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THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1

1923.

DAY BY DAY.

40 YEARS IN CHINA.

ja"way can be found to disarm internationally. It is an ironical commentary on

modern civilisation. But that is just how matters stand,

our

YOU CANNOT HAVE FRIENDS IF Retirement of Mr. A. H. ton and to the whole Service, by

YOU SPEND YOUR TIME MAKING ENEMIES

Harris.

SERVICE

[China, we, the members of the jataifa under your charge, wish to recard our deep regret at your |departure, which in a loss to Can-

(whom we know our sentiments are abared. Your servica of forty JOLIE in China has been a distinguished ons. The example of minuta at-

tails, especially those affecting with a breadth of view on larger the welfare of the staff, coupled

Britain's Agriculture.

The further attempts to bolster shows one case of small-por and

Yesterday's Health Reports FINE RECORD IN CUSTOMS tention to even the smallest de- up the agricultural industry in another of enterio faver. Both Britain, and the recent trauble sufferers are Chinese.

By the Empress of Russia there among farm labourers in parts of

left Hongkong, to-day, on retire- England, remind us that the days

ment, one of the best known and questions, is one which may wall of profitable rural undertakings

The Blue Funnel steamer most highly-respected officials of the Sarvice. The feelings of be followed by younger members are passing, slowly but surely Tyndarens reports that a steward of the Chinese Maritime Customs, sadness which are inevitableatthe The spread of urban areas, the committed suicide xt Cebu, in the person of Mr. A. H. Har absorption of country districts for whilst the vessel erection of manufacturing plants port. and workers' houses, and the steady gravitation of the country population towards the towns and cities, have set on foot the gradual decline of agriculture in Britain, Specifications on Applic and nothing the Government can do will succeed in arresting the decay of the ancient industry. In the days when the land under food crops was much more exten-

tion to

到

was at thairis, who has just left Canton after conclusion of the work of a life- serving as Commissiouer there time will, we hope, be somewhat since the latter part of 1921. Inmitigated by the knowledge that all, Mr. Harris has been in the your loss will be severely felt by Admiral Sir Arthur Levesos. Customs service" for 40 years downwards, and that the Service all, from the Inspector General Lady Leveson, and their daughter, less two months, and be has beep will long remember your name were received in audience by the granted leave by specist request, and work, the records of which Erpress of Japan on April 2nd. in order to avoid the trying heat in the Hall of the Phoenix at the of summer, his retirement taking Southern Ports, where so much are especially written in the Imperial Palace.

place within A few months'

has been done by you to enhance time. During his lengthy rethe efficiency of the Service. We As the result of a quarrel with sidence in the East, Mr. Harris wish you God-speed and a long able to make a comfortable living, two other men who made of who have come to admire him and happy period of retirement"

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FUTURE HORRORS.

has made innumerable friends.

Then and Now,

the azricultural labourers were after the affair, two boiler makers easily, one might say notoriously, were taken to the Kwong W for his integrity of character. the worst paid section of manual Hospital yesterday suffering from anything which he believes to be his courageous stand against

In a chat with a Telegraph workers in the whole country. stab wounds on the head..

wrong, and his all-round courtesy that he had always found the representative, Mr. Harris stated The changed Labour cutlook has

in official and private life. altered that, and there are other

Customs work intensely interest- In future, the local telephone! influences operating towards

Early Service.

ing, even the purely technical making farming a small-paging addresses of subscribers, as well directories will include the

and routine duties, because he had In the Customs service, Mr. always tried to realise that the industry The "back to the as their phone numbers, and in Harris bas had a most interest applications which came before Hand *

movement just after order ta prevent the booking and varied career. the war has left a large num

He first him pulsated with the commercial from becoming too cumber came East in 1883, being appoint-life of the ports and represected

κα and ed

Hankow M8 a junior live men and live business. Under assistant in the Customs Service. Sir Francis Agien, the status and He was later transferred to prospects of the Service had enor Peking to study Chinese, and mously improved, and the co- then served in the Secretariat of ditions which now faced a young

to face.

I should like to add.”

ber of people who invested in some, separate English agricultural undertakings worse Chinese editions will be issued. off than when they started. In years to come the greater part of Britain will be bereft of its bigger Despite the fighting in Canton. farms, and where other in lustries a large audience assembled the Inspector General. In 1886, man were very different from have not penetrated there will be the Canton Club Theatre on he was sent down to Tientsin as those which he (Mr. Harris) and Some interesting and decidedly only scattered small-holdings. An Monday night, when Alexandra Secretary and Interpreter to the his friends of the 70's and 80's bad grim possibilities of war in the interesting spectacle is afforded in Sklarevski delighted all present Chinese Navy under Captain

some districts by the abandonnient with a future sie given in a book entit-of fields owing to their having been piano music. The audience was and joint Commander-in-Chief during my two periods of service choice programme of Lang. R.N.. the organiser remarked. Mr. Harris, "that led The Reformation of War "tunneled by miners fallowing the much larger than at the Harg with Admiral Ting, serving in Hongkong I have been deeply which has just been written by veins runningfrom a neighbouring kong recital, and many encores under Viceroy Li Hung cban cognisant of the courtesies ex- Colonel J. F. C. Fuller, who held coalmine. Where stood a rustic were demanded. Sklarovski left Four yaara later," Admiral

well, maybe, we later find a mine for Manila to-day by the 8.8. Lang of the Chinese Navy (as he Government. It has been my terded to me by the Hongkong an important position in con-shaft. The Colonies, with their Presiden: Jefferson..

subsequently bocame) nection with the British Tank vest areas of agricultural lands

retired pleasure to and Mr. Harris then went Home hope, to forward whatever bas support, and I Corps in the Great War. From and their ever-increasing dairying

The management of the Star on leave, Whilst in England, he been the policy of the In- what be ssya, we deduce that the place of rural Britain in supplying Theatre in Kowloon are offering and when the Davis Scholarship Hart to Sir Francis Aglen, to

facilities, have already taken the

entered Trinity College, Oxford, spector Generals, from Sir Robert chief war weapon of the future the needs of the population. their patrons a particularly at for Chinese Knowledge fell vacant establish cordial relations between will be gas, probably used from Farming in the Mothercountry tractive bill during these next

be competed for it and

Was the Government and the Service, already suggests a hobby for the few days. In the first place they aeroplanes. According to the wri- wealthy experimenter rather than ere screening "A Daughter of the unable to hold it for the full term, Government and the Kwangtung successful. He was, however, and between the Hongkong ter, the gas-spreading aeroplane a living for the practical man.

Gode," in which Annette Keller- will "destroy infautry like ver-Seamen's Wages.

mann, the great swimmer, dis and passed it over to bis com- Provincial Government. Natural- ports amongst a bevy of beautiful Petitor, a young Japanese under-15, after so many years, I leave min." Even if the gas be but an It is interesting, to note that the girls, and then there is the series graduate. On returning to China, the East with regret, for I have anaesthetic. Colonel Fuller says reduction in the wages paid to of characteristic dances to be after a short spell at the head of many friends out here, but the

the West River, Mr. Harris wes whole column of troops could British seamen has not been a given by Miss Lucy Sheimo, who, stationed at Shanghai for four arting is somewhat softened by be put into a mystic sleep, and he repted as complacently as was ex following a successful season in

pected in some quarters. The Shanghai, has been delighting Messrs. Hippisley and Rocher.

years, serving as Secretary to which has always been shown memories of the great kindness. acks: "What General on earthwhole justification for these lower visitors to the Hongkong Hotel is going to win decisive battles if wages, as with other torms of em Roof Garden. whole divisions and corps are to ployment, appears be put to bed for several hours at living which incidentally, is delightful recital of monologues chow

on the fall in the cost of Miss Eleanor Haber gave a in 1900, Mr. Harris was sent to recall the courageous stand which at a time?" That is looking at not felt in the East, where at the Eaems Club last night, in Customs station there, where he meeting in the Theatre Royal in

ia charge of the the matter from the purely living expenses tend to increase. the presence of a large and en- had many interesting experi- April, 1917, when a resolution in

The shipping companies are trythusiastic audience. This was ences in connection with the favour of the ing their best to reduce working the first function of the kind at Boxer troubles. A horrible future is in store for costs wherever possible, and one the Club, and Mr. L. D. Martya, however,

Fortunately, Germans from the Colony was city dwellers during future big of the avenues to lower expendi- who introduced Miss Haber and coming through Canton

telegrams enthusiastically endorsed. Facing ware, according to the authority men's wages. Many of the men those present, expressed the hope he refused to pass on the order length against the motion, being ture lies in this cut in the sea-later thanked her on behalf of intercepted by Viceroy Li, and addressed the meeting at some house, Mr. Harris a packed He pictures London have accepted the reduction with that many similar events would for extermination of foreigners, the only speaker to take up the being attacked from the air with out open protest, which is to the be held in the future, All the so that the troubles of that year then unpopular side. He argued a fleet of way five hundred credit of a fine body of men. The monologues were very cleverly fell lightly on Kwangtung and

question will always be, whether done, 038 in regard to a motor Kwangsi In 1901, Mr. Harria that there must aeroplanes carrying bombs of seamen's wages have over really mustard gas, which might cause been bigh enough. Theirs is work trip and another illustrating was sent up to Nanning to make endless casualties and throw the of an exacting and often danger game of Ma Jongg being es

pecially funny.

the port there as a "self-opened whole city into a panic. "Pic-the conditions of accommodation cus nature, and even nowadays

mart" and for the institution of convince their fellow-country- ture, if you can, what the result and food on some ships are

West River regulations. He was men that they were wrong. He then transferred to the Statistical clusion of Germans was bound added that the question of ex- will be:. London for several disgraceful. One of the reasons

Department in Shanghai for six up with the question of racial days will be one vast raving why so many British vessels

months, after which he was sent; employ foreign banda is this very Bedlam, the hospitals will be matter of conditions of service. stormed, traffic will cease, the The Country requires

military standpoint.

quoted.

to centre

more

"

LAWN TENNIS.

Yesterday's Matches.

The Boxer Troubles. After a second period of leave,

all the

were

me."

A Typical act.

Many Hongkong residents will

Mr. Harris took at & 20120

exclusion of

bave been A minority in Germany against the war,

and that arrangements for the opening of this minority would eventually

to Yochow in Hunan. From batred, and he asked the audience there, he was moved by request sentiment, but to take a long not to be guided simply by to Changsha, which port be had view and be charitable.

In a comment which we made

at the time OD Mr. Harris'

bomeless will shriek for help, the Britons working on its vessels. Much interest was yesterday the honour and pleasure of city will be in pandemonium." The ideal would be to have our centred in the match in the

Open opening. mercantile marine manned one Championship Singles on the What is the remedy? According hundred per cect by British sub-..C.. Courts, between D. Arranged Conservancy Loan. speech we remarked that all to this writer, it is an adequate jects at least. It is to be hoped, Rumjahn and S. A. Rumjaho.. Going on leave again in 1906, lovers of fair play must applaud defending air force ready to therefore, that the recent reduc- Some excellent play was seen. Mr. Harris was, on his return, the apesker for the pluck and to strike back at once. That, of tually in an even larger foreign secured by the former by three tow, and after eighteen months played, adding that so far from tion in wages will not reepit even the victory being eventually appointed Commissioner at Swa-good feeling which he dis course, is second best choice to element. The problem affects the gets to one. By a like margin, there he was sent to Hongkong impairing the undoubted respect international disarmament, the bigger lines very slightly, but is Dods and Raworth beat Wild and in charge of the Kowloon and in which Mr. Harris is held by one of especial concern in connec- Humphreys in the Champion- District Customs. He served all classes, bis boldness in ex-

at the moment.

The past years have demon- strated that it costs increasingly more to kill a soldier with each

new war and such killing is the

CHINA SPECIE BANK.

Meeting of Creditors.

8.8

signs of which are not too bright tion with the numerous tramp ship Doubles. Another excellent here for four years. Returning pressing his opinions will have steamers, whether under sail or tie was that in which Sowell and from Home in 1913, be visited all increased it, if possible." We steam, that in the aggregate go to Mise Irving best Hayes and Mrs. the ports for six months further said that to face, ussup- mercantile marine tonnage. make up a large part of Britain's Boyd. The former were

te Examiner in Chinese. On comported, a jeering and potentially ceiving and the latter owing pletion of this work, he was ap-angry audience of some thousand pointa, and the handicap was just pointed to Newchwang and whilst people was the act of a brave too much for the losers, who, there he had the privilege of man, and recorded our convinc- | object of all was, after all. New

however, put up a stiff fight in putting through the regulations tion that, despite the opposition means of defence are quickly

the final set. Yesterday's results and arranging the loan for the shown, there was not a man pre- were as follows →→→

Laio River Conservancy, having sent at the meeting who did not devised to protect soldiers against

A large number of Chinese Open Championship Singlea:

the satisfaction of seeing the honestly feel that the speaker new means of attack. Militariste, attended the meeting of creditors 0. Rumjaho beat S. A. Rujahu, hands of Mr. G. Hughes. From admired "a sport".

work started in the competent was what the Britisher most thus frustrated, are turning more of the China Specie Bank, held | 6-3, 6-1, 7-9, 6-1. and more to attacks on civilians at the Courts of Justice this.

Newchwang, Mr. Harris returned Open Championship Doubles: morning. at the back of the lines. So it

E, R. S. Dods and A. B. Raworth 1916 to 1918, and on returning to Hongkong, serving here from On the proposition of Mr. Lai beat R. H. Wild and J. D. Hum- from leave in 1919, he was posted

LAVA AS FERTILISER.. seems safe to predict that if an-Ching, seconded by Mr. Chan phreys, 7-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Professor Barton Scammell, other big war comes, the main Kwal-lok. the Court was asked to

to Amoy and from there trans-President of the Radium Institute appoint Mr. J. H. Seth and Mr. Miskin (+4/6) beat C. Willson Canton.

Handicap Singles "A":

discovered Gferred in the autumn of 1921 to at Dover, has campaigns will be directed Wong Kwong-tin liquidators.

wonderful fertiliser if we accept against civilians instead of Ou the proposition of Mr. Lai+ 1/8), beat C. E. P. Harrison |(+2/6), 6-8, 6-0, 6-4, A. Brearley

the theory of Mr. Frank A. against srmice and navies-Ching, seconded by Mr. Teoi+3/6), 6-2, 2-6, 6-1.

Vanderlip, the New York backer. starvation blockades, for ex- was appointed, consisting of

On leaving Canton, Mr. Harris It consists of lava from Mount Taik, a committee of inspection

Handicap Singles "B" W. was presented with a photograph Vesuvius, treated with the radio- ample, and, more particularly, Messrs. Lai Shek Ho-lum, Leung (16), 6-4, 6-1.

Kinnear (+3/6) beat C. G. Perdue of the Customs staff and an illu- active solution of radio-phosphate destruction of cities by aeroplanes Sai-wing and Chang Mun-po.

minated address couched in the of potash. Crops are doubled and carrying high explosives and

After the meeting of creditors Mixed Doubles: 0. W. Sewell following terms: "On the oc- trebled in quantity. If this meeting of contributories was and Miss H. Irving' (+15) beat G. casion of the severance of your proves correct both Japan and poison gas. That is the outlook held, at which meeting the above H. Hayes and Mrs. Boyd (2/6), connection with the Canton Cas- Jays should be great gainers by for the future generations, unless resolutions were confirmed. [6-1, 6-3, 7-5,

tome and the end of your career in the discovery,

The Staff's Tribute.