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A SENSIBLE PERSPECTIVE,
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MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1927.
PRODUCE SHOW.
COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER PROPOSALS.
competition are published else where in this issue. They are quite simple, and thore is no ""catch" of any sort. Every week the sum of $50 must be won by someone in the Colony," The prize is awarded strictly ac-NEW TERRITORIES' INTEREST
30 MILE HIKE.
A WALK ROUND THE NEW TERRITORIES
The announcement that a party of well-known local walking" on- cording to merit. The competi-
thusiasts had planned a walk round tion will give a new sest to the crosa-word puzzle game in Hong A representative attendance of the Now Territorios-a distance of Kong, and besides proving a village elders, Government officials #fty-nine mila-attracted quite a source of delight to the large and others interested in the pro- number of their friends and sup section of our readers who posal to hold an exhibition for porters to the Star Furry plar at already enjoy tracking down farmers in the New Territories mid-night on Saturday, when, alded clues, should win many new de- took place in the offices of the by a bright moon, they set out on
their journoy: votees to a fascinating pastime District Officer at Taipo on Those participating in the walk for the long winter evenings, Saturday when a Committee was wore the following: Div. Insp The $50 will be paid to someone formed to go into details, "
Petor Grant, Senior Revenue Officer in Hong Kong every week, and Various suggestions, were made G. Watt. Sanitary Inspector Alec our advice to everyone who reads for the consideration of the Com-Taylor, Sgt. Sword, and Mr. J. these lines is to go in anda mitteo including that of holding Fraser of the PW.D. three-letter word meaning suc-Chinese and European acctions
.ceedi
Accompanied by a coolarrying with an English and Chinese the necessary provisions, the party secretary and of circularising set out by way of Castle Peak, firms inviting them to exhibit good, steady pace being maintained until they reached. Lokmachau, agricultural implements, fertil-shortly after noon yesterday.
FURTHER OUTRAGES sers, etc.
RESIDENCES AND MISSIONS LOOTED.
lon
It
Ewas then decided that on account The Committee. a
of blistered feet it would be inex- Lady Ho Tung agreed to serve padient to continue the walk. The the Committee. As Mr. party thereupon returned by motor- Fraser explained that he could bus, after having completed just not accept the position, the Rev.over thirty miles. Despite a promise to the Con-H. R. Wells was elected Chair-1 “MAN "MAN.”. sular Body, no protection was a man. Other non-Chinese mem- forded the Dominican premises atbers chosen were Mr. I. Gibbs, Nantai.
Foochow, Jan. 16.
were
ALL A SIKH COULD SAY.
Last night the Spanish Bishop's Mr. J. P. Braga and Mr. J. F residence in the foreign quarter Grose. It was also agreed to re- was looted; and to-day the Y.M.C.A.. quest Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin to Some laughter was caused in Mr. the Central two mission churches and certain serve, and the name of Dr. Pierce Lindsell's Court as mission residences,
looted, Grove, of the Kwant! Hunt, was Magistracy this morning when a also a British subject was robbed, mentioned as one likely to be able Sikh constable, admitting that he by a mob composed largely of sol- to render valuable assistance. did not possess a Chinese certificate,
·diers
The committee will make a claimed to have a fair knowledge of
the Chinese language. study of all the important points
The case was one of
pbstruction, before deciding on the date and and in the course of his evidence place. It will be necessary to the Sikh constable, said that one pick on the best time of the sea-of the.defendants had told him that son for the exhibition and com-the had to wait for his master's In- petitors, from the Territories will structions before moving goods post probably attend the annual from the foot path. Flower Show in order to gain the
Hitherto there have teen no casualties.
First Meeting.
Asked to repeat the conversation
ability to do 80% in Chinese, witness admitted his, in-
An anti-Christian mob threaten to lost the churches in the foreign quarter to-morrow.-Router.
Orphan Girls Abducted.
Foochow, Jan.. 15.. Last evening a mob of students, representing the Fukten Students Union, attacked the Spanish, Do- minican Orphanage, Vicarage, and necessary information and expert
"It strikes me." rétorted Mr. Church near the city. They drove ence on the preparation of ex-
Lindsell; "that all the Chinese you out the Spanish, sisters, abducted hibits..
know ja "man man" and you come the Chinese orphan.girls, and loot-
Into Court and tell this story about ed and wrecked property. The
The first meeting of the Com-what you thought the man said. sisters are safe in the foreign Ramsay MacDonald's colleagues quarters, at Nantal. The Spanish mittee will be held at Lady HoLaughter.)
except the Tung's farm on Saturday, Febru- The three defendants were cle- of the extreme type. His argu-sisters and priests,
charged. Bishop, are leaving the port to-day.jary 19.. ments are incontrovertible!
Although forty thousand Nation-1 At Saturday's meeting Mr.
CENTRAL AMERICA, Finally, Mr. Ramsay Macalist troops occupy Foochow they Fraser, the District Officer, uld nothing to prevent the outrage North, presided and was sup-
Washington, Jan. 15.. --Reuter.
ported by Lady Ho Tung, the Admiral Latimer has notified the Rev. H. R. Wells, Mr. H. Green, State Department that he has with- the Superintendent of the Botani- drawn from Laceibu (Honduras) cal and Forestry Department, the warship he sent there last, Mrs. G. P. de Martin, Mr. Tregil-month for the protection of for Hus, Mr. Gerrard, A.S.R., Newsigners it being no longer required. Territories, Mr. J. P. Braga, Mr.Reuter's American Service. President Diaz's Offer. L. Gibbs, Mr. Stapleton, and Mrs.
Washington, Jan. 16. J. F. Grose...“.
The Nicaraguan Legation has published President. Diaz's latest offer to the dissident Nicaraguan Liberals, of which the outstanding. feature is a proposal to hold an election for the Presidency in 1928 under United States, supervision. New York, Jan. 15, He further Buggests that he will ly carry conviction when he ad-ownership of the car.
Numbers were placed on the
Mr. Alanson B. Houghton, Am-complete his current term of offica vocateu peace and hopes that the tickets for checking purposes but bassador at London, has sailed for with the Liberals Alling a number Canton Foreign Minister will play there will be no "draw" on the basis Britain. He is expected to discuss of important executive and judicial
"LUCKY DIP."
Donald rightly states that at the moment the issues are less in our hands than in those of the Can- ton Government," but he adds, the question remains: "Are we to be allowed to liquidate in peace"?
ST. PAUL'S SCHOOL BAZAAR In the latter question may be
MOTOR CAR. found an undercurrent of con-
Purchasers of tickets in the motor troversy, all hinging on what he car "lucky dip" at the St. Paul's. School (buliding. fund): exactly means by "liquidate"; Girls'
bazaar, at China Building, are ask but the point can be ignored fored to note that they must attend, the present. But he will assured or send a deputy," to decide the
of these numbers. On the other
POLISH FLOT. »
Warsaw, Jan, 18.
!!
NAVY GUNS RANGE.
CONTM
Argentine Interest,
DISARMAMENT.
and
Geneva, Jan. 18.
States charge
sent
up to that policy. He shall cer-hand, holders of tickets must take with the British Government the posts-Reuter's American Service. Buenos Aires, Jan: 18. tainly be given every possible op "numbers" from the "lucky dip" at question of the elevating the guns the bazaar, the person who brings of American battleships so as to
be on an equality with those of Bri- A meeting of some fifty Latin portunity by the British author-out "No. 1 being the winner.
American societies to protest ities both at Home and in China.lucky dip." Buyers of tickets
This "No. 1" still remains in the tain and Japan."
The present range of American against intervention by the United should, therefore, go along as soon gune is declared to be 17,000 yards States, in Nicaragua, was attended as possible to take "a number" from compared with 80,000 yards of by thousands of students,
foreign ships of the same class.. many speeches were delivered the dip A Waiting Policy.
It is intended to close the bazaar the elevation legislation four years
It appears that Congress passed Reuter's American Service. Both Belgium and the Nether-on Wednesday at 9p.m.
ago. Britain objected to it as con- fands have replied to the British
trary to the spirit of the Washing- Nothing more welcome has. Memorandum
โร on China.
ton arms agreement. Mr. Hughes, the then Secretary of State,
The United come over the wires from London effect, both prefer to play a walt-
at Berne has curred with the objection and the d'Affaires
to." a letter
the LeagueTM for some time than Mr. Ramsaying game ere committing them
selves to an immediate concession: Three deputies belonging to the measure was repealed.
It is not thought Japan will ob Secretariat to the effect that MacDonald's warning to Canton. of all the British proposals. That White Russian Peasant Party have That the Labour ex-Prime Minis- is by no means tantamount to re- been arrested in connection with fect as she did not object when the the United States is shortly for ter should be moved to express jection.
the recent discovery of plots all previous, merkure WEB passed-warding its observations on the It is the policy of over Poland against the State. Reuter's American Service. The arrests were carried out with- the opinions he does in regard to Belgian and Dutch eyes, and out the usual Diet authorisation, the acutest international crisis in possibly it is the correct one, raising parliamentary immunity, as Mr. Houghton has not sailed hav-anthely decided not to accept the China for years is indeed looking to the vast change that alleged proofs were found that they Ing cancelled his passage shortly
has come over the scene since the were regularly receiving subsidies before the liner's departure. satisfactory." He minces no
several thousand Memorandum was first submitted amounting to
No explanation for this step is words in placing the blame for to the representatives of the Soviet Government for preparing a
pounds sterling monthly from the given. the Hankow outrage on the right. Treaty Powers in Peking. Bel- secession movement among the ters, and Mr. Houghton's secretary
Mrs, Houghton and their daugh shoulders-those of the Canton gium is of opinion that a collec White Ruthenians.
Balled-Reuter's American duly tive declaration of policy is at A swoop was made by the Police Service. Government. He goes further
Explanation. "If," he says, "a Government
New York, Jan. 15. uses a crowd for its own purposes,
it must not be mealy-mouthed as
prudence
viewed through 1.8
present neither opportune nor on the capital and later resulted possible; moreover, however wide in the arrest of several hundred
Communists, bolonging to
ali
Ir
Passage Cancelled:
New York, Jan. 15.
report of the mixed committee on diaarmament."
Meanwhile the charge d'affaires intimates the United States has de-
committee's conclusions, on purely technical grounds-Reuter,
"GERMAN POLITICS,
A SIMPLE BURIAL.
London, Jan; 6i. The fureral of the British vic- tims of the Zurs avalanche was held on Wednesday amid simple and fiberal, it would create more classes, including students, highly- "It was subsequently explained but impressive surroundings. distrust than satisfaction, and, in placed civil servants, and wealthy that Mr. Houghton is remaining in continuous fall of snow fell on the any case, give rise to erroneous businessmen.
order to be with his brother Arthur, coffins, which were carried on to the consequences; if the crowd interpretations. The Netherlands The seizure of documents at who is ill in a hotel in New York. horse sleighs. The mourners
The Ambassador, denies that were on skis. has got the upper hand, in spite says "ditto" to Belgium, con- Communist headquarters, revealed of the Government's efforts, it is sidering it advisable to wait until the plans, which included strikes Nicaraguan or Mexican matters. the situation becomes less in-timed for the early spring. Reuter have anything to do with the post- that Government that must
ponement of his departure.— volved. Even so, both Belgium
Reuters American Service. shoulder the responsibility." and the Netherlands, in common Whilst expressing his personal with other Powers, recognise the opinion that the Concessions great step forward that the Bri- tish Memorandum represents. If should pass under the control of anything does become of it even- the Chinese Government an tually all the credit will lie with opinion easily combated-he is the British, whom the Chinese
A Chinese residing at 268 Des... extremists are doing their best to as highly satisfactory, add The notable trial in July, 1925, Voeux Road Central has reported sensible enough to ask: "Is that harry out of China. That is in it- No serious interference, apart when John Stopes was fined $100 to the Police that between obe and the purpose of the agitation"? self a powerful factor and one from sunset fading, has beer ex- and costs for teaching evolution ve p'clock yesterday morning in a local high school was recall thieves broke into his room and And, in typical Scottish fashion be that must weigh in the balance perienced
Twenty-seven calls were made an ed in an appeal from the decision made off with jewellery and cloth-
ing to the value of $1,878. Ing than those exlating to-day!.
£150 RADIO PHONE TALK.
Rugby, Jan. 15. The results of first week's public operation of the London-New York Wireless Telephone are regar led
SCOPES TRIAL ECHO.
New York, Jan. 16
Berlin, Jan 15, "President Hindenburg has - com missioned Doctor Marx to negotiate with different parties with a view to the «formation - of a coalition' || cabinet.-Reuter
proceeds to answer that query by under conditions more encourag the opening day of the service, and of the Bupreme Court of Nash-A
asking another: "If it is, why
do the Japanese and French Gon- remain? Next he
cessions
Cross-Word Puzzle Com petition.
this number has been mora: than
doubled on each of the six succeed-ville, which while finding, with Managua, Jag 18 The 1% Unit" ing days, patent one dissentient that the anti-ed States, array abroplanes dying In no case has the Post Office evolution statute under which round South America have arrived. bad to forego is charge on account Scopes was convicted was consti- They were enthusiastically receiver, cleverly unmasks the Chinese
of bad reception.
tutional, agreed that the verdict and the commander of the flight pre Severel authorities in Hankow by em- That cross-word puzzles have
Important business should be quashed as a fine sented President Diar with letter transactions with New York are
of greeting from President Coolidge, phasising that "when posters
sap come to stay needs no saying stated to have been conducted tele exceeding $50 must be imposed Renter's American Sarvices peared on the walls of the British They are a source of perennial phonically during the week, but the by a jury and not by a judge,
delight to thonsands of people all longest call was a social one last Scopes lawyer announced the Mr. Badao Saburi Chief of the Consulate after the evacuation over the world: Bong Kong re- ing half hour at a cost of £160 appeal would be carried to the Treaty Division on the Mi they appear to be not expressions sidents are no exception, to this Calls were booked yesterday from United States Supreme Court to Forsige Altits in Tegro, of Chinese Nationalism but of rule The "China Mall take New York State to which the ser may imposa dogmatic opinion
lares London to various other places in decide whether any sect or creed been in Okut: anti-British hatred." It is hored pleasure, therefore, in announcing vice has now been extended on the educational system of theed both bothe
to-day a cross-word puzzle com extension to provincial towns in petition with a prize of $50 England is expected shortlyBri week. The terms governing the tish Wireless Service.
that this presentation of the facts will sink into the minds of Mr
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