DEWAR'S
WHITE LABEL
Finest Scotch WHISKY
OF
Great Age
SOLE AGENTS:
"
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
TEL. 618.
Powelly
TELEPHONE 346
SPECIAL SHOW
THIS WEEK.
CHILDREN'S
-is-on
THE CHINA MATE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
#
Mr. R. Ponsonby Fane has re- turned to the Colony. It is under- stood that he is en his way to Siam,
Keith West on beards is BEARDS, 18 unsound a thinker as
ha
literature. Wisdom traditionally came from the east ; wisdom about beards does not came from the West. He speaks of the reluctance of kissable women" aa if that were a drawback to beards, To-day's return of communicable the fact being, of course, that the disease shows a Portuguese case of beard is a defence against them. diphtheria and a case of cerebro-spinal Kissing is for beardless boys, and in fever. thern excusable. Adults put away.
3
FRIDAY, JANUARY 2. 1120.
SPECIAL CABLES, SAN FRANCISCO CHAMBER
JAPANESE AND KOREANS.
-4
ARE AMOY CHINESE DIFFERENT 7
SHANGHAI RESPONSIBLE FOR HORRID ACCUSATIONS.
[CHINA MAIL SPECIAL]
childish things, and keep them away The Band of the 2nd Batt
SANGHAI, Jan. 9; with a fence of hair. They are not Wiltshire Regiment will play at "The escaped in disguise to China relate Some Korean schoolgirls who have disturbed by the jeers of street Ring" on Saturday, for the second nameless atrocities by Japanese. They urchins. They do not waste time night's portion of the Boxing Tournay horrible torture was applied every day doing painful things. in a ment. futile attempt to make their faces
Mounted gendarmes charged a crowd, look as attractive" as the faces of
slashing right and let Women and The Colonial Secretary informs children were trampled to death." women. They forget that they have us that Netherlands India has re a face, and the time others spend scinded the decree declaring Hong gazing into mirrors is by them more kong an infected port on account of profitably employed. They pay
plague. simple homage to Nature with the proper policy of letting well alone. Shavery rhymes with knavery and slavery, and is in fact camouflage a severe warning to the girl student a and deceit. Beards are candid and of the Canton Normal School, who honest things. Where is the point of have also gone on strike against their telling us that Drake singed the new principal Spanish King's beard, since he let his
The Band of the 2nd. Battn. Lown grow? So did nearly all those
valiant old-timers. those bearded Wiltshire Regiment will play at "The Bayards, those heroes who were less Ring" to-morrow evening for the firicky with their faces than their second night's programme, of the degenerate smooth bore descendants. Boxing Tournament. Hakluyt the dear voy azer informs us that Master George Killingworth of the court of Iran the Terrible had a beard that was five feet two inches long, yellow, thick, and broad Beards go with bravery, yes; and
Let they also go with brains. Shakespeara
WOOLLEN COATS
WITH CAPS
"TO MATCH
IN
ALL SIZES
AT REDUCED PRICES
TO CLEAR.
The Chin Mail.
TAUTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE.''
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JAN. 3, 1920.
ADVERSARIA.
no
OF COMMERCE.
SOME CURIOUS RESOLUTIONS.
THE JAIL MURDER.."
PRISONER MAKES STARTLING STATEMENTE.
COMMITTED TO THE SESSIONS.
The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce has adopted the following resolutions of protest agains: the
Before Mr. F. R. Wood at the action of the Board of Supervisora in Magistracy yesterday afternoon, the criticizing the Federal Government preliminary enquiry into the charge coal miners. for its action against the striking of murder of Warders Speed and Harnam Singh' within the walls of The resolutions have been forward. Victoria Jall in the small hours of cd to the Board of Supervisors for the morning of December 15, pre consideration and the Board's resoluferred against Wong Kwong, the only tions of criticism of the Government one of the four jailbreakers who has. shall come up for reconsideration been arrested, was concluded. next Monday,
Mr. Leo Longinotto, Assistant Crown Solicitor, prosecuted..
•
Whereas At the meeting of the Board of Supervisors on November 10. 1919, à reso ution was passed by the Board condemning the action of
striking coal miners and criticizing the Federal Government for resorting to injunction proceedings in this matter and
The Civil Governor has addressed THEY WANT "FREE LOVE" AND the Federal Government against the
NO ANCESTOR WORSHIP..
The Astor House Hotel is to open shortly a new bar, and billiard room which will be fitted up with all modern conveniences. The date of opening will be announced fater,
It is reported that over sixty Mongolian Lamas and Nubles have arrived in Peking from Outer Mongolia. in connection with the cancellation of the autonomous gov ernment of their country.
}
(CHINA MAIL SPECIAL
SHANGHAI Jan. 9. Activity is reported in Hangchow, among certain group of Bolshevistic tendencies confined to Ancy intellec tuals. A remarkabe document is bing privately circulated favouring the equality of men, caste destruction free love and escape from family life. The avowed aim is to form an ideal inciety,
་
BLACK HAND" AT
SHANGRAY,
After evidence for the prosecution, all of which was fully reported in the China Mail at the time of the inquest, had been completed, the defendant made a long statement in which he said that he had committed the murder and it was only right that he should pay the penalty. He said that the Whereas This resolution is now Government provided him and the pending before the Board of Super. other prisoners in jail with rice, but they visors on reconsideration: new were not sufficiently fed. They re Therefore The San Francisco ceived only 30 per cent of the food Chamber of Commerce earnestly issued, and consequently many of Protests to the Board of Supervisers them had died of starvation. The against the adoption of this resolution vegetables and fish given them were any similar resolutions. The only fit for cats and doga. Prisoners rounds of protest are that the Board of other races, he said, got sugar and of Supervisors has no authority to oil but they had none. There were speak for the people of San Francisco over 700 prisoners in the jail, and they in criticism of, the Federal Govern are all agreed that the prison sur- ment in its efforts to take action geon was a capable man. He allowed through the courts for the handling each of them four curces of beef, of an industrial situation that threa one ounce of butter, one ounce of teaed suffering and disaster to the white peas and eight ounces of vege entire American people.
tables but, they were given beef The Board of Supervisors, when congee three times a week only, speaking by resolution formally namely, Monday, Wednesday and adopted, are speaking officially, and Friday. He alleges that despite they have no authority to speak the fact that avery month $1,000 Officially on any subject not commit was appropriated for this "pur- ted to their jurisdiction by the people pose, very little beef was pur- of San Francisco through the Char-chased. He went on to say that
powers the Board of Supervisors may would not have complained. He year they wrote threatening letters to
claim.
further alleged that a very bad. Individuals may have, in proper custom prevailed in jail. He said the the Sincere and Wing On firms, also
wealthy Chinese. No meney being the Federal Government their per bringing cigarettes and tobacco to cases, the right to · express to Indian warders are in the habit of frthcoming, they exploded bombs.sonal opinions and preferences on some of the prisoners, and asking, in Acomplete outfit for the manufacture the subject of any governmental return, to be allowed to commit un- of bombs was seized. CHINESE HONOR FOR BANK
DANGEROUS CRIMINALS
PUNISHED.
(CHINA MAIL SPECIAL.]
ware chin grass. Hall Caine and Oliver Lodge do.. Does no Persius refer to Socrates as the Beard- ed: Master? Who is the barefaced fap and sycophant, the womanish ape that, more terrible than any army with banners, lifteth his euauchy squeak in company to prate
The China Mail learns that a of beards? What is be? Of what number of meri of the Wiltshire use? He is a chin, and nothing but Regiment are being attached to the
Moreover, beards go with staff of Warders of the jail. They the Mixed Court to seven years ter, which is the source of the only had he been given proper diet, he
chine
virtue and morality. They but why will go on duty in khaki, wearing continue-? Let Keith West "rise side arms and the key chains." superior to "a jeering populace," be 1 man, and give the beard that God gives him its freedom to do whatever it was meant to do. Fie does 35 shave his top la; why should he shave his bottom?
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
News has come to hand of the death of the Rev. Charles L'Ogilvie, M.A., B.D., of the Union Theologica School, Peking, from pneumonia. Mr. Ogilvie was one of the brightest young men in the Missionary ranks
It is reported that the Foreign Diplomats in Peking propose to de- liver a note of warning to both the To-day's dollar is worth 5s. Peking and Cantor Governments if the Shanghai Conference is not resumed after a month's time from date.
The master of a coole boat was fined $10 by Capt. Basil Taylour this. morning for carrying eight pas sengers in excess of the licensed! number..
"
The Macao authorities have received a report from the Deputy of the Foreign Affairs Bureau in Chinshan, near Macao, stating that
SHANGHAI, Jan. 9... Two leaders of Chinese Black Hand" organisation were sentenced
imprisonment and thereafter to ex
pulsion. During the whole of last
MANAGER.
[CHINA MAIL SPECTAL.]
SHANGHAI, Jan. 9. Mr.. A. G. Stephen, the manager of the Hongkong, and Shanghai bark her, has been awarded the second class order of the Chiaho' decoration,
the Federal Government in a strictly prohibited, this practice activity, but a city government has natural offences. Although the no right to protest against the action bringing of tobacco into the jail was
matter in which the city's interest, had been going on for a long time as a municipality, is not concerned; without being discovered. Assault- and the Board of Supervisors has ing a prisoner was pot regarded as no legal or oral right to put an offence unless the victim had the City of San Francisco in the some bruises on his head.. The position of opposition to the Federal prisoners were not allowed to con Government when the people verse together in jail Every con of San Francisco have neither demned: prisoner was entitled to $1 asked nor empowered the Board of westh of food per day, but they did Supervisors to speak for them in the not get more than 20-cents worth. marter.
The state of affairs is extremely bad, Quite aside from any question and he asked the Court to investigate
opinion is not in full support of the enough food and clothing. Prisoner action of the Federal Government, went on to say that after suffering A prominent Peak dweller, after and quite apart from the impropriety these injustices for Mr. J. Rakston forwarded yes-wearing a puzzled brow for some of passing a resolution of condemna time, seventy prisoners, including а lodz terday to the Hongkong Devastated days owing to the inexplicable betion of Federal activity when the himself, planned to escape, and France Fund, the sum of $682.82haviour of his domestics, is "now evidence is not before the Board of each of them made an oath that being proceeds Matches held on December 27. In- poem
of the Charity going round reciting Bret Harte's Supervisors which prompted the they would go to any length
about cluded in that sum is 394.17c. dark and tricks that are
ways that are Federal Government to the action of violence against the warders if collected on Boxing Day at the Sub-which the same he has been induced against the adoption of this resolu plans. However, only four of them vain, taken; we submit that our protest they attempted to frustrate their marine Flotilla Cup Final.
to explain to a China Mail reporter, tion is obviously proper for the rea- succeeded in escaping. On the day
There was first of all trouble about sons already stater. an item of missing roperty, about irritating indifference. It was not which the pampered mentals showed dishonesty, but carelessness. minded that he was held responsible, the Number One insolent. He was allowed to abuse his master in round terms, and showed some enthusiasm in the per fermance.
Circumstance,
is probably ignorent of the circumstance
The master of thes s. "Japan" bas owing to high tides the reclamation TRICKS THAT ARE DARK. whether the preponderance of public and see that all the prisoners get that the Chinese are incapable reported to the local Harbour Officework at Chingchow near Macao is. of Bolshevism or of anything like it, at 1.50 p.m. on January 5 in Lat.
that he passed a waterlogged junk interrupted. The Bolsheviks may hire Chinese adeg 1.30. Long. 122 50 E which coofies to fight for them. Anybody may who
But Can-pay.
is a danger to navigation... Bolshevik can convert аку Chinese to Bolshevistic ideas. They Capt. Basil Taylour at the have no point of contact, no com Marine Court remanded a Chines: mon stage of thought to start from. charged with failing to furnish the We are obliged to pitv There is no class hatred in China. Harbour Office with particulars of NOW LET'S our unirgentive arcesevism hates the bourgeoisie more pon arrival in the Colony. Bail of $50 There probably never will be. Bolsh the owner and armament of his junk, HAVE SOME tots, who, wandering than it hates the aristocracy. There was allowed.
FLY. abroadmore laboriously but quite as far as we, must have shared our hunger for news.of Home. Not thers the mail steamer and cheap pestage. Not theirs "the marine cable all the thoughtfu! Reuter. Imagine what they missed! Or no, pray don't trouble,scertain what they missed,
is no class for the Chinese coolie to
hate, because there is no class to The coxswains of the steam which he, or perhaps his son, may launches "Kwang Kan" and "Fei Din not some someday attain. At Yan" were ordered to pay a fine of of relatives of all classes. ancestral worship he sees the tablets $20 and to have their tickets suspend The Chied for a month by Cant. Basil Taylour nese are the purest democrats in the Marine Court this morning, (mangre recent events apparently the road. human history, but they are not for failing to observe the rules of
contradictory herest) politicians.
They are not
even
good
The strike mania is spreading to now reported that the students of the primary schools in Canton. It is the First Higher Primary School are agitating for a strike to oust their principal on the ground that he is an opium smoker and has been arrested by the police for the offence.
by helping us to open a Reuter
The Macao authorities have envelope. With the needs of an
received a telegram from Lisbon The following approaching wed- stating that 200 soldiers are on the effective Laster in mind, as well as republicans. They are patriotic, and dings are announced: Alister Cameron way to Macao and their arrival is the business of headlines and "featuring,"
can be offended by aliens, but they Leith, banker, to Alexandra Stopani expected early next month. The two we plunge an eager thumb beneath the half-stuck flap of isn't in them.
can never become Bolsheviks. ItGordon: Charles John Gerken,guns which have been placed in front the red and white envelope. You
accountant to Mary Alice Hughes, of the gate of the Customs have been en route from England by ss. "En removed and the search light installed may peep over our shoulder as we
"When an eminent press of Asia"; Pablo Balding, to read this time, if you feel impacient. GRYERON, scholar and author Rosario Sanchez...
on the top of the gate has never been What news is here of Home, of the
takes the Irouble to
lighted. doings of the great world?
write to the anonymous Adver
+AKE.
Re
CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
became very By Arrangement with the Wak Ts
Yat Po.]
Is that all? Have you finished?" asked the Master.
"Yes. Hap talkee."
said.
the
of their escape, they did not intend to commit any murder on the warders on duty. Proceeding, prisoner said he did not care if he was sentenced to death, "I will laugh when the time for my execution comes," he He openly stated that his intention was to murder the Chief Warder, the Assistant Superinten- dent and the Justices of the Peace SHANGHAI, January 8.
who were responsible for his and his The British Minister at Peking has colleagues' sufferings in jail. They lodged a protest with the Minister were neglected, and were not sup Then the master made his reply the illegal importation of opium by the Peace paid no attention to their with adequate provisions of Foreign ffairs in connection with plied with the flat hand. It is suspected the Hunan Tuchun.
In their official visits, the Justices of that he also enjoyed himself.
It has been decided to grant the complaints, with the result that That night every servant except "living Buddhas" an annual allow the Government was sever made the Amah disappeared. Inspection ance of $180,000, plus $100,000 for acquainted with their sufferings." of the home revealed that all seemed religious uses.
The Justices of the Peace took no steps to be in order. They had even clean. It must be importantsarialist, whom he does not knowing charged with being a rogue and Canton Law School held a meeting
A Chinese youth was this morn- The striking students of the ed up nicely. Nothing was missing. quarters payment of the secard instal- of the prisoners, and it was Owing to the opposition from all whatever to redress the grievances HERE WE Each letter of each and to say that he enjoys Adversaria vagabond. The Police said that yesterday for the purpose of affirm-fast, and during the day a new staff Monopoly loan has been delayed.
The family made a picnic break-ment of the Tobacco and Wine] therefore important that word was ticked off by enormously, it is very tantalising when arrested, the defendant had in ing their determination to continue was installed, a promising lot. They
Court should investigate the the telegrapher, and to see the letter marked
publication." For it is a witty letter. Worship examined the pistol and Ho Lai-man, is ousted.
not for his possession a toy pistol.
repetition Rumours about the restoration of matter to prevent a His the strike until their new headmaster, worked well, and seemed satisfied. containing some very quotable things. said it resembled an automatic very called upon the Civil Governor to ostentatiously as the Arabs. They Premiership and the formation of and the hungry and discontented the Manchu Monarch, the resigna- of the outbreak. There were cannon Ho has Then they too vanished, as un-tion of Kan Wan Pang from the fills, scissors, poles, etc., in the jail, In the Pickwickian sense he considers much. The case. was remanded for tender his resignation but he was left no explanation. us a Bolshevik, and in the Pick further enquiries to be made. wickian sense he approves. He re-
requested to retain his post and
Wang Yap Tong's Cabinet have all Prisoners were prepared to commit A further search was made. Again been found to be baseless..
any crime with these materials at marks that the China Mail is "a very
await another solution of the trouble. nothing was missing, except a couple satisfactory gryphon," Even if heed before Mr. J. R. Wood with being The Coal coolie who was charg
The late Fung Kwok Cheung, ex their disposal. He especially wanted of spoons, and meant griffon that was a compliment, concerned in a rice riot at Nos. 26 have taken place in Hoihow, Sams hul, short. Everything seemed
as he thought Daring robberies are reported to Hongkong is always two spoons His five sons only have about $200. otherwise the Court would not
every house in President of China, left $23.000.000. to disclose this, because according to Sir Thomas end 30 Cross Street, Wanchai, and and other places near Sarashui, Yet stay! The Master, who now dollars have mysteriously disappear properly fed, it was: impossible to Browne that mythical beast was an bund over, was before Mr. N. L. several military officers being carried firmly suspects he possesses all the ed.
order, 000 each. Over twenty-one milion know. If the prisoners were not emblem of watchfulness, courage, per Smith this morning charged with off by the robbers. It is also report- qualities of a
expect them to behave well. Frisoner. The Daily Mall severance, and rapidity of execution. tegging. The Police stated that he ed that the son of the Kwangsi Civil noticed a Chinese writing pinned uption of the Foochow case by the rided the Court would thoroughly in Sherlock Holmes, On the completion of the investiga. said he would be content to die pro- half eagle-which is a combination dies outside the Hongkong and Wuchow, was carried off by robbers offer a clue. It was written in the Japanese Minister demands It was also an amusing beast, half lion was seen accosting two European Governor, who was returning to It looked new, and might possibly Peking Government representative vestigate all that he had said. "I to make Uncle Sam and John Bull Shanghai Bank yesterday. The defen- at Hoihow yesterday just as he had European Tnk. He took it to the that the evidence obtained by the aid, "I have enjoyed. all sprta.
deserve more than death," laugh together. Gryphon was Charle cant admitted the charge and said left the station of the Canion-Sam Amah. magne's White Knight who, because that he was able to work. A fine
of pleasure in my time; gam. What thing this paper taikee?"representative is to be verified by
the Japanese in conjunction with the bling, drinking, etc. With the The old lady scrutinized is, and Chinese authority. So the verifica cxception of Principal: Warder smiled decorously.
tion is now proceeding.
McLeod, he said, all the jail officials it calkee this home have too
The Peking Government intends are bad. Contiauing, prisoner said: many ghosts."
to appoint Ip Kung Cheuk, the ex-"I have been a hero for eighteen Vice Minister of Communication,
years, and I have no fear of Inspector General of Industry of the death. Some Chinese are base and depraved, while others are generous. This applies also to the jall He further stated that the Justices of the Peace regarded all the prisoners as "base as ants." Prisoner. concluded by saying that it was his desire that his statement 'be submit. ted to HE. the Governor for his. perusal
came to us along the bed of ocean. Each precious word costs much money. Such things are not like matches to be wasted. Reuter will naturally exercise care and much. thought in selecting them for us. The final choice will represent the essence of the cream of the news, so to speak. We almost tremble with anticipatory excitement as we unfoid the typed sheets.
THE MESSAGE.
24.
in a leader says
Surely there must be same mistake. Even
If we were in London and had
pockets full of halfpence, we should
not care to know what the Deils Mall in a leader says, Why should we pay all this money for a part of a thing we do not. value at its own price of of 9 halfpenny? The flimsy Halls from our fingers, and volplanes to the floor where Trotski-intelligent beast-sizes it and growls savagely lover it. We muse awhile.
of deceptive appearances, was "hoot of $2 was imposed.
ed by the crowd, but lay about him stoutly, and defeated all comers. Prosit omen.
.
shui Railway to embark on a boat
proceeding to Wüchow. It is ex- pected that the robbers will ask for Memo of Cargo Shipped per a very heavy ransom In his case.. Aackinnon, Mackenzie & Co, agents . Some puddingheads F. &. O. S. N. Co. s.s. Kashgar" v.
So it turned out. The absconding It is stated that the Shanghai OUR DOSSIER suppose that the 554 sailed Jan. 4 1920, for London Conference is likely to be resumed at servants of the first part had kindly Chind Mail blurts 1370 pkga tea, 947 Balea Canes, with an early date, the Premier in Peking warned all possible successors that out all it knows. The Government out roots, 1390 rolls Mats and Mat having promised, it is said to dis- the house is haunted and unlucky. knows that it does not, and a few ting, 550 cases preserves, 240 cases solve the Peking Parliament in com-
To-day a new-corps is being in The word "China" other people are aware of its oc Chinaware, 50 Bales raw Silk,, 45pliance with the Southerners' demand, stalled, but they will not see, that ABOUT THE catches our eye and casional discretions. We have a cases black woodware, 9 cases glass-as beig a necessary condition for friendly warning. They will work, - CHINESE we retrieve that bit dossier about Hongkong that will ware, 1 case Silks, 2000 bags refined the resumption of the Shanghai Con- among ghosts, without knowing it. of the torn telegram, interest the future historian who sugar, 130 Bales Tobacco, 73 cases ference. The only demand made by That which is unseen of the eye Japan, we are told by the Daily Mail supplements Eitel's work, and that gim olibanum, 2 cases Sple of goat the Southerners which has not been worrieth not the heart. Header writer ("He knows, he knows") would startle some local companies, Skin &c., 240 pkgs. tops, bottoms, accepted by the Peking Government, remains the only force capable of and public or semi-public men. Some iron hoops and staves; for St. Etienne is the one relating to the replacement preventing Bolshevism from penetratof it is in the nature of reserve am 10 Bales raw Sille, for Lyons, 270 of Wong Yap tong as chief of the ing into China. We muss awhile. munition. Some of its reserved for Bales raw Silk; for Marseilles, 1393 Northern Peace Delegation., Tong,
CHAMBERLAIN'S TABLETS. The Grub has overlooked still another the history. We know things that pkgs, tea, 157 cases Chinaware, 309 S. iugi, chief of the Southern Peace for disorders of the stomach, liver HESE Tablets are intended especially force, we say, a force that is certain even. auditors have not discovered. Bales raw Silk; 20 cases Silks, 1125 Envoys, has telegraphed to the and beds. If you are troubled with by capable of preventing the penetra We know. We know. Some people pkgs. Cassia, 715 tolls Mats, 190 Military Government reporting the heartburn indigestion or contipation tion of China by Bolshevism. He are only just learning that we know. Biles galangal, 380 cases aniseed oil, Premier's intention and has asked they will do you go d..For sale by all
a overlooked the Force of Knowledge, they will admit, is power. 50 Balés Canes, without roots, for instructions in the matter.
Übanata and Storekeeperi
whole-country.
The national peace Union is urg- officials." ing the immediate resumptlen of the Shanghai Peace Conference.
+
ha
CURE THAT COUGH. THEN yo have a trublovime couch, His Worship .committed the pil. YY
It does not mean that you have soner to the forthcoming Criminal consumptiua er that-you are going to Sessions. have it, but it des man that your
langs a threatened, and it is just a
well to b. on the safe side and take Chamberlain' Cough Remedy before it Storekeep.rs.
is
مارا
fon late. For sale by all Chemists and Spend your Evenings in VALLA
WALLA" Launch, --