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TRUTH, IATICE, PUBLIC: SZEVIOR.
THE CHINA MAIL,
politan, and it has grown too big to stand what we would not tolerate
Home Shanghal is full of people who regularly jeer at and brine inte mockery the faiths of the Chinese This is not calculated to cause breaches of the peace, because the Chinese among all people set us such a glorious example of tolerance and trust is just us much within the mis in argument and public opinion:
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Today's dollar is worth 5s. 1
The Tuchun, Tam Ho-ming again went to Lungchow on January 6.
disease shows that one British and Today's return of communicable
with typhoid fever (enteric).
SPECIAL CABLES.
WEISS MURDER MYSTERY.
[China Mail SPECIAL]
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14. 1820.
THE OPERA
**RIGOLETTO."
"Rigoletto" drew a large audience
ARMS AND AMMUNITION.
HALF A DOZEN PROSECUTION.
at the Theatre Royal, last night, the Portuguese community being parti
A Police search party under Sergt. SHANGHAI, January 14
cularly well represented. The Fallon boarded the s.s. "Nanking" ferred against a coolie in connection programme, as usual, so repetition to day, and made a big seizure of attris A charge of murder has then presynopsis of the plot was given on the on her arrival from America yester
unnecessary. It is interesting to note witness is also detained in custody at American debut in "Rigoletto Surg.-Lieut. H. W. Fitzroy Wi] the Mixed Court. The mystery pro- the "Duke," in 1903, liams, of the Naval Hospital, Hong-mises to be soon cleared up. kong, has been transferred to H.M.S.
chief of that Order in Council as one American resident were down with the Weiss affair. A material however, that Caruso made his and ammunition from the luggage
either of the two cases referred to. There seems to be something in the air of Shanghai that makes the average British resident there forget all he was ever taught of elementary principles. What are we to think of en who have the nerve to tell the Chinese they are there (ie in Shang
French's ha) "on sufferance"? contemp.ible little army was in France on sufferance, but we never heard of a Frenchman saying so. As Shanghai is in China-well, there's a diference.
It was inadvertent, and not intention- STR APTEUR CONAN DOYLE.at, when we referr
Widgeon- Surg-Lieut. Cocamidr. A: A. Sanders, M.B., succeeds him.
It is stated that a new Super- intendent of the Salt Revenue Bureau of Canton is to be appointed and the name of Tsang Yin, the late Treasurer of Canton, is mentioned in this con- nection.
THE SHANGHAI AGITATION.
TROUBLE POSTPONED.
[Chine Mail SPECIAL,]
as of the Chinese passengers on board.
This morning six Chinese were Of course, last night's presentation charged before Mr. J. R. Wood with was a very much "cut" version and
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the singing was not as good as on the unlawful possession of the former occasions, some disappoint. contraband.. iment being expressed in the case of Miss Kaaanskia, who made her first Crew appeared for a Chinesa who
In the first case called Mr. A. H..
appearance. Her colorature is good.
and well under control, although the was charged with the possession of part (Gilda) does not give her two revolvers and 176 rounds SHANGHAI, Jan. 14. many opportunities in this direction of ammunition. He said that his The storm in connection with the but her higher register is decidedly
client was born in San Fran- A big fire occurred in Nanning blown over-
shopkeepers" trouble has practically worn 03, some of her natura in the early morning on January 4 The Chinese agitators are
A strike is unlikely. notes having quite gone, being cisco, where he was in the grocery
much replaced
with somewhat harsh business. He had the revolvers and to Sir Arthur when more than 43 shops were burnt chastened following the Council's head notes. Mr. Svet off as the Duke ammunition in his possession for a Conan Doyle the other day as Me down. The fire raged for four hours firm attitude. The Chinese Chamber at times was unpardonably dat, par-jlong time, and as he was going to Doyle. Tires have been scattered and the loss of property was con of Commerce is entirely satisfied ticularly in the last scene when he Holping, his parents' native place, with the Council's promise to submit finished in the wings. Miss. Zirianova he took the things with him. He did the question of a Chinese advisory in the mezza part sang beautifully not know that it was unlawful to committee to the next ratepayers and M. Chochloff in the title role possess arms in Hongkong. Besides, meeting. On Tuesday eighty shops took a most difficult part perfectly paid their rates.
The other parts were well taken and on the whole the presentation was successful. No fault could be found with the orchestra.
about in such a wholesale way dur- ing the last lustrum that a borly does not seem able to keep track of them, without diligent study that the mat ter is not worth. Discussing the Church Congress discussion of spiri- tualism. The Referee, which is not, we believe, a theological journal, says:
But if we come down to cold. logic, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has quite as much right to con- tend that we spend our time after death discussing literature, art, the drama, and sport as the clergy have to contend that we devore ourselves for all eternity to music and song Personally being a mean performar upon any kind of musical instrument and no vocalist, I should prefer Riterature and the drama, with an recasional excursion into the
realms of sport.
This clipping was landed to us by 2 Ching Meil student. We agree with it.of course; but cannot understand why the Reseree ruan should "come down" to cold. logic.", Most men seem to have to climb to it, and that with difficulty.
HOT
actual
The logic of children can hardly be called cold. Here LOGIC, is a story narrated by a
an clergyman 23 incident. A small boy asked him if cows and bees went to heaven when they died. "Of course not." replied the clergyman, and asked why. I had an idea that story of milk and honey in heaven was all humbug," said the simple child.
A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY
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siderable.
The Rev. R. G. Lindsay of St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon will con duct the monthly meeting of the Mother's Union at the Helena May Institute on Tuesday 20th inse at 5. p.m.
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A message from Nanning states that General Luk Wing-ting is now slightly better. The President, Hsu She-charg, sent a doctor to attend,to General Luk as soon as the President learned of the General's illness.
The Hon. Mr. Claud Severn, C.M.G., has kindly consented to dis tribute the Prizes to the pupils at the Ellis Kadoorie School for Indians on Saturday fiext, at noon. All interest ed in Education are cordially invited to attend..
HE. the Governor is to enter- tain all officers, non-commissioned officers and men, who have served at any of the fronts and have now returned to the Colony, at a Garden Party at Government House on February 7.
SHANGHAI POLICE SCANDAL..
[China Mail SPECIAL].
SHANGHAI, Jan. 14. Police Force will be tried on January Constable Allen of the Municipal 26 by a jury, in connection with the recent opium raid in conjunction with Chinese.
CHINESE TELEGRAMS,
(By arrangement with Wah Tsz
Yat Po..
SHANGHAI, Jan. 13, On the ratification of the German peace treaty Japan will bring out the Shantung case for settlement.
Kan Wan Pang telegraphed Tong Shiu Yi in his private capacity re- As a sequel to the recent fresquesting him to bring the early in Canton the Kung On Insurance settlement of the disputes existing. Company, and two other insurance between the North and South in companies have suspended business. order to save the country.. The insurance rates have been in
creased from $20 to $25 for $1,000 in consequence.
The Peking Government is taking defensive steps against Bolshevistic
invasion.
wine.
There was a fearful "mess up" with regard to the seating and people were wandering about looking for their seats almost all through the
the first act, a Chinese attendant fine introduction and, through half
was holding a conversation with one of the audience in the front row of the circle. The writer of this criticism would remind the management that despite what may be said to the contrary, there are still some people in Hongkong who appreciate opera to an extent that any such discordant elements as mentioned above are calculated to spoil the whole evening, and it is not right that, their pleasure should be spoiled by people who go to opera for goodness knows what.
CHINESE BANDITS CAP- TURE MISSIONARY.
!
known robber chief with a large
said Counsel, he failed to see how his client could be said to have con cealed the contraband in any way.
The Police said that the revolvers were discovered in the toe cad of a pair of shoes, whilst the ammuni- tion was stuffed into the lining of a tea coscy.
A fine of $400 was imposed.
other defendant who was charged
Mr. M. K. Lo appeared for an with the unlawful possession of a revolver and 187 rounds of ammuni- tion, and said that his client was a farm labourer in British Columbia, One of his duties was to look after :- cattle and as that was a dangerous job he was given the revolver to protect himself. He had a licence in America but has not brought it with him. He did not know it was unlawful to bring the contraband to Hongkong.
A fine of $300 was imposed.
When a third man was charged with the possession of a part of a revolver concealed in asewing. machine, Mr. E. J. Grist, who appeared for the defence, said that his client did not know the contraband was in the machine. As a matter of fact, he did not pack the machine. Some silly person who did the pack-' metal formed part of the machine and ing must have thought the piece of
cular part of a revolver was useless threw it in. It was clear that a parti to the defendant or anyone else with- out the other parts and the fact that the other parts had not been found proved his innocence.
His Worship imposed a fine of $200.....
Here is a translation of a telegram received from Mr. Carpenter, of Yunnanfu, by Mr. J. L. McPherson.
Many foreigners have been robbed The total receipts for the salt and nanfu. The climax came on January
of everything recently near Yun Sung Yuen-yun, the leader of the customs revenue during the 8th year 3 when Mr. Shelton, an American revolution in Fukien, has been com- of the Republic are estimated at missionary doctor, and his family, pelled to leave Fulien. Sung, who | $90,000,000. Birminghem: "I like beer myself.”
coming from Batang, Szechwan, were Yang Tien-fd is a is a member of the Canton Parlia The Minister of Finance proposes. He admitted that there was a.
otorious banditment, has been asked to attend the to raise taxes on luxuries on similar attacked by Yangtierfa, a well in Yunnan, and he Constitutional Convention in Canton. lines to the taxing of tobaccos and band of robbers. This occurred at a strong element of nourishment in beer, but it only stimulates as the
has a large fol- bat he is going to Shanghai.
distance of 50 miles to the west of whip eggs on a horge." He is acvo-lowing. Hitherto he and his men
The Shantung Tuchun reports that Yunnanfu. The doctor was carried Court in the uniform of a private of Another Chinese who appeared in HONGKONG, WIDNESDAY, JAN. 13, 1920. cating "local option," a phrase have presumably not had adequate.
an extraordinary movement of the away to the mountains and is now the United States Army and wore a which sounds eminently fair and opportunities of hearing the Glad
Japanese troops is being noticed at being held for ransom. After some medal on his left breast, was charged reasonable and таз perhaps Tidings. That is why Dr. Sheltos
Tsingtao. responsible for hypnotizing the Un- and all his friends are now rejoicing,
The Hunan Tuchun in reply to the delay, his wife, accompanied by two with the unlawful possession of two (mutilated word) arrived at Yan revolvers, a Mauser pistol and 4 ited States into its present trance of for Yang has captured the Doctor
Governments enquiry into the innanfu. We have no further news counds of ammunition." A little alcoholic re tyranny. It's less fair than it sounds, and is holding him to ransom. Dr.
portation of opium, says that the of the doctor since his canture. because 51 people can bully 49. and Shelton will, of course, seize this
opium there was for military hospital an aggressive rolety with money golden opportunity of converting can override an apathetic moiety those evit men, and count the mis- without. Somehow the killjoys al adventure a blessing undisguised. ways do tem to have the money. It is the money, and not the persua
ADVERSARIA.
Or rez.freshment being ap
preciated by men far greater and wiser than we, the moral responsibilty of combating people Hike "Passyfoot" Johnson does not anduly depress us. Indeed, genties, booze as a thing, if not as a mare, is still Respectable with our people. On the gallery of a church in Norfolk are carve these words:
God speed the plough
And give us good ala enow... Be merry and glade,
With good ale was this work
made.
One likes to dwell on a mind
sive eloquence of "Pussyfoot, that' British liberty is threatened by, not "Pussyfoot" but "Fursyfool,"
SOME
A
Mr. G. T. M. Edkins, of Messrs, Butterfield & Swire, and Mrs. Edkins came down from Shanghai by the Nanking on a short visit to the Colony, Mr. J. de B. Lancaster was amongst those who returned to the Colony yesterday by the same steamer.
The Canton authorities have re- In all labour controversies ceived reports from the Linshan dis hitherto the public, whose trict that the principal city in the
Lise.
It is proposed to hold a national exhibition at Peking for the purpose of encouraging industry.
The Cabinet telegraphed to the
HONGKONG THEATRE,
For some reason or other the
Mr. M. K. Lo defended and said. that his client who was a discharged United States soldier, was retira ing to his native place, and landed with the arms on his person. They were not corcealed in any way.
The Police, whilst admitting that
PROFIT. Sympathy is invited, has district was raided on January 6 Canton Authorities asking for joint beautiful photo-drama "Borrowed the revolvers were not concealed, said been kept in the dark on by a gang of about 300 bandits, who action to suppress Bolshevistic proPlumage" in five parts, which was the defendant made no mention of one essential point. The workers have now established themselves paganda. It has been remarked tell about the cost of living and their there. The Magistrate was away SHANGHAI that Shanghai is more privations; the employers discount from the city at the time. "All the democratic than Hong that by getting the aireling Press local officials have fed.
on sure. They took the very re
Sir Stewart Lockhart, C.M.G.,
and.
COTTON AND YARN.
announced to take place during the the Mauser pistol and they had a lot week ending was unavoidably post- of trouble searching his boxes before poned till to-day at 5.15 and 9.15 it was found...
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p.m. performances and it will run on His Worship referred the defen. kong. It may be so, but if Shanghai, to mention the workers are lazy
till Friday night. This is a patriotic dant to the C.S.P. and later, on the ways are to be inseparably associated idle, boozers. The essential paint with democracy, we shall pray to be is the ratio that should exist between Commissioner of Webhai-wei, having Cotton and Yarn Brokers, report on skirting the coast of Ireland, whose
Messrs. Polishwalla and Kotwall, comedy of the time when that bold C.S.F.s. representative, fined the
Scot-American John Paul Jones was man $400. saved from it. The Chinese wan profits and wages. Mr. W. G. Mcleft the Territory on leave of absence, January 12 as follows:
An elderly Chinese who had work. representation picture of the excellent and pious Council. In a democratic community Treasury, has stated that the profits ministration of the Territory on De Ult by Str. "Dilwara" various in general is bright and pleasing and the possession of 100 rounds of
on the Municipi Adoo, formerly secretary of the U.SMr. A. P. Blount assumed the Ad-
Since our last report on the 16th story we have already described in ed for 10 years in America as a field.
one of our past issues. The story labourer, was next charged with ả fellow who did that work sipping ale
that is not unreasonable. No imof the bituminous coal operators in cember 22. Captain A. the while, Rubicund he would be,
C. M. Enforeseen events have perial problems stand in the way. 1917 ran as high as 2,000 two Binny has been appointed to act as which have tended to weaken our repeated request ty the Chinese com- they were given to him a long time
occurred
Owing to very attractive.
the revolver ammunition and said that merry with laughing eyes, and, a
It is an international, ́d mocratic thousand) per cent. With that state- Senior District Officer and Registrar beart, the sort of man about whose Settlement. Being subbed, and ment accepted, and the plutocrats of Births
yarn market, which has remained knees the children love to cluster, insulted with some foolish, furl'e enjoying the use of Uncle Sam's Territory
Deaths for the very dull during this interval at a
magnificent drama ago and when he came to China, he munity, the
Red Ace,” a serial Elm of eighteen brought them with him, not knowing and for whose footfall the wife's ears
arguments that we have already forces to intimidate the strikers,
decline of $4/8 per bale with small listened eagerly. There are such men
can understand why there A petition, signed by many bales.
transactions amounting to 3,000 episodes will be screened during 7.15 local regulations.
performance. "Needless to say when Sergt. Fallon said that the defend- stül in Norfolk, and they still drink analysed and exposed as fit only to we
be conceived by mental children for should be so much talk of young ladies who are supporters of "bare" as they cat in this. She mental children, they decided to try Bolshevism." The Russians have women suffrage a movement recent caused this unfavourable condition screen a large attendance is always and it was quite evident that he was The main factors, which have ever Marie Walcamp appears on the ant appeared to be a very poor man, and the not disdaining
given the exploiters a word morey launched in Canton-was present-
garanteed. This daring actress by smuggling the ammuniton, which old fashioned evening parliament in spectable British slogan of no taxa blessed than Mesopotamia. It isn't ed to members of the Constitutional are the heavy fluctuations in ex her wonderful feats has surpassed was found in his overcoat, for at the village inn...
change on India and the eagerness of Tertotal fanatics
tion without representation," and Bolshevism or anything like it. It Convention on Monday. The peti- the Chinese dealers to secure advant her reputation to all other artistes in other man refused to pay their taxes. We were is what one would expect when antion demands M.Ps. to include a age on the goods which they are
Sentence of $100 fine or 5 weeks' THERAPEUTICS. "having drawo
then told that the Council was official who had access to income clause in the laws of the Constitution now receiving as part of their for
hard labour was passed, frightful pictures of
stiff" and finally "adamant." We tax returns reveals that these "show giving women equal rights with men ward purchases of cheaper rates.
When charged with the possession 'cobolic ravages within the human don't doubt that, especially as ed earnings on capital stock ranging and equal educational facilities.
The Canton authorities have of 628 rounds of ammunition found ystem, it is a comfort to learn from egards the heads. We are, how from fifteen
while recent large arrivals, are also received reports from Shanghal that in a card board box in his travelling. to per cent, less biassed sources that alcoholic ver, hoping that our correspun thousand per cent Earnings of cre
affecting our market.
Wong Yap-tong, the chief of the Nor-sack, another Chinese said he had d-inks dilate the gastric blood-vessels, dent
The Directors of the Canton report hundred to three hundred per cent Municipal Council recently issued an
At the close the tendency is weak. thern Peace Delegation, suddenly left nothing to say and was fined $600, cause increased secretion of gastric ing that the Council proceeded were not uncommon."
Since past few days, news have jui e, andgreater activity in the move against the defaulters riminally
order for widening the Tungchun been received from Bombay by wire Shanghai, on January. 3. Wong is The arms and ammunition were in ments of the muscles of the "wall of
Our own passive resisters
A reader of the China Road to 150 feet. All the bridges of the closing of all Spinning Mills said to have returned to Peking to each case confiscated. the stomach. If that isn't good, the
at Home were not. so treated; and
Mail sends in for our on the Bund are to be destroyed to owing to a big general strike of Min see the, ex-Premier, Tuan Chi-jul, | taste is; and we have lots of re-pect we know any:hing of the Chinese,
DEMENTAT. Opinion a romance in form a level roadway. In rebuilding Hands. for the man who says candidly that
which the people of the shops recently destroyed by fire will do no good in this case. It Mars, by hypnotic suggestion, are he doesn't take it-because it is good n't a
the owners have been ordered to aimet is a political busy aariexing the world by ousting follow the instructions given by the for him but because he likes it.
manceuvre. As for the incident of the human souls and themselves entering Municipal Council for leaving a Booze is almost cer British Assessor at the Mixed Court into possession of the bodies. It is margir for widening the streets. HISTORY tainly the most ancient
suspending" an American lawyer and universal thing for making a contingent prophecy worked out. We suggest as more an excellent ́jdéa, al:hough not well
the Greeks was a barley brew, and | that.
the wine of the grape is older still. Pliny tells of beer in Spain and in Gaul, and the tradition of Kaffir beer from millet is also agelong. Samshu and zake we know. There is no
in Wał
error in
get the extraordinary prosecution of
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two
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Total Sales 3,000 bales., Unsold Stocks 9,000 bales. Uncleared 19,000 bales.
the Kinema.
about the formation of a new. Cabinet
in Peking. Wong, it is stated, is to
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be appointed Premier. Another HK C &.M. STEAMBOAT message states that Wong has been Arrivals. From Bombay to Hong-recalled to Peking for party reasons. Wong's departure has given rise to kong 14,000.
Shanghai. The market is reported doubts about the resumption of the very easy with a slight downward Shanghai Conference.
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Japanese Yarn:The embargo on
is view of the work on the re
DECLARATION OF FINAL DIVIDEND.
We are officially authorised "to
A prehistoric Hindos hyran sings (omething on Sir Edward Carson's plausible procedure that these desment on bearing that Cheong King: tenderey
The Canton Military Govern its praises. The Egyptians of the lines) we are not doing the worrying perate Martians have arranged other yew, the Human Tuchun, has closed malt or red barley. The sythum of and" strong enough to attend to have, hypnotized men into, killing the students' agitation; has-teleg- been raised, hence no business has near Macao, being continued by the Directors of the Hongkong Canton ·· fourth dynasty raade beer from We guess Uncle Sam is big enouga means for coming here, after they all the schools in Hunan owing to yarn export from Japan has not yer clamation of the Chingchow sharea, state that subject to audit, the
The Jackson case of the world war satisfactorily and the asking for the Tuchua's dismissal. tions are as under
ech other off. That would explain raphed to the Paking Government passed in this yarn and latest quota Portuguese in spite of a protest by & Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd. will the Canton authorities, the Peking recommend at the forthcoming ANOTHER religious intolerance
apparent failure of the League of The Education Association in Canton Bales Nagasaki No. 20s at 1348; Government has now sent a telegram meeting. INSTANCE. has barely faded from Nations, the scheme of which was held a special meeting on January bales 3 Horses No. 16s at $323to the Military Government discuss. A final dividend for the year and zi Dur memories when we the last flicker of sanity in mankind 11 to discuss the appointment of Horses No. 20s at $346; bales Yellowing the question of sending gunbosta ing 31st December 1919, of $1,002; a Stich as reported in yesterday's Now we are all madder than hatters. the new, principals of the Government Joss No. 20s at $344; Setsu No. 10s to prevent the Portuguese from carry per share and a bonus of $0.50.per
Law School, the Normal School for at $243; Setar No: 20s at $352;ing on the reclamation. The Military share.
Government proposes to send three Add to equalization of Dividendo;, girls and the First Primary-School. Blue Fish No. 20s at $348. The students of these "Institutions Raw Cotton No Stock. Quota-ore gun-boats-in addition to the Fund $25,000.
A are now on strike in sympathy with tlona Bengal 42/47 per picul. Quota three which the Peking GovernmentAdd to Special Repairs Fund
is said to be sending. Sensational $20,000. Kokona Mr. Johnson is unless these Orders in Council DONT overtrain the ane membrane the principals who have been dis- tions Chinese 45/55 per picul.
developments are expected as there Write, off book values of steamers, "Ptasiour." 'paid organizer and are more discreetly used at the of your throat in trying to dislodge missed. The teachers of these
are some 300 Portuguese soldiers on wharves and lighters $40,000 and agitator, not a northern settlement, they will stand wedy ill accomplish this for you, and schools are also contemplating pro
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account fanatic. He enjoys a good cigar, and a chance of becoming discredited once the gold that is using it. For testing against the action of the Spend your Evenings in a WALLA
$22,576.75. he confesad to an audience at altogether for Shanghai la cosmosla by all Chemists and Etarskompas. Civil Governor in the matter.
ancient people that does not seem to have discovered its own liquid com- fort, for which it thanked its gods, or
China Mail. Happily the poor fellow,
was acquitted, so we need not go
Un the case of the Hebrews) Father over the peculiar circumstances of
Noah.
the case. It is sufficient to say that
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the phim Chamtain Cough Re
WALLA" Launch.
their way to Macao to protect the re- carry forward to
clamation worka,