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HOKOKONG, MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1923.
THIS WEEK'S HOPE.
THE CHINA MAIL.
times when every extra ponny of expenditure counts, these salutea and things are really necessary, Loyalty and the demonstration of it must be wholehearted or It risks becoming ridiculous. | Granting then that these observ- ances are indispensable and assuming that the danger to the | cricket ground's delicate surface was the difficulty in the way ought not something to have been at tempted, on the Murray Parade ground? .
Trade of China,
From the Shanghai office of the
FOUL PLAY?
WEALTHY CHINESE MISSED OVERBOARD.
<
CANTON STEAMÉR MYSTERY.
when the vessel arrived here.
SQUEEZE."
FEW CENTS RUIN A
„CAREER.
DON'T YOU UNDERSTÄND
CUMSHAW?”
MONDAY, JUNE 1928
MUSICAL FESTIVAL.
ANNUAL HONGKONG
EVENT.
COMMITTEE SUGGESTED:
PREPARE YOUR
COFFIN."
KINEMA OPERATOR ALLEGES INTIMIDATION.
was
That defendant wanted all the Mysterious circumstances BUT-
[To the Editor of the "China Mail." operators to join a secret society, round the death of a middle-aged Katur Singh, a Sikh constable Chinese merchant named See To No. 168, was sentenced to six
alleged before. Mr. J. R. Chun-ya, master of the Wui Fat weeks' hard labour by Mr. R. E correspondence you have lately that
Sir, I am inuch interested in the one of the operators complained Wood, this nurning, when Yuen, California' exporters of No. 379, Queen's Road Central, who Lindsell this morning after being published in your paper, in regard timidated.
he had been in- was a passenger, by the ss. found guilty of demanding and to the establishment of an "Eisted-
It appears that, the Kinahan" from Canton on Thurs-accepting "squeeze" in the sum fodd" in Hongkong, and the after the other and when they operators were approached one day night und was reported missing of twenty cents from a hawker. In correspondents are all, I think, of their jobs until only the com Cautious commentaries from your refused they had been forced out Inspector General of Customs we After a two-days' search in which passing sentence His Worship re- well fastified, for they know that as plainant was left. This one decid have received the report of the several launches were engaged, his marked that the constable was very a community we are not crammeded to remain and on Saturday Foreign Trade of "China during 1922. The compiler, Mr. J. H. W body was discovered on the shore foolish to ruin his whole career by with musical talent, nor are we afternoon rushed into Mr. Ray's Ferguson, in a foreword, points to ar Kap Sui Mum, the cause of accepting a few cents.
swift did active in leaping at new office asking for a loan of $6, Mr. the similarity between the general closer examination it was seen that death having been drowning. Ou
fangled schemes which we don't Ray was surprised at the request as According to Mr. D. Burlingham, quite understand. economic and commercial situation traces of violence had been left on A.S.P., who prosecuted, defendant
the man had only got his pay in China and the principal foreign his neck, but expert opinion has went to a Hawker's stall in Rumey have seen an Eistedfodd organis him for
But in my native town at home I the day before and pressed countries, which is bome out by not been secured yet. He was a Street, between Des Vieux Road
reason, The the slight improvement in China's first-class passenger and when his West and Connaught Road West-ed, and grow as the years have operator
ultimately admitted Trade Returns toward the end of absence from the ship was noticed on the night of June 1. and de- gone by, until it attained to the that be had been intimidated and | last year, though in general traders
stature of a full week's programme said he had to pay this sum or he massed choirs, and orchestras' and Perdue, Assistant Director of
his
in China appear to have faredbadly, a search was made but without / manded ́cumshaw. A report was of strenuous competition with would be forced out of his job. Mr.
The chief factor in the poor returns
succcas,
His bag had been cut made to the hawkers' office and a
was the unrest in the interior. As open at the side and his long-coat | trap was set for him. "Twenty dramatic performances, We called Criminal' Intelligence, was com
heard and his disappepuce was a was missing. No commotion was cents, marked money, was handed
complete mystery.
event of the summer season,
Com
and the conditions at the several and after completing the transac-31, the constable, in uniform, gave that competitors from all the con-he paid the sun he must prepare
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was
COSTLY LITTLE. WARS.
SOUTH CHINA CHAOS-
INCREASES.
I feel sure that there are enough
There are any number of people
here who "used to sing" or "used
OLD STORY AGAIN.
WASTE PAPER,
the compiler points out it is true
to the hawker, who on the night of it by the simpler name of "Music municated with. At the Chinese that trade can only thrive in a con-
June 2, in turn gave the money to Festival-after all, we are not all staff quarters, defendant genial atmosphere, but the outcome
From enquiries made it appears the constable with Sergeant Elston Welsh, and it is nowadays the arrested and two others who had,. is in the balance, and only the that deceased went with his son tower, and his assistant still, even that town has a "Euro" on the stairs, escaped.
the proceedings.
But apparently, been keeping a watch future will show whether or not Canton some days ago carrying trade in China has turned the corner with him about $7,000 in notes. His gave evidence in the course of pear population" of over 30,000: plainant is also reported to Lave to enter upon a renewed period of je was to buy a house in Canton which it was stated that on May and many of the items are open, so stated that he was told that unless prosperity. The course of trade
his coffin by 10 o'clock. treaty ports are briefly reviewedtion he was returning hy the "Kine the stall a kick and said in Chinese ties round can join in.
shan." His son was to have accom-
**Don't you understand cumshawf"
The case was adjourned to next Ltd. and one can see at a glance just panied him but at the last moment The assistant replied "What do amateurs real amateurish armat- Wednesday for further, evidence
how conditions were in any given stayed behind in Canton. The de- you mean by cumshot Defen-eurs-in the Colony to provide a to be called. place. In mnost cases, we
ceased was known to be still dant was alleged to have enlisted Festival say of two days' keen and fear, internecine strife was
carrying about $3,000
the aid of another indian, who has Interesting competition, the grand- together the real
finale being of course a concert cause of
poor with the title deeds of his not been traced, and who could reports, with the one excep-
composed of all the flushed and. speak Chinese. Evidence purchase. tion of Chihli where the wheat
Between 10 and 11 p.m., .., given to the effect that the other triumphant victors. crop failed
owing to adverse about an hour before reaching Indian said "Don't you undertsand climatic conditions." Maritime Customs revenue collec- could not be found a report was man. You are to give this police to play," and willingly confess it if JEWELS HANDED OVER FOR
The total Hongkong, he was missed. As he cumshaw? This man is a police tion for the year 1922 amounted to made to the police, the presump man twenty cents every night. If they are not promptly to be put to Haikwan Taels 58,643,250, an tion being that he had either fallen you do not do this, the constable If an annual festival is going to be the test. But would they really help? increase of Hk. Tls. 4.173,606 over or jumped into the sea, His family will kick the stuff in your stall." the previous year. A tabic show-instituted a search for his remains
Defendant denied the charge but established, they must realise that Another confidence trick, work- ing the direction of China's Foreign (which are a most necessary part
was found guilty and sentenced as backed by everyone who can back reported to the police. This time. it will have, at first anyhow, to be ed with bogus banknotes has been Trade has been compiled for the of the Chinese burial rites) and stated. years 1913, 1921 and 1922 and after two days were successful.
it, to give it strength in its infancy. the victim was the mistress of should prove invaluable for re The large sum that he carried was
I think the most serious problem is cargo-boat No. 367 who parted with ference. An examination of the not on his person anda gold chain
whether people are capable of the five articles of jewellery valued at -figures-for--the-last-two-years, that he wore was also missing. His
effort and the individuality require $125 on Saturday. however, does not disclose any watch was still in his pocket and
ed, and I am afraid it is rather
She states that she was near the startling differences, so that it is had stopped at 10.30, leading to
doubtful. There seems a sort of Mongkok market when a man and fair to assume that, despite China's the presumption that he had fallen
mental apathy in the climate...... a boy, who both appeared to be internal ills, in the main she has into the sea a few minutes before.
Even if talent is limited, there the simplest of country simpletons, had a normal year under present His long coat had been removed day circumstances. The compiler from his bag but the deeds remain-
(From Our Own Correspondent could be plenty of variety in the approached her. They said they programme. There could be song had picked up a roll of bank- writes a final summary, which ed.
solos, (trebles, soprano, contralto, hotes but were in a quandary es concludes; Given, therefore,
CANTON, June 3. tenor, baritones) vocal duets, they did not know where to change His family do not suggest foul reasonable freedom from internal play but cannot offer toy explana
Attention is now centred on the quartettes (which are amusing to them into silver. After some disturbances, there is no reason tion as he was a fairly wealthy man fighting along the East River. It rehearse--and discreet rather than discussion the woman was induced why better results than obtained in and had ao troubles. One theory seems as if both sides have been powerful voices are all that are to part with her jewellery as 1gzz should not be looked for in advanced is that he discovered the moving round in a circle with one necessary) piano solos, violin solos security for the treasure, and, la i the coming year."
loss of his money and was so disfaction scoring a success in one perhaps) and recitation. And return for a handsome remunera tracted that he lost control of him- distrift only to be defeated; think the adjudication of the last, tion, to go and change the notes.
simultaneously, in another.
with the diction, enunciation and Needless to say, when she opened self. Another is that he might have fallen over while looking for
There appears bitle doubt that comportment entailed is perhaps the parcel she found only waste. it. Until the post-mortem is made Sun's troops have taken and most interesting and beneficial of paper.
Waichow all. it will not be known if he was the managed to retain
Sight-reading, for singers and city, and this should counter- victim of foul play. ・・・
balance the defeat of Hsu pianists, is a first-rate competition. Shung-chi at Swatow. However, And I think the Hongkong Art Chan's troops have taken Pak Lo, Club, struggling just now to collect a town of considerable importance enthusiasm, might contribute a in the prefecture. It has been an-still-life competition so to speak [To the Editor of the China Mail."7 nounced that concentrated efforts drawing, painting, etching, port-. will be made by Sun's troops to rait-painting, designing, illuminat-
OUR CENOTAPH. capture the place with a view to And why should there not be a
ing, caricaturing paving the way to further attacks
-Bir--The remarks made in your castword.
competition for dancing couples? Saturday's issue will earn general Chaos prevails, in the interior It would do a great many people a districts. In the Sze Yap, there is great deal of good, to be criticised.pproval, I should like to be allow little fighting but no junk-ferries Two adjudicators, strangers toed to voice the feeling that some have arrived in Canton for over a the Colony of unbiased and un-movement will be made to see that week. This is due to the presence
terrorised judgment, would be from time to time this outward of soldiers who are in reality desirable, and two rooms at the expression of our inward feeling ja Among the passengers who about sacking a village or holding provides acceptable variety to the went from Hongkong remain in the
bandits who have no scruples City Hall should be available; for ornamented with wreaths,
this both quickens proceedings and Few relativen of the men who departed by the "Empress of Canada" on Saturday were Mr. and
up a ferry. Mrs. R. M. Austin, Mr. J. W which is the lower course of the
In the Tung Kun district, through audience who can wander with its Colony, Ware they here they, season-ticket as it pleases, and doubtless would so that such re- Alabaster, Mr. and Mrs. W. East River, press gangs are need not hear the same song sung minders were made. If it is con- Buckberrough, Mr. and Mrs. D. K. numerous. That they are not so twenty times if it prefers otherwise. aidered that the simple beauty of Blair, Mr. P. W. Golding, Mr. H. much in need of the labour as they
The competitions, once the the monument wadd be murred; A. Lammiert, and Mr. P. C. Potts.
cause to appear is evident from the audience realises it, are most than perhaps an official expression fact that anybody who is taken can engrossing, often educative, and might be made along these lines. Among the passengers who
procure a substitute" by payment
always amusing! arrived from Shanghal by the of a few dollars. Trade in these I believe that a capable P. &O. 3.s." Soudan" yesterday districts is stagnant.
committee could soon enrola large were Mr. E. L. Carter (Singa-
and interested public (who would pore), J. G. Foster QMS, (Hong- A private report says that aand from the public would
...CANTON, June 4.
givesmall and useful contributions) kong), Mr. W. Milroy (Singapore), number of coolles who were draft emanate interested-competitors Mr. H. T. Chen (Bombay), Mr. C.Med to assist in labour work in con- (who Siao (Bombay) and Mr. King Van nection with the storming of Wa and useful entrance-fees), and would give small Pow (Bombay).
chow City, have retumed to Canton with any luck, from the competi and stated that, Chen's troops still tiors would emanate sufficient musi- Decorations have been conferred occupy the place. They add that cal and dramatic talent to justify the following gentlemen M. while carrying scaling-ladders to Wilden, French Consul-General at the firing line, Shanghai, second clas, tikmang
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The Education Board meets on Wednesday afternoon.
before leaving the Ruhr-not only has Finnce mised new, bopes bere, but Belgium, who would not oppose her powerfully ally less she felt safe from rebuff, now favours a joint Allied reply to Germany's next
The silk which lefthere by the offer. France, it will be recalled. "P. and O." s.s. "Karmala" on refused concerted action when Ger. May 2 was delivered in Marseilles many_s_last_offer_was mude. Har on June 2. ing invaded the Rulir, she said, she
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SOCIAL AND PËRSONAL.
The death is announced of Mr W. Pennington, who took part in the charge of the Light Brigade in the Crimea. He was the trumpeter, but has denied that he sounded the charge, as the cavalry went into the "Valley of Death" on a verbal order. No trumpet note was heard
that day.
شه
A Chinese living at No. 104, had the right to condemn any over Wanchai Road, was knocked down are without consulting her Allies by a motor-car on Morrison Road who must refain from joint schon yesterday. He was sent to hospital. The China Mail. until satisfitory" proposals and
been presented. The lusty separate two Chinese cases of enteric fever, Four Chinese cases of plague, reply, which revealed France and one Filipino case of paraty- Europe's dictator, drew a sharp phoid were reported during the rebuke from Britain, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, then acting for his ailing A lot of Crown land at Castle chief, describing it as "unnecessary Peak, containing about 100,000 This week should see Europe's precipitancy." Accordingly grave, square feet is to be auctioned at the District Office, Taipo, on the 6th. fate finally decided. When the portents can be drawn from
instant. The upset price is $2,000. French invaded the Rudr, history France's decision, about Gertuany's took a new turn. The gradual, new offer. If she repeats her "un-" The total output. of the Kailan painful progress towards economie necessary precipitancy," then the Mining Administration's mines for the week ending May 19, 1923, order was rudely interrupted. Con-worst may be feared. But if elie amounted to 91,604 tons and the more longed. agrees to a joint Allied reply, sales during the period to 8981 Passions Baning high again, Europe can take fresht heart. 1ons, Furope swayed perilously over the Europe, can take fresh heart not, After being accidentally abyes. Several times war seemed only because this second course knocked down by motorcar No. inevitable. Porvasive madness held would necessarily prevent Prince 279 in Shanghai Street, Yaimati, whole nations in its grip and no gain slamming the door igninst to the Kwong Wah hospital with by the Chinese Govemment upon some of their number were killed the troubles of organisation, Na
yesterday, a Chinese boy was sent man could safely predict the next possible settlement, but also because slight injuries. month's outcome open・・ sirifo, chos, final disaster. This week should soo bistory either continuing its present fateful course or taking a new turn, a new turn which will Peace must suffer constant menace. mao respite and hope for weary What the future holds, this week millions. For this week Germany will tell.
fusion Woo Onco
makes her new reparation offer. Whether that offer will contain the seeds of settlement it is hard just
it would indicate s new spirit. And,
without that now spirit settlement. The crew of the "Glenamoy
on their return to Shanghai from
of Europe's gravest problem must Vladivostok, gave a grave account Chiaho; Mr. G. FL. Stian MW. remain ever distant and the world's of conditions in that town, Severat. Souter, second the Chisho; British and American residents Capt Flor the Revenge A. who wished to leave have been Fitch and Mr. (Roberto Harold ?) prevented. All the foreign Con- Dollar, third class Chalb, suls except the Japanese have left.
Fair Weather Patriotism;
The marriage of Miss Tatiana Semi-oficial information em- Staheyet; daughter the late anating from police circles shows M. Peter Staheyeff and - Mme,
We have now demonstrated that, total from 60 to 70 thousand, who
Radcliffe, O.B.E; mentioned in a
CHINA'S. FINANCES.
CONSOLIDATED LOAN.
*SERVICE.
PERINO, June 9.
CORRESPONDENCE..
Youre,
LEST WE FORGET. Hongkong, June 3.
TYPHOON WARNING.
was received by the focal American Tho telegram · quoted below;
Consulate General from the Manila And, moreover, what a splendid Observatory-9.30 am. June 4 impetus it should prove to people 1. Cyclone or typhoon between to take more interest not only in the Visayas and Luzon moving W our local home-made artists, but in or W.NW. those greater ones who occasionally 2. Typhoon in about 136 deg. visit us and find forty people in the Long. E. 12 deg. Lat. N. moving house to greet them.
N.W. And al
Yours etc., B. Hongkong, June 4.
ANOTHER OPINION.
3 Typhoon in about 125 deg Long. E. 12 deg. Lat N. moving WARAN
4 Typhoon in about 137) deg. Long E. IT deg. Lat. N. moving N.N.W
The telegram quoted below was
I'am sorry to say I know very received by the local American Con
clading Northwerda, Bruce
While not many perhaps will that there are altogether in Peking Staheyeff, to Mr. Joseph Baldwin The Chinese Bankers Associa now to predict. Even before the seriously quartel with the decision141,553. rieshas registered at the Carson, of HL M. Diplomatic tion have received through the tama reach the French they are day parade there is one of this amount, 4.788 are private in Peking, son of the late Mr. T. gram from Sir F. A. Aglen, Ins they are organised. Those I have Observatory at 2p to day
to cancel Saturday's King's Birth Metropolitan Police Headquarters, Service, Secretary at the Legation Director of Customs a copy of a beetle about Eisteddfods or how sulata Geners! from the Manila being bitterly disputad. Germany's aspect of the matter which and 36,785 are registered for busi Carson, K.C., took place on May 27tor-General of Gustoms, in cattended in Wales have always1yphoon in about 123deg. industrial mingnates are selling their the logical, mind cannot avoid, ness purposes. The ricsha coolies in the Russian Church Shanghai, the latter declares that he will now been in the nature of competitions. Long. E. Iddeg. lat. N. ing eld dearly and the Government the much as we revere the Empire's Dull ricshas either in daytime or at The death of Major Delme the priority of the Consolidated against each other, or competitions Typhoon in about 185deg.'
consent to any scheme invalidating Hundreds of Choirs, competing conditions they are laying upon are Monarch, the keeping of our night,
Reutar telegram recently, the MC Loan Bervice so long as the Too farcello or violin solos,ordrchestral Long E. 14deg Lat. N. being strongly opposed by the cricket ground in condition comes Socialists. Once the terms reach first, for presumably as the The Peking Leader relates Daily News says, came as a great Service remains in his hands. I competitions. As there reso
fixture was called off on Friday the following Mr. Ho Tal-chy, a shock to his friends who learned to the Government decides on the enough musicians in Hongkong to moving NW the French, however, their fate now evening and there was little more Shantung business man, who hat value him as a man of ligh fategrity soboms proposed, it must first form one orchestra, I fall to see seems more hopeful than that, which than, a sprinkle of rain on been captured by the bandita in and sterling worth ile was a formally and publicly relieve him of how there can be competitions. There is no one competent to act Befall Germany e last offer. Not Saturday morning, that was a Lincheng was freed at the request member of a well knoen and dis- bis trast
deciding factor. This weather of one of his relediyes, a native of tinguished British family and the The same Asociation telegraphed as judge except Mr. Fuller and permitting attitude scoms to Licheng. If happens that Mr. Ho's deepest synipathy is vitended to to the Provinced, denouncing the Mr. Ore and the former le still fan weaken somewhat the argument, relative had once engaged this is survivors at Home, and par security proposed for the Twellth from well. that we maat make these big noises bandit leader as his private guard ticularly to ble sistol Baroness You Loon, pointing out that the in order to impress the Chinese, in his house. Mr. Ho-Taichi had Ungern-Sternberg, and his alece, Culitomo rurplus is earmarked for the which is generally trotted out been on good terms with the Baroness All Ungen Sternberg Ca
In bandit.
who are in Peking: of exacting actual payment when anyone queries wheth
only baa France greatly modified
her former rigid demands is
wow ready to accept tangible gunt
antos (like international loans), in
Court
CAUTIOUS
According advice from. Pe Yuan-hutig receive
chiefs of the eral Feng Yue the gendarmer demanding vida theit arat