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Hospital calls for our verdict, the materially changed as the result
religious aspect forbids us to speak. Putting it more bluntly we cannot judge the Government's decision without also judging the religious issue; for as the matter stands to-day to condemn the Government's decision is to affront the Roman Catholic. faith, and to approve the Government's decision lato affront the 'Fro. testant faith. That as the matters stands to-day we emphasize those words-that, briefly, is the position. However, if full editorial comment is im possible until the discussion is freed from its religious bias, we can at least venture one remark as a partial judgment, that ignor- ing all the other aspects of the problem hearing upon the question of whether the Government was right or wrong, the decision to em- ploy the sisters of the Maryknoll Mission was unfortunate to the extent that it was almost certain to provoke religious controversy
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1924.
SINGAPORE TRAGEDY.
CURIOUS INCIDENT.
WIFE AND HUSBAND TAKE EUROPEAN LADY PURSUED,
POISON.
Mi
SHOPKEEPER'S MISTAKE.
of Wu Pel-fu's downfall. Chan is for the time being, not able to count on the moral help of the Loyang warlord-whatever that On the other may have meant. hand, Dr. Sun may see in the
Sir, It seems most extraordin (From Our Own Correspondent,)
A curious incident occurred in meeting of Feng Yu-hsiang, Chang Teo-lin and Lu Yungary that the Government of a Bri
Wyndham Street shortly after
· SINGAPORE, November 12. noon to-day when a European halang (who was defeated at tish Colony should propose to staff
As a result of veronal self-lady had the unpleasant expert Shanghai) a corresponding rise in one of its publio institutions with
American nuns, when appeals are administered, Mrs. U. Richards ence of being chased as a supposed his prestige.
coming from the homeland for has died and her husband lies in a thief.
soveral According to funds to support hundreds of thou most critical condition.
accounts Mrs. C. G. Williams had sands of unemployed ex-service It appears that Mr. Richards, a nen, to say nothing of many thou-respected member of the Eurasian left a dress at the Kam Sing shop Bands of women as well. It should community, who was employed to be embroidered. This morning Fines ranging up to $2 were not be wondered at that if this as architect to the Municipality she called for the dress and told the drug to his-the-shop-woman to send the-bill inflicted at the Kowloon Magistracy proposal is carried out the now administered
American fathers,
Financial difficulties are given as Mrs. Williams wrote her name on several Chinese for gambling: Queen's College be given over to wife and then took a dose himself. to her address, No. 10, The Peak
the and address on a piece of paper, but the shop woman insisted upon cash. payment. Some misunder- standing, it, seems, now arose, for upon Mrs. Williams leaving the shop, a police whistle was blown by one of the attendants. Every body in the shop poured into the street and together with the "crowd that speedily collected pur- sued Mrs. Williams to Queen's Road Central, where a European police sergeant took charge of the situation.. After hearing explana- tions he assured the shop woman that he need not fear for his money, and Mrs. Williams was thus able to depart without protest.
A Chinese was injured by being knocked down by a motor lorry at Morrison Hill Road yesterday, and had to be removed to hospital.
The driver of a motor lorry in Yaumats has reported to the police that he knocked down and injured a Chinese yesterday. The man was removed to the Kwong Wah Hospital.
In a number of charges for obstruction and hawking without permits the defendants failed to appear at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning and their ball money
was estreated.
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Those residing in Hongkong and the reason leading up to Kowloon are living and working tragedy, which has come as a the Eurasian under the British Flag (some seom great shock to to have lost sight of this fact). The community of Singapore. controversy is not one to be settled “out of school” and' squabbled over,
LORRY ACCIDENT.
ECHO OF CAUSEWAY BAY. CRASH.
DRIVERS REMANDED,
The match in the first division but one in which British honour of the English League between, and British prestige should be up- Liverpool and Huddersfi d resulted. This is not a slight against ed in a win for the latter by three tie American people (we are aware of their ability and knowledge in goals to two.
caring for the sick), and we are sure they realise the position. What and if America should engage nurses from England to work in her hos
Tang Tsan-chan and Kù Kwan- pitals rather liau, Jier own people? The thought is preposterous! And wo, the two drivers of the P.W.D. the position the Clovernment is tak motor lorry, which crashed into a ing in engaging American Sisters wall at A. King's Slipway premises of the Maryknoll Order, in this, a at Causeway Bay last Tuesday British Colony, is one which rightly morning and seriously injured a arouses the indignation of its pedestrian, were brought up before Mr. N. L. Smith at the Central subjects,
As has been pointed out to ng by Magistracy this morning and other correspondents, there
are formally remanded. Ball was fixed thousands of unemployed women in at $2,000 each.. For having in his possession England, who would be willing
Still In Hospital. two mace of prepared non-govern- and are just as capable as the
- The injured man ment opium, an unemployed Chin-American Sisters, of taking-arge If Sir Charles Addis' letter inese was fined $24, or three weeks and runing a hospital. Is it not critical condition at the Govern- the Kowloon our duty to help these first not ment Civil Hospital, and in the the "Morning Post has achieved hard labour, at.
only by raising funds, but by giv-present instance the first defendant nothing else, it has been useful in Magistracy this morning.
ing them employment when and is charged with driving a motor enlightening people in Britain of
A-Reuter message from Shang-where it is in our power to do so? vebile without the permission of the danger in taking as gospel the hai states that there is great interest
the owner or a licence, and the Yours etc.. writings of the occasional trippers in the report, from Japanese sources
other, who is a licensed driver, CHATY BEGINS AT HOME. to China, who learn all about the from Tientsin, that Feng Yu-hsláng
with allowing the first defendant Hongkong, November 12,
to drive the lorry. country in the course of a few and Wang Chen-ping have fled. weeks. In the case of Mr. So far the report has not been con- Bertrand Russell, his claim to firmed. first-hand knowledge is consider- ably qualified, when it is recalled There will be a Children's at the Helena May that he spent most of his time in Lecture China in the German Hospital in Institute to-morrow, November 14, Peking, where he lay at death's at 5 30. p.m. given by Mrs. Minett door for many days and, on being M.D Subject:-"First Aid to discharged was hastened to a Dolls and Others." (Admission
free)-Adur. warmer climeJapan, if memory
Hongkong And Canton..
serves us. Mr. Russell's summing Playing on the Farling Golf
between Course, for the St. John of Jerusa up of the relations Canton and Hongkong, naturally ten Trophy, Lieutenant A. H. are of chief interest to British Alexander and Mr. G. C. Stark readers. As Sir Charles points each returned scores of 77. The out, there is no question of former's card read 84-7 and the enmity. His Excellency the latter's 85 8: Governor and officialdom in general have given proof, times During the week ended Satur- without number, that the Govern- day, one fatal case of diphtheria nient is absolutely neutral as was reported and two cases of regards the quarrel of Dr. Sun eteric fever; one fatal case of Yat-sen with General. Chen puerperal fever and a fatal case of Chiung-ming. As regards Dr. rabies All were Chinese, and HOME DE | San's difference with Peking, the with the exception of the puerperal fever and one, case of enteric
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KOWLOON HOSPITAL.
EAT HEARTILY |
But be sure you can See heartily too.
If you have any doubt cons cerning your eyes call and see
LAZARUS.
. RECALLING" THE PAST.
[To the Editor of the China Mail.3
is still in a
COLONY'S FINANCES.
SEVEN. VOTES BEFORE COUNCIL.
BUS HITS TREE.
PASSENGERS HAVE ROUGH PASSAGE.
BUT NOBODY HURT.
-While proceeding from Sham- shulpo, during the tiffin hour to- day, bus No. 542 of the Kowloon Motor Bus Co., collided with one of the branches of a tree, just past the Central British School, in Nathan Road. The branch splintered the roof and made the bus come to a standstill and heel over. The passengers were thrown about, but managed to stay in the bus, while the vehicle by some miracle righted itself. The bus was able to proceed on its way, after a short interval and. arrived safely at the ferry. Fortunately, Bave for a few bruises, no one was hurt.
Sir,-Would not the majority. of those who either took active part in the War and those who
At the meeting of the Legislative have lost someone dear to them prefer not to be reminded of the Council this afternoon, His Excel
The occupants were lucky that suffering they have gone through? lency the Governor recommended
The War is over. Few want to the members to vote the following the accident did not prove of a more serious nature, and it should spend a miserable day after going Twenty thousand Dollars be a warning to drivers not to through the agony of a public reminder of what should have $20,000 in aid of the vote Pub drive so close to the trees. While ended, at all. I feel certain that lic Works, Recurrent, Hongkong, on the other hand, it may be many ex-service men and those Communications (4) Maintenance advisable if some of the lower
of Roads and Bridges in City. who have lost dear ones will agree ¦
Fifteen thousand six hundred branches of big trees are lopped. with me,
Dollars ($15,600) in aid of the fol. Yours etc..
Hongkong, November 12.
1
lowing votes:- C. S.
Prison Department, Other Clurges - Subsistence of Prisoners $14,000.00 Tight
1,600.00
$15,600,00
USE THE PRESS.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL:
TODAY'S MEETING.
At the meeting of the Legisla- tive Council, this afternoon, there were present:-
H.E. the Governor, Sir Reginald Stubbs, K.C.M.G.
Hongkong Government, in а sense, has even over-stepped the fever, which were reported from (To the Editor of the China Mail,;}. border line of neutrality by deal the New Ter itories, all the cases
Sir,-Exception has been taken Two thousand Dollars ($2,000) ing with the Canton Government came from Victoria. There were
no cases reported for the 48 hours to the chattering of certain un nid of the vote Harbour Master's directly in place of reference
Chinese under the Department, Special Expenditure,
H.E. Major-General Sir John through the Colonial Office and ending on Tuesday the 11th inst. knowing
Supreme Court verandah during Building of a Rescue Tug. the British Legation in Peking With steadily Increasing at the Two Minutes' Silence on Tues-Sixty-one thousand Dollura Fowler, K.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.O., the which. under certain given tendance of patrona,
The Mall day. Quite rightly, too. But why ($61,00) on account of Kowloon- Officer Commanding the Troops.
Canton Railway, Special Expendi- Hon. Sir, Claud Severn, K.B.E, circumstances, would be the more man," an F. O attraction, bids make a fuss, instead of devising tire. Locomotive Carringe, and C.M.G., Colonial Secretary. correct method of procedure.fair to break all house records at ways and means to prevent a
Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, KC, Wagon Expenses: Breakdown Mr. Russell's attempt to foment the World Theatre. The fame of 'repetition?
Crane.
CB.E, Attorney-General. -feeling between Canton and Emory Johnson as a producer of When we had the Rose Days Twenty-two thousand and twenty Hon. Mr. C. Mcl.. Messer, Hongkong is not likely to meet nonular pictures has spread far and during the War the services of Dollars, $22,020) in aid of the fol-Colonial Treasurer. with success; at the same time it wide since the appearance of his the vernacular papers were lowing votes:-
Hon. Mr. A. E. Wood; Secretary is just as well that Sir Charles Third Alarm". In the Name of sought. If those responsible for Police, Other Charges:---
for Chinese Affairs. Addis has put the facts of the the Law" and "Westbound Limit: arrangements were to approach. Bedding and Meas case before the British public. d. all of which had bighly the Chinese newspapers the pur-
......$5,750.00 Utensile The conclusion, that Mr. Russell successful engagements in all the port of the ceremony could easily Identification of Crimin
leading theatres of the country. has been betrayed into distortinghe Mailman" is to remain at be explained in advance. Or better al the facts in order to suit his pre-the above theatre for two more still, notices in Chinese could be Incidental Expenses... conceived theories of what British policy in China ought to be, is a days Cinema-goers are advised put up. There would then be no. Light and Electric Fans
chattering. Hard and unkind. Rent of Stations mild one to reach in view of all not to miss it. the circumstances.
Sun And Chan.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL,
Total
Totes:--
Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy, Director of Public Works. i
Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe; Captain
100.00
1,000.00
Superintendent of Police.
8,000,00
Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, K.C.
1,819.00
Hon, Mr. P. HL Holyoak.
Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird,
3,800.00
2,000.00
Hon. Mr. Chow Show-son. Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall. Hon. Mr. C. Montague Ede."
$22.020.00
Mr. S. B. B. McElderry, Clerk of Councils.
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Six thousand and fifty Dollars The Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp KC., ($6.050) in aid of the following C.B.E..
the Attorney-General moved the following: Judicial and Legal Department, First reading of Bill Intituled Bagistracy
An Ordinance to amend the 1 Personal Emoluments.
Other Charges
$5,090.00 | Fraudulent Transfers of Businesses
Ordinance, 1923: Electric Fahs and Light
·ཝཱ 250.00 Second reading, of the Bi! Incidental Expenses 800.00, intituled An Ordinance to amend Uniform for Messengers. 70.00 the Crown Solicitors! Ordinance, Vehicle hire for· serving.
[1912. Summons"
Total
**30,00
Second reading of the Bitl Intituled An. Ordinance to amend. $6,050.00 the Summary Offences Ordinance,
Second reading of the Bill
words would also be unnecessary. ¡ Rent of Married Police.
Allowing for the foregoing, I Quarters The Right Hon. T. P. O'Con- nor, M.P., speaking at a journalists' crave liberty to maintain that the Transport luncheon in connection with the Europeans are no better off. When a Chinese funeral passes Liverpool Civic Week at Wembley, Once again people in Canton are said that the trouble with the poor along the streets, unknowing for do not pronounce judgment in the talking about the prospects of war that he had to compete with shots of the principal mourners Workaday journalist now-a-days eigners have paused to take snap- present Instance is entirely due to peace between Dr. Sun Yat-sen Ex-Prime Ministers, Cabinet, La- who hide their faces behind suck the exceptional circumstances of and General Chan Kwing-ming. bour, and social leaders, and cloth. Nobody likes to be reminded Gossip has been busy with these eminent criminals, all of whom of a funeral, least of all a Chinese the problem. Unfortunately, say two names ever since the split in were paid on a far higher scale It is in the hope that Europeans what some of the disputants may, June, 1922, but nothing has than the workday journalist. The will refrain from, photographing the discussion, as we said yester-eventuated. As it is hoped that present standard of journalism was mourners in future that. I take up day, is dominated by religion, and a lasting peace will be possible very high. Journalists had their your valuable space.
to On Tuesday, I saw a Chinese PROBLEM.
even although patriotism is the with a new régime at Peking own code of honour-bot
another man's job and lad doff his hat and spring smartly more than ordinary interest will pinch' chief, nay the sole consideration be taken in the latest pronounce not to take unfair advantage of bis to attention when the first few Yesterday we said that we did in some mlads, religion is the ments. Unfortunately, neither trade secrets.
bare of the National Anthem werd not intend to refer to the Kowloon! stronger force at work. Now we side will stipulate terms which can
played. Not being Ignorant, he Five-thousand Dollars ($5,000) | 1845. tendered respect where respect on account of Public Works, Extra Hospital problem again until the have nothing against religion as a be expected to be accepted by the other side. Or it may be that
was due. And so would every ordinary, Hongkong, Miscellane Intituled An Ordinance to amand discussion had been freed from topic for public discussion; indeed Dr. Sun has to be guided, partly, religious bias, since as a non-it la, in its wider aspects, one of the by the dictates of his generals In recognition of his 27 years other Chinese if only they were ous, Alteration to the Kitchen the Forgery Ordinance, 1922.
buildings at the Government Civil sectarian paper we cannot enter few subjects in these superficial and that Chan Kwing-ming must work in connection with the Union told what was required. into religious controversy. How-
times that are worth discussing at consider the attitude of his anti. Church, Mr. Lewis Jones, of the My best thanks for kindly Hospital.
Sun allies in Kwangtung province. China Inland Mission, Hankow, inserting this letter."
Yours etc, ever our attitude has been con-all-fact, which prompte us to The latest report of yet another has been presented with a travell-
PUN.U. strued by some of our readers, repeat that our correspondence postponement of Dr. Sun's alleged ing rug and a watch by the
Hongkong. November 12. more especially those who contend columns are open to anyone who departure for the North is not
has a sincere opinion to express likely to throw any light on this By the s.s. "Mantua," the cricket that patriotic, not religious,
important topic. Looking at the team that is to represent Malaya
ACCIDENTAL DEATH. grounds are the chief considera- No, we have nothing whatever matter from all points of view, it in the series of interpert matches tions in the discussion, to mean against religion as a topic for does seem that the possibility is arrived here, with the exception of
"GIRL KILLED BY TIMBER that we hold no opinions at all public discussion, but while we remote of a Canton representa- Fight Lieutenant. Livock, who is
FALLING.
A number of coolies engaged in upon the merits of the Govern- give our readers the fullest tive attending the vaunted forth on H.M.S.Pegasus The new
gambling in a new building In ment's decision to employ the facilities for stating their views coming conference, this retre arrivals are: G.. M. Brand, A. K
sentative to be emported to act Holmes-Brown, W. Edwards, heavy, plece of timber, which Shantung street yesterday, were misters of the Maryknoll Mission, we cannot ourselves take Mides in for all the multifarion daterests RT. Foster, M. Grouter. Dat being carried by a man at suddenly startled by an alarm res This is by no means the case a religious controversy without in this disturbed, province: How- Stiven, EWN. Watt (EMS) Waterloo Road yesterday, dropped garding the approach of the police ever much Di Bum or General PN. Knight Leg Ri3A+ Phuyre, or the man whoulder and folks in an codeavour to escape, one of Obviously It is our duty to have violating one of the
Chan's mays ha hawapped to LFHhompson and NFH on Woven your old girl, the the men jumped through a window opinions
upan every public matter
Just now Whitley (Singaporal) Min Bike drug mer of some boat people of an apper Loor and was render
accompanies the team an umpire The girl was struck in the hand- unconscious: The man WAR TONOF« and to express those opinions fession.
andi: Crawford will act as SCOTOR.
ed to the hospital." without fear or favour. That we
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Church members, plea
GAMBLERS SURPRISED.
ONE MAN JUMPS FROM WINDOW
Second reading of the"B" intituled An Ordinance to amend the Telegraphic. Messages: Ordine ance, 1894.
In committee the Council passed the third 'readings of the latter four Bills.
DROWNED.
BOATMAN JUMPS FROM
BRIANWHARE IDE
In an endeavour. panos" of pastel, which
we water, a boatman jumped from the Star Ferry
Pho man did not reappear, and lpolice, sre, now, or the lookout: fre
The bod