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COMMUNICABLE DISEASE.
ADVERSARIA.
ECONOMIC
We
THE CHINA MAIL~
of the Big Man It would thereby hit, let it instruct the Committee to report an sites that are belig held by rich companies, their reasons for not) using the same or allowing it to be used, the taxes they pay, the price they paid and the price they ask, and the possibilities of resumption without i excessive compensation. We do not know, but we think it is possible that the constitution of the Committee itself might permit some interesting Inside information.
LOCAL AND ORFERAL..
Today's dollar is worth 58. 3fd.
A, SO3, 20 There will bò à"tea dance" tom, marrow, at Wiseman's
The Victoria British School Annual prize distribution takes place to-morrow at 11am
Bishop Lander is now on a con: If the Government were firmation tour in West River districts. RENTS. really in earnest (and not He will preach at Canton next
afraid of the Gang) it | Sunday. ** could do good work-with a stroke of the pes, in the shape of a Rent Re striction Bill. No matter what may have been said to the contrary, there is profiteering in rents going on, and Chinese owners are not the only offenders. We expect to publish a letter to-morrow on this subject that will be very much to the point.
Taxation of unearn TANATION. ed increments in the shape of exaggerated land values is quite feasible. It would enrich the Government and tend to discourage the present dog-in-the manger trick that is at present hold ing back the development of the Colony.
THE GANG.
CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
́}[By-Arrangement with the Wok Ta
Yet Pol
SHANGHAI, January 26, With the exception of the Japanese all the Legations sent representatives to receive Luk Ching Cheung of his arrival at Peking.
awarded Cheung Chok Lam, the In
The Japanese Government has specter General of the three Eastern Provinces, a decoration. Cheung has telegraphed to the Peking Govern ment asking permission to accept.
The well known reformer Leung
An extraordinary meeting of members of the Hongkong Corinthian Yacht Club will be held at the Club Chi Chit is expected to arrive in House this evening at 6 o'clock.
On Saturday nextter and, dinner dances are being held at the Repulse Bay Hotel. A service of motor buses is being run in this con- nection.
First. Aerial-Derby Around: The The Commission organising The World were received to-day by His Excellency Reginald Edward Stubbs.
the Governor,
Sir
For the theft of an alarm clock, The trouble is that our a Chinese was this morning sentenced own Executive Concil by Mr. N. L. Smith to six weeks' includes men who are hard labour. He will not need the interested in land speculation. This clock to get him up mornings for is. glaringly wrong. At Home that while... magistrate interested in a brewery always refrains from taking part in a Public House case; and it is clear that it would be better form for land speculators to stay away from our local Executive while this question ig on the carpet. People ought to be shocked at such procedure.. but so far as we can see, they only laugh when it is mentioned.
Communicable disease last week was one case of enteric and ten of cerebro-spinal fever. Eight of the latter died. In the subsequent 43 hours one more case of c.s. fever has been recorded, and one of diphtheria.
ENZUESDAY, JANUARY
THE S.S. BRISBANE.”
FEARED LOSS OF FIVE
TUROPEANS.
MORE ARMED
1920.
DESPERADOES.
What might have resulted in e second. Gresson Street "affair, was Latest reports with regard to happily averted yesterday, by the the vessel was blown up. The tug the s.a. "Brisbane go to confrm that prompt action of two Police sergeants. Victeria" has now been out for six received. Sergts. Cockle and McFall, It appears, that acting on information
days searching the Chusan Arch of No. 2 Police Station, together with pelago for scrvivors but without Chinese detectives, visited an opium have been lost. The Buropean No. 174, Praya East, to execute a result and it is feared that all hands divan situated on the ground floor of Officers were Mr. E. E. McLellan search warrant. When the premises Captain, with whom was Mrs. MC were entered a number of men were Lellan; Mr. H. R. Edwards, chief discovered sitting on a bed. As soon officer: Mr. R. Williams, chief eng as the men saw the Police officers, acer and Mr. T. C. Bowron, second two of them pulled our revolvers. engineer.
The sergeants closed, and grappled with them for the possession of the weapons. The man whom, Sergt. Luk Ching Cheung in, view of the difficulties in settling all outstanding
Cockle tackled attempted to fire his questions with the foreign powers
revolver but the sergeant grabbed it and the impossibilty to give the
and as he did so, it broke in the people every satisfaction intends to
Two Chinese were "this morning middle and two cartridges fell to the tender his resignation from the post charged before Mr. N. L. Smith with ground. He wrested the pistol, frcan has not been accepted. of Minister of Foreign Affairs. It the unlawful possession of two the man's hand. Sergt. McFall also
Browning pistols which were found succeeded in overpowering his "pa
and took the pistol away from him,
The men were this morning, brought before Mr. Wood and charged with the unlawful possession of revolvers and ammunition, and with attempting
China from Europe by the middle of next month,
ARMS SMUGGLING.
The Aviation Bureau has notified concealed in a cleverly carved piece Departments concerned that ex-of wood which was fixed to a trunk not amination for admission into the like a shelf. They pleaded Aviation School will take place short-guilty." ir. They are requested to send candy defendant was seen carrying the to shoot the Police officers. It was
The Police said that the second dates to Peking without delay.
Some students in Testsin went trunk on to the Hau Tak wharf at stated in evidence that both the re- into a shop to make inspection of yesterday, and was stopped volvers were fully loaded, and or Japanese goods. While they were by a constable on search duty. The Sergt. Cockle's man 29 rounds of doing this three strangers who looked first defendant then walked up and revolver ammunition were found, tied like Japanese forced their way into the second defendant informed to his waist band. The men are evi- the shop and assaulted the students. the constable that the trunk belonged dently of the armed robber type. Two of them were injured.
to the first defendant and be
The case was remanded for heat- The Japanese police stations sent a was merely engaged to carry it ing until Friday. number of Japanese police on the to the wharf. The first defendant Arising out of the above' case, d 24th to take back the Japanese goods when asked to open the box, pre- Chinese detective stationed at No. 2 from the Chamber of Commerce...
duced a key from his girdle, and Police Station, who took part in the, There were further assaults of ten opened it. He assured the constable raid, was charged with the theft of students. The citizens are indignant that there was nothing illegal in the two opium. pipe bowls.
Inspector Kent said that alter the Hongkong Government has for eo were $13,344,-or $221 more than for gates to Peking to complain on the him and searched the trunk and when raid, when the prisoners had been
over this and have sent many dele-trunk. The constable did not believe
the shelf was pulled off, the contrab-taken to the station, the principal. The Premier declared, as stated, and was found concealed in holes tenant of the house in question came which had been carved into the side to the station and said he had lest ro of the wood.
The
long been a sort of side-show rua. by the Gang that the people don't expect anything but the obvious to occur. They also have their creatures who actually praise them for devot- ing so much time to their own interests!.
The Hongkong Tramway Com pany's traffic receipts for the week
same week of last year. The matter. aggregate receipts for 4 weeks were $52.026, or $1.520 less than the that no direct negotiation on the corresponding period of 1919. --
Shantung question will be necessary.
An extraordinary general meet-^ ing of the Hongkong Electric Com- any will be held at the offices, St. George's Building at noon to-morrow, when resolution for increasing the capital and approving new Articles of Association will be considered.
· '.
"A MODERN LORELEL”
His Worship fined the first defen- dant $400 and discharged the other.
The arms were confiscated.
OBIT. VICTOR HOBART DEACON.
not been back since. His school
opium pipe bowls, and alleged that
one of the Chinese detectives must all the Chinese detectives who had have stolen them. Witness paraded taken part in the raid, and on defen- dam's person were found the pipe bowls.
"Mr. C. H. Lyson, who appeared for the defendant, asked for a remand, and his Worship fixed the case for Friday.
A THIEF ON THE “CARLISLE."
A DOMESTIC THIEF.
The first defendant told his Wer ship that his occupation was that of a travelling trader and a carrier be Constitutional reform
tween here and the country. The REFORM. must come sooner or
trunk was given him by a new ar- later; but here we have
The Coronet had three packed rival in the Colony to take to the indicated a reform that public opinion
bouses last night when "A Modern country and he was doing so when and private conscience should bring
Lorelei" was screened for the first he was arrested. He denied that he about at once. Look at the constitu-
time. The picture proved to be was acquainted with the contents of tion of this economic Resources" A meeting of the Commission to everything that the genial Mr. Ray the trunk. committee. It had to have Sir Paul organize the first Aerial Derby claimed for it-beautiful photo- Asked how he happened to have Chater as chairman, of course, for around the World was held in the graphy, fine scenery and pretty girls. the key in his possession, he said who knows more of our economic Hongkong Chamber of Commerce A Modern Lorelei is a picture that it was necessary for him to have resources than he? Then we have resterday. The Hon. Mr. S. Hwithout a plot, and for those who want it for customs purposes. Jardine's representative. Why should Dodwell concurred with the request to spend a happy hour and forget Jardine's merely because it happens that he should officiate 29. Com the warries of the business hours, it to be one of the oldest and richest of missioner in Hangkang, -,
is an ideal picture. Interwoven with our trading firms-be given so much.
the story of the picture are some
Before Mr. J., R. Wood this morn- power, such an invariable, voice in A Japanese merchant named M. excellent scenes which one cannot.
ing a Chinese carpenter, employed better," and then come headaches our government? Does anybody Suza, was this coming summoned find suitable words to describe in
at the Naval Dockyard, was charged and a suff neck. It hurts to bend seriously suggesthat Jardines have before Mr. J. Wood for the alleged cold print. Every one should be well
with the theft on board H.M.S. " Car- the head forward. They have a cure ever put the interests of Hongkong possession of 16 ounces of morphia acquainted with the immortal story
lisle," of a brown leather wallet, the for it which is quite good if applied in front of the interests of Jardines? without a permit. Mr. Gardiner who of Lorelei, but of the modern Lorelei
property of Able Seaman Squire of the fore the wisest thing to do is to send sonable to expect it. It is foolish his client was in hospital suffering reels, a few words will be of interest, early the sooner the better. There-If so, how simple! It would be unrea appeared for the defendant said that as is told on the screen in six big
** Carlisle." The death of another Hongkong Seamen Squire, said that he return- for the doctor at once, and submit to to think it. It has been known for from the flu. and was unable to There lived in America two bosom old-timer has to be announced. Mr. ed to the ship from shore leave at these injections Personal cleanli long as "The Octopus.", and it is fully attend Court. He asked for a remand: friends, one the proud father of a nice Victor Hobart Deacon died at Wey: 2 p.m., yesterday and went into the ness and No Spitting should be the time that the public spirited men of His Worship remanded the case until little boy, and the other an equally mouth on January 15, within a few workshop where he met Able Seamast rule for all who want to escape this this growing Colony came out into Friday.
proud father of a sweet little dreadful and dangerous disease. the open to attack its tentacles.
girl. On his death bed, the boy's days of his 73rd birthday. He was Rutter who asked him if he had. "The Gods of the Mountain" father entrusted him to his friend, on January 19, 1847. He came to that he had, whereupon, Seaman Ru
born at Ottery St. Mary in Devon-brown leather wallet. He replied At Home we were told from M. G. time to time that somebody and "The Tents of the Arabs" will and forthwith the boy went to Hongkong in 1880, and practised ter pointed to the defendant and said or other Must Go, in the be produced by the Hongkong Ust live with his playmate. The ever law bere for a quarter of a century, he had got it. Witness chased the interests of the State. We must versity Union Students in most up-to-ess, who is, not altogether straight, at first with the firm of Brereton defendant who ran into the recreation Now know have an M. G list here. A referendum date settings and costumes on conspired with her lover, a ma and Wotton, later founding the firm room where witness caught him. On more than we did that was fairly taken would indicate February 13th, 14th and 18th, for named Paul to kidnap the little girl of Deacon and Hastings, now Dea- his person was found witness's wallet. RESOURCES. about the enquiry several of our best known hames, which advance tickets can now be and put her up for ransom. Paul
The defendant who had a previous touching the deve. These men Must Go before Hong-secured from the University Registrar took the girl away in the night in a con, Looker, Deacon and Harston.
He was a very well liked map, conviction for larceny, was sentenced lopment of Hongkong's economic kong can ges on. The China Mall or Mourrie's. These advance tickets little boat and drifted out to sea in There is a communicable disease resources, and that our earlier refer- cannot make them go; but it can as Eive holders the privilege of reserv. the darkness and they were eventual- very clubbable and amiable, and a to six weeks band labour. in Hongkong which is not notifiable. Fences were merely comic discourses, it does, warn them that the mandate ing seats on January 30th, two days ly cast ashore on Seal Island: Afraid good many residents recall him? It's paine is Fear. Part of the inten. The Committee has had its first is following shortly. Those who abead of the ordinary booking, to return, Paul became a seal hunter quite well, although he left the tion of our health authorities in meeting, from which we learn that it wish to retire in good order will be which opens on February 2nd at 9 and lived on the island for fifteen Colony over 20 years ago and has issuing recent bulletins, especially didn't know any more than we did. well advised to anticipate it.
2. at Moatrie's. The novelty of years with the girl whom he had was Marlborough, his Home club the the hints on influenza, would be to "They simply started with the
these productions having aroused named Lorelei as his daughter. How Junier Carlton, allay the incipient panic tha: was in alphabet," said one member, and he
While on the subject considerable interest we advise those Lorelei and Dorian (the boy) came
Charged belore Mr. J.R. Wood, the air. Fear of an epidemic is hoped that the Chairman would find
MISSIONART of land and rents we wishing to become acquamted with together, and how the loss of the
this morning with the theft of a jacket usually recognized the experts to out from the Government what it
PROPERTY may as well mention Dunsany's works to avail themselves boy led the distracted father to set
and a quilt, the property of a woman, be almost as dangus as the really wanted the Committee to do-religious bodies which is very wealthy
that one of the foreign of this facility early.
out to hunt for him and recovered SNATCHING FROM
a Chinese pleaded not guilty." epidemic itself, and anything calcu- This coming after an oration by the and owns much property on the
his daughter as well an his foster son,
Sergt. Ogg said that the defendant lated to soothe an alarmed public is Governer, sounded queerly like a Kowloon side is said to have been.
had better be seen, than described.
EUROPEAN LADY, and his parents lived in Yaumati, ia' good for public health.
the same house as the complainant. It is also suggestion that His Excellency had putting up rents. There is con
It is certain that you will enjoy this. good to know what precautions to talked a lot without saying anything.siderable public indignation, because
picture, so do not hesitate to go and
The complainant Had often mysteri-" A Chinese youth was this morning busly lost articles of clothing, and had take, and what things to avoid, when
(book your seat early. See the pretty sickness is about. The difficulty of
Adversaria are differ- this affair is so evidently an investing
sirens of the sea as Lorelei saw them charged with snatching a hand bag suspected the defendant, but could not hitting upon a satisfactory middle
MULTUM. IN ent. Probably
Two Chinese, who were said to be in her dream, the sea gulls, the seal, from Mrs. Fletcher, the wife of Mr. prove his guilt, Yesterday however, the and speculating corporation, which FARVO gist of the Commi: does not have to register as relatives, charged one another before the pelicans ard learn
A.G.M. Fletcher in Wyndham Street, he was seen throwing the jacket and course, which will nervousness, and yet which will has already been conveyed in one that it is in a position to advance assault,
tee's ultimate report such. We have heard it said Mr. N. L. Smith this morning with history 23 Dorian learned it from near the Ching Mail office yesterday quilt into the street and then to rat afternoon. A European gentleman down stairs and pick them up and persuade the public to
Lorelei. Adversarial sentence, when we said money to approved borrowers, but The complainant said that the
gave chase and caught the boy and walk away. He was later arrested by more care in such matters, the other day that any economic as to that we have no definite trouble arose over the fact that a
tock him to the station. plain enough. With regard to the
After Mrs. Fletcher had alrention given by the complainant. When
the Pelice as the result of informa influenza, the matter published has resources overlooked by our local evidence. That it is wealthy, that it writ had been issued against the de
THE BY.
evidence, bis Worship convicted the rested, the defendant took the Police these useful qualities. We are not capitalists are probably not worth is a large holder Ef local property, fendant's father by the official re Yesterday whilst witness and that it should not in the name.ceiver. so sure that we ought to publish the
boy and sentenced him to six weeks'
to a pawn shop where the stolen text of the Sanitary Board's pamph-
The China Mail is of religion be allowed to escape the was out walking, he met the defen- He is absolutely the IT of ITS. hard labour, 12 strokes with a rattan, articles were recovered let on cerebro-spinal meningitis which,
ECONOMIC inclined at present
government supervision necessary: Indant and his father. The defendant You never in your natural met such and four hours stocks in lieu of the
If it is accosted him and assaulted him, a conglomeration of ITS Rolled into last day..
His Worship awarded him -six has come to us for publicity. Some ADMINISTRATION, to take the view all such cases we stand to.
weeks hard labour... of us are so impressionable that we
that the attention extorting from its tenants the whist (defendant's) father ran away one. Jack of all trades, master of feel all the symptoms we read about, of these gentlemen is being diverted current human needs, that is some the defendant said that it was all that collar-stud, and tell you where enhanced, rents made possible by
Mr. Gardiner who appeared for none. Perhaps! But he can find. and those of this disease, as outlined from more presing matters. Our thing that should be pu ficly known. due to some family trouble, and he you put the other sock last night. HONGKONG AND in the pamphlet before us, appear economic, resources are all right: We invite further evidence and more believed that his Worship would He is absolutely a paychic pheno remarkably alarming. Moreover, what we need is an economic the wording of it cannot be con administration, that is to say an
meet the case it be bound over menon. You may preach the gospel both men. According to his in to him, or anything else you like,, in sidered popular." The people at administration informed and con-
His Excellency's sugstructions, the complainant was the whatever tone you like, or whatever The Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell. frst time German delegates will take large might grasp the idea of the cerned with economic principles · "WITNESSES. gestion that if they defendant's uncle, and when they gestures you like, yet he will remain interviewed by a China Mail reporter, part in the discussion. Governing
meningococcus but words like The deficiency of housing is a handi-
put, all the men who met in Lyndhurst Terrace yester passive. When you have disgorged, this morning, in connection with Bodies of the International Labour intravenous and intraspinal and cap to progress. Our lawi, by laws, know anything about our economic day, the complainant called, the when you are breathless, when you aviation, said that be considered the Office elected to the League wit antinedingococcie serum have a very and similar restrictions are unnecesresources on the Committee they defendant names, and they came to are just beginning to realize that matter to be of vital importance to meet to transact the general Sechnical and forbidding aspect. The sarily finicky and hamper develop would have no witnesses was quite blows. The defendent, as his Wor-you've said enough, be will smile the Colony and should receive every business arising from the first meet- pamphlet includes quotations from a ment. Communications require more sound. We suggeet that Sir Paul ship could see, had a black eye blandly, and say" Please, Master. support from all in Hongkong. Anting held at Washington and to con report by an expert who was invited study. Plans must be more indul Chater and the Jardine representa: which was alleged to have been what time you like your shaving serial mail service would be of aider how to give practical effect to to come here by the Government from gently looked at, and land transferred five would have been excellent inflicted by the complainant who water” the Rockefeller Institute for Medical more readily. Our public services witnesses. Messrs Alaiaster, Pollock,
considerable benefit from the com- any discussion taken regarding the Research. The general idea of the must be better paid, to get the best and Frost could have been put on the was unch bigger man, and was. I have, in the lands of civilization mercial point of view.
explication of the eight hours day. thing seems to be that neglected results from them. A Committee to crossexamine them..
stayed in the grandest palatial edifices Asked about his exact position as night work for women and children erected for the convenience and com- having been appointed Commissioner factories, the employment and colda may lead to this disease, which
fort of mankind."
East of Suer I have been feted and Derby round the World, Mr. Dodwell childbirth, and labour of children. in Hongkong for the first Aerial production protection of women in lects in the throat. In the case of a person run down or with
pampered, bowed and salaamed to said he acted in that capacity as under 14 years of age. The Govern Most times I have left sadder and Chairman of the Chamber of Coming Body to day will be bresided over catarrhal condition of the respiratory grabbed by rich European syndicates ERA young child is susce stible to mucous membrane or of a person and is being held for a big fise, in dreadful direman attacks your little one
wiser. But BE the IT of TTS, will merce only. The work to be doce by Albert Thomas the former French- croup. Don't wait until this nhaling the breath of such a person, face of an acute demand, Much before you prepare for it. It comes in
cheer you up and make you-cheerful, in Hongkong, when the Derby ac Minister of Munitions, and Socialist wiser and richert de the organism may travel from the land at Kowloon has been held that the night when chemists, shops are
tually took place consisted of arrang leader France, Italy, Belgium, the You may wear your heart on your ing with the local Government for Czecho Slava and Switzerland will be throat to the meninges of the way, paying next to no taxes, on wally closed, and this slons should be THESE Tablets are lefended expecially sleeve. He will serve up to you suitable landing and starting grounds, represented. brain and cord. When that happens cheap and almost nominal Crown warning Get.and keep Chamberlain's for disorders of the stomach, liver on toast next morning. SHE did ime keeping etc. and in due course the patient will be feverish feel chil-rentals: If the Government is really omely at hand. It never fails, and bowels on sto troubled with but HE will put it right. Jed, lose appetite, or vant. There in earnest about developi afraid Forle by all Chemists and Sto.they will do you gods. Ece salo by all. keta quickly much in absolutely harmless hearthurn indigestion or constipation"
HE is my BOYLE follows a short interval of feeling economic resources, and is no ngo Teepers
Chemists and Storekeepers
not cause
take
bothering with
The most visible and
is caused by an organism that col LAND, conspicuous economic re
source we have is land, and
it is notorious that this has been
open complaints.
CROUP.
CHINESE ASSAULT CASE
unmarked.)
His Worship remarked that the complainant was an older map.
The men were bound over in the sum of $50 each to keep the peace for abx months.
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