MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1927.
LABOUR AND CHINA, the theatre of hostilities. The pro-
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THE CHINA MAIL.
STAR IN THE EAST.
CAPE HORN.
TILDEN AGAIN.
posal was sent to Mr. McMurray for transmission to the Northern and Southern war lords, but no answers ADDRESS AT LOCAL CENTRE PLUM DUFF WASHING ABOUT have yet beam received-Reuter's
OF THE ORDER.
LEES SCUFPERS.. American Servico..
The American Forces:
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CONTRAST WITH OLD DAYS.
At the annual Christmas dinner
TOP, 7TH CONSECUTIVE SEASON.
WORLD'S LIST ISSUED.
Philadelphia, Feb. Bi After excluding, Vincent Richards Home, Egremont, Captain J. Fortay from the 1928 ranking on the president of the Mercantile Mariae ground of his professional, atabus, the benefit of the old seamen Amaries olassed W. T. Tilden as Service Association), delineated for the Lawn Tennis. Association of Christmas Day in many of their the world's leading amateur for the lives in the old sailing ship days. seventh consecutive year-Reuter's oft Cape. Horn.
American Service.
of foreigners in Amoy, but there
London, Feb. 5, "At the meeting of the Hong had been no trouble there aparti Although their exact disposition | Kong Centre of the Order of the from a demonstration against the le not disclosed, thirty-three Ameri-Star in the East yesterday, at Catholic Mission which was sup-can Vossels and two thousand dye No. 7, Duddell Street, Mr. H. E.colobrations at the Aged Marmers' pressed by the police.
hundred Marines are now reported Lanepart gave and address on The nationalist sentiment by the Press to be strategically The Coming of the Christ and amongst the students was very available for protection, of Amer the Order of the Star in the strong, but this was only to be can lives and interests in China.- expected. One could sympathise British Wireless Servico.
He said in brief-For some Italy's Atitude. with the student.
Londen. Pub. 3.
time past there has been growing, In spite of the position in influential Italian newspapers, in widely different parts of the Shanghai he did not think any which are believed to reflect the world, a belief that the time is thing very serious would result.
intentions of the Rome Government, near at hand of the coming of amen before him could go back 40 He thought that the suggestion continue to comment favourably on great Spiritual Teacher. » made at the dinner, given to the attitude assumed by the British The expectation of such a Bishop Oldhard that the old boys regarding Shanghai The "Cor teacher is fully confirmed by of the Anglo-Chinese School rere Della Sera" anys it is Italy's Occult Science and by those who should endeavour to tell the Chin-duty not to remain aloof. Her place are in touch with the Occult Mys ere the truth about the British is at the side of Britain. She must attitude was a 'good one."
portionate to her interests in Shang-/ment of the World the Great Eight balls had gorie, and probably?. Charlie Chaplin's matrimonial show herself ready with forces pro- teries and with the Inner Govern- hul-British Wireless Servicg. White Lodge of Supermen, the
Soviet Comment.
Men made Perfect, of whose exier Moscow, Feb. 5. tence one finds a faint recollec- The Government organ. "Isvestia." tion in the Community of Saints discussing the events in China. of the Christian Faith.. says that if the Soviet is in a posi- tion to advise the Cantonese it will never Advise the Nationalist
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London, Feb. 5,
Speaking at Middlesborough. Mr. Lloyd George supported the sugges- tion that the British troops should
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be landed ut Hong Kong at present/"enascent Chinese state-Reuter. tory, has beer: preparing for the selves floundering in the lee scaplyers, an order of 3430 to pay for
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Ha vividly portrayöŭ such a day when he shidamany of the old sea-
or 50 years ago the days of the sailing ships and remember the A LEGAL COMEDY. same experiences as he had pass ed through himself Christmas Day at Lon, when they of having were love to under three lower topsails on the pitch off Cape Horn.
when there was a sudden change of wind the officer of the watch belafairs developed overnight into a lowed out from the poop "Allllegal comedy While the comedian hands on deck went, ship. They lies on a bed of sickness in New would remember how they dived in-York, his wife is staging a succes- to their seaboots and stood by thetalon of Court scenes in Los Angelus, Coming of the Great One. after braces. the helm was put which his lawyer describes sarcas- For centuries past this great P. and the ship was paid off before tically as "The Gold Ruak"
the wind the water squelching out) Government to sever its ties with Occult Organisation, which is the of their seaboots, when suddenly a obtained an alimony order retroac
Among others, Mrs. Chaplin has foreign capital, appreciating as it true directing force behind the coamer comes over the weather tive for two months, an order of does the value of such ties for a outward pagedht of human his-ail, and they then found them-5800 as part of the fee to her law-
so as to be within easy reach of
Condition In. Hankow, even, and all is now practically pers. When they got their head bonde whereunder receivers have Hankow, Feb. 5. ready for the coming of the Great above water the watch was sent taken over her husband's property Shanghai in the ease of trouble.
below to Anish their dinner but an order giving custody of the Following a clear sp" in the One. Mr. Bridgeman, in a speech at weather, people came out to the Owestry, said the British Govern streets, but at the time of wiring this hidden work to press to the scuppers among the salt water. failed to secure, an order of £120
The time has now.come for all duff was swimming round in the the comedian to visit them..
they invariably found the plum children, and an order forbidding ment was bound to be impartial p.m.) all appears quiet and surface. The lead was taken six-and there was nothing for it but
She and not support any particular tranquil This is partly attributed faction in the civil war in China in some quarters to the report that teen years ago by two bodies, the to sing & Te Deum" over the de- with which to pay her detectives. Hut the Socialist lenders had in the military authorities have ar. Theosophical Society and the Or-parted plum daf, and they made mediately phimped for a leader in rested the leading organisers in the cer of the Star in the East. The vow that when they got ashore they China who was known to be anti- demonstration which had been plan Order has 42 organised National would buy a farm and never go to British. If there WOM an Imned for yesterday.
Sections and a membership of contrast
sca again. He would ask them to perialism at all, it was by the
those conditions with
EXCHANGE Labour Party, which had gone intermination to, preserve a peaceful
The evidence of the offelul de- 100,000
their present pleasant surround- Leaders and Centres. for it by banking on that leader atmosphere is seen in the wholesale
ings, in the peace and quietness of Hongkong, 7th Februnig, 927, The Head of the Order, Mr. J.the Aged Mariners' Home, with the De London- their choice in the civil war which removal of posters with which the Krishnamurti, is accepted by care and attention they got from the Bank. Wir was no concern of theirs,
1-1 The gry of British Emperialism were plastered.-Reuter.
buildings in the British Concession members as the representative chairman of the committed (Cap-
Dodoma valim, 5:18 in China was a silly, and meaning-
of the coming teacher in the outer puty-chairman), Miss Matt (ma
" (do-
gt 4 months' sikhil less slogan; or if it had any mean
world. Its two permanent officiala tron), Captain Jefferies and the
Credite, 4 month sight../15.6 ing was He.
The situation in China, where the are Dr. Annie Besant and the staff of the Home. He thought Documentary, imon ny sigh: 1/1-15/18 The lenders of the Socialist New Year is being celebrated,"re-Right Rev, C. W. Leadbeater. Party knew perfectly well that Bremains substantially unchanged.
they would agree with him that De Par
Ou dess and There are four International they had every reason to be thank-
1370 tain had no Imperialixtle aime in Mr. O'Malley remains at Hankow, Centres; at Adyar, which is theful for the many privileges and Or Berha
brodka, doost a sighs 1370 China yet, for party purposes, they which is reported quiet. continued to declare it at the risk British Government
The Headquarters of the TS; at Syd-blessings they were enjoying.
Un demand Captain Charles Jones presided On: New York. occupied ney, New South Wales at Ommen, and among those present, in addi- of helping Moscow which was bent with the situation created by Mr.Holland, and Ojai, California:tion to captain Fortay, were Cap-
On: debuu on breaking up China and the BriBugene Chen's refusal to sign the The last named spot has already tain R. Chubb (deputy-chairman). tish Empire-Router.
Bolshevist Ineptitude.
agreement regarding the The "Observer." In an editorial on status of Hankow and Kiukiang been consecrated by significant and Mr. Thomas Scott (secretary China remarks: "Mr. Eugene:
Concessions, but new decisions are happenings in the inner world. Chen has doubtless been misled by reported as a result of yesterday's.. the stereotyped ineptitude. · of Cabinet meetings.-British
Parliament.
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No New Decisions.
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Malshevist counsels. He has com-! mitted the error of addressing thej British Labour Party direct> He eught to understand he might asl well try to move the minority in the United States against the American President and his Government.
At any given moment, according patched from the upper reaches of Eltz is the lawful title of a pretty years. He, unfortunately, was un- to our constitution, there is only the Yangtaze and dated February young cabaret dancer now full able to participate in the one power in Great Britain and states that two American steamers ing
(par or.) un engagement in Budapest,mas festivities, as he had been that in His Alajesty's administra-were fred on at Patung on Friday. her husband Count Paul Elte, be taken to the infirmary a few days Silver In Bong tong
before. All the inmates have put hiace Copper Cente
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Copper Oran Austrian; tion, supported by the majority"in The steamers were "proceeding ing member of an
In very lengthy service in the Mer-ate of Native, isterzal family.. down the river with missionaries
Her first husband, a Mr. Eugene Chen does not under-on board. There were no casual-coffee planter in Buenos Aires, left ships, and all of them have had Engng sub, Coin
British Cheer Sab. rich old cantile Marine, mostly in stand that when he is led to at-ies.
One of tempt the Bolshevist-trick of inter-
Ichang, Feb. 5.
her a large fortune when he died. very interesting careers. The young, Austrian count wooed when she was lost, and also the them was on board the "Titanic" fering with our domestic conterns Anti-British propaganda and trying to divide the nation inftinges. The British American Toried her. Her fortune was speedily ed, and when he went to join his Co the pretty widow there and mar-Lusitania" when she was topedo- order to weaken the King's Governbacco-Company's premises are still dissipated, and she has this year next boat the men refused to Ball Pria ment, he strengthens Mr. Baldwin's, peenpied by troops.
obtained a judicial separation from in her and they looked upon him as Brussels
New York jeoparillacs the Labour Party's and
Chengtu Looted?'
her husband and begun tir: ea: weakens his own position. Mr.
her living again as a dancer, her Jonah. Consequently he Chen will do well to deal with His About 200 troops proceeded down original vocation.
compelled to retire from the sea. Geneve Majesty's Minlaters and
rumours that Chongtu has been worth much to her, because titles Mariners' Home.. A patriotic Chinese leader, like looted by unpaid soldiers, and that are abolished there, but
Captain Jones sald' the Homes Hungary Mr. Chen should shake himself free Yuan Tau Ming and other generals and other countries she can call were kept up by yoluntary contri-Cope
Copenhagen .cf Bolshevist imbecilities. He have been, assassinated.
herself "counters" with advan-butions. They had in their secre Oslo www would be lured to his own doom by
Hankow. Feb. 5. Lage. The Eltz family have start-tary a gentleman who had always Vienna allowing himself to become the dupe
proved towards the maintenence Pripus. Posters have been circulated toed legal, proceedings
to protect of the Homes, and most successful Belsingfors and tool of Bolshevist monkeying day reporting the occupation of their family name from what they in obtaining subscriptions he (the Madrid
consider desecration.
alone.
Changsha, Feb. 5.
was
them the river to-day. There are In Austria the title was not and has entered the Aged Milan-
un the subject of a British revolu- Shanghai by the Cantonese. ticn.-Reuter.
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Kiukiang, Fubi 5.
LATEST OUTRAGE.
Priests Stabbed, Disrobed, Banten.
"No Special Anxiety,"
It is reported that Nanchang has London; Feb. 6. been extensively footed by unpaið Speaking last night, the Heffith soldiers. :* Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, said that no special anxiety, should be felt regarding the protracted nature of Cabinet meetings. "Nothing in the events of the day, or in the news the Government has received, need cost any shadow on
Hankow, Feb. 5. the hope that while performing our Somewhere in the icy slush-cover-| obvious duty of protecting British ed-wilderness of north-west Hapeh, lives and property in China, we barefoot and without clothing ex- should succeed in reaching a solu- cept for their trousers and under-) tion of our difficulties which, would shirts, Fathers F. MacDonald and
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straining of Anglo-Russian relation. tions would be a blow to the inter- esta, not only of the whole of Bri. fortunate to have as president of aver Spot tain,but also to those very finan- the Mercantile Marine Service As-Silver Forward cial and industrial groups which sociation Captain Fortay, who had are now so loudly demanding a sailormen had passed through dur gore. through all the exporier ces [rupture in relations.-Reuter, ing their lifetime. The .month
December brought round the birtho|| day of that institution, for it was on December 16, 1882, that the Duke of Edinburgh, who was the pallor ton of the late Queen Vic- torid, offelally opened the Instita-
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Tokyo, Feb. 5.
Shadows Before
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MATES
Entertainmcats.
February 7-Queen's Theatre; Theatre;
It la understood they will be less than 884 semen find become "Go West
inmates. In conclusion, he would February 7-Star Theatre "The
Reuter
TIENTSIN TROUBLE,
MOVEMENT OF STEAMER.
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satisfy all reasonable sentiments of Patrick O'Connel. St. Columban's The cruiser "Tenryu" and four the Chinese people."-British Wirem ofers, are being dragged to destroyers have been ordered to to admin14 old marners. That less Service.
wards the interior by two thousand from Kuae to Sasebo with a land- putibet Bid stedally growhid year members of the Farmers' Union. ing party of three hundred, to ago it was 80, 14-day it was 99, and "Proud Flesh": A telegram which has been dis-i Their church, which is situated await further instructions.
since the Home Räd Veen opened no February 7-World patched to Mr. Eugone Chen by in a small village one hundred and Mr. Arthur Henderson and M. fly m les from Hankow, was com sent to Shanghai if necessary.like to say how much the counell Fighting Edge." George Hicks, on behalf of various flet ly destroyed on January 20 Labour organisations, "says: "The The Fathers were stabbed,
of the association were Indebted to
Sporta British Labour movement standal beaten and disrobed.
They were
Miss Matt (matron), Captain Jefferies house-steward) and Mrs.
February 12-Steeplechase Moet- firmly for continuation of negotia-then mached off barefooted and tions and urges all parties con have not been heard of since. Ap-
Jefferies, and Captain Jones and ing of Fanling Hunt, Kwanti Race Captain Chubb, both of whom were
Course. cerned to make that possible."-pealed. to, the Foreign Office of the
Tientsin, Feb. 5,
Meetings. wedded to the welfare of the British Wireless Service.
Nationallat Government promised An outbreak occurred in a car-institutions.
February 8-Annual meeting of He immediato release of the cap-
Hong Kong Horticultural Society, Lured niissionaries, but up to the Pet factory in the former Ger
Keaspa Jardine Matheson's 5.15 present there has been no action-man Concession this morning when Mr. Thomas, the Managing
p.m. Director, dismissed a works fore. The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of ** February 10-Adjourned meeting
Asia" left Vancouver for Hong of Kowloon Football Club, Club The latter showed hostility and Kong, via Japan ports and Shang-house, Chatham Rd., Kowloon, London, Feb. 5. urged forty men in the next room Feb. 25.
hal, yesterday, and is due here on D. Ang
February 15-General meetings yesterday'a Cabinet meeting,
The agitation in a section of the to attack Mr. Thomas who escape
of Union Insurance Society of Căn. The British Government will Freas of England in favour of ed to the yard where a mob of Berlin, Feb. 5.-The Reichstag ton, Ltd. British Traders Insur stand by its proposals and simul abrogation of the Anglo-Russian 350 was urged by the foremen to passed a vote of confidence in the ance Co., Ltd, and Chin, Piro In- taneously continue to take adequate trade agreement is apparently kill him
Government by 285 to 174surance Cox 12d, at Union Bulla, steps to protect British lives and causing some uneasiness at Moa- Mr. Thomas, who is a cripple, Reuter,
ing, Tädðar St, Hobn; 12.16 p.bu kad idow judging from a lengthy state was felled by the mob, but he was
12.30 p. respectively Another Cabinet meeting will be ment by the Acting Foreign Com rescued from a critical position by
|-Febrokty, ReFortisti. Mõeting The Baltic, Black and White Sea of shareholders of the Hong Kong held early next week. In the mean-missary, M, Litvinoff, transmitted Sikh watclimen.
da Arctic ports of the Soviet Kowloon Wharf & Godown Cól, time the Government remains Into the Moscow papers in which. The police were sent to qu
Union Ware viited during the bud Ltda Mesara Jardine Matheson's continuous, communication with reafter combating the charges of the outbre
el year 1825-26, by 2181 large board room, noon. presentatives of the spot Reuter. Soviet Influence bindering a
America's Propert
Washington, Feb, 6,
peaceful Anglo Chinese agree
No Appreciable Change."
London, Feb. 6: Reuter understands that the Keuter. general Impression in competent Londor quarters is" that there is valikely to be any appreciable change in the British attitude in
the Chinese crisis a result of
property.s
MOSCOW'S FEARS.
The Government has proposed ment, he declares the Soviet Got
to the Cantonese and to Peking ernment has never forgotten its
man.
Mr.
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ribute to
the Bikhe
It is asserted that the extent t Kuomintang nétivities ma
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the same
import
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