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The unhappy truth of the assertion that in imperial affairs there is no responsible Government in Great Britain at all finds glacing illustration in the recent disdain shown by Mr. Lloyd George for the assent of the Commons as to whether the country should be committed to further of eupation in Germany under the re parations demands, and the statement
THE CHINA MAIL.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
The Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, and Mrs. Holyoakreached Tokohama from Hongkong on the "Venezuela" on April 28. They are on a short holiday in Japas.
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A HONGKONG VETERAN.
LINK WITH PAST RETIRES.
JAMES SULLIVAN'S CAREER.
FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1921.
CORRESPONDENCE.
EMPIRE MEMORIAL HOSTEL FOR OUR MERCHANT SEAMEN.
To the Editor of the " Ghine Mall."{
-OLD CARTRIDGES.
TRADED AS SCRAP BRASS.
A TECHNICAL OFFENCE.
Lady Chater, wife of Sir Paul hotel in Kowloon an old gentleman There is staying at Mr. Oxberry's
At the Magistracy this morning, Chater of Hongkong, spent a day in whose discourse is well worth hearing.
Mr. T. H. King D.S.P. mentioned to Yohshams on April 28, Lady Chater He as an old soldier wears a ribbon pages tell all those who have helped the firm of Mak Wing was charged Dear Sir-May I through your (Magistrate Lindsell the case in which who is en route to England as a visit was a passenger on the "Venezuela, that puzzles some dicers, bom after to raise funds for the Memorial with unlawful possession of 11 tons made by Mr. Austen Chamberlain
the events it signifies. Mr. James
Hostel (to be erected in the Përt of of empty cartridge cases contrary to in the House on Wednesday; in The total output of the Kailan Sallivan, in his 69th year, is leaving her Merchant Seamen) exactly the misdescription of the cases in con London as the Empire's tribute to the ammmmition Ordinance, and with answer to a question if the Commons Mining Administration's mines for the employment of the Kowloon Dock position of the scheme at the present section with the export permit. would have an opportunity to discuss the week ending April 30, 1921, Company, and going to Sydney about time.
Mr. King said that he understood the Anglo-Japanese alliance before amounted to 98,333 tons and the the end of this month to join his son, The original building which was that Mr. Tinson, who appeared for its finst ratification, that no pledges sales during the period, to 65,057 who was with the Anzacs in the World estimated in 1919 to cost £55.000 will the defendants, agreed that these could be given hampering the treaty ens
War.
at present day prices cost £134,000. | cactridges came within the definition powers of the Crown. Indeed, the
Mr. Sullivan was with the 66th It has therefore been necessary to of ammunition as laid down in the auraffed indifference with which the world-famous opera and concert survivor of the Maiwan disaster, and a meeting of the Committee held in give an undertaking that they would Madame Schumann-Heinck, the Berkshire Regiment in India, was Eave further plans prepared, and at Ordinance, and he was prepared to Premier appears to have regarded singer, sailed from the United States motion moved by Commande: Ken- for the Far East, on April 28 and is with the besieged in Kandahar when January 1921 these were submitted be mutilated, to the satisfaction of worthy that the House debate the due to reach Yokohama on May 15, that place was relieved by Lord and approved, and the building is to be the police, so that they might come Government's refusal to seek the She intends to make a concert tour Roberts, after the historic march the site will be cleared). The new pared therefore to ask the Court to commenced about Inly (by which time outside the definition." He was pre- aent of Parliament before con-through-Japan, China and the nearly half a century ago. He went
scheme will cost £55,000 and is a record a conviction and only impose curring with further occupation in Philippines.
through the Afghan war in 1880, and very fine structure, but will contain a nomial fine, on the first charge, and. Germany "-a motion so obviously
was discharged in Bombay and went 220 cubicles instead of 420, although he would withdraw the charge of opportune and reasonable that its fate The day after the China Mail to Australia where in 1851 he joined it has been arranged that a further 200 misdescription was almost inevitable, defeat by an steame: Nile" had lett Yokohama the New South Wales Artillery. He may be easily added later at a cost Mr. G. G. N. Tinson said that the overwhelming vote gives unpleasant for San Francisco, the ship reported came to Hongkong as long ago as of £20,000. £100,000 has been raised defendant was prepared to plead emphasis to the fact that for purposes by wireless that Mr. Frank Myers, a 1887-34 rears ago and was employ and to complete, the building as now guilty to a technical offence. The of foreign policy the Empire in govern- cabin passenger, could not be founded at the jail under a superintendent planned, defray cost of site, furnishing facts were that a similar trade had ed, not by the elected representatives the vessel at Shanghai, and was he remembers as "General" Gorden. and incidental expenses, as well 85 been going on for a very long time of the people, bat be a foreign office bound for San Francisco. He held Needless to say, this was not the provide endowment, we still require these old cartridges were imported that blithely contracts secret treaties the post of district accountant, Chinese Gordonwho died at Khar-£15.000.
and exported purely as scrap brass secret, incidentally observe, with the Chinese Postal Administratian of tom. After a short while (1892) the welfare of our Seamen at heart takes off a
I earnestly ask all those who have With regard to .the cartridges going to Ltd. world still in ruins as the result of Hupeh province, stationed at Hankow, he joined the staff of the Naval Tard to help me in this final effort in order Canton, his
the old bankrupt diplomacy--and and was going on a year's leave to where Commodore Palliser, who knew that all the money needed may be would be all right if the cartridges. clients thought it never so much as deigns to announce} Eis hore în Missouri.
his old colonel, often chatted with raised before the foundation stone is were hammered, and, this. had been them to the people whose lives ant
him about the past. The Commodore laid in July. I shall gratefully done. Same were found which were A successful whist drive was recommended. Mr. Sullivan for the receive and acknowledge any con not hammered, but in the ordinary property may be in pawn. "With the
war to save democracy and many held at the Catholic Men's Club last job of Consular Constable at Amoy,tribution addressed to me at Wake of the heroic sentiments it inspired evening. The following were the He got it, and served there 24 years. feld House, 32, Cheapside, London, last becoming a memory, with the Brock (173); 2. Mrs. Brock (168) He retired eight years ago from
prize winners: Ladies: 1. Miss He now draws the pension for that. E. C. 2. speely return of all the old political 3. Miss Pile (168); Booby Prize: vices that were to have been swept Mrs. Long (145). Gentlemen: 1. Mr. Kulangen, and went to Shanghai. aside forever in the holocaust of war. Greenwood (177); 2. Mr. Bailey but almost immediately came to with the weary mases swiftly drifting (174); 3. Mr. Lewis (174); 4. Mr. Hongkong again and joined the Dock back into the crude marital condition Town (172); Booby Prize: Mr. Oliver Company. It may be remembered that makes wars phosible. Mr. Lloyd (133) Mr. R. W. Brown performed that three years ago he was nearly George could perhaps complacently the duties of MLC and the prizes killed by falling 33 feet into the No. 1 disagree with the view that were presented by Mr. W. G. Fitz Caisson Eatches having been left open
Gibbon. presentatives of the Government could Boz conunit the country na regards. » particular course of action." cheer-
If we are to go in for loans, and that storekeeper. But he is still remark- fally indifferent to the practical seems to us both necesary and de-ably spry, and gets about quite a lot. certitude that the particular course sirable, we should endeavour to make He is a bright old gentleman whose of action would still further deplete them long term. attractive securities heart stays young. and he has lots of f an already heavily burdened treasury in which trustees can invest with con- friends to whom this news item will be and perhaps even involve the further fidence and in which ivate persons, most interesting. All will wish him Loss of valuable lives. The merits or for the matter of that public bodies, a happy and healthy retirement in of that particular course of action will feel that they have the two the beautiful city of Sydney.
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CONST "UTIONAL REFORM
Allough for reasons we have given "and expounded until we, if not you
BOGUS DUCHESS:
SWINDLING CHARGES.
OVERPOWERING IMPERIAL AIR
:
The Bangkah Daily Mail says The public morals in Singapore must have improved a lot in recent years,
by someone. That-weakened him a lot, and he was given a lighter job as
KINEMA. NOTES.
CORONET THEATRE..
THROUGH THE WRONG DOOR.”
of her
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Yours very fruly,
·BEATRICE DIMISTALS.
April 4, 1921.
President.
THE K.B.G.C.
POPULAR MEMBER GOING HOME:
PRESENTATION TO ME. MCIVER.
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course they would have been ham- mered before being exported. The
firm had been in this business for many years. Some years ago it was the custom to report every consign- ment received to the police, but a police officer now dead, had told the firm that the consignments need not be reported so long as the cartridges were hammered. The defendants were prepared to give an undertaking. that all the cartridges would be rendered absolutely useless.
The Magistrate imposed a fine of $20.
T.KK. OPIUM FINES.
REBATE SOUGHT.
WHERE HONGKONG' DETECTIVES FAILED
"At the Kowloon Bowling Green Club last-evering, a very interesting little function took place when Mr. M. McIver, an old and popular mem- ber of the club was presented with a handsome inlaid tea tray and a silver cake dish, as mementoes of the esteem in which he is held by the members of the club. Mr. Mclver is shortly Company petitioned the United States The Toyo Kisen Kaisha Steamship leaving for Home on retirement from District Court, San Francisco for the Harbour Office where he has for relief from the payment of $8,960,
was
on January 6,
KWANGSI ATTACK
ADVANCE OF INVADERS,
Reliable Information, has been re ceived by a certain firm in, Shameen
on this occasion, good or bad, do not greatest possible advantages-a fair affect the issue, which also has no rate of interest over a long term, and concern with the complex consider-a free market with ready sale at akiofis that may reader the Anglo- whatever may be the money rate of Japanese alliance desirable or un- the day, says the Straits Times. To desirable in a world that may even make its loans really attractive a vet find release from the craft and Colonial Government must keep these intrigue of the old diplomacy, so soon points in view, and it is bound to
many years acted as Inspector of revived after the war, in a Lease of little in the matter of interest
Jocks and Chief Boarding Officer.
representing fines imposed by custom focated on absolute justice in order are dre
ME. J. N. R. Allen, the President of officials upon the steamship com Our purpose will be served if it is
Featuring Madge Kennedy in one the Club, made the presentation in any for having aboard the steamer realised that there is a bitter meaning,
most captivating roles, the presence of a large number of
"Korea Maru" 266 tins of opium not described in the manifest when At the Magistracy yesterday "Through the Wrong Door", the members. perhaps quite unsuspected by the afternoon, Magistrate Orme heard a superb Goldwyn production at the author, to the quotation There is case in which a butcher's foki was bead of the capital programme Low Alien said that they had met there January 6. The steamship company In making the presentation, Mr. the vessel docked at that port on higher law than the constitution charged with having obtained $40 being shown at the Coronet Theatre, that evening to present to Mr. Melver vers it had no knowledge that the That law law unto himself, it by false pretences. Mr. Leo is a picture that is well worth going a souvenir which would remind him vessel and that at Hongkong six contraband drug was aboard the responsible and opportunist-is the d'Almada who defended, entered a to see.
of the many happy days he had spent Premier, who has only to be a domin- plea of not guilty." Mr. C. F.. Romance, adventure and mystery at the Club. Last year they won ship detectives failed to find any ant personality like Mr. Lloyd George Masor, who conducted the prosecu find a place in an attractive the League, and it
narcotics. When custom inspectors to exercise absolute swar over the 107, said that the denfendant was comedy-drama that is crammed with fair to say that this result was were found on January 3 and 197 tins only searched the Korea Maru" 69 tios Poreign Office, the bureaucratic power his employer and then misappropriat rortrayed. Eriefly put, the story was a consistently good player. alleged to have collected money for surprising situations superbly largely due to Mr. Melver who that can commit a hapless country toed it. After hearing the evidence the centres a policy jeopardising the lives of Magistrate dismissed the case.
around the romantic Mr. Mciver was an excellent. Club millions before the House of Commons, d'Almada applied for the return of daughter
Mr. adventures of Isabelle Carter, man, and they would be sorry to tions as a result of the partial reforms which is at least recognised by the the $40 which formed the subject of scrupulous financier,
of... a not over lose him. At the same time they hoped proposed
and Bart he would be happy in his retirement. people if it no longer properly re the charge. The Magistrate however Radcliff, a young mining engineer Take the chairman's argument in presents them, can resort to its only held that the money was ast bona who is just beginning to reap the for the great honour they had done
Mr. McIver thanked the members KOCHOW REPORTED PILLAGED. favour of the retention of the Chamber redress, if that be possible at a time fide intended to be paid in settlement reward of years of strenuous tell him and expressed his regret at of Commerce representation on the when perhaps the very existence of of the debt due from the debtor to when Isabelle's father comes along having to leave so many good Council, which is objected to as rob the nation is imperilled, and refuse the defendant, and refused the to cheat him out of it. Opening friends. He could assure them he bing the reform of its right democratic to vote supplies-too late!
application.
among the wide, free spaces of the had always done bis best for the flavoar. The members of the Chemi
West, which provide rare scenic Club, both at the bowls and in the ber of Commerce, who are men like
Opportunities of whise the camera Golfing Section. the rest, would under the scheme
man has taken the fullest advantage, eajoy double representation. Mr.
the story undergoes a transfer in Melver's health and sung For he's was pillaged and looted by Kwangis- After the members had drunk Mr. from Kochow stating that the place Pollock put up for admiration the
for the powers that be there actually York
scene to luxury-loving New a jolly good fellow," Mr. Allan called troops who bave already crossed the that because trade is our "life-blood." venerable and respectable argument
permit a race sweep. And, by the central figures in the
where the twa upon Ms, Mackenzie, an old friend of borders. In view of the impending. me tired of them, we are sceptical the direct representation of the
way, talking of Singapore and sweeps, renew
romance Mr. Melver's, to make a few remarks, danger of a possible invasion of the their acquaintance under about the chances of Constitu- Chamber should be retained "in order
the compradores, chin-chews and cumstances which have provided that he and Mr. Mclver were the last Cantonese troops are now on the Mr. Mackenzie recalled the fact Province by the Kwangsi militarists. others on some of the boats ruiming the title of the piece. One evening, survivors of a group who came out march to the borders to check the Eonal Reform under the much quar- that the views of the Chamber successfully passing herself in Berlin, be most decidedly profiteering on the Isabelle enters the wrong house and came from the same part of Scotland,
A pretty milliner who has been there from Bangkok are reported to caught in tered" banner of the present Associa- upon commerce and shipping should as a Russian grand duchess came local million tical lottery tickets. It is greeted by Radcliffe who Kosshire. We came out together,
a terrible rainstorm, to the Colony in 1891. They both advance of the invaders. Cantom: Sion, we must support the petition
be represented in Council." On that before the courts to answer a numis said that, down south, they sell appreciates her embarrassment and you know he continued," and argument, the Chinese Chamber of ber now being prepared for the House Commerce should have representation case she got 50,000 marks (nominally 82 aplece. I only hope that those does he succeed in his hospitable superior common sense they put him charges of swindling. In one these one tical tickets for as much as seeks to make her at home. So well knowing that I was gifted with ef Commons, and urge that every The views of the Chamber are given 2,500) for wine which existed only who purchase them know that to be endeavour that comradeship bringe in my charge. Well, you can see esident making any pretension to to the Government at present by In-court-her-imperial air was over-on-the-counterfoils and have the pair of them into a dimer what-a-good-job-I-have made of hiri
in her imagination
safe they have to inscribe their names Tablig spirit should win it. We correspondence, as anyone can see
who studies the annual report of powering. She asked why no flags allowed the vendors, to place theirs relationship which, despite all opposi (Laughter). I needed no assistance chure the point of view of Mr. Mc- the Chamber. In practice, we know had been hung in her honour. When on them. For alas! such things have to, has the caquel in a midnight from him either." (Laughter). Gig, but are willing to accept that all the Chamber representative forgot that she was a grand duchess
a doctor questioned her sanity she happened....
marriage. Through the Wrong whatever the Association can get for ally does is to ask for an adjourn and astonished the court by a flood
Door" provides Madze Kennedy with ample opportunity to display ma as an instalment of the more wement in order to ascertain the views of abuse in the richest Berlio slang. Road, yesterday charged his two charm that have made her name Mr. C. E. Edgcumbe, of May those qualities of brilliancy and of his Chamber. No one man can il undoubtedly altimately demand. ever regularly answer for what the into the state of her mind.
She was remanded for an inquiry chair coolies before Magistrate Lind-tamous ass moving picture artiste and There can be no doubt that at Chamber as a body will think about
sell with having refused to obey his John Bowers, too, as the breezy orders. He said that while proceed yoing Westerner achieves conspicu present public opinion on this matter any measure anising. So our "He- blood" would be safe, trade and ship-
ing up Peak Road on Wednesday ous success in a role for which he be already very fairly 'expres ping be guarded, and the representa
afternoon, he had occasion to reis eminently suited d by the China Mail. The Con-tion of the views of the Chamber would
monstrate with the coolies for folting Supporting the Goldwyn feature a madman at- the wheel- caused - a itational Reformers made use of stand where it actually does now, if the
the chair too much. The men put is a cleverly produced comedy stir at Brighton. down the chair and refused to go which portrays an entertaining A powerful grey car was travelling dation of truth the public feeling against the increased Reform Association agreed to waive
any further. Fumo Tax to get a good attendance representation of one section of the children under 16 to see uncensored removed to the
this objectionable claim to direct
He had to walk chapter from the divertingexperiences at great speed, and the first indicationThe human body in comparable to. home whence he telephoned for of the popular American comedian that anything was wrong with the a barometer in that it quickly reacts- Owing to the new law that forbids the police and had the defendants Smiling Bill" Farsons, bent driver, who had come from Landon, to changes of air pressure because of for a meeting that otherwise would public." at have been a good "draw." This There would be more enthusiasm empty until the evening, coolie was a good worker, but music furnished by the Coronet street
films, Brussels kinemas are nearly complainant said that the No. 1 Coronet programme is the capital the Grand Parade, opposite Edward beneath the skin. When the air Not the least attractive part of the was a collision with another car on the air in the intercellular, spaces
suming because the mose public for a more general branchise, aiming
A Presare on the outside of the body The theatres are gloating over the possessed a violent temper, and had Orchestra which adds materially to The driver of the first car did not decreases as it does before a store of Constitutional Reformat outyd-out unofficial majurity: fact and are staging special matinees on many occasions frightened Mrs. the enjoyment, derivable from the stop, and shortly afterwards there outward pressure in these cells Champions
not, at the opportunity, has been called the whole hog days." Plays with plenty of serion that Mr. Edgcumbe was toxicated be shown to-day and again to In spite of signals from the police, he case of disemed or abnormal condi and there is no danger in going what for children during the Easter holi- Edgcumbe The defendants alleged show. The current programme will was a second collision with a van increases in a direct ratio, and in the ppose the new House Tax with the because the Home veto would still and boy and girl scouts as leading on the afternoon in question and morrow, the vigour and enthusissa that remain as now. At present we have man and woman have been put on insisted that they should pat down
still did not stop. Entering another tits such as rheumatism, gout and three vetoes, two overt, one concealed the children ever want to see the chair at a spot where traffic was
car - two constables went in purnult, the like, cases additional pain. Sary show for a transference of power we have the Royal Veto (which means the theatres promise it will bej obey him. The Magiagente convicted by foxes in killing young lambe among Eventually the car was run to by saying
kinema performance after what busiest. They naturally refused to
Owing to the great have wrought the chase being seen by hundreds of There is an old couplet which from Tweedjedam to Tweedledee. really the reto of the London offirisis) astoaissing, capelally as ther bare both met. The No. 1 coolic whose the mountains a large number of earth near the West Pier. The driver,
people ar
describes the process quite accurately The public by which we mean the the local official veto, andthe sub-wisely reduced their prices and mean demeanour in Court was very in- keeper and farmers in the Barmouth identified as a Londen maa, has been a
ajonty of wage earen has no terranean or camouflaged yeto of The to put up a stiff Sght to main theic acetilmouchon, the case, was food district organ
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