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MATTINGLY At Repulse Bay Hotel, Hongkong, on the 29th December, 1926, Reginald Frederick Mattingly, Soliciter, aged 36...

The Telegraph

FRIDAY, DEC. 31, 1926.

THE COMING YEAR.

For us in Hongkong and for Britishers generally in China there

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1926.

solidarity of the country that the strike and stoppage were not accompanied by much more serious consequelices. That strike his petered out" in mot very satisfactory way, but one may look with confidence to a year of more than average tranquility in the labour world of Britain, dus to the necessity of re- mainly paring the ravages of the past year's disputes. It is to be hoved that before any further industrial warfare is embarked upon, the leaders of both sides with have come to a keener realibation of the wisterar coltliness of friction and seek to evolve pençeful settle- nastate ments. The political affairs of

DAY BY DAY.

GOD BE THANKED THAT THERE ARE

SOME IN THE WORLD TO WHOST HEARTS THE HARNACLES WILL NOT CLING. G. Holland,

There wa

There was a clean bill of in the Colony yesterday.

from

Manila by the ss, President Lincoln

Mr. P. M. Hodgson returned to-day.

The B. I. s.s. Takliwa is to leave Amoy to-morrow and is due here at 4 pm. on Sunday."

The B. 13.8. Takade, which left Singapore on the 28rd fistant. is due here at 7 a.m. to-morrow.

The next 188up of the Telegraph the British Empire have been over-will appear on Monday. We take hauled and cleansed at the great this opportunity of wishing all our Imperial Conference which con- readers a Happy New Year. cluded less than two months ago, and because of the results of that Conference the year 1928 will stand as a great date in the Empire's calendar. The unity of Empire was never more clearly demonstrated, and the aberent democracy of the British Common wealth of Nations was never more

plainly cvidenced. In the foreig affairs of Europe, Britain's influence has again been used or the side of peace and conciliation and the achievements of Locarne and Geneva all go on the credit side of the year's political balance sheet. We have no cause to be despondent when we look back broadly over the past year, for Britain, in spite of many 'handi- cape and not a little ungenerosity

of thought on the" part of others, has worthily upheld her place among the nations of the world whose best endeavours are direct ed towards helping the general uplift and improvement of man

better.

PLATITUDES & PROVERBS. Some Reflections on Speeding Up.

The fag, "More haste, less he said, I admitted it and looked healthspeed" is more freely quoted by defiant, or so I thought. He ran nations and individuals than ever an undertaker's eye ovor, me, and before. In Hongkong there is so said, without looking any happier. to arrive at the correct and chosen much to do, and it takes so long Seventeen dollars head tax.

"It is only a little one, I mur destination at which to do it, that mured, but ho returned to "Alico Ife becomes one long rush, and in Wonderland" ngain, and said many pleasures nro spoilt thereby "Hurry! Hurry!" to no-one in It would be of Interest to hear how particular. mutters stood twenty-five years I hurried. I became imbued ago when the evening stroll and with his habit of perpetual speed chair ride lay along the leafy up, and found ten thousand 4ñlogs glade of Wanchail Parties there to do to write, to tidy, to clean, wore, but not every day golf was to arrange. I took to fog-trot played by proxy and its emotions ting about the house collecting. drawn from pages in Country Life books took to running, and fiak- One's clothes lasted longer and ing others run, so infectious is the required less thought mainly be habit of hustling. We dined at cause they were made of stronger home, because it would be quicker material, and also because fash and dined well, because only the lona took root and were allowed to brave deserve the fare on board blossom before being plucked and ship, when the weather lu on the replaced. Whatever the reasons beam. Luggage had been hustled for the peaceful countenances of aboard the ship, the wrong ship in our grandmothers, one was the the coolie's haste. We aped down fact that sufficient into the day the Peak in the gold and silver, was the pleasure and duty thereof night to catch the panting strain- To-day, he who has written all ing leviathan far away in twink- his New Year letters, she, who has ling Kowloon. M forgotten no item of her festivities I am not brave. After ten years and they, who have leisure to of sea travelling I have no illu stand and stare, let them speak sions thereunto. Never a romance first.

comes my way. Sometimes I How much is really accomplish watch them, those couplesetl ed by this world speed-up which houotted against the akyline, and is affecting every one of us? We envy them their heart throbs; but pizurapt more than our forebears, they appear, later on, calm, uarul- and we have greater ambitions, fled, unflushed, and brually just but to equalize that in the mad themselves young married cou

als labour and thought More Again I have no illusions about my race we have all bur Firilities for ple waiting for the journey to end. servants, more and better, reguy being in good saior. I am not, made garments, more restaurants, and, turning to myWeek ond and more Thomus Cook'e to take Book I rend Seasickness On the Weight off our shoulders, yet becoming indifferent to the fate few of us can call the day our of your ship, Back the thre firmly own,

with gauze, "ute."--

Owing to Monday, January 3, bbing proclaimed a general holiday, Mesars. Mackintosh's winter sale start on Tuesday, and continue

Two Macão flónormen, charged at the Marino Court, this morning, with allowing their funks to be under way without exhibiting re gulation lights, were fined $15.

Lieut. Commdr. G. F. Hole fm posed a fine of $5 on a passenger boat mistress Who was charged at the Marine Court with carrying ning passengers in excess of the number allowed by her licence."

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The

"deaths of two deck passen gers, and their burial at sep, is re ported by the master of the sis Van Overstraton which arrived from Singapore last night. Shd carried over 1,200 passengers.

The Royal Observatory an nounces that the 9 pm time signals on the wireless mast will be repeated at midnight on De cember 31-January 1. The last signal will indicate the close of the year 1926.

M, J. C. Maassen, acting mana-

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way) in God's richest country,at daylight, and remembering to Now "across the ocean, (either) The Wanderlusten was to sail the question takes on an entirely take time by the forelook, and that. different aspect. Here's a day prevention is better than cure, I let's cram it full," says the good did as advised I woke at dawn. American, and proceeds to do 30. The great throb had begun, and The proof of the pudding la in struck a chill Vibration to my the eating."

heart. A Wehry voice in the cor ridor said "Yes, I suppose 80, We sat in the hotel during the ways is a rough trip from Hồng morning and suddenly, she said, tong." I replaced the ear-staff said my American friend Why!ing swiftly, gathered my powera I feel so low I'd have to stand on of resistance and in so doing fell tiptoe to kiss a snake! You just sleep; to dream, to wake, to cast your coverings into a case, A motor-car with, five Chinese and come right over, to Manila dream bgain. There was an enor

the forty passengrs, while on the way from with me. Nol now don't get loak-mous sheet on which Repulse Bay to Stanley yesterday, ing to see what your husband is hours of the journey were marked - afternoon, knocked down a PW thinking about it; you just hurry." in squares, and in my dreaming 1 swerved and went down the em- D. coolie, and at the same tithe

We visited the shipping. king. crossed them out, Some jumped

is plenty of room to hope that the kind. Britain has endeavoured toger, of the Hongkong Agency of the new year which will dawn to be true to itself and its traditions, Netherlands Trading Society, a morrow will prove to be better than which no nation can well do procedding to Calcutta and Mr. O.

as in every way

Steenstra has been appointed mana- and more prosperous

ger in Els place. than has been the year 1926. So far as this Colony is concerned, we seem to have come through the worst phase, of, the estrangement which resulted from the incidents

The Right Spirit.

It was extremely gratifying to read in Mr. Zimmern's letter which appeared in our issue of yesterday

he

of June, 1925, but British affairs that the question of doing some bankment at the side of the rond. "Stateroom on the Wanderlusten? about and I falled to catch them. in China have become even more thing to bring a little cheer into travelling several yards.hofore be Well; she sails to-night! YouSome refused to disappear or even.. the lives of local ricksha-pullers ing brought to a stop. The cholia have to hustle! Eighteen people fade at my stroke, and Buddenly was removed to the Government waiting for room in her now I'll they became huge white topped Civil Hospital, where It was und Warty Found and see what can be waves, tossing and shalting me. he was dead. The car was only done. Boy! Boy!... Get a slightly damaged.

troubled-than-they were in the

and chair-bearers has been dis year which saw the Shanghai cussed by at least one Society and incident. We do not intend here that there is a probability of some to review in retrospective vein the thing definite being accomplished happenings of the past year, but to along these lines in the near future. The promised public

'ry

Shaking me and saying: "Wake move on how! One good state-up! I've lost my golf-bag. We'll have to go and get it from the We room those tivo Tadies.

Hotel. Hurry! Hurry! Lucky this After the Motor Supplement had haven't got one; we'll fix some

understanding which has darken

the arrival of a shipment of a new

Second visit to the shipping got a car here waiting to go to ed Britain in China seems to have

and most attractive model of Essex king. "Yes, yes," said he, as we town; we are right alongside the motor cars. The new car is known entered. "You're right: One big dock in Hongkong, so get a move thinned appreciably a fact which complaining body of men can be as the "Esacx four-door Sedan" and stateroom and bath. You'll have on and come ashore."

the colouring, upholstering and gen- to pay extra. You're an alien," oral appointments are most pleasing The prices have been revised, but these too, were received too late for inclusion in to-day's Supplement. They should read as follows:--- Special Essex Coach, H.K $2,600, Special Essex Touring, H.K. $2,500; Special Essex Sedan, H.K. $2,700.

remark that the cloud of mis-announcement will be awaited gone to press, we received news of thing. Hurry now, boy, hurry." darned ship didn't sall after all.

is giving rise to strong hopes that 1927 will be marked by much more cordial relations. The British Memorandum, the full text of which we published yesterday, makes it abundantly clear to all except those hopelessly blinded by prejudice that 'Britain's policy in China is broadminded and

with much interest. As our cor- respondent says, it is doubtful whether a more peaceful or un found anywhere. It is true that occasionally, one of their number gets into trouble through demand. ing more than the legal fare, but, as often as not, such incidents reveal an inclination on the part of the passenger to held the coolis down to the letter of the law rather than to show a little con- sideration to a class of men who, under the best of conditions, have

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Messrs, Carroll Bros. are in re- The terms of the Gaverundent's ceipt of telegraphic advices from 4 per cent loan available to cash Singapore advising that Rubber la generous and wholly friendly to before, these chair and ricksha years, Mr. Frank Oliver yesterday version of part of the short-term declared.-Mayfields, 25% Interim a hard life of it. As we have said of the S. C. M. Post for over three Bubscribers at 85 per cent, but now quoted at 66 cents per lb." primarily designed to secure con The following dividends have been the new aspirations of her more men perform a very essential left for Shanghai to tako up an ap debts contracted during the war making 75% to date: New Scudais, enlightened politicians. The work here, and we fear that too pointment there with Reuter's into a debt of a more permanent 5%. Interim.

little thought is given to their lot. Agency. Prior to his departure, form, are published to-day Memorandum is. A historic

Below are the latest quotations Another satisfactory point which

Straita $200 document of the first importance, is brought out in Mr. Zimmern's and the Hongkong Telegraph pre- tional Debt amounted to £7,816,000 Al Go his colleagues on the Morning Post At the end of March the Na- Allenbys atmosphere of letter is that something is consented him with a silver-mounted 000, of which war debt accounts Ayer Moleks

Amalgamated Malays breathing the goodwill and wise counsel, and it templated on the lines of an writing set, the presentation being for nearly £7,000,000,000 annually.

Ayer Panas annual treat for the crippled chil- would be little short of a disaster dren of the Colony. We all know made by Mr. B. Wylle, General Over £4,000,000,000 of war debt 18 Balgownies

in short-term debts, and falls duo Bassetta if China proved bereft of men what a wonderful work Sir Wil- his stay here, Mr. Oliver has made within the next twenty years. It Bukit Jelotongs

Manager of the Company. During for payment on definite dates Brogas unable to grasp the great oppor-llam Treloar does in the direction himself extremely popular in all was borrowed for the most part at Bukit Katlls

of providing. Christmas hampers

Changkat Serdangs tunity which is at this time of for crippled slum-children in circles, and he leaves Hongkong 5 per cent. Since 1920, there has general re-assessment presented. London, and also how various with the best wishes of his friends been a marked cheapening of Connemaras.

Glenenlies Indragiris All charges of British Imperialism other organisations arrange for future prosperity and happi- capital, and it was in anticipation of this development that borrow-

Jerams will inevitably sound hollow and poor. Here in Hongkong there

annual summer outings for the S

Ings were for short periods, so Jimahs that as money became cheaper Kedaha false in face of this sincere and must be hundreds of little ones The management of the Isako dearer loans might be replaced by Kempas magnanimous gesture. The early who live-cooped up in bad aur- Circus, which is providing excellent cheaper issues: A number of these Kunta Sidime

roundings, with little or no oppor-programmes in Kowloon, sprung conversion operations has already Lunas days of the New Year will unity of having a day's fun and another surprise on circus-goers been carried out.

Malaka Pindas doubtedly be full of great moment, pleasure out in the beautiful coun- last evening, when there was a com- Although the yield of the new and it will be the heart-feit wishery near at hand. Anything, that plete change of programme, by pro loan is less than that afforded by Mandela kon of all that they will be made to can be done to bring even one day ducing a horse that could count.5 per cent, war loan, it is approx Mentakabs

of joy and delight, to these chil Members of the audience wrote a imately the same as is obtainable New Screndahs Field something of lasting benefit. dren deserves hearty support, and number on a smail blackboard, and on other long term Government PRESEASON generally— | we hope that the suggested schem., the horse, after a good look at it.issues, and its attraction over them apart from what so closely con-will soon take practical form. made a tour of the numbers which lea in the novel provision for a

sinking fund. were arranged round the central Whatever may be the amount of cerns us here in China-have been

The dispensing department of circle, and with uncanny certainty the loan, the Government under Tambalake through a testing time during Messrs. A. Watson & Co, will picked up the corect one and carried take for a period of ten years, 20 Teluk Ansons 1926. The great seven-months be open for dispensing prescrip it to Mr. Isako. With the change long as the price of the loan is at United Malaccas coal strike at Home paralysed tons from 10 am to 1 pm and of programme the show is better or below par, to spend each three Utan Simpana

from G p.m. to 7.30 p.m. on Satur-than it was before, the various num months £2,650,000. In the purchase British industry to an extent with day, January 1st and Monday, bers being far too numerous to of the loan in the market for can affect price of existing stocks, and out parallel in recent years, and January 3rd. All other depart mention Individually, but ill com-cellation. It should tend to enhance British The Times says, The loan has credit by avoiding large additions it says much for the commercial ments will be closed on these two bining to make an entertainment been skilfully and ingeniously de- in the coming year to the floating

vised. It should not adversely debt. British Wireless.

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