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bave been less frank than Mr. Joha-
stone was. We give him full crèdit for candour, and for moral courage.
THE CHINA MAIL.
LOCAL, AND OENERAL.
SPECIAL CABLES.
The health return issued to day SHANGHAI OPIUM BOINDAL,
[China Afeil SPECIAL.]
r surely needs courage to show in- tolerance and avow it. Arguments is blank. may be offensive to you. Meet them with better arguments-that is what
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1920
TRIOLET
She sits in church three mwa behind, And I can't see her, on my honour, So I might just as well be blind. She sila in church three rows behind "SHANGHAI, Jan. 8.
And sometimes I have felt inclined practice of memorializing good pro-way committed for trial, being on And I can't see her, os my honour.
Allen, a Municipal Police Constable,She sits in church three cows behind,
To turn and boldly gaze upas her. fits by fat donations to war funds, cerned with several Chinese, for theft etc., is being increasingly observed of opium from a native dwelling. by Shanghal companies and it is a The accused has a splendid war very excellent one.”
record..
The following will represent the LR.C. in thefr league match against the Craigengower CC on the former's ground, on Saturday, at 2 p.m. A. H. Rumjahn (captain). A. el Arculli, G. C. Eirde. S. A. Ismall, S. D. small, A. A. Rumjahn, D. Rumjahn, M. B. Suffiad, E. A. Moosdeen, and A. R.. Madar.
SEANGEM POLITIOS.
CHINESE AGITATION FOR REPRESENTATION.
ECHO OF LA FAVORITE BURGLARY.
NORTH RIVER FLOOD PROTECTION.
The third report of the investiga- tion and project for the regulation of the North River System has just been issued by Captain G. W. Board of Conservancy Works of Olivecrons, engineer-In chief. at the Kwangtung. It states that protec- tion against inondation from foods passing down the North River cannot be sought by lowering the flood level, but can be obtained by confining the foods within the limit of the present and some new constructed dyke systems in definite channels and by a Before Mr. Sraith this morning, system of control sluices and flood Sergeant Dorling made an application Rates. For the success of the scheme on behalf of the proprietor of Lait is required that the dykes be partly Favorite, for an order calling upon reconstructed, generally improved Street to return without payment. elevation. The need of a speedy three pawnbrokers of Wellington and fully maintained to a proper certain velvet which formed part of solution of the Kwangtung flood the articles stolen from the shop by problem becomes manilest every burglars recently, on the ground that year that passes, the dyke systems. sufficient care to ascertain whence ing now a less resistance against the pawnbrokers did not exercise gradually getting weaker and shows the goods came before taking them foods than they did when the Board into pawn.
began its investigations four years for the pawnbrokers, said that if his such as that of 1918, which may Mr.W.EL. Shenton, who appeared ago. An ordinary summer flood Worship took evidence, he would occur in any year, is already danger- find out that there was no gross ous to the dykes, and will become i negligence on the part of the pawnmore so as the dykes lack upkeep.
brekers who had made all the The report puts the cost of the Enecessary enquiries from the man work of putting the West, North [By Arrangement with the ah Tszit into pawn, and paid liberally for inundating the land at $35,000,000, who pawned the velvet before taking and East rivers out of danger of
we mean by tolerance. Don't knock of £8,500 to the King's Fund for the
Referring to the manificent gift) the man down. Don'riske his bread Disabled, by the Ewo Cotton Cathe and butter away from him. Don't N. C. Daily News observes The use some incidental and irrelevant power you may possess to suppress him. That is what we mean by in tolerance. That is what we believe to be immoral...
Let it be noted that HINC ILLAB. we are not airing a grievance, nor (which is the more remarkable) Indulging appetite for profitable advertisement. It is a fact that public support. Soth in circulation and advertising, has come to us in such volume as to render the de
Mr. E. S. Little has published views
SHANGHAI, Jan. S. tection of Jardines insignificant, It is true that we were dismissing the
warray supporting the Chinese de Incident as undeserving of поте
mand for representation on the The Manchester Regiment, or Council, which the latter refuses. notice than the humorous one we what remains of it, has received its gave it. These further references marching orders and will embarkto enforce the stamp tax within the The Chinese Government's attempt. are made on the advke and at the on the 3.5. "Dongola" at about 9.30 Settlement limits is hotly resented by request of a gentleman whose to-morrow morning bound for Blightythe Council. counsel we happen to value. We and demobilization. We are sure The Chinese may refuse to pay the feared it might be a bore; he thought that the best wishes of the Colony municipal rates. Grave developments
a duty. The two things sometimes will go with them. Good Bye, brave are probable. go together. Let the patient reader, boys, the China Mail wishes you bor therefore, excuse the occasional dry voyage. romfy, when cause is shown. until the righteousness thereof zo forth as brightness, and the salvarlon thereof as a lamp that burneth."
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Mr. C L. L. Williams, formerly in the American Consular service and also manager of the American Bank Note Company, who volunteered for. special service during the war and acted as second Secretary of Lega tion, from which post he resigned in November, has been given the ap To-day's dollar is worth 5a. 3d.pointment of Assoriate Inspector General of the Wine and Tobacco Administration.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
A message has been received in Shameen stating that General Luk Wing-ting died on January 3.
Invitations are out for the Con gregation for conferring degrees at the Hongkong University on Friday January 16.
It is reported in Northern papers that the business premises of Messrs Thompson Hannan & Co. at Dairen have been purchased by the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank,
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Discussing the disparity in steamer fares, owing to the exigencies of Exchange, the N-C. Daily News remarks: It seems quite probable that in the near future all fares from Shanghai to foreign ports will have to be paid in Mexican dollars and that the various Companies concerned basis, but before this can be done will make the adjustment on a level the agencies here will have to await instructions from head.offices.
Ten of the students of the M. Reau, the Consul for France who went on strike owing to the Government Law School at Canton in Hongkong, who recently returned change of "headmaster have been to the Colony from Home, is to relieve ordered by the Civil Governar to be M. Wilden, the Corsu-General at Shanghai, who is shortly going Home. expelled from the school as they
CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
Yat Po.]
SHANGHAI, January 7. Premier Kan. Warg Pang has invited the leaders of the various parties to a financial conference to discuss the end of the lunary year..
The militarists of the North and South will be en good terms on the disbandment of their troops. They are supporting each other in the carrying out of the scheme, which should proceed smoothly.
The body guards of the ex-Premier at the Metropolis have been removed to Peh Yuen
from Urga that he is starting for General Chu Sha Tsang reports Peking
Mr. Leite, the proprietor of the shop, said it would be very agreeable to him if he could get the stuff back without paying for it.
the staff. The man who pawned the this being $1,000,000 in excess of goods bad the appearance of being a the 1915 estimate. The time foreign tailor, as he represented him estimated is fifteen rears self to be.
and the report suggesta that farmers should pay a yearly tax of the 30 cents a mow for flood protection works. "Keeping in mind" the report continues, "the losses inflicted by one His. Worship said it would be very single food, as for Instance that of difficult to do so as Mr. Shenton was 1915, when, according to a very trying to prove to him that there had moderate estimate values of up to been to negligence on the part of the ten million dollars were destroyed pawnbrokers.
The population would, no doubt,
Mr. Shenton said no notice of the take upon themselves the respon- burglary had been circulated to the sibility of paying a tax, provided that pawnbrokers and therefore they guarantees were given that the tax could not be expected to know that would be efficiently and well spent the stuff was stolen..
for the purpose intended." After the pawnbrokers had given evidence corroborating Mr. Shenton's General Li Hau Ki of Fukien, re-statement, Sergt. Dorling said the ports that the Japanese firet left Foo-sum advanced on the stuff was con- THE VICTORIA THEATRE. chew on January 4 and that Messrs. siderably below cost price. Kwan are continuing their investiga Wong Hung Nien and Sham Shau tions into the Foochow outrage.
were said to be the ringleaders THEFT OF AN OVERCOAT. The substantial sum of about The other students are ordered to $5,000 will be available for distriba-return to school immediately or else tion among Shanghai charities as the result of the meeting arranged by the Shanghai Race Club on New Year's morning.
they will also be dismissed. A mess STORY OF AN EXCITING CE ASE. students there are in conflict with age from Nanning states that the the local authorities as the students have not been allowed to prevent the It is stated that the MPsportation of foreign goods. and Ms that the China Mail went to Jardines in Canton propose to bring the to ask them to reconsider," Constitutional Convention to an end
anything
sort on February 15, and a ceremony is Jardines, as, general managers for vinces to celebrate the event.
CROFT.-On December 30,
Shanghai.. m Mr. Thomas Choli, a son.
JACOB.-On December
3.1.
at stupid and possibly malicious fable
atr
of that
applicant wanted the goods back, be His Worship decided that if the would have to pay the pawnbrokers the money they advanced on the stuff together with interest.
K.C.C. GOLF SECTION.
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ANNU-L GENERAL MEETING,
"OJR BETTER SELVES.”
She was a wealthy Parisian beauty and butterfly of fashion, to whose beart leisure and contentment were the dearest things in life, whose every whim was gratised, every vanity indulged in. He was a young American. aristocrat aimlessly drifting and idling in the dolce far niente of languorous southern Europe.
These two met and loved-she Came the time when his better rich, he almost penniless.
selt prevailed, and he went forth to play a man's part in a world of men. And when the supreme sacrifice was
and luxury and all the material consequences but renounced wealth
Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. S. These are the facts. On December 1 to be held in, the South-West Pro- known in connection with the Vanity evidence, said that at about 9:30 yes there were present Messrs GH. called for she did not finch from the
J. Jacob, son.
DEATHS.
LOYZAGA-On December 24, a Manila, Sra. Da. Maria Martinez Gardo de Loyzaga. KINNEAR-On December 29 in London, Henry Reid Kinnear. senior partner of Gibb, Living
& Co., aged 70.
„E TRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE;"
Howator, TETRIDAY, JAS 8, 1920.
ADVERSARIA
THE BUONOMIC
WEAPON.
we
As promised the other day, come now to the j subject of the use į
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the daily sailings notices, which had on the life of Ku Yat-kwong, the concert was given in the dance hall bay, whilst the coolie was scrub (Hon. Sec.), and a large number of things of life in a supreme tffort of
the Indo-China Shipping Company, !requested the immediate stoppage of
A representative went round to ask appeared in our columns for years, the reason. Was it due to any
dissatisfaction with the methods of printing the notices, etc. Mr. John stone was quite frank. He said he had so fast to find in that way, but
Referring to the attempt made
late Defence Commissioner of Saiu ex-leader of the Shishing troops and hing, it is stated that Ku succumbed to the effects of the wounds. De arrest has been made.
said "We object to the general tone pany are running special motor/delighted her audience and Mr. Gray./defendant leaving by the front door Mr James Mead. About ten or eleven Theatre to-morrow night....
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ifry and sixty dollars a month.accommodated in an ordinary car Rumour-mongers are advised to (both ways) at the same charge, viz. consider the point whether any news $2 per head. paper would allow any one man or firm to dictate its general tone for such a trife. Not even a venal newspaper would.
such a treat for its patrons. Another concert is being given to-morrow afternoon commencing at 5 o'clock.
The
sure you
record in the
UNWHOLESOME FOOD.
Before Mr. J. R. Wood, this morn. ing, a Chinese was charged with the larcery of an overcoat the Droperty of Mr. I. Smith of No. 169, Wanchai Kowloon Cricket Club, Golf Section. The annual general meeting of the Miss Shirley Cooke and Mr. Road, and pleaded "not guilty
was held last evening in the Club Mr. Smith, an engineer of the House. George Graystone, who are well
Hongkong Electric Company, giving Fair Company, delighted the patrons
Mr. Hyde, Captain, presided and n! Wiseman's Cafe yesterday with the kitchen door talking to the house J. M. Jack (Committee), H. Overy, terday morning, he was standing at May, W. T. Elsot, D. G. Nicoll and selections from their repertoire. The
bing the hall After table was occupied. A small stage where soon after o'clock every
te had the Golf Section. completed his work. the coolie
self-abnegation. for the sake of the was erected for the performers who opened the front door to let the hallceed with the business of the meeting her better self.
The President said: Before I pro- man she loved; thus, too, finding gave several songs, Miss Cooke staircase. Whilst he was so engaged, you all know that we have lost one Better Selves," the Fannie Ward dry and went to scrub under the would like to say a few words. Accompanying herself and playing
That in brief is the story of" Our the accompaniments for her partner, raitie, and looking out, saw the Galf Section; I am referring to the late will be presented at the Victoria he beard the clothes rack in the hall of our finest golfers belonging to the Extra Selected Star Photoplay which The Dragon Motor Car Com
The way she sang "never mind" of the paper." Our representative buses for the Repulse Bay Hotel tea stone pleased no less. It is unfor with the overcoat on his arm. thanked him and withdrew. Five and dinner dances on the evenings made a regular feature of the Cafe's witness, rushing into the hall, asked the members of the club are very emotionaliste," is afforded an oppor
tunate that the artistes are not being i
coolie called out thief man," and had been called away and I am sure described
days ago word came that Mr. Mead Miss Fannie Ward, who has been: daya later Jardines withdrew their of Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday, entertainments as it is understood
as America's premiér The in Mail, engineering advt. On December 31 at 315, 7, and 8.30. If there are not they will shortly be leaving the replied "front side" Witness then one of our keenest men. He was of her histrionic gifts equal to her him what side go" The coolie very sorry to hear of the death of tunity for another wonderful display they stopped their subscription to the sufficient passengers to warrant the paper. The total loss of revenue, to running of the 'buses, those desirin Colony. However, the management and saw the defendant running and
ran out by the front door one of the best of Hongkong powerful renditions of the leading the China Mail is something between to proceed to Repulse Bay will be is to be congratulated in provide West along Wanchai Road, with doubt you have all read the papers, as '
Kowloon sports and no roles in such successful productions Witness gave chase. The defendant His doings in sport. We shall all the overcoat on his right arm which gave an accurate account of Weak," etc.
Common Clay," "The Cry of the branched off into Wood Road and miss him very much for he was one thence in to Morrison Hill Witness of those men to whom we could go Another big fire occurred in Honam on Tuesday morning and
continued the chase. Looking round when in trouble about golf matters JEU D'ESPRIT.
and seeing that witness was gaining and I think I am safe in saying that more than 40 shops and houses were
on him, the defendant threw down he was always appealed, to in any It is how evident, destroyed. According to reports the
the overcoat and continued to run matter of sport in connection with POLITICAL however, that great fire which occurred in Saikwan First to the righ, then to the left, Witness took no notice of the coat the Kowloon Cricket Club. I think charged before Mr. J. R Wood with The Chinese who was yesterday POSSIBILITIES. there is at least on liruary 4 destroyed 211 shops. then a jump back two paces, follow but continted to give chase. Just it my duty, and I am
the bare possibility Three of the jokis of the firecracker ad immediately by a spring into the then a motor car came alng Morrison will all agree with me, to request Worship this meming. Sergt. Ogg the unlawful possession of unwhole- of economic pressure against the that in places like this honest and shop in which the fire originated air. My God! it was cruel.
There Hi1 going towards Wood Road. Wit the Secretary to
some food, was again before his free expresion of public opiion. outspoken newspapers might be were killed and six others were it comes! With a rush and a shriekiness called out "stop thief and the minutes that the Golf Section deeriv gave evidence as to handing the We have undertaken to discuss with imidated in the discharge of their wounded by the explosion.
The and a horrible howl. Just missed car stopped. Lt.-Comdr. Kilgour who dignified restraint the various aspects, Public duty by threats of economic Superintendent of Police has sent me by one thirteenth of an.inch. It was in the car asked witness what regrets the loss of one of its keenest carcass of the pig to the Chinese moral and political, of the action of pressure providing the public were officers to investigate the origin of is passed, it is gone. I am safe, I was the matter and witness told him Jardine's local manacer is withdraw willing to submit. We have satisfres as incendiarism in suspected. breathe again...Plunk!!.....Right that the defendant had stolen an then proceeded with and the follow. was present in the charge room at
golfers. (Hear hear).
Constable to take to Dr. Gibson for The business of the meeting was examination. He said Sergt. Ellis in the back, in the region of overcoat. Comdr factory assurances already that the Hongkong public is not willin; Government has recently appointed ward five yards, only to be stopped and
It is reported that the Peking the kidneys. I am hurled for upon,
Kilgour thereing officers for the ensuing year were rquad his
After the Chinese Constable. had - car elected:-Mr. D. Nicoll, Captain: chased the danger a General, whose surname is Chin, with a sickening third against When they got defendant. Mr. H. Overy, Hon., Set. Commit given evidence as to taking the of vital Infringement of the to prepare to settle the aff. ir. of massive wall of flesh. f rebound. property at the foot of Morrison Hill, H. May. A. W. E. Davidson W. T. defendant went into the witness box
to Jardine's tee:-Dr. Woodman and Messrs. G.
carcass to Dr. Gibson's office, the A poist of sommer liberty of the Press locally. We do the Two Kwangs (Kwangerg and Where the dare you coming Comdr. Kilgour ran his car in front Elson and H. E. Stevens, Mr. G. II. and said he was a fisherman living ETHICS. Euggests itself. Busi been attempted,
not even suggest that any such has Kwangsi by force of arms, as the to?" and two balls of fire glare inte of the defendant who then stopped May then proposed a hearty vote of in Chin Wan. On Tuesday he came
as the rumour- Peking Government
tomy eyes. "It's up a sixteenth, and running and was grabbed by a coolie thanks to the Chairman and secre chases. On the roadside he met two ness looks to a news mongers have done. We do not reject the reace proposals of the I have lost a thousand mex through who
into Yaumatt to make some pur paper fer circulation and popularity suppose Mr. John Johnstone had in South unless the Southern leaders you, you idiot"
was working on Jardine's tary and the meeting terminated. chiefly, ard does not concern itself mind anything more than a simple, surrender. General Chan bas est-
My head is in a whirl. What shall
property. with political opinions in general, or practical expression of his own abisted his headquarters in Macao do?,
The defendant said he was walking. with questions of literary style. The personal distaste for our
How shall I escape, an with a friend along Wanchal Road various firm for whom Jardines act tone," Had he been a tradesman the military situation in the two charlot, a chiariot, pushed and pulled had passed the complainant's house, general and has sert delegates to lovestigate agonising end? Look! Look! a yesterday morning, when, after they Has agents, and whose advertisements letting his personal tastes interfere provinces. Chave been sopped because Mr. John only with his own business, we do
by forms in many colours his friend told him to wait a while, Johnstone objects to the general tone not know that we should have con-
In ".it something very much while he went in to take his coat. of the
The caps put up for the Novices craned forward and eyes starting his frien 4 returned with the overcoat like a human being, but with neck Witness waited and soon afterwards are - not sidered him unreasonable. Interested in
general tone.
Such Competitions arranged by the Hong- They are interest only in the to the general view of "cutting off place to-morrow and Saturday are escape! Ah! yes, merciful heavens walking away with what he party at Government House of Mon pique would be foolish-according kong Boxing Association to take out of its head. It is coming right and handing it to him instructed him advantages it offers them. If they your nose to spile your face" but now on view at Messrs. Kelly and it suddenly stops two yards from thought was his friend's overcoat, day evening when there were pre
at me! I am doomed.
cannot to take it home. As he was discover that they have been deprived It would be human. As agents for Walsh, who have devoted a window of the benefits of is popularity and the proprietors of other businesses, to their display... The trophies make into space and disappears through a the house and chased him Taking Sausmarsz, His Honour Sir William Circulation for such a purely personal however, Mr. Johnstone of Jardine's a fine collection, there being three door. I turn; I run, Frus. I see fright, he ran, but he did not run Rees Davies, K.C. Lady Rees Davies, me. The human form is hurled the complainant rushed out of sentHls Honour Sir Havilland..de and unbusinesslike reason, hey will in a different position. He and cups for probably conclude that as agents his clients must settle that between runner up and best loser. The make it. I am faint. I stagger into stolen the coat If the cost was Johnstone, Eng Capt. 3. F. Ferguson, THERE i na use of orte bonting
each class-winner, Jardines have things to learn.
an opening and I has manage to because he was guilty of having the Hon. Mr. J. Johnstone, Mrs. There have been such
STRAIGHT AT IT cups for the winners and runners up the King Edward for brandy, We must say are of a substantial and artistic, RUMOURS extraordinary rumours MORAL ASPECTS. that the moral design and should be sufficient in through Ice House Street at eleven
stilen, it was his friend who bad C.BE. RN, Commander A H-wall out wisit fra las We want Never again will try to pass stolen itse
arount the bush. We might AND FACT). Spread in this gossipy
aspect of the incentive for the boxers to give the
Walker, OBE, RN, Eng. Com. J.you to try Chamberlain's Cough Baners! place that we may acident affects us most. It is rather best that is in them. The prizes for
Asked If he would like to call any Cuningham, R.N., Major G H the next time you have a cough or pul well state the simple facts We are disheartening, after so many preach the best losers are smaller in size
WILLIAM HILL witnesses, the defendant replied in Wakeman, Mr. H. I Gedae, Mrs. Thote la un roesso so far at We CLL 200 hot airing grievance. As our ments of tolerance and British fair but make capital mementoes. The
the negative.
Gedge, Major G. le Huquet, Mr le why you should not do so. This me Zerular reader know, we at first play, to discover intolerance sonaked handsome-appearance of the cupa
His Worship without hearing furHuquet, Captain E. H. Bleckly, Mrs. paration by its remarkable cares has Cearded it a humorus incident and unashamed A meaner man was generally remarked on by those
ther evidence convicted him and Bleckly. Mt Ross Thomson, M. Naple every who poak of it in the zalzed in world wide reputation, and And alluded (otpacingly, and (2) would have deguised that would who saw them.
aised sentence of three months L. Smith, Mrs. Smith, Mr. N.S.hest terms of praise. It is for sals by hard-labour
Brown and Mrs. Brownie
Chemists and Sufreedpeed.
ing the business of his clients from this paper on the admitted ground
that he personally "objects to the general tone of the paper."
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men who gave him the carcass to carry for them. He was instructed to take it as far as the coal yard and there waft for them. He was waiting for the men when he was arrested by. Sergeant Ellis....
Inspector Gerrard said that he had no reason to doubt the defendant's statement that he was a fisherman,
$10 or fourteen days hard labour. but he thought that the carcass must have come from the country.
His Worship imposed a fiae of