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TAGGART-TURNER-At the Bri- tish Consulate General and afterwards at St. Joseph's Church, Shanghai, on the 23rd February, 1927 James Harper Taggart to Mary Turner (nee Bowen)
Hong Kong, Thursday, Feb. 24, 1927.
AFINAL WARNING!
At long last British patience in regard to anti-British propaganda by the Russian Soviet and ite
n
the
sity for providing suitable hos pita accommodation for 10,000 (odd) British troops, who will shortly arrive in the: Ofient. What finer building could be found than the new. School with its lofty and commodious halk l'und dormitories? One Car
imagine the feeling Featherstone when first ap proached upon the subject. Thoes who have followed the progress of the building know. full well the amount of work that has been put in in the matter of preparing
of Mr.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24-1927.
BRITAIN IN CHINA.
The Position To-day Explained.
THE HAND OF RUSSIA.
OUR 350 PRIZE.
Result of the Fifth Puzzle.
TWELVE FOR FIRST PLACE.
151, The Penk.
and of the British attitude towards them has accordingly become a mat- Mrs. J. A. Plummer. ter of great practical importance
for the following reasons..
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515, The Peak..
10, Austin Avenue, Kowloon.
In the arst place, a large pro-Misa Zita Gomes, portion of our very considerable trade in China le done in the Yang- tse Valley, the commercial poten- talition of which ard' enormous. Mr. Winslow, The valley has an area of close on! 600,000 square miles, and a popunj
The most recent news from China The "China Mail"" has pleasure in (writes E. M. Gull in the London announcing the result of its Afth Daily News" of December 23, on Cross-Word: Puzzle Competition his return to England after a visit which has been won by twelve com to China) makes it appear probable petitors with faily correct solutions, that the Cantonese will soon be in These twelve competitors ar the plans and bringing the possession of the greater part, If schame to its fruition-only for not the whole of the Yangtae Mrs. E. Lindsell,
Valley, including Shanghal Under- the bullding to be vacated ao soon standing of their motiyes and almusa after occupation. But as was stated in an article published yes terday, what the School loses, the Military Authorities gain. The care and comfort of our troops must be the first consideration of everyone in cases of emergency such as the present, and so the School Committee have been call ed upon to make this sacrifice. One cannot, but reiterate the Mation of 180,000,000-nearly half statement made yesterday, name. the total population of the country Miss Carnet Jex, ly that a great debt of gratitu In the second place, of the esti de and we hope. something mated total of British capital, in- vested in China' $250,000,000 to more-is due to the School $300,000,000; a large proportion is That the Headmaster and his invested in that area, not less than (Mr. J.. H. Gomes, Committee will be the recipient of £68,000,000 being invested in vari-1. a general expression of gratitude sus forms in Shanghai goes without saying, but it is well "Thirdly, it is in the Yangtze that their action in this direction Valley that the greater should be emphasised, so that China's Customs revenue is collect- when the time comes for theed, which revenue is security for
outstanding obligations to British) launching of the appeal hinted at bondholders botalling some Mr. C. Y. Ylh, yesterday, the public will not forget to show their gratitude in a tangible form.
RESPONDENCE.
WAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
£34,000,000,
e/o Kowloon-Canton Rallway,
Kowloon. }
c/o Matlida Hospital,
.The Peak.
10, Austin Avenue, Kowloon.
part of SP.O. G. W.. Boggitt,
H.M.S. "Hollyhock,” Hong Kong.
Why Relations have been Bad.
If the Cantonese remain in con-
Marrison Hall,
The University.
trol of the valley, still more if they Mr. E. W. Hamilton, obtain control of North China also,
reaut
not
»Colonial Secretary's Office,
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Hong Kong.
• Elät Hall,
our relations with them must in- evitably
only on the economie Interests which the figures Mr. N. S. Lim, given above represent, but on inter- fests not included in them, those,
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To the Editor of the "China Mall:"namely, of Hong Kong, and through Sir-Rumour has it that the War Hong Kong, on the Straits Settle Mr. Memorial Committee have decided ments where a very large Chinese
tentedly) under British rule. to abandon the idea of erecting a population lives (at present Hospital on the recently completed
For some time past our relations Mr. site adjoining Stubbs Road and with the Cantonese have been bad, erect a less expensive building on and the first duty of this article is a more suitable site.
to answer the question, why.. Where public money la being.
The fundamental reason, in the
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By inability to increase her tariff without the consent of foreign: Powers;
By lack of freedom in"disposing of the "revenue accruing from the duties imposed by the tariff.
By
The University. K. S. Leung,
Ellis. Kadoorie School...
Hospital Road, Hong Kong, A. P. Guterres.
22, Granville Road,
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Kowloon.
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The correct solutions are A3 follows:-
Across.
1, L1; 3, BOLE; 6, EAST; 9, PI; 11, AFIRE; 18, GOT; 15, ARROW;
inability to tax foreigners 17 SOSE; 13, AGIO; 20, KALA; 22, other than Russians, Finne, OPALS; 25, TOSS; 27, GADS; 28, Germans, Austrians, Czacho-ALE: 29. WELT; 30, TIM; 81, AN; Slovakians, and Hongurians, 32, NA: 34, SON: 38, RO; 37, POB because China does not exercise 38, ODDLY: 40, PA; 4, GO: 42, 44. AS: 45. IN: 47. any judicial control over them, ABASE; and through the existence of a ROTOR: 48. LIP; 49, TA; 50, number of residential areas NICK; 62, EL: 53. LA; 54, NAIL; known as settlements and con-156, CUSP 57, ACE; 59, SUMP; 60, cessions which foreigners PËR: 61. USAGE: 63. ASP: 65, administer. most of which have SNAP; 38,"HATS; 71, BLEED; 78, have become the principal ATE: 76, LISTS; 77. SO: 78, ports of the country.
WOLD; 79. PALE; 80. AT.
Down.
Great Britain. A continuance of such anti-British propaganda will render inevitable the abrogation Trade of the Russo-British Agreement and lead even to a severance of diplomatic relations. spent I consider it is the paramount opinion of the writer, is that the The $50 prize will be divided duty of those in control to advise Cantonese have come to regard us among the twelve winners, and in It is noteworthy that China is the public of any change in the kept well to the front in the proposals such as is mentioned as the principal obstacle to the re-accordance with the rules, cheques
covery by China of what are called will be sent to them four Note to Soviet Russia. It is in above, and the Committee would do her Sovereign Rights. These at the hence, under registered cover, to-
well in this instance to take these
the "China Mail" China that Soviet emissaries, who subscribed for the Memorial present time are limited in a num-ether with the congratulations of
ber of ways- Buch as Karahan and Borodin, into their confidence.
In any event the change of site have been exceptionally busy in now provides the Committee with opportunity of offering the spite of the clause in the Trade an
Building to competition amongst Agreement forbidding anti-the local architects, "which, in British propaganda outside Rus, fairness to everyone should have Arst instance. been done in the Han borders.. It may be that the Why one particular firm is given" British Government now realises the commission without the others Chaving been given an opportunity that if it is to make tangible pro- of proving themselves incapable of gress to clear up the mess in undertaking such work has never China it must get rid of the been satisfactorily explained. The statement that a competition could Moscow "menace. Agreements not be held lccally on account, of with this or that Government or there being no competent assessor
can be discounted as both Shanghal! sembiance of a Government
In and Singapore have hold competi China may be all very well uptions quite successfully the Asses- sora being selected at home by the to a certain point. But none of Royal Institute of British arch them can possibly be effective tecta
War Memorial Committee permanently so long as the Bol- In conclusion, I submit that if the shevists are permitted to in-waste $100,000 on the formation of The reply is: "No: the chief ob- fluence the Chinese against Great a site and five years of valuable stacle to their removal has hitherto
time then it can surely spend an- been the state of China itself." other few thousand and six months' The Peking Government. Britain.
Soviet Russia is now faced with the alternative of adhering to the terms of the Russo-British Trace Agreement or being presented with a Note severing diplomatic relations between Great Britain and Russia. When she makes up her mind which course is the afer and more discreet for her to
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Astern warning has been ad- dressed to the Soviet Government exactly where she stands and how to mould, her future policy in regard to Soviet Russia.
by Great Britain. There have been warnings before, of course. But these have carried the issue no further. They have only
The Diocesan Boys' School.
The answer; naturally leads to the further question: "Is Great Britain, In fact, the chief obstacle to the re- on moval of these limitations can China's sovereign rights 7"
1, LANK: 2, IF; S. BROAD; 4, OES; 5. EG; 6, ET; 7, SAG: 8. TRITE: 9, PO; 10, IWIS; 12, ' ISLAM: 14. ODAL: 16, ROOLS; 18, SO; 15, AS; 21, AG10; 23. PAN 24. LENDS; 26, STOP: 30. TRAIN: 31. ABATE; 33. ADELA: 85,
time in having a local competition For just on ten years the claim of NAVAL; 37 FORKS: 38, OAR: 39, so that we are assured that the the Central Government, establish- YAPNU; 43, BOLAS; 48, NICE; hospital when erected is the best ed in Peking, to speak for, and or 49, IPS; 61, CURSE: 53, LEG; 55, our local architects can produce. behalf of, the country as a whole AMASS; 68, CANT: 60, PUBS: 61,
Enclosing my card.
has been disputed by various parts UP; 82. EH; 64, POST: 66, NEW: Yours, etc., of China, and by none more vocí-67, ADO: 69, ALL: 70, TIE: 72, LO: SQUARE DEAL.
ferously than the Cantonese.. 73, AD; 74, EP: 76, TA. Hong Kong, Feb. 28.
SLIPPED TOWEL.
LEADS TO CONVICTION
OF ROBBER.
"A COWARDLY ATTACK.”·
1
HARD LUCK.
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ITALIAN AVIATOR'S 'PLANE DAMAGED.
Fernando. Noronha, Feb. 23. The Marquis de Pinedo has in- formed the italian Government that he does not know when he will be
For at least three years past thei authority of the Central Govern- ment as such has in most matters been confined to no larger a part of China than Middlesex, Surrey, and Sussex are of England. And out! side this comparatively small area the territories ruled by provincial governors in alliance with, or in opposition to,.one another have been constantly changing in extent; so that at no time has it been possible The man who was recognised in to be sure where sovereignty, either the street at Wanchai by a worman central or local, lay, as the man who took part in a
It is impossible to restore sover-Fable to continue the flight to the robbery at her house at Kowloon cign rights when the centre of mainland, as the aeroplane was City was found guilty by the sovereignty cannot be ascertained. seriously damaged when landing in made even British subjects abroad When, some eight years ago, jury at yesterday's Criminal Sea. The sovereignty of the present Can the Bay of Santo Antonio yester
tonese Government in Canton itself
day, Reuter, wonder how long anti-British pro- the Rev. W. T. Featherstone, the sions
la of very recent dote, outside The man in question, she stat- Canion there are many parts of the paganda in China would be toler-Headmaster of the Diocesan ated, and wonder, too, if the Bri-Boys' School, came forward with ad, had had a towel or handker- province of which it is the capital what was regarded as a some clifet round his face but it slipped (Kuangtung) where the Govern
to other liberal tish Government was really earn what ambitious scheme for the off as he was robbing the house ment weit does not run even to-day. tonomy and
changes, at Russian suggestion, and Safeguards. est in its protests in the past. rebuilding of the School at and both she and her daughter
na. the price of Russian help, the While these facts are true, it is Cantonese have been using the fact There need be no further cause Yaumati upon lines without pre-were able to recognise, his fea
also true that if to-morrow, or
as the basis for an anti-British for speculation if the latest Not cedent in the Far East, the pro-tures.
ject was regarded by many as In sentencing prisoner to four month hence, or at any time in the crusade, their need of popular sup to Soviet Russia can be taken at unattainable. Nothing daunted, years with hard labour, Mr. near future, the Cantonese were to port coinciding for the time being its face value. The British Gov- however, Mr. Featherstone and . H. B. Nihill said that the at- establish an authority in China with the aim of the Russiane, which ernment is in deadly earnest now. his Committee launched their tack in the house was a cowardly recognisable as sovereign, the im is to infiame popular passion in campaign and slowly definite one on unprotected women. The mediate removal of all the restric-order to spread their own influences.
tions mentioned above would be an and doctrines. The Note recapitulates the pre-plans for the building of the only doubt in his mind was as to operation more difficult and danger
A Misdirected Cause vious, warnings both by the Ram-magnificent School premises be whether he should sentence, pri- aus for us than for any other
Thus, the nationalist cause laj say MacDonald Government in gan to materialise. After some soner to be flogged but seeing Power, because British interests in
sound enough, has been misdirect- 1924 and by the present Govern-negotiation with the Government that the women had not suffered China are greater and more rami-China, which, fundamentally, is
of Hong Kong it was announced any actual pain he had decided fled than those of any other,
The safeguards represented by ed, while the British attitude tow ment repeatedly since. It states that a site of twenty-three and a not to add to the term of imprestrictions are, therefore, of pogrds it has beekend 14 being infra that the public attitude of men in half acres had hesunsecured and soliment a fogging, a
most iciportance to us, and we have Interpreted. to scrutinise more carefully than Clearly, what is now necessary is high places in Soviet Russia is with the sale of the Bonham Road site, further steps were taken.
tonese motives and aims and to withdrawal of the safeguards. totally inconsistent with the pro The general strike of 1925 inter- KNEW WHAT HE WAS DOING.ny other nation proposals for the to restore correlation between Can- fessions of goodwill given pri- fered with progress to a certain Charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell "In this senge, and in this only, is make the latter serve Chinese and vately by representatives of the extent, resulting in the tempor at the Central Magistracy, this Great Britain a greater obstacle to not Russian aspirations. On the Soviet in Britain Speeches of ary postponement of the comple moining with illegally possessing acquisition by China of full sover-other hand, it is necessary to make tion of a second storey to the 427 Fo Pul lottery tickets, a Chiness ofga rights than any other Power. plain that a perfectly legitimate Bukhavin, Bykoy, and others are buildings, but that did not pre stated that he had hesa promised All over China Russians have concern for our own rights does. cited indicating the nature of the vent the School leaving the Island two dollars to take the tickets to been misinterpreting this fact not mean indifference or hostility
a year ago, when certain house about which there is nothing wrong towards those of China, anti-British, propaganda. And just over Russia is told that there are occupation of the completed
mere a ton of the buildings At Yaunda limits beyond which it is danger was undertaken. Now comes the trouble in China and the reces ong to drive public
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Mr. Lindsell: You knew you were at all. And, though the Cantonese This, according to recently pub dolg wrong, and you were willing leaders are astute apough, to aplished telegrams is the task on to take the risk Y You were caught preciate the fact correctly and which the newly appointed British and must take the penalty---$250 or know that Great Britain has already Minister, Bir Miles Lampson, is
Fagrees in prinlople to tari an now engaged," two montha hard labour.