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MOLYNEUX.-On August 25,
1923, at Shanghai, Eleanor (née to face the inexplicable.
Those Shipping Profits.
THE
CHINA MAIL.
CORRESPONDENCE.
LOCAL SALARIES. ·
to be hoped that the entire city will Although definitely nailed in tho not be rized to the ground. Relief Colony, Mr. Eric Moller's ships are listening to the scene and slanders against the Hongkong both the British and American Com- Government are still gaining ground anders in China Waters are To the Editor of the " China Mall.""]
to Yokohama. elsewhere, notably in England. sending vessels
The comment we reproduce from Naturally Japanese, European and · Sir.----The Colonial Secretary men. Truth today is typical of the way | American residents here are most tioned kt tie Council meet- the Colony's good name is being anxious, but they enn take comfort | defined. This comment is obviously that all towns south-west of Kyoto, that when the Government based on partisan, reports made at any rate, are safe, while no new gives their clerical staff increases of before the Colonial Secretary's cam-from towns north of Tokyo must be salary, it reflects on the charges plete reply was published and thereken to signify good news which commercial houses have to bear. By this I take it that be fore arily requires auswering the present.
means that he is afraid that it loralty. Everyone here must now
would handicap commercial houses
realise that Mr. Moller is hopelessly To-day's Poem.
antends,
grent
share;
heals.
}
for
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER. 3, 1928.
MOURNING.
MR. PARKER PASSES BY.
I ween for Adonais-Me is dead!
Oh, weep for Adonais! though
our tears
LUCKY WINNERS.
PROGRAMMES WORTH FIVE
DOLLARS
.
If the holders of the Theatre pro- ward them to the China Mail Offico, grammes mentioned below will for
coupons to the value of Thaw not the frost which binds | $5, ́each will be issued entitl so dear a head!
ing the holders to obtain goods of an equivalent value from any of the advertisers in the China Mail, Coronet Theatre programme No. 2101 issued Sunday August 25 to Friday August 31.
By this, our Adonais will pro- bably be leaning over a ship's side, very green in the face, realising
shandy, and the soup tomate. We
20 to September I.
BASEBALL.
if the Government clerks had in that there are more things in in the wrong. Everyone do When pain and anguish seems too creases.
Although hoody hus heaven and earth and our insides
Star Theatre programme No. 495 Moreover the London paper must
troubled to draw up, statistics or than were ever dreamt of. Not a
issued Thursday to Saturday have discovered its erior long ere!
charts, men who have experience drum was heard, not a funeral this, and being fanned for its fair. And for relief ton long. I wait
I close my eves that I many see of the Colony will, I subunit, agree note, as his conse to the Grill room August 30 to September J.
World Theatre No. 210 issued ness, must have alrealy made full The Cross of one who died for me: that the avenge pay for local men we hurried. We did not say much; Wednesday to Saturday, August
Accordingly we do not! And as He hangs suspended there, in business houses is much higher other things were full besides i propose to cover the ground gain Christ sees y grief and bears than that in the Civil Service, our hearts, for the drink was Patrons of the three Theatres Indeed our only object in tamehing
Moreover commercial employees clinked glasses and later on said The Coronet, The Star and the upon this topic once more is to bing
have greater prospects and their the usual. And now he is gone World are advised to retain their out one salient point which has
annat increases are bigger. Against with our Anatcle France tokens of programmes. hitherto escaped publie
this. Giovernment clerks get their goodwill. The Theosophists know pensions, but I am told that this is him not again; the Book Club like rather difficult to attain to. Ask the wise; whilst the P.E.N., Club is javerage kcal boy who is about 30 desolate-It has lost its Committeel lenve school d I think the We shall not upw rise on Tuesday majority will choose commercial life. mornings and look eagerly for the Tf what maintain is correct it thoughts that brightened stands to reason that the Govern- "outlook." The loss of them ment will not get the pick of clerks,}< Hongkong's, although it. (although exutiples like the Hon. my not think so. We pressed, Mr. Kotewall and Mr. Wong upon our Adonais a stick of shav- Kwonglin are exceptions. Thest ing soap and one of toilet, Aspare iwa gentlemen leaving the service pair of socks which the floods had for commercial life after they had made us purchase were to be his, reached the top of the tree only but he proudly reminded us that he fielding under the circumstances serves to strengthen my argument, already had a pair. Always this was good, but some very wild Old residents will tell you that there attitude: "Under the bludgeonings throwing was seen on both sides, is considerable room for improves of Chance, my head is bloody but in the second half of the first
SHADOWS BEFORE.
Coming Events Advertised
In The Mail.
ENTERTAINMENTS.
For Coil is love, He knows and
feels, notice. He, stooping, touches, cleanses, These ships minde their huge profite solely through the war and had they
-JIMMY floweror. not been hight under Imperial (Tho broken AirRIÐ. control they would have been the only ships enjoying the protection of the British flag that would have hern allowed to profiteer without check. Putting it even more pâinly, they would have battened on the| genend misfortune, purely for private gain. That they did monke huge profits is not donikl: but it is pointed out that those profits "woodd j' never have come into being at all had not the war forced to Emperial! September 3-Coronet Theatre; Government to take my better Mabel Normand in "Molly O."
September 3-Star Theatre; shije away from their ass work. Anita Stewart in "Playthings of Here you have the reason why the Destiny"
ment in the subordinate service in- Moller ships were brought under
September 3-World Theatre;cluding much-needed increases. control-the British Government Herbert Rawlinson in "The Some time back there was agita- wonted every ling treated alike. Scarlet Car"
tion because there was a lack of Since these same huge profits were
teachers. If the Education Depart- ronde out of the war, the Imperial September 4-Lammert Bros,ment is to secure the services of inen Government further ealed that that Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, five who are to make a life-work of taxpayer should reap the chief A. E. G. electric motors with ac teaching junior classes in schools for benelif, the owners receiving what cessories, one set rails, and one Chinese boys, a system of more they would ordinarily have made. air-cooled starter for each motor, rapid prototion will have to be Hence the indetanity laws. These 11 a.m.
September 6-Lammert Bros., Service book will bear this out as brought in. Reference to the Civil facts we stress, now, not to com- found Mr. Moller still further-at Kowloon Canton
Railway,
there are Chinese masters earning Yard, that would only be wasting ink now Locomotive
Hunghom, that his reckless charges have been (Kowloon), a quantity of miscelalaries which would be sniffed at by | Chinese clerks with modernte ability utterly disproved-bat simply to laneous stores, I am.
and a few years' experience. support a ples we think cannot be fou strongly urged. The Govern nent, we are toll, have not yet finally decided how the money shall be spent. They can hardly devote it to any purpose connected with the war und an ample treasury will! meet the Colony's usual needs. j. Therefore what could be more fit-j ting than that this money mude though shipping should be devoted to the benefit of shipping?
Rowley), wife of H. Lindsay terrible touch of Nature has indeed day's Molyneux, of a son.
ude the whole world kin.
GOLDING-On August 25, 1923, Kurope the conditions are such to fire.
AUCTIONS.
Branch
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. make the most confirmed optimist barest details are available: Tokyo defeated the South Coast Associa-
H, N. Olsen, a son.
BARKER.--On August 25, 1923, at Victoria, B.G., to Mr. and Mrs. S. Barker, a son.
Mrs. A. daughter.
A. Chalmers, a
The China Mail.
From Messrs. A Fong, No. 1
ANOTHER CAMPAIGN.
FIGHTING IN KWANGSL
¿From Our Own Correspondent.)
WUCHOW, Sept. 1.
unbowed."
0115
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punish ments the scroll.
I am the Master of my fate: I am the Captain of my soul. Oh, weep for Adonais-he gone-to Shanghai.
MOLLY O'
INDIANS WIN AFTER CLOSE GAME.
By Argus.] The Iadims defeated the Por tuguese, yesterday afternoon at Happy Valley, in the Hongkong Baseball League by 14 to 12. The
inning, the Indians were 1-0, but the Portuguese scored 7 in the first half of the second to which the Indians replied with a stogle. Onar, who had displaced Kareem as pitcher, dismissed the Portu- guese in the third with no addition to the score. Some wild throwing by the Portuguese allowed 6 men is to cross the plate, making the
IRISH AS THEY MAKE THEM.
[C, Kareem
U. M. Omar
PORTUGUESE. P. L. Rocha
C.
í J. Soares
50-
1C. Remedios
1 B. D. Xavier
2 B.
JR Rocha
A. Remedios
3 B. A. Gosano
S.S. D. Alves C.F. H. Barros R.F. C. Pereira L.F. A. Rull
score 8-7 in favour of the Indians. At the end of the fourth, the Indians added another 4 runs. In the fifth, the Portuguese got one man home, the score-board read- ing 12-8. At the end of the sixth, the score was 14-9. In the seventh, the Portuguese rallied again and MEETING.
It seems to be agreed that the December 12.-Meeting of Un-
made the score 14-12. The In- secured Creditors of the Hong-PW.D. staff has to be strengthen-
Mack Sennett, who is responsible dians failed to score and, after Without wishing to raise the kong
of the Banque el. Industrielle de Chine, at the City rasial question I would like to ask for this production, has hitherto the Portuguese had been dis
been noted for his "bathing missed in the eighth without add- Hall, 3 p.m.
why the Government does not pick beauties." fulfilling no functioning to their total, the game was | the eream of engineering graduates beyond the very pleasant one of called on account of darkness..
from the University for the service-looking pretty. They appear in Throughout the game sections If the Hongkong examinations are this film, but is no compelling way of the spectators made themselves on a par with the London Univer being a necessary adjunct to the regular nuisance by crowding Hity surely local mon will have just story and in that way very accept onto the field of play. Mr. Koch New York, September 2.--Many as much ability as those from the able. Mabel Normand makes an continually requested them to anthracite miners struck at mid-Mother Country. Appointments of appearance which shows her as an stand back, as did the players, but night-Reuter.
Hongkong men on the same footing actress
the requests fell on deaf ears. of considerable parts story which A
Three of the spectators were hit is -home- The Disaster In Japan.
A meeting of the Education those from Home would act as a in
say, does by foul "flys"as one wag Board will be held in the Sanitarywonderful incentive to people to ly and, strange to
finish where one might marked "they were unfortunately World-wide sympathy will be Board Room on Wednesday after-sent their children to that light not
house of learning."
expect it to with the happy end-hurt because the ball hit them on SIEMSEN-On Friday, August competitor, not as scare mongers the terrible loss of life and destruc-!
extended to the Japanese nation in noon.
Yours etc..
ing of a happy marriage. Mack the body instead of on the head. 24, 1923, at Shanghai, to Mr. would have us see her, but
PROGRESS, Sennett has, in this way, given Joking apart, there is certain to be asation of prourly that has overtaken; Information has been received
Hongkong, August 31.
considerable value and provided a serious accident one of these and Mrs. A. G. Siemsen, a son Kation and a people suddenly ended the cities of Tokyo and Yokohama that quarantine imposed on arrivals
incidents which, with the happily- days if spectators will not show a One and a number of smaller towns and from Hongkong was withdrawn by
worded explanations thrown on little less obstinacy and selfish- innumerable villages through Satur- Shanghai on August 28.
the screen, cause a generous outflow ness. severe earthquake shock.
of hearty laughter. Molly's parents
The line-up was:-- A Renter cable from Wollon- fa which was followed by outbreaks of
INDIANS. are not of the stage variety. They At this writing, only the gong, NSW, reports that China
are genuinely homely people whom we have met 'iving as such F. W. Golding, a son,
people do and" carrying-on" with H. Ismail His completely cut off from the out-, tion by one goal to nil, OLSEN-On August 26, 1923, at and believer in man's humanity to side world as telephone and tele-
an honest morality which has no Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs.n, hesitate. The war to end war, graph communications are eat and d'Aguilar Street, we have received
frills but is as severe as it S. Sephar has to all intents and purposes, been | wireless: messages receive no
It is exceedingly difficult for well can be. The types shown are U. M. Omar a politicians's phrase, a termino-response, indieating that the Naval some excellent photographs of the merchandise or passengers to get all true to nature, and visitors who C. Kareem
Wong-nei-chong floods. Department plant is completely
up to inland ports above Wuchow go to see "Molly Q"" may depend H. Akbar logical paradox of intense inexacti-wrecked. The sent of eruption was The foundations of the new as fighting has broken out between upon seeing a picture that will A. Rumjahn
The idea of N. Kitchell CHALMERS.- On August 28.tude
"Here hath been dawning in the semi-active" volcanic range building of the Hongkong and the anti-Sun Kwangsi soldiers certainly please. 1923, at Shanghai, to Mr. and another blue day" and it has been of Mount Fuji, dear to the hearts of Shanghai Bank in Tientsin are ex-under Shum Hung-ying and the introducing an aeroplane incident S. A, Ismail so-called 'allies," in reality, a to finish with is as original as it is R. M. Omar used by one Power to wize the all true Japanese, and a land-turkpected to be laid next month.
combination of free-lances, bandits exciting. The incidental music Umpires: Mr. H. Koch, Mr. that catches the eye of visitors to possession of another in defance of Japan by steamer. Since it erupted
orchestra is A. N. Other. At Messts. Christie's a Chinese and Cantonese troops who were supplied by the
SCORE BY INNINGS. treaties, agreements and the "sesaps with destructive violence in 1707, lacquer screen, carved with land-driven from their own province in enchanting, providing one or two the recent fighting. This is not Irish melodies which delight the
I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 of paper" "that once were as binding Fuji has remained active but the scapes and warriors, and painted in the result of any political motive ear. The opening pictures include Portuguese...0 7 0 0 1 1 30-12- as a Chinese word of honour was presence of a deep reil-hot crater at polychrome, fetched £115 ros.
but an every-day scrap for a place an interesting view of the walls of Indians. 1 6 4 0 2 0 -- 14- wont to be. It is remarkable as it the summit has long afforded an
oninous sign lo sisicologists that it The road round the island, via to rule, or in other words, a desire Peking. is refreshing to note the unanimity might be aroused to jury at any Repulse Bay and Shaukiwan, was of the world's press in condemning time. From past experiences it is again open to traffic yesterday, the busty typically Mussolini fair to presume that fire has been after being partially closed owing
FLOOD AFTERMATH. etion, of the Italian Premier, for responsible for the heavy loss of life, to rain and typhoon damage
thigh naturally even Japan's so- the ad is the Fascisti one of the called earthquake proof wooden The Local Manager of the
MARKING TIME.
Several collapses and landslides The Baturday to Mualty respite opportamist black-shirted leader of structures could scarcely be expected Mercantile Bank of India Ltd. has military in power demand several
occurred during the week-end as a Ime been full to overflowing with his people who according to one who to stand a shock at noon which received cabled advice that the thousands of dollars for safe escort
(From Our Own Correspondent.) result of the heavy rains during the world events. For the many it has knows him "realises how ensillasted over six minutes and was Bank has declared an Interim for each motor-launch. Cargo in
last few days. At Glonealy, to repeated intertnittently until sun-dividend of 8% less income tax."
junks is also assessed at prohibitive It is such down.
the west of the Botanical Gardens, been brief and peaceful, bringing public opinion is won,”
In the Jaan Year Book
rates. If these levies are paid Mr. Kang Yu-wei, the famous there is still considerable danger
KONGMOON, September 1. large quantities of earth and stones with it that refreshment to mind factions as the one now under qués-1923 Professor F. Omori is quoted
H.M.S. "Robin" arrived, here were dislodged from a height of and body which is sa necessary in tion which makes the work of the as stating that "Japan will be free Cantonese monarchical advocate, from ricochet bullets Blying in sil
completely blocked, For- our present-day way of living. For League of Nations one of so nach for a generation or so from any dis- returned to Shanghai from the directions. Soon there will be a yesterday evening. The Chinese thirty and forty feet and the road a lesser number the period has her diffeulty, of almost ittipossibility.astrous seismic visitation," which north several, days ago and has congestion of produce in the upper gunboat "Kong Tai" has returned was
unfortunately
demonstrates how now left for Hangchow, In the
The walls of a soap-factory one of strained anxiety and embitter-which but serves to keep America difficult it is for seismologists to north Mr. Kang conferred with the reaches of the West River with a from Chin Shan, the district near tunately no chair or pedestrian was
manufactured imports. More than fighting there has died down. Just shals Tsao Kun and Wu Pei-fu.
Saigon Road, Kowloon ment, leading a step nearer to con- from joining the Councils of the issue any warning as in the case of different leaders, including Mar-Corresponding shortage of rice and Macao and it is presumed that the caught.
half of the raw produce exported to at present, Pak Kai, the port of at ficts between nation and nation, Nations assembled from time to typhoons. In addition to earthquake
Hongkong comes from points Kongmoon, has the appearance of a City gave way on Saturday with- The excellent photographs we above Wuchow and the last four naval port, there being in addition out causing any casualties, Os involving others, and making the titue at Geneva; and makes for the appears to have been responsible for published on Saturday of the scenters did not get their usual to the "Robin" and the gunboat, Friday night, a similar collapse question of Peace in other directions abandonment of much tribunis and further loss of life and damage. Wong-nei-chong floods were taken complement of cargoes.
about ten small craft in the harbour. occurred at Holy Cross Street, a veritable thing of shreds and a return to an age when might as n With water-pressure available ihe by Messra. Mee Fong, No. 7
Marking time" is the state of Shaukiwan, where a three-storeyed. To a friendly Nation, moral force was deemed to be right powerless despite the river and Fong have many good photographs fire-brigade will be practically Wyndham Street. Messrs. Mee
things but press-gange took away building caved in. patches.
Yesterday, another of the one- about seventy men for the First there has been no respite. The God may be on the side of the big canals round Tokyo. Shinagawa, a of the damage, also of the recent
Division which is going to the Wai-storeyed houses in Wong Nei band of nature luas been busy, and battalions, although in the state of suburb of Tokyo, is where the typhoon.
chow front. Their roping in caused Chong village, gave way, as the. considerable excitement at Pak result of weakened foundations death, destruction und ilesolation for warfare which may be waged in the poorer classes dwell and as the din-
brought about by Wednesday's trict is very congested, it in to be
Kal. more than a goodly number hus future this statement may have to foured that the loss of life is bound
In the House of Commons, in
The flood is rapidly going down. flood. The inmates were prepared
for it and nobody was injured. undo respite from the world a very go by the board, but commonsense to be heavy. The fact that the.
mail week, Mr. Stewart asked the permanent thing. Nature moves in and the soul-wearingen of people Imperial Palace, which is isolated.
Under-Secretary of State for les drastic caught fire. indicates that the out- Mr. P. H. B. Kent, M.C., barrister-
The wedding took place on Foreign Affairs whether British n myetorious way its wondere to generally, call for
breaks in Tokyo liave been largely at-law, is expected to return to steamer flying the British dag had The forthcoming marriages are August 20 at the American Con- perform.
If "Calamity is man's methods than imperative Notes and due to spasmodic fires in widely. China next month. Mr. Kent has been recently pirated at Samshui, announced of Mr. Maurice Cario, sulate, Yokohama, before Mr. P. E. We should separated spots, which will naturally been negotiating for the renewal on the West River, in the neigh merchant, Hongkong Hotel, to Jenks, Vice-Consul, and after- true touchstone" then the heart of sensational seizures. mankind is been touched at the son know if all the cintauces be almost impossible to control of the British Concession Crowa bourhood of Canton; whether any Miss Laura Drenn, 14 Seymour wards at the Church of the Sacred steps as to obtaining reparations Terrace; Mr. C. E. V. dos Remedios, Heart, of Miss Loretta Hemzie of result of the ruthless calamity which of the case warmnt, what his been Shiba, where the majority of the leases.
foreigners dwell, as apparently
had been taken; and whether there bank clerk, The Hut" Castle New York, who arrived on the bas visited Japan, and the world's done and prove that this is not escaped the fire as has the district of
Commissions have been issued in was any gumboat patrol on the Road, to Miss Maria Amalia Car- "Empress of Asia, and Mr. F. Mean-Hibiyu Purk ginco no specific men- the British Volunteer Gorps at West River at the present time. valho, 152 Nathan Road; Mr. B. N. Loeffler, of the International Bank- sympathy, and doubtless its practical another bullying venture. sympathy should it be found that while we sincerely sympathise with lion in mude of the Janan Times Tientsin as follows: M+B H. Mr. M'Neill. No official report Collison, Gas Works, to Miss Jessie in Compporation at Tientsin. The snch is needed, will go out in no our netrpe neighbours, the Japanese building or the Diet (Houses of Pickle D.S.O, to be Captain; Mr. of the incident has yet been re- BicNeill, Minden Villas, Kow honeymoon will be spent in the Parliament. This district in across. A. Andrew, to be Lieutenant; celved. There is a patrol of four loon, and Mr. Chakman Pong, & Hakone district, after which the incertain and unstinted manner. and have a word also for our Italiana deep canal from where the Japan Mr. P. Travers-Smith to be and British gunboats on the West Homuntin, to Miss L. E. Robbins, young couple will proceed to
Tientsin. Advertiser building plands, so it is Lieutenant. ·
*10 Homuntin, Kowloon. Hostile and critical thoughts are and Greek frionde.
HONGLOND, MONDAY, SEPT. 9, 1923.
THE WEEK-END.
and fire a tidal wave at Yokohama
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
to find a means of livelihood. One
of Sun Yat-sen's gunboats which assisted in the taking of Wuchow has gone further up the river to help capture Kwal Yuen, the strong- hold of the Kwangsi-ites.
Trade is almost paralysed as the
PIRATED STEAMER,
WEST RIVER PATROL QUESTION.
River.
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LANDSLIDES.
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