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DEATH.
KDWARDS.-At the
French
a.m1.
HONOKUNG MONday, Maḥ. 10, 1924.
on
Hongkong's Only European Optician.
A New Peace Plan.
THIE CHINA MAIL.“
MONDAY, MAKOH, 10, 1924.
NEWS AT LAST.
SOME PASSENGERS: RETURN.
LIGHT ON THE "KWONG SHUN" AFFAIR.
CHINESE SOLOMON,
TRIPPING THE UNWARY EVIL DOER.
TRIAL OU A PIG.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
KIUNGOHOW, HAINAN, March 4. Not many days ago I heard some stories of an official named Kber who used to be in Kiungehow in the days of the Manchus. His fame a a just and clever judge sprood far and wide. Here are two of the exploite credited to him:
English umpire resigned, and March 20-Hongkong & Wham- The American Bok Peace Plan Mdile, Lenglen played on. The poa Dook Co., Ltd., ordinary yearly is generally known. So far it has incident of course, has the sane mooting as 2, Queen's Building, not solved peace, but brought upon tion of established precedent, with noon.
March 22-Yearly Meeting of MISSING LAUNCH MYSTERY. it the innuendoa and accusations Malle. Lenglen in the role of M. common to a certain class of Poincare and the umpire in the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels
States. politles in the
pince of British politicians. It is Ltd, 11.30 am. The
March 27-Fifty-fifth meeting of successful plan-that is the plan her partner won
cabled that Mdile. Longlen and
comfortably, a shareholders of tho F.K. Fire In that won Mr. Bok's huge prize statement which reveals an un-sunnoo Co., Ltd. at Messrs. iz .being broadcasted
over suspected sense of humour in the Jardine Matheson's offices, noon. America and votes for and against cableman. Whatever the pig March 29.--Further Extraordin it are being solicited. Mr. Henry my lack in the way of social ary general meeting of the Hong- Ford was to have entered "the graces, it posseses one virtue that kong Land Reclamation Co., Ltd.,
Several events took place dur competition but "overlooked" it, Malle. Lengien facks-it confines at Messrs. Jardine Matheson's
ing the week-end all connected and now offers his own plan in is expressions of disapproval to a
with the disappearance of the four clear words. They are grunt.
March 15.-In the Parade ferry launch "Kwong, Shun" "Make Everybody Sperk English"
Оле "Motor car turns turtle," Ground, HK. Dog and Cat Show, the, Sunday before last.
One day a bad soldier entered this which he describes as "very
fact definitely established is that home of a widew and finding that simple and would if put into
Gays Press report. 2 p.m.
the launch did not sink or meet she was absent thied to make off This metamorphosis effect, absolutely insure inter-
with accident She was forcibly with the daughter. The girl reais national pence." We ourselves suggests an adaptation of an old
taken away by a gang of pirates,rd and bit and semtohed the soldier" or rather bandits, and her opin her atmiggle. The soldier stabbed would like to insert the word conundrum. "When is a motor
proximate location can now be her and fled. Inter the widow op "almost" in front of absolutely. car not a motor?"
turtle."
surmised with some certainty.
pealed to the mingistrate for justice. Eighteen passengers have been He replied that she must bring a pig released by the bandits and have to court and he would do justico to returned to Hongkong On Sunday her by trying the pig. Nowa of this An application by Revenue a body was found in the Yaumati enigmatic proceedings spread around Subsequently a bullet pho town and down to Hoihow. So
There are facts which show clearly
that a knowledge of English has
not prevented people from fight-
ing, although as a general thing
a tiniversal spoken language would i
You
reason.
RIDDLE.
QUICK RETORT.
one?"
When it turns
A London paper declares that dur ing the recent election campaign
Offices, 11 am.
DOG AND CAT SHOW,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
From Berlin Reuter cables
that the Hamburg dockers have decided to strike to-morrow.
our one
be a great deterrent to the pursuit a candidato had been severely Officer Ward was granted by refuge. of war. Two words in Mr. Ford's heckled all the evening, but when Mr. J. R. Wood this morning for hole was noticed in the body and when the trind cune off the rameni The magistrats seemed plan acers to us to spoil it. Make a voice from the audience huried the confiscation of 1,500 ounces of it is conjectured that the body was was fall. is one; and everybody another, the epithet "two-faced at him he morphine (valued at about $400 a connected with the missing launch, niensed to let the public incomed. "Ladies and pound) seized in 19 cases marked Later when the passengers stated trial proceeded by the judge examin- . cannot make people do sprang to his feet. things for which they may see no gentlemen," he exclaimed, "do Hongkong 1/19 in No 23 go that no shot was aired this Impres- ing the old mother and then the pig. sion was removed, but the body Meanwhile the yamen gates had The Frenchman may you suppose that if I possessed down, Kowloon, on March 6,
has not yet been identified.
been shut. But it was not long be- A report has been made to the There is also a report that a fare tlie public tired of the pig game rightly argue that his language two faces I should be wearing this is as good as others that could be
The same story, in a slightly police that Chow Fook-hung, a Chinese detective from Macao has nu? wanted to get out. It was ah- named and might say "make different and, we think, a more sub-contractor, while working on been here to make a statement nounced that anyone who wished to everybody speak French." The effective form, was told of the late the roof of a sawmill at the that he has ascertained where go mist first remove lie outer gar
Cosmopolitan Dock yesterday the Kwong Shun" is 10 rent. So all other word is everybody, and Sir, George Reid something over a
Wout one in this fashion." It there is no need to enlarge on the quarter of a century ago. Replying afternoon, had the misfortune to be found. The other parts of by
or less was not long befor the guilty stupendous nature of the newest to the same taunt Reid drawled: be dropped thirty feet through the his of the many proposals to ensure I have the advantage of my roof giving way. He was killed agree with the observations of the soldier, also tried in
Instantaneously.
But be was not willing to winova peace. The best wording would friend at the back: If he possessed be. "Urge everybody to speak two faces I am sure he would not English." Would, not greater have come out with that one." opportunities. for the peoples of
The story. which the world to co-mingle tend to
follows may be just greater understanding? Travelling
as boary, but it is facilities' should be made easier
perhaps new to and within the reach of most people. It is understanding that is needed. The slogan might be "Make everybody get under- standing."
A Promising Sign.
In no single act of the new Labour Government in England since it has assumed office has it behaved more circumspectly than in the attitude it is credited with having adopted towards the Im- perial Conference resolutions. According to a Reuter's cable message, these resolutions will be moved in the House of Commons from the Treasury bench, and sub
mitted to a free yote. To the
Dominion representatives who took
part in the Conférence and to the Governments and people of the Dominions, this announcement, supposing it to be authoritative, must be entirely satisfactory, As the present British Ministers were not in office when the Imperial Conference was in session, and
to
EVEN THAT.
some:
..
tax
Tory Candidate.
Let me your memories
A Voice: What! Memories, too!
To-day's Poe.
(Imagination.)
If I could find a higher tree, Farther and farther I should see, To where the grown-up river slips Into the sea among the ships.
To where the roads on either hand Lead onward into fairy land. Where all the children dine at
five, And all the 'playthings come alive.
WEATHER CALENDAR,
MARCH 10
naval
report more
liberated passengers.
This morning it was gathered his cont. At that the guard seized. Fron: Macao, comes the report that no others have returned and him and removed his cot and fougul that the leading Chinese merchants, that no reports of letters demanding the marks of struggle. They had in conjunction with the directors ransom have been made to the caught the proper party. of the Keng Woo-hospital, have police. It was stated that the At notice thre bis magistrate. authorities was walking through the long stroof held a further meeting to discuss police and the proposals advanced by the were concentrating .03 the of Hoihow and as he passed a Macao legislature for taxes on vicinity Indicated and that pennut oil shop, he head a young merchandise, The Chinese state a minute search would be made girl weeping. He inquired and that strenuous representations will but that there would be no landing femd that someone had just stolen be made to Government.
party. The Chinese authorities at 1800 cash (three strings) from her Kongmoon are quoted as having the earnings of the shop. Thieves have been busy break promised the necessary assistance what did he do but have her seized. ing street gas-lamps on the upper on land and representations would beaten and tied up in front of levels during the last few days. be made to them to obtain vamen! Then all the people began This has been particularly notice- the release of the kidnapped pas to murmur that although this man able on Condult and Hatton Roads sengers. It was expected that was noted ns n just fudge, this time where the glass of the lamps have Chinese military forces would be he surely had been wrong. But the been broken and the burners detailed to search for the pirates. girl was tied up at the vamen gale stelen. A previous epidemic of From what was told to a China and a quand set over her and a bow! thefts from street-lamps, several Mail man by one of the coolies half filled with water placed in fronă years ago, is recaled when the who were released, it appears that of her. The guard called out to the Gas Company offered rewards for there were ten pirates, seven of crowd which had gathered that arrest of the culprita.
whom had fire-arms. When the they wanted to look at the girl they launch was about half-way to must drop a cash into the bowl After several remands in Hongkong, the gang held up the And it wa't long before there were policy custody, the six Chinese coxswain at the wheel and threaten a good many cash in the dish. Cur. charged with piracy of the 6.5. ed the cighty or so passengers. Con iosity killed a ent", they say. The Tal Lee," were discharged by trol was secured in a few minutes thief come also to watch his victing Mr. J. R. Wood this morning and a course was set due west shed tears. He was moved withi These men were arrested in The passengers were assembled nity and tossed more than 100 of his Hongkong, Canton and Macao from both decks and driven intoil-gotten gains into the bowl. As and were alleged to have abscond- the hold. Lights were put out but the cash enok to the bottom a film ed from the ship in company with it is believed that some of the of oil rose to the surfpeo. The guar the pirates at East MaNing. Mr T. passengers threw their money and promptly arrested the thief. There M. Hazlerigg, Assistant Crown valuables overboard so as not to was no doubt about his quilt. The Solicitor, was in Court this morning attract the attention of the robbers magistrate had instructed the ward and said that he had no evidence when the search was to be made. to be on the lookout for oily cash. to offer.
1
CHINESE
CLUB
SWEEP!
DISPUTE OVER MISSING TICKET.
Codeiner part of lot, the 1798. We all passed the morning in sauntering about the
Our informant states that the park and gardens, the
passage was very rough, and there The transport s.s. "Sicilia" were a few who were tempted to children playing about, the old man at the top of the arrived at Hongkong this morning sneak overboard but for the cold. hill gathering furze; inter- with several officere and married At seven on Monday morning the esting groups of human families aboard. Among those launch put in at a place which is who disembarked were Lieut.-Col. believed to be Cheng On village, in creatures, the young frisky Bacchus, R.A.P.C., Major Lewis, Lai Wan, where there was ing and dancing in the sun, R.A.M.C., Capt. Davies, R.A.M.C. small stone pier. Before landing WILL THE MONEY BE PAID? the elders quietly drinking and Mrs. Cooper, wife of the passengers had been stripped in the life and soul of the Licut, Cooper of the East Surreys: but there was little money or sun and air. Dorothy The Sicilia" will leave to-morrow jewellery. An hour's march Wordsworth.
decisions there arrived at, and as at least some of these decisions might conceivably. be held conflict with the fiscal policy on which the Labour Party went to the country, some anxiety was felt as to the line that would be taken, legislatively, in respect of them. There is now, however, reason to hope, especially ar Mr. Ramsay Macdonald and his colleagues are reported to hold in the highest respect the body, from which they have emanated, that the resolutions will, in the main if not in their entirety, commend themselves to a majority of the House.
INSULT TO INJURY.
SHADOWS BEFORE.
Coming Events Advertised In The Mail.
ENTERTAINMENT 3.
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An interesting dossier concern-..
with a small draft of the Loyal brought them to the strongholding the dispute over the ticket Regiment under Lieut. Bulling, where. the chlef. who was which won the Chinese Club's for North China.
known as Wong Ng, ordered Derby sweep last year has been an examination. All the pas sent to the newspapers by Messrs. A reproduction of the Canton sengers, including eleven women G. K. Hall Brutton & Company, Skipper interviewed by the "China
customs brokers' dispute seems to and a number of children, had who are the solicitors acting for. bavo been enacted
recently, their hands and feet inspected. Mrs. Violet Chan, the unsuccess- Mail's" representative on Satur-
according to the
vernacular Those who had the appearance of ful claimant. The matter came day states with seaman-like
papers. It is stated, that Chinese being other than artisans were Hospital, at 5.30 Monday, March 10, 1924, James emphasis that "the public, like
The other night
soldiers have boarded junks from kept aside while, fourteen coolies again into prominence when the Edwards, aged 65 years. Native the Government don't care 8
Hongkong and demanded levies employed by one firm and two finding of the lost ticket was two little Hong- -of Greenock. Late Chief
Yong men, both
but that the junk-owners, who other coolies, were kept separately announced recently and, further invariably pay on behalf of the in a small hut.
legal proceedings, possibly in- Engineer of the s.s. Tai damn" (he is referring to the
exuding that sug-
Theatre; consignees, pointed out that they March 10-Coronet Ming." Funeral will pass the Piracy evil) we know exactly what
Awe-inspiring sights presented valving a libel action, are said to gestion of" pomposity which one Monument at 5 p.m. to-day. he means, although in this case associates with little men, were Pola Negri in "Gypsy Blood." are already losing on exchange themselves when the coolles had be in train.
March 10-Star Theatre; and that freight rates are low. a chance of looking round. Our The documents and corres- the word is being used in an waiting for a tram. The fram
has altogether different sense to that came, but dashed past without Douglas McLean in "Let's Be The hint seems to be in the informant says that he saw ons man pondence show that, as
direction that when the junks make who must have been in captivity already been stated, it was pro- stopping, the motorman not even Fashionable." The China Mail which follows its, nitas!, more than deigning to clang his bell. Оле March 10.-World Theatre; their declarations at the sub-for monthwas his hair was nearly a mised on behalf of the Club, when
occasional use.
If our gallant, disconsolate little man turned to Roy Stewart in "Burning Words." station. before reaching Canton, foot long and he spent his time the arbitration was arranged, that March 13.-Theatre Royal; they do not give the full values catching the lice in his clothing a guarantor approved by the Club but forceful skipper (we cannot to the other equally disconsolate
were Grand Orchestral Concert, 9.15 and weights, hence the military One of the gang threatened to Committee would guarantee the "I knew we little man.
interference. No settlement has brain the child of a woman captive recipient when the prize was paid imagine him being invited to meet small," he said, "but I thought he P
March 14-Theatre Royal; fare yet been arrived at.
because he cried. The coolie saw the Bishops now in our midst could see us."
After the arbitrators' well return visit of Kaal's
the child taken from its mother for whom perhaps he doesn't care
In the London Hawaiian Troubadors, 9.15 p.m.
but does not know. what became award in favour of Mr. Chik Sung-ling had been announced will delete the words.
March
Royal,
of it. 29.-Theatre Daily Express, "ike the Government" we will
"Beachcomber" Grand Concert, 9.15 p.m.
SOCIAL agree heartily with him; and we quotes an English sentence, which
March 11-Master E. Danen- although, perhaps, a trifle involved ently doesn't care a continental An old nurse asks a child, avid Andrew's Hall (Theatre Royal), particular property of any trade,
after literary entertainment: 5.30 p.m.
March 15.-Fourth annual dinner Whatever made you choose that, profession, or calling but the (we use this word for the sake of possession of most people who find the many tender consciences who book to be read to out of from of Queen's College Old Boys
Asscn., & p.m.
March 17-Hongkong Football The Lodon Daily Club dinner in the Hongkong Hotel, SYNCOPATED. News is not to be 7.30 p.m.
Two catdone by the Daily Express Your husband March 24-H.K. Jockey Club is suffering, said the doctor, from extra race meeting. syncopated heart.' Much impresed,
DAMN!
Of the barnacles attached to our, glorious language, those which "age cannot wither etc." are undoubtedly what are known.
a
INVOLVED.
answear words. They are not the will add that the public apparis in its way extremely impressive. berg's first publié recital la St.
SPORT,
BOOLEL AND PERSONAL.
#
over.
In the small hours of Saturday Mesers. Hall Brutton, intimating night, the sixteen coplies were that cartain legal proceedings had awakened and together with two been instituted by Mrs. Chan and The Rev. Bishop C. F. Moosher poor women were told that they Mr. Sydney Ng Quinn, suggested be set face as that the Club should decline to arrived in the Colony this morning were to by the "Arafura."...
policy was the chief's
to be bound by the award and should rob
the rich to relieve retain the prize money in the A Reuter cable from New York the poor." They were escorted by meantime. dislike hard words, and to show for?"
reports the death of Mr. Alfred two bandits holding hand-lanterns. When Messrs. Hall Brutton & Smith, President of the New York in front and two with revolvers Co. informed the Club on restraint of tongue-particularly
how the more homely one is
Central Railroad who was killed behind and had a walk which February 20 that the lost ticket in these humid regions an
through being thrown from a the coolin compared as "from had been found, they asked to be impossibility. Some of them are capable of expansion) for quite a
horse in Central Park.
Kennedy Town to Quarry Bay informed whether the guarantee number of things. And even our
before they were put in a sampan." multim in parvos expressing Skipper may find himself included
Mr. R. F. C. Master, Mr. and Here the guards left them was given, and the amount there much in little, whilst as ease-
in this somewhat sweeping asser
MY PUBLIC AUCTIONS. ments and aida to a fairly normal tion. Let him and the great the pair. returned home and con-
Mrs. G. R. Sayer, Dr. and Mrs. with a parting injunction that if of, and the name of the guarantor. March 18-Lammert Bros, at Balean and family, Mrs. G. M. they met any sampan-ferries they This application was made on state of nerves, their attributes number of those who constitute sulted the dictionary. When Sales Rooms, Duddell Sreet, Harston, and the Rev. and Mrs, were to say that they were travell behalf of Mrs. Violet Chan as W. T. Featherstone left for home ing under the orders of Wong No." owner of ticket No. 08066. TA to this respect have never been the public sit down for a they read: Synoppated-moving electric furnace, etc., etc., Noon, questioned. The most popular moment and consider if they care quickly from bar to bar, their March 11-Lammert Bros., at by the "Karmate on Saturday. 5, the Elder Brother, and they would reply was received that the
be given "a" free passage. A Chinese Club was unable to com-, cases Canadiau salted herringi,
A New York cable through dollar fo Canton coine was, given ply with the request.NK Judging it by the frequency with a damn about the many things already high opinion of the doctor Godown. No. 18 Kowloo
Reuter's American Services states each of the released captives for On asking for a reconsideration II.a.m. which it is heard is the one which should excite their sym- became a matter of awe,"
páthy and active interest. We
British prestige has COMPANY MEETINGS.
that Archbishop Hayes of Newt their chow. They ultimately of the decision, a reply was re- whose name appears at the head don't attempt to reiterate what
York and Archbishop Mundelein reached Pak-kal where they board celved on March 6 by Messrs. Hall ANOTHER received another March 14-Extraordinary gen- of this Note. It belongs to no these are. They will become KNOCK blow Mdile.eral meeting of the Hongkong of Chicago sailed on the Berengaria ed the "On Lea" which arrived in Brutton & Co. from the Club's Lengten, because a rand, Reclamation Co., at for Rome; where they are to be Hongkong after midnight on solicitors, Messrs. Lo & Lo, to the Class of society-we confess to apparent, once the contemplative Having heard Clerics use it and attitude is adopted, and the decision was given against her in Messrs. Jardine Matheson's Offices, elevated to the Cardionlate. Fire Saturday, or rather the Sunday effect that the Club Committee stigma of not caring which a lawn tennis match, refused to 11.30 meter thousand persons thronged the morning. On arriva in Hong le capable of a meaning beyond applies to most people regarding play declaring "It is unfair; the March 15-A. B. Watson & Co., ples and farewelled the prelates, Fong they were taken to Central were not prepared to reconsider mere ordinary ability sometimes things of importance in Hong- English are pigs. In the face of thirty-ninth annual meeting at the ile hand-shaking delaying the Station where statements were their decision and there the So indicate. Thus when the kon will disappear, Perhaps the little Frenchwoman's fury, the Hongkong Hotel, 4 km Huer's departure.
500
taken.
matter stands.
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