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the land agitation that the world war killed. The surplus millions at Home will demand the return of the deer forests and the big game preserves to the people. for occupation and cultivation. This problem impinges SHANGHAT'S LARGEST SETZURE. on most others, and the name of the salver seems to be Malthus. We shall have to restedy that much] · maligned thinker..`
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Mr. William Paterson has passed his examination as first mate isteam- ships).
Two cases of plague and one fatal case of small-pox, all three Chinese, were reported yesterday,
At the Po On New Godown to- | marrow morning Messrs. Hughes and Hough will auction 226 bags of four.
The body of a Chinese, aged 27 years was yesterday found floating in the harbour pear the M.B.K. coal
yard in Yaumiti.
VALUABLE FIND IN GODOWN.
THE BRITISH LEGION:
A HAPPY FUNCTION.
FRIDAY:", "AUGUST·5,
many more; we want every ex Service sion for two reasons, both arising out. - man in Hongkong and the neighbour of General Macnzgäten's speech. "BE" bood to join the British Legion. I was not sure whether the Chairman's A ENAUGURAL DINNER.
sak you all here tonight to become last story was meant to refer to the pi personal canvassers and go to people trons-(laughter)—also that Genza EX-SERVICEMEN FOREGATHER. giving them with one hand the en Macnaghten was exhibiting a striking :
trance form and with the other col example of the effects of beredity. lecting the five dollar subscription Like his grandfather, he had concluded (Laughter and applause.) That is the his speech by saying in effect, "Now, way to get members. Since the form then, you young blackguard, get an [China. Mail "SPECIAL, ].
Merrily, to the sound of clinking ation of the Legion we have been able your hind legs and make a speech." glames and the singing of wartime to help two urgent cases of ex-Service (Laughter) Except for the adjective Shanghal" Aug. 5. songs, the inauguration of the Hong- | men and their families. So long as
young," he felt that was the senti-- $250,000 worth of opiat
was kong branch of the British Legion funds are available we are glad to do ment at the back of the Chairman's seized by the police in a godown in was fittingly celebrated last night at so. That is really what we are formed mind in calling upon Himself, and he Tiendong Road. This is the largest an agreeably informal, happy gather-for. We want funds badly. I be could only fear that he would con- seizure in Shanghai, Two Chinese ing at the Hongkong Hotel where lleve some gentlemen of the Press tinge to follow in his father's foot- were arrested and allowed bail of over 100 members of the branch sat are honouring us here to-night, and steps and say." That was a damned Tis. 50,000 and Tis. 20,000 respective down to a capital dinner.
if by any chance a report of this rotten speech."-(Laughter.) "I wish- ly. They were remanded.
WATCHMEN ASSAULTED.
TROUBLE AT THE KOWLOON DOCK.
Jag
fellow, was alleged to have punched the
One of the accused, a tall, strong
one of the watchmen on the nose.
Chinese collapsed and died soon after boarding the as. "On Lee" at the Hautak wharf, yesterday, to re-tance. turn to his native village.
The Tientsin-Pukow Rallway Bureau reports that the recent floods in Stantong endangered the bridge across the Yellow River, at Loko,
t-m
While carrying two baskets of vegetables in Polo Street, Taihang.
be 82 years old suddenly collapsed
and died from heart disease.
together.
type made
The invitations to the function had dinner gets into the papers, I hope all success." concluded His Excellency stipulated very sensibly that morning the Hongkong public will read "to the Hongkong branch of the dress should be worn and everyone and come to our assistance British Legion and leave any further from His Excellency the Governor in the matter of funds, be remarks to my bon and gallant (who revealed an unsuspected talent cause we can assure them that, un colleague.-(Applause.) far afler dinner story telling) down less money is donated specifically for
GENERAL KIRKPATRICK. wards, left his formality at home to recreational or social purposes, every keep company with his mess jacket penny goes to the assistance of expatrick, who was received with loud Major-General Sir George Kirk- The hearing was continued yester and stiff shirt. The menu was quite Service men who are down and day of the case in which two Kow-plain but good and the toast list was out." There are many here to-night cheers, said His Excellency had told loon Dock coppersmiths were charged equally brief. There were only three to whom five years of war meant a bit to take up the tale where he had with having assaulted two Chinese speeches but they were all worth the great deal; it meant a great loss to left of, but he was afraid he could watchmen.
bearing
you. Nobody here appreciates that not do so. He was very glad, indeed, During the dinner and afterwards more than I do. You were just be to have the opportunity and great Wilts. Band, stationed out ginning your business or professional gratification of dining with the Brit the verandah, furnished a careers, and when the war was over isb Legion, of Hongkong, on the op Mr. Kinross, a shipbuilder in the dock, musical programme which Io the period you gave to serve casion of the inaugural dinner. It had to assist the watchman, to secure cluded many familiar airs that king and country did you harm in was more than ever a satisfaction... bim, as he showed signs of resis. Į gere taken up with gusto by that sense. But I want to ask you, when one looked back upon the day
the company. "Madelon,
"Olá gentlemen, have you not gut com that the decision was taken to form Mr. M. H. Turner, who prosecuted, Soldiers Never Die," a more or less pensations? Have you not extraor the Legion, because now they saw for took a serious view of the case, refined version of the indispensable dinary and wonderful memories of themselves the evidence that the He said ibat ед of the Mademoiselle from Armentieres that time in France, or Mesopotamia, hopes expressed then had borne fruit. accused's
discipline all the old trench songs were sung or wherever it was? Ought we not was, indeed, a living Association, in the dock impossible. Mr. Leo and they brought back with them to be grateful that our nerves are full of the intention and determination it out: that through d'Almada, defending, on the other mixed memories of weary route more or less all right and that we to carry hand, characterised the case as very marches, hospitable estaminets and have two arts and two legs?-them there would be the means trivial. He said that he had been well all sorts of things. There was (Applause),
to continue and to keep alive all the Deserting her husband, a Chin-instructed to take out a cross-sum- only one moment of real solemnity And, gentlemen, is there a man which their comrades died. "Through Ideals for which they fought, and for ese woman absconded from No. 435 mons against the watchmen, but did during the whole of the eveningit among you tonight, sitting at these our association, through our efforts," Reclamation Street, Yaumati on July not think it necessary.
was when on the sounding of a "G" tables, who, if the call came to-morrow sald General Kirkpatrick, we can 27, taking with her an 11-year old Mr. G. Duncan, Superintendent of the whole gathering rose and would not leave his work in banks further this great cause we all have mui tsai.
the Coppersmiths' Department, de- honoured "The Silent Toast" is and merchant offices and join up posed that on the afternoon of July memory of old comrades who had again?(Applause.) I ask you, when at heart. Through your machinery. 27, one of the accused was detailed joined the Silent Legion. As a bugler you feel inclined to grouse, as I do by your efforts, you can combine and to work on a ship in the course of sounded the "Last Post" the lights often, Weren't those memories and form a link between all the British associations throughout the Far yesterday, an aged Chinese, said to construction, and; the other on a in the room were dimmed and at one grousings worth to you a good many Eastern region." Recently he had Sanitary Board launch. Their end of the room the words "Lest We hundreds of dollars? That war to duties should not have brought them Forget" flashed out in an illuminated me was the most extraordinary and been through North China, and there sotto formed of red electric light wonderful dream a man has ever had. he found associations of ex-Service The accused alleged that they had globes.
I look back upon all the blood, mud men, some large associations, some received instructions to repair the Brigadier General Macuaghten pre- and squalor of those battles in smaller ones, but all animated with. dyname of the "Henry Keswick," sided and these present included EE. Flanders and France, from the retreat the same desire the desire to pre- but finding no trace of the tag in the the Governor (Sir Reginald E. Stubbs, up to the glorious days of October and serve, continue and cherish the com dock, sat down to await her arrival, K.C.M.G.), the General Officer Com November, 1918, and I remember allradeship which had been engendered They fell asleep, but presently were manding (Sir G. M. Kirkpatrick, my friends who are lying out there, and fostered through years of war-**** awakened by the watchmes, who K.C.P, KCSL), Lieut-Colonel Bird and I wonder why it is that I look bued with the desire that their ex
(Cheers). He found them, too, im-- struck one of them on the chest with | Lieut. Colonel Cox. Major Cassel back upon all those days without
came to the ample should not be lost, and that a rattan care. The man retaliated Capt, Fisher, Capt. Neville, Rev. a shudder, and I Sixty-six Chinese undesirables and the struggle followed.
Clouston Porri, Rev. J. T. Holman, conclusion that I must be rather through their machinery, by their arrived by the J.C.J.L. 8.3. Mr. Duncan denied that either Dr. Eric Stuart Taylor, Major Black a callous fellow. It seems to merising generation,the youngsters means, and through their efforts, the "Tjitaroam yesterday from Bat of the accused had been detailed to Dr. Moore, Dr. Esler, Dr. Lyon the explanation is contained in an who would have fought if they had avia. Fifty-four Chinese undesirables work on the "Henry Keswick Brown, Messrs. H. K. Holmes, article I read, written by 1 were brought here yesterday by the Captain R. G. Grounwald, master of A. E. K. Cobb, E. C. Hudson, well-known author, on the occasion they arrived in this region should be been old enough,young men, when s.s. "Suisang" from Saigon,
the tug, testified that she was in dock H Glanville, A. G. Lamplugh, D. of the Royal Artillery war com from 6 to 5 p.m., on July 27, and if Miller, F. C. Hall, Charles Pryce, memoration service in St. Paul's given the band of friendshiplap- The 14-year old mai tsai reported | for work on board they could easily | Anderson, L. S. Greenhill, S. EL. Ross, stood on the steps of the Cathedral to the ideals and the traditions their the sccused had really been detailed G. B. Robinson, H. Jeifay, C. W. Cathedral. He speaks of how he plause) and encouraged to live up missing from No. 17, Fo Hing Fong, have found here. since 9 a.m., cn Tuesday, and believed
O.Farrell, W. J. Hawker, T. W. Hill, after the service and of bow the roar forefathers had handed down to them Mr. d'Almada urged the Magistrate Ralphs, N. Teesdale Mackintosh, of the traffic in the streets below took and which this generation had done. by her mistress to have absconded not to be prejudiced, by the view the D. 1. Ralph, R. K. M. Simson, H. W, him back to the Somme battlefield. its best to, preserve and which it was with a man to whom she had often Dock Co. took of the case. It was Roger, S. E. Grimstone, F. A. Joseph, and he finished up bis article with their duty to hand on to those whe been seen speaking, has been found a case of common, assault in which G. A. Harriman, A. E. Clarke, T. M. { the remark that it was a time given came after. (Cheers.) by the police and returned to her the accused received provocation. Hazelrigg, M. Newbrie, D. A. Banner, to a good many of us to redeem past
*"'* OTHER RANKS." Consequently a heavy penalty was J. MacMurtrie, J. A. Clark, F. A. mistakes and to regain lost ideals. Afterwards the Rev. J. T. Holman, not warranted.
Pollock, T. W. Ainsworth, H. P. I dare say we all make mistakes, responding to many calls rose From the Far Eastern Athletic Mr. Turner laid stress on the diff. Symes, D. M. Larkins, C. T. Mark, but we will not worry about that. and proposed the toast of Association we have received a copy culty the Dock Co., bad in maintain. Hanbury Williams, H. Spicer, A. But as regards ideals I think the Ranks which the gathering of the programme of the Faring discipline with violent men of the Piercy. T. EE Bibby, Wideals we learnt out there were honoured vociferously. Then there Eastern Championship Games recently accused's type and pressed for a Brackenbridge, B. S. Burleigh, those of unselfishness and forbear was a short musical programme held at Shanghai. The booklet con- severe penalty to discourage the men A RH Phillips, B. H. Cance. We all in those days did our which gradually developed into a tains particulars of the records made | taking law into their own hands. Hallowes, H. Green, T. F. Sherman, level best to help one another and to general" sing song." The contribu and other interesting information
The Magistrate said that the as- H. W. Chancy, A. W. Roberts, A. H. see the good in one another. Gentle tians to the more formal section pablished at the time.
sauli had been clearly proved, but Potta, J. T. Bagram, Thomas Young, men, I think also that the reason of the programme were Rev. having regard to the evidence before L. R. Blacking, N.S. Ellis, R. R. Cable, why the British nation won the war H. Clouston Porri, Mr. Bowes Staith because it was united (pianoforte solo). Mr. Patterson serious one | him, he could not treat the case as ́a | G. T. Eveleigh, H. J. May, D. H. yas
fined $20 each.
The accused would be Blake, H. J. Pearce, R. E. Webster. (Applause). If you stood in the front ("My old Shako" and "Yeomen of H. C. Macnamara, F. W. James, J. S line trench and looked upon the England"), Mr. Pearson (musical Pearson, A. M. Bowes Smith, R. shores of England, you could almost monologue), and others, Wetherell, G. H. Gibson, M. H. Turner, visualize the British nation looking Much credit for the undoubted J. K. Shaw, T. H G. Brayfield, A. H. at you and watching your movements sucesss of the fixture is due to Mr. Lamble, J. Bartholomew, J. MacCann, and your actions with breathless A. G. Lampiugh, who attended to Lake, A. M. Thornhill and H. S. Hills. interset, and if it was good news the secretarial side of the arrange saying "Well done," Fight on." ments, and Mr. H. J. B Norton who and if it was bad news "Never mind, looked after the catering. stick it. That was the spirit which animated the British nation during
In answer to the invitation of the National Students Association of Shanghai three representatives of the students of Canton were elected to attend the national conference which will open on August 6,
home.
ments. Yet the fact is that the The burglar who murdered Mr. workers already established there, Ronald Hill, of Yokohama is believed TRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE" with far more political power than to be hiding "in a certain place their peers at Home have, do not where the Japarese police cannot want immigrants. They actually assert ther authority," Following have their own "labour troubles, clues, the police are now satisfied and fear that fresh immigration on that they know who the murderer is, any considerable scale would tend says the Japan Times. The arrest is to bring down wages, etc. There is a expected econ. strong feeling in favour of an all- white Australia, of which all the
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causes, is largely due to that. Pro- in California. New Zealand is in a long time his recovery was dcube Kent edy, second engineer," Tatung" very big stick. On the occasion of Hongkong; without it, we must fall. During the opening up of he rool ir
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THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH. There is not the slightest room for
After the loyal roasts and "The doubt that there is not enough room
Silent Toast" had been honoured, - Now in hospital is an unemploy
The President, in proposing the
Mr. W. L. Leak, honorarý archi in the United Kingdom for its present world has heard. There is an almosted Chinese fireman who received a population, even after it has been equally strong prejudice against knife wound in the bark in the
was a boy, I lived with my grand nation again soon. That, gentlemen, with reference to the repairs at the toast of "Our Patrons," said: When the war, and it is the spirit which, tect of St. John's Cathedral, writes in thinned by war. The surplus of Pommies," of which the world hears course of a street fight yesterday. has gone acting chief officer, same the did. East India Company. He ring the Hongkong Branch of the are now well in hand, and will be
we hoper will animate the British Church Notes under dare July 25 father, who was the last Chairman of is the spirit we want to hire anima Cathedral, I have to report that these Labour is too big, and unemployment, less. The Englishman going to He was wanted by the police on of which we have heard so much Australia to look for a job is not more
charge of having severely injured Mr. A Campbell, chief engineer, was a talpan of laipans; his word British Legion now. With that we completed in about two weeks' time lately, though it has some other warmly welcomed than is a Japanese other man some time ago. His Wenchow," is on leave, Mr. J. W. Was law, and he went about with shall be a great factor for good in if the weather is at all favourable.
victim was so seriously hurt that for bably all our statesmen know it quite less need of new blood. Canada ful
has gone zoting chief engineer the dining rooms, and, at the end my birthday, 1 was bad down in well Their reason for not saying so appears to be divided in its wishes.
Wenchow."
Brig. General Machaghter rounded was found that three of the large, plainly is that it would be unpopular. Africa, as a black man's country,
Mr. J. Anderson, from leave, has of the dinner, I was given a glass of off his speech with neat story about main timbers were badly decayed. The idea that any Englishmen should takes overseers rather than workers, by Mr. Knight, of the P. & 0. Co,
Last week a gardener employed gone second engineer, "Tatung.".
champagne, and my grandfather an O.C. in France, who thought more and these, together with some 300 have to leave England for England's which naturally limits the field for was fined $90 for keeping an opium has gone supernumerary
said to me: Mr. C. A. Donnely, from reserve, blackguard, get up on your hind legs and had horse troughs provided for The entire roof has been stripped, Now, you young of his horses than he did of his guns, jamaller timbers, havé been renewed, good would seem to reflect upon their emigration. When the lads were divan in the servants quarters of his engineer, Suiyang." statesmanship, their failure to make being demobilized after the War, the master's house, No. 13, The Peak.
and make a speech”—(Laughter). Į them at a place rather too near the and the tiling rebid on rafters, England more accommodating thas Government made & blaff at encourg Yesterday afternoon a Chinese revenue third engineer, "Poyang."
Mr. E. J. Down has been appointed got up in my chair, and uttered a front line. "Higher authority," he thereby dispensing with the ceiling few disjointed words and sat down, said, "ordered, "Troughs must be boarding which was the cause of Nature did. Some old-style employing emigration, but such facts as officer who took part in the rald was Mr. D. S. Whyte, second engineer, and my grandfather said. That's camouflaged within 24 hours or most of the damage to the timbers. ers of labour are not keen on exten- have come our way, of individual charged before Magistrate, Orme Kaiping has signed off Mr. F. a bed speech." I am afraid when I demolished." The O. C. had a The taxin roof is practically ave emigration because it threatens experiences, show that it was no more with having stolen $10. the property Mungall, from leave, has gone chief sit down tonight you will all say my sleepless night, and in the morning finished, and the work is what they call their labour reserve-than a bluff. It is reckoned that of the gardener. The Magistrate engineer, "Kalping"
powers of oratory have not increased. consulted his officers. The Major | proceeding on the lower roofs over the surplus that keeps labour cheap the Home population needs to be order that another gardener might "Kaiping," has gone second engineer, the languration of the Hongkong of his horses, ruled this out as the old woodwork has been taken out, and, remanded the case until to-day in Mr. C. Reed, acting chief engineer, We are met, tonight, to celebrate suggested growing watercress on the the aisles. With regard to the flooring and prostable. Statesmen of the diminished by several millions, to be called to give evidence.
troughs, but the OC, still thinking this work has been completed. All the Labour Party are not keen on it, be- ensure regular employment for the
Branch of the British Legion and we cress might give them colle. The replaced with concrete, finished to cause it involves a loss of supporters; rest. Well, with all our great united
Mr.CD M. Gryson, second officer, remember, at the same time, that Captain thought ducks might be same level as the tiling. This was a and they have a fairly obvious case Empire, and assuming the surplus
"Kwangice," has gone second officer, this day seven years ago, general placed in the troughs, but the very necessary improvement, as the for sentimental argument (ike the millions willing to embark, where
"Kongping."
mobilization was ordered in the #anti-slavery" people here) when are they to go? It is a problem for SOUTH CHINA'S POLITICS.chang," has gone secoud officer, pirejoiced in with France, Belgian Lieutenant Smith was asked for ground, which in time got filled with Mr. W. Scansky, second officer, United Kingdom, and the British Em difficulty about that was, no docks old floor was so constracted with a
were obtainable. Temporary Second- | space of 12 inches between it and the. they denounce the insult that it is to statesmanship, yet it seems to be one
"Helaming."
and Russia and embarked in the most tall an Englishman that he ought to that the statesmen carefully shirk leave England. Such
Fr. J. B. Anderson, second cficer, righteous war the world has ever suggestion how the water might be rubbish. The work generally has pag arguments Where a few endeavour to solve it WILL THERE BE A THIRD Bsuming" has gone second officer, known, for the freedom of the world, sir," said he hopefully, to mix some ance. for bad weather and stoppages camouflaged. How would it be, ceeded slowly, but, making due allow- ignore the stern lacta of economies, for themselves, as in the case of the
GOVERNMENT?
"Kaho." Those who see that the first remedy cranks who have started a colony in
(Applause.) That war terminated, whisky, with it.aughter). The during the services, I think the con.. Mr. D. Polyderoff has been ap 10 far as fighting was concerned, on Chairman concluded by proposing the tractor has done very well indeed, and for unemployment must be emigra one of the Bouth Sea islands, official-
pointed second officer, "Hsinchang" November 11th, 1918, four years toast of Our Patrons." fin on a large scale are confronted dom frowns. One of the Depart A Third Government in China?" the second engineer, Klangico," has uinary war I suppose the world Under the heading "Will There Be Mr. J. Carnonan, supernumerary and four months of the most sang-
is certainly giving a good job," with other objections over whichments at Home, we forget, which, Canton Times says to-day "While gone supe: numerary second engineer, has ever seen. It was decided to
THE GOVERNOR. they have no control. We have been issued a quite unnecessary
Fis Excellency the Governor hearing much lately of the unity of ing" against such enterprises, giving Hupeh in the hope of custing the un-
wam the southern troops are attacking Yushun."
TEETHING CHILDREN.“ form the Hongkong branch of the said he was very glad to accept an our Empire, as also of the need some absurdly wrong and false reasons for popular Tuchun Wang Chan-yon of pointed second engineer. "Klangfoo" this year, of Service men oversion, but he was not sure that he was trolled by giving Chamberlain's Colic
Mr. R. Alexandro has been ap- British Legion at a meeting, in, Apell, invitation to be present on this occa- TEETHING children havo mors
·lem diartbons, which osn be conn of the Dominions have for more their warning." They will be sure, the province whom the people are. Mr. P. H. Gology second, officer, which the General Officer Command-equally glad when he realised that it and Diarrhoes Remedy. All that is population. Australis is a good all the same, to send the flag and the desirous of getting rid of, the wilyKinsban, has gone chief officer, ing presided. Since then we have been would be necessary to make a speech, necomary is to give the sermoribed dale example. She could carry a much tax-gatherer along when the enter politicians and discredited, militariis Suian
making very, steady progress. We """ a practice," His Excellency added, after sich operative of the bowels moe greater population, and at times her prising people get established, as are lealuing to step in during the Captain W. E. Sparke, of the "San have now 180-members, of whom which I dislire intensely, except in a toral and then castor oil to atatamen give the dearth of people they did to the Falkland Islanders other government with the expre Morgan, from reserve has gone we are dining 100 (applause) not I am being paid for it. There were cases are quickly oured by it. For sale middle of the fight and organise an Nambol, is on reserve. Mr. D. nice are ille members and to-night the Legislative Council, where, I feel, Even the mast severe and dangelope cleanse the system. Itis mia and more. as an excuse for neglected develop Such short-sightedness will bring back sident LI Yuan-tung as President", acting master, San, Namhot..
bad start. Gentlemen, we want, wxceptional difficulties on the occa by all Chemiste and Storekeepers
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