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THE CHINA MAIL."
By the way, it was one that I gave my support. I know that reason for existing and a chance to BY THE of the official arguments very many of its members are earnest survivo by amending the constitution.
for registering and bully-and intelligent politicians. I also
WAY I
ing me that in that way know (and said so last Saturday) that. If it be necessary in order to do that the authorities could keep a check on it includes reactionaries. I suspect it to ditch my reactionary friend, let undesirables, We have had Com is to these that I owe the snub in the them ditch him. I will be glad to send pulsory Registration for quite a while, letter in Wednesday's China bir my sympathy, and cheer him up now, and we still have it, pending Mail. In fact, I know who did it by reminding him that he suffers the Government's decision to give I couldn't write with this freedom if 1 (with me) in a good causò. the China Mail heart disease were still a member-it would be im- by yielding to its latest demand. proper-so I may as well tell you that How is the check" working? I have resigned in order to retain my Why doesn't it rid 119 "of freedom to be outspoken. the tougher bumst Why has it per- mitted this charity problem to arise ?
Because my dear frienda; Red Tape
in satisfied when it gets a Form filled
Ina CONSTITUTION
I RECOGNIZE DIFFICULTIES
Bat the ex-Service
SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 102%
DUST BIN DECEPTION.
SIX MONTHS FOR ACCUSED,
by Mr. E. W. Hamilton yesterday Smart punishment was meted out
In every case where the money was handed over, the defendant mado out a recript, stating at the same time that the dast hins would be delivered later. He also told bis victims that the money paid would be refunded on the payment of the next tax. The dust bias, of course, were never delivered,
SWATOW TYPHOON.
WORK OF THE "CHARITABLE GUILD,"
=
A visitor lately returned froms Swatow Bays: afternoon to the Chinese youth who
Much has been written conternjng By the way, I know was charged on four counts of having the terrible havoc wrought by the re- ÚITCRED. how sensitive he is to posed as an employes of the Sanitary cent ty hoor which was at the height nuances of suggestion in Department and obtained various of its force between half past two and phraseology, about which, when The constitution in a hurry. I grow careless, as of money from well-to-do Chi- four o'clock on the morning of August 3, and was accompanied by a tida) nere in the Colony by representing wave which varied according to of this olub does Let me explain what I mean not make it an by ditching him. I mean only that the money was required for the reports from 5 to 7 ft. in height, but Brmed Teen ve that they should discard him. And supply of dust bins. up, and takes no further interest in corps which I think Mr. Toeslate that only if he persists in being The
little mention has been mads of the it. The Registration Bureau (or what-Mackintosh once said he would like it Rehetionary. He may yet be con-
excelloat relief work carried out by a ever this anachronistic War party to be. I never said that the Club or verted. I am doing my best.
Chinese guild known as the "Swatow calls itself) presumably collects Forms Association had taken part officially
Charitable Guild," which as its name, as a schoolboy collecte stamps, within the agitation against the Regia-
implies was formed for doing works of out studying them. It is anxious for tration Bill, and no honest reader
charity in and around Swa'ow. men are not obliged a complete collection, I happen to could have read that into my note, I
to take an ex-mem
This Guild believe in practical work and the members set about the know; but what it does with emaid that most of the lettera do not expect that they will.
ber's advice, and I
difficult tasks ahead of them in the when it gote 'em, beyond pasting them sent to the China Afail or the subject recognize difficulties. There are go I
most businesslike way. There was no in an albuta, I do not know. Happy happened to be by members of the vernment servante who are members. thought as Punch used to say when E.A..MA, which was true (bat ad Whether the government would ever added a fifth charge of obtaining the
waiting for various Committṣes to be it used to be amusing. The Depart-mittedly indiscrest). Is it now pre hold them pemonally responsible for sum of $50 by false pretences from formed and were not only trady to Inspector John Grant, prosecuting, formed and the consequent delays one ment has the forms, and we have the tended that the constitution of the resolutions passed by the Association, Mr. Pin Chan-kong of Yaumati,
expects. The Committees were already all-bums. So much for the use'ul Club forbids its members to air their of which it might disapprove, I check"
part of it. When I think of political views as individuals I think cannot say. It ought not to. So long Road, cas of those who
act but did so and on the morning of Mr. Peter Young, of No 9, Conduit the 4th August as soon as the force of our busy armed robbers, and then of the committee were unwise to take as they respect the departmental rales defrauded, said defendant came to action to be te coolies were were the wind bad died down to enable our none too large police force, some this notice of it, but as I know who against writing to the papera of it wig-wagging all day at street persuaded them to do so, and why, addressing public meeting it ought to
collected locally those that corners to prevent pedestrians running haven't the heart to criticise them. I he satisfied. But there you are. over our mrtorists, some of it running will merely suggest this analogue for These men would feel themselves
who were fed on arrival, a scale of could ba.. spared from the in decent people for washing clothes their consideration. It is not likely awkwardly placed.
neighbouring town and villages, in zuilabs, and quite a chunk of it of course; but just let us suppose that recognize that there must be some, Then again, I Ltd. pasting Registration Forms into Al some day a few of the members are perhaps many, members who do unt witness who filled it up at bis request and they were pat to work at muce; pay and accommodation arranged, bome, I could almost weep, dear "run in" for being too tiddly, and the think as I think. I think perhajs I
He then asked witness for $25. This some in collerting the dead, others friends, I believe I could, too, if I had ( fact is mentioned in the papers. Are had better start a club of my own, the / was handed over and the defendant hall an onion. Ah! If only I could the committee going to write in poinOrder of Adversarias, or the Anti-instucted the witness to send one of others street cleaning and others carrying coffins, others digging graves, be the Government for just one ting out that they were not officially Reactionary Club, or something like his boys with him to get a receipt resouing those entombed in wrecked month, I'd take thirty daye holi drunk, because the constitution that. There again I'm up against it. when you are paying rates this Guild carry on rescuing and cleansing from the fice. Defendant added, houses. Not only did the Charitable day, and even to show you great forbida that? improvements. That is really a good. tip, if only they would take it. Let them devote the next month to repealing all War, Emergency, and Panic Ordinances, and the following
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contemplated.
Without them, our police would be) comparatively helpless in such a com. munity, Consequently, they must cherish them, and keep them up their HONOKONU, SATURDAY, AUG. 23, 1922. sleeves, as it were.
ADVERSARIA.
0.0.5.
o'clock on August. 17. or his house between two and three
There is no time. I am to be deport- This controversy is ed quite soon now, and as a banishes "SOCIAL tos petty to dis: I can do nothing for the place. Do it EARTHQU..KE" erve document-yourselves who want it.
ation. The taak who are devoted to democratic prin-
Let those
ed very much like a consue paper. He He produced a document which look-
handed one of these documente to the
money will be deducted." The boy the city work, the latter very neces- was sent along with defendant. At sary as those who know a Chinese the F.W.D. the defendant told the city realion, especially after such a boy that the receipt would be sent to calamity as a typhoon, but they fed Mr. Young on the following morning. the poor and starving from rice
The health of the po, ulation would therria a long speech by Mr. Trendale lieve in the British liberty of the the Public Works Department and it jouds collected long before the six to a policy of masterly inactivity of turning over the files, and readingciples of the British brand, who beWitness then accompanied the bay to purchased with their own funda-
Mackintosh, does not attract me. Let British individual, and dislike both me assume (until he contradicts or real and imitation Prussianism, get challenges i) that this reactionary together and start something. I leader among the E.A.S.M, in, an shall be watching from afar-from
of bad verse would casse, and the
dust bins.
go up, as the newspapers any by leaps and bounds. Drunkenness and it morality would diminish, the writing people who owe me money would feel oration delivered early on in the his Heaven I hope and my benison shall | defendant handed bim the paper, he moment for local supplies were ran-
tory of the Association, said some be upon them. which it was ither to be or to cause. thing about a "social earthquake”, fits constitution compele it to eschew
so happy they might be moved to pay me something on account. Dreams, idle dreams? In fact it will be very
legislator, are batching new laws, including:
Ordinance to Abolish Adversaria
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Declare Ice-cream I Eating Unlawful save between the hours of Ha and Hum.
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Incorporato a Jazz Faculty in the University and others, as Hughes, Hough and Lammert say, too
namerons to mention.
THE GREAT TELEPHONE
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cx.
An agricultural labourer,
O called and a witness-at- LUCKY Exeter Assizes, was de
JIK
scribed as illiterate, and
examined as follows by Mr. Justice Sankey:
a
war 1-I heard that we bai.
Did you know that we won the Somebody, told you that. Did you and warships being lost and men ever hear anything about the battles, being killed ?--I heard about it.
When you went into Wellington
to Blart A dust bin maker'a business. He did not mention any- thing about the Sanitary Department
Tue
and real assistance to the people and the quick action of the Hongkong
highly appreciated.
The bandsome sum of money now being collected by the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce is being administered by the Swaton British
Chamber of Commerce which has
about the supposed distribution of was learnt that nothing was known typhoon.
The food staffs sent by the Hong- kong Government arrived a day or By the Magistrate: When the to later and at an opportune Baid he came from the Sanitary ning short and they were of very great Farewell, EASMA, a Department. FAREWELL long farewell. Isball The defendant suggested that when diferent. Already I hear that our politics, bow could it possibly be (ot That beery of yours (from the wood).form, be explained to him that he Government in sending relief is very
remember you fondly, he asked the witness to fill in the cause) asocial earthquake Social was top hole. I could wish I had wanted the paper to enable him be prepared to confess that the phrase is far from being what it once was, earthquakes must involve politics. Is been worthier of it; bat my capacity was merely hot air, spouted for oratorical effect? If not, what precisely djd be mean by it there was no Prevent the Keep-idea of being banded together as 'in- ng of Plant Pats on Urban telligent citizens whose War Verandaha,
priencas bad-shinken them into a serious interest in politica, what did they want a clab house for, and how dare they ask for outside support!
clubs, Purely social
exclusive, are usually supported exclusively by the membera thereof. Let These lettere stand for
"Has Adversaríus
assume, for argument's "Charity Organization
nothing to con-
sake, that some day, "they" try to Society," and they came
tribute to the Great
introduce conscription. This is into my head when I read that our CONTROVERSY Telephone Coa Our Chinese detec- Government bad convened the various
troversy "The matter about which the member. hild d cided opinions. The majority, OF INFORMERS tives are not as use- charitable bodies of Hongkong on Boss reports this enquiry from a
ful as they might Monday, to co-ordinate their efforts, reader whom he would like to oblige, Mackintosh, I dare say, is not. What I think, are against it. Mr. Tresdale be. Our criminals are ruthless, and I want to be fair. It seems that and a nod is as noisy as a wink to a perkaps our Chinese detectives are undesirables really have created a hireling. My attitude in this con- that debars them from passing a ara they doing with a constitution mes of discretion. Daring the strike problem, and I must admit that Iroversy is one of surprise that there collective vots, as an Association, they failed the authorities entirely, to can think of no other solution. I am, should be any controversy at all. which would carry great weight? Let that the authorities were blamed by however, a slobbering sentimentalist, am for the absolute abolition of them change the constitution.if it ir impatient people for inactivity that and to me organized obarity sounds telephones. They encourage chatter like that, now, while they have plenty did you never hear anything about they could not help.. But even sup-like cold cofifort for deserving cases. bores to waste the time of buy of time. They have already by their the war 1-I did not understand what posing they were as good as they I have the misfortune to know people, and they discourage the vote, denied Mr. Teesdale Mackintosh it was about. might be, the honest detective could something about it in London, and if practice of the fine art of chit writing in the matter of arming and drilling never deiset much because the dis- the Hongkong C.0.8. copies the Lon- I wouldn't use a telephone if the com
Did you ever sen any soldiers in honest criminal would not confide in don methods, I prophesy mote or pany gave me one for nothing, and I biro. European detectives, even ganization than charity. When parsimply cannot understand what all the
-Oh, yes, sir. whom they know the language, are soos get their fingers into these pies argument is about. せずおね more helplers. Their com they are sometimes prejudiced against plexions are a handicap. The shape an applicant who confesses honestly No. That's no use at all. of their eye is all wrong. In most that he has neglected his church go. Well, it's all you are going to get
The West Country newspaper from eases their bodies are too big. Ining (although that has nothing to do out of me, on that subject. short, not to let them think I am with hie need or his deserts) and they
of them discussed it with me, I which I clipped that (t was sent in finding fault with them, they carnet are credulous and indulgent where
Incorporated in a very know what was in mine when I by good friend) showed signs of be mistaken for Chinese, and especially cleverly pious hypocrites are "telling
BOOX satisfactory report on the decided to back it, at a time when it wanting to jeer at that truly enviable for dishonest Chinese. How then is the tale." It occurs to me all of a
Book Club for its annual needed all the backing it could get man. But not so I.
He escapes so much local crime dotected! The sudden that this is a matter
meeting on Tuesday even First of all, I desired it to succeed many annoyances, and he knows ail answer may be expressed in ons word. notoriety, so that I needn't elaborate. Gerken, is kind enough to includes the other League, its predecessor,
ing next, the Hon. Sec. Me. Charles because I foresaw it would destroy that is over really necessary. Informere. Mr. Sha'tain of the Police Perhaps my note may sound a useful statement that the inception of the which I regarded as a political stunt
Looked at the right said in a recent care that the police warning. At present we do not seem BookClub is entirely due to Adver- on the wrong side. I know enough
FUNNY, way, this is distinctly know more from the informers than actually to be getting a zeal C.O.S. Karina" of the China Mail.
AND YET... funny. It made me Iof the men who were joining the new they could prove formally in court, as Existing bodies are to carry on in mosted the ides fint, and am happy Association to expect them to be on Well, judge for yourselves. Our Mr. laugh. And yet... they could not tall informers as wit cases where they know the facts. It in the thought that to that extent the right side, and I have not yet D. Barlinghame, A.B.P., has written ness. The Telegraph was intelligent is only strangers who are to be hand- have been useful; but I am bound in changed my opinion of them. Ia book. It is a sort of mannal of enough to see in this subject for ed over to the inquisition. honour, as well as eager to do it, to hoped in time to see them displacing drill, instructions how to behave in, work must subscribe chop chop.. See Sympathiser's with 8. F. C. A. editorial comment, and I compliment Ab! Well!. Quite my contemporary on that, for I was them deserve to be handed over to Charles Gerken there would have other political abociations, (except. I'm told. I haven't seen it. There is day advertisements.
lot of declars that if there had been no the C. R. A., the K, B. A., and all the rear guard actione, and the like. So the Hon. Treasurer's notice in to overlocking it myself, until I read somebody who would treat them less been no inch success as is now perhaps the cabal that will ultimately nothing funny in that. It might even their editorial note. In these days it kindly. Sentimentalist though I am reported. He is the Ideal Secretary, meet at Shek 0) and leading public be an indication of intelligence. The takes a really smart journalist to where hard-uness is concerned, and a diligent, enthusiastic, and specially opinion by reason of their sincerity and funny part is that our European Road, Kowloon, reports that $25 in Mr. G. Maling, of No. 47, Nathan know what to talk about. But I tolerant though I be of some `baman
intelligent worker. think my professional confiere was weaknesson that Organized Charity
eamestasse, and their undoubted right polios sergeanta are required to wrong in regarding it as a “eldelight frowns upon, I must admit that of
to apologise to the d-cam like that. I answer that my are cx-Servicemen who claim to know the bedroom door, during the night robbed of $2,000 in Straite currency. I see I am expected to speak. Fathaps I had no right to menforize the book. Some of them has stolen from the pocket of was attacked by highwaymen at his trousers, which were hanging on Yaumati yesterday afternoon and on local terrorism.” “Premwably, late Hongkong has been infested by he wrote, "the reason (for not calling some of the toughest and least desory-
E.A.S.M.A. for letting dreams are my own.
more about such things than the book
of the 25th. informers as witnesses] "is that they ing bums I've ever met. I've had to outlast Saturday that some of their
As a purely social tells. And that's funny enough. Ido fear reprisals." They probably do give up going to some of my favourite members have sufficient interest in
PURELY SOCIAL club I have no use not like to think of rear guard actions fear reprisals. I admit that they dives because of them. I dare not politics to write letters to the China
CLUB for it, and if it is against our armed robbers and other 7. Bir Robert Ho Tung has received kave good reason for the fear. But now go any more to the Restaurant Mal sometimes. Although they paid
to be kept so (by criminals. I want more aggressive from Froident Li Yusz-hung on that is not the main reason why they of a Thousand Delectable Favours me the compliment of making me an the resetionaries, who desire to max-tactics, with the police going over the official Lotification of his continued do not appear as witnesses. The police and I am sorry for the proprietor, konorary member (a favour upssked the it) there will be further resigna- top, sad bombing 'em out. I shall appointment sa Honorary Adviser to would seldom put them into the box, who is an honest and a worthy man, and unexpected) sad although I tone in due course. Of that I am myself write a manual. Bot will the the President, an appointment which sven if they were willing to go. Once but timid, timid, like myself. If the esteem a whole lot of them very quite sure. I have known Hongkong sergeants by crdered to memorize he also held when Hau Shih-chang let them appear in court witnesses, new Organization can chery them bigtly, Ill see them further first. many years. I have known many anything I write? The answer is was Pre ident And their usefulnem as informers out, and keep them cat, I'll forgive Unless the E.A.Sell A-Club is to be the social clubs here, that sprang up. Probly not.
The witness denied this, Mr. Pin Chan kong of No. 81, Jor- formed a very reprra ntativa com dan Road, Yaumati, then gave evid mittes consisting of lading Chinese esce with regard to the fifth charge, and Foreign business men, Chinese He asid on August 19th the defendant officials and missionaries-the latter visited his house and said he bat with their knowledge of the Chineas Do you know what a newspaper called to inspect the building. He language and of local conditions is I have seen que,
asked how many people lived on the How often had you seen them?-ground foor and first floor.
being of great assistance and Every week when they were brought defendant filled in
aubsoribers to this fund may rest ca- a paper and ured that every cent of the money into the house, but I never read"em. ordered the witness to provide a they give will be spent in relief work. Had yon beard that there was dust bit for each floor. Witness er- A glance.at the names of this com war going on Yes, I heard that, plained that they had never used dust mittee shows that it consists of a level- Did you know who we were at war bias previously. All the refuse of headed and practical lot of men. An with ?---No, sir.
the house was generally thrown into instance to prove this is not amiss. the dust cart. The defendant then A day or two alter the typhoon two said "You will be fined for doing that. missionaries set out to sum up the You will have to pay $50 for two situation in the neighbouring towns bins." Witcess handed over the $50. and villages and their reports were in the Government Service. Defendant told the witness he was in Bwataw a few days later, dotading | just where relief work, was urgently Defendant said he got the mo ay required and rice and vegetables were supply the dust bins Ister. on loan and it was his intention to immediately nerary.
The Magistrate said it was quite and other parts and the Salt Revenue Supplies arrived from Hongkong clear the defendant had obtained the Commissioner kindly placed at the money by falee petences and con- disposal of the relief committee a as an Association was that property Wellington during those two years Ivicted him on the first and last laps to carry supple, mang tha charges. The other three charges coast for distribution in the devastat- were not proseeded with.
ed area. Every town and village in Inspector Grant proved a previous charted and supplies are sent promptly
and the distribution is supervised. Addressing the defendant the Ma-
Chinese and foreigners alike are ali gistrate said.This is a very serious imbued with the one idea of doing all business. You have got hold of some in their power to help their neighbours printed documents, and you have let in their gr at distress. They have number of people know that you forgotten their own sufferings, their were a representative of the Govern losses and their own discomforts and ment. You are sentenced to six their motto might well be 'Let's help months' Lard labour on each charge the other fellow. Truly they are an both charges to run concurrently.
of
Will that do, Boss?
CLUB
E.A.8.M.A.
of his constitutions] Evidently circumstances alter cases.
I have noright to speak MY HOPES as to what was in the minds of the original founders, although some
FOR IT.
Did you ever speak to them 1- Spoke to 'em, but did not understand their business, nor nothing.
conviction.
a
LOGIE AND GENERAL.
object lesson to, millions in the Far East. Relief work will have to be carried out for many weeks to. come if death from starvation and disease is to be avoided,
YAUMATI BANDITS.
WHAT CAN BE DONE TO THEM?
Pang Fat, a miner from Singapore,
He was walking in Shanghai Street at 4:80 p.m., when he was accosted by three men arined with iron bata, near the Tangba-Kaitting Factory. They pressed him to the ground, gave him severe thumping, and relieved him of his money.
ARE YOU GOING ON A JOURNEY? Chamberlain's Colio artiDiarrhoe luggage: when going on juurnas. T. Awabata, chief officer of the Remedy should be packed in your hand-
all tend to produce bel trouble, and Change of mater dies and temperature this melicine, cannot be secured, on board the train or steamship, I wiy if you have it For, en'e by all
Theunists and Stordkapperne
would be at an end, even though they it for being more organized then young men of bad had their little day, and d'asp. by roving an catches Bight escape impresis. Informers charitable. Meanwhile, Unorganized earnest and intelligent young men bent peeeed. Such cannot live. They look HEADLINES these beulines in a "Macratan Hara' reporta that admg are comely ex criminals. (át leing, it, Charity will go on an before, sharing on political reform both here infat thamalan movial. Like old sol
**Burmidar taper: Klime between 8 and 0 a.m. on the is our hope that they are on my silly sentimental idea that it is Home, I see no reason why it should diern, they fade away, and "Capt. Crum's Clona Bhave." Hit by 20th, the chist engineer's cabin wis mistently OK--) Aš such they enjoy better to be diddled occasionally, by continue to exist. We already have become names vi inely remembered. I 400 bullets" Barely more of a sham- entered while the vessel was lying at the romidence of the law breakers, and the andeserving than to risk forning enough boosing clubs. It was to a watts to urge those membm who love poo. I murmur; and pass on to other the 324 kngy), and jewellery and curing and Incontinen
'ga into the know,” regarding crimes" "down a really deserving pass. potentially useful political institution the clab and beliers in it to give a buliñere, e
money worth $256 were stolen,
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