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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1925.
GERMANS ALARMED.
THE ALLIED NOTE ON COLOGNE.
to a misunderstanding upon this practice of moving warfare, and score, but it was out of the ques-detachments were introduced to tion for us to let it pass without the eccentricities of mule terms. comment, since, as we have organisation was given by the After dark a lecture on battery implied above; an affront to us of Instructor of Gunnery, Chira this kind is an affront also to: the Command, and the conditions of public. We pay full tribute alike the Cup Competition to the hospitable instincts of the afterward guests of the Ser- explained. The Company" were St. George's Society and the dis- reants Mess R. A. (Hard lines!)
Berlin, January 6. The Allied Note concerning interéstec labourg
of those The tactical scheme for the com- Cologne has evoked a chorus of Herr
new
were
(Reuter's Service.)
responsible for organizing its petition was na follows. The protest from the Press.
Artillery Company formed the Marx's organ, the "Germania," annuaf ball, but we insist that, as advance guard artillery of a force anys that the Note seriously with every other kindred matter, advancing southward along the threatens to destroy the mutual it is no longer sufficient to treat Fanling Castle Peak Rond. confidence of nations which was the Press with the easy unconcern the village of N Wai, and the
Opposition was encountered about recently reviving. and cool disrespect, amounting first task of the guns was to shell German people unanimously re- The Tageblatt says that the sometimes to open contempt, that this village. This operation was ject, the monstrous attempt to may have been good enough in the naturally carried out with blank subject a population of 2,000,000 past but is--yes-quite intoler-munition. The advance hav-to foreign domination. able to-day.
ing been resumed, the Battery The monarchist paper, the Commander 'suddenly saw a party "Kreuz Zeitung," states that the of hostile infantry advancing over real reason of the non-evacuation Singapore Base.
the foot hills. The guns 'were off of Cologne is that Britain needs the road and in action with very the support of France for an Without the Singapore naval praiseworthy rapidity. base the British Fleet would be ton rounds fired, six were effec- fore gives France a free hand on Of the extra-European policy, and there- practically locked out of the tive, including one burst right in the Rhine, Pacific. That sums up considered the middle of the targets. The Imperial Press opinion on the battery then proceeded along a
FRENCH FIRMNESS decision of the
Paris, January 6. British side track, to give close support to Ministry to resume its construc- the infantry. A hostile machine decision of the German metallur- The newspapers, regard the tion. Few Empire statesmen and gun was located, and a further gical experts not to return to politicians outside the Australian ten rounds fired, Labour Party will disagree with neutralisation began from the to their promise, and the fact that" Effective Faria until Thursday as contrary such an opinion, but the opposi-third round, and one round fell Germany has not as yet replied to tion of that Party, can safely be only five yards from the target, the French proposals for a modus ignored seeing that they are not The detachments, during these vivendi as મ in power at the Federal seat of shoots, were strictly marked manoeuvre "to
mere political government. Even the Ramsay down.for any faults by the In-pressure stop..
make French past, the customary invitation MacDonald regime was never structor in Gunnery, and in spite
actually hostile to the Singapore of this the Taikoo Section won French experts are of the opinion According to "Le Matin," The China Mail" should be sent, late as the matter naval base scheme; the late the cup with 90 per cent. of that the German manœuvre does had been left., The reply was so Labour Prime Minister fully marks, with the City Section in not constitute a final decision and naive as almost to disarm criticism recognised that the work would close attendance with 80 odd per will be subdued by firmness and -it had beer presumed that all have to be, resumed sooner or cent. It is hoped that these coolness-Havas newspaper men were members doubt about the necessity for the peetive recruits, and that they inter. There can never be any lines will catch the eyes of pros- The poor reporter was to spend, Singapore base. Were the British will enrol themselves at Volun $12 for the privilege of reporting Fleet to be practically locked out teer Headquarters, Garden Road, the ball, usually anything but an able-any Dominion in the Pacific the unit up to strength, and forty of the Pacific-which is unthink-Twenty men are required to bring easy task, especially for the which might be attacked by a to give it a percentage spare. morning paper man, and he was strong Naval Power would have to lay out further $8 for the if such could be found.
to rely on some foreign assistance," friend he might take along with fore,
There- the Singapore base him to increase what pleasure he scheme is
# matter. of might derive from performing
Imperial concern, and should be duty. This is so foreign to the note, is enunciated by the "Sydney treated as such. This view, we hospitality traditionally associat- Morning Herald," which rightly ed with the St. George's ball and deplores the indifference other similar functions in Hong- Canadu to the scheme, kong that we do not for a moment reminds us that Mr. Baldwin and believe that it in the slightest necessary to the mobility of the set for armed robbery at No. 44, his Party regard Singapore as The preliminary stages had been degree represents the attitude of British Navy in its Empire-wide: Queen's Road East, yesterday, but the Society, but can be attributed responsibilities. In any event the presence of mind of one of the solely to ignorance of the general indifference, which need not neces- spolled the well-laid plans of the thising with the object of the Canada is only at the stage of inmates in, giving the alarm It may be taken that the Bri-. custom. Tactfully informed that Barily mean hostility:
tish Government, while sympa- since the reporter, attending these indifference on her part is in-
The premises, occupied by a American proposal to gradually functions out of a sense of duty explicable looking to the facts school-master and his family, suppress opium traffic, questions to the public, could not be present geographical position in relation who, backed up by a revolver, method, proposed, holding the that she cannot alter her grave were entered into by three men, the wisdom of the particular without an invitation, the honor to the Pacific and that she once huddled the inmates into the opinion that it would be better to ary official concerned next began a local naval policy but kitchen. Just at this moment one evolve, a means of controlling the observed, in response to an in- has since virtually abandoned it of the females shouted "save life," import of opium into countries, quiry if the invitation would, in serious, and perhaps fatal, risks
Were Britain ever to run too whereupon the robbers decamped. where the trade is doing harm the usual way, include a friend-in the Pacific, Canada would
Ruse That Worked.
than to attempt to end the trade at one stroke. Adopting a ruse that they were honorary official con- undoubtedly be the loudest to looking for a person named Lok erice given to the matter in India It is declared that the promin- denounce the lack of foresight at Ting-ki, four men had the door is quite unfair, it being pointed that Singapore.
open for them when they knock-out that India does not export. ed at the ground floor of No 239, opium except to Governments Temple Street, Yaumati, yesterday which want it and can control its afternoon..
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Hongkong, Wednesday, January 7, 1925,
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UNPLEASANT.
the
of 'but
SAVE LIFE."
ARMED ROBBERS MAKE HURRIED EXIT.
Even robbers.
FAMILY'S DANGER.
OPIUM TRAFFIC.
14
THE BRITISH METHOD OF
1. SUPPRESSION.
(Reuter's Servios.),
· London, January 9, According to the "Manchester Guardian," à Cabinet Minister is likely to be added to the British delegation to the Opium Confer- Geneva, which will
yesterday discussed the question understood that the Cabinet resume on January 12. It is
of policy involved.
ence at
MUSSOLINI CRITICISED IN A DESPERATE MAN.
LONDON.
Before leaving Hongkong for the joys of the open road, one of the ablest journalists who has yet worked in the Colony offered a few words of advice to his earned next observed colleagues, words of advice based invitations could not be handed upon his own somewhat stormy out indiscriminately! We prefer career in this Isle of Fragrant not to dwell upon the inferences Artillery Work. Streams. Hongkong journalists, which this remark suggests, but The Engineers, Mounted Infantry, dagger, they intimidated the in- been no export of opium from Producing two revolvers and a distribution, and that there has he declared, as one whose motives merely to say that all over the and Infantry of the Hongkong mates, a widow and others, and India to China since 1917, since were above suspicion looking to world for theatres, balls, concerts often been before the eyes of the to the value of $120.
Volunteer Defence Corps have got away with money and clothing when its production in China, the fact that he expected never and other social functions. it is Colony during the past year, both
Persia, and Turkey has increased. more to return to the Colony-the standing rale to send two in the Press and in propria
House Ransacked. Hongkong journalists, he declared, invitations to the Press, the though equally praiseworthy, has hawker. The robbers carried a should seek, not better social re-assumption being that if the so far been unsung, and it is felt revolver and a dagger.
persona. The Gunners work, four men entered the house of a At Kowloon City, yesterday, cognition, but better professional reporter is fit to attend so too is by the writer who is in close touch threat of being shot down if the Under recognition. That the distinction his mother, his sister or his with the moverent, that some hawker attempted to give an alarm, was wisely made is proved once fiancee. Then to close the whole publicity should be given to the the robbers, ransacked the place again by an incident that, for the sorry episode the invitation card branch of the Defence Corps.clothing to the value of $10.
performance of a very important and cleared with money and China Mau anyway, has some- did not reach the "China Mail" The original Hongkong Volunteer what tarnished the lustre of this office until the office was closed. Corps, raised in 1862, was an year's St. George's Ball, an Ignoring the fact that the invita- Artillery Corps. There are two incident which, if it is unpleasant tion could have been sent weeks interesting photographs hanging in itself, is even more disagreeable before, giving the reporter ample showing a parade in the Happy
in the Officers' Mess, the as a pert reminder that local notice to arrange his evening Valley, and the other portraying journalists are not yet receiving without being put, through aa group of bewhiskered officers. the professional recognition which sense of duty, to the necessity of Unfortunately the names of the their calling-we say nothing wasting much useful time over there are any old inhabitants in latter are not recorded, and if about the social aspect-which the telephone-ignoring all the the Colony who could identify any their calling as representatives of personal inconvenience which the of the latter, a visit to Headquar-whose broker enters into an Fascisin and declared that repres Mr. Lloyd George, at the National The extent of liability of a firm Liberal Club, strongly attacked the public demands. Now it is reporter has suffered, we readily ters would be very welcome. arrangement for supply of goods sión, intimidation, arson and murder of course for the St. George's admit that yesterday's incident is the science of artillery has made again the question before the of Italy and there had been nothing Since the days of these worthies, without their knowledge was are instruments of the Government Society to invite to the annual trivial enough in itself, that it will, enormous strides, and the soda Chief Justice, Sir Henry Cowper worse there since the atrocious rulo ball such special guests as it likes, not in the smallest way alter the water bottle shaped cannon, fired Gollan, in the Supreme Court of King Bomba (Ferdinand II), of If it does not wish the "China precession of the equinoxes, that with a black powder charge, seem this morning. Mail" reporter to attend as a re- It is, indeed, typical of an attitude pared with the modern weapons W. G. Humphreys and
Naples, who reigned in the middle like prehistorie relics when com- porter, it has only to emit to send only too common in Hongkong. which
The two firms were Messrs.of the nineteenth century). Ha Co., rejoiced that the great Liberal
one
FIRM'S LIABILITY."
FOR DEAL ARRANGED BY BROKER.
11
INTERESTING POINT.
(Reuter's Service.)
Bre
London, Jan. 6. The situation in Italy is uttract ousiderable attention here. Liberal papers particularly denunciutory in their criticisms of Mussolini and consider his dafant attitude as the conduct of a des perate inan.
the paper an Invitation and the Yes, we admit all this. But it is Artillery Company of to-day. (the plaintiffs) and the Tai Sai gle for Italian froxiom.
are manned by the imports and exports merchante leaders were beginning a now strug
K.C.,
The Times" expresses mocăi
desired end is achieved. This because yesterday's incident is Although the ancient weapons Kat firm (defendants) and the year the afternoon of the ball typical of an attitude only too have vanished, one link with their claim was in respect of cases of doubt regarding this stability of the arrived without the usual invita-
era remains and is preserved in singlets. which tion having been sent.
common in Hongkong that we set the Sergeants' Mess. This is the have been ordered by the defen- the "Daily Mail" pays a glowing Bear- forth the details here and enter Artillery Cup, which was
were alleged to present regime. On the other hand ing in mind the fact that those | responsible for organizing the almost has the appearance of a Hercules G. R. Robinson in 1864. plaintiffs, and
a strong protest against what sented to the Corps for competi- broker.
pre-dant firm through their accredited tribute to Mussolini, for whom, it proclaims, the British people's in- function sometimes omit to send studied discourtesy. We repeat After a lapse of some years, the Alabaster,
tion between sections by Sir Mr. F. C. Jenkin was for the tense admiration, and describes him
an the chief bulwark of civilisation. the invitation, either through that if the St. George's Society or competition for this cup was re-defendants.
Mr. C. G. ignorance or through oversight any other kindred body does not vived this season, and a
against Bolalrevism. for the there was an historie example of wish the "China Mail" to attend contest took place at Ping Shan tiffin hour, final evidence dealing FIFTY YEARS OF SERVICE.
keen The case concluded before the the second fault in connection its functions it has full liberty December 14. There are two presentatives of the two firms able service stands to the credit of with the St. Andrew's Ball several to take that attitude,
Artillery Camp on Sunday, with considerations which the re- Over fifty years of useful and invalu- years ago—the China Mail" have no desire to intrade. But if original section, now known as that the defendant firm had that stoe we have var endor
We sections in the Company, the had in which the plaintiffs alleged Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and in all brought the matter to the atter our presence is desired it can only the City section, and a newly assumed liability for the action of single dissatisfied user, nor a dealer who tion of the honorary official con- be secured upon terms in keeping formed Talkoo Section. Both the broker in ordering the goods, highest tarms to his patrons. Those is not glad to 'recommend it in the cerned and suggested that if the with our position as representa spent the week-end of December also with the interpretation of as in childhood took it for ooughs, St. George's Society wished this tives of the public. Yesterday's with 38th Heavy Battery R. A. Judgment was given for defen
13 and 14 at Ping Shan Camp letter. year's ball to be reported as in the incident was no doubt dus entirely Saturday afternoon was spent in dants without costs.
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