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time quiet, respectful, efficient, and Indians in the Sookumpoo Valley SPECIAL CABLES. dovoted servant is rarer than be was. At this model institution the boys It is true. Is it so very wicked to are encouraged to grow vegetables suggest that the old. easy-going,and flowers. They recently tried If the sample which benevolent, semi-aristocratic master potatoen,
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SHANGH it NEWS.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1922
SEAMEN'S STRIKE.
NO SIGN OF DELEGATES
is rarer than he was? That, in short, reached this offre is at all represent- WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY BALL.
then the
There was no freal development in school whose local servants are experiencing ative
regard to the seamen's strike during the satne alterations pupils grew it setos in a far way to
(China Mail SPECIAL.] precisely
this morning but it was hoped that in the characters of their employers solve the problem agitating half
SHANGHAI, February 23.
the scamer's delegates who took the (exceptions duly allowed for that Britain, Givel a crop large enough it servants at Home bave experienced? | uvek néver feaithe attacks on educa.
The Washington birthday ball in Government's pnswer to the pro- Are we more suspicious in our attion by Gedde Inchcape and other
Lenstwise, the the Town Hall was a brilliant success, posals of the Tang Wah Hospital titude towards our servants? A local economy magistrate lecturing the ladies a schol has set fine example for other Fifteen hundred people were present. up to Canton would arrive back month or so ago seemed to suggest similar instintas in the Colony with They were received by the American by the milday train. It is reported that we might gain by being more the necessary pcilities for vegetable Consul General and Mrs. Cauningham. trastful. It is said that the wife of gardening. If the Ellis Kadoorie The decorations were magnificent. A that the strikers held mass meetings
was the at Canton yesterday. is the most School for lucans has not entered feature of the function the jealous man liable to atray from virtue's path any exhibits for the forthcoming historical dance pageant.
follow horticultural tow it certainly should. and if so it
They would sipriso many people. The Joys of Nonconforming."
B
Seema
to
course, speak to them all. but we
A
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TRAFFIC PROBLEM.
that servant always suspected, always jealously cross-examined and watched, would be most likely to feel the temptation to be banged for the sheep" rather than for the lamb. There are said to be houses in Shang hai which servanta boycott. There are such in Hoogkong. We cannot, of the main rote to it," warned Non- tion Tramways, was a recent visitor. conformists the prevailing passion | At the special request of the Council know of some houses so boycotted against bong their impressions Mr. Hamilton zusde an independent that thoroughly deserved it, and would gain milicity through this paper survey of the problem. aye would beaundiced. we have nothing but sympathy for be consided the nonconforming servants who warn each other against fuckless writiof this note, for reasons that will sa appear, makes no at- tempt to estdish complete innocence of the charge does claim the right, as one who'd not willingly noncon- form, to givexpression to impressione which be bws will excite neither interest nor mpathy from the heed-
China Mail leader
The Municipal Council is consider- moralising or the "desolate appearing the report on Shanghai's traffic ance of suchiarts of Hongkong as are problem. Mr. J. B. Hamilton, the remote frombe Race Course and off Traffic Manager of the Leeds Corpora-
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employer. "impossible" registration needed to help such people, who do not know how to treat a good servant when they get one? Even in the relation of master and servant, as in marriage, there mus be reciprocity, some "give and take." Ltd. A tired servant is not a slave. nor to be treated like one. Some of them are very serious and dignified people, with self-esteem as precious as our own. We do not care to make racial
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comparisors where they may hurt the feelings of individuals, but references to Ceylon's registration of servanta compels us to remark that it is well known and understood that a German makes a very good waiter while an In Englishman as a rule does not.
a similar the same way there is
While the
LOCAL AND GENERAL
A branch of the Public Health Association of China is to be organized in Canton.
Bet upon by an unknown man,
less throng ating mad" but hopes a Sarashuipo Chinese is now in the will at least reve his feelings, amotive Tung Wah Hospital suffering from no more selfianyway that the enjoy scalp wounds. ment of the who made holiday
Among the passengers who sailed Hokong as it lonks in Race free. week to thaye of a Nonconformist" by the C.P.S. s.o. "Empress of Russia" our leader this morning were Captain and Mrs was the pible title writer sugged. "Hongkong as it W. Davidson, and Flight Lient. C.I. sounds ovehe telephone to a bar- North. raased newer man" might serve a the bead for this note since the the le der iter person admits that
Mr. Maurice A. Browne, B.A., (Cantah) has joined the editoria-
At 3 o'clock this afternoon uc body | bad heard anything of the delegates who are evidently still at Cauten- The number of ships in port to-day was 160.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
THIS AFTERNOON'S BRIEF MEETING.
The arcond reading of the bills to provide for police supervision of certain persons and to amend further the Opium Ordinance was considered by a meeting of the Legislative Council this afternoon.
Those present were :--- His Excellency the Governor, Sir Reginald Edward Stubba, K.C.M.G. The Colonial Secretary, the Hon. Dr. Claud Severn, C.M.G., LL.D. The Attorney-General, the Hon. J. H. Kamp, C.R.E., K.C.
CHINA COAST.
LATEST SHIPPING CHANGES.
+
Captain T. W. Pickard, of the Whangpu," is on reserve. Captain E. L. Jones, from reserve, has gone master, "Whangpu."
Captain N. H. Leitch, from reserve, had gone master. "Kiangen."
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Mr. E. H. Histed, second officer, ‘Chinhus,” is on reserve.
Mr. D. Wilson, second offieur,
Kiangyuan," has gone second officer,
"Taming."
Mr. H. A pleton, chief officer, Whangpu," is on leave. Mr. J. M. Hopkins, ebief officer, "Yonnan," has gone chief officer, "Whoogpu."
Mr. 0 Mather, chief officer, "Chenan," is on leave.
Mr. A. Fülingham, chief officer, "Fengtien," has gone chief officer, "Shuntien." Mr. A. Robertson, chief officer, Wuchaug," bas gose chief officer, Fengtein." Mr. N. Pinkney, chief officer, "Shuntion," is on reserve. Mr. L. W. Harrison, second officer, Kwangse,"
," has gone second officer, 'Ngankin." Mr. St. J. H. Curtis,
is second officer, "Ngankio,"
reserve.
Mr. D. Kerr, from reserve, has gone chief engineer. "Sunning."
"
Mr. Roberts, chief engineer, "engking, has retired. Mr. A. Hamilton, chief engineer, "Suiyang," has gone chief engineer, Shengking.
Mr. P. A. Maitland, from reserve, has gone chief engineer. "Kwangee.” Mr. M. G. Sinclait, from reserve, has gone third engineer, "Tangohow."
Mr. A. Mackenzie, from reserve, has gone second engineer, "Whang
Mr. A. H. McGregor, second eD- Mr.gineer Whangpu," has gone sup'y
seomd engineer "Sunning." Captain J. R. Reid, HoD."Luenbo," is or reserve.
The Colonial Treasurer, the Mr. C. McI. Messer, O.B.E.
The Secretary for Chinese Affairs,
difference between the servant class most Hongg attends the races, staf of the Shanghai Times as as the Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, O.B.E.
vants
naust in Ceylon and the Chinese SF- A certain type of employer requires a lot of servility as well as service. Some races are more easily servile than others. never servile.
sis tant editor. Mr. Browne was ac- companied from home by his wife,
Report states that places in the Chaochow, Chienhoi, and Chaoyang districts suffered terrible earth- quakes" on February 16 lasting two cursing louc All the time the sums tours. Many persons were killed and that other pie have won are being nearly 200 houses destroyed. shouted ovde wires, and the weary pen automally follows the strident voice.
The telephobell burs. Above the grating undacking a voice bawl racing reso A starting bell rings somewhere. The general buzz in the press re increases. Ladies are Chinese are heard isung faintly, reporters At least, from a large experience we cannot recall one. Can any reader! We have a copy of a Ceylon servant's registration book as we write and we may say at once that in our opinion a duplication of it would never be made to work with Chinese servante. We have no objec- tion to see it tried. That, we think, would provide a testimonial to our Musice, There are good sex and bad servants, and there are good employera and had employers. Pos- sibly the wisest plan will be to let them shake themselves into some sort of adjustment, as now. There is no need at present to advance the Chinese arguments against the Tareal cases of plague kind of registration being asked for at oue false of small pox, all Shanghai. We may do that later on ese, we tified yesterday.
if necessary. But we may say before
The band--confound its cheerfulnes-all be drowns every other soul clicking and clacking included, something like "Ain't we got Fai The telephone rings
in his ears: the luckless one leans back to woodily for the next
event.
LOC AND GENERAL.
The Director of Education, the Hon. Mr. E. A. Irving.
The Director of Public Works, the Hon. Mr. T. L. Perkins.
The Hon. Mr. H, E. Pollack, K.C. The Hon. Mr. E. V. D. Part. The Hon. Mr. A. G. Stephen. The Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak. The Hon. Mr. Chow Shou-son. The Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang. The Canton Municipal Executive Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, O.B.E., Committee has decided to organize an Clerk of Councils. "architecture investigating associa~ | The Colonial Secretary tabled thei
of the
Captain J. M. Wright, from reserve, has gone master, "Luenho."
Captain J. Jackson, from leave, has gone master, "Buiwo."
Mr. J. W. Best bas been appointed second officer. "Suiwo."
Captain A. S. Woodgett, from leave, has gone master, "Fansang.
"
Mr. R. Tally, from leave, ba gone chief officer, "Loongwo." Mr. R. G. Palmer, acting chief officer, "Loongwo," has gone sup'y second officer, "Haugseng."
Mr. J. H. Smith, sup'y seccad officer, "Hangsang," is on reserve.
tion, to limit the speed of motor boats report of the Finance Committee and gone chief officer, "Fausang, "Mr. T.A. on the "Pearl River," and to increase the jurora list. the land price of the side-walks along
the Sai-ho Maloo.
The Attorney-General moved and the Colonial Secretary seconded the According to the Canton Times second reading of the bill to provide the magistrate of the Namhoi district for police supervision of certain hopes to establish 300 primary schools persons and after the measure had for children during the next six been considered in committee it months and to bare 600 at the end passed the third reading.
He proposes to turn all and of the year. Chin-private schools into public ones.
A notorious bandit leader named
The bill to amend further the
Opium Ordinance, on the motion of the Attorney-General seconded by the Colonial Secretary, passed through the committee stage but following a question by the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-
of
dropping the subject that we think d. Backlo, former German Tom Yu was captured by the Magia the Daily Press yesterday made a Vice-bul at Hankow, has arrived tate of the Nam Hoi district on very important point when it said in Bhai to join the local Coa-Tuesday. Tam and his gang fought pak regarding the definition whatever be attempted in this line aulateral in a similar capacity deajerately when attacked in the" opium divan" the third reading
postponed market place of Nai-shiu but together was
until the next takide place of Dr. K. Schirmer, who been transferred to Teinanfui. with ten of his followers he was taken meeting.
by the soldiers.
should not be done by or in connectio with our Police Department. That is very sound advice, and we would repeat it as a serious warning.
WUB
"Times
John Cowen, well known to
The latest issue of the Far
TO BE MADE OF GREATER USE TO SHIPPING.
Mr. W. Brewer, from leave, has Lupton, from leave, has gode second officer, Fausang." Mr. W McAllen has been appointed third officer, Fausang" Mr. R. Bates has been appointed sap'y second officer, “Faa- sang."
Mr. J. Henderson has been ap-
pointed sup'y third engineer" Wing- sang."
Mr. D. O. Tilburn, second engineer. Luenyi," is on leave. Dr. J. R. Beed, from reserve, has gobs second engineer, "Loenyi."
Mr. R. E. Laker, from jave, bas gone second engineer. "Suio."
Mr. A. Connal, their engineer, "Esang." is on leave. . C. O. Meldrum, fourth engineer, "Hausang," has gone third engineer, "Bang."
Mr. P. Yejoff, secor officer, "Yushun," is on reserve. Mr. S. M.
officer, "Yushun.”
Mr. J. McA, Farquhar, chef officer, "Kiangyu," has gone chef officer, **Hainming."
Mr. O. Handrikson, fromfeave, bas gone chief officer, "Kiangy."
Mr. E. Helains, thirdjenginest. "Hsinchang," has gone third en- gineer, “ Hsinchi.”
journts in the Far Eat, who Eastern Traveller'sGazette, an illustrat- COLOMBO'S CLOCK TOWER. Copp, from reserve, has gone second found tho China Time Tiened journal devoted to travel published and because our journalista, ever Tote Tragedies.—
tein, 1916, 13 returning to by Mes rs. Thos. Cook and Son, is agog for topical interest, have seen in
Nearly everybody who went to the Tient and will shortly assume replote as usual with information in- READ-GRIERSON.--On December that an opportunity.
the the eorship of the North China valuable to the tourist. Among other racea is complaining about 31, 1921, at London, John The c-
The first thought that occurs to the generally poor dividande paid out on Daitgal. Mr. Cowen first came to interesting features is an informative dore Read, of the Asiatic Petro-China Mail about it, is that at present the "place tote."
It is already well known, says the The China Mai! China 1900, and prior to that year article beaded "China for the Tourist." leum Company, Ld., Shangha, the proposal is untimely. If the mentioned on Tuesday the case of a
Times of Oegion, that the Colombo the editorial staff of The and eldest son of Mr. and Mre. Chinese object to registration, it seems
man who took two "straight out
The marriage is to take place on Clock Tower is to be moved at some B. J. O. Read, Faringdon, Berks, undesirable to override their wishes tickets on a loser and twenty "place"
Saturday of Mr. C. Cumbers-worth date in the near future, probably to England, to Dorothy, youngest just at this time when industrial ones on the winner yet was unable to
Todd and Mies Madeleine Hillier, a site on Calle Buck, where it will daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. J.
unrest is very much in the air,
A enterprising departure in himself against cover.
daughter of Mr. E. G. Hillier, Peking serve its original purpose, a light- Grierson, Warwick Road, Ealing, on the very heels, 10
commorative work is reported fact, the first transaction. AR even London
from fatsin, where various Chinese agent of the Hongkong and Shanghai house for the guidance of ships Tumour (true ot not) more devastating experience is
Bank and British representative of coming to Colombo. The police have. by re ated
correspondent organtions have decided to erect the new Consortium. The wedding is represented that this tower, standing who writes
six stres in the public gardens to to the Morning
to be solemnized at the Church of St, at such an important corner, is a source of danger to vehicular traffic, Post to day. He complains that merchts who are eputed as traitors.
Michel, Peking.
and it was further dromed advisable It is generally remarked, both here though he managed to get his money thing ter the syle of Madame A goobeginning. surely for some-
DEATHS.
HUNT-On February 12. 1922 t
chow, aged 61 years.
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that our domestic servants were discontented and flirting with the idea of a concerted strike.
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"PASSION FLOVER."
GREAT SPANISH DAMA FILMED.
Adapted from a remarble play, "The Passion Flow". First
Shanghai, Edward Hunt of Wrn and at Shanghai, that servants are on to placed ponies ten times out of Tussaus chamber of horrors, su coming visit of His Royal Highness growth of Colombo, another sky National's great feature attraction
In connection with the forth to move the tower, for with the not what they used to be. We do not twelve he finished up "down" on ROWDEN-On February 12, 1922, doub: that the complaint bas its sub- the day. There's something very gests shanghai peper.
at Shanghai, Edmund Peroy stratum of fact. How could they be wrong with a system that won't allow
the Prince of Wales Madam Lottie scaper is likely to come up in the Gordon writes that she has almost vicinity, and the tower will then be which comes to the Cortet Theatre this evening, is a rematable film. Rowden, Shanghai Dock and with all that has happened and is
Known as the Bernard Shy of Spain, a man with "joss" like that to make Aecial stearer for the accom completed an "Ode of Welcome" practically invisible at sea. Engineering Co., Ld.
The Clock Tower was built in 1854, its author, Jacinto Benavato, is that happening, with all the wild seeds of enough out of it to pay expenses. modatiy of HR the Prince of (words and music by herself) entitled FLEMONS-On Fbruary 13, 1922, propaganda that have been flying Like we did, he blames the Wales en h vien Lake Biwa will We Welcome Thee." It is possible, when Sir Henry Ward was Governor. country's greatest living dramatist. over eight brilliant at Shanghai. Philip Manley, son about? Moreover the Chino Mail appalling" 20 per cent, commission be consheted for the Taiko Steam- she suggests that arrangements may The town clock, the chimes ad the He has
to of Mr. and Mrs A. Flemions, age apologises in advance for this marked by the Jockey Club thip Coffany and he order has been be made to have it sung here on the lantern arrangements are all on the plays his credi and a
lese majeste, but in the intersets of but, of course, the lack of indication plated in the Mubishi Company day of His Royal Highness's arrival. | first floor.
couple of years ago wo the Nobel science and logic dares not ignore it as to how the ponies are being backed The ket has alridy been laid a
It is not generally known that an prize for literature. " Passion as an essential factor-it is necessary has a very great deal to do with it as Otsu, at, accordie to the builders, The wedding took plaos the other officer of the Survey Department has Flower" a vivid tale Spanish to enquire if peradventure the masters The China Mail.and mistresses are what they used to well; "What he cake "do they do with a peed of 12 lenots, will be of Mis Jane Bianche Smith and Mr. aneroid and vibrated instrument that fonlousy, and tragedy Aro, made a asks the vess, which all be of 400 tons, day at Peking Union Medion College proved, by means of a combined pensant if in which, hatred,
4 months.
**RETE, ZUSTIUR, PUMILIO SERVICE.
Kokoro, THURSDAY, FED $3 1912
REGISTRATION OF SERVANTS,
bel
what they do with it but we know launchedon April 0. Old Chinese servants, with whom what they cught to do--get hold of a rolations of confidence have been decent totalisator.
Even with à
J
.deled to
Herbert Glona Cooper, of the Chins the Clock Tower leans over at times profound impression whe staged at Electric Company. The ceremony during a change in the direction of Broadway Inst season.roduced by was paformed by the Rev. Phillip the wind and with an increase in the Herbert Brenon, one of the screen'g' established, have the boldness to five per cent commission the machine dioses at the Chinese Govern. 4. Swartz, Mr.
Infomation om Poking in
GW. Van velocity. It has been noticed that most ambitioun director the film is aswart that mastero and moms are not would pay for itself in no time. ment
Confer Tubergen officiated as best man, the vibrations have a habit of com- even more effective the the play in That they were in the good old timen when relations were better than now, School Enterprise.
upon Marshal offre the first while Miaste, F. Bailey, A. B. mencing at about nine o'clock every its dramatic scope artistic The one proposition is as likely as Many strange things come into class order of thChiaho. In con.nlder. H. Werblow and C, D. Merrit morning, at a time when traffic is setting. America's great emotion- The old desire for registration of the other. The times have changed, newspaper offices (the men who work nection with the farshal's virit to waje ushers. Following the servico a most likely to commence to become al actress, the beautiful captivat mervants is to the fore again, and the auditinprobable that employers as well thero, for instance) but occasionally China the Polloo athorities of the reception was hold at the home of Mr. heavy, old ex parte arguments for one side at as employed hive abanged with them, nice things do arrive. Some did Capital hivs giveristructions to all and Mrs A. B. Ruddock, feast. Those for the servants may The times are harder," which fast yesterday, anyway, whon a bulley shopkeepers to hit their Bags on not be forthcoming until there are would explain masters and mistresses package that might have hidden a the day of his rival in Peking. indications that the discussion being barder too. If the cost of Mills bomb was found (when ginger Tebruary 28.col Chinese are
DON'T RISK PNEUMONIA. fluenteds to become more than living has gone up, the servants ly opened), to contain rix very preparing alam and torch
VET tid of every cold as quickly academic. The fact is that good demands inuet be greater. If the cost nice, six vary totipting potatoes, profession and willen off patards on Gronbalvo. 1 18 the forerubber of All cass can be mide out for either side of living has gone up, the folactance The mystery was soon solv the night of Mh 10, the day pulmuny trouble, and plumbele y Locally the mattor has jumped of the employers to meet these greater ed. Happy Valley bukets more llowing his aral la Bhanghai, develop a tow hours. Tab into the field of attention after demande strut beatifened, than a racecourse where furtunas are General Huling Misty thing to do but in fed m
apart from “quoh woonśmio won and lost is bonuts, alio an Goyertor of Blandland Bungkinny, for was WAPIRON along ini mende because 2 of
■ Bhanchal agitation for reguitation, ebangre, let us admit that the old- enterprilog Ellis Kadooris School for will hold a recepti
Jutt's“
ing Norma Talmadge, plays the The aneroid instrument was set up leading role. As the ly dancer, In the clock room, at a height of Acacia, in this colourlo picture of about 08 feet above road level, and sundy Spaid, Norma Tadge fairly the inclination of the tower was achieves her masterphic the play's about one third of an inch at this contrasted romance and agedy each hoight. This fanning over, said Mr. finding her at the hht of her Block Oulombo Observa fascinating art Pandou
Mower which is added a Hosanat pletura uct suitable
bory has its endalogy
ments of the