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** generally start from the assump tion that the Government. häs always got same ulterior motive, and that it is a motive that would i probably not bear investigation." We cannot speak for all the West- ef critics the governor must have experienced in his long career, but speaking for ourselves we may as well admit that he has described our attitude fairly, correctly, and that we regret our inability, to apologise for it. We do not think official motives would, as a rule, bear investigation, if the results of such investigation were to be pub licly reported. One of our prin cipal grievances is that officials will not themselves, consent to examine their own motives, as all honest men should do. Such examina- tions tend to check the effects of such unconscious prejudices and bias ay those to which we have
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SINGAPORE, Dec. 29.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
News has reached Shanghai that the U. S. Government has notified Japan that recognition of the÷right of the latter to ask for passports on the South Michurian Railway has been formally withdrawn. The right was acceded to during the Bolshevik
'scare” of 1918.
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A resident of the Astor House at Shanghai received somewhat of a shock on entering his room in the In view of the rubber crisis a special hotel when he saw, disappearing committee convened in Malaya re through the window, a foreigner commends legislation restricting all whose Identity was concealed by a production to 50 per cent of that of large black mask. The strange and the corresponding period in 1920. unwanted visitor made good his
LOCAL IND GENERAL.
alluded. For some people the Phrase ulterior motive has s
The China Mutual Steam sinister suggestion. It is, of course, Navigation Co. has declared an capable of land often intended to interim dividend of six shillings per carry the meaning that the person share on ordinary shares, less income concerned has a secret, selfists, and tax. This is at the rate of six per dishoties motive of which he iscent per annum. fully conscious and perhaps ashamed. We need hardly say Ferdinand G. Bankan was act that we have never alleged this quitted by Judge Lobiegler, in the much against our local govern-i
US. Count for China, Shanghai, on ment. We have never accused it charges of embezzlement while of deliberate graft, which sech a manager of the Gaston, Williams, and use of the phrase would, imply. Wigmore, Far Eastern Division, Inc. But we use words with an eye to. their real and fall awaning, and there is no motive more ulterior
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hai and Sungkiang has issued a The Military Governor of Shang
notice stating that the Trenches
Ltd. (more outside the field of immedi- must be closed at midnight in accord
escape.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 192
HONGKONG “SLAVERY.”.
** ABOMINABLE EYHA.”
CHURCH, PAPER'S CRITICISM,
OVERSEAS TRADE.
"THE EMPIRE MXIL."
AN INTERESTING NUMBER,
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The November trumber of "the
The Church Times, of November Empire Mail, the well-known journal 12, says:
of overseas trade is replete, as usual,
"It may be remembered that early with information on a wide variety of in the present year Colonel "John topics of importance to the business Ward asked some questions in the man. Special features in the current House of Commors respecting alleged number include the following
"Our Royal Ambassader."-- A traffic in homan beings in the Crown' Colony of Hongkong. He had a leading article which pays tribute to ready raised the question during the the personality of the Prince of Wales, war and was now told the Colonial who gained such whole-hearted ad- Office had written to the Governor of miration and respect during his visit Hongkong, suggesting registration and to Australia, New Zealand, and the inspection of the purchased girls and West Indies. children. We now learn from a cor-L "The State and the Air."-This leading article points out the vital Recessity of air mastery for Great Britain, and discusses a policy which would place us in the front rank is
aviation county.
It is reported that the two suc-respondent that the sale and purchase cessful Italian aviators who com- still goes on for the purpose chiefly of pleted the historic Rome Tokyo flight domestic servitude and prostitution, will repeat their feat shortly. While the excuse apparently being that it is they will make certain stops along inadvisable to interfere with Chinese the route they propose to complete custom. But that is an idle plea, for the flight within a week. No definite date has yet been-fixed to start the expedition.
"The Industrial · Outlook.” — A se soon as China became a republic leader which reveals the lessons of the first and most stringent law pass the prevailing trade depression, and. ed was one forbidding the sale and pleads for the riddance of the ramp. purchase of human beings for any purant unrest which is threatening cur According to the Hankow nativepose whatever adoption not exclist national well-being. press a new steamship company for cul But in the British Colony of *Commercial Road Transport.”— trace between European countries Hongkong the shameful trade is car leader which reviews the progress of and Caina is being promoted by Mr. ried on quite openly. Last year, our the commercial motor vehicle and in- Chang Chien. The company. it is informant tells as a state of things dicates a line of probable develop- announced, will be inaugurated within similar to that disclosed by Colonel ment six months. Representatives of the John Ward was discovered and report- The Special and Exclusive Articles place orders for new ships. company are being sent to Europe to ed by the wife of a Naval Officer in include: Where American Besi-
H.M. Dockyard. As a result of herness Men Admire England." by Mil+ activities, on behalf of the slave girls, A. McKenzie, the well-known and her endeavours to stir public writer and traveller, enumerates in
The question of building tram
ate attention) than an unconscious ance with the Police orders. Those ways in Peking, which has been in opinion in the Colony, her husband) extremely interesting fashion: many for subconscious prejuike, which failing to obey will have their licences abeyance for several years, is once was informed that unless her efforts paints wherein American business men
[does undoubtedly exist. In the sense that it is natyral and human
revoked
more under the consideration of the ceased he would be superseded and admire the excellence of British trade ** Imperial authorities concerned.. As a present home. He refused to take any methods and institutions.
Investment and Trade is an illurain- Giminary step towards the building of steps to interfere, being himself aware
www.
criticism.
it is nothing to be ashamed of:
Travellers recently arriving in but in the sense that it is de-Shangbai from up river report great tramways in the capital, the Peking of the abominable evils that were ating and suggestive article showing nounced 23 immoral by the Church, nervousness among the Chinese of and certainly worse in govern- Hankow, due to the unpaid soldiers, Municipal Bureau has appointed a practised. Our correspondent has the value of investment overseas & a ment than in an individual, it has The compradores of foreign firms party of experts to survey the prin- further furnished us with a number means of rapturing trade. Threns to be cured and overcome. We see are stated to be moving their vals. Cipal streets in the tity.
of recent extracts from the Chinese to certain British industries by GET- clearly bow extensive is the gover-ables into the Concessions.
and Hongkong Press which fully bear German Export Trade,” an informa
man competition are revealed - în knowledge of local Chinese GOWNS.pinion in his statement that the
Dr. Wellington Koo has wired to at the allegations. Indeed, y read The Chinese press states that a the government stating that China's in the China Mat. China now for- tive article by Special Correspon- Chinese regard, the government as Sino-Japanese Air Service is shortly motion concerning the abolition of bids the sale of human beings, but dent in Germany. German business stupid but well-intentioned. From to be inaugurated. Japanese avia-foreign post offices in China has been we can sell them here" (Hongkong), morality also comes in for some sharp which of our three groups can be tors and Chinese aviators who studied passed by the League Conference and to look over the reports of Police have got that? It is not like a in Tokyo will be the promoters. It is provided previous to
Japan Woos German Trade.m, the actual Court cases in which persons werè thing the English speaking honour-stated that a trip from Shanghai to withdrawal of the foreign posts, the charged with cruelty to slave-giris, is An article of great ingrance to Bri-, hunters would say, and it most Tokyo can be completed in nine Chinese postal administration should to blush with shame that such things fish manufacturers: it points to a assuredly did not come from the hours.
organize without delay postal orders are possible under the British Germany and Japan, and shows the possible commercial rapprocherisest of
other two groups. These little
and other services to all countries of Colonel Ward is, we believe, about jamborees, in which the Chinese The Chinese Goverment will the postal union.
bring the question once, more be significance of this move to British hosts are always more, courteous shortly conclude a loan of $4,000,000
lore the House of Commons, when trade in the Far East. "Britain's than sincere, are not usually occa. for famine relief work with Great
we sincerely trust that the House will Future in Aviation” summarises and sions at which Chinese opinion can Britain, America, France and Japan.
insist on the enforcersens of the law discusses the very interesting papers be tapped. It is fortuitons, by a It is expected that the proceeds of
against slavery and the proper punish read at the recent Air Conference, sort of side wind, that we are en- the loan will be handed over to the
ment of the persons responsible for so giving a comprehensive review, of the abled to use this one to clarify our Government before the end of this
flagrant a disregard of the first right Fresent state and future prospects of of a British subject." ideas and get a better notion of month.-P. D. News. where we are.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
- Notke is given to mariners that Poochi Wreck Light-booy, moored in the South Channel Entrance to the Yangtze River, has been discontinued.
A recent
examination shows a least depth of Through transportation on the 37 feet, low water of spring tides, Peking-Hankow and Wachang-Chang-over the wreck. sha Railways will be inaugurated on January L
-The Shanghai Bankers Associa Hon bas protested against the mortgaging of the Tientsin Mint for a foreign loan...
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Germany's largest single ship ment to Japan of munitions of war under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, as interpreted and ordered carried out by the Reparations Com mission, arrived at Kobe on the from Hamburg. Theshipment includes N.Y.K. steamship "Tsuruga Maru 17 aeroplanes with complete equip- ment. Several of the machines are of the latest model four-seater type, Major S. Seto is in charge of the consignment of aircraft. "
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MOLO KWAI-
INDIAN CONSTARLE INSULTED.
BOGEY MAN TO CHINESÉ CHILD.
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aviation in Great Britain. Turi Distillation" is the title of an interest- ing article showing the many uses to which turf can be put. · Mäch valu- {able information is contained in special correspondents, articles deal- ing with the industrial centres.
HOME-TRADE.
MANCHESTER MARKET,
Shanghai is shortly to receive a
· The Tokyo theatre proprietors pro-visit by the remarkable child violinist, pose to protest against taxation of Mischa Weisbrod, from the Petrograd seats, by throwing open the theatres Conservatoire, who, although only An Indian constable this morning free by way of propaganda. That is 13 years of age, is said to be a genius. charged a Chinese woman before
WEEKLY "REPORT. about the least objectionable sort of It is worthy of remark that two years Magistrate Smith with using abusive propaganda we have heard of for a ago, recognizing Weisbrod's ability language.
Messrs. James F. Hutton & Co. long time. The public will like it as a musician, the Soviet Govern Following is a telegram that has the better the longer it lasts.
The defendant denied that she bad Ltd., Manchester, manufacturers and ment of Russia gave him a special intentionally insulted the constable exporters of all kinds of piece goods been received at Penang from Ran-
permit to leave America 'and enter goon:-"One million tons are allott-
The constable deposed that yester-To India, Chins, &c., report on Nov The Richmond Petroleum Co., a Russia. In Harbin recently he gave day afternoon 39 he ed for foreign countries from January subsidiary of the Standard Oil Co. often very successful concerts, to the
passed 24: defendant's house she said Both the New York and Liverpool Traders can make their own California, will commence drilling for crowded houses, and Signor Carpi to her little daughter that. if markets appear to have been in the arrangements for sale and export, oil early next year on a large tract has since engaged him to give re she were not good the male test pessimistic of moods during the but a licence must be obtained from of land in Tayabas province, Philip citals in Shanghai at an early date. kwai indian devil) would catch her. past week and the fall in cotton prices the Rice Commissioner."
pine Islands. Twenty-seven American
Witness took, no notice and passed has been consipued to an almost us- experts are to supervise the work,
Under the heading "Where does on. On his return, the defendant expected extent. Everything appears arriving in Manila by the "Tenyo the rice go? the N. C. Daily News repeated her words several times, to be going well with the crops, and Maru" on December 31 (1
recently called attention to the extra-He, remonstrated with her, where the amount of American cotton gic- Pakow and the mysterious way in molo kai, any way ordinary accumulation of rice at upon she said: Well, you are a ned is proving to be well above ex- Mr. A. Findlay Smith, proprietor of which it disappeared to unknown arrested her.
He then pectations. Thus, in spite of increas the Peak Hotel, a Hongkong resident destinations. A Tientsin paper now.
ing stoppages and lessened production Remarking that molo kuwai was afin the manufacturing centres, with of over 50 years, standing, who has reports: In view of the soaring price very abusive term to use towards an spot cotton consequently, almost neg received news of the death of his of rice in Kiangsu, which is generally Indian, the Magistrate ordered the lected, oferings of cotton from the wife at No. 23 Hyde Park Place attributed to its secret exportation to defendant to pay a fine of $2. A Peking telegram to the Canton London. ML Findlay Smith, who other provinces by the greedy and O.B.E. and C.M.G. hunting Chi-Times says that the Government, resided mostly at Home, last visited selfish merchants, the port authorities nese do not truly represent them bearing that the courts in Hongkong Hongkong during the war and re We know that they don't but if will quash the injunction preventing mained here until after its conclusion. confirmation of this were required, the banks paying out, the funds de EASTMAN GRACIE. On Decem- we would suggest that you seek it posited by Dr. Wa Ting-fang, has ber 10, 1820, at Chicago, Wii- by reading between the lines of instructed Dr. W. W. Yen, the Minis bert E. Eastman, to Faith Gwen- Mr. Hallifax's very significant ter of Foreign Affairs, to make a pro- dolyn, youngest daughter of Rev. speech. He reminded us that those test through the British Eegation. A. and Mrs. Gracie, C.I.M. Chinese who had learned to speak Yongkang, Che.
Vignall, of a daughter.
titles and honours. There are the non-English-speaking merchants of VIGNALLO. Dec. 24, 1920, at whom the Secretary for Chinese
A commission has left Japan to Shanghai, the wife of A. T. Affairs spoke, who apply all their inspect, German property in the energies to their own business and former German island colonies. The 18. take practically no part in local amount of special property there is Much sympathy will be felt for and politics. And there are the more said to be larger than that in Japan numerous workers, some of whom proper. The control has now been know a little English, but all of transferred from the Navy Depart whom are politically inarticulate ment to the Home Office. and neglected. save for occasional pleas by the China fail. The rich
HUTCHISON. On December 1920, a Shanghai, to Mr. 5 Mrs. Thomas Hutchison,
daughter. BLACKWELL. On December 22, 1920, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. 2. W. Blackwell, a daugh
MIRRIIGE.
DEXTES.
English well must, of necessity,
cents.
of Pakow have placed an embargo on
its exportation, and have already detained many persons who were A coolie who stole z felt hat on found smuggling the rice out of board the s.8. "Colombia" yesterday Kiangau, offered a Chinese constable 25 cents
to release him. This morning the
STREET ACCIDENTS.
CHILD SERIOUSLY INJURED.
TRUCK DRIVER ABSCONDS.
growers have been very heavya" The- markets are also affected by the con- tinned decline of all commodity prices and there has been a feeling of scute depression which has resulted in ex- tremely heavy liquidation, every small rise attracting sellers. At the "close". 2 rather steadier tendency is notice áble but near positions remain weak, · One of the largest moving pic-
The Bureau report that the amount: coolie pleaded not guilty," when ture halls in Kioto, the Takaraza,
of American cotron ginned up to Nóv. The Chinese Wer Distress Relief charged before Magistrate Smith was burned to cinders on December have their views tinged with Eng.
15 is 8,920,000 bales, shewing an lish ideas, and it 508 just this Bazaar, in aid of the sufferers in the After the constable and a witness 12. The fire originated in the As the result of being knocked increase of 1,304,000 bales since the English tinge that his own depart North and East River districts, will conected videos, the Masistate operating room of the hall, through down in Queen's Road East yesterday 1st instant and comparing with ment wanted to get rid of, they be opened at the Chung Wah School evicted the accused and sentenced some of the celluloid films igniting, by a heavily laden tracks, Gyear 7,604,000 baies last year and SMITH-At 23; Hyde Park Place, wanted any English ides that was on the first of the 12th moon, January him to six weeks' hard labour.
and before the fire brigade could old Chinese child is at present lying 8,706,000 in 1918. The factors in- London, Eitalie, Gustavine de put forward to be criticised from reached at a meeting of members of the time when most of the foreign Five houses adjoining were also the track has absconded
9. A decision to this effect" ́was Last Thursday week last at the whole structure was buried down- ment Civil Hospital. The driver of of an adverse nature and there is no deal with the flames effectually, the in a critical condition in the Governfluencing our market are still mainly. Sonnaville, beloved wife of Mr. the purely Chinese point of view. the Confucian Association on Tuesday residents of Hansow were dining, a extrored Being Sunday, there was Chinese zul aged 10 years, was for yarn and cloth. In some sections A Findlay Smith.
This is the fairest and most pro-afternoon.
E improvement to report in the demand OWNEOs December 23; 1920, mising official utterance we have
Admission will be 20 at Shanghai Fanny Semoy, the noticed for a long time, speaking
slight earthquake shock was expe a large gathering present, and as yesterday removed to the Govern of the weaving industry, machinery rienced. The tremor, which lasted for soon as the alarm was given the meat Civil Hospital suffering from which has been idle for a considerable wife of F. G. Browne, C.M from the altruistic point of view,
Customs, aged. 49 years.
about two minutes, set all banging people were thrown into a panic. injuries to her head caused through time has now started to again; but which, Mr. Copley Moyle will be Among the many local residents objects swinging while in some grieved to bear, is not universally who returned to the Colony by the cases; chips of plaster fell from ceil-Ameles earned, and, though the being: kuncked down by private speaking generally the number of entertained by officialdom or by
"Bremen were Mr. J. Hings. No damage, however, bes loss of life, the vernacular papers
police have not yet reported on the motor car No. 311. our own public men. We have Barrington, Mr. and Mrs. E Ling. been reported. The native city also fear that it must be considerable. The Gun Mail, those here in high- places whose Mr. R. Everest, Mr. and Mrs. T. Ja reports having felt the Dragon shake
view is (although not indiscreetly Mrs. J. P. Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. | Richards, Mr. R., Hudson, Mr. and
himself. blurted out) that the Chinese are Hamilton, Inspector Angus and Fitt,
Bio: The Canton-Hankow Railroad, A Peking message states that mills were better closed this working here because it pays them to be
The Seattle Chamber of Com Kwangtung Section, is now badly in for the mouth of October, the fat prices which shew bad losses.› it 30, 1990, bere, that they wouldn't stay here of the Hongkong Police: Mra Boulger, merce states by deviation from need of funds. The financial difficulty: Castoms Surplus which amounts to would almost appear in fact that
and Mrs. Gerrard and family. if it didn't pay them, and that in
the maintenance of regular scheduled would not have been so great, had $2,000,000, has been turned over to are approaching a time when organ consequence there is no obligation
sailings of the new merchant marine it not been for the maladministration the Chinese Government. Out of thisised short time is likely to meet with upon us to pay too much heed to A New York, despatch to the toChina ports, as well as other of the Kwangsi militarists, says them, about $200,000 is set aside more general favour than it has co their opinions, needs, or wishes. Asaki reports that on December 8 Oriental ports will remit disastrously Candow Times During the Kwangs for Canton Military Government, up to now. The fact is that cloth Fiainly the Secretary, for Chi about 1,000 pieces of mail matter, as far as the future of the American regime in Canton, some $600,000 $700,000 is deducted for the pay. being sold, below producing cost, nese Affairs was speaking sincere mostly registered, were discovered in marine is concerned, states Kuan were misappropriated from the railment of interest of the 4th and 7th which cannot go on for any time, and we have sbsolutely no a wardrobe drawer in the Hotel Kai, Chinese merchant and philar road. As in the case of the Bank of Year Short Term Domestic Loans, to put prices on a proff to doubt it he does not Albert. They had been forwarded thropist of Hongkong on a business Chine, Canton Branch, the Kwangsi $500.000 used to pay the interest gain very, substanti that view which neverthe-in a bag nent from Tokyo to England, mission to USJapanese, English Party in forcing the road to bank of the 9th Year Currency Reform have to be paid on present does exist. In the connec. the bag reaching London on Novem- and Canadian shipping interests ruptcy. During the Kwang rule in Loan and $300,000 for the payment trade does imp is rather amusing to noteber 25 The motive of the theft is would welcome such a mors on the Canton, some $5,000,000 were taken of part of the loan made for avis certain regard
overed, governor, ge thought to have been to obtain im- part of the Shipping Board as they from the Bank, leaving the notes of tion purposes. After deducting the in, the raw mater
called bin, prefere portant diplomatic documents, and have no intention of Canceling any this tostitution without a reserve nese criticism to Western entic to have been the work of Inter scheduled ships even if cargo offer and causing them to depreciate in
uce he said, national spies.
ings are light..
value.
loons stopping is still on the increase and such extremely low rates have recently been accepted, 10 obtain or ders that the feeling is growing tha
above mentioned tums, there is only doubt that this also
balance of $100,000, which Ameries spond to business with shar. Baracces Claims as har share:
all round