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ARRANGEMENTS FOR
THURSDAY,
brains of the commonwealth, they will be able to wave the red fing and live happily ever aften. It is the most impossible, hideous and side of the stage, whilst the same absurd delusion that ever betray-blooms are to be seen along the ladies who very kindly offered their Owing to the large number of ed fools to their own ruin. Any-passage leading from the dancing assistance in the disposal of the one who has any real experience halls to the theatre
Roses, and the Hmited space in the Hof popular movements, political The library will do duty as the Headquarters-ground four, St. for industrial, knows that the rank Auchtermuchty"-which, to the George's Building, Ice House Street) und file never do anything bu
uninitiated, means "bar"--and liston and cheer and vote. All
jarrangements have been made with here no effort has been spared to the Alexandra Cafe which has the real work is done by a few ensure the comfort of the guests,nerously placed at the disposat energetic workers. The great Here is to be seen a large paint of the Bazaar Committee mass of the people never take aning of "The Broomielawthe Mezzanine Floor of its establish- active part in public affairs. old Glasgow whart. They resent the labour and effort!
Fment. Eight pipers from, the 2nd: and trouble, They must have Batt, King's Own Scottish Bor-
OFFICIAL LANCERS,
has
There a number of shroff's will
"lection boxes and we are asked to
this change,
Motor Car Draw
leaders. They always did have derers, will welcome H.E, the Gov-be in attendance to receive the col leaders. Without leaders they ernor (Sir Cecil Clementi) on his call the attention of the "Soffers" to are a helpless mob. Do the Com-arrival at the City Hall to-night. munists expect to be able to dis pense with leaders? Do they ex- pect the whole mass of the pro- letariat to develop a common will, a common purpose and a common discipline? We have no hesita- tion in saying that they do not expect anything of the kind.
President's & Vice-President's: Sets To-night.
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The attention of readers is in- vited to the announcement on an- other page that there remain but a few more days in which to secure tickets for the Society's Motor Car The official sets of lancers at Draw and it is not safe to postpone Tly. The world naturally looks to They intend the proletariat to to-night's Ball will be as "folturing these until the evening of
a government to enforce law and have not only leaders, but mus-lows: order in the territory it controls.ters, and they intend to secure those posts for themselves. To The Nationalist Government is pat the whole thing in a nutshell, seeking recognition, we are told, the advocates of the dictatorship as the representative Govern of the proletariat do not intend to allow the proletariat to dictate. ment of all China. The world does No: they are to be dictated to. not expect the Nationalist Gov-! ernment to suppress trouble inj Peking
or Mukden-- will be satisfed if the Nationalist Gov- ernment can enforce law and order in Hankow and the other parts of China where the Kuomin tang flag dies to-day.
BANK NOTE CASE.
MR. TOWNS GIVES FURTHER EVIDENCE.
JUDGMENT RESERVED.
After hearing further evidence in the Summary Court yesterday The Navy and the Yangisze.
afternoon, Mr. Justice Wood e- The London "Fimes" makes served judgment in the case in Kong and the Cantonese invasion of the which the Hong North a lever fer denouncing Shanghal Banking Corporation is hesitation in taking adequate sued for $500 by a Chinese lady steps to protect British, interests who claims payment for a bank on the Yangtze and for having a note of that value which she al- Hong Kong, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1926. slap at the Bolshevists. states leges was accidentally washed that to trust vaguely to some and ironed in a jacket sent to the ultimate Chinese reaction against wash. Bolshevism is wholly unprofitable,
TROUBLE "AT, HANKOW.
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Mr. G. T.. Towns, acting Chief for by the time the reaction Accountant of the Bank, recalled Feelings akin to despair will becomes there may be little left for said that he had searched the us to save and the state of Chine Bank's books and had been un- caused by the news. from Han-herself will be appalling. On the able to find a case where indem kow, That trouble should occur Yangtsze,
contemporary nity had been paid for a lost note the number was not. there again is bad enough: that points out, opportunities for pro- of which
voking further conflict are in-known. There had been indem. it should occur at this juncture isnumerable, and the worst enemies inities paid but only in cases where particularly unfortunate. The of Britain are watching to take the note had been partially des Nationalist Government, by its advantage of them. It is obvious troyed and on which the number efforts to suppress the boycott at who these "worst enemies of was intact.
ours" are. Equally obvious is it Replying to His Lordship, wit- Canton, has gained much credit that they will continue their in-ness said that so long as the in the eyes of the world: This sidious propaganda against us in joumber of a note was identifiabla credit, it is hoped, will be greatly China in deñance of the Russo- and so long as the promise to pay British Trade Agreement ex-appeared, he would advise the enhanced, during the next few pressly forbidding anti-British Bank to pay, although the signa- weeks, by "the cleaning up of propaganda.outside Russian bortures were absent.
In reply to the submission of Bias Bay, with the aid of the Brit-ders. How that propaganda is ish Navy. After that the Nat-working may be gleaned from the Mr: Eldon Potter, K.C, (for the cables informing us of the seri-Bank) that the question of whe ionalist Government, but for ous position in Hankow, where ther the Bank was prejudiced en- the threatened trouble. at Han- the British community are "in tered into the matter, His Hon- kow, could have stood before the daily expectation of an incident our said it was a question... of which would involve bloodshed" whether they could prove to the world with a claim for new con- They now declare that our naval Government that they had paid sideration, based not merely on forces are not adequate for their out on a good note. If they could words, but on a record of actual protection, and they ask the prove that they could surely get achievement. The Nationalist Home Government for an assur-their $500 back.
Mr. Fitzroy said it was obylous ance that the naval forces will be Government, we are prepared to strengthened. This appeal is that the Bank could get the believe, is not in full sympathy under the consideration of the money from the Government. If with the threatened trouble at Government, including the Ad- the business was run as it was miralty. Only a few days ago it done in England the trouble would Hankow-from the sincere efforts was stated in Parliament that our not have arisen? They were it has made to suppress the boy-naval forces in China were con- negligent in not keeping the
con cott at Canton, we are ready to sidered adequate but the new numbers of notes of such
situation in Hankow has altered siderable sums. believe, indeed, "that it would end the aspect. If the Chinese His Lordship reserved judg. the trouble at once, if it could do authorities themselves cannot, or ment. that with ease, having learned to will not protect British subjects or élsewhere on the! it's cost how such movements, in Hankow
the British armed Yangtaze useful as they may be at the out-forces have no alternative but to set, can get out of hand and be step into the breach.
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The Communist Fallacy.
FUNERAL.
President'a Set: Lady
Further Donations. Clementi and the President,
The Society of St. Vincent de Mrs. R. M. Dyer and Col." C. Russell Brown, Lady Pollockau begs to acknowledge further and Mr. J. W. C. Bonnar, Mrs. donations to the funds of the AF"" R. Sutherland and Rear-Ad-Fresco. Fete on 5th December.", miral A. J. B. Stirling..
Mr. A. H. Barlow.. Vice-President's Set: Mrs. Russell Brown and the Vice- President, Mrs. D. Templeten and Mr. R. Sutherland. Mrs. W. T.. Southor and Mr. G. M.! Young, Mrs. G. D. R. Black and Sir Henry Pollock.
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Masses Capell and Mrs. D. P. The Chieftain and Lady Lopes useful articles Clementi H.E the Governork
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WANHSIEN RELIEF FUND.
Brown, Vice-Admiral Sir E. ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Alexander-Sinclair and Mrs Templeton. Mr. J: W.C.. Bonnar and Mrs. W. T. Southern, Cal € Russell Brown and Mrs. R Sutherland, Mr. G. M. Young and Lady Pollock, Rear-AdF -miral A¦ J. B. Stirling and Mrs.
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Special facilities for re sidents on the Peak and in Kowloon have been made.
Late trams will be run at ļ a.m., 1.30 am. and 2.30 'a.m... and there will be late forries at 130 a.m., 2 arm. and 2.30 a.m.
List No. 4 Amount previously acknow
Fedyed
$2,340.65
Anon
25:-
Anon
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Mr. & Mrs. F. T. Snuggs
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Miss F. M. Snuggs
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Pupils of Central British
School.. Kowloon
65-
"In memory of the late
Capt."W. E. Clarke".
Total to date 30/11/26 $2,294.66 Donations should be forwarded to Mr. A. J. Blyd care of Chartered:
G D R. Black, the Hon. MrBank.. A. 0. Lang and Mrs. T. F Brenan Sir Henry Gollan and Mrs. G. M. Shaw, Mr. R. Sutherland and Miss Stirling,
"What! Rough weather yes- Mr. T. F. Brenan and Mrs. G.
dead Montague Harstch. Sir Henry terday? Rubbish, it was Pollock and Mrs. D. Gow, Dr. calm," said Mr. R. E. Lindsell at G. D. R. Black and Mrs. R. Mein the Central Magistracy, when a Austin, the Rt. Rev. Bishop Chinese, charged with obstruction C. R. Duppuy. and Mrs." A, by leaving merchandise on the Stevenson, Mr. G. M. Shaw and Praya, pleaded that his gang Mrs. Comyn, Mr. W. W. Hornellplank had slipped into the har- and Mrs. K. E. Greig, Mr. Dbour. Further questioning elicited Gow and Mrs. Mackintosh, Mr. the fact that the wash of a pass- R. Mein Austin and Mrs. A. King steamer was the cause of the Henderson, the Rev. J. Kirk trouble. His Worship fined the
defendant $3. Maconachie and Mrs. Allan Cameron, Lt-Col. L. J. Comyn
and Mrs. P. Tod, Mr. A. Steven-
son and Mrs. H. T. Creasy, Mr.K. Mackenzie. Mr. R. K. Valentine. W. A. Dowley and Mrs. E. D. C. and Mr. R. O. Sutherland. Wolfe, Mr. A. K. Henderson
and Mrs. G. Duncan, - Capt.
Ladies' Cloak. Room:Dr, J. C,
D. C Logan and Mrs. A. H. Macgown (Convener), Dr. Jöhn Ferguson, Mr. K. E. Greig and Morrison, Mr. A. T. Hamilton, Mr.
!P. Tod. Mrs. A. L. Shields.
MR. AUGUSTO J. M. GOMES,
THE COMMITTEES..
Officers Who Made To-night's
Arrangements.
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Decorations:-Mr. George Dun- ean (Convener), Mr. Kempton,
R.. Mr. J. Simpson, Mr.
0. Sutherland and Mr. P. Tod.
Card Room:--Mr. G. M. Shaw (Convener), Mr. K. . Greig, Mr.
come an intolerable curse, The Nationalist Government, we are
The general committee of St. J. Ormiston, Mr. P. Tod
Supper & Wines:-Mr. P. W. The funeral took place at the Andrew's Society for this year) sure, would settle the trouble at
Roman Catholic Cemetery, Happy comprisea-Mr. R. M. Dyer Rameny (Convenor). Mr. D. Gow, once if it could do so with ease.
In trade, in politics, in agriculVilley, yesterday afternoon of (President; Mr. D. Templeton Mr. A. S. Mackichan, Mr. G. .W. But it feels it cannot, do so with ture, in the Army and Navy, in Mr. Augusto J. M. Gomes, (Vice-President); Mr. R. Shewan, Sellars, Mr. J. Hyde, Mr. E...
J. W. C. Bonna, Mr. Hosie, Mr. J. S. McIntosh. Mr. W. G. case. The student and Labour manufactures, in education and prominent member of the Portu- Mr.
G. M. Young, Hon.. Mr. Lawson. Mr. S. T. Williamson. Mr. elements at Hankow are too in law, the Communists proposé guese community of Hong Kong.
to. supersede the fit by the unit. The Rev. Fr D. Page officiated at A.
R. Suther-P. T. Farrell, M. T: S. Morrison, 0. Lang, Mr. strong in its opinion to be put in All the trained, experienced and the graveside.
land, and Dr. G. D. R. Black fall Mr. A. W. E. Davidson, Col.. T. A. their places out of hand. The capable
directors, organisers,, Amongst those present were Mr. past Presidents); Mr. G. M. Shaw, Robertson, Mr. R. Hunter, Mr. F." Nationalist. Government "evident-managers, salesmen, architects Leo d'Almada, Mr. J. M. Remedion, Mr. A. K. Henderson, Mr.. K. D. Syme Thomson, Mr. J. L. McKeller, Alex: Greig, Mr, D. Gow, Mr. A. Steven- Mr. J. M. Jack, Mr. J. Watson, Mr. ly thinks the unruly must be and engineers, and all the educat Mr. A. Silva-Netto; Mr. given their heads, and only when murdered or exiled that their d'Almada
ed professional men are to be Remedios, Mr. J. P. Braga, Mr. J. T. son, Mr. W. Beveridge (hon. trea G. Hazel, Mr. W. Johnston, Mr. C. e Castro, Mr. A. C. surer), Mr. Peter Tod and Mr. Chapman, Mr. J. Frazer, Mr. A. W. they have become tired through places may be filled with the rag- Botelho, Mr. F. E. Eea da Silva, Mr. R. O. Sutherland (joint hon.Simpson, Mr. W. Macfarlane, Mr.
R. O. Sutherland. the recklessness of the pace, must tag and bob-tail of the slum H. M da Silva, Dr. Sousa, Mr. secretaries).
The various Ball committees are: men ignorant, unskilled, unjust C. M. S. Alves, J. Barradas, Mr. they be curbed. This policy and violent. Such is the plan, Jack Alves, and Mr. C. E. Remedios, Invitations:-The General Com doubtless has points in its favour such the hope of the apostles of The chief mourners were Mr.mittee with Mr. P. Tod (Convenar), for the Nationalist Government, revolution. They desire to estab-M. A. Figueiredo, Mr. F. XM. Allan Cameron, Mr. A. H.. but it can hardly be expected to lish what they term the dictator-Figueiredo, Mr. C. J. Figueiredo Ferguson, Mr. George Hogg, Mr. ship of the proletariat. Now, and nephew, and sister Alvares RL Moncrieff, Mr. A. R. H. appeal to the Powers whose nat- apart from the criminal lunacy of (cousin of the deceased),
Philips, Mr. A. L. Shleida, Rear- ionals lives and property are en- the suggested means; let us con- Wreaths were sent by "Brother, Admiral A. J. E. Stirling, R.N dangered "as ä result. The sider the political idiocy of the sister and brother-in-law," Mr. and Dr. B. S. Strahan.
end. The dictatorship of the Mrs. F. B. Silva-Notto, Mr. and Mrs, Dance and Music: Mr. A. Nationalist Government, there-
proletariat, as exemplified in the E. J. Figueiredo, Mr. and Mrs. M. Henderson (Convener), Mr. fore, can hardly blame the Powers case of Soviet Russia, means the Figueiredo, Mrs. C. Leonard and Stevenson, Mr. H. R. Forsyth, for taking any steps they deem rule of the peasants and soldiers. family, Mr. and Mrs. A. Gascon, Mr. J. D. Kinnaird, Mr. W. Hyde, Mr. necessary to protect their sub- But that rule would surely beland Mrs. F. Gonzales, "Hermina, C. J. Cooke, Mr. D. J. Purves, Mr. jects. Nor can the Nationaliat more than a form of political Marla and Minnie," Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Logan, Mr. W. R. Forsyth, governagent: It would imply also J. C. Barretto, Mr. M. J. da Cruz Mr. P. D Wilson, Mr. R. B. Bell, Government blame the world for the confiscation of all public and Azade, Mr. and Mrs Almada u Mr. C. Duncan, Jar., Mr. GS setting the trouble in the North private property and the control Castro. Mr. Tang Wat Cho, Mr. Brown, Mr. Neil Drummond, Mr. against the efforts to secure bat of all Industrial and commercial and Mrs. J. M. Remedios, Mr. and D L McWhirter, Mr. H. M. concerns by the proletariat. Once Mrs. 8. M. da Cruz, Messrs. Leo McTavish, M. Ralston, Mr. B. ter order in the South, and quali- they have abolished law and d'Aisda and Nephew, Mr. and Keown, Mr. H. M. Cleland, Mr. fying its good opinion according-order, and discipline and business Mrs. Jahmaół Chan/ (2)
G Murray. Mr. W. Brown, Mr. A.
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Chieftain's Message to Kindred Societies.
"Spotland for Ever Chief" **e Dyer," was the message sent out Kthis morning from Hong Kong to St. Andrew's Societies. In the Far East, at the following places
Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Rangoon, Kuala Lumpur, Pen- ang, Singapore, Bangkok, Manila. Iloilo, Cebu, Swatow, Amcy, Foochow Shanghai, Chefoo, Tientsin, Hankow, Tai peh, Tsingtao, Peking, Kobe, Yokohama, Nagasaki, Negri Sembilan, Sandakan, Shameen, Perak, Batavia. and Seremban.