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"ANOTHER LABOUR CRISIS.
LONDON, June 5th
THE CHINA MAIL.
whitesuited Europeans; but the peo- ple of Singapore as to nine out of cen are pure blooded Chinamen. Cal it 230,000 Chinese.
THE CENOTAPH
WREATH FROM THE COLONIEI.
HONGKONG REPRESENTED.
The Colonial Secretary forwards is a copy of a photograph of the wreath laid, on the occasion of the unveiling of the Cenotaph by His Majesty the King on the 11th Nov- ember, 1920, on behalf of the Govern ments Hongkong,
SPORT
LAWN BOWLS,
-ECC V. DOC.
A League match was played on the K.C.C. ground, on Saturday, between the KCC and the Craigengower CC, which resulted in a win for the farmer. Appcoded are the scores -
1st Rink.
and Peoples of Ceylon,! -CC
Malaya, Mauritius,
CRAIGENGOWER,
T. Wright. W. Lee.
J. Oxberry, J. Thompson,
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*** NO`OKDINAKT POLE. Think of them as living far south of China almost on the equator; yet so adapted to their new environment! as to outdistance others, own nearly all this city, and hold its future in the bollow of their hands. And as Singapore is but one, spot out of many they frequent, clearly the Chinese can be no ordinary folk The British, travelling in the saloon bava overrun the face of the earth. Seychelles, Weihaiwei, Fiji and the H. E. Stevens..
J. Hyde. The Chinese, going steerage. or.onPacific Islands.
On the occasion of the unveiling of C. Bond. deck, have done very much the same. The Cantonese especially, are re-the Cenotaph by His Majesty the J. McMurtrie nowned cosmopolitans; a tally of the King on the 11th of November last, corpses sent back to Canton for burial, it was arranged that wreaths should and of Cantonese who lie in every be laid on behalf of Government R. C. Hanter.
R. E. Nicholls, corner of the world, would astonish, and peopies of the several Colonies When gold was discovered in Cali- and Protectorates. For this purpose A. W. E. David- fornia, the Chinese arrived in their the various Colonies and Protectorates thousands. When it was discovered were arranged in four groups; and in Australia and New Zealand, they the following gentlemen, who have A. G. Pile. appeared in their tens of thousands, for lång periods rendered eminent very many lived and died in those service in the Empire, consented to parts; but their bodies were sooner represent ezcha group andto deposit a or later sent to China for burial, wreath on behalf of the Colonies, etc, often at a cost of a hundred pounds included in it for each. Later they permeated British Columbia, and all the Pacific Slope down to Mexico: aimbers, too, settled in easterly cities "like Chicago and New York. Many thou sands went to labour in the sugar fields of Peru, and to British Guiana. Mauritius, Tabiti, Samoa and other" islands up and down the tropics (3) The furniture of very many cities, Sam whether it be Caletta or Francisco, is made locally by China-
ing and washing and market garden- "THIS WORLD OF OURS.", and they seem to do the cook-
ing for half the foreign world.
TRAVELS IN THE FAR EAST.
IMPRESSIONS OF THE CHINESE.
L1
Mr. J. H. Curle, author of the ar- resting book "The Shadow Show,' has written another volume entitled "This World of Ours" which has all the fascinating charm and interest of its predecessor. Mr. Carle claims,
(1) Sir G. R. Le Hunte, G.C.M.G.
(2)
(4)
The West Indian Colonies, Ber muda, Falkland Islands, and St. Helena.
Sir Frank Swettenham, G.C.M.G., The Eastern and Pacific Colonies and Protectorates. The Right Honourable Sir F.L D. Lagard, G.C.M.G., CB, D.SO. The West African and Mediter
aneau Colonies.
Sir Hayes Sadler, KCMG, CB
The East African and South African Colonies and Protec- torates.
son.
Rink,
R. B382
L. E. Lammert.
· G. Bradbury,
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L. Rose
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3rd Rink.
D. J. Purves. J. P. Robinson. J. M. Jack. J. Gibson
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W.Rose. Dr. Asger A. Forbes. T. Fitt
MONDAY, JUNE 6, 1921.
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
JUST RECEIVED
consignment of Smoked Fish direct from the SCOTTISH FISHERIES
Fillets, Haddocks,
Kippers.
THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE Co., Ltd.
"
A NEW KINEMA:
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POLICE CONCERT.
SUCCESSFUL ENTERTAINMENT.
THE WORLD THEATRE.
LARGEST IN THE COLONY."
The lack of suitable sites has all
In aid of the Police Branch of the along militated against new kinemas Rengkong Women's Guild and being opened in Hongkong, but the Ministering Children's League, the proprietors of the World Theatre, members of the Force, and their which is now nearing completion children, gave an excellent concert
LIKE AN AIR RAID.
TERRIFIC STORM.
--
DRAF BOYS RECOVER HEARING.
Edmonton one of the northern suburbs of London, had a shock which it has not experienced · since the air raids. Shortly before 7 o'clock snow and rain were falling. when there was a blinding Bash of fighting, accompanied by a terrific A poplar tree, 50ft, high, behind at Police Headquarters on Saturday next to Sincere's, have been very crash of thunder.
Church-street, Stanley-road, night, to a large and appreciative fortunate in securing from the local
Government the site that previously Edmonton, was uprooted, leaving a audience.
One of the most successful items housed the Imports and Exports hole 4ft scru. More than 100 on the lengthy and well arranged Officer Ever since then, the work of windows in adjacent houses were programme was a song, with chorus,
Mrs. Robinsim, 56, who lives at 2,
... POSSESSING THE FURTHER EAST.
Excepting only Japan, they have spread over; and look like possessing the Further Fast. They do the hard work of Eastern Siberia. They cor
An interesting development in entitled "Bubbles," effectively render construction has been pushed on blown out, while the ceilings of 40 were brought down by the concus -- dast the big business of Cochin China.
were forever months a new kinema,modern insion. The inhabitants state that The country is unexpectedly faced with the threat of another grave labour crisis
They lie like a blanket over Siam, and motor, craft is the advent of the ed by Miss Blackman and a chorus feverishly and within three whole they are slowly closing on Burma.. I small motor lighter, several vessels of children who.
built blowing pretty bubbles in the air"
3 Zeppelin bomb. Part of the roof Ore the troublesome question of reduc-
of No. 2 was torn away. tion of wages, this time in the engineer
marvelled to see what they had made of this type having been of Hong Kong; while from such bases recently. Two such craft are now The chorus was composed of the very respect, has gone up in its there was an explosion like that of
The management of the Theatre ing trade. ployers ederations have notified their
as Smugapore, Kuala Lumpur and under construction by the Railshead Misses M. Davitt, O. Gerrard and Ex place. The Engineering and National Em intention to issue wage reduction notices
Penang they have overrun the whole Launch and Boat Co., Ltd., of Isle Garrod, and Masters F. Angus,
Their instinct for Co, Ltd., of Marklane, London, Angus. These children acted their on June 7th. The reductions will com- and with truth it would appear, to be of Malaya, and made it to-day great worth, for the Modern Transport Davitt, W. Fitt. N. Gerrard and Bclaims that it is the largest kinema Stanley-road, and Albert Smith, 14, prise a cut of 6% in the case of time the most traveled man of his day. and wealthy, workers, and 15 per cent in the case of Traversing nearly a million miles be tropical lands and developing them, EC These vessels measured 36ft part with a creditable absence of house in the Colony, not only largest who lives in an adjoining house, were piece workers and the Ministry of Muni-has seen the old and new world, has is as keen as our own, and nowhere in length with a beam of 10ft, while nervousness and evident enjoyment in area but with the largest number burned on the face and neck. Mrs. Two Isds who had hitherto been ion bonusome of the failure of negotia looked into nearly every nook and so you see their powers and mastery the draught, loaded is 3ft 6in. Each which was a pleasure to the audience of seats. Its seating capacity is 900, Robinson states that she saw some- tions for two months, the employers state cranny of the globe and been among better displayed than in the island is driven by an Ailsa Craig parafin.
A comparison with the old Roberts, 10 declared after the oce that the Unions have taken up a non every people. After an education empire of the Dutch Indies. The engine of 70 bhp, which is located programme were: Man H. A. Jos 300 in the dress circle and 600 in the thing all like a ball of fire.
a short after deck. Stanford Haggar and W. Gerrard feet. possumsi attitude. The employers pm- obtained at St. Andrews Univar people of those parts are as children aft under raised cabin top, astern Miss Lamberton, Messrs. Dredge stalls. It has an area of 5,484 square deaf-Albert Smith, 14, and Charles
currence that they could hear. Cambridge and in in their hands. The Patch rulers ta- of which is
"We were all looking at the snow posed a redaction in two instalments sity, The delegate of the employer conference Germany and working as a mining king note of this have closed Java The fore part of the vessel is taken (songs), Mr. Condon (step dance), Victoria Theatre, which was the stated that, before the announcement of the decisioa, they were endeavouring to engineer to earn a fortune, he retired to the Chinese, except under restric❘ up by a carro hold, which has a Mr. Masters (comedian), Mr. Savage | largest kinema house in the Colony, obtain modified proposals and a compro at 40 but continued his travels in tions, but their community in Java is capacity of 20 tons. These craft, 1 (magic) and Messrs. Earnshaw and is instructive. The Old Victor come down when a terific explosion 35. reduction in Siberia, Australia, South America, already large and prosperous. They why to be used for foto 7kpot Murphy (recitations). The following Theatre had seating accommodation occurred," said the occupant of ons India, Malava, are the making of the remoter island, are to be for coaling trawlers were members of a pierrot chorus: for only 650 and its area was about 500 Garrod, Gerrard, square feet. The ideal of the manage the Misses. Africa, Palestine,
Woolley, Angus and E. Woolley and ment is, "The Best Pictures, the Best Cochin and all sorts of outlandish Large towns in Sumatra, Banka in at Lowestoft
Messrs. Earnshaw, Condon, Dredge, Music, the Greatest Comfort to the places Not for a long time have Borneo are almost entirely Chinese.
Patrons, and the Best Service" That Bouquets were presented to Mrs. they mean business is shown by their Hillyer and Gerrard.
mise settlemeat wages in two instalments is announced in the paint trade.
SILENT COTTON MILLS.
LONDON, June 4th.
at
we read a book of travels with and in a thousand spots up and down
Others who contributed to the
of the houses.
MARINE MISDOINGS.
The master of the steam. Launch such unalloyed pleasure by reason of the vast Archipelago some Chinese while from the beams above hung
fined $10, in its shrewd observation on men and community is settled and thriving cooked, dried ducks, baskets of The closing of all the action-mills in things and the remarkable descriptive They are tireless workers. The beat long buried eggs, beche de mer, King and Mrs. Alexander in recogenterprise in having their own repreTragon was
entertainment and the namely San Francisco, Los Angeles Marine Magistrate (Lieutenant Con- Lancashire, today, in consequence of the power displayed by the writer. Atis as nought to them; indoors or dried octopus the titbits appertaio- nition of their share in organising sentatives in the larger kinetan centres default a fortnight's fail, by the
to one time in his varied career M. out, you will see them always at it:ing to pork and all the other the failure of the owners and operatives to B& most regarded
Curle inspected a diamond mine near yet they live vividly, and take their delicacies of the season. The eating Captain Superintendent of Folice and London who will purchase from way Hake R. N. R.) at the Marine reach & settlement is
concert: expressed productions the moment they are carry the regulation lights. Prior He saw diamonds pleasures. They are a queen com tables, overlapping in the narrow (Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe) at the conciu- time to time all the best and newest Court to-day for having failed to operatives representa disastrous. The tives are of the opinion that the mill-Kimberley. wwners' attitude is bound up with the "poured by the bushel at Beers, pound of cleanliness and fit. And streets seemed always crowded; and sion of the
because, with the minee handled as a grocer would handle how they breed. No such fecundity with bustle, in a great clatter, to the the thanks of all present to those released. No kinema films will, we offences had been recorded. stoppage.
There is a practicat has been known in human kind music of eating-house orchestras of who had contributed to make the understand from the management, closed, the mille were being ran with currants.
monopoly, it is true, and great Chinese cities are just spawping pipes, stringed instruments, cymbals, evening so successful complete stoppage hence favourable to the employers, Phile the momial interest which regulate beds; along these tropical rivers where bones and gongs, China fed itself. Where Nature herself [The impression was not of gorging. position of the workers is bad as they prices; but the foundations of the they settle, Bad been working on short time for diamond industry do not really rest spawns so riotously, litters of chit the negotiation of the chopsticks is too deliberate for that bat of a months, but, here also, it is hoped that
save on these. They rest, affirms Mr. dren are born as it were overnight.
serious relish eaten with gusto; these Government intervention would
Carle, on the vanity of woman, the the situation.
people if a trifle less dainty in palate The Minister of Labour is, to-day, în-desire of man. They rest on the viting both parties to confer with him sexual instinct itself, a security, in Londen on June 7th with a view of which I conceive to be gilt-edged
were as human as ourselves. These
resaming negotiations.
ADMIRAL SIMS.
Government.
CRICKET.
LONDON, June 4th.
SINGAPORE.
AS STRAMEN
My first impression of the Chinese at home was of their seamanship. I
on the material side.
THE ARTISTIC SHE,
SUPERSTITIONS.
CATS SUCKING THE BREATH.
be rented from local film-renting agencies.
There will be four shows daily with two changes of programme The shows are timed for 2,50, 515 and 9.15 pm. daily, except on Sundays,
be slizinated.
PASSENGERS
IRRIYIZA.
Per as "Fazl Lecat." yesterday
There is a superstition-common when the 2.50 p.m. performance will Mr and Mrs Goubault, Mr Mederes, Mir
The cat
..
A Mossin, Mr R. Nolta, Mr L. Hans- It is the intention of the managesen, Mr Jorgensen. Mrs Rogue. Mr and r Onderwyser, Mrs Coben, Mrs N. Caldwell, Mr K Self, Mr Evant, Mr G. Mr Otten, Mr Olders, My Berthier, and Harachs, Mr B. C. Johannes, Hr Reed,
Otten, M
Mr
Per .5" Diners," on Esterday :-Kr
and Mrs C. W. Arrberino, Captain and
Eatre Mr Grellin. Mr Fonter, Mr
jamin. Mr N. T. Cherian, Mrs Cornfield, Mr M. de Bilve, Mr and Mrs J. de Aranjo, Mr W. J. Dowland, Mrs H. W. Mr G. & Urquhart, Mrs L. Ban- P.T. Mahtana Mr and Mrs E. B. Nor-
Hoursvrieff, Mrs Robin. Sab. Asst. Sur-
Yakub Khan.
in probably by the majority of people,ent that whenever possible they disembarked in the Chefoo roads in a
all over the country and one believed
There are scares of startling state-gale; the way sampans and small
Of a China that is not material, of with at least a half-belief that a cat will give their patrons a double ments like this strewn through the book and we are tempted to make sailing boats were handled that day
was a revelation. Aside from En products of art, things of beauty, an should not be left alone with a sleep attraction programmes at the usual many quotations; but perhaps we can Lopes, June 4th best convey an idea of the sort of onean vessels, there is immense ship altar perhaps, a temple, the line of a ing infant as the cat is liable to hill rates, but under no circumstances I had many This is, evidently, an echo of the story in the front rank be allowed to ap this world of ours" is ping on the China Coast. Innumer-roof, a vase a bit of a ceramic, a the child by "sucking its breath." will any vandeville show that is not There was a distinguished gathering; book that
able fishing. craft put out from a mandarin robe. including Mr. Davis Mr. Massey and by giving a fairly long extract from hundred harbours. Thousands of glimpses. They showed a perception of Isis and the misfortunes which pear at the Theatre. The stage, It numerous Cabinet Ministers, at the din.
vaudeville troups. It is 12 feet in native owned steamers from the of Greece. These stood in a degree, was brought into contact during her enough to accommodate touring ner given to Admiral Sims at Downing the later chapters in which the Street by the Premier on behalf of the author deals with peoples and places cargo janks ply everywhere, and as pure and classic as ever came out happened to infants with whom she may be mentioned in passing, is large
familiar to our readers.
diminutive up to two and three for a China of long ago; yet for a search for the body of Osiris,
moon-animal, depth and 26 feet in width. B was
The assistance of the best archi thousand tons are numerous Myone and only China artistically sup- In the five days steaming from mental picture of the Coast is of reme whose genius, I was to find, had Lis was the great moon-goddess of ects has been secured to make the gam, B. Charms, Sab, Asst. Surgeon India to the Straits, you pass from tossing seas; and it is also of a born moulded all art and beauty throughout the Egyptians. The cat and Isis house a most modern one, and pro- |
The P. 40. as Delta" left Binga mechanics, miners. At Lords, before a crowd of 20,000, in the East to the Far East; from par- race of seamen, alert and reliant in the Far East. As sailors, bankers were intimately associated and Pimy vision has been made for all the artists, humorists in a hundred says that the moon may fairly be necessities of kinema patrons. The fine weather, the Australians won the ched and desert-like countries, to a tre- all sorts of wired craft boldly riding merchants, toss and put Middlesex in, Middlesex mendous rainfall, rich tropic growth, their crests.
Then I saw the Chinese were trust capacities the Chinese meet us on our considered "as the planet of breath" seating arrangements will give the pore for this port on June 5 si 8 am
The Dodwell Line &.. Bolton Castle TM made III runs in 190 minutes, Hendren forests without end; from peoples
They have the life and the soul as well Now numerous.exits on the ground floor. contributing 34. Armstrong took 5 whose thoughts dwell much upon worthy. In the treaty ports in Hong-own ground, where there is liking and the breath to the ancient was maximum of comfort. There are and is due here on June 10 at about wickets for 15 runs.
religion and death, to peoples who kouz every British bank, every Euro- and mutual respect Australians had made 95 for. 6 wickets take life as it comes who like to pean store and business were manned strong personality, splendid qualities. while searching for the body of The exit from the Dress Circle side
A Chinese was this morning laugh and joke, to whom religion by them and they fingered the cash. They are peace-loving and hold fast Osiris Isis came to the house of a is by means of a large iron staircase eft New York on May 2 for Yekohama, at the close of play.
As the house will open in the begin and the goods are vague and shadowy. Even in Japan, the Europeans to family life. In this vast population widow who denied her admission. wide enough to permit of three going Kobe, Shanghai, Hongkong and Manila. PRINCIPAL CHINESE DELEGATE
So we come to Singapore, down brought in Chinese clerks, and there are sea pirates, many opium Ascorpion crept into the house and down abreast. IN LONDON.
among the Islands of the Archipelago. throughout the East a business fiends, maty abandoned criminals, killed the widow's child. Isis gaveing at Hongkong's summer, every charged before Magistrate Orma with Just one hundred years ago, the Chinaman's word was his bord cut-throats, of all ports; there is birth to Horus and left him in a swamp effort has been made to make the the unlawful possesion of two electric LONDON, June 4th. Dr. Wang Chung-hut his wrived here, eagle eye of our countryman Stam- And I saw they were what Scotch misgovernment by officials, bribery where the afterwards found him dead. place extremely cool. There are seven table fare: Inspector Backman said
ford lit upon this island; and having call "gutsy." Alone ampog orientals and corruption in high places. made himself agreeable to the Sultan they pandered to the belly. In Chin- even torture, but the mass of the Thoth restored him to life. A king age apertures in the ceiling and in that the defendant was seen carrying of Johore, be departed with the title ese towns hucksters stood at each people are vastly industrious, sober, and queen took Isis in and set her to these seven large monsoon cooling the fans in a Wanchai street yesterday A fishing few yards. They dealt in every form right living and humorous nurse the child. But they caught fans have been placed. These monsoon afternoon. As he was unable to give deeds in his pocket."
in America. In the orchestra there to the No. 2 Station. The defendant, village of Malaya then stood on Sins of food, from pasty sweetmeat to is known to all who accurately ob her burning away all that was mortal cooling fans are the latest in Hong- a satisfactory explanation of how be gapore; the rest was jungle; but glant radishes, doing a roaring trade. serve. That is not to say they are of the infant in order to make him kong. They are extremely popular came by them, a constable took him Considering these unfortunate oc- are numerous fans, large and small, told the Magistrate that a man liying some months ago. When pressed Raffles. knew what he was about Retailers of sweet coloured drinks, enlightened They are superstitious, immortal, Landing to-day, you enter a city of loudly calling their wares, seemed to full of vain imaginings, impervious it
The lighting of the place will for payment, yesterday, the debtor a quarter of a million; Singapore has ensnare each sweating coolie rid of would almost seem to true knowledge currences with regard to infants in Altogether the place will be very in Shaukiwan borrowed $8 from him become the eighth port in the World, his load, each riesha puller awaiting They are utterly callous and judged the career of the moon-goddess, that cool and the most strategic site, I rather a fresh face. The numerous eating by our standards, cruel. Still, there the cat is her creature and that the certainly call for very favourable gave him the fans in settlement.. imagine in all the Seven Seas. houses hung gorgeously with paper are the fine qualities and the strong Malays are the people of the region, lanterns, displayed food in endless personality. The Chinese will need moon is "the planet of breath" the but in these Singapore crowds you variety-dried and cooked fish of a Western people to see them through modern superstition that cats suck Regulator there will be no blaring remand in order to have the fans
lighting installation. will scarcely see one Malay in twelve many sorts, piles of cooked rice, For none so much as the British have the breath of sleeping infants will be effects when the lights are put on and Identified as several thefts had been vegetable stews they affinity, and I beg our people seen to have an ancient and legitimate off. It is the most modern kinema reported. The Magistrate remanded There are Tamils, Sikhs and Bengalis meat stews. froth India; Arabs, Javanese, Japanese hundred savoury messes and relishes; that they let no others usurp this.
WOODEN VESSELS.
WASHINGTON, June 4th.
The Senate has directed the Shipping Beard to sell all wooden resols before
Üctober 1st.
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