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'HOW` HONGKONG JAZZES
JUDGES AT FOX-TROT, COM- PETITION SURPRISED.
- The annual general meeting of the above Company was held at the Hong-could daare so well declared the We had no idea that Hongkong
Kong Hurd, Pedder Street, at 11.30), } judges (the Mises Aileen and Doris Woods) who frere confronted with The Municipal Council has grant · this meruing. the Freedom of the City of Athens! The Hon. Mr. C. Montagne Ede the difficult task of awarding the prises in connection with the far-trot sign of gratitude for his efforts in Par Presided, and there were present the coinpetition organised by the manage liament for the protection of the life Hon. Mr. A. R. Lowe Mr. W. E. Lment of the Kowloon Theatre last of Christians and of Greek rights in Shenton pd Mr. J. H Taggart night. The competition was a distinct Anatolia,"
(directors), Messrs. E... Raymond, succese; it excited extraordinary H, J. Notaz, A V. Wart. E. W. interest and drew a very big crowd of
dancing enthusiasts to the theatre. White, H. Overy, J. G. Finch, E. W. Alderson and T. R. Parsons (Share holders), and H. O. Halt (secretary),
After the secretary had read the notice convening the meeting, the Claitman said :——
A small Belgian Business Men's Delegation, consisting of probably six persons, is planning to visit Japan;
time in the autumn. The mission will represent about six of the
Bome
different incustries of Belgium,
namely steel and iron, paper, glass and textiles, and will also visit China, the Pilippine Islands and Siain.
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7. · 1922.
MACAQ AFFAIR.
MARTIAL LAW LIFTED.
THE CANTON AGITATION.
women
Ware lised
SANITARY BOARD.
ETERNAL PROBLEM
DISCUSSED.
At the fortnightly meeting of the
cut that the Government was a leng
The latest news received in Hong. Hoagkeng Sanitary Board beld yes.. kong from Macao shows that the terday afternoon, a sub-committee proclamation respecting, martial law consisting of the Hon. Mr. Chen Shop- has been cancelled and now there remain only some slight restrictions son, Dr. G. D. R. Black and Dr. W. W. which are enforced for the sake of Pearse (MOH), was appointed to maintaining order.
report spon applications received for Regarding the demonstration which permission to waive the provisions of -- took place at Macao yesterday the Section 175 of the Public Health and Conton Timer say
Building Ordinance in so for as that "During yesterday's heavy raining section would prohibit the construc Thirty or so couples took the floor and they had the best of conditions several thousands of laborers marched tion of sarings over ventilation offered them. They had what is con- along the different maloos to the spaces between back to back hoises. ceded by those who know to be the Governor's Tamen to present their Other business dealt with by the best floer in Hongkong and they had petitions to the authorities aeking Board concerned the waterfath splendidly timed music. A notifica goverment to take drastic actions system. tien on the programme warned them, toward the Macao Government. In Gentlemen.-The Report of the however, that "Competing couples spite of the heavy rain, several Dr. F. M. G. Ozio pointed Directors ad the Statement of ac-
are requested to Bote that the hundred Mr. R. 8. Cauvin, Manager of counts for the year ending February decisions of the judges will be based up with the men nothing daunting time answering the Board's inquiry
28, 1922, kaving been in your hands the Travel Department of the for sometime. I will, with your will be given for "stunting" in any by Governor Wu Ting-fang who assar suficient to supply the probable re- on "straight" dancing. No credit The representatives were interviewed whether public water supplies were American Express Company in thermis ion take them a read. Your
quirements of the Peak in this matter, and Far East, as left Shanghai for Board are pleased to be enabled to care, std such stunts" as are caled the laborers that the govemment gare notice that he would America in erder to complete!
calated to incommode other dancers, would take all necessary measures
b- place before you the figures disclosed arrangements for the cruise of the str.
fr. 13 supply water the laborers to observe strict order asked "Laconis" which will sail from New the Balance Sheet, which must be such as exaggerated panres, will post concerning the Mario case and asked more that the Government
tively disqualify."-
msizs ..to houses it cocsidered very satisfactory in view York in the autumn. Mr. J. P.
distant parts of the Colony.. He By gradually eliminating a few in the meantime. The laborers will pablic of the difficult year passed through. Boume, who has recently been in There is I think only one item in the couples at a time the judges finally hold another parade in a few days."
In the course of a further editorial remarked that it was impossible for office in Peking Statement of accounts to which I Marrowed it down to about half a:
wells to be east at many of these red hr particularly, and that is lookers helped them to make their
dozen and the applause of the on- comment the Canton Times 8873 :--
"Let our contemporaries realize houses and he thought they might the Machinery installed in the
when what a protest such a slaughter would accably be supplied from the Factory, w ich in the future should
An application for providing 40 the Company, as we can tura cut
in London. The writer was in Liver- During the evening Mrs. Harry pool daring the Russo-Japanese war water closets in a block of ten hours first class modern furniture quickly Woods played at the piano, with when the Russian flect opened fire on in Nathan Road was refused. the a moderate price. I have orchestral accompaniment, an alluring This was due extinly to the would pass into the Yamati typáson some fishing-smacks off the coast of objection being that the cuent nothing further to ade to what is waitz tane Parl of the Pacific contained in the report, and after its which is a ; iece of her own composing mistake of a lockout who mistook the shelter.
Azother application for water cinsete adoption has been secorded I: hall be! She was given a bearty Orstion fishing beats for the Japanese Mary.
all England was on Lot No. 150, Victoria Road have pleased to answer any questions that and eitheriastically eaccred at the Nevertheless, may be asked.
cise of what was certainly one of the aflamed over the incident. There Telegraph Pass, was also refused," as best dances of the evening.
were lood deasads that England the Board "did rot want them to nee should declare war immediately bath-water if it could be avoided,
the secretary against Russia. Bonfires, and i However, Hammatory oratory were the order of tigstracted to inform the applicant the day. If staid old England could that the Board would farcer a he so aroused over a matter which proposal to use sca-water,
learly an accident is it any
charge of the replaces Mr. Cauvin in Shang" si.
difficult decision which,
preceeded home some two years #39] prove to be a very valuable asset to announced, was received with evident produce if it happened to take place sins.
Sir Arthur Adams, K.B.E, who arrived by the "Kashmir' in Penang looking ratiemely well. He was tel on board by same members of the Penang Bar of which he and at G prominent member, a few old friends with whom he conversed freely. He was garlanded by the head of a Mohamedan family whose solicitor Sir Arthur had been for a number of years.
Mr. H. 0. Holt seconded and the resolution was carried non gün. A-deputation of hungry unem-! The Hon. Mr. Montage Ede, plored men created a scene at a mee:- the Hon. Mr. A. R. Love, Mr. W. E ing of the Newark Board of Guardians L. Shenton and Mr. J. 11. Taggart recently, when they burst into the were nanimously re-elected directors! board-room beaded by a bra s band of the Company on the peposal of after singing Lead, Kindig Light" Mr. E. W. Alderson seconded by Mr. as they ascezded the stairs. They E. W. White. clamoured for an alterative scheme
of relief to that at present in force which necessitated tasks being done at the workhouse. Ultimately they were induced to withdraw upon the inter- vention of the police.
The Chairman then proposed the re-election of Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth and Fleming as auditors at a fee of $500 per annum.
Mr. A. V. Ward seconded and the motion was carried.
satisfaction.
The prizewinners wele (~~ First and second (tied)-Lent Capel-Brown and Miss F. Roeser, and M. Joseph and Miss MacDonald.
Third Mr. F. H. Farthing and Miss F. G. Ho ridge.
Special Fourth Mr. E. H. Stark
and Miss Eamee Comeli
TOO SEVERE.
FOREMAN PUNISHES
APPRENTICE
WIS
wonder that the Cantorere should
to
ARRIVALS.
Chinkus, (B. & S) from Teilo, Manila.-4.
Hinchow, (B. & S.) from Tintain, Werbaiwei --C16.
Falgan, (B. & S) from Bangkok, Satow.-B28.
Apcey, (Wo Fat Sing) from Canton Of Storesattes
indulge in pasionate denunciation LATEST SHIPPING NEWS. against the Macao government for ar outrage committed at their very arms? Remember, we do not say the Chinese were free from blam They were unquestionably demonstrating in front of the police station. But in The meeting terminated with the an
spite of this provocation there was no call for the Portuguese ti open There is a proposal that Wales nouncement that Dividend Warrants
fire until they had exhausted evry should bave a place on the Royal are ready and may be had on applica- Banner of Arms (commonly, but tion..
Before Magistrate Lindset this other means of dispening the crowd. wrongly, called the Royal Standard). Immediately afterwards and Extra-morning, a foreman of Mears Kwong Nothing in the official reports tends in the event of the Irish settlement ordinary meeting was held for the Sang Hong's glass factory at to show that any other measures were necessitating the removal of the Irish purpose of considering the following charged with having axaulted an op-
Whitfield, Shaakiwan Road, was pursued.” harp quartering Wales, has never|tró extmordinary resolutions :—— had a place on the Royal Banner, from the time of Henry VII tarthat of James I the Welsh Red Dragon faced an English lion as one of the two supporters of the Royal Arts. James I tubstituted for the Red Dragon the unicorn as representing Scotland, and from that time Wales has bad no place in either the Ruyal Arics or the Royal Banner of Arms.
The leventh. number of. Thei Silver Wolf, the lors! Boy Scouts' magazine, has the usual good pictures. There is a eulogy of the late Mr. Lau Chu-pak, a history of postage by the editcr, and a capital description of have all been barking up the wrong car local" banyan" by R. W. Barney. tree. For what the company is doing. The india-robber tree" of the PUBLIC STEVIOR" and proposes to do, our own Govern- plantations is not a ficus, however. ment accepts responsibility,, crat The writer must have been thinking As of the old gutta-percha tree, or SONGLONG, WEDSERAY, JUNE 7, 1952 least cannot repudiate it.
guar la of our interests in the matter, "rambong.? There are some practic the Government has made a bargain | al bints on the handling of bell “ents, with the Company. The Company, and Ecout H. Clayson describes a paturally concerned chiefly with the simple mousetrap. A very" interest intereste of its shareholders, will have ing Lumber. made the best bargain it could. If
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were
A term
(1) Thai the provisions of the price
(2)
The Magistrate pointed out to Company's Memorandum' of Association with respect to its Inspector Purden, the prosecuting bircs be altered so as to read officer, that a foreman had a certai as shown in the trint signed amount of authority over an ap for the purpose of identification prentice, and could punish him for by the Chairman of this Meeting.¦ à breach of discipline.
CHINA'S. LITTLE WAR
sh
"EXTENSIVE HOSTILITIES
BMINENT."
PEKING, June 6. Kao Shih-ping's army, following re- verses, retreated to a point fifty miles
That the new Articles already The Itspector said that there bad! approved by this meeting and been many Cares of beating for the purpose of identification apprentices at the factory, but most subscribed by the Chairman of the boys had not troubled to east of Suifenbo. Their defeat is at thereof, be and the same are hereby adepted as the Articles Prosecute the defendant.
The Magistrate said that the whole of the Company to the exclusion of ard in substitution for all the point was whether or not the beating éxisting Articles thereof.
was justifiable. The chairman proposed both re- solutions which were seconded by Mr. W. E. L. Shenton and carried on animously.
HOMEWARD BOUND.
POLICE INSPECTORS RETIRE.
Sub-Inspectors William ("Tom"}
The Inspector said that the boy was badly cut about the chest, back and left thigh, and also had a mark on the head
The Magistrate: Then it amounts to whether or not the punishment
W&S excessive.
After he had examined the weals on the boy's body, the Magistrate asked the defendant! How did you manage to cut his skin like that?"-
Defendant. He was running away Magistrate: He received a cat on the chest while running away? He appears to have been hit on the head also. You have a certain amount of justification for beating him, but you must keep within the proper bonads. You can beat him on the Back, but nowhere else.
Addressing another apprentice who
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Radnorshire. (J. M. & Co.) from Lendon, Sirgapore.-- Kowloon Wharf,
Nam Sang. (J. M. & Co.) frors bloggay Big-
Bread Dart, (Dodwell) from Chin- wantso Weschai
Hydrangea, (Con on frag Swatow. -Co's Whari.
Glymont, (Admiral Line) from Saigon.-Off Stonecutters.
Nipsis, (Bradley) from Saigon.-
C31.
Kitazio Marn, (N. Y. K.) from Lon-" tributed to shortage of ammunition, den. Singapore.-Kowloon Wharf. The Fengtien positions were bombed by Chihli aeroplanes yesterday and it is believed that extensive hostilities. are imminent.-Beuter.
A NEW MOVE.
HANKOW, June .
It is reliably reported that Chen- chia-ys has severed his connection with Chao-hengti and set up an in- dependent government at Chengchow. Chen-chis-yao is acting to a large extent in unison with Li-lich-chun and is now recruiting new forces with a L-lich-chur in an advance against the view to rendering assistance to
North-Beuter.
PEKING OFFICIALS ON STRIKE.
#
Pestsic June 6,
As a result of yesterday's order
Lot Justice have been dismissed. The
Kwangtab, (C. M.S. N.) from Canton-Co's Wharf.
Taiszems, (Yan Pat) from Kwong Chow-wan-Co's Wharf.
DEPARTURES.
Helenus, (B. & 2.) for London, Singapore. June 6.
Cheong Shing, (J. 31. & Co.) for mentxin-June 6
Kaiping, (Sing Kee) for Haiphong. Pakhoi-June 7.
Cadaretta; (Admiral Line) for Singa- pore, Saigon.-June 7.
Fau Sang, (J.M. & Co.) for Tsingtao, Swatow.-June 7,
Kan Ying Fat, (Globe N.) for Hoito-June 7.
Sheaf Dart, (Dodwell Co.) for Hai- phong June 7.
Lai Belg, (J. M. & Co.) 'for Calcutta, Hoihow.-June 7.
Chung Hing, (Heung On.) for striking staff of the ministry of the RC Wan-Jone 7. Interior have now all resumed.
CHANG TSO-LIN'S NEW
LEBEL
Hanley, (Ad. Lare) for Feattle Doila!-June 7.
Banyei Maru 15, (YKK). for Foclang-June 7..
Liang Chaw, (B. &&) for Shanghai, Swato-Jane 7...
Hin Sang, (F. M. & Co.) for San-
It is reported that Chang Tao-lindakan. June 7. has assumed the title of Com mander-in-chief of the Manchurian Defence Force--- Bruder.
Like mothers-in-law and the ford it have got the better of the bargain, At the offices of the Public Works Pitt, and John Ingham, two well at a boarding-house, the telephonse the public must addrers its complaints Department yesterday afternoon, two known members of the Hongkong friendless. It is a traditisu to speak to the Government. Here was a case lots of Crown land in Samahvipo, Police Force, left the Colony on well akindly of it. The Shanghai where, before ba paining, the Govern (Kowloon Inland Lots Nos. 366 and earned retirement after long service,
ment might well have sought advice. 367) containing about 49,500 sq. ft.,by the 6.5. "Khyber" yesterday. service got severe criticism at the It will surely be said that it did. We each, and carrying an annual rent of Both Inspectors have been many annual meeting of the Company last shall then ask whose? The opinions $228 each, were offered together for yeare in the Colony, during which time they had made a large number week, and here, as we all know, our of the 'phore users
never sale by public auction at the apset of friends, many of whom were pre- was present in Court to give evidence, seventy minor officials in the Ministry ascertained, as a Commission or a price of $59,400, for Hongkong telephone company referendum could bave sscertained of 75 years commencing from ent, on Blake Pier to wish them bon the Magistrate asked how many being belaboured by grumbles in the them. The public that is satisfied July 1, 1896, with the option of wyage, and a long and happy re- prentices there were the factory.
The witness: BIL First. But bere the complaint for with the form of its government must renewal for a farther term of 24 years tirement in the homeland.
Magistrate: Are you well treated the moment refers more to proposed be satisfied with what that govern less 8 days. There were many pro Inspector Pitt first joined the Force
were always, charges than to the quality of the ment ders for it on its behalf. If it spective buyers present and then 1900, and was made Sub-Inspector as a role?-No, we
is satisfied with a government bidding was brisk. The property
in 1913. He was well-known in sport beaten, but not so seriously as on service. It is zaid, not only that the whose acts it has no power to was eventually. Knocked down to ng circles, being a keen billiardist this occasion. proposed increased charges are too call in question, or to oppose, it is lessta. Ya Cheuk-mng and W. the Colony. Ele was also well-known $5 and bound the defendant over for who once held the championship of The Magistrate imposed a fine of high, but that they should not be If it is not satisfied, it were wiser to
foolish to "Lick against the pricks." Cheng for $70,000.
and popular in boxing circles, being 12 months in the sum of $100. made at all, because the costs they concentrate against the power that A burglar entered the first for one of the original members of are to cover should come out of can do objectionable things than of No. 42, Kowloon City Road, last the Hongkong Boxing Associa capital expenditure. We need not against the objectionable things it night by climbing up the water tion, at who e numerous tournaments does. In effect, this means that if rout, and made a collection of value very shly performed the duties of touch upon the incidental arguments all the feelings betrayed by the ables worth a couple of hundreds of time keeper in conjunction with In The basket-ball season was brought that have arisen, as to what percent letters of complaint againit the dollars. He was discovered however, spector Allan of the Boyal Naval to a successful clean yesterday after-
TOKYO Jana 6. age the increase really represents and Tele-hone Company had been directed as he was about to depart the same Yard. Police. Inspector Pitt was in noon when an exbibition match was
The Seiyukai this afternoon decided as to how our rates compare with in favour of some measure of way he had come. The alarm wa charge of the Shamubutipo Police played on the Chinese Y. M. O, A. those charged at other places. We provision of an elective municipal verandah to capture the intruder. In went
constitutional reform-such as the given and the inmates rushed to the Station immediately before his retire gymnasium Bridges Street, between to expel Nakahashi, Motode and two the Chinees TMC. A team, the others, from the party as being need not discuss the points already council with power over purely his baste to get away, the burglar Inspector In ham joined the force in winners of the open- basketball responsible for the present orais
Reuter meationed. There is a much bigger municipal affairs-it would have look-aulted over the verandab railing on 1903, and after serving as a constable eague, prior to the distribution of the point involved, for allusion to which ed more intelligent. The gesture of to the water spout. He missed bis and sergeant at the various station league trophies by Ms. A. G. M BOWEL COMPLAINT IN
Ajuz defsing the lightning may have hold and fell into the strees below, was attached to the detective staff Fletcher. we have been waiting in vain jo t' is been magnificent, but it was not receiving jojors to the left. wrist where he remained and his That they provided excellent exer voluminous mass of criticism. We practical politics. What is to be and legs which had to receive treat-retirement, He was mads Bab cine was amply proved by yesterday's
In connection with the piracy on submit that the Telephona Compov guced by attacking a corporationment at the Kong Wah Hospital. aspector in 1914. Luspector laghat match which was very strenuously, mos of the child's bows's When as board the steam launch Sanon." is not under any obligation to reply, which is in a position to reply 14 The The "swag" done up ir parost was the lucky winner of the V.B.C. contented. The Best showed up well prompt attention at this time so reported in Facterday's Chino-Mail, to say criticum at all in this center and condition to with you was revered for the verandah, where Deby Ewoep, worth about $19,000. in the feet ball, but fell off-form in brotle may ha avvedu Chambelty, it is now announced that the pirat nection; or if it desires to do so, that object were passed by your own the burglar kad duopped it in his is 1920, soon after his rukum from the second, and the chammons wou be depended up a forma by ad tot sway with $2,394 worth of
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Kitano Maro, (N. Y. K.) for Yoko- hama, Shanghai-June 74
Radnorshina, (J. M. & Co.) for Takobams, Shangbai.-June 7, →Kwangtals, (C. M. 8. N.) for Shang- Fai--Jure 7.
Major G Olivecrons, of the Kwangtung Conservancy Board, returned to Hongkong by the P.
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