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he met H. a lady guest of hers, cause it is humiliating, some men became enamoured of her, and deny it. But what does it matter eventually married her. D and H, if it is humiliating, if it happens to had a child J. ho inherited pro be true? portional shares not only of their dispositions and characters, but also
of the dispositions and characters of
their respective parents. Assuming. that Z is the ideal man, and that
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The shareholders in our, local
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LOCAL AND GENERIK.
Tram car No. 18 knocked down a Chinese near the King Edward Hotel,
on Sunday. The man was sent to
Hospital.
towards
The appoaching wedding is an- J may will to be as like as posstreet car company are getting anounced, of Mr. Robert Taylor. sible, it is obvious that he is already meanwhile dividend of ninepence a engineer, to Miss Agnes Louisa well handicapped, and that even share. In view of the heavy ex- White, en route by as. "Mentor.” such a deteritination or will is doubtful. For he grows an with
Then thousand dollars has been 5. L, M. and N. and is tutored it should not be recurrent for a long appropriated by the Civil Governor by O and F. and is intheneed by me, that is pretty good. Thof Canton as part of the Govern Q. R. and S, to say nothing of various climatic changes, foods, ny may have had an equalisment's contribution drinks, illnesses, and other adsen serve in hand. If they have modern fire brigade. tures. Remember that but for Cdidly solid pavements they are put-
any left, after finishing the splen aversion from B, and the colour of ting down, we would like them to his necktie, I might, never have experiment with one or two double. mot H, and in that case woogie cars, to carry, raure passen never have been bors, for had gers, and sa give some of us a married T, the child wouldnt chance to ride sitting. Often of a have been, any more than if H Ead married U. The son of I andring, tramning into the city. we have thought of that poor Irish Hi Hu, the son of it and T is harvester on the Dublin packes It, and Jis and could be no other. He walked briskly up and down the All balls are masses deck, all the way over quite exi- matter, and all balls left undisturbedently anxious that the officers of ed on a level suriate will remain the ship should observe hith. When inert. Not so a ball placed on and they cathe for his fare, he said what inchid plane. The child of H and
than H
I was placed on several inclined you think he did. The street car people should not be after charging planes in turn, just as they were is for standing all the way. Before him. The delusion of the average man is that an inclination
a fre will or choice:
A man wills or choses (he says)
BUILDING SOCIETY?
patriated from Shanghai by the str. About 115 Germans will be re Ume Marc within the next few days. The "Une Maru" has been chartered by the German govern ment.
Peking theatres to close their doors. The Police have forbidden the This is rough on the proprietors, says the North China Star, as the show outside is more amusing, and it is expensive to keep lights on in an empty house.
In order that special vigilance. may be maintained, the soldiers and police of Kongmoon are paying par- ticular attention to boarding bouses hotels, railway stations, and boats there. The place is quiet and busi- nest is being conducted as usual..
In consequence of frequent dis turbances the Canton authorities are paying particular attention to hotels, and bearding houses of that city. Several rebel suspects were very arrested at Kung On, in a boarding house in Sheung Moon Tal. They were executed after a trial.
MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 1920,
BITTER CLAN FEUD.
FIGHT IN STAUNTON ST.
MANY -WOUNDED.
half-a-dozen a severe
BLUE FUNNEL FARES.
THX INCREASED RATES,"
The new scale of fares for the Blue Funnel Line is given in the Blue Funnel Weekly Shipping Gazette dated July 30.
The fare from Hongkong to Lon- dop by "A." Class steamers has been increased from £72 to £102, and by "B" Class steamers from £65 to £78. A Class steamers include
Two hostile clans of Chinese Hakka and Hakla went on the war path yesterday. The grudge between the clans is both old and bitter, and many battles have taken place from time to time, the honours being fairly evenly divided. Yesterday Hacks "Fyrrhus," "Mentor," "Teresias," was taking a quiet stroll, when he and eventually additional vessels of was set upon, by
this class sufficient in number to Hoklos asd given
maintain a regular monthly pas maaling. He reported the matter to seger service between the United his friends, and a council of war was Kingdom. Straits Settlements, Hong methods of revenge. The Hakkas class steamers are about 7,600 tons at once summoned, to consider Long, China and Japan Ports. "A" armed themselves with knives, carry-Gross Register, and maintain an ing poles, stores and any weapon average sea speed of about 14 knots. they could lay hands on, and then Accommodation is fitted for about sallied forth to the enemy headquar. 60 first class passengers. The voyage ters in Staunton Street. The Hokios from Hongkong to London usually was gives. They rushed to the mouth were on the alert and timely alarm occupies 36 to 35 days.
No fare is substituted for the £50 of the street there to give battle formerly charged for "C" Class to their hated enemies. The Hakkas steamers, which (the Gazelle states) were taken by surprise and were are only fitted with rough accommo driven back in some disorder: Theydation, but, as far as circumstances soon recovered, however, and stand on an improvised steamer permit, ing their ground, not only saved provide first class messing. They themselves from defeat, but gave as have been adopted as a temporary. good as they, took, with the result measure in order to meet the gent that the Hokles were forced back demands of business men anxious foot by foot. The battle was to proceed to the Far East from at its teight when the police England, and vice versa.
The following are the new" arrived. The combatants at once
"A" took to flight, dropping their Class rates from Hongkong →→→
New Rate. Old Rate.
weapons and leaving their wounded behind them. The Police gare, chase To-Singapore .........£24, and managed to capture a few of the To Port Swettenham 23.
42.-
£11. 13. 14. 26,
57.
72.
65.
ways, among them, it is stated, To Penang... 30. The wounded were removed to the To Fort Said the leaders of the opposing factions. To Colombo... hospital for treatment and the others taken into custody.
This morning sixteen of the com batants, some of whom bore visible marks of the fray, were charged
$4.
To London or L'pool 102.
B. Class To London or
L'pool......
fares to Seattle.
No alteration has been made in the
Ltd. stay in, instead of going oct. But some external reason deter-
It is cured to one of our mined his choirs for him. Per- readers that the method adopted haps his will not to get wet was by the Midget Yacht Club, as stronger than his desire to go out, "ported in the China Meil, would or perhaps his experiences when serve would-be house owners as well out hegre made insaying a desire as would-be boat owners. In feet. ald ang Whatever his reason, he proposes a building clab, the for his choke, it was an effect of subscribers ta ballot for cheap Huren life is loans in turn. It has been argized pret boht eases touched by countless, things, and that in Hongkong we are too fond these things again by countless of gambling to invest in such
The Military and Civil Gover-before Magistrate Smith. things lopend and outside them, all things, and that this drawing for nors of Canton Eave instructed the The Police said that the trouble erading in won the man. The first turn at the building club's masters of vessels in Samshui to arose over a gambling quarrel in de unerfine are not always as easily sounds would offer the desired ex apply to the Branch Shipping Bureau which one man received a severe DANGEROUS CHARACTERS. I tired as were thee in the famous citement. We scarcely think there for licences at once, and pay beating. He collected his clansmen Tease where, because an old maid To bare sufficiently frequent draw the taxes in compliance with the law, and gave battle to his assailants.
beit a village to reside elsewhere, ime, say for a year, there would Assistance will be rendered by the All the defendants pleaded "not her neighbour fanner @tcop, off have to be an enormiate member-Magistrate of the district in case of guilty" when the charge was read to clover failed. You see, the old, ship, and we do not think, when attempted piracy.
them. maid took her cats with her. The fall is said, that there, ore so thany
After evidence had been heard, agile desinus of oħining perman- The Japanese authorities have the Magistrate imposed a fine of $3 at homes here. Where the desire | announced that the total claims for in each ease or, in default, seven"
es exist, high rents are the pro- indemnity against the German Gov-day's hard labour. big crossication: and when house rente erament registered by Japanese at None of the wounded men ap wjich small come down again as they should the Kencho amount to Y1.104,145. peared to have been seriously hurt off and was no longer the rich crop by and by, the desire will probably 7,000,000 filed by the Tokohama hospital after their wounds had been In addition there is claim of They were all discharged from the
Specie Bank. The majority of the dressed. `claimants are survivors from the four
LADIES' DEPARTMENTS ONLY. BARGAINS IN MILLINERY, SUMMER FROCKS
BLOUSES, UNDERWEAR, CHILDRENS OUTFITTING.
A FEW SHOP SOILED
BLOUSES AND TORE DRESSES TO BE CLEARED AT HUGE REDUCTIONS.
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUREST 1920.
THE OBSERVATORY,
The Hongkong Observatory of
ials deserve the special kind of sympathy that right-minded people
ember 190j us
that
Jabar the
fertilized it
that it was when the bees were becomes in evidence. nun:eroas, and the Selimice kepti
I down by the old 'makl's cats.
Everything inside a man's head CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM, NY liners surk by German sub- cuties from outside, though he does,
CHINESE WEDDING.
BIG AFFAIR AT CITY HALL.
marines.
ARMY SCHOOLS.
ARMED WINA DAGGERS.
A VIOLENT STRUGGLE.
In consequence of information received, the West Point detectives, and district watchmen were yesterday afternoon detailed to search Bonham Street where some bad characters
were
The arrested man refused to say
anything when questioned at the station. He will be charged t-
HOTTOW,
BANISHED.
TRIAD SOCIETY MEMBER RETURNS.
USUAL SENTENCE.
reported to be Loitering. When near the Diocesan School, one of the district watchmen noticed four men approaching. His suspi cions aroused by their movements, Le seized one of them. Stuck Manila, where Mr. Algue was prob-not always notice the inspiration.
Audacity is a characteristic of
in the man's girdle, the watchman Whatever else ay be properly
discovered a large dagger. The ably the world's greatest typhoon A youth may be drowned at sea JUSTICE PUBLIC SERVICExpert. What happened in Sept-ause his mother bought a marine said for and against constitutional Shanghai thieves, and the man who
result of this picture at sale wher he was a reformi in Hongkong, it is useless has been operating at Centrál Police ANNUAL PRIZE DISTRIBUTION. man struggled violently, but with the help of the Hon. Mr. Lan, Station would take the prize, were a iserable and churlish spirit baby. She hang it up in the nur- to attempt to extract any anal prize to be offered. There have been
Chu-pak's Indian watchman, he was still talkeil of along this coast, astery, and during his' rast impres from the ease of Ceylon." They five or six petty. robberies at police Prior to "breaking up" for at removed to the No. 7 Police Station. if it had happened yesterday. We sienable years he was tionsciously have had down there for many years headquarters during the past month, merth's vacation, the annual prize The other three men made off, one have no rende te gusteer that this assimilating the idea of going to a taore popular franchise than we the last being a night or two ago distribution, for children attending of them throwing a dagger over the is any explanation of the present. The determination to go was have ever presumed to bore for when Sgt. Bourses lost a watch the Army Schools at Garden Read, wall into the yard of the Diocesan
School Cnsatisfactory conditions. For the not a sudden exercise of will. It and certainly more than our local and other jewellery and quite a sum was held on July 30.
It was what coninvers call constitution reformers ask for or of morey he had in a locked drawer The prizes were kindly distributed correct explanation we 1st pati-HOW, ently avait this moment win forced card. Such influences may wish. The recent extension, less in anticipation of a forthcoming short by Mrs. Wyndham. His Excellency something goes wrong again, and begin even before birth, owing to real, perhaps. than warrants the holiday in Japan. One would think the G.O.C., and Officers of the Staff the officials themselves offer their pre-natal enotions of the mother. fuss nude ver it, need not encour-policemen, and in police headquarters also being present.
It had been arranged.. that the reserve for ungatherers and such | excuses.. Let us recognize that an extrem illustration of this are age hopes here. where the popula-at that, would be self-insured against
pular creatures. They are be theirs is not so Simple a job 25 the instinctive aversions, as that on and the problems are utterly burglary, but who thinks so thinks children should proceed to Picnic Bay by launch for a picnic and sports in oming a cockeby for all the stone might be suppests. We done from snakes, due to the inheritdifferent. In considering the pro wrongly.
the afternoon, but the hoisting of sing gentry, and the and refer to the finicking records fored memories of the fac Prehisvisos and conditions of the Geylan
Mr. E. S. Cunningham, the the typhoon signals unfortunately Hal, which has been obliged to scientific or aculeinie uses thatric, ancestors, endured emotional concession, we are inclined to hope! ding its own half-brick at theither waste time on, but to the bus stresses due to snakes, and the that no such favour will be American Consul General, has re prevented this being carried into Mr. Ray, the proprietor necasionally, would willingly put ness of typhoon watings. if they sien en kathes the suak extended to Hongkong. It seems ceived information that the Con- effect.
to us that the Ceylonise are buy.gressional party is due to arrive at of the Coronet Theatre, very in any plea for fairplay that should issue warnings and nothing one without knowing why, apper necessary on their behali. to justify the warnings, the ship There are those who argue for their unofficial majority to Shanghai on the Transport" Great kindly stepped into the breach and The best we can think of, as ac pers grable at needless interfer will because it is necessary to dear. It really has the effect, or Northern" on Thursday, August 5. invited the whole of the children to cording most nearly with their options of trade. We seen 10 are with other doctrines that at least the tendency thatward, of The duration of the stay of the party en entertainment at his theatre from deserving, is that plea printed up remember sumie sich querulous they add.
Inspector Caygill this morning We need not tonch turning the Legislative Council in Shanghai is not definitely known, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and showed a fine above the piano in a Wild West complaint from our Chamber, of upon then. This argument is for into an advisory body, and of though it is the party's intention to selection of comic pictures, which were charged a Chinese before Magistrate visit Soochow, Nanking, Tsinanfu enjoyed and thoroughly appreciated Hutchison with unlawfully returning saloon. Don't shoot the pisaist- | Commerce
gubernatorial They cannot please use who do not cure what results augmenting this
and Tientsin, to arrive at Peking on by the little ones.
to the Colour after having been He is doing his best Unfort-both the merchants and the naviga- the decision may entail, so long as powers..
August 10. Particulars as to the After the show the children were banished for ten years. nately the Observatory nigans orj tors all the time. Which is the lit is arrived at on fact and truth
personnel have not yet been received | conveyed by motorcars and chairs The defendant admitted the charge should mean more to us than the more important to consider, it is and demonstrable evidence. Con-
by Mr. Cunningham, but it is under- back to the school where an excellent and said that a man who lived with pianist lid to the rowdy cowboys, hardly necessary for us to point out,sequently we do not trouble to quote".
stood that the tourists number 130, tea provided by the Alexandra Cafe,him in the country, had stolen all Shipping to Hongkong what It does seem to as that the Olser. the ancients, who were not as free
including families, and that there was laid out for their consumption his money and clothing and then oxygen is to every man in it. and vatory should be able to give in- as we are. The late Baul Kruger
are over 50 members of Congress. This being disposed of the children absconded. He had a suspicion that They are now in Manila,
returned to their homes, having had he had come to Hongkong and came shipping is not pleased, not, satis-formation more fully and more would probably have maintained fied, with our Observatory so far frequently than it does.
a thoroughly enjoyable day in spite bere to search for him. "The Probation' Wife" has of the vagaries of the weather. as its duties toch typhons and
The Inspector said that the def- A notable Chinese wedding was drawn large audiences to the Coronet The cost of teas and prizes were endant was sent away this year for typhoon warnings. They say that Siccawei Observatory at Shanghai
it is explained in Whitaker, but he solemnised at the City Hall on over the week end, despite the incle provided by certain generous donors being a member of a Triad Society.
The freshness of who prefer to remain anonymous, as Sunday, the parties being Mr. Liangment weather.
The usual sentence of twelve offers a much better service to
wasn't. He was brought up to be- Pai-wai, graduate of Boston Univer the story, the beautiful setting and well as by the parents (of the months hard labour was passed. mariners. Manila has always 20-
lieve the earth is flat, and was sily, eldest son of Mr. Liang. Shih-yi, photography and the charm which Colonial Government and Dockyard joyed a high reputation in this re- The hypothesis of free will offers obliged to look at every proposition the well known financier and ex dainty Norma Talmad; e seems to Staffs) whose children attend the spect, and the messages the abundant scope for metaphysic with that flatness as a premiss. Minister of Finance for China, and exercise over all who see her pictures, schools. that we publish by courtesy of the argument: it interest never pails: Our conclusions, not fitting the Miss Cheng, daughter of Mr. Cheng make the production a memorable To those who so kindly assisted Consul General for the U.S.A. are general agreement is never attain-premiss, would be for him untrue-hang of Fakien, one of China's coal one. In addition, an excellent Gazette financially or worked for the success carefully noted by our seafaringed. Between the common man of He could not dream of abandoning mining magnates.
and a Soub* comedy in which of the prize-giving and entertainment, friends: They say that the notices commonsense who feels that he the prernisq. Wrong premisses Everything was carried out on a Sunshine Sammy plays a great part, the parents and school staff desire to jesued by the Hongkong Observa, wills freely, and the philosopher compel wrong conclusions.
very lavish scale. The City Hall aided and abated by Hop Hed, a tender their hearty thanks which is iory are needlessly meagre, and who perceives that the determin- There are people who say this was profusely decorated, the entrance very youthfpl Chinese, end the latest echoed by the children.. usually useless. Compare the ants are so numerous as to exclude sort of discussion should not appear being surmounted by a striking piece addition to the Rolin studio, help to notice issued on July 13, of a the possibility, there is a wnstantin newspapers. They will say we of Chinese decoration. The pillars make up a very fine programme. It typhoon" direction "unknown" ebb and flow of opinion. The un-put it in of our own free will: We in the hall were garlanded and on the is showing for the last time to-day with the Siccawei notice on the sophisticated consciousness affirms didn't. To-day being a holiday, walls were crimson hangings with at 2.30 and 515, and to-night at same date; which gave many more and re-affirms it; the thinker, this was written in advance. On gold lettering. The decorations were 9.15 p.m. particulars. Is there an official versed in the illusory phenomena the day it was written it was very carried out by Messrs, Lam, Sui-lai,
The British Legation has taken attitude" again, which stub of consciousness, retorts by show windy. The typhoon signals were Chun Yat-fung and Liang Chun-ting. bornly refuses to effer mure in ing "necessary causal sequences.up.. If it hadn't been windy w: The band of the Y.M.C.A. was in teps to have it made known to formation than it thinks fit."or je Here is a little exercise in would not have thought of will almost all the prominent Chinese of participation in the present conflict attendance. The guests included British subjects concerned that all it that our local ficials koow less sequences, in which the reader We willed to write about wind, Hongkong's community, as well as on one side or the other should be ing. Sergeant Moss, of the Water was 2 case of suicide. They say that The girl's parents deny that it' thau their professional neighbours invited to determine for himself at We tried the Encyclopedia Britan-
The strictly avoided as incompatible with Police, charged a Chinese with the the girl was quite happy at home seem to do? This is clearly an what point free will entered, and nice, but it had nothing we were ceremony commenced at 3 pm the proper attitude to be observed theft of $229, the property of a and had no cause to take her own
many officials from Canton. nwkward question, and we do not at what point necessity disappear louling for Looking for wind
life, and that her death was count upon receiving au oficial ed. A. walking along a certain we found an article on will stage was provided and on a by the subjects of a friendly nation, passenger from Annam.
table were two beautiful vases, the which was not concerned, in, and The defendant pleaded not guilty. an accident. They attribute it to an answer. We cannot answer it cur street, saw B in the distance, and We inadvertently began reading it. gift of Fisu Shih-chang, President of absolutely, opposed to any interfer The Sergeant said. that the victim overdose of aniseed oil, which she selves. We still have in niind of hurried to overtake him.. C, com Turning to other affairs, our mind. China. The bride wore a semi-Chinese ence in the internal affairs of China" reported to the Police that he had had been taking as medicine. "course, and are unlikely to forget, ing down a side street, saw B and involuntarily, kept turning over and costame of flowered pink satin, with It will be interesting to know if the been robbed. Watch was at once the past history of our Observa desiring to avoid him, turned back over these thoughts on will, until a veil and orange blossom. She was "British subjects concerned" include kept at all wharves and railway tory. There was a time when it This enabled D to meet him and get rid of thers we had to write attended by four bridesmaids, Miss journalists who are backing up one stations, and the defendant was was notoriously jealous of ifs. proto observe the colour of Cse, then down, There is a parable Yen, Miss Chow, Miss Cheng and-side or the other. According to a arrested at Hooghum attempting to fessional: neighbours, and declined and this reminded I that he bad lurking somewhere near. Life i Miss Chan. On the couple reaching contemporary, the typewriter is board a train for Canton. He was to co-operate with, then The promised to inatel a piece of rib. [so We came and go like wind, the stage the contract was read, this mightier than the tank so a well searched and the money was found utmost co-operation in such work on for his sister E, at the shop will-less. Trifes turn us aside. being followed by speeches and the trained journalist ought to be more on his person. The complainant is called for, yet in 10W the Diree of F. In the shon be mut G, We cannot tracy all our impulses, presentation of the ring. ML and effective than a regiment of half identified the defendant as the thief. tor of the Observatory was mering lady, who reminded him that he and we cannot ree where we are Mrs. Liang are leaving for America trained soldiers, says the Pering The Magistrate pentence of af the warnings coining from owed her a visit. Paying the visit going. This is humiliating, Be at once.
Daily News.
six weeks' hard.labour..
WILL AND WIND.
that he was quite free to discuss and exatnine and make up his mind" about the solar system as
".
TRAVELLER ROBBED.
VIGILANCE BEWARDED.
Before Magistrate Smith this morn
POISONED.
ACCIDENTÁL OR IN- TENTIONAL T
YAUMATI TRAGEDY.
The dead body of a 16-year old Chinese girl, of Yaumati, was yester- day removed to the public mortuary, As the result of the post mortem examination, death was found to be due to poisoning.
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