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Hong Kong, Thursday, Jan. 27, 1927.
MOBS AND HIGH POLITICS.
The "Canton Gazette" again. takes the "China Mail to task for the remarks made in this paper about the Hankow incident. Controversies between
news- papers, even when conducted with
..
clares that the Nationalist Gov-
THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1927.
Government old and long estabasylum. But to the vast number lished." That is Just It.. The of aliens attracted by British wage conditions there is to be no "Canton Gazette" is doubtless. mercy. With the very large num»' Bingere in its hope and belief that ber of unemployed still dependent the people of China will sooner or upon the dole, the Home Secre- later receive full franchise, and tary does not propose to allow any allen to enter to seek work the Nationalist Government, in-unless it is found in the interestą, stead of having to permit demon- of Great Britain that he should atrations so that it can "use the enter the country. It would seem mass expression of popular eno-as though at last the Home Gov- ernment has decided to think, not tion as its guide" will be able to of the injustices and miseries of derive a mandate direct from the other parts of the world, but of people through the polling booth those so very visible in many
parts of the Mother Country. as in the West. But meanwhile the Nationalist Government, as the "Canton Gazette" admits, is
very young. That, as Disraeli CORRESPONDENCE.
pointed out on a certain historie:
It is not my intention to en- deavour to deal with Mr. Chen's statements, but as one who has spent nearly the whole of his adult life in China, I should he in
terested to know what, if any. steps the Hong Kong Government
OUR $50 PRIZE.
Result of the First Puzzle.
WIK IN KOWLOC:).
Some Sidelights on a Keen
"Competition.
The "China Mall" has pleasure in announcing the result of its first Puzzle Competition. Cross-Word The Competition has aroused the keenest interest and it has has re :ceived great deal of support.
The winner, is
FM. Gomes. Ozorio.
No. 29 Jordan Road, Kowleen,
The winer had only four errors.. and deserves great credit fer com- ing so close to the correct solution
in an admittedly difficult puzzle.
F. E. de Sousù,: Mrs. Winslow, Miss R. Xavier.
came
The folowing had only six errors F. de Sousa, Mrs. G. Jex, A. Leong, T. Azevedo, R. E. Lindsell, Miss Lina Gomes, F. T. Lamble, Mrs. J. A., Plummer, and
Zita Gomes,
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These competitors are to be com-
occasion, is no crime rather in MR. EUGENE CHEN'S LATEST
MANIFESTO. AL many ways it is an asset. though not old established, or ITo the Editor of the "China Mäll A cheque for $50 is being sent
Sir-In this morning's papers to even Armly established in the
the winner under registered the considered aims and aspira-cover, together with the congru- minds of many people who are tions of the Nationalist Govern-talations of the "Chino Mall.” neither "Imperialists" norment were printed as released for A number of competiters enemies of the Kuomintang-publication by Mr. Eugene Chen. Very close to winning. The follow
DW. Hamilton. mere neutrals in fact the Na- The whole article must commanding had only five errors:
admiration for its composition
Miss G. Kong. tlonalist Government yet asks the and phraseology, but it is suf Richard Worg. Powers to surrender all the safe- ficiently obvious that one of its guards which protect the lives main objectives is propaganda. and interests of their nationals, whom even the "Canton Gazette" cannot deny have been in acute danger "from mobs, which, what ever their motives have been, the Nationalist Foreign Minister him- are taking to counter this very plimented upon their excellent at real and live piece of propaganda. tempts and to be wished better To be effective, it must be done success next time.
Judging the Entries. at once.. "
The judging of the Competition Would it not be better for the Mr. Chen's manifesto will be revealed the interesting fact Di tha other of Nationalist Government to learn read all over the civilised world that in one
during the remainder of this all the entries sent in the correct to walk before it tries to run?!
week and an immediate consider-solution to every clue was given. Would it not be better for it first ed reply will receive nearly equal which goes to show that a correct solation was within the reach of to establish its position in China hearing. beyond all possible doubt, and, of our officials to deal effectively, parts of the Colony and from mem
It is surely not beyond the wit any one individual competitor.
Entries were sent in from alt pointing to a record of good ad-paragraph by paragraph, with bers of all communities, among ministration and security, invite this manifesto.. I believe the those competing being residents, of the Powers to surrender the Con-value of an authoritative state the Peak. Kowloon. Happy Valley. ment would be inestimable. Next Yaumati, and Talkoo. There were cessions, which we are sure they week will be late, and the week entries also from all branches of both Services and the Royal Naval have no desire to keep any longer after too late. Yours, etc.,
Dockyard The Competition has than is really necessary for the
thus Jumped into immediate favour In circles representing the whole Colony,
self had to whitewash as best he could.
safety of their nationals. Such o policy as that, besides achieving
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Hong Kong, Jan. 26, 1927.
TUNNEY FILM & LOCAL
BOXERS...
An Important Point."
A number of competitors sent in entries which had been mutilated in
the cross-word puzzle and the entry coupon had been cut in two. Each solution must have a signed coupon attached to it. Some competitors sent in two or more solutions planed
to one coupon. This must not be
done, as no responsibility "can „ bè accepted for such coupons becom ing detached.
should have been able to take steps which would have prevents edhe disorders breaking out at all. "Saya the "Canton: Gazette": "It is the very nature of & patrio-what mob violence can never hope
to achieve, would prove to the "STAR" FEATURES. eyes of the rules inasmuch tic movement that the people of
world that the Nationalist Gov- country should be allowed ex- pression and
ernment, for all its youth, pos participation." Granted. There is no country in sesses qualities of realstatesman- the world which allows greater ship. Certainly, it would be a HOW DEMPSEY WAS BEATEN latitude than Britain for free great deal safer, in the interests
For four days at the "Star" speech, as a visit to Trafalgar of China, as well as those of the Theatre, Kowloon, beginning on Powers, than listening too readily Sunday, there will be two feature
Some competitors also did not Square any Suriday afternoon will show. The "Canton Gazette" "de- to the "mass expression of popu-performances each day, from 5.15 fully comply with Rule Bight, send- ing in solutions where letters had lar emotion" as a guide in high to 8.45 and beginning at 9.20, re-been written on top of other letters.
spectively.
Some competitors also made mur- For the first time in the Colony, ginal notes. Marginal notes will ernment will intervene in demon-politics, muss emotion, apart from
being notoriously fickle, repre- the motion film of the Tunney-receive absolutely no attention, and strations "only when there seems serious danger of complications" senting only a very small portion Dempsey fight will be presented will lead to disqualification.
by Tex Rickard, the promoter of only solutions eligible to win, the of a vast nation-in fact the few the heavyweight boxing cham- prize are solutions that are quite and not before. But surely the
thousands who happen to be as pionship of the world, which blotted words, or marginal notes at. clear and contain "no corrections, danger of complications was
sembled in one particular place; Tunney won from Dempsey. The fall. patent at Hankow. Surely, too, it
whole of the ten rounds will be and being also, if the "Canton shown as well as a slow motion of fact, that none of the entries for It may be mentioned, as a matter is the duty of a Government to
Gazette" will pardon the remin-picture of one round so that the first competition containing be ready when such a danger comes to a head? Had this dan tible to the influence of agitators, minutely
der, still more notoriously suscep- "fans" can study the movements marginal notes came near enough
anyway to have won the pize.
The correct solutions ure 있는데 ger been guarded against at Han-
follows:-
Across. kow, the events which followed could never have taken place- and Mr. Eugene Chen would never have found himself in a position where he felt impelled to offer profound apologies for the vandalism of the mob.
Instead of leaping to take ad-
we
The management has also been paid or otherwise. What
successful in engaging the ser- have just said about mass emo- vices of Kid Raymond and Bat-
Aliens At Home:
The
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1, BALSAFY; 4, RIT: 7, LAKE; particularly true of China. tion is true of every country: it is tling Elartico, who will give ex-10, AH; 11, OATH; 12, AG; 18,
16. SUAVE; hibitions of sparring, ahadow ZODIAC: boxing and skipping at 7 p.m. LOUDER; 20, ER, 22, STANCE; 24,. and 9.20. p.m.
LIL; 25, BAAL; 26, DOT; 27, The picture will be Carl Laem SLIVER: 30, N.W.; 81, ORNATE
| 88, OR; 36, S.; 37, LODGE; 39, mle's "Runaway Express" "which E.S.E.; 42, ON; 43, ELI; 46, ER 47, S.S., 48, LD.S., 49, TREND |:50, WE; 52, ́OF; 53, MANIOC; 67, A.1.; 59, FUCATE, 64, EVE: 65,
ME: 71, UPLAND; 73, TWAIN; 75. RAPIER: 76, BLAN: 78, GOAT: » 80, SUES; 82, SIRS: 83, ENS: 84, CROSSES..
There can be little doubt that should delight cinema patrons on the rather slack policy of Liberal both sides of the harbour.
Prices will be increased and couraged & flow of undesirables
many un-
1.
Down'
BISHOP OF LONDON."
restraint, as in the present in- vantage of the situation created / Governments before the war en- the programme will be shown for TINE: 66, CON: 67, RECOCT; 70, stance, are of little profit. They by the mob, surely the first duty from the poorest and most insani-the last time on Wednesday. usually lead nowhere, and the of the Nationalist Government tary quarters of Europe into public soon geta, tired of them was to have disowned the mob, if the East End of London and the larger ports of Great Britain. To a None the less we feel constrained not to have punished the ring certain proportion of immigrants SERIOUS CHARGES. 1. STILLS; 2, LAZULI; 3, SHOD; 14, RA; 6, ITS; 6, THUS; 7, LAVA; to observe that the "Canton leaders, as would have been done Great Britain was extending her
[8, AGENDA: 9, EFFETE; 11, AN ALLEGED BRIBE AND Gazette" is doing the "China in any other country. After all, traditional protection, which,
OCEAN: 14, DENE; 15, IR 17, THREATS.
ATOR (Rota reversed); 19, 0IL; Mail" an injustice when it ac- there are limits-in every coun- wisely exercised in the past, haa proved an unfailing source of
21, RAW; 23, COT; 28, VELE; 29, cuses this paper of adopting a try to the excesses that may be strength. Many of the most re-
When a Chinese employed as an ROVER: 92, N.W.; 34, ODE; 35, overseer by the Botanical and "die-hard" attitude towards the committed in the name of patrio- spected families in trade to-day ostry. Bopartment was charged 38, END 31, LIN; 38. GRUFF 40, S.S.W.; 41, E.S.E.: 44, Nationalists. The "China Mail," tism, and it is the first duty of a have sprung from the humble and before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Can LET: 46. FORC: 61 11 53, our contemporary might recall, government, so far from exploit. despised origins of a political tral Magistracy this morning with MERLES 64, AVE, 66, NECTAR
exile or a religious refugee. But intimidation and accepting a bribe, was one of the first papers in ing those excesses before or with the many thousands who Mr. Duncan McCallum, defending, 56, ORCA 57. AIM: 68, INERT
60, UMPI; 61, ACARUS; 62, TON; South China to urge the recogni afterwards, it does not matter almost monthly land in British pleaded "not guilty."
Observing that the charge of in- 68, ENDOSS; US OWNS: 69, TIGE: tion of the Nationalist Govern- to see that excitement does not ports there are very
timidation involved the extortion of UP; 12, LESS; 74, NON; 17, desirable characters, The war the sum alleged to have been receiv L 79, A8, 81, EE, ment. Certainly that was before become violence. When demon- proved that British nationalissed as a bribe, Mr. Lindsell romand the Hankow incident which has strators know that a government tion laws were inadequate, and od the case until next Monday after- done so much to shake our con is ready, and able, to preserve that bitter enemies of the Con noon, allowing bail in $1,000. fidence in the Nationalist Gov-order, demonstrations rarely get stitution were enabled, for purely
nominal sums, to enjoy the pri ernment The Hankow incident, out of hand..
vileges of British eltizenship. It
GOING INTO EXILE, regrettable as it must be called, The "Canton Gazette" raises is therefore satisfactory to rend
A number of well-known people.. however, is only an incident-it another point in its article on the in the reports of debates in the House of Commons prior to the
London, Jan. 27.
gathered at the quayside to bid him can readily be settled If the Na- "China Mall and to this point adjournment that the Home
French pressmen all day long farewell and bon voyage, including. tionalist Government will meet also we feel constrained to refer. Secretary is pursuing a polley tried to discover the destination the Bishop of Singapore and Mrs. Britain's overtures in the friendly Says the "Canton Gazette" "The which will not reflect upon British of Garibaldi whose sojourn in Ferguson-Davie, Rev. G. Shet history or imperial Britain's France compulsorily terminated life, Rev. J. B. Westlake, Mr. spirit in which they are being demonstration is practically the future. The greater number of to-day. They ferreted him out at Ormond Blythe, Mr. G. C. Elliott, made. Once the Nationalist Gov only form of paticipation in gov-aliens in Britain have been there Boulogne en route to Folkestone, and Mr. L. G. Cranna. ernment has restored our conerament that the great mass of since pre-war days. They have where he subsequently arrived When all the visitors had anally, fidence in this manner, the "China the people have. This is not bo- married British wives and have avowing his Intention to go to shaken hands and wished him good- British children. There is no Cuba, when he obtained pass, the Blehop was given an, ent Mall' will be found again among cause the Kuomintang is not de- question about dealing with them ports. But his vicissitudes were thusiastic send-off by the mall the first advocates of recognition mocratic. It is the only truly harshly or of turning them out not ended as the immigration gathering as the liner gradually left the quay side. His Lordship The "Canton Gazette takes democratic force in Chins. But The only people of that class who authorities, in the absence of stood by the rails as the steather exception
lon to our view that if the the Kuomintang is not old estab must be watched are those constructions, prevented him from moved away from the whare
victed of offences against the law, going to London, Hence he is at pondlag to the waving of hats and Nationalist Government was abie lished like the parties in the They are to be deported as hay present staying at Folkestone, handkerchiefs until the liner was
well under way to restore order at Hankow it West. Nor is the Nationalist lng forfeited their right of Reuter.
The Bishop of London left. Sin- gapore for Australia via Java, at Baon by the "Tasman," accompanied by his chaplain, the Rev. H. (Thomson, E
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