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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Mr. Harry. Oro gives his sixth piano recital in the City Hall on Monday next at. 5.30 p.m.
Mr Edward Lumsden Hosie C.A. Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co.
does not affect the while country, the Hom: Government very properly The welcome presence of a good maietaius on attitude of impartiality touring company in the Colony, while s touching the parties to the dispute, a source of pleasure to local residents, is also a source of bitter reflection. and of neutrality regarris untion. But towarde geueral strike affect-With travelling expenses high and ing the whole country, like the hotel arcommudation uncertain, Hong- coul strike or the transport workers'kong, in common with other large has been appo ated Secretary of the strike, it behaves differently. It jumps European centres in the East, would in ut once and does its duty. sigh in vain for the visit of a capable Ltd. Now though Bongkong and Manches-professional company were it not her are both cities, the resemblance for the enterprise of the Edgar
The difference is that a slops there. strike like the one we have now affects the whole country. That is to say, Hongkong is in the position, not of Manchester, but of the Unit & King dom, and the Government should not b neutral but do (lovernment did.
Now that is genuine thinking. The thinker in making his analogy was not letting himself be misled by a super- fic al resemblancs which was in reality a differen :0. He dug deeper and found a truer analogy. Our Govern ment in the case of strikes causing sertain effects affecting us all is on all foure with the Home Government in like case. He has established a
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7.
IN THE SOCIAL SWIM.
We are all glad to see Mr. Moxon back again for a few weeks which will naturally include the Races, in which be bas ponies running. I understand he is going to recort Mrs. Leslis Smith and the grandchild home when he goes back. The Kashmir" on Thursday took away Mr. and Mrs. Crookshank, Mr. and Mrs. O'Connor, Mr. and Mrs. Crook and Mrs. Digby.
Mr. R. A. Graan, who used to be in the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank here his reice we have all enjoyed at many colt cume down from Hankow where he is now quartered to marry Miss Baxter, of New Yok,
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SINGAPORE, Feb. 6. You Choy Sang who was arrested at Hongkong to be brought back berw was found aissing when the Torilla" arrived to day. He is believed to have gone overboard,
As the result of a cable received from the Singaporo Pelice, a Straits
Hatries for the billiard champion Warwick and a few other courageous ship of the Colony close on Friday. band. Hongkong, however, is even February 17, with the Honorary more unfortunate than those other Secreta y of the Victoria Recreation Kobe, Club. European centres in the East. Hankow, Tientsin, Shanghai, Sings.
To-night, the Kowloon Theatre pore, Tenang-each has an amateur as the Homedramatic society both ablend will-holds its n-ual cabaret dance, as every last Monday. The ceremony book Chinese named Yeo Choy Song was
Orchestra dance enthusiast knows.
place at the Peak Church The Rev. arrested by the local police on board ing to produe at least one entertain-
Mr.the "Nagorn on January 17 on a ment in a twelvemonth, while Hong and floor both are too good to forget. Copley Moyle officiated.
amateur dramatic easily.
A. M. D. Wallace was best man and charge of having embezzled $76,000. kong has society
apparently, to
Miss Pamela Dodwell made a charm When searched on the ship defendant ing bridesmaid. After a recepjob at was found to have $129,077.66, and vegetate indefinitely, since nothing has been heard of it publicly since
wedded pair lat for Repulse Bay the Dunsany plays were staged. In a
Mr. Dodwell's house, the newly wharce they go Hankow, community so large surely there can be no lack of talent given the necessary opening and no dearth of anthusisam given the necessary stimulus. If the told amateur drabatic society is not altogether moribund let it give proof of its existence lost it find itself supplanted by a new and more virile body.
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but. Jesemblance. complete? Has he shown that the resemblances outweigh the differences
He has igned very He has not. material differences.
First of all let us remind ourselves that the object of his argument is tu induce belief which will induce con- duct. He establishes a resemblance Ltd. in the hope al promoting Government activity here. Let us remind ourselves that the object of such activity should be advantage. Now this thinker, abis ay be was, omitted to show that Government interference at Home was advantageous. We are not affirming that it was not. He could probably
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WELL KNOWN AUSTRALIAN ACTRESS.
I am sorry to bear that Ms. Brawn who is en well-known in musical cir- tbe A Hankow telegram to
the other day and had to be taken to Chinese press reports that Wo Pei-fueles, slipped and broke her leg badly
hospital. Everyone wishes her
(Chund Mail SPECIAL.J of Communications has demanded $1,300,000 from 1.
speedy recovery
I wont to see the Bank $3,000,000 from the Bank of China.
Warwick Comedy Company play "The
SHANGE, Feb. 7. Circle" again on Thursday, though I
Mrs. 5. A. Serebrianikoff, a well- aaw it during their last visit. was a very good house, and a very known local resident, died yesterday Miss Gertrude from brouchitis. She was 37 years appreciative Gokart and Mr. Thorpe Mayne old. It was only two weżks ago that
excellent un tual, bad her husband died.
Mra. Serebrianikoff was the leading I always enjoy Lord Porteous"
Mr. Bradley. lady o the Dallas Opera Company in 3 interpreted by
to-morrow Monday. Strachan, the Australian vocalist and I hope to get to "A Bill of 1904 and was well known as Queenie She married in 1905, since Divorcement plays The Importance of being when she has resided at Shanghai. the They are staging two of Qacar Wilde's actress. An earthquake which lasted eight Earnest," and "A Woman of Na. She frequently appeared at
Lear Lauchow, Importance." It will be interesting A.D.C. performances.
Her daughter Marjorie is at present The minutas occurrel
in England being educated. dialogue Kansu, last Tuesday, according to the to see how they take. Extraordinarily Chinese press. The yamel and a clever
Windermere s "Lady
Fan "
up is with the Wheelock Company, number of houses were demolished doubtedly is, i remember seeing dercased's brother, Charles Straches,
North AODI⭑ yours
and Shanghai. ago, but no lives were lost.
One case of plague, Chinese, was the only case of notifiable disenso recorded during the 48 hours ended yesterday. Last week there werereport- ed five casce of small pox (four fatal and all imported); two of influenza (both fatal); four of plague (ona fatal), two of cerebrospinal fever, and one of entric fever (fatal)—all Chinese, Three cases of diphteria, two Chinese aud one British; and two of paraty- phoid fever, one Filipino and the other Inuian, were also notified.
the
changing world of vacs becomes out to date itself and in this rapidly of date. It is like reading the Mid- Victorian novels which so shocked our grandmothers, and which no unmarried girl was allowed to read, and which now seem to us--who read Elinor Glynn or Victoria Cross-as dull a ditchwater.
The strike has hit one of our leading modistes very hard. She had got out
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"EMPRESS OF RUSSIA."
CHINESE CREW'S PRESENTA-
TION TO OFFICERS.
The motor ship "Haveliand," of the Hamburg America kino, for whom In one of those happy little essays Messrs. Arnhold Bros. and Co., Ltd., Max are the agents left Singapore yester his ruany admirers adore, Beerbohm allows faury to play with day and is dus here on February 12, the strange fate of a memorial com-
unveiled. Que It is expected that a memorial pleted but nagines that the fortunes of Hong-bearing the signatures of Bote 350,000 kong's memorial planned but nevor Buddhist priests and their followers begun would have intrigued his fancy will be presented to both Houses usk less since the hole Italian village of ing for franchise for Buddhist priests. his emay could find no suitable spot as a final resting place for its monu- ment. and the Colony has long sought to adorn is "finestrite" with a mem- If he had, was his analogy true ocial. not to a king whose assassina enough to warrant his conclusion?tion was him on y claim to fame, but Had he proved the relations of his to a noble band of warriors whose terma? Our Government is not supreme zacrifice was their title to mobled king.
la the University of Hongkong being very disappointed. Of course responsible to an electorate, but only undying glory. Á to a bureaucracy whose criticism will exulted yet ridiculed, may provide senior local examination (December as a society play it naturally takes excelene material for a joke, but there 1921] the following additional resuls its line from the society of the be tardy and mild, and such as 15
at least the flapping of his has been issued by the Senate:--Pase, moment, Consequently it is bound likely to have lost any force it might bave had to begin with by lapse of unshapely trappings to bear witress (122) Vida Williams (Italian Couvent), time and consequently of interest, to the intention of respecting hedisuction in needlework,
Three officers of the Canadian Although thora is reason to feel that memory. longkong bas nothing, the Home Government is less familiar nothing four years after the Armistice, with the conditions of its proletariat to tell the world it still gives a thought,
Pacific R.M.S." Empress of Russia," even an occasinual one passing down
E. Snyder, purser; Dr. Whittaker,
tin it should be, we may submit as a likely hypothesis that it realizes the street, to the men who left its
anrgeon, and George B. MacFarlane, in a ceremony in the saloon of the more of this necessary factor than shores to die for their country's
chief steward, were the central figures
vessel at Vancouver when the Chinese ours does. In other words, the chasm honour. This negleet, this delay has Government and ceased to be the grim joke it soon between Our native workers is deeper sad wider berame. It has become a positive
crew presented them with silver plate a lot of frocks from Pasis especially on the occasion of their departure and darker than the gulf between indecency.
for the Races. They could not be from the vessel.
The purser and surgeon are leaving rulers and ruled at Home, who bave A
unloaded, so have been carried on to one common speech, one commob
Of late the Americans scen to have
Shanghai and will not get back in to assume similar duties on the new time. This is indeed, a tragedy. My levinthian R. M. S. "Empre-a of religion, oue philosophy, and so on.
developed an abnormal passion for
compradore has sent me a revised | Canada," which is completing now in The disadvantages of a strike to the organised tours to the Far East. etrikers presumably need not be con- Every other 'State" boat that comes One programome featuring both price list, putting up most things ten Glasgow. Mr. MacFarlane is leaving On Thursday I saw many to be chief steward of the R. 11. S. sidered by either Government. The to Hongkong has a "mission" of some Tom Moore and Harold Lloyd, each per cent. duty of each is to the disadvantaged sort aboard her and the Keystone master of humour in his own members of the staff of Jardines "Empress of Australis," a new 25,000- is something marching through the streets, and ton vessel which will shortly leave majority. There is no real resemb-State" which arrived from the North distinctive sphere,
on their way to Europe lor her new ran between lance between the respective majorites, on Sunday and went on her way to unusual, something delightful. The heard they were Our disadvantaged majority includes Manila last evening was no exception Coronet this evening presents the unload one of their ships. A very Vancouver and Oriental porte.
The alarmists The presentation was made by Europeans and Chinese, and we hap to this rule, for she brought dowu & first in "Toby's Bow," a pleasing sporting idea, too.
to morrow all the Wong Tai, interpreter on the "Em- pen to know that our thinker is not big batch of Mystic Shriners" of comedy with a spice of adventure and tell us that
who expressed the whom Shanghai bas evidently been a flavour of romance; the second in amaha and houseboys are coming out, press of Russia," bably, if we had more time and space, we making a considerable fuse. So con Get Out and Get Under," a rollick-One hears such contradictory reports. regret of the Chinese members of the could enumerate more dissimilarities. siderable a fuss, indeed, that it stucking frolic with a vein of originality One lady told me her boy told her crew that three so respected and It is not necessary, Let us see how in the gizzard of "An American" who and a wealth of absurdity. An enter they would all have to go out, and the efficient officers were leaving the next one I met said that her buy and vessel but at the same time voiced those we have affect our reasoning, was moved to pen this protest in tainment that is brisk and cheering.
amah both laughed at the idea, gratification that they were going to The first difference we emphasized is the North China Daily News:--" That easily the most important; and, oddly such an expedition should ever take At Shanghai on February 4, Mr. Personally I have not said anything the most imposing and newest vessels enough (and doubtless to the surprise place is hard for me to accept without Joseph Edward Doyle, managing to my servants, but I cannot believe of the Canadian Pacific fleet.
Parser Snyder was the recipient of BRYANT.-On January 29, 1922, at of some who have jumped to the con-
of a protect For just a moment let us ed.tor the Evening Star, that my overpaid old gentleman who
pair of mounted shields, engraved Shanghai, Sidney Bryant, M.Cclusion that we were preparing a case forget Shanghai and remember the and formerly city editor of the China has been with me ever since I came of Bristol, England. Age 28 years against Government interference) we waste places of the world. Russia Press, was married to Miss Rosemary to the Colony would condescend to in English and Chinese, Dr. Whit- 1992 at Shanghai, to Mr. and BARRETT.-On January 19, 1929, find that it supports bis desire. Our starving, middle Europe struggling for Agnes Brennan who was formerly head strike. If the servants do go out, I taker was given a handsome silver Christe: sen, Lieut. Colonel Edward Barrett Government can afford to do things, life, China hard pressed, our own of the department of English at the am sorry for my husband, as my goblet, and Mr. MacFarlane was pre- Mr. 1.
(Queen's Regt) of Frith End, in these circumstances, that the Home American problem of unemploy Tsingtao Institute. Mr. and Mrs. knowledge of cooking is of the Bsnted with a wardrobe trunk.
All three expressed their gratitude daughter.
Parkstone, Dorset, and Fenybryn, Government dare not, or at least ment, England's taxation, with Doyle went away by the "Golden scantiest. ST BBS Ou January 25, 1922, at
Glenyrafon, North Wales, father would not. It is obvious that where France and Italy not far behind in State" to Manila, where Mr. Doyle is The U.S.R.C. tennis tournaments in brief speeches and paid tribute to Singapore, to Mr. and Mrs. H. R.
of E. LM. Barrett, as the result the strikers are numerous and all have vital needs. Can we with these pic to represent the American Chamber of have at length reached the final the efficiency of the members of the
crew under their supervision. Stubbs, a son.
votes, any Government that has
tarea before us contemplate with Commerce at the Manila Carnival rounds. They have dragged on a At the head table with the guests. certain regard for the value of votes equanimity the vision of several They are expected in Hongkong on good deal owing to the bad weather. will be chury of losing them. hundred pot-bellied and fairly ma-February 23,
The handicapping seems to have been of honour was William H. Perry of We need not elaborate this; every tare men infesting the Astor House
successful, as is shown by the men's Liverpool, who reached Vancouver reader of the Home papers and wandering the streets in dinky re- The motor ship "Vigan," carrying doubles handicap, where the two back during the week to assume the pest must have noticed it
two biggest transferred from the "Scandinavian " although it may be observed that the galia, topped by the red fez and mill supplies for the China Import markers, Majors Leslie Smith and of chief steward. Mr. Perry was
animated by no other motives than a and Expert Lumber Company, hol Lloyd meet substitution of Coalition for Party has made it less conspicuous than it nged trip to China, a few drinks and a trouble with her engines and had to handicap men, Mr. Claxton and to bis present post, and is well known
general good time? As is well known be beached on Haitan Island, 28 miles Doctor Smalley. The 22nd Punjabis in the Atlantic passenger trade, to bo. So far as this handicap is con- the order whose members at present from Foochow, last week. The U. S. gave a most excellent dance at the
Charged with having stolen a corped, we may affirm the honesty of misrepresent our American people-is destroyer Hart" which was at Amoy,US. R. C. on Friday and Saturday. our local Government. It cannot be the social order of the Masonic Asso- was sent to her. did, but had to give The room had been very prettily pair of jade stone bangles (valued at accused of truckling for votes. If i siation. Its object of being is merely up the cruise owing to failure of the decorated, and three tents had been $225) from a dear Chinese woman at have appeared to some impatient to promote sociability, and it seems fuel il supply. The "Hart" wirelessed pitched outside. Altogether a great the French Hospital on February 3, spirits slow to move, let them consider to ma' that at a time like the present the Wenatchee," en route to Shanghai success. Unfortunately a late Peak a Chinero ward boy was yesterday senzio and Mrs. Mackenzie, light on the ways in which the minds if there may not have been good such a junketing party could well be from Hongkong, and the latter went tram could not be arranged owing to remanded by Magistrate Wood on the The the shortage of coal due to the strike. application of Mr. F. E. Nash for the Lockerbie, S-otland, to Muriel of our various people function, and, reasons for its policy of festina lente forgone. As an American citizen Ito the Vigan's assistanco.
I hear Mr. and Mrs. Crawford Mor defence. Bail was allowed in the sum Langtry, youngest daughter of if we may say so without unkindness. This little essay it logic was reigned deplore the impresion that sucht an Wenatchee stood by for sight hours, the item.W. and Mrs. Langtry, on the way in which many do not. in the hope that it would assist, such axpedition must make on the minds during which time the weather was so gan won the mixed foursomes at
There has been opportunity to nation to recognize how fatally easy it is to of the other foreigners in Shanghai." bad that she could not launch her life Fanling on Monday. Dublin, Ireland. WILSON-PERREAU-On January the frequency of both fallacia con overlook good reasons. Those numeraterviewed by a newspaper man the boats...
21, at Singapore, Douglas Wilson, sequentis and ignoratio elenchi. The ous men who are telling each other Shriners declared that they would not Boud of. Mr. Top Wilson, Patio principis has gamboll.d in our with such oracular gravity that the stoop to answer the letter but consent Breconfie, Dumiritsshite, Scot midst, and the most transparent Government should have suppressed to explain that the Order of the land to Leonora Irene oldest assumptions have masqueraded as the Quids when they first appeared Shrine was the playground of daughter of Mr. and Mrs. II. M. facts. The statement by a Guild sea-need reminding that the Home American Madenry" and bad added Perréah 9,
Roadman who was not a Guild seaman Government would never have dated new life to an Order which was bo
that all the Guild officials are unprin do that. We may add put conviction coming dry and dusty for lack of it Singapore.
cipled grafters WBH que typical that the predout Home Government: example of a numerous class. We are oven in the face of a genorul strike not complaining. It would be stupid disadvantaging the cluntry ds, a to complain of what is bustomary, whole, would never dare to dvelari
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ADAMS MASON. On February 6, at Jobu's Cathedral, Josiah Lugan Adams, son of the Rev. J.W. and Mrs. Adams of Lichfield, Mason, 10 Gladys Dewbirst Jaughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Mason of Bramhall, Cheshire. MACKENZIE. LANGTRY. - On January 34, 1922, at Peking. David Roderick Mackenzie, of Jardine, Matheson & Co., L., Brond son of the late J. A.
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The China Mail.
SERVICE."
AUNGEONO, TUESDAY, FX, 7, 1922.
LUTH, USTICE, PUBLIC
OUR STRIKE AND OUR
TALKERS.
Our local strike has thrown mach
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There were about eight pairs who competed. Only two ladies are coming with the
of $500,
A Penang message dated Jan 102nd Bombay Grenadiers, who fifty conte. An food stuffs have only in- uary 27 sented: Three Malays with relieve the 2nd at the end of this creased ten per cent up to date, which binckened faces on Wednesday, killed month. They tell me the Japanese is a fifty per cent increase or is it a with parang blows on the head the cruiser in harbour was an old Rosian hundred? I never knew any arith Robert Orton Smart, aged 29, who war. If that is so, she would seem to you, Mr, Adversarius, for telling me Kodah Government eurvoyor, Mr. ship, taken during the Russo-Japanese metio seems a bit exorbitant (Thank was walking with a boy along a jungle be a bit out of date, Tomorrow how to spell that word in yesterday's. track off the Baling Road, near Ayer Monday there is a special Pinoma paper, I have never known if there wax- Tawah He was carrying a handbag, performance for children at the Helena un "h" in it or not). On Saturday contai ing a change of clobbes whion May. My young on-literateur who afternoon I went to soo. “The Kid
BAPTISTA-At his residence No. and to be expected. Our re Trade Union an unlawful nority HERE House ofour "loating around was apparently thought to be coolles attends all those functions informa me at the Coronet, quite by chance, as I
22 Sholloy Stret at 6.30 am. trends to day is prompted by thus making all its members criminals, Augusto Antonio Baptista, and our meditations upon orain thoughts even if some of them, as has happu with 1 Crowd last. We want you to try Wago, Mr. Epears, the Assistant Com he is going and it is to be a very good did not know it was on. It incerta oly 31 yeare. Debply regretted submitted to us privately by a local ed, were to be guilty di unlawful Chamberlain's Boughs Remedy buenaste missioner, was on the spot at dawn show, so he vouchsafes any news a most attractive ain, and combines Funeral will pass the monument resident who really does think. Some Intimidations. They may say that they have a ouugh or cold. There and by 2p.m yesterday und captured after he has been, I inay be able to humour and pathos in a wonde ful
you, whold not th
thod ble priparation to day at 6.30 p,mi, o of them were confidential and are not the mile of our Hongkong Covers moroson to lay on we can see why the alleged murderers, Mr. Smart's why something About is next work way Let us hope with going to
the Ten Dance ou The laid two days have been brau ADLER-On January 20, 1922, revealed. One of his arguments book went have been grinding, to slowly by deurkable cured has gained Enano an Fhglish gilli la due by This owing to increased food get a little fine weather for a change
Antwery, Cedle Adler-Rount, hapr/something like thi Hongkong for their light They must suvi yrld) widey Frodutalion, and people this The Of Bleacher Khive next pricat
holy admit that they do grud, and that way break peak plab tri this highell nok Deemand was butted at 2167, Thursday bext at the Helen May is ful but very gold, and onD WAN ENG
45 to call us a dollar iristead of the usuald one's fut go 54, wife of Adolphe Adler offi city, and Mar
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