ED IN LO #&ACILBE
GILBEY'S DRY GIN
LONDON
LONDON
Gilbey's
Celebrated London
DRY GIN.
Distilled and Bottled by
:
W. & A. GILBEY
By Royal Appointment to
:1
His Majesty The King.
Sole Agents:
A.S. WATSON&Co., Ltd.
Wine and Spirit Merchants.. Phone Central 616.
THE ALEXANDRA CAFE
GOOD FOOD
QUICK SERVICE
EXPERT COOKING
SPECIAL TIFFIN $1
EGYPTIAN "CIGARETTES
Made from the finest leaf and Manufactured
in Cairo and Alexandria
SIMON ARTZ
6. 70 P
100 8.
||
ZUE P. 40 P
$3.25
$ 1.65 $ 1.40
50 s..
50 s
SALONICA Elmar Cork Tipped ....... 40 x $4.75
Plaim
100 s. $4.50 Melek Amber (perfumed) 50s, $2.50
NESTOR GIMALIS LTD Setos Amber (perfumed 100%.. $6.50 Nestor Moyen
100 s. $5.75
Sole Agenta
GRÆCO EGYPTIAN TOBACCO STORE LTD.
12, Queen's Road C,
Tel, C. 2801."
JUST ARRIVED
A NEW CONSIGNMENT
OFI
CREPE TAFFETAS,
de CHINE,
LADIES' GEORGETTE CREPE &
+4
UNDERWEAR. SILK
PIONEER SILK STORE China Building.
Bols
SILVER TOP
+
DRY GIN
Embodying in it every feature of a style of LONDON DRY GIN. Messra: Bols before exporting have matured the 'GIN for a num- ber of years. Every bottle has the advantage of over three centuries experience.
Sale Distributors:-
H. RUTTONJEE & SON.
16, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Has the
ear the
new Orthophonic Victrola"
in our store
and you will want this marvelous instrument
in your home
THE finest music in the world, played or sung by the greatest artists in the world—such is the splendid entertainment brought to your own home by the new Orthophonic Victrola. With this marvelous instrument, it seems as though the musicians were there in person, for the tone of the Orthophonic Victrola is the tone of realism.
Come in soon and let us give you a demon- atration; you will enjoy a real musical treat.
J
S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD.
New
Orthophonie
Victor Distributors.
Victrola
The China Mail
Every evening except Sunday, Annua subscription, excluding poutage abroad, H.K. 136, payable in advance. Local delivery free.)
Overland China lnil.
(The weekly edition of the "China Mall" Annual subscription, EK. $18 including postage $15, payable: in advance.):
Published by
The Newspaper Enterprise, Ltd.
• Printers & Publishéra No, 5, WYNDHAM ST.,HONGKONG| Telephones Central 22.& 4641. Cable Address:-Mail. Hongkong.
All communications should be addressed to the Nowrpaper Enter- prise, Ltd., to whom all remittances should be made payable.
ed to purely Chinese territory
say now that Mr. Eugene Chen
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1927. A
COURT REPROOF.
strained and that the British CORRESPONDENCE. Navy will take over the duty of protecting British subjects. That
cannot
be construed BB: an STUDENT INTERFERENCE WITH
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY." ultimatum or as an act of war.
♡
To the Editor of the "China, Malli"),
"CHINAMAN" AND A
BURGLARY.
REBUKE FROM JUDGE..
It does not represent the slight- est deviation from the avowed British polley of non-interference Sir,Whilst it has been known with China's OWN domestic for some time past that a certain
Mr. E. H. Dunning, an American affairs. Nor can it be taken to section of the National Student! imply any taking of sides with Union has been endeavouring to citizen, was complainant at the Special Provisional Court at any of the Chinese belligerents undermine the work of Christian Shanghat before Judge John C. H. But it does mean that the full missionaries in China, the extent wn, when an unemployed Chinese, est protection shall be afforded to which this anti-Christian was charged with attempting to hereafter in any part of China to movement has grown during the burgle his house. British subjects. The Chinese past year is only beginning to be Evidence Wha given by Mr. authorities have failed us realised.
Dunning to the effect that, at 10.20 already. They are liable to fail
A perusal of the translation of pm on December 6 last, he was us again. Therefore, as a very some literature regarding resolu. Awakened by a noise in his house. simple act of insurance, the Bri- tions adopted by the Union shows He took his revolver and made in- tish Naval forces are
After noticing that being
that the movement has reached Pestigation.
the door had been broken open, he strengthened. If their interven-
natage when it cannot be regard a light and a Chinamen. tion solely for the protection of ed as mere antagonism to the
The Judge-Mr. Duaning, don't w British lives and property ever Gospel of Christ. It is quite any Chinaman in this Court. It is becomes necessary it will only be evident that it has now assumed vulgar I can't call you an Ameri- because the responsible Chinese the form of a gigantic political caman con 1 It's bad grammar authorities are totally unable to campaign campaign against and impolite. cope with the situation.
Greater Rome.
foreigners-and as such it must. Complainant-What will I say? be regarded in an entirely differ- The Judge-Say Chinese. ent light. It is no longer à mat-
Complainant-Well I saw a Chin-, ter in which missionaries, and ese coming through another door church-going folk are concerned and then he suddenly disappeared. The Chancellor of the Ex-It is a matter of paramount im- went on to the balcony and found chequer's visit to the Italian portarce to every foreigner in some brokon bricks, so I phoned capital suggests some comment China.
to the Bubbling Woll Police Station upon the decision of the Italian
We are told that since the and two detectives, a foreigner and & Chinaman. I mean a Chinese, came Government to remove the ad- ministration of Rome from the unequal treaties" were signed to my house. They found a smal Commune, and to vest it in the granting religious freedom for chlaol and arrested the accused, State. In Rome it has been found religious propaganda, Christiani who did not succeed in getting away that taxation under the Roman has absorbed millions of Chin-with anything.
ese and missionary schools are Accused denied the charge and Commune has been out of allpro-
established everywhere with faald that he was in the French portion to that of other cities in Italy. The Italian Government thousands of students, but late-prison when the alleged burglary
fly Chinese students as a body took place.
The Judge was. informed that has-recognised the need to re- lieve the Roman citizen; but in have gradually come to recogn-
from prison and the burglary took so doing, it has ensured that these the evils of Christianity and accused was released that morning. metropolis shall grow with great to realise that Christianity is an pace in the evening.
instrument of the ruling class Accused Oh, well, I admit the used to oppress the class to be charge but I could not help it! I ruled"
could not do anything else.
er freedom and pride. The State, taking control of the city, will see to it that narrow boundaries are not permitted to choke the expan-
Few sober-minded people will The Judge--Nuither can I help I have nothing else to do,
slon of the surburban districts, take much notice of this outrage. it.
MOTOR CRASH.
It will forbid the packing of the ous libel upon missionaries as neither, I will have to send you to city's centre with new bricks and body, but when one reads through prison again for 10 months. mortar that would obscure the the translations and comes across city's monuments; and it will en- the definite programme which the force observance of a plan by National Student Union has set which a great Rome will grow itself out to adopt, it will at that shall be worthy of the nation once be seen that these mischief. for which it lives. Rome is the making schoolboys intend launch- most illustrious of the cities of ing what is tantamount the earth, and belongs to civilisa-political campaign-a campaign
to A
Rubber Estate Manager Killed.
The "Malay Mail" of January 10
motor crash near Kuala Lumpur
A terrible motor accident in
and his colleagues "effectively ensured" the necessary protection AGE OF THE PACIFIC. Treaties, and with it goes the turned near Kinrara Estate.
of British subjects is a travesty of facts."
TREMENDOUS GEOLOGICAL
CHANGES.
the protection of British life and property in the Concession. If they had, not one of the mob would ever have entered the Con- cession; the outburst of the how ing mobs would have been limit. tion as well as to Italy. The intended not to undermine the contains the following account of a
world owes gratitude to the Ital-work of missionaries, but could have an nation which has proved undermine the solemn interna nothing would or
so faithful a custodian of the tional obligations of China which Mr. A. P. Chalmers, manager Prisen to menace British inter- undying city. Urban quam dicunt campaign which it would be dif of Emerald Estate, Klang, who re- ests, British lives, and British Romam, Melbec, putavi Stultus ficult to describe as being other turned from leave only a few days than pure, unadulterated Bolago, was killed and three other plan- shevism.
ters were injured, two seriously, property in the Concession. To ego, huic nostroe similem.
Religious freedom in China is took place last night on the Puchong. Road. The car in which the victima guaranteed by the various were travelling skidded and over-
right to build churches and hos- The injured who, we understand, pitals, to rant or build houses and have all been admitted to the Euro to open burial grounds. The pean Hospital; were Mess78. D. P. fullest stipulation on the subject Roberts, of Damansara Estate, To take the argument a step
is contained in Art. XIV of the Petaling, W. R. Napier, of Old Seas further: If the mob was not
Manila, Jan. 7.
last Treaty between China and field Estate, Batu Tiga, and Buck- Mr. ridge, of Damansara Estate. used as "an instrument of diplo- The Philippine archipelago has the United States, a perusal of Buckridge, who, we are informed, macy," why did not Mr. Eugene existed as an island, geologically, which will show that the present has only recently come to Malaya.
for fifly to one hundred million Cher become master of the situa, years and there is no evidence to activities of the National Student received particularly serious
The funeral of Mr. Chalmers will tion by using all his available show that the group ever was part Council are a direct attack upon juries."
of the mainland of Asia. saya Dr. China's Treaty obligations... forces against the mobs and the Bailey Willis, noted seismologist There can be little doubt that take place at the Venning Road agitators, by clearing them out who has been here several weeks the whole scheme has Moscow cemetery at 5 p.m. to-day.
The victims were brought into making geologien studies. Hong Kong. Wednesday, Jan. 19, 1927. of the Concession neck and crop, Wills is a professor at Standford behind it. It is but the first step Kuala Lumpur by Mr. D. S. Garduerf and by restoring the status quo University. He is an authority on in Moscow's mischievous attempt manager of Catlefield (Selangor)
to convert China to Bolshevism and Cliveden Estateş.
system which makes a in the Concession to the fullest
Dr. Wilis's studies in the Philip--a possible extent? Oh, no! pines have been in connection with mockery of religion, destroys the those made in Japan and China foundation of the home, the more in accordance with Tremendous geological transforma- privacy of married and family Cantonese methods to appoint a tion is going on in countries border life, and has done away with all taken to task in a very mild way Committtee of Control of the ing the Pacific, he says.. Mountains honesty and decency in every!
here and in other Pacific countries by the "Canton Gazette." That Concession-a Committee of Can-are continually rising, due to relation of life. paper querulously finds faul
dynamic forces tonese!—and then to talk large of earth. These forces are due mainly with our heading ("Cantonese the Concession belonging to the to heat. With the rising mountains
• Hong Kong, Jan. 18, 1927. Methods") above a recent cable-
comes a corresponding depression of Cantonese "for keeps."
the lowlands. This does not mean; gram, regarding the use of the possible right had they to make he says, that the lowlande will be
A CLEAN SLATE! A mob in Hankow as an instrument arrangements for the control of covered by the sea, because sediment!
from the mountains and the sea are a British Concession? The whole continually piling up on the low
London Offices: The Far Eastern Advertising Agency (London), } Ltd., 86-98, Southampton Street, Strand, W.C.E.
"CANTONESE METHODS."
The "China Mail" has been
of diplomacy." Our contemporary
would be useless to remind the
China Mail that the Nationalist
was
"
It
What!
earthquakes.
the as some claim.
Dr:
underneath the
SECRET SOCIETY ACTIVITY.
Two Chinese Arrested In Singapore.
Viny
Yours, etc.,
*
IONIDES.
་་
in-
A
SIX BISHOPS IN SINGAPORE.
The importance of Singapore as
a meeting point, writes a 'corres- pondent of the "Straits Times" is unrivalled probably by any other port in the East. During last week there were no less than six Bishops bere of three denominations. The Church of England was represented by the Bishops of London and Singapore, the Church of Rome by the Bishops of Malace and Corona, (To the Editor of the "China Mail"]
and the Methodist Episcopal Church very properly considers that "taction was a gross breach of Bri-lands
Dr. Willis does not believe that Sir, Your suggestion that the by Bishops Oldham and Titus Lowe. tish Treaty rights: Cantonese the continents are drifting apart best possible course that the Bri- This number would have been fur- jurisdiction lay outwith
tish Government can adopt in re-ther increased by the Bishop of Minister for Foreign Affairs effec-limits of the Concesion-not
gard to the remainder of the Bri-Macne, who was coming to Singa- pore for his pastoral Vlast fish share of the Boxer Indemini-to the Portuguese Missions at tively ensured the protection of within. The only manner in
ty is to forthwith liquidate the Singapore and Malacea, but for the British life and property in the which they could effectively pro-
cash in hand and wipe out the fact that he had to return to Macao Concession." It adds, moreover, téct British interests was by ade-
whole of the balance, should from Timor Dilly, for the Christ- commend itself to most people mat and New Year festivities. that "the China Mail' is not quately curbing, and suppressing
who, sick and tired of the bicker- likely to be convinced except by the howling mobs and making it
ings and quarrellings of the past the course of events." With
Secret Societies have been active few. years would, one feels sure, absolutely impossible for them to that dictum we fully agree. What step one foot into the Concession weeks and the police have been such a magnanimous gesture of in Singapore during the past few be only too willing to support dues the "course of events" dis- They failed to do that. There paying special attention to these Britain's great good will towards close? Merely that the howling fore, they
must shoulder the On Saturday, Jun, 8, about 11 China and the Chinese people. morning, the heaviest being in the mob got completely out of conwhole responsibility. Even Mr. o'clock, a number of detectivas en- The suggestion is certainly one northern districts where clocka trol in Hankow, invaded the Bri Ramsay MacDonald, the British tered a coffee shop in Cross Street, which should commend itself to stopped and some old walls col and arrested a Chinese in possession everyone having even the small-lapsed, but no material demage was tish Concession, mutilated the Labour leader, takes this view of a dagger
On the night of Jan. 10, about est commercial interest in China, caused and there were no casualties. War Memorial, entered the build but we are still awaiting à re 7 o'clock a police constable arrested and one which might well be used. The central, observatory stated that production of his speech in the another Chinese also armed with a as an excellent vehicle for let the shock was centred out at sea.--
dagger.
ting the Imperial Government Both the arrested men are alleged know that we, whose lot it is to to bo connected with secret be domiciled in immediate 'pro- societies.
ings of the Municipal Council and the Police Station, defled and maltreated British Marines; and generally created such a reign of terror as to necessitate the evacuation of British women and children, the seeking of refuge in the A.P.C. building by British men, end the closing down of all business.
"Canton Gazette"!
Measures for Protection....
bodies.
A
JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE
Tokyo, Jan. 18. A sharp earthquake occurred this
Reuter.
ximity to unhappy China, realise and the Vice-Chancellor of the that so long as the Government University on the question of our lends its support to a scheme daimito a substantial portion of, which, na you so forcibly point the Boxer Fund? .. out, will only remind future gen.
Let Hong Kong be heard; let erations of Chinese of an unfor- our merchant princes both Eng.... tunate episode in the history of fish and Chinese-the men who their nation, it is futile to look for have converted this barren rock complete" cessation of anti into the present-day citadel of British activities.
www commerce that it is let them Cannot something be done in speak out.
It is a 'bad commentary on the -JAPAN'S POLITICS. inability of the Cantonese author- ities to protect British Interesta
Tokyo, Jan. 18. that it should be found necessary
An opposition member of the for more British warships and Lower House caustically inter- What Mr. Eugene Chen said more British Marines to come out pallated. the Premier, referring to to China. British lives and Bri the "unsatisfactory condition" of and did subsequent to the mob's fish property must be protected his administration, and asking why excesses affects the issue not in If the Cantonese or any other he did not resign.
The of the warring factions, for that The Premier, replied that hie come forward and take the lead? Let Hong Kong followin the slightest degree.
under present conditions. 'course of events' indisputably matter are unable or unwilling resignation was not called for
to afford such protection in Further Interpellations are shows that the Cantonese author- future, they shall find that Bri pected during several day ities did not "effectively ensure tish patience has been over-eater,
Youre, etc.,
the matter? Will not some one You, Sir, have taken the lead
calling of a public meeting could What greater incentive to be desired than the recent addresses of H.E. the Governor
CIVIS BRITTANICUR BUI Hong Kong pin 10 191