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EAST AFRICA.
PERSONNEL OF COMMISSION ANNOUNCED.
́ TO LEAVE ON DECEMBER 22.
It was recently
announced that
matters.
The Secretary of State for the
Commission as follows:-
Sir Hilton Young (Chairman).
Sir Reginald Munt.
Sir George Schuster, and
Mr. J. Il. Oldhamı.
Mr. F. Downie. ni Colonial Office, has been appointed Secretary.
¿ Itinerary. The Commission will leave England on Dember 22, mut will travel via the Nile to Uganda, and thence
Colonel Walker, Secretary of the
the Comminaion.
BACK FROM CHINA.
* M
TOMMY MAKES MERRY OVER IT.
SEES THE FUNNY SIDES.
counters.
"BIG BILL.”
THE CHINA MAIL,
ever
read
the
not
"DOWN AND OUT.”
RUSSIAN WHO WED KAISER'S SISTER.
young
ORDERED OFF.
FOOTBALL" CAPTAIN'S
RIGHTS.
REFEREE'S CONSENT.
Any player leaving the field dur ing the progress of a game (except through accident) without the con- sent of the referee will be deemed guilty of misonduct.
"Beyond His Powers." Mr. F. J. Wall, secretary of the Football Association, said to a re- porter that it was obvious the cap tain had gone beyond his powers. Mr. John Bowman, a former now league club manager, and chairman of the Middlesex Society of Association Referees, anid: is the sole judge of those matters, but my experience is that if a cap tain goes to referee with a com- plaint against any particular play- er, the official is always ready to
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1927.
THE PHILIPPINES.
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| Washington, Dec. 6-In his Mes- sage to Congress President Coolidge said:
"Conditions in the Philippines have been steadily improving.
"Content and good order. prevail. "Roads, irrigation works, harbour Improvements and public buildings are being constructed..
"Public education and sanitation have been advanced,
"The Government is in a sound financial condition.
"These Immediate results were
especially due to the administration of Governor-General Leonard Wood. The six years of his Governorship marked a distinct Improvement in the Islands and rank as one of the
outstanding accomplishments of this distinguished man. Ha death is a loss to the nations and the Islands. "Greater progress could be made and more efficiency could be put
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Mr. H. Bamlett, manager of the Manchester United Club, said:
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44
QUIT STALLING.”
CHINESE NAVY MAY FIGHT REAL BATTLE YET,
"The powers of the auditor of the Islands also need revision and clarification.
"The Government of the Islands
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the Islands.
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Presa.
J
AN ORIGINAL CHICAGO
FANTASIA.
"DOPED" HISTORY BOOKS.
HIS OWN STORY.
It's a good story, but incredible.
atuch interest has been created Alexander Zoubkoff. The dock named after King!
(from 1915-23 Russian, who recently married In football circles by the report in the British Government had au- George V. was all alive with pidgin-Once upon a time
canaries, and to be exact) there was a Mayor of Princess Victoria, the sixty-one-"The Daily Mail" of an official pro- thorised the hecretary of State for English, parrota,
Chicago named Big Bill Thompson, year-old sister of the ex-Kaiser, test by a referee against a captain the Colonien to send a Commission affectionate welcomes on the return His Government was so bad and so has written to a Berlin evening for ordering one of his men off to Africa lo investigate the possi- of the last transport from China. corrupt that all the sensible men in newspaper a romantic story of his
the field for alleged foul play: bility of securing more effective co- Four hundred men who have been the city combined to replace him life and adventures.
The case came before the North operation between the Government guarding British lives and property by a sensible mayor, under whom
"I am," he said, "by no means Riding Football Association, who took no action. The player con- of the Eastern and Central African in China were disembarking from the town waxed fat and prospered. the green and callow youth that Dependencies and
cerned had been reported for leav- to make recom-the "Herminius." and telling every-But after four years Big Bill came the newspapers have made me out
There were not mendations on this und cognate one within reach that they wera back again.
ing the field without permission. to be. Sorry as I am to have to enough sensible men. Big Bill
A note to Rule 43 of the Foot- very glad to be back.
disappoint the public on this score,
ball Association states: "Not one piecey canary left in told all the unfortunates-negroes, I must own that I am not a mere Italians, Germans, Poles, and Irish- atripling of twenty-three, but have Colonies has new constitutes the bally old China," I heard a Scottish men-that he was their only friend, already reached the mature age of
accent sing (writes an
"Evening and he told everyone a great many twenty-seven. Standard" representative), while in times that if he were elected he
"I was born not far from Moscow, the deepent Irish brogue another would "make the King of England fellow was saying: "China allee keep his snoot out of America." at Ivonova, where my father own- I left the ed n cloth factory. samee bad place, begorra. Much He was always shouting about weaving stool and studied medicine the smellee, much muckee, all the time, "King George." but no one
nufte knew whether he meant that at the University of Moscow, but bedad."
This was the first detachment of wicked ogre George III, who tried the revolution upset everything. and in 1921 I had to flee for my to enslave America one hundred the Army reserve to arrive. It re- and fifty years
life. I managed to escape first to ago, or King presented many units, and all were George. V., who, said the Mayor, Reval, and then to Upsain, in attached to the Cameronians. was arranging that the youngsters mother, who was a Swede, came to Sweden, where relatives of my Welcome From the Womenfolk. of Chicago should only
China "doped" history books. In the early days of the
"Elect my aaaistance. I had a job there Liz Kenya. Tanganyika, Zanzibar. Nyasaland and Northern trouble these men had left what- me," he told them all, and I'll for a time as a commercial travel
ler.
"Unpleant Jobs," Rhodesin, visiting the chief centres ever work they were doing and buso King George in the snoot if
"Circumstances forced me later and hearing the views of repre-rushed off to the help of their coun. he doesn't keep it out of Chicago." After his election the Mayor is sald sentatives of the different sections trymen in the land of the Celestials to have declared that poor King to leave Sweden. I then signed on of the community,
Now they were back, and although George was so frightened by his as an ordinary teaman in a Finnish
tramp steamer. The Commission will also visit many of them told me they had not success that "the Horse Guards had monopoly of the dirtiest and most Salisbury for the purpose of con- the slightest idea where they were had been doubled." Even
unpleasant jobs on board. ferring with the Government of going to find work, they were just Horse Guards, however, were
"After three years of Hfe at sen Southern Rhodesia.
as excited about being in England to save. King George's chief spy It will return to England from again as were those with safe jobs (his "stoolpigeon") Mr. McAndrew, 1927 found me stranded In Berlin.
awaiting them.
Superintendent of Schools, from Many a night I had to spend shiver- Cape Town.
the righteous wrath of a reallying in railway station waiting- There was no official welcome.
patriotic Mayor. So they tried rooms or in a Salvation Army shel- conference of East African Gov- Tommy only gets that on special Mr. McAndrew for "insubordinater. I thought myself lucky when eriors, vill accompany the Commis occasions, but it was made up for tion" and for.. having introduced at last I secured a job as washer- sion on their tour through the East by the warmth of personal greet- British propaganda in the Chicago up at a Berlin restaurant for 3s. a
aweet- schools. By this they meant that day and my food. and Central African Dependencies, ings, Wives, sisters, and
were on the quayside and the history tex-books they used stat- Don't imagine that I am in the
"Quit stalling! Get in and and will be aociated with Mr. hearts
fight!" was the gist of a message Downie, as the Lord Secretary to sometimes there were curious en-ed, maliciously enough, that King least ashamed of having been s0 George III, was not alone respon-hard up," said Zoubkoff. "At one
few days ago by A braw fellow from Perthshire sible for the formation of the time I had the luck to obtain a part despatched a
· Commissioners' Careers,
United States of America. The as a film super which brought me Admiral Yang Sz-chwang, high tee of the Congress to visit the Is- was met by two women and two Mayor had good evidence that such in as much as Gs, a day.
commander of the Tsingtao Jands every two years."-United Sir Hilton Young,, who is
babies. His lean bronze face was
pro-British propaganda was
"One calling I cannot claim to Conservative M.P has been Finara study in wonderment. He knew tinually at work.
Squadron, to the commander of the A Mr. Bausman have followed is that of a profes-cruiser "Hai Chi," flagship of the cial Secretary to the Treasury and that one of the infants was hia gave evidence that the English | sional dancer, a way of earning has serii on Financial Missions because of a certain letter he had were trying to place the "Union my living which has been foisted feet, well known for its frequent HONG KONG HOTEL VISITORS. Į
visits to Woosung on official busi- for the British Government to had out there, but which? Surely Jack wherever now files the Stars on me by the German newspapers. India, Poland and Frag.
not both. He had been warned of and Stripes," that Mr. Cecil Rhodes As a matter of fact, I am a shock-
Admiral Yan, it appears, He was Chairman of the recent no double event. Then the man's was paying American students to ingly bad dancer, greatly to the
heard some of the whispers abroad Royal Commisalan on Indian Cur-wife told him.
go to England so that the United disappointment of the princess,
"an who simply adores dancing.
to the effect that hia sailors are States might again become This one." she said, "is yours integral part of the British Empire,"
Hope of a Loan.
cowards, who are afraid to fight. Sir inati Mant has occupied and mine, Jock, and that one in that Dean Inge and other people "No doubt, however, you want to The various visits of the "Hai Chi" many important financial posts in your new little brother. Your (some of them Americans hiding hear how I came
to make the
and sister ships of the Tsingtao connection with the Government of mother's had a wean since you went their English origin) were trying acquaintance of Princess Victoria. Fleet have more than borne out this India, aul was a member of the away in February."
to persuade Americans that Eng-It came about in this way: Five
assumption. The "tap-and-run" Commission on Ludian Currency. Jock's face cleared, and he kissed land was weak, unarmed, and could months ago I was in Cologne, on my
tactics of the Northern vessels have his own bairn and that bairn's baby not pay her debts; that there were way to Antwerp, where I hoped to
created bursts of laughter among uncle.
English societies everywhere en work my passage out to the Belgian
the |their enemies,~~~particularly gaged on the same foul object-the Congo. When in Cologne I hit on Do Not Like China. All the boys were
unanimous conquest of America by British the idea of looking up a distant personnel of the Woosung Forts about one thing. They did not like Propaganda. It was a terrible in--relative in Bonn with the object of, which have been the chief target of Mr. Oldham in Secretary of the China.
dictment of some body though not borrowing a few pounds from him. the Northerners. of Mr. McAndrew. But the oddest This relative mine happens to be Admiral Yang objects to this International Missionary Council, The verdict of one warrior wasthing about this story is that it is a frequent visitor to the palace of
belief gaining further ground, He and is a member of the Advisory that the war in China was the not a dream like "Alice in Wonder- the princess, and took me with him disclaims responsibility for his Commitive at the Colonial Office on "biggest comic opern you could set land" or an opera like "Trial by to tea there.
into Woosung Native
warships sailing Education in
Jury," but true like the Scopes Invitations to play tennis soon Africa.
under cover of merchant ships, dis- "They make up their armies as trial in Tennessee the fact followed, and a cordial friendship Not a Political Rody. they go along. A general of a side that Mr. Baldwin is still Prime sprang up between the princess and charging a few shells in the direc- myself. Then we became engaged. Ition of where the Forts are believed Colonel, Josiah Wedgwood (La-pushes on into
to be, occasionally setting fire to a Lillie. I am convinced that our marriage bour) asked why the Opposition country that
for laughter, clearly,
inhabitants World" puts it, "which lies outween us. We shall, of course, not "Something," were not reprcaented.
the New York will be a most happy one, as there village of harmless
IB a perfect understanding be Mr. Obaby-Gore said that this
side the pale of rational thought,' "They pretend to be as keen as something which cannot be was not a political commission so
live at Bonn. I want to take up a dis- much as an expert commission. mustard for the time being, but na
profession as soon as possible, be- upon. and
He firmly believes that if his He pointed out that the Commis-soon as they advance all the lads weighed up by the methods of re-cause I wish to earn my own liv-
navy could only come to grips with alon, which could not be enlarged, of the villagea behind pack up and son and logic. And yet a serious
ing."-Ex.
the Nationalist warships or the included a member of the Council go home. They'll fight in their own man in such case might get weary
Woosung "forts," they could give an of India and the ex-Adviser to the parish, you might say, but they'll of sarcasm and send for medical
account of themselves which would Sudan Government, while Sir Hilton be blessed if they'll fight in some-assitance. Easily done, were the
make Chinese naval history. His Young's selection was due to his body else's. So the army. never Mayor and Mr. Bausman alone in every waiter was a spy, every
their ailment. But unfortunately peacemaker unique experience and knowledge of gets very big, and the war never it is not so; thousands of 'profes every apostle of sanity a traitor. states, and only require a little men have been properly trained, he a conspirator, and finance, on which the main question gets very far.
sional patriots," 99% per Place Called "Shuttlecock."
cent. No, the disease is human, not practice-Hike blowing up the Woo- for the Commission devolved.
pure, like the famous ivory soap, American, though, to be aure, "Oh, yes, we very nearly did a follow their choral leader in this has been especially prevalent in whole Nationalist Navy seek the itaung Forts-in order to make the event of the Commission devising a bit of scrapping once. It was at a most fantastic comic opera. Nor is the United States of late. We shelter of the Grand Canal. scheme for Federation the subject place which we called Shuttlecock, the tune unknown on this side of shall be fortunate if our own ino- would receive further consideration spelled Shua-Tua-kok. It was just the ocean, though the words have culation does not wear off before from all concerned, Including His on the borders of a bit of our terri- been different and less laughter our doctors have found some more Majesty' Government, who were of tory and a bit of theirs,
provoking. It la so long ago that permanent remedy.-"Manchester "The soldiers kept nipping over we've forgotten the time when Guardian." open mind on the main issue.
Colonel Wedgwood pressed the in the night and stealing anything| question as to why the Opposition they could lay hands on. hot represented, but the called out. As soon as Speaker intervened.
rency.
Sir George Schuster is Financial Secretary to the Sudan Govern ment, and is Chairman of the Advisory Committee to the Colonial Secretary on East African Loana
Tropical eyes. on."
Mr. Ormsby-Gore said that in the
were
Minister, a section of the
Food we should call a
county, and the local boys rally
round him.
We were
they saw us with fixed bayonets they ran likef rabbits, and before you could say 'chop-chop,' all the trouble from
FOREIGNER ROBBED. that little spot of army was over."
i
Roll call sounded, and the meni MÄNAGER ASSAULTED BY were marched off to the train wait-
PIRATES.
The Kiukiang, correspondent of the "N. C. Daily News" wrote on Nov, 21.
ing to take them to their depots, where they disband.
LAND INQUIRY.
An extremely unpleasant inci-
CONTROL OF INDO-CHINA- dent has, just occurred on the
OIL GROUNDS. Poyang Lake, where Mr. Mead, the local manager of the Standard
Penang, Dec. 2. Oil Co., was attacked by bandits.
Following a demand from MM. He was on his way to Jaochow Outrey and Angoulvant, M. Perrier in a house-boat towed by a small has been heard by the Colonies Com- motor boat. After leaving Chu-mission about the results of the in- paoshan five small native junks,quiry conducted in Indo-China by each carrying some ten men arm the Richard Commission upon the ed with pistols, suddenly conditions in which certain estates proached and opened fire on the had been delivered in Darlac, crew of the motor boat.
The Minister declared that he
The engineer was shot through cannot make known the full text of the leg, but mercifully no one else the report by the inquiry commis- was hit. The bandits then came sion because the document is at pre- alongside and boarded the house- boat. They seized the native boy sent before the convention commit- tee of the Minister for the Colonies.
and inspector and bound them
The Government will soon intro-
and then they proceeded to beat duce a Bill prescribing the control Mr. Mead with bamboo poles, the of oils and their derivatives for while demanding to know where
he had hidden his money.
They were told there was no
money on board, at which they
import.
A
a8
cussed, commented
were very indignant and searched obviously new at the game, other and looted the two craft tho-wise all local Chinese believe the roughly. They got away with a victims would have been, carried | few dollars, some clothing and the off for ransom, foreigner's wrist watch and all Some hours after a native his food. They then emashed launch happened to persand, the motor-boat's engine and agreed for a large contederation threw it overboard.
to tow the derelict houselicat and
The bandits looked like or-its outraged occupunta Leek to dinary country people and were Kiuklang.
or
con-
ness.
has
December 12, 1927. Mesara, G. A. Pecham Browne, 'K. J. Birbeck, A. M. Birchall, D. Beraha, Robert Bell, W. Bolton, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Burdin, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Beard.
Messrs. E. J. Carmichael, M. A. Cohen, Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Crovat, Mr. and Mrs. P. A. H. Chambers.
Mr. Fred A. Ellis..
Messrs. R. E. Francis, F. Lionel Fern.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Gondy.
Mesara. H. C. Hardy, A. F. Henry, Fred A-Hill, J. Hardwick, Wm. Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Hoover, Mrs. Hamilton.
Messra. J. E. Joseph. Wm. Jen-! nings.
Misa K. Inglia. Mr. H. A. Keller.
more,
Messrs. D. W. Leach, R. B. Latti- R. E. Lancaster, Miss H.
Mesars. L J. Matthews, J. H. behind, then turning tail and run McRae, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Man- ning to cover behind the small ning. islands opposite.
He has, therefore issued
order that they go in
and fight, according to the Chinese preas.
There is only one drawback to
ан
Messrs. A. V. Pinson, D. C. Pal- freeman, H. G. Pullen, C. A. Post, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Priestley.
Messrs. Wm. Randall, A. N. Reid. Mesars. W. Stewart, M.. H. Schulz, R. Schope, H. V. Stokely, C. J. Sabister.
Mr. A. L Thompson. Mr. F. A. Vick.
Messrs. T. Wellock, W. Wright, P. Williams, G. Wragge.
Mr. and Mrs. K. Yamazaki.
the plan. Admiral Yang will not command his navy when it goes into action. He issued his orders from Foochow!
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