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was
THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1924,
· RESTRICTIONS.
NO DECISION MADE YET.
INTERESTING RAINFALL
FIGURES.
CANTON POLITICS. SUN RALLIES OLD ADHERENTS.
is
RETURNING TO THE FOLD
Considerable significance placed on the return to Canton, la, At tiffin time to-day, the Public support of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, of two
Department "had" not of his old-time and more im
Works.
diminished by the extra cases the ment by one of the speakers-had relative aspects of this subject, WATER Society had been called upon to a lot to do with it. This apart, is surely no one ever summed up the help. In what direction, the there any reason why the business situation better than George Chap- public was not made aware in community should not have its man, in his play entitled
All conformance with the policy, of the hours adopted by the Shang-think old men are fools; but old summer-time, and labour within Fools," when he said, "Young men the Society not to divulge names. hai firms we have mentioned? A men know young men are fools!" Nor are we informed if the appeal long morning is better than n
Smithson met with any response and if so long afternoon, and we think it
QUITE will be generally agreed that
cursed with a to what extent. We are inclined better work is, hore likely to he
HOPELESS ne'er-do-well 'son, to think the motives actuating the done in a cooler atmosphere than nothing and a great anxiety in his decided to rescind the water portant adherents. Members of the
He was a lazy do- Society in withholding names very in being done in a haze of heat, father After setting his son up
restrictions. Prompted by the Kuo Min. Tang, Dr. Sun's party, worthy ones and only hope its when the will is put to greater in various business enterprises, all heavy rain, a China Mail man have not been endowed with the income account does not suffer extremes of compulsion than of which ended
disastrously, made thquiries and ho was higher sweets of office since his thereby, for it would doubtless otherwise, and the tendency is to Smithson finally boarded him out courteously informed that the return in Canton about Aftsen "slack off." A compromise might with a farmer, in the hope that he rider-main arrangcinents would months ago. Chan Kwing-ming was swell if the public could have some be made and the Manila system would be able to teach him, how to not be taken off at the moment.vasion of Shum Hung-ying's driven away by the joint indication in what direction adopted thus giving most of us an earn his living on the land Still, there was a gleam of hop.wangst troops and the Yun- charity was being dispensed, opportunity for the rest that oven
After his son had been with the The Water Authorities were busy nanese army under Yeung Hel There seems to be too much of the a brief sleep can supply.
the Tarmer a forthight, Smithson with the question and a decision man and they saw to it that all the went down into the country to see might be made getting rid of a certain type of
on Monday. powerful posts were retained in how he was getting on. character, to hush up his mis-
He was met by the farmer at of rain it was not so much it back from Shanghai.
Although there had been plenty their hands when Dr. Sun went deods, and thus in 'some unknown
the station, and immediately asked matter of quartity as of quality ly the Kwangsi-ites way preserve the good name of
as well; the water in one or the treacherous and the Colony, rather than let such
smaller reservoirs was rather exociled by the Yunnanese. Since go through the mill and by a
muddy but this was also receiving then the administration of Kwang- tung province has been gradually Telephone communication with slipping away from the Cantonese Kowloon being interrupted at the and the strength of the non- time, the Botanical and Forestry Cantonese troops has been on the Department was sought." Most increase. One result has been the people will think the amount of relegation of Dr. Sun's former rainfall as recorded by the rain- little more than nominal authority Cantonese officers to posts withe gauge at the Botanic Gardens, entailing garrison duty in outlying great deal more than shown by districts. the figures. During the twenty-
General Hsu Shung-chi, who four hours up to 10 this morning, took pats in the campaign which 1.90 inches had been registered by ousted the Kwangsi utilitarists Luz the instrument in the Gardens but Yung ting and Ma Yung-hsien, has. the heaviest torrents came on now returned and his appointment after the recording hour. Yester-as commander-in-chief of all the day's figure was only .01 inch,
measure of hard work, work out
Por SHOTS. Circumstances al-
jer vices. It's a long lane that isn't being repaired by the PW, D... In the multitude of Legislative Councillors there should be much
wisdom.
signs too many chits.
Very easy Hes the band that
To remember is human; to forget divine.
Two's company, "three's а quorum.
anxiously how his son was doing,
How's the boy getting on" was his first question.
"Well said the farmer, "he broke two spade handles yester- day."
"What, working so hard!" "No, leaning on them."
To-day's Poem.
(Leisure.)
his own redemption and incident- ally make good some of the viola- tions of credit due to a misname generosity. We, are speak- ing generally. This, we imagine, in not the type of case helped by the Benevolent Society," but rather those who have become
It at first you don't succeed, let We have no time to stand and stranded here, or through the it be a lessonto you. perversity of conditions find themselves unable to help them- selves, with the door of employ- ment effectually bolted.
A Hongkong Screen.
The oppressiveness has given place to rain. "Water from the clouds in dropa" as the dictionary quaintly phrases it. It is per sistent. The clouds are leaden'
--floods.
""
FILTHY
LUCRE.
Miss Susannah Bogg, of Rose Villa, Napier- road, Heaton Chapel, Lancashire directed that her body should be buried at Willow Green Cemetery, Reddish, as near as possible to the grave of her sister, and a similar tombstone erected thereaver at a cost of nut less than £500, and she left one shilling each to a nephew and niece, saying they are otherwise provided for. Net £7,383.
What is this life if, full of care.
sture.
No time to stand beneath the
boughs
And stare as long as sheep or cows,
attention.
Eventual-
proved
they
were
Cantonese troops in the province. has been announced. A yarnacıı Plaz-pastor-tures that he is 10 Interested.
assume duty officially to-day. He Interviewed by a representative was the leader of Dr. Sun's
to time to see, when woods wef Chinese Chamber of Commerce
RSS Where squirrels hide their, nuts,
in grass.
ལྟ༔
in' the.
of the Chinese press, Mr. Li Po-] Northern Expedition which was No time to see, in broad daylight.kwai. chairman of the Hongkong cut off Shikwan Streams full of stars, like stars at Chinese Chamber of Commerce, is summer of 1922 and trekked quoted as having stated that if into Fakien. On return to his night.
the restrictions are not withdrawn native province after various in a few days, the Chamber will vicissitudes he is said to have probably call a committee meeting become dissatisfied at the state of to pass a resolution to the Govern-he was adamant to all persuasions things and left for Shanghai where nient suggesting the discontinua- to return to the fold once more. tion of the rider-main curtailment. Now that he has again professed
No time to turn at Beauty's
glance, And watch her feet, how they can
danec.
No time to wait till her mouth can Enrich that smile her eyes began.
Mrs. Mary Lyon, of Kimberley and heavy and appearances seem House, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, to denote that the spell is likely directed that her body, should be to continue for hour's. The mind buried respectably in an English instinctively thinks of landslides oak coffin, with brass fittings, and
There are about left to Spalding Cemetery-keeper; thirty in line, at the street foun- 55. a year on condition that he A poor life this if full of care, tain patiently waiting for a chance keeps her grave and that of her We have no time to stand and to fill buckets, tubs, Standard Oil husband in order. tin cane-with-water. What
-William H. Davies. are they waiting for? the curious- minded ask. There they are crowded in at the opening of the
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Bosazero:Thomsday, May 22, 1924 4
Jand,
SCHOOL'S IN.
"A tomato "is one
who died for his faith."
"A conservative is a sort of greenhouse where you look at the moon.”
the "Gutta-percha is
fiddle strings of a cat."
"A bachelor is what a young girl plays a game with, and it has
little drum and a.handle.
and paper; all have a fish-like look ❤❤ | which denotes a fixed. thought. They can't be newspaper men seeking an interview; nor can they be people with what are known as, current accounts seeking an over- draft. Suddenly there is a move-a Richt a flutter, a whisper, and the serred ranks part; pencils fly to | paper, and the herd separates.... The afternoon Exchange rate has de Jouvenel, Minister of Educa been disclosed.
Crowds are tlon and Fine Arts, has addressed
The French CONGRATS. Government, through M. Henry
in attendance, the hillside is the following letter to Anatole
stare.
WEATHER CALENDAR.
MAY 22,
1846. Just as I write, the weather is a little more proper for tais "the blest ascension- day of the cheerful month of May,"
that the Chinese were of the mean a strong rally to Dr. Sun in It was hinted in the interview his willingness to serve, it will opinion that there was ample prestige as his influence with the water after the heavy rains and it troops and his military ability have was only recently a report was always been recognised. The raade that the amount of water significance is that the quarrels. in storage was more than twice between Sun's inmediate followers the amount at the corresponding have been patched up with the period last year.
resulting strengthening to morale.
Another of Dr. Sun's subordi nates who has gone back to Hongkong is Wu Hon-man, gover-
HONGKONG BASEBALL nor of Canton in the early days of
LEAGUE ↑ FORMED.
LAST NIGHT'S-MEETING+
The republic and one of the revolutionary leaders. He is said to have been unable to see eye in Canton to eye with others hende-his-long-retirement-at- Excelsior Terrace in Hongkong, His appointment as secretary to the Generalissimo is another indication that he has been won back to the cause.
dotted with these who prefer to France on the occasion of his thing; it creates, beauty, justice, they are hoping to arrange games/ Chan Chak has left Shanghai but
see without paying for the privilege. Each tram car that comes along is crowded "fore and aft *** disgorging their living freight at the terminus, only to add to the chattering curious throng who are present not no nuch to help a hospital as to satiate, if that is possible, their sense of the curious. Two-thirty is announced, then three ...... at three-thirty it is obvious there will be no aviation display that afternoon...... Fans gyrate in the twilight-ladened room; a bell is heard, and the orchestra com-) mences ita overture. Lights shaded cut the darkness and make for restfulness. Three-star brandy-Yes!..... Capstan ye...... Pola Negri... The audience settles down..
Summer-Time...
eightieth birthday:
Your
IMAGINATION.
Imagination disposes of every- and happiness, which is every thing, in this world.
Pascal.
SHADOWS BEFORE.
Coming Events Advertised in The Mall.
ENTERTAINMENTS.
Maitre On the day when all the lettres of the world celebrate eightieth birthday the Minister of Education cannot fail to join with theirs the hom age of the Government. How could our country not be grateful to your smiling genius. Your art, so to speak, has given the finishing touch to that instrument of precision, the French langu age, and has exhilarated that sense of perfection which renders Freach so nobly exigent, YouKindred of the Dust."
22.-Coronch Theatre: have thus uided men and nations to understand themselves, and bave merited the name of Master, which I am proud to give you.
May
Mar 22-The Star: To Think About."
Theatre;
American baseball enthusiasts in the Colony are determined to make this season a real successful one and knowing that it is half the
It is not known if ex-Admiral battle to get the public interested,
rumours are abroad that he is also. teams in order that the public may been one here with well known baseball
rejoining Sun's service. He has of Sun's staunchest observe the game as it should be adherents, having been the moving played. Recognising that com- petition is conducive to better play Spirit in the "capture" of the they decided that the Hongkong Navy in Canton fa 1922 and re- Baseball League, provisionally maining to the last with his leader the bottled-up cruiser off Shameen. formed last year, should this year go with a real swing and for this after the coup which expelled Sun. purpose a meeting was called last As Coastal Defence Commissioner night at the American Consulate. at Kongmona he came into "open
conflict which Ju There were present Messrs M.
Cheuk-man- another old Kuo Wallman. J. Koff and M. Kerna-
Mir han (representing the Hongkong surmised that for driving ju away, Tang, principal and It is Baseball Club), G. da Roza and he was relieved of office. He has LM. da Rocha (Club, de Recreio),
Something S. Tukushima (Japanese Base-been kicking his heels since but ball Club), K. F. June (South there have been reports of his China Athletic Association) and return in the near future. F. Sequeira (Club de Lusitano).
It was unanimously decided to form the league and rules of oper ation will be drawn up and sub-
May 20.-World
ifling With Honour." May 22.-Queen's Theatre: "De termination also "Chefalo and Palermo, the Magicians." turns
With the removal of TURNS. the British ban upon
music hall
SOCIAL
SPORTS
LAND SALE.
are
their
All the foregoing are merely straws in the wind but they give weight to the assumption that the Cantonese (native) officials gradually consolidating The ground used will be that ar position so that they will be able present belonging to the Hong- to show a united front against a kong Baseball Club where there isfaction now loyal to Dr Sun Yat-sen. common enemy or any recalcitrant accommodation for nearly 500 in
mitted to members.
the grandstand."
"SOME ÉXCUSE.”
BOATS.
from Germany, Austria, and other former enemy countries, imposed
slay 31.-Dance at Peak Club. 9.15 pm. in August, 1914, one more step has Juze 12.-Mr. William Heughan, been taken to mitigate the England has reverted to sum acerbitics of post-war conditions well known Busso-Baritone, will mertime and is presumably better in Europe. The resolution which si at the Peak Club, 9.80 p.m.
was adopted by 116 votes to 7 off by reason of by the extra hour, at a special general meeting of the ing of the Hongkong Jockey Club.
It was decided to draw up à
H. E. THE GOVERNOR.. May 24.Third extra Race Meet- schedule of matches and practice Shanghai has no summer-time, Variety Artists Federation in
games for each club, the represent- SLIGHT INDISPOSITION. but certain business-houses have London, was largely determined. Meeting of the HK, Jockey Club.
June 7-9.-Fourth Extra Raocatives of the Club de Recreio what they call summer-time-it is true, by economic consider
indicating that in the event of a The China Mail regretë to learn rearrangement of the hours in ations. It stated in part, however,
satisfactory conclusion to negotia-that HE, the Governor is suffer- which they do business. Thus, a that the members of the federation tot of Crown Land at Mt. Cameron, would be pleased to allow its ase influenza and was, as a couse- May 26-A P.W.D. Offices, one tions for a ground at Kowloon they ing from slight attack of period of 8.30 a.m. to 4.80 p.m. "are of the opinion that the time 3 p.m. (Saturdays 8.39 a.m. to 12 noon) has arrived for the reciprocal reex-
for games and practices. "URTYC ATECTION,
quence unable to proside at the The cases it helps are
is to be observed by the following change of artists of the national- May 23.-Lammert Bros.. at
Council meeting this afternoon.. firms:-Mackinnon, Mackenzle & ities, concemed." This British Sales Rooms, Daddell Street, never publicly revealed, and its Ca, Gibb, Livingstone & Co., Ltd., decision will most certainly ex- hold furniture, 11 a.m.
His Excellency, by Doctor's advice, is confined to the House, Officers and Committee only can Jardine. Matheson & Co., Ltd., raise considerable Influence in
May 29-Lammert "Bros., at
but it is hoped that he will be suffi say what distress there is in the The Kailan Mining Administra-determining the future course of fengkong & Kewoon Wharf and COMPLAINT ABOUT MOTOR ciently recovered to be present at
Our Government, in itation, Glen Line Eastern Agencies, | same - connection and more than one gas engine, 2:30 p.m..
France, Belgium and Italy in this Godown Co., Ltd. Kennedy Town.
the Race Meeting on Saturday. HELPING. benevolent aspect, renders aid, last named firm's Saturday hours be removed everywhere in Europe Carchick Street, Kennedy Towwhistles owing to the noise made
Ltd., and Butterfield & Swire. The ikely, it is believed, the ban will May 28.-Lammert Bros. nt G, probably under some rule or law will be 8.80 am to 12.30 p.m. before the end of the year.....
That he could not hear police Hongkong cloaks its poverty in that is layoked when anyone is Doubtless other firms in the
machinery. 3 p.m.
·COMPANY MEETINGS, A
by his engine was the excuse The following will represent the quite a remarkable manner. Evi- distressed, But the ordinary Settlement are copying what mast
An aditorial in The
May 93.-Forty-third meeting of of the be considered
master, excellent
a Walla Club de Recreio' in their replay, dence of it can only be found in person only casually sees the hand example, and employees must reap published on April at Jardire Matheson's offices, ant the Marine Court this morning runners-un position in the Second FOOLS, Times of London, the Canton Insurance Offre, Ltd.. Walla motor bont who was charged against the East Surreys for the those unredeemed 'chite which are of want in the Colony, and prob-a considerable benefit. In Manila was headed "All Fools." It dis
with failing to stop when called Division Football League. Game. the bugbear of concerns which bly hears of cases that can be there is a siesta period from 12 cussed, without reaching any con-
May 26-8ooond meeting" of upon to do so at 11.45 pm. on to be played on the Hongkong give credit; unsettled account described as sad. For the rest on top.m, and those who clusion, the origin of the time- shareholders of Tane. Crawford May 13
Club Ground on Friday, 23rd in- rendereds; and in the LOU.'s the institutionu we have indicated claion with which stores close familiar ritual of momentary de
have been there speak to the pre-worn custom of "that day's id. at the Hongkong Hotel, nomi LIS. Darkin, who gave evidence. stant, at 5 30 p.m.-M. Silva; A. which appear as questionable fill the breach, and our withers promptly on the stroke of 12 noon. Ceptior," urged that "folly" is of the Peak Trapiwny Co., Ltd., at all make the
May 28-Meeting of shareholders against him said, that they Gosano; P. M. Xavier; c. d'As« same excuse sumpcao; AT A. Remedion; Cousata in most generous, men's romain unerung, and we gun Hongkong debated the question oflative, that is, that many things the Fringing Hotel-11
fard-le-fagdangerous practHG Remedios D. Xavier Affairs-Our-Portuguese friends our way. God is in His heaven General Chamber of Commerce Summar-time at a meeting of thy
which were invigorating "folly" to
„ATHER ARETINGA.
tees He Bashed his light A Fuertes; V Oplay; I Rocha an elder generation are now have their own Societies that give etc,
May 22 ---Ordinary general meet-four times in this particular in-and A. Brown. Reserves: A. A help to necesaitous caves; and the of us to read but a few days ago nothing to do with it. I we cove when one day at least should point &
It was a shock to some and decided; on a vote, to have seriously engaged in, and de- ing of Marine Engineere Guild of Stance but with no effect and Botelho and L. E. Carvalho,
clared that perhaps the time has china. Ant. Sailors Home, West was not until he gave the signal -four times on his whistle that the Hongkong Benevolent Society the appeal of the Hongkong Kene-voting was extremely narrow and where folly ends and, wisdom Folena May Institute, conducted by board said he saw the flashes and Selikanov of the White Guard
remember rightly the result of the he devoted to considering exacky v 90. Bible-study circle at hont stopped covers a less restricted creedal or volent Society for donations to its probably the question of its effect hegins. All very good, but when Rev R. Lindsay (open to all heard the whistles.
A passenger Riga, May national field in its beneficient funds which had been sorely upon children used as an argu- it comes to a discussion of the women) 10.20 am.”
an
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FOOTBALL.
21.-Colonel,
Amy has been shot in accordance to sentence.Reuter