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FRIDAY, DECEMBER
1920
It was naturally thought at the time HONGKONG » BARTHQUAKE,
that a way would soon be found out of the impasse that had arisen, bot here we are four months later and, as far as one can find out, there is no Immediate prospect of this particular
others. very rauch more numerous. who face both ways. Hate is sull plainly on top in the case of these who listen to and tacitly or openly A approve preachments of love. writer in the Herald of Gospel |, Liberty, who has just finished a world are declan's that hatreds POLICE INSPECTOR'S SON SENTENCED, the discussion which took place at His Majesty's Government the great engender, by the world war laurishi everywhere with the vigour |
affair.
YOUTH IN TROUBLE.
{China, ME SPECIAL.]"
SHANGHAI, Dec. 16.
SHOT IN A BAR.
SHANGHAI MAN WOUNDED.
SLIGHT HOPE OF RECOVERY.
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The British Chamber of Commerce service being resumed. I think you! Journal (Shanghai) gives a report of Will all agree with me in urging on
TETMOES JELT HERE THIS MORNING.
COURT PROCEEDINGS INTERRUPTEIL,
We lack the
the recent conference of the British value there is to this not unimportant
Hongkong had an earthquake this Chambers of Commerce at Shanghai British community in the Far East that arrangements should speedily be on the subject of the mail service, of vier, anil everywhere pessimism
It was unanimously agreed
concluded for the resumption of the morning. Did you feel it?
The tremors began at 11,40 and exists with respect to organized
"That, whilst gladly recognizing / Carriage of mails from England by tasted for one minute, according to Christianity. He found spiritual death ** everywhere. General T. Mellows, son of Police Inspector that there has recently been some the Empress boats. By this route Smuts said to him in Capetown, Mellows, was "sentenced to three improvement in the mail service we can at least expect one or more Director Claxton of the Royal Obser If the Ministers of the gospel months imprisonment in the British between China and the United King. fast mails per month, and though atory. Although they were slight,
in the houses and offices. world case preaching much Police Court for obtaining money by dom, the Conference desires to call this is by no means, the ideal for they were felt by many residents The earthquake was noticed in the alent personal alcation and think false pretences. A Chinese trades-attention to the fact that it is still which we are striving, it is at any (of the salvation of the world, they man in his evidence disclosed that | subject to frequent delay and is derate a very desirable step to achieve. Supreme Court, and for a moment.
CAUSE OF THE STOPPAGE. Mellows was the victim of women at plorably regular and urges the
interrupted the proceedings. The would help deliver the world from the dancing halls, Mellows stoutly responsible authorities to make every It is understood here that the dis case in progress was the big sugar the worss it is in: and not only save refused to divulge the pame of effort to put the service on a satis pute arose upon refusal of the suit of the Yuen Hop Hong against the
Fe [others, but save themselves."
Canadian Government to pay the Kam Cheong Hong for $95,095.24. added that the gospel of love and another man concerned in the whole factory basis,"
In moving this resolution on be increase "subsidy required by the During the examination of a witness forgiveness was the need to-day.
half of Shanghat Mr. Massey (Reiss | CP.D.S. I have been privileged to the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice The China Mail has pointed out
& Cal, said
see a letter dated August 30, writ Gompertz, suddenly held up his band. that Hongkong legislation has fot.
I have taken some pains to ascerten by the Department of Trade and "Did anyone feel the Court move? cain whether there is any radical Commerce to Dr. Ross, the Canadian he asked. Several of the counsel said lowed the lines of hate, and some
change that could be effected which Trade Commissioner here, on this sub-that they had felt a movement. of the legislators, and some of the
would bring about the desired exject and it would appear, therefrom felt my seat shake perceptibly,” said pronsters and supporters of that!
pedition of our mal service via that the Post Office Department claim the Acting Chief Justice. legislation, are men who attend
Suez, but unfortunately after study that they could get done for $10,000 The Court usher promptly left the the Cathedral e the Kirk." (Those
ing the schedule and conferring with what the C. P. Railway ask $400,000 Court to find out, if possible, what wh an avond heathens, as a
the agents of the different steamship for. The CPR. then offered to take had happened, but returned shortly mady explained, need not defend
lines concerned, I have reluctantly whatever the regular postal rates without any definite explanation. their action. They are not attack-
* SHANGHAI. Dec. 16. come to the conclusion that thewere, but the Post Office Department Inquiry of Director Claxton at the ed. We pointed out the lack of
Public opinion is stiffening against Government is doing almost all that stated that under the International Royal Observatory elicited the fact ja pulpit message locally to these
backsters. Therenpon Mr. W the local bar district in consequence lies in is power to do, and that until Postal Union, if they put any mails that the earthquake had been noticed liam came at with an admirable of the Mellows case and the shooting the conditions of travel are so im- on the CPR. at all, they would be at the Observatory. sernin against mee hatreds, but affray on Monday night in a bar proved as to bring us back towards obliged to carry all other foreign proper instruments to make a full room as a result of which Mr. R. F. what we were accustomed to in pre-mails for all countries within the record," said the Director. "They Ltd. the mat silency,
In the antipoles the writer Hazelton, head of the Order Depart-war days very litle can be achieved Postal Union, The letter concludes have not been received, though they with the statement that matter is are on order. The tremors occurred quoted was told that the war had and Wigmore, was wounded in the It is true that now-a-days 90 per now engaging the attention of the at 11.40 and lasted for one minute." He added that the Observatory could pretiently kilisi Christian teach-abdomen, by an American seaman cent. of business is conducted over Government.
As such a small part of the mail(not determine the direction or force ing. No one, now wished to hear and is now in a precarious condition the wires, but notwithstanding this a i. He asks Are, the members with but slight hope of recovery. prompt and regular mail service is a which should be taken by these of the shock. of the churches willing to try to
very necessary complement thereto. į steamers emanates from Canada live by the plainest teachings of
Those of us who are engaged in the itself. the bulk being mail in transit the gospel-2 Can a revival in
import trade know what great incon- for the United Kingdom, it is perhaps venience has been caused both to ima not unreasonable attitude for the religion be effective without re-
porters, steamship agents, banks and Canadian Government to take up. Fentance 2"
the Customs Service through the But we would urge on the Imperial The Christian Science Monitor,
erratic way in which our advices of Government seriously to consider in à note on these statements, says)
shipments and éccuments come for-whether it is not in a position to take thy facts med to be presented with
ward. Sometimes we have two or on its own shoulders the extra subsi- supreme truthfulness. Selfish-
even three steamers of one line in dy required, în recognition of the big ness, whether individual or nation-
harbour, without a single documert service it would thus do to British bal, must be rigorously put on one.
SHANGHAI, Dec. 16. relating thereto having been received, commercial interests. Should it be side. And the Rev. 1. Kennedy
At the annual meeting of the Ewo We occasionally see an instance of necessary and feasible I am quite Bellatly an Army Chaplain Corton, Spinning, and Weaving a fast freighter making the voyage sure that merchants would be only the failure of the Church Company a profit was announced of out of China in what we would have too glad to pay an extra fee for as ben her slownes to impress over Taels 2,000,000, exceeding the considered excellent mail time in pre- letters routed via Vancouver, when the nation with a sense of the previous record by 50 per cent. The war days, and at one peried the the connections are suitable: social obligations which the ac-Chairman expressed the opinion that Government were criticised for not ceptance of her formulas lays upon the universal financial stringency making regular use of these opport
was bound to exert a depressing unities, but unfortunately a service ifioence on the cotton business for like this is not to be relied upon for expansion was certain,
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THEATRE ROYAL.
WARWICK COMEDY CO.
THE CASE OF LADY CAMBER."
"The Case of Lady Camber" #25 presented with great success last night by the Warwick Comedy Company at the Theatre Royal, for the second time during its season in Hongkong. The company can be Imommended unreservedly for In seceading the resolution on be
its
this production of
play. half of Chefon, Mr. Railtoå said:
Horace Annesley Vachell Mr. Massey has left very little for ¦ did an excellent piece of work when
AN EXAMPLE OF DELAY:
We cannot allow these people to have it both ways, to preach sorge Fittle time, although eventual continuity. Further, in the nature me to say in seconding this resolu- he wrote it; Mr. Warwick's Company of their trade these big freight tion unless it may be to bring for does exceedingly well when it pro- Let them lové and practise, hate.
steamers cannot guarantee to main ward a couple of instances to prove duces it. The play is strong, desist from one or the other. We
tain a settled itinerary and the econo- that very serious blunders or mis- dramatic, and skilfully constructed. ran understand a frankly heathen
mic speed of the different vessels of takes have been made by the Interest is not allowed to lag for a patriot believing that Lord Alfred
the same. fleet varies very conside-authorities somewhere between moment. The tension at all times is Dongles was right and Dr. Bridges GRAND DUCHESS ELIZABETH.ably, thus making such a service, if London and Chefoo. In the first high enough to be engrossing, while wrong, but we cannot understand
it was availed of for mails, irregular instance cóples of five different letters monotony of continued suspense is a Christian who believes it, or who
in the extreme.
reached us earlier than the originals avoided by pleasing moments of even maintains silence about it.
Without wishing to minimise the whereas the originals
were humour and flashes of sentiment. difficulties with which the London | posted
week 2
before the Of the players, Miss Beatrix Wyun officials of the Post Office are con-copies. A friend of mine left is entitled to special praise for her cerned, it is, however, thought that London on April 11 on the "Delta" convincing presentation of Lady if these officials kept in closer touch and seeing advices that there Camber. The part is a most import with the various steamship lines was a mail for China on April 3 ant one, and Miss Wynn's interpreta- trading with the East, they could he posted a letter to his people in tion was without a flaw, depicting inforta themselves more accurately North China on April 1. He came the ill. nervous, tortured patient as to when the various vessels might straight through and landed in Chefoo with cameo-like clearness and in be expected to reach Hongkong after spending a fortnight in Shang such a way as to win for her the and/or Shanghai, with considerable hai. And he waited two weeks be full sympathy of the audience. advantage to the mails. I hope that fore the mail which he posted on representations of this fact may be April 1 reached its destination. made to the responsible authorities at home and that they will see fit to act upon it.
LOCAL AND "GENERAL.
The wedding is to take place shortly of Mr G. H Haskett of the P.W.D., to Sister L H. Bone, of Government Civil Hospital.!
For the convenience of pas- sengers going to Macao for Christ. mas Eve, the sailing of the ss. "Sui Tai" will be delayed until 5.35 p.a. on Friday, December 24.
SHANGHAI, Dec. 16. The P. & O. steamer "Devanha sailed on Wednesday carrying the remains of the Grand Duchess Elizabeth of the House of Romanoff, who was killed in the Russian revolu- tion, for burial in Palestine in ac cordance with the express wish of the late Duchess.
VENEREAL DISEASES.
CAMPAIGN IN SHANGHAI,
Mr. N. Thorpe Mayne, to whom credit should he given also for the ¿P.R.'S POINT OF VIEW,
production of the play, inasmuch as Mr.LE.N. Ryan (Canadian Pacific it was under his personal supervision. Ocean Service, Ltd.) said:
was the Dr. Napier of the play, and At present the mails are coming
There is one point which Mr. a very good one indeed; and Miss mestly cia Bombay, whence they Massey mentioned in his speech and Mayne was an entire success as proceed overland to Negapatam, and that is that the Canadian Pacific Esther Yorke, the pretty nurse who from there a regular service is main Ocean Services had asked for an in- is such an important figure in the tained to the Straits. The next creased subsidy. An increased subsidy plot of the play. Miss Muriel Aked, stage is that they are sent forward was asked for but it was finally decid- whose capacity in character parts as opportunity offers to Hongkonged to isk the Canadian Government seems inexhaustible, was a splendid and further up the coast, but there to renew the subsidy at the same type in Peach, Lady Camber's maid. Activities commenced on Wednes have been fustances where good judg figure which it was fixed at five years The remainder of the company, being We are informed that His Excel. day in connection with the lecturesment has not been exercised as to the ago. When that was fixed the Siberian admirably cast, was consistently good
on-carrying vessel. The Hongkong route was open and most mailmatter throughout. Prussian, and it has chosen this lency the Governor and Lady Stubbs and conferences of the Eastern Com Chamber has kept a keen watch went that way. During the war we
To-night the Company present on this point, and it may be got a great deal of mail which used Eliza Comes to Stay." The Poet Laureate was savagely most British action of the Oxford have accented the invitation issued mission of the National Council for friendship from about half of the in which to uphold the old Prus-Luncheon at the Hongkong Hotel visiting Shanghai. The Press and presentations made by it, through was not a profitable one during that! attacked for jong in a letter of teachers and leaders as a test case by the Portuguese Community to Combating Venereal Diseases now hoped and expected that there to go through Siberia and the subsidy
***TRUTH, JUSTICE, PERIO SERVICE'
COAGIONE, FRDAY, Dzu. 17, 12.
HATE ON TOP...
most distinguished members of the University of Oxford to German sholars, proposing a resen ption: of civilized relations in the inter- ests of learning.
who have power over us-which makes the frustration of their sacri-
The Chinese Maritime Customs fices and their hopes un object of at Tientsin recently made seizures policy in Ireland. in India, in of morphia valued at T. 54,000 from Germany itself. In every place two Japanete vessels. The morphiz where it is open to us to choose on one steamer was concealed in four between the British spirit of 1914 cases marked "Sulphate of Magnesia." and the Prussian spirit of 1914, this temper is and-Bṛitish and pro-
sian
SUPPORT FOR EASTERN COMMISSION.
[China Mail SPECIAL. ]
SHANGHAI, Dec. 16.
view of the relations of to-morrow in honour of His Excel- public are lending bearty support.
lency the Governor of Macao.
nations.
Such arguments are not for the robust heathen who remember what the Hans did and is deter Lord Alfred Douglas was one of mined, never to forget or to for- the most vitriolic attackers. of give. He has every right to go on course, if we are to take an ethical bating, if he feels that way, and lead from Lord Alfred..
no one has any right to attack bim Dr. Bridges replied in the for it. Tim, pleading for an honour- able British patriotiem as against shallow and shabby substitutes.
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SHANGHAI RUSSIANS.
FINAL STATUS UNDECIDED:
CONSULATE CEASES FUNCTIONING.
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KINEMA NOTES.
HONGKONG THEATRE.
A MARY PICKFORD PICTURE.
the Hongkong "Government, will time. I think you can hardly blame lead a pon-recurrence of such the Canadian Pacific Ocean Services instances. It is at the instance of for asking the subsidy to be at the the Hongkong Chamber that mails same rate as before the war despite It is reported that, on account of
are now forwarded from Penang to the fact that a great deal of mail is the recent ruling of the United States
Singapore by rail, which means the still coming out that way. Shipping Board that no alcoholic
saving of at least 24 hours, and Mr. Mouusey (Tientsin) said :- liquor can be sold on Shipping Board
might mean the saving of several It might interest the Conference if vessels, the Pacific Mail Steamship
days by being able to take advantage I tell them that the other day before Company will purchase two of the five big liners allocated by the Beard:
of the earliest fast sailings from we held our annual meeting ir Singapore to Bergkong. The weak Tientsin were notified that Another big production will be Another incentive, it was said, for But such arguments are að-
link in this chain is that the mails Major Nathan, who is the General screened at the Hongkong Theatre vanced against people who are not vessels, at least, is the fear that the the company to buy two of the
SHANGHAI, Dec. 16.
do not always arrive in Bombay in Manager of the Kalan Mining from to-morrow until Tuesday night The Russian Consulate has ceased avowed heathen. It is difficult to Chinese cabin boys will be replaced functioning. The final status of local dislocating all the connection. We ingness to approach the postal the title role of a 6-part Artcraft fourteen days, as scheduled, thus Administration, had expressed will when Mary Pickford will appear in The Manchester Guardian says get this considerable body of people by Americans. Regular travellers on Russians is undecided. The Consular may hope that with an improvement authorities in London with regard picture, Rebecca of Sunnybrook that such an overture (the Oxford to stay put." Those who re the Pacific Mail boats the last several Body is discussing the matter with the in the P. & 0. service such incidents to the grave irregularities in the ar Farm." This delightful picture pre- one) should have evoked anything member the distracting toy of trips have signed petitions to the Chinese and Foreign Commissioner.
rival of the mail if the Tientsinsents all the charms of Mary Pick- else but unanimous approval shows about thirty years ago, called Company, not to part with the Deep anxiety prevails in Russian may be eliminated.
Chamber desired him to do so. We ford's art, together with an admirable pretty painfully how far away the Pigs in Clover," will recall that Chinese boys, who, in obedience and circles relative to the final outcome.
THE PACIFIC ROUZE
accordingly sent him a cable and story in a beautiful setting. A Linds of its critics have travelled the little balls, juggled into the courtesy, are considered more satis
What I bave said up to now refers took advantage of his kind offer and splendid 2-part comedy featuring from the spirit of patriotiarn in central pen would not stay there factory than American boys.
particularly to the Suez route, and asked if he would see what he could Charles Murray and the Mack which the war was undertaken, while you went back for the rest,
this route must ever remain the do. We received a report from him Sennett beauties will be found The comity of learning is simply and thus made an almost endless To Magistrate Ornie this mor
principal one for our friends in the to the effect that he had seen the in That Night" Owing to part of that civilization which puzzle of it. The people to whom ning, a Chinese detective
South of China. But for those of us postal authorities who had expressed the special nature of the we went to war to maintain, and these arguments apply are like charged a Chinese with the unlawful
in the Yangtsze district and the more great regret at the irregularity and programme, and the high cost in- it is a somewhat tragic paradox those balls. You never know possession of an imitation leather
Northern ports, the Pacific route were intending to do all they could volved, prices have been slightly that, when nearly a million of our where you have them. Or they bag, said that yesterday he saw the
affords an excellent opportunity for to improve matters. They were increased from December 18 to 21. Kinsmen have perished for its are like those Chinese criminals accused and another man leaving a
communicating quickly with the unable to hold out any hopes that The management of the 'Hongkong preservation, any survivor should fierce pirates one day, peaceful shop in Chinatown with the bag in
Homeland. It is not difficult to the time would be reduced very Theatre anticipates that it will be in be found to propose that a portion agriculturists the next, when the their possession. As he walked up.
imagine, ther
what con- much though they hoped to be able a position to offer a first class treat of it abould be scrapped in spite gunboat goes to investigate. They to them, the accused's companion It is officially announced that the sterna
ast July that alto improve the matter of irregularity, during the Xmas holidays. Particulars of their efforte!
will be advertised later. are Christians on Sundays and ran away. He was not sure who control of rice in the FMS and dispute arisen between the The same paper goes on. It is, heathen when talking politics. bad the bag, but it was between the Straits ceases three months hence, Canadian Government" and the
A GERM DESTROYER. however, only a detail of a wider The avowed heathen stays put. two men. When he arrested the when the present stocks will be ex- Canadian Pacific steamers
faithfuhean to the dead. They We know what to expect of him, accused; the bag was lying on the bausted, as a liberal supply is avail-regard to the subsidy for BERE is no danger whatever from
Miss Gertrude Emerson, associate let themselves he killed that more and can almost respect him. ground. Addressing the speed, the able from Birma and Siam. carrying mails, with the result lock jawor blood poison resulting. men might be assured freedom, What? Love my enemies? What Magistrate said that while leerid
that a large consignment of mails, from a wound en Chamberlain's Pain editor of Asia, the only magazine" which were already on board ons of Eaim is promptly applied. It is an on the Orient pablished in America. that the physical god moral you take me lor? He deniedsence showed be bad be
BILIOUS HEADACHE
the Empresses at Vancouver was un-septic and destroys the gerus with and Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, what cause these diseases. It also, causes LL that is needed is to correct the loaded at the last moment and had rounds to heel without instaration and graphers and writers, are in Manila A billiope and the headache dis- to come along by slower vessels, in one-third the time required by the for a number of weeks to gather appears. Tate Chamberlain's Tablets entailing e delay of at least two asus treatment. For sale by all material for a special number of
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Asia on the Philippines." and you will soon’ba as wall'as ever. weeks.
We' may
that the bag was actually session, and therefore a
of war might for a long this with an amazement quite in the matter, there was
ever, be averted from genuine and sincere. countrymen and the sigh over him, and wish he were him the benent of th ere is a temper abroad more civilized, but we cannot discharge him.
imates many of those blame him. He is an honest man:
who
aplicated deace
and
RICT IN THF STRAITS."
CONTROL TO BE REMOVED.
LIBERAL SVPFLIES AVAILABLE."
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SINGAPORE, Dec. 16.
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