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Hongkong, Friday, April 15, 1926:
Present conditions in respect of Canton cannot continue. No one is more aware of that than the authorities in this Colony. Why not, then, anticipate the future. just a little and be prepared for that resuscitation of trade that. must follow in the wake of a truce between Hongkong and Canton? To express it in other words, why permit the Canton embargo on British trade to interfere with the consideration of the re-opening of
the Statistics Office?
Since the annual meeting of the General Chamber of Commerce the subject has lain dormant,
MR. SUN FO
LEAVING FOR THE NORTH' AGAIN
A POLITICAL MISSION?
Mr. Sun Fo, Minister for Recon struction in Canton, arrived in the Colony yesterday, to tranship for Shanghal.
FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1926.
LAND BOOM.
COAL DEADLOCK
MINERS INTERVIEW PRIME-
MINISTER.
-)
SPECIAL CABINET MEETING.
(Router's Service.)
London, April 15. After sitting privately, for over It is variously stated that Mr. Sun Fo's trip is connected with at the Minera Faderation mus Mr. an hour this morning the Executive
political mission, and that he has again obtained "leave from the Canton Government to go. North.
Mr. Fu Plug-kwan is also a visitor He is stated to have come here merely to bid farewell to Mr. Sun Fo.. Mr. Fu a a brother of Fu Ping-sheung, the Canton Commissioner of Foreign Affairs and Superintendent of Customs.
BUDDING ORATORS.
"TOAST NIGHT' AT THE Y.M.C.A.
ENJOYABLE EVENING..
Baldwin at No. 10 Downing Street, at noon, when, it is understood, the miners informed the Prime Minister that in their view a deadlock was reached.
PREMIER MOVES
Conl Owners May Be Summoned.
(British Wireless Service.)
NEW STREETS, AFTER US.
› PRESIDENTS,
A MAYOR'S OBJECTION.
(Reuter's Amerison Service.)
Ottawa, April 15.
A small and boom has started resült of work beginning on the at Bridgeburg, Ontario, 23 the. Bufalo-Forterio bridge, but the Mayor has held up the operations, strongly objecting to numb streets after American Presidents, He says that this impressing Americanisation is about a mile and a half too far West.
'
new
BOOTLEG HOOTCH,
MAKING PLAIN AND FANCY WHISKIES.
FLAVOURING EXTRACTS. (Reuters
's American Service,)
Washington, April 15.
and flavouring extracts used hy the All sorts of stis, corn sugar,
manufacture of "hopbleg hootel" fired in the Prohibition Commit- tec's proceedings to-day.
Rugby, April 15. The coal situation underwent a farther development to-day. The Executive of the Miners" Federa- |tion was received at Downing Street by the Prime Minister and the Minister of Labour us Secretary for Mines, and a discussion took place on the difficulties which hav Barison in connection with the coal owners proposals for district Useful training for public negotiations.
The Prime Minister thereupon speaking was provided to mem-undertook to get into touch with bers of the European Y.M.C. the coal owners Association as in Kowloon last night, the oppor soon as possible, and asked the tunity being given by means of a miners Executive to be available in subject of debate in both toast night," some speeches being early next week for further dis-houses of Congress. Senator Bornh given in the course of an enjoyable cussions.
startled the Senate by an Impaa. dinner and social evening.
ionad plea for the maintenance of the present law anamended.
L
Senator Reed ocularly demon- strated the making of plain and fancy whisky:
Meantime Prohibition
the
The Senators broke bandition by, applauding Senator. Borah's asser- tion that the whole movement. for 4. Hope for Resumption
the modification of the law fa In the afternoon the Miners engineered by the opponents of rea
SI
It is understood that the Prime The Rev. J. H. Johnson was Minister will call the coal owners chairmua...
into conference in the course of Mr. J. H. Huns, who responded the day... doubtless awaiting a meeting, of) to the toast of the Y.M.C.A.. the Legislative Council. But, in found a particularly good! hearing. yiew of the interest that un-He referred to the apathy notice- doubtedly exists in the matter itable at times in Hongkong and to Executive met the Industrial Com-form, who despairing of a repeal may be suggested that the Gov- the fact that we were inclined tote of the Trade Union Con- of Prohibition, are now seeking to centre the whole of our interest ingress and reported the result of lify and sterilise its terms ernment should make some pro-the Colony. It should be remem- their interview with the Prime whilst professing to reapcet it. nouncement on the subject even bered, he said, that Hongkong
was merely a corner of a fascinat- A communication. W03: sub- before the Council sits again, o
ing world and although thequently issued, in which the Colony was of great importance hope was expressed that's is was merely a part of a great the Prime Minister an early re
result of the miners meeting with whole. He appealed to members
RICKSHAS
Minister.
Fr
FRENCH FINANCE,
INCREASE IN PERMANENT
TAX REVENUE.
(Havas Agency)
Parks. April 15. The total revenue return for
INDISPOSED.
COOLIDGE, CANCELS HIS ENGAGEMENTS.
41
(Reuter's American Service.)
THOSE STATISTICS..
to take a broad outlook on life, to sumption of the negotiations with Recently the "Straits Times"
It is remarkable the number of things which had greater signi
think less of trifles and more of the coal owners would be possible.. As, however, it was not anti- devoted a column and a half to an people who persist deliberately in ficance.
cipated that anything definite on editorial eulogising the value of
The toast to which Mr. Hunt early next week the Miners' Execu
this point would be known ́ until not seeing the wood for the trees. trade statisties. to the Straits
Here is an individual--if not responded was proposed by Mr.tive and the Industrial Committee March are 2,123,908,700 francs, Settlements. More recently the fashioned as a god-entitled to P: Sands, others being
of the Trades Union Congress would The yield, of normal permanent Associated Chambers of Com-
"Our Colony," proposed by Mr. not meet again until next Wed-taxes is 2,063,432,800 franes, show- claim that God made man in his W. J. Keats, and replied to by Mr.nesday morning, unless merce of Australasia discussed
own image. Yet this person will W. L. Walker: "The Services," development; occurred in the mean compared with March, 1925.
some ing an increase of 83,553,900 fraṇey the Commonwealth statistics und made a plea for certain reforms see what is known as 'red, if the submitted by Mr. J. H. Bottom-time.
Subsequently Mr. Herbert Smith with a view to securing their word indicating Hongkong's anley, and replied to by Mr. D. E.
Evans; "Our Cantonese Class" and Mr. A. J. Cook. President and cient road vehicle is not spelt as was submitted by Mr. R. Murray, Secretary, respectively, of the in- greater utility to the commerce of
he thinks it should be. "Jinriki-and replied to by Mr. E. Wers Federation, left for Brussels to that country. Here we are still
Ricsha. Railton; The Debating Club" attend to-morrow's meeting of the content to go on as we have been sha it probably is. since the Statistical Department ricksha, rickshaw, it may be, but was submitted by Mr. J. C. Long Executive of the Miners Interte
and replied to by Mr. E. W. tionale. there is only one way-and that is Harmon: "The Vistors" was pro- ceased to function, and there his. Talk to this type of person posed by Mr. J. Petrie, and re- seems. nobody strong enough in the Government Service to insist about the social conditions attach-sponded to by the Rev. T. B. cial meeting of the Cabinet to that it be re-opened The Colony ed to the calling of a puller of Powell; while the "Chairman" was proposed by Mr. E. G. Sewellj. may not exactly yearn for a humanity, and he is found un-and responded to by the Rev. Jister's intervention the situation | Mussolini ora Pangulos: but there interested....Having written Horace Johnson, who gave an ex- are some respecta in which then full sympathy with a class cellent speech. The last toast of who perform a most useful func the evening was "To The Folks people of Italy and Greece; are:
tion, it is not likely at this late G, W. Hollings, and replied to by at Home," submitted by Dr. almost to be envied. Both these
hour of the day, that we slial Mr. H. T. Buxton, gentlemen have a mind of their. own and they have the phuck (or take back what we have said. "nerve," as some describe it) to those who control the ricksha
Our strictures, if any, are towards |
see that they get their own way.
traffic. There are, for instance, Dictators need not necessarily
rules governing in what manner always be tyrannical and ruthless in their methods. A little bene- volent autocracy may sometimes
2
LEPER WORK.
Cabinet Meets; This evening there was a spe-
consider the situation.
Washington, April 15. President Coolidge is suffering trom mild indigestion, and has As a result of the Prime Min-cancelled to-day's engagements.
regarded in political circles us having taken a hopeful tura.
www.www
LEAGUE COUNCIL.
GERMANY TO SERVE ON THE
·COMMITTEE.
BAGDAD SAVED.
BREACH IN THE BANK NOW: REPAIRED.
THOUSANDS OF SAND BACS.
(Reuter's Serviss.)
BOY'S GOOD TURN.
PRODUCES 790,741 SCOUTS IN AMERICA.
:
a member of.
pressed when the boy saluted and told him that as a Scout he had to do at least one good turn a day and he was unable to accept present.
A
How London Boy's good turn was the direct cause of producing 790,741 Boy Scouts in the U. S. TO CONSIDER COMPOSITION,
is told in a rerent. issue of the. "Scouts Weekly News." About ricksha may be used. It is A HONGKONG AUXILIARY?
(Reuter's Service.)
eighteen years ago Mr. W., D. ordinarily licensed to convey
Boyce, the American publisher human beings. There is a rule we be welcomed if only as a change believe that prohibits the convey-Secretary of the American Mis-ceived, a German Note agreeing to Street, Mr. Boyce was conducted Mr. W. M. Danner, (General The League Secretariat has re-in the neighbourhood" of Fleet Geneva, April 15.was in London. Caught in a fog
from a monotonous regime that,
ance of "sides" of meat and sion to Lepers, Inc.) and Mr. participate in the committee ap- to his hotel by a newsboy who lacks verve, and is seemingly articles of food in large quanti-J. Mc McPherson (General pointed to study the composition happened to be afraid to reverse a decision proved ties. And yet how often does one the guests of a honour at a lun-election, reserving freedom in its Boyce offered the boy a tip he
Secreary of the Y.M.C.A.) were of the Council and the method of
* Scout Troop.. When Mr. to be inimical to the interests of
see a vehicle so used! We think cheon given at the Kah Ping decision as regards entry into the was greatly astonished and im- the community.
The General Chamber of Com-another rule should be added, and Restaurant on Wednesday last, by League of Nation's.
that is to prohibit a ricksha beingsional and business gentlemen a body of young Chinese profes- merve has expressed its opinion in favour of the re-opening of the used to convey a person suffering Interested in cultural and social from an infectious illness. How matters, who meet regularly to Statistics Office, whilst the Chin-
often this happens, we know not. discuss and engage in such things. ese Chamber is apparently half-
But the spectacle is fairly com-Dr. Arthur Woo presided and an hearted Meanwhile, until the
interesting address was given by Government considers both viewamon of poor sufferers, looking lost Mr. Danner, dealing with the work to this world, being taken to some of the Mission to Lepers. Mr. the arrears of statistics are get- ting further behind, and valuable place, presumably for treatment. Danner spoke of what had been We have full sympathy with the urged that a local Auxiliary done, what was being done, and ground is being rapidly lost. Be-
lot of those unable to secure and should be established in Hong fore the strike commenced the
an ambulance; but it kong pay for value of the Statistics Office was should not be difficult for a simple Aa result of Mr. Danner's ad not taken into account from the method to be devised that would dress, it was decided to invite Dr. mere point of view of expenditure. cater for those who need to be Wu, Secretary of the Shanghai It was just swept away in the taken to hospital.
Auxiliary, to come to Hongkong The matter
to address a meeting: first flush of enthusiasm over the does not appear to have been retrenchment campaign. If its re- thought of. Here then is a fur- opening now is not justified, its ther opportunity for the sym- existence up to the raiddle of last pathetic to demonstrate their sympathy, or for the Police de- year could not possibly be defend partment, to devise a plan which ed. But it is conceded on all will prevent possible contamina- sides that it did do valuable work, tion and consequent suffering by and not even a Government official those who may use an unclean
ricksha would admit that the expenditure on it was money wasted. In these dnys of keen international, com petition a country without statis tics is surely inviting that state of lethargy that leads to decay in all that affects its frade
Walter: Yes, sir, we're very up-to-date. Everything here is cooked by electricity," NAM
offer Then I wonder if you would mind giving this steak an other abockT
KRASSIN ILL.
·SUCCESSFUL OPERATION
AT NICE
(Reuter's Service,)
Faris, March 15...
Mr., Boyce was so impressed. that he had a conference with Sir Robert Baden-Powell and as a result, upon his return to Amer- ica, he proposed a Boy Scout organisation based upon the lines of the British Boy Scout move- ment. He finally succeeded in Bagdad, April 15,
enlisting the help of friends in The capital la,, no longer en-Washington and in due course an The breach in the bank of the Scouts of America was formed dangered.
organisation known as the Boy. Tigris has been repaired, 1,000 and on February 8, 1910, Federal men dropping thousands of sand Incorporation was granted by bags into the river from barges.special Act of Congress.
LORD READING, TO RECEIVE THE FREEDOM OF LONDON.
(British Wireless Servics,)
Rugby, April 15,
As a direct result of the Lon- don boy's good deed, says" the China Press," there are now three-quarters of a million Amer ican Scouts and the movement is still growing.
A GOOD LINIMENT.
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neuralgia, swollen, uchin joints and recommended has had transfusion of blood
everywhero.
Ivices as Viceroy of India.