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This morning's local papers both report a case in which a summons had been issued against a European on a charge that suggested to most of us the bilking of ricsha coolies. It seems that the summons was issued against the wrong man. The "right" man. so to speak, admitted respon aibility, and wished to settle the He was referred matter out of court.
to the Traffic Inspector. It seems to the China Mail that if there is evidence to cenrict, this sort of case should not be settled out of court, while in the interests of Mr. E. G. Woodger himself. if the incident be capable of innocent explanation, he is entitled to the fullest possible public- ity for such explazâtion.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
A clean bill of health was re- turned for the Colony on Friday.
Si: Wm. and Lady Brunyate returned from the North by the
Suwa Yaru.”
Among the local residents who returned by the Sewa Maru" at the week-end were Mr. E. J. Grist, and Mr. and Mrs. G. Grimble,
The astronomical instruments taken by the Germans in 1500 and zerurned to Chica as a result of the Versailles Peace Treaty were placed on exhibition in Peking.
Mr. John Hays Hammond. the famons American engineer who has been spezding some time in Japan, has had to omit his visit to Korea! and China owing to ill health.
"Socoay
has hit upon a neat advertising stunt by presenting the Royal Hongkong Golf Club, for distribution to members, a handy little bookle: containing the rules of golf and the rules of the local club.
SPECIAL CABLE.
WOMEN'S LEADER DEAD.
TRIBUTE TO. MISS GRACE COPPOCK.
[China Mail SPECIAL. }
SHANGHAI. October 17, The death occurred on Saturday at
Dr. Fear's Sanitarium of Miss Grace Coppock, general secretary of the National Young Women's Christian Association of China. Miss Coppock's death removes one of the greatest women leaders and will be felt in every proviace and section of the country.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Another clean bill of health was returned for the Coleay on Saturday.
The annus general meeting of Craigengower Cricket Club members takes place at 3.30 o'clock this even- ing.
CERTAINLY NEVER GOLDEN.
MIXED TESTIMONY OF KAISER'S MOUSTACHES.
SINGULAR ACCIDENT.
MŪNDAY, OCHIMER 17, 1921.
NORTH AND SOUTH.
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BOULDER SMASHES INTO MATSHED,
CANTON EXPEDITION.
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YOUTH KILLED INSTANTANEOUSLY,
PREPARATIONS WELL ADVANCED,
This morning's Post has an editorial note finding fault in another writer's
For the Inst few weeks, absolute description of the Kaiser's moustache
A singular accident occurred on secrecy has been kept regarding the as "dark" and raaking this amusing Conduit Bond yesterday afternoon. southern provinces preparing for the movement of troups of the various
remark:
During the war we heard much resulting in the death of a Chinese expedition against the North, says Concentration about the blonde beast," with youth. 17 years of age. A gang of the Cantor Times. pointed reference to the Kaiser, contractors coolies were removing has been completed of all the
allier! and when earlier the writer saw
troops from Yunnan, boulders from the hill side in him proceeding through the
and Kwangsi, Keichow, Hunan some streets of London he was struck connection with
building Karangtang at the various convenient by the fair complexion and golden work, when a large rock weighing places within Hunan and even as close moustache. Either We were about 3 cwts. slipped from the sling as the borders of Hupeh where Wu Pei- colour blind therefore, or Wil and rolled down the hill, smashing fu, the notorious aspirant war lord, is belm must have dyed his
through a matshed used as u cook or being hard pressed by the Sze- whiskers.
chuen troops who are acting upon house and crashing the boy to death.orders of this Goverment to hold It was some time before the boulder chang until the arrival of the southera was removed and the badly mutilated forces. body taken from ander it. the head As far as the Cantonese troops are smashed to pulp. Death must have concerned, some of them have already been instantaneous. A brick stove departed for Hunan, and will soon at which the deceased, an assistant march northward toward the Yangtze cook, was preparing the evening meal River region. Some of the Kweicbow was wrecked. The matshed collapsed troops are
now threatening the and a fire was prevented only by the borders of Hupeh. while the Hunan prompt action of other workmen who troops are now rallying together for damped the macting with buckets of another serious fight with the water from the ravine.
If the all-highest moustaches had been blue black the phrase "blonde beast" would still have been much heard of. It did not refer anywhen to Wibeln but to the typical Hun and had a literary origin of which the Post man is evidently unaware.
As to the colour of the arch-egotist's moustaches, they were never golden, though we could not call them "dark." A quantity of household furai-They were darkish browo in pre-war ture will be put up for saction by days, and gray afterwards. The dye Messrs. Hughes and Hough
hypothesis is quite a likely one, but morrow afternoon.
why should moustaches be called whiskers?
An advertisement in this issue invites tenders for the supply of stores to different G. vernment departments during the year 1922.
Travelling gs. blankets, car- pets, etc.. are sinong the articles Messrs. Hughes and Hough wil auction to-morrow afternon.
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The forthcoming marriage is an- nounced of Mr. J. H. Scott, manager of the local branch of Mustard and Company, longkong Club. to Miss Dorothy Tilling. en route by the s.s. "Somali."
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HAMBURG LOTTERY.
DONT SEND MONEY.
YESTERDAYS SERVICES.
Northem borde:ets.
Things have reached the stage that the presence of President Sun Yat-sen HARVEST THANKSGIVINGS. is needed at the front to assume supreme command of all the allied forces. The President is now pre- paring to leave for the front. He will be accompanied by a There were large congregations at large force of military oficers; ecun- And secretaries. Central Several Hongkong residents have the Harvest Thanksgiving Services sellors. sent to the Chino Mail circulars held at St. Peter's Church yesterday. Headquarters of the Expeditionary The building was beautifully decorated Force will be established first in received through the post from August Klein, a Hamburg lattery agent. Do with an abundant display of flowers Kwangsi, then in Hunan and will be not send this man your money. We and fruit and vases of flowers were moved northward with the progress
placed along the pews.
of the expedition. are not feeling any prejudice left over from the war: the fact is that this man is an old hand at this business,
and if there had never been a war we
A procession ar the singing of
President Sun Yat-sen appeared in All Things Bright and Beautiful" Parliamentary last Thursday and gave began an impressive service. The a full report of the State affairs since should have warned you all the same, Chaplain the Rev. A. J. S. Stearns inauguration, both politically was the preacher and the subject of and financially. He also outlined his A general meeting of Hongkong that to send money to him is to waste
was policy for the future in connection Cricket Club members will be held in it. He is not really entitled to call his very interesting sermon the Pavilion on Tuesday, October himself: banker." He is a ticket "Harvest Thanking. During the with the expedition against the North. In the absence of the President, it 25 at 5.30 p.m. fur the purpose of tout. He says that many of his service the Holy Sacrament was ad- debeatues under the new articles of clients, through his ageres, have won ministered by the Rev. W. T. Feather is understood that Dr. We Ting-tang, stone and at its close "The God of Minister for Foreign Affairs, will take the largest prizes. If you waste a
Abraham praise" was sung.
charge of the duties as acting stamp on him, ask him for a list of these. He will reply that he is
were President. pledged to privacy.
According to an advertisement ia this issue the partnership between Messrs. Donald Macdonald and association. Robert Hurter. consulting engineers ard surveyors, bas been dissolved with the retirement from the frm of
the former.
A motor driven air compressor outfit is among the lots Messrs. Lam- ment Bros., advertise for sale to- morrow morning. In the afternoon the same auctioneers will sell 20 bales of pare parchment paper.
KOWLOON GRASS FIRE,
CIGARETTE END CAUSES
STUBBORN BLAZE.
The terrible fire in Suikwan last Thursday is reported to be the greatest in Canton since 1914. More
The Chinese Telegraph Adminis than 200 buildings were burned or otherwise destroyed by the con-tration announces that in accordance i flagration according to the vernacular with telegraphic instruction received press. The total value of damage in from the Peking Ministry of Coor-
A grass fire broke out in Kowloon properties and other valuables was munication the additional famine City on Saturday afternoon. The relief fuze ten and twenty cent charge Fire Brigade and Police were early on levied on telegrams to Kwangtung the fscere, and after a sharp fight and the other provinces, respectively, managed to get the flames under con- are withdrawa as from to-day.
estimated at 3 million dollars.
Shangbai papers record the death in Shanghai, frem pneumonia follow ing an operation, of Miss Grace Coppock. National General Secretary
од
trol. About one acre of grass and 20: before the flames were extinguished. young pine trees were destroyed
The fire was supposed to have originated by a carelessly thrown cigarette stamp setting alight some
dried leaves.
Harvest Festival services
On
also held yesterday at St. Andrew's, PRESIDENT SUN'S DEPARTURE. Kowloon, where the services were well-
Reporting President Sun's departure sttended throughout the day. In the on the gunboat "Po Fik morning the Rev. G. T. Waldegrave Saturday afternoon, the Canton paper preached and the Vicar, the Rev. Gays that he was given a rousing R. Lindsay, was responsible for the send off. The streeta were lined
sermon at evensong.
HOME TRADE.
MANCHESTER WEEKLY
with people from the President's Headquarters all along Wing Hon Haloo right down to the Government Pier A guard of honour saluted the President as be and stepped from his motor car walked between the cheering throngs while the military band played the National Anthem. The gunboats in the harbour were gaily decorated and upon the arrival of President Sun one of them fired a presidential valute The cotton markets have again of twenty-one guns.
MARKET REPORT.
Messrs. James F. Hutton & Co., day Sept. 14 as follows:- Ltd., Manchester reported on Wednes
been in a highly excitable condition and prices have fluctuated viclently
The Presidential party will proceed to Wachow and then to Nanting This is partly accounted for by the where President Sun will confer fact that there has been further crop with General Chen Chinng-ming on
Public meetings will be held of the Young Women's Christian at the Helena May Institute Association of China. Miss Coppock Tuesday October 18, at 5.33 p. had been in China for some thirteen The Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie will renta and was very well known in give an address on "The Christian Hongkong as well as in various parts citizenship of Woman." At 6.15. of China,
The Hon. H. E. Pollock will preside at a meeting to discuss the best FINDINGS NOT KEEPINGS. damage owing to storms in many important affairs regarding the The str. Finetree State," a new means of carrying into practical
districts and early reports indicated administration of Kwangei. Kwangsi that this damage was of a disastrous is now ready to put its provincial arit, bad to tear himself away."535" type liner, has just been effect the ideas which were suggested P.W.D. COOLIE'S LESSON.
natore. Spot American W you will observe, are
the by Dr. Hodgkin in his lectures. The
has house in crder. The militarista have privi completed and assigned to
New Tork been defeated and driven out but BURN-On October 9, 1921, atinged to stay on the most Admiral Line. She will leave on meetings are open to all.
That, in law, findings are not neces- stood at 21.10 in
14.70 at Liverpool and there are sarily keepings was a lesson impressed and
still roving bands of Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. S. J. eautiful place John D. Rockefeller her maiden voyage from Seattle for Burn, a cen.
has seen, while he, the discoverer and Shanghai on December 10 and should A City Bank of Canton has been upon a P.W.D. coolie who was Egyptian at 241d, but these extreme Kwangai troops hiding in the fast amirer, cannot do so. That proves arrive here about December 27. With proposed by Mayor San Fo with a charged at the Police Court on Satur rates have not been held. The nesses and swooping down occasional us better off than he
the addition of this steamer. the view to facilitating banking transse-day with the larceny of a diamond rapidity with which advances and ly upon the defenseless villages. Son Company hopes to maintain a 12-day ions in the city and handling the ring worth $500.
falls take place and the extent of them of the defeated troops fled carrying The coolie fished the This is by many regarded as Hong- service between Seattle and the official depository of the city govern-
ring do in fact make it extremely difficult their arms with them. These bave Kong's best season, these cool, susay Orient.
ment. The capital of the proposed out of a drain he was cleaning in to appreciate the situation clearly at now turned bandits and are harrassing months between the summer and
Bank has been fixed at $5,000,000 Staunton Street and got his foreman the present time, as it would seen the country. Plans are being made
that the which will be subscribed by mer to pawn it for him for $250.
stronger speculative for the speedy tranquillization of the
PIERCY-On October 10, 1921, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Fiercy, a son. AARESTRUP-SMUTHI-On October
9, 1921, at Shanghai, to Mr. stk
It is certainly at its best just now.
Mrs. Aarestrup-Smith, a daughter,
the winter. So far as the
son,
MARRIAGES.
M
Judgment was given on Sept. chants of the city and overseas. The The C.S.P., Mr. F.D.C. Wolfe said elements are, for the time being, province and the subjugation of these BLIX.-On October 11, 1921. at weather of the weekend was concer39 in the case in which Mr. Paul Mayor's proposal will be submitted that as no report about the ring had dominating the American marketa. soldier-bandits. President Sun will
Shangbai, to Mr. and Mrs. C. Blix, ed. we may say of it that it brought Houghton, of Kobe, brought a suit
York certainly controls personally inspect the troops and to mind the quip of Andre Maurois, against Mrs. Houghton claiming to the coming session of the City reached the police it seemed probable New in a recent novel, about a Bishop's custody of their child. The validity · Executive Council.
that it was lost by someone passing the situation temporarily at least, visit the places where the recent Announcement to the effect that of the claim
Liverpool through the Colony. The defendant and
merely was denied on
reflects fighting took place. A Chinese charged prayers for rain cannot take place the ground Eat plaintif had po
before had not suggested that he was keeping the movements which take place After a brief stay in Nanning, DEER-TIPP.-On October 8, 1921, this week." as the barometer is too nationality and had not contracted a Magistrate Landsell this morning with the ring waiting for a reward to be there. Buying by the trade and spot President Sun will return to Wuchow
at Shanghai, Arthur Frederick, high" Day time or night time it legal marriage with defendant. Judge permit, said that the weapon was
the possession of a revolver without & offered.
houses has again been good, and there and then proceed to Kweili.. It is only son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthar has been lovely beyond words Morita gave his decision accordingly given to him by a friend as he was culty was to decide whether the which will determine the course of to Wuchow with President Sun and Magistrate Lindsell said his diffi- is little doubt that this is the factor reported that General Chen will return. Deer, Pincer, Middlesex, to Alice Saturday night gave us a full moor, and dismissed the suit. Beatrice, youngest daughter of who swam last tight in a
boarding a vessel this morning to offence would occur to the defendant prices in the near future. Sentiment then come back to Canton.
Shanghai.
ALLEN-MCNEIL-On October 11,
1921, at Shanghai, W.NC. Allen
of Shanghai to Jessie Bale, third daughter of Bir. and Mr. C. B. McNeil, of Crossbrae, filwinning, Ayrshire.
The China Mail.
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sea of
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SHIPPING ITEMS.
CABLE STEAMER HERE.
Tras
not himself
the late Mr. and Mrs. Tipp of sapphire darkness, paling the stars.. Charged at the Magistracy on return to the country. He had arriv-as being so serious as it might to the generally however inclines to the Probably some will wish to know Saturday with the unlawful possession ed here from America only about 20 average European. In sentencing the opinion that cotton has been too
Mr. W. A. Morgan, of Kowloon more of the Andre Maurois mentioned of two daggere, a Chinese said he had days ago; and did not know local recoolie to ten days jail he warned him cheap and that there will not be a in the foregoing. The book from lived in America for 32 years. Twelve gulations. The police said that the that it was the duty of anyone who return to the previous low level of Docks, appeared before Magistrate which that jeu d'esprit was called is years ago bandits raided a vegetable weapon was tied round the defendant's found valuable article to try and values for the time being. At the Lindsell on Saturday in connection called General Bramble," and is garden owned by him and killed three fad of $100, and ordered the con-1. In the case of a Government markets is much steadier. In our wife and himself by two ricsha coolics
thigh
The Magistrate imposed a find the owner before he appropriated close of the week the tone of the with the summons issued against his published by John Lane. Here is a of his brothers. He bought the
fiscation of the revolver. striking passage from it, which may daggers for self-protection. Defendant,
employee that duty was all the market there has been only a small for having refused to pay the legal or may not have prophetic impor-whom the police believed was a bona
greater.
enquiry and some testing of yarn and fare on September 24. Mr. Morgan tance for us yet:
fide traveller, was fined $25. The
The accountant of the pawnshop cloth prices, but there are no sigas claimed that the summons had been out in the wrong mamE. **The danger of prolonged wars is daggers were confiscated.
where the ring was found by Inspector whatever of the advance in the raw made
Baid that it That they end by making the moet
Ingham was questioned about his material stimulating business. from He mansual habits generally acceptable. On the twenty-first of October,
part in the transaction and he said any quarter. Most of the business Mr. Woodger, and
took hey require courage, and courage Peking will have a pagesat in Central The 8.8. "Hong Kheng" which was the foreman told him that the ring pending has in fact been dropped who
Mr. Morgan out e dangers virtus, the mother of Park. Five bundred women and girls reported overdue from Port Parcival was his own and that he had paid owing to the irregular markets, and on the night in question. Mr. revolutiona. It is not easy to accustom will take part, probably the largest whence abe was carrying limestone $320 for it. He accepted this the tendency is now generally to Woodger was prepared to undertake. a nation of, warriors to render due number of women who have ever ap-for the Green Island Cement Co., has explanation
being a wait until the position becomes all responsibility, and if the Magistrate settled. and clearer. had no objection, he would prefer to obedience once more to second rate peared in China in a public pageant. now been located at St. John's Island.esnitary foreman he must know the more So we are all of awe Hongkong politicians and profiteers." In The Blue Triangle” gives ample op- She had to put in there owing to s law."
Prices are again higher for both settle the matter out of Court. Mr. wesidents—richer than John D. Rocke-cidentally, he thinks "the most terrible portanity for the display of colour, shortage of coal and arrangements The Magistrate: You are severely yarns and cloth, and even what Morgan added that he knew nothing eller, junior, Well, well! How do of all revolutions will be the English music and dramatics. Some of the have now been made to replenish her censured and if anything of this sort business is offered is, for the most about the case, and did not understand
make that out? Quite simply one. In France," he says, "the in-leading women of Peking are taking bunkers.
happens again your liorace will be part, now quite impossible owing to why he should have been enramoned. the extent of the advance, China and Mr. E. G, Woodger, who was present India have been very quiet, little in Court, said that le was prepared enquiry of any kind beingforthcoming to undertake all responsibility. The Egypt and the Levant show rather Magistrate referred the parties to the more interest but with a minimum of Traffic Inspector with a view to a
Ranazowa, KoNDAY, OCT. 17, 1921.
HONGKONG MILLIONAIRES.
because
AN AID TO DIGESTION. WHEN you have a fullness and weight
d rationally. Note that last week tellectual is popular; the tribune of part, and betlf Chinese and foreign The Great Northern Cable Com-cancelled. She multimillionaire walked and talked the people is a beaded professor with women are lending their patronage, pany's steamer "President” is here. with a China Mail reporter. Note the kindest of hearts.
Large groups of girls from the schools effecting cable repairs at Deepwater That he was enthusiastic about the
In England the people's commiary will perform in beautiful costumes. Bay,^ ham of Houghong Eaid it was the will be a hard, clean shaven, silent The hip of a chorus and band Captain John Mckinsh has gone) YY in the stomach alter eng on result. The HomeTrade in dull. settlersent out of Court, but remarked...
out beautiful place he had seen, and cruel man."
throughout will add to its impres master of the da, Yat Shing The math tavelled millionaire. He Lf such things are going to come, wesens The pageant will be given place of Captain 8. O. Milford whey know litabaretanto one and Singapore are enquiring for that if the aspectos applied for re Start come far to soe it, st comiderable may be the better able to appreciate under the auspices of the Young has gone master of the a. Yuen Tablets so all your digests. Feys; Cambrica have also been in neue of the summons, he would grant
the actions perse and after a brief peep our lack in being kept in Hongkong Women's Christian Association.
Bang.
in
and shook take one of Chamberlain's
by all Chendati and Storekeepe
demand.