitles it, and the propos|

of the impoverished old families. mildly, an indifferent lor. They are served-Adel

ed scheme now in hand will sim The Pits were nabobs; the of Whittinge bame, characterised, said this authority,!

to give the harbour a sufficient Balfours

old by "literary belplessness and political illiteracy, and their ing by the Yoshino Maru were

Amongst the passengers air-depth for vessels of mean draft, though a branch of an

Certain technical and fascial family, were nabobs, and staffs are not to be confused" Sir William and Lady Brunyate difficulties have hitherto stood in James Balfour told a friend that with the big uns of the European Mrs. Winslow, Mr. and Mrs. . the way of the realisation of these be made £300,000 in about four and American Press. We have H. T. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Gold plans but it was now possible to go Fears, chiefly out of bis provisions not beard that newspaper men out smith, Major D. L. Harding. Mr.bad.

contracts in India. There are bere ate in the babit of seeking to R A. North and Mr. G. S. The position during the "old county families” to-day who

bring about this kind of confusion, Archbutt. and it may be remarked in passing that not a few of the emineat journals referred to handle Far Eastero questions in a somewhat amateurish manner. Not content] with bis first slighting allusion, M. Joffe proceeded to state that the

PEKING NEWS.

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not

past brea years, however, must read with distaste the bas not been altogether references to them in Cobbett's "Rural Rides" when they WEIG ataguant. Those concerned bad not been idle, for, with the still "naw men." products of establishment of the special ex- "Pitt's system," "paper money," ecutive Bureau of Harbour Works and war speculation. in 1920 to take charge of the

A

scheme, certain minor improvə- Yale Laiversity has recently A Peking telegram states that ments that fit into the general imported from England a peal of money spent on this section of appointment of such journalists President Li Yoan-hunz will re-schere have been carried out. big bells for tower overlooking

as editors of Far Eastern publica- the force. Maybe we are not

tions was an insult to the Chi-view the troops on October 10th These began with the yards and

Jaffe the anniversary of the establish-anchorages for native craft, cablegram reports that this im-

the Memorial Quadrangle. spending enough, and, for thatness intelligentzia.” very reason, that what we do bimself offered a far greater ment of the Republic.

beach being prepared to serve port, after having first bien spend is largely wasted. The insult to China's intelligentzia. or Another Peking message says cleaning place for junks, large classified as a work of art, bes the section of is present at the Leung Yu-ho bas received order efficient shelters for their use being been finally declared to be s figures we cited on Tuesday barquet, be his farrago of Com.to leave in a few days' time for established in good position musical instrument, and has ac- showed that our Chinese coo-munistic cant, notwithstanding| Welbziwal to negotiate

the on the north of the peninsula, in cordingly been pronounced lishle the Patsne, whilst reclamation to a Customs duty of £3,000 at stables are no paid so much as that this seems to have gone down restoration of that port.

works have been undertaken the ad calorem rate of 35 per many & cookboy gets, whilst the well. possibly aided by the con- rivist atmosphere. 3. Joffe,

with the material brongbt up by cent Objects of this kind Indiany receive even less still. In by the way. introduced

dredging of the barbour.

often Afford the American an old journalist. a police force. adequate pay is a himself as

material for the appraisers intimating that his sense

astare are now being carried out exercise of a keen discrimin at Talpa, where anchorages are

prime essential. Underpaid men of professional pride. render-

THEATRE - ROYAL

not only scamp their work, bued the alleged shortcomings of Hawaiians' First Night's they are often tempted to indulge Far Easter pressmen special-

in corrupt practices. What needs ly objectionable to him.

do

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the

Success.

Ances. The company is composed

Other improvements of a like

find

being provided with a view to and sons for clarifying their use by the fishing janks.

articles in such a way sa to Altogether these minor impro-make them pay the highest tariff.

balf dollars.

ruled that piano hammers were

to be done is to make the job such Extraordinary as one of the big badours scored a great success at

not remember this Envoy Kai's Royal Hawaiian Trouts will cost a million and a Thos a few years ago it was that the lakong or the Indian guns of the European Press. but the Theatre Royal last night, and

In the inner barbour, some Bot parts of musical instru. constable will not care to lose it. everybody will recollect him as the enthusiasm of the audience progress has been made in dreds ments, batmanfactures of Then we shall get better work signatory to the iniquitous treaty augurs well for future performing operations, such improve-felt," which are liable to a higher

of Brest-Litovsk. which the

mants making possible the from these men. As matters are, Allies urdi. As a basi touch to of three ladies and Eve men, whenlargement of the quays, but wooden pieces were being import- duty. So, too, when some carved we fear that the lazy and the his comparison. 3. Joffe says all work hard to make the show the main festures of the schemeed for a Roman Catholic church

bave yet to be realised. Macao'est Galveston work-shy are to be found in large that Western journalists here are go with a swing.

the Customs aspirations, pointed oat the authorities disallowed a claim for nurabers in the native sections of pot to be confused with

The first half of the programme Admiral, are much greater than their free admission as "church gentlemen of the Chinese Press: the force.

either-those incorruptible scribes last night was a selection of the medicocre improvementa who subject their Government to Hawaiian songs, the instruments already carried out. She desires should pay 35 per cent as "manu. [statuary," sed insisted that they Then, besides pay, there are

dire threats because of the with--Hawaiian guitars, ukuleles and to return to her old position 63 8 the general conditions of service drawal of subsidies. And an banjo-all blending in wonderful prosperous port, and the main paintings done on canvas with factures of wood." Religious to be taken into accoust. We liuminsting commentary upon harmony. The second half was drawback has been in the silting aniline colours are pronounced to unctuousness is supplied by the of music the troups showed they restoration to the old conditions of dissatisfaction amongst the Eastern Times, which reports that were artists of the first water. dredging operations on a large case they would be datiable at 15 meaning of the Act, in which indians and Chinese regarding M. Joffe, to encourage Bolshevist The Company certainly have scale are necessary to make the per cent, but manufactures of the number of drills they bave to propaganda in China, has pro- plenty of "pep" and "go."

port available for large ocean-cotton" at 45 per cent put in-one a week, at least, it is rided donatives for these native

There are some rather fine going vessels of mean draft. voices among the male member During the last three yeKTA raid. These drills are often doce publicists and intellectuals."

are told that there is a deal this ludicrous exhibition of devoted to jazz, and at this class up of the barbour. To effect be not paintings" within the

in the men's own time; that is,

.

of the company, while among the D exhaustive - review of FAMOUS OXFORD BLUE DEAD. ladies dancing is the speciality. old placa initiated ZZ far Lieutenant-Colonel Francis These latter items included back as 1887 has been mile, and Owen Wethered, a famous Oxford they do their duty hours and Chinese Psychology.

Hawaiian dances, an imitation the outcome of the comparison of rowing blue, has died at Teneriff®, perhaps Police Court work and

A poultry-dealer charged at of Salome and clog dances, and these with modern conditions is aged 58. then fill in between times with the Magistracy yesterday with were perhaps the most popular radical decision to construct "an drill. Drill is a very excellent cruelty through not keeping the turns of the evening. There were entirely new harbour at Macao.

birds supplied with water pleaded also some very fine solos on the This plan, which it is proposed to anchorage on the south and thing in many respects. It is that no notice of the requiremente mandolin and or the guitar, carry out at once, is very como least the ares of dredging good for discipline, we know of the law had been served upon rendered by different members prehensive, but the potentialities invoed being 5,000,000 square But, after all, our police are not bim or posted up at the market of the company.

of the port, regarded from the metres, and the anchorage afford- where he has his stall. Mr. G. R.

of view of its posing sufficient space for six ateam- soldiers, and at no time are they saver, of the Sanitary Board, men-house might be termed a good sible conversion into

For Hongkong, last night's point

railers. The deep water channel leaů“ required to formation or deploy on the fields notice was issued and explained sasts being filled and upstairs Heungshan, has now relegated is metres and a width of 100 metres, attack in masstioned that he believed that such one, practically all the downstair way terminus for the rich and ing into the entrance between the densely populated district of moles will have a length of 5000 All the drill a policeman requires to the occupants of the market. fir zuraber. The company, to be acquainted with is the one might have supposed that however, bave now made & name to the position of being only the Asuficient depth in this chancel common-sense or common br- for themselves in the Colony and central feature of a larger scheme will be maintained to allow 'boo, number off, form fours, manity would have provided the for the remainder of their visit which takes into account the steamers of a draft of 25 feet to right, quick march, so that admonition. A Gilbertien element bumper houses will probably be possibilities of the port asa com enter the new harbour,

The preliminary Works in so0- aquads may be moved in decent was imported into the case by the the rus

disclosure that the defendant was

The whole scheme for the con-geclion with the outer harbour order and not like a flock ofį a member of the Bociety for the

struction of the new improve-have been commenced, with like. | sheep. We want our police to do Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

ments and extensions has been improvements to those already in police, work, but if their time is This is not the first time that a

placed with the Netherlands existence, at Macao_Blac} where “ laken up with semi-military duty, has been charged. Apparently [Chinese member of the Society

Harbour Works Company, the are to be seen a shelter for small "The annual match between firm which constructed the fine craft, completed: reclamation' which must appear to them there is a type of native mind the Kobe Golf Club and Tokyo harbour of Chefoo. The estimat works, sad a large retaining wall rather useless, we cannot expect which imagines that a subscrip- Golf Club was played on thead cost is placed at $6,500,000 and in front of the Area Prats, to get the best out of them. When tion, instead of being a means of links at Rokkosso. The match the probable period of construc- These works, the Admiral points

promoting the Society's objects, was a draw. Kobe winning the tion is three youĪS.

out, are only a part of the vest off duty, men want to rest and is rather a method of gaining 21-laingles by 4 to 31%, and Tokyo The new harbour will be formed scheme that is being considered not to be scampering about doing emption.

the foursomes by 2/14 to 1/14. by two long motes enclosing the for the port,

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mercial outlet.