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THE CHINA MAIL.
POINTS ABOUT OUR WITHDRAWAL FROM RUSSIA..
The "danger that threatened Europe" was Bolshevism, and it hasn't been removed. The Bolsheviks. are holding their own, yet we are withdrawing.
It may be said that we are desert- ! និង។
our allies' in Russia. Both (or all) Russian parties were our allies.
must perish. " 'For better or worse, B.S. "CHING CHOW" SOLD, until death," has been dead a long. time. It is now a mummy trying to look alive.
COL.. WARD, MP.
We are growing rather weary of seeing this name mentioned as if it carried any particular significance For Labour circles at Home. Our It is said there was no intention to advices are that the opinions of Coll remain Permanently. If that means Joan Ward, and especially his the permanent conquest and occupa-opinions about Russians, have ceased tion of Russia we can accept it.to interest anybody at Home. It didn't need
saying. If it means there was 30 intention to remain until Bolshevism defeated, we call it a lie. What they didn't intend was that the Bolsheviks should hold out so long. What was the use of starting a job, and aband oning it less than half done?
was
We believe that the excesses of the Bolsheviks (which are not due to: the principles of Bolshevism but to the simple fact that the perpetrators: are Russians-semi-civilized Tartars) have, been used by our own Panjand rums 25 an argument against Socialism, and as an excuse for fight ing Socialism.
We have no doubt of it..
We do not want to see Socialism ourselves, but any ideals of any men whatsoever must not be fought un fairly. We believe that intervention in Russia lacked good motive and lacked excus. We believe that it has been defended by hypocrisy, and we allege that it is now being aban doned with lies.
The Daily Press believes that to be
"mistaken notion.""
We say that the Russians should have been left to find their own sal
vation. They precipitated the world war on us, they were the first to " on us, and we owed them nothing except a fair field.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
11:16d.
To-day's dollar is worth 3s. 7
42 YEAR OLD STEAMER. FETCHES $200,000.
After preliminary negotiations. the sale has been concluded of the Green Island Cement Co.ss." Ching chow to the Manila firm of Madrigal and Co.
was
TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1919,
DISMISSED GENERAL.
CHARGE OF WASTING MEN OF
LONDON DIVISION.
TERRIBLE STRUGGLE IN
STOKEHOLD.
THIRD ENGINEER ASSAULTED.
Ieb. General Sir Charles St.
Bacter, who concealed the SAYS THEY TRIED TO THROW 7th London Division from 1914 uuti 1010, speaking at the divisional din
HIM IN FURNACE,
ner in London, suid:
Teee Chinese made ther appeur
The
I was charged wish wutton waste- The purchase price in sterling is
tof dive mea enonsted to my com- franco bekwe Mr. G. N. Orme” this equivalent to about $200,000. Messrs. Geo. Grimble and Co. were the brokers at the Battle of the Soute, raming, on a charge of awaiting The 5.5. “Ching Chow" has a I repandute lat charge with indigan. (the third engineer of the .. net tonnage of 1195. She Beer ("Hear, bear() The mea- [ Tuguing on the high seua.
Mr. J. Lewis presenting built in 1877 so is 42 years oldures take which led to this loss. She was lately engaged in carrying were either in opposition to my reated that defendants had attempt- limestone from Haiphong to HongPresentations or 1 wys not respond to thow the complainant into tha kong for the Green Island Cement sible for thei
satpis furnage. Company.
was dismissed åt an hour's Mr. L. Tessandier, that engineer The "Ching Chow has been notice with dieginge from my divi- for the "Taming," said that the in- handed over and it is understood she on a division which I had tripol fuldent took plicejon July 14, at 12:90 will proceed to Formosa to load for and witch. I had been so proud to p.m. wale the ship was on the highe To-day's return showy one case Manila, after which it is not expected lead in every succes I was dssons, from Manila to Cebu, He was of plague and two of enteric. that Hongkong will see more of her, nosed as an hour of the most halon duty in the engine rooms...
The crew for, the "Ching Chow" hust achievement of the division, is two defendants were emplyel. arrived by the Indo China. sathe upture of High Wool, which firemen on board. Third sel "Loongsang" yesterday.
several püber divisions had made wits a coil-passer. Second defens futile attempts to take.
shine went into the engin mo d * I think it is unesumptied in mili- stayed for about five minutes. His tury history that military comfirst impression was that the latter mander should be disputed in the was looking for one tools, un hi hour of the sineess of the troops. [post was in the stoke-loid and not under 's commend without any the engine-mom. He saw the steamy attempt as investigation. The charge cage and back pressure, ging of having beew responsible for the flown, and knocked the renna on ureless sacrifice of Bres of those the holder telling him go to the Funder me was, I maintain, a crueli stoke-laki sench
make. teatr. Fænd unjust aeonsation,
First nevel then
on the My immediate upmeul for in-scene, al torið lás qympatrict to qual vestigatian Was Rantly ignorsk hupetai - sentery so 's fotuupalne | Samussive protests at Tiene have) and shorkers. Complainja, then sakā
net with bhe sun tue.
he wanted Ne onder eend out.
The s.s. "St. Albang due yes terday from Australia, will not arrive here until to-morrow,
The 9.3.
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Chengtu (Captain, Pennefather) cleared for Shanghaf to-day with 1,100 tons of cargo.
SHIPS IN HARBOUR.
List of vessels in port this
Japanese
The s., Gaelic Prince cleared morning. from New York via Shanghai to-day. British Her cargo from here is 2,000 tons..
Chipshing Oliva Leongsang
The ss. "Mausang" (Captain Smith) left, for Singapore today son with 2,300 tons of rice and 100 tons of general.
The Indo China s.s. "Chipshing" Capt. Matthews) arrived from Hong kong yesterday afternoon with 2,143 tons of coal.
Agapenor Taming... Chengtu Gaelic Prince Kumsang Pheumpenh Haimun
Taksang
By meddling we have prolonged their civil war. We encouraged A capital display of "Chu Chow "Hok Canton the reactionaries, and are now desert fireworks is billed to take place at Choysang ing them. In pursuance of Panjan drumhe Ming Yuen Gardens to-night Burrumbeet principles, such as opposed French From 8 to 10 p.m. Republicanism, our Panjandrums. have wasted precious British lives. and caused grod British lads to suffer hardships-for nothing.
Both Denikin and Koltchak.are Russian Parjandrums. Colonel John
BARGAINS IN THEFANCY DEPARTMENTS. Ward is a proletarian ass In the skin
LADIES' BOOTS AND SHOES.
DRESS GOODS AND REMNANTS.
BIRTH.
of view: It may be remembered that the China Mail hit upon the
of a Panjandrum lion.
Anything we did in Russia to thwart the Germans, while the Germans were still in the field against us, can pass. That was all right. But it is humbug to pretend we stopped at that. Even now, while clearing out, we are going to continue supplying ammunition etc. (on the Churchillian excuse that it is unsaleable surplus") to one of the parties in this civil war. We are not neutral-we egg 'em on while keep-
Mr. E. B. Waite, Mrs. Borjust and Master Borjust were passengers arrived by the s.5. "Choy Sang (Captain Wright) yesterday afternoon from Swatow.
The O.S.K. "Surabaya Maru" arrived from Sandakan this morning with 4,000 tons of through cargo. During the voyage a Japanese died of ptomaine poisoning.
Surabaya Maru Takano Marui
Taiwan Maru
Ryoyen Maru
Shinyo Maru
Suwa Maru Masayosha Maru Kaijo Maru
Chinese
Empress of Asia Volute Huntball Fausang
Shun Shing Chikshang Kwai Wah Yuetshang Kwangtah
Winghang
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Hoitung Asia
Pa Leé
French
Hupeh Mausang Wuhu Singaporean Baron Inchcape. Songina Cassis
Jade Cardium Hong Wan I
Norwegian:-
The total output of the Kailan Hero Mining Administration's mines for Childar the week ending 19th July, amounted Diva to 76,249 tons and the sales during the period, to 80,448 tona.
COOPER.- As." Meister No. 5. explanation at the time the news fing out of range ourselves We are 13 years has been sent to the Public!
Penk, on August 2, to Mr. and Mrs. W. A. 4. Beper, of w Jaughter.
The
China Mail..
“É PROTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE..**
came through, that a discreet hint ceutral, because (vide Churchill and
The body of a Chinese, boy of
mortuary. The boy was accidentally
water into Ho Ming Tung.
Providence Haldis Prominent
Dutch-
Trigonia
American —
Quianebaug Tancerville Chingchow
I have been even refusal offant | whereupon second testend ger koki dalmation relating to superior or of him by the legs. Pest defendunt ders atal material facts bedaccted shen attempted to knock him on the with the operations in question, head with spanner. By a jerk of which are necessary to the prosecu the band he avoided the bles, but tion of my ense, which it is possible įlost bis balines He wanted to ge wil be brought before the publie at to the steps and summon the chief an early date. I am determined engineer, but their grip on him that my military career shall be vin. I tightened, and he could not even dicated, and that I shall be absolved shout. First censed then shoutedl from the camel accusation at hoving to the fireman and coal-power, who spundered the lives of those en frame along and attempted to throw. trussed to any commend."
A PEACE DINNER.
TROOPS FETED.
Irive into the stoke-hold. Ho resist-
by grappling hold of the door. When the Chief Engineer come his assailants disperses and resurged their work. Fast pcewed haf censed trahle when he foomalaine ant) was think engineer en boril thur Chin Ho The coufpasses Barb falso hit him with sore hint object, his hands were swollen. He was
bitten in several places.
Endoubtedly one of the most pleasing functions which terminated a In peace celebrations in Singapore M. W. F. Cowen, chief engineer,
"
was that on the awning of July 22 deposed that he found the thin en- in the Garden Uhh, when the engineer overpowered by the men. Ebers entermined to dinner a number He bee good reputation and de (of anen selected from the hurrison, Lot harass the crew. fall of whom had been on active ser His Worship wid that what the view the different fronts during defendants' futended doing to the the late war
complaines could not be provend,
I might have been given by an intelli- the Daily Press) we are coming out drowned by falling into a pool of CHINESE LAWYERS' CLITR rubl. Dr. Litn Boon Ketg. win onthis, three months'
gent officer acting without official orders. No explanation or denial can remove the fact that the end suited our policy, however it came o happen. Mr. Walter Long was very sorry to hear a British mem- ber of Parliament make that state. ment in our House," that "in the American and French Press it was suggested that we have connived at
HONGLONG, TUESDAY, Amnest 3, 1919. it
THREATS AGAINST US.
悲
We are in receipt of evidence of a desire on the part of the Panjand rums to make the China Mail "shut
"This was not unexpected. up."
We have a reputable witness, who
will consent to come forward when
necessary,
of an official's remark indicating an intention to perform acts which would amount to con- spiracy. In restraint of trade. We await that person's first move. We are ready for him.
We have evidence of a statement made by another Panjandrum that they have the China Afail taped. and will go for it and get it (or words to that effect) the first time it makes a slip.
British Justice! Our honourable opponents!
We have evidence of the most gratifying kind that our independence is welcomed and enjoyed by a con- sistently increasing number of
citizens.
This note is not put in for the sake of self advertisement, but as a warn ing to the home made Prussians that we know their cards, and that we hold the trumps.
THE SCUTTLED FLEET.
47
Commander Bellaits drew a reply from the First Lord with regard to -the scuttling of the German ships at Scapa Flow. Now that we know from Reuter there is to be no inquest, we can make up or minds to add this to the list of unsolved mysteries, like the letters of Junius, the identity of Jack the Ripper, the man in the iron mask, who and what was the god Lacchus, and so on. Because, in spire
» of the virtuous indignation of Mr.
Walter Long. doubt will still continue
to sit astride the thinking of the
common shrewd man of the street.
we never intended to remain, and we have no interest in the issue.
Lies. All lies.
We are evacuating because the Labour Party ordered it, with threats
DIVORCE..
The chair was cupied by the Furst sentenced the acensed to six and six Tas supported by Mr. J. M. Sime, weeks, respectively. Mr. J. B. David and varicars promin
ent members of the couruunity..
Prie to the dinner the guests of:
Mr. H. Y. Loo, M.A. Oxford The marriage is announced to Barrister-at-Law, has 'petitioned the take place shortly of Mr. Henri Civil Governor of Kwangtung and the evening passed the time away in CHINESE BOY FINED $6,000. Willen Weyler, Acting Manager, the Commissioner of Finance to let go of billiards or a friendly game Netherlands India Commercial Bank, him have the old building known as of curds. to Marie Margaret Petersen, Station The Altar Of Former Agriculturists" Hore!. Kowloon,
the Coronet Theatre yesterday while There was a little diversion at
A Portuguese and a Chiffese youth Three Weeks" was being screened. indulged in a short bout of fisticuffs. They were soon stopped.
After a fine repast the Chakman, A NEW FORM OF CHILD SLAVERY.
"for three thousand dollars, Hongkong lufter the loyal touts had been hon- Currency, so that he may equip at ourel, pmposed the health of the law students and his own expense a free library for guests and in the course of a very simpan alongside the so." Chong Sergeant Bond on August 1 saw "rendezvous happy speech said that they, the Va. and Suspected. Boarding evening tried in their humble way to to see a Chinese youth throwing members of the Garden Club, that other it be for there in tune. celebrate the Peace which I been event tins overboard. One tin of made in Europe, and they all hoped ophum was found between the lal's it was going to be a sting peace for legs, when he was arrested. the work. That night they bad as
discuss the improvement of adminis for the eminent lawyers of China to tration and practice of Law.
AMOK.
their guests a very few of those to G. Orne this morning Mr. P. W. Appearing for the boy before Mr. whose suurifices they owed the peace Goldring pleaded for leniency on the
He regretted very much, more- Elsewhere we reprint a brightly over, that it had appeared in either written article by a Churchman, the French or American Press. The entitled "Divorce While You Wait." China Mail cannot help regretting He mentions the big number of cases that Mr. Long was so full of regrets. (about 600) awaiting the last divorce It regrets this British tabit of shrink-sessien in order to show that casier ing from plain statements of plain divorce would mean still more. That issues. It especially regrets that Mr. large number, really, is no index to Long, by his mealy-mouthed pretence the amount of domestic infelicity Tientsin office of the Kailan Mining Sir John Walsham, Bart, of the that such a horrid thing could never, now characterising our never be, has piled on the Ossa oft merely represents the result of have returned to the Far East. Sir Country: Administration, and Lady Walsham suspicion of our perfidy, a Felion of the judges having been busy on other John Walsham has seen two year's No. 41 Canton Road has the persect the capucity of the club did not allow The land was probably only a tool of* conviction of our hypocrisy. The jobs. Admiralty cases have been service in France with the Chinese tion mania. Last night he became the to have more of their good somebody else. The stuff he threw An unemploved seaman living at of that day. They were sorry that grund that defendant is only fifteen. suspicion was natural, the doubt is heavy. A Churchman opposes divorce Labour Corps. stili natural, and the decision to have reform, not for the sake of men and
violent and ran amok with knives. friends whom it was an honour and overboard might not have been. no enquiry needs no comment.
The correct answer for Mr. Long to Church. Superstition and ecclesias ship's Police Branch in the Royal tion
women, but for the sake of the
He stabbed three men. Produced a privilege to entertain that night. opi. The proposal to abolish the before Mr. Orme to-day, an applica They regretted very ner the ab make (supposing it true) was a simple tical authority (to say nothing of Navy has not received the approval to be
was made for the mansence of representatives of the Navy and earnest denial. I earnestly and fees) are at stake. At present our of the Admiralty following their Inspector
put under
observation.owing to the fact that the ships were solemnly assure the hon. and gallant marriage and divorce law stinks. Re consideration of reports on the matter, application said
Gerrard making the elsewhere than in Singapore. member that after careful enquiries form is urgently needed. A divorcesuit The Ship's Police will be re-named apparently harmless until last night
defendant I believe the suspicion to be un-in forma pauperis (the divorce petition the Regulating.Branch. founded." That would have been of a pauper, please observe) cannot unanswerable, and would have con- be started on without an initial vinced most people. To take the deposit of about £70. It was clever line that the suspicion of trickery in of Churchman to talk of
them.
POLICE "NEWS."
The directors of Sungkai Chumor holy Estates have declared an interim
was
when he seemed to have developed homicidal mania.
Remanded for observation.
rice.
MORE RICE TROUBLE.
NECROLOGY.
MRS. E. M. LOPES.
Defendant was fined $6,000. We appreciate the difficulty of the authorities, but we cannot see that sch absurd fires on children beip. In efect, the opium runners are merely supplying the Government' with juvenile slaves.
INTERESTING
APPOINTMENTS.
a British statesman is unthinkably matrimony being bolshevised." But dividend of 10 per cent (actual) in shocking was, to use plain words, as matrimony Dever has been holy respect of the year ending June 30,
The death of Mn. Etelvina Maria Panjandrums bear watching like no question of bolshevising it. posted on June 25 to holders regis- impudent as it was foolish. The under his system, and there is payable on June 26. Warrants were
Lopen, well-known Portugess: lady, on Sunday, grieved, a large other men. We happen to know The reformers want it recognized tered at that date, and tax was
circle of friends. The funeral took. for what it is, a simple human deducted at the rate of 6s ir. £,
A quantity of rice was being conplace at the Roman Catholic Ceme- partnership. The hardships of
veyed from a Godown in West Point
IN C.P.0.5. COMPANY. marriages which he admits are
Bt. Major J. J. Kirkpatrick, to a junk in the Tung Wo Wharf for ery yesterday afternoon. The cor tege left the deceased's residence at nct irremediable. Even now, with Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, has transhipment yesterday morning. A
The China Mail learns that n're out reasonable divorce facilities, they taken up the appointment of General dozen or so Chinese attacked the No. 6 Banow. Termice, Granville There is room for more than ane his wife or deserts her, either curing tary Head-quarters bere. Captain
are remedied. The poor man beats Staff Officer, 3rd Grade, at the Mili coolies and ripped open two bags of end, Kowloon, and was met at the organization has been effected in the Monument at 5.80 p.m. by a small local department of the Canadian
Pacific Ocean Services. opinion of the desirability or other her or getting rid of her. The well-E. H. Gray, 4th Punjabis, who has arrived and raised an alarms. The
At this the owners of the rice concourse of relatives.
The deceased leaves three sons to wise of a Police Trade Union. Let to-do man takes a mistress if he been acting in the capacity of G.S.O. Police came and dispersed the crowd. on her Jos, Messrs. J. Lopes Murine Superintendent of the Com
Captain R. Hal, who has been. our readers range themselves as shirks the bother and expense of a returns to regimental duty. they like. But kindly note how divorce. It is too fatally easy to!"
(Standard OH Company), C. Lopes pany here for the past two years, Reuter, who is supposed to be an marry in haste," and Church-
(China Mail S.S. Company), and A. becomes Superintendent Engineer. impartial news collector, is becoming men raise no objection. They will City regarding great developments
Lopes (Bank Tine). a partian. We pay Reuter for news, marry nearly anybody except divorced contemplated by the directorate of and can supply all the comment persons. They will give their bless the P. and O. The Ship and Turtle desired. He refers to the "so-called ing to the horrid union of a young Restaurant and a number of adjoining SHIP'S COOK CHARGED. Police Union." Then why not simply girl and a doddering old man. They buildings in Leadenhall Street are so-call ityand save a word? He refers will marry an infected Ebertine to an about to be taken over in order to to "extremists" in the same message. innocent girl, and "no questions make room for a great extension of This is an abused word. If a man is asked." Divorce should be as the P. and O. offices.
Where Churchman
in the right, there is nothing wrong easy as marriage, "no more
in being extremely right. When and no less.
do you call him an
easy
Rumours are persistent in London
www.
,"
No arrests were made.
The Police engaged at the Pass Office saw nothing of this.
A Chinese cook employed on board
the "Sul An' was before Mr. G. N.
Many beautiful wreaths received.
were
THE TYPHOON.
Captain W. Davison, of the "Em- press of Asia," hands over his come maad on appointment to the post of Marine Engineer with his office here.
Captain A. Hailey, who has been, commander of the R.ALS.. "Mont;. eagle " for some time past, bas been. appointed to the "Empres of Asin “1⁄2 and makes his first voyagei n his new, command on Thursday,
BRITISH GENERAL ELECTION IN". SEPTEMBER?
Orme this morning on an informa The Blue Funnel 5.9. "Agapenor the parson tells a man to be good, starts wrong and goes wrong is in gallant action by Mr. J. C. Galstaun,
A mail letter brings news of ation for embezzling a sum of $8. had a peculiar experience on Friday and he becomes extremely good, his failure to recognize the scientific the well-known Calcutta racehorse that he understood defendant was the received wireless information Mr. E. L. Agassiz prosecuting, said night. In common with other ships Commander Bellairs pointed out that The implication of the word "in tions call for varying marriage vessel "pon which he was, proceed $50. Sergeant Aris said that defen 19 N. and Long 112 E.
extremist? basis of marriage. Varying condi- owner at Malta. A party from the charged with embezzling a sum of that the typhoon was located in Lat. (a) the Admiralty had originated the the Reuter
message is bad. It customs. If they call for monogamy, ing. to England were landing dant could not be indicted for more suggestion that the German fleet suggests
As it happened at the time the unreasonableness, etc. then monogamy is right and good when the Maltese who formed the than $8, as acts touching the bal. Agapenor" was in exactly the posi ought to be sunk, and (b) that Those in favour of collective bargain and moral. If they require polygamy boat's crew began to quarrel and in a ance of the sum were alleged to have tion wirelessed, so she sent a wireless American, Italian, and French papers ing even for government employees or polyandry, then they are moral scuffle one of the ladies on the boat been committed outside the irisdic message to the "Gaelic Prince" which tisli Government officially announced A Japanese paper maye: The Bri- had all been giving us credit for have the right to read into it sincere and holy. There is no unalterable was knocked or fell over board. Mr. tion of the Hongkong Government, was 20 miles to the South to say she that the Government would hold a machiavelian subtlety, or more Eng: devotion, etc. Extremist" is a law of marriage. Things that are Gaistaun jumped Into the tea and Hearing was adjourned, ball being was in the position indicated but that general election in September and 1ish perfidy, according to the point word you should watch.
not adaptable to natural conditions rescued her.
allowed at $100
there was no sign of the typhoon.
intends to reorganize the Cabinet.