RANDOM REFLECTIONS.
Many people must have been struck by the fact that although we are now well into summer the typhoon signals have not isson up ones yet. This is most unusual, and indeed must, I think, constitute a record ninco these warnings were intro- duced. Of course, we must not crow over it, and I fancy. Í hear the cautious and the superstitions making some suggestion about "cuch wood."
The evont of the week in Hongkong has no doubt been the visit of Mr. Malini, the great mugieiur. His performances the far in advance of oven the heat yet seon in the Colony, and how he is able to perform the many extraordinary things which he does with the commonest objects is still unsolved by the greater portion of the community. He is undoubtedly a marvel, Sovara! people evén regard him
as uncanny.
An effort is being made to form a branch of the Legion of Frontiersmen in Penang We believe that a branch exists
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 718, 1918. HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS. Į Derby contest. Last year Tod Sloan, the, 11 you me
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season.
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MOVEMENT.
A REVOLUTIONARY
EXECUTIONS OF MEN AND WOMEN IN WUCHANG.
WrOHANG, June 20th. Seven or eight executions took place more arrests have been yesterday and wero military officials. made. Two of those uzeented on June 28
It is reported that at the offices of a
proclamations and other documents have Chinese newspaper published in the French Concession at Hankow, papers,
WUCHANG, Jane 27th. ben discovered, revealing a carefully planned revolutionary movement.
ANTIMATIONS
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Famous American jockey, so oriticised the wife and family he can only do it in riding of the home-bred English jockeys cond class style on that amount.” that the owners began to sit up and take Terhaps there is a little exaggeration in notice." Perhaps that had some bearing the financial estimate, but as to the rest LONDON, June 11th.
on the fact that more than half of the of the comments there is general truth THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
rumours of an early Derby riders this year learned their art in them. In New York, for example, the Again there are
There was Johnny latest nouveau riche from the backwoods appeal to the country, owing to the diff beyond our shores. culty the Government is experiencing in Reiff, an American, mostly trained in who spends that much, or tar less, can getting its supporters to work in the Germany and France, Frank Wootton, an get his or her name spread all over the
All the Ministerial Australian, Milton Henry, Fraak O'Neill, rapera and appears-to the uninitiated
elegance. But London has impregnable
A large number of executions took summer papers siand a note of warning and the and Danny Maher, all Amerienus, wto be this pink and cream of social Chronicle saya" Unless these 'slackers Huxley, A Whalley, more Australians, walls and a grandeur that comes
The city was disturbed show more fidelity to their Parliamentary Stephen Donoghue, an Irishman traino tradition as well as complexity and size. place yesterday. Many arrests have been
braying ass with a golden trumpet enunet tions to-day.
These are, however, possibly unconnected duties, it will be necessary to black list in France; and though George Stein and As clowhere "money talks," but a made and there were three inore execu them so that they may be brought to hook. Bollhouse have English-pasunts they afterther cause its walls to fall down, last night, when several fires occurred. by their constituencies. The fruits of the have learned their work in France. The even if he blow till exhausted. Long inayole Gunboat searchlights No details are yet known, but there is Parliamentary Act and the future of junly out-and-out Englishman of any note London retain her uniqueness in this
especially those whose habitat is Trans evidence of a wide-spread plot discovered
in the nick of time. It is alleged that the thought and care that go into the The Liberalism are at stake during the present in the race was W. Saxby, rider of respect, to puzzle the ambitious climbers, were playing on the city.
Kuomintang-are-involved, and Chi-Yu- session. At such a conjuncture there can Louis. This is in striking contrast to Atlantic.
ling's name is freely mentioned in con-making of every pound.. be no excuse--not even in the seductions the Derbies of former years, when the inseparable from the heights of the season-jockeys were English to the core.
nection with the troubie, but there is no watchful selection of berries, the Some of those executed wore women thorough double cleaning, the for remissness in attendance on the part of
evidence of his presence in Wuchang. students-Reuter,
and perfect blend
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That the King takes a serious view of life and its responsibilities is apparent The death of Emily Wilding Davison, very many ways, he other day he adminished the Balkan poder delegates the suffragette who tried to stop the race that another resort to war would be a by dangling up the horses, and suffered crine against humanity. At Devonshire injuries under the King's horse, which House fire was subsequently a "Duty and Discipline" movement. with the Earl she brought down, to the serious hurt of of Meath in the chair, with whose Empire Jones, the jockey, has roused more bittervenient the meeting was associated disputes as to the militant methods. The The Earl sif Math said his Majesty the words "duty" and "discipline. On ne ccession it was the duty of the King, then militants speak of her bravery," while King recognised the meaning of the two ordinary folks speak of her insanity."
SEVERE PRESS COMMENT.
These
in Hongkong, but the public hears little stituencies, and I do not doubt they will of its doings. It is described as a volun- try to stick to office at any cost for the Altrincham and Newmarket tary junior "secret service" or intelli-present. gance department. What intelligence of have shown the direction of the wind. I military value can be furnished from a have just been in the country myself, and pincs ke- Hongkong in, addition to that the feeling aroused in cirėles usually I suppose it all depends on the point of a Prince and a naval officer, to pay his some of their inmates were also arrested. of the military intelligence department Liberal in sentiment, by the land enact-view. But the point of view has surely is not very apparent. We have no wish,mments of the Chancellor, display a
from ITHEL however, ta dissuado any serving his country even in a small way.
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When a toan takes unto himself wife it is not ofton that the partner of his hopes and joys outers into his affairs with such interest as does a most estimable Indy in Hongkong, who studies certain subjects with her husband and who sat the same exemination with him. Fortun- ately, both passed, and presumably both are happy. I tremble to think what would have happened if the man had failed and the lady succeeded. However, I am sure we all take off,our hats to this paragon
--sponз“.....`.
In this connection I may be allowed to refer to the speech of a lady speaker at Home.
Alluding to the various concep- tions of what was meant by "a lady." she remarked that the old notion was that
a lady was a woman who did not work
strength of feeling against the Govern- ment that bodes ill for their future. If the Conservatives could raily round a strong Parker and enunciate some sort of social programme their return to office at the next election would be assured.
ANTI-OPIUM CAMPAIGN.
course.
to be distorted when it leads to the wanton exposure of others to death and the reck less destruction of property, like the firing of the grand stand at Hurst Park race- I am assured, on what appears to be reliable authority, that some of the most prominent of the militant advocates, who started in the campaign in Considerable interest is being shown very poor circumstances, have prospered among legisinters and others in the exceedingly by their propagands work addresses that are being given in this and now have quite comfortable fortumes. country by General Chang, president of One family of world-wide note are said the National Opium Prohibition Society to have neited far more than they could of China. At a meeting in the Central ever have hoped to acquire had the current Hall, Westminster, the other day, after of the campaign run along normal levels, General Chang had explained that there Lectures, articles, regular salary and
have all contr was difficulty in checking the native travelling expenses growth so long as the farmer saw the foreigner making profit-out of opium, resolutions were adopted calling on the Government to end the opium trade forth with by refraining from pressing for the entry of the stocks now lying at the treaty
parts.
A TRAVELLI'S IMPRESSIONS OF CHINA.
"Absolutely fearless, and with the most penetrating eyes I think I ever saw, Evidently a man of enormous strength of character, and one can readily believe
after seeing him that he is the one man who can put order into the terribly tangled skein of Chinese administration. He has an absolutely open mind, and sees that it is impossible to keep China purely
ance of the seven hundred members of the
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the British Government to join in an
buted to swell the emoluments, and tincture the outlook of these fair advocates of violence with a lively hope that the end of these things would not be yet awhile.
A Hankow telegram to the Sanpao states that extending over several days more than sixty arrests of members of
are mostly natives of Humn. Both the the Department ol Intercourse, of the so-called rebellious party have been made in Wachang and Hankow. Kuomintang and the office of the Republi ean, a daily paper, were searched and
were decapitated. Northern troops are But the also said to have been called in to garrison as a fierce gale was raging. respects to a senior officer at Gibraltar. On June 27 forty-three of these persons There were those who urged him not to go,
the ruthless In commenting upon Prince said it was his duty to go, and go Wuchang he did, though he had to take an oar for an boar and a half to reach the port.execution of these men, the Siawangsan
Beys in effect:- Ou another occasion, the Prince was
Tutuh Li is believed to possess a ordered to ran out a torpedo boat when
Even he ranch desired to attend Goodwood merciful heart. Yet by one stroke of the races. The senior officer suggested that knife he killed forty three men. his place. erhaps he could get someone else to take assuming that they all deserved death, "No," replied the Prince. " still we cannot but question the necessity "Wucbang is the place where the it is the same to you, sir, I will stay here of killing such a number of persons.
The object of the patriotic rising was hatched. At the time and do my duty.'
to bring home to parents and
desire for power and profit. To-day, the great have become neers while the small noverint, the Earl of Meath explained, all must have been imbued with the same are to be killed. Conscience will revolt teachers the serious danger attaching to In two years the
at such gross injustice. the tendency to allow children to grow movement had found adherents in the five up without control. coatinents of the globe and was rapidly growing. The almost aniversal decline in home control was die, among other severity towards children in former days, followed by hysterical sentimentality and the growth of a spirit of lawlessness among children.
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An appeal from a judgment of the THE PRICE OF THE of July 4, 1912, affirming a decision of Supreme Court of the Straits Settlement, before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, there being present the Chief Justice Hyndman Jones, was heard
Lord Chancellor, Lord Shaw, Lord de Villiers Lord Moulton, and Sir Samuel
richtli
Sir Robert Finlay, K.C., and Mr. Heber Hare were counsel for the appellants; Mr. Holman Gregory, K.C., and Mr. Ernest Charles for the respondents.
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"Certain vague arguments have been advanced that all those killed were mem- bers of the rebel party, and nothing short of killing them could stop a rebellion. If so, we would say that no amount of killing can ever be efficacious, as witness the Manchus slaughter of revolutionaries. the Manchus in the slaughter of forty! The Republic has now scored even over three men on one day. Was there not even a single man among these that deserved a little leniency and whose case might be There is much criticism of the War Office, ultimatum to the National Rifle well disposed of by a sentence of life | · THE "HUK OF THE UNIVERSE.." London is the wonder of the age. Time Association, which threatens to affect very imprisonment? We fear that when once with her hands. So far as a man was
itself, to say nothing of the famous concerncil it had been said that an un-
Quite & number of travellers of Eastern does not stale its infinite variety. There seriously the future of the Association the manis of killing is roused, eurity married man lived as a gentleman and
interest are appearing in the news. Bir are indications that it will presently oust annual gathering of riferien. The Armyll become more and more deadly, and or FINEST QUALITY AND HIGH PRECISION died like a dog, while-a-married an Alfred Turner, who recently visited even Paris as the centre of the arbiters Council has issued proposals to alter the general motto. Do not feel toe confident lived like a dog and died as a gentleman.China in urder to interest the Govern of fashion, for the shops of the elegant regulations for the conduct of the big that all the troops in the provinces are
and the St George's contests, and if they
day." The other day I dipped into a littlement in a scheme to colonise British are constantly improving in size and competitions, such as the King's Prize reliable. If you plant an ev sodel The main proposition is to CHEQUE TRANSACTIONS AT Empire.
SINGAPORE. book entitled "Our Island," written by North Borneo with northern Chinese, was equipment. To the foreigner and the are carried ont, their effect will an evil fruit will surely be reaped wether Mr. S. B. J. Skertchly, F.G.S., M.A.I.,extremely struck with the appearance of visitor from overseas dominions it has a reflected on rifle shooting all over the and was much struck by his assertion Yuan Shib-kai, whom he describes as charm that never wears off, and to the throw open the King's Prize for next home-bred Britisher who has been absent year and thereafter to the Army, Navy. that "Hongkong merits the title of the
"Standard Test." The National Rifle Granite City, as truly as does Aberdeen
in another clime for months or years it Territorials and all ranks of the Services, the Grey. The wealth of granite," he
bas a colour and an atmosphere that and to carry out the contest on the Just now, when the season is at its height, directed, and there have been three con ferences between the Army Council and proveeds, "is very striking: great fifteen
welcome him almost vocally on his return. Association strongly objects to being thus the heads of the Association. Though the foot stones take the place of wood for
in spite of the choppy weather there are door jambs and plinths even in common- place Chinese houses, and the searred
hosts of these admiring visitors. Among Association is commonly supposed to be Council could withdraw its supply of cipal clubs, with their intimate way's and give way, for if it refused the Army hill-sides and break-neck stone-shoots and
the wonders are the waiters at the prin- un independent body, it will very likely quaint old Egyptian-looking creaking
their unexpected touches of authority. It ammunition and the small army of markers, register keepers and range stone-trollies, all attest that this is a land for the Chinese. The youthful appears said that Brooks Club has such a
officers who are employed in the great of granite. It is this that gives Hong-
Parliament also impressed Sir privileged old waitor, who approached annual meeting. But there are those who carry on business at Singapore as dealers dent company, The Ilaitong Banking and kong such a personal character. Sheng-
The great Insurance Company, are native bankers hai, with its red brick and beautiful Alfred. He credits the Chinese with Mr. Asquith recently when the Premier strongly object to the War Office having in opium and other goods, and the respon
they are for opposition.
there, The appellants claimed 818,069, "Good morning, sir. How are you getting bugbear is finance, for the Association is Niugpo stone, is more like an ordinary being absolutely sincere in their efforts dropped in for dinner with the remark, supreme control of rille shooting, and English town. But Victoria-Hongkong's capital-has its very character impressed | to suppress the opium traffic and he urges on with your little job? Somebody was not even now well off, and there does not being the value of four Chinese cheques | favour and crossed, which they alleged the respondents had paid, in contraven and he immediately launched out on his at hand to make the future rescate. telling this to a notable overseas wan appear to be a sufficient hody of support drawn on the respondent's bank to thei a cashier and collector of theirs, who had London's chief laughter-maker, Mr. tion of the crossing, to one Jacob Abed, own ideas of London. That remark of the
At the height of the season accepting an invitation to preach from appropriated the proceeds to his own use. waiter, he said, "could only be possible James Welek, has added to his laurels by this city makes all our jobs look small, the pupit of All Saints'. Battersea. All the European banks in Singapore Immediately the announcement was issued accept for collection in the usual way broad grip on the faces of cheques drawn upon the respondents, with except that, perhaps, of the policeman there was
the exception of the Netherlands Trading Our American cousins are enjoying regulating the traffic. This city is a tonic Londoners and people looked up their
The title therefore, cheques drawn by their themselves in welcoming Bishop Brent, of
| for millionaires and captains of industry engagements to see if they could take in Society, which declined to do so. When,
this new Sunday diversion.
appellants' bands they got the respon I have just been hearing that Canton the Philippines diocese of the Episcopal who are apt to suffer with swelled head.nounced seemed hopeful, for it was customers on the respondents reached the can give Hongkong tips. The new rieshas Church, who arrived in New York the Wo are all apt to get a bit above ourselves "Humour and its value in religion.
water on the idea by repudiating the in order that they might pay them introduced in the City of Rams are said other day as a steerage passenger, declar when our jobs grow big and important, Unfortunately Mr. Welch threw old dent to exchange them for other cheques to be more comfortable than those in ing to the reporters, I came over hut a visit to London brings us back to subject and announcing as his text the into their account with the Nether
among others, they banked. Stevenson, (five us to labour smilingly." Hongkong, which, after all, is not a great steerage because I believe a Bishop's placearth and places us back in the crowd more serious words of Robert Louis lande Trading Societ
OUR deal, but still something for Canton, which apparently indulges in something cle reason whatever for a Bishop travelling again. You can be doing yourself on the "On that text," he said, "I intend preach-alleged that, in pursuance of this system, The other first class." He declares he was well fed best; spending money like a prince;ing any length-in fact, as long as any Abed took the font crossed cheques to besides change of governors,
bad some experience, if not in preaching exchango cheques from them, paid them "tip" is with regard to the electric flash and comfortable in the steerage; int since living on the very top wave of luxury-body will remain in the church I have the respondents and having obtained in fact, leading the life that would make at any rate in hearing people preach, for into his own banking account and appro- has then he
doubtless found the which is now supplied to the Cantonese
in the North of England. My sermon at held that the loss, if any, sustained by policeman. It is indeed surprising that
bat this. Yet in London you are only one Ali Saints is to be a serious affair, and the appellants, was not owing to the this convenient, form of night light has hospitality of prominent Americans very you conspicuous and the talk of any city I attended Sunday Schoul for three years priard the process. The Chief Justice STUDY not been introduced in the police force satisfying, beginning with State Secretary
You are in the pace of hearing something funny will be elsewhere, superseding the old bullseye į Bryan, notwithstanding the fact that of the crowd. You take your turn with those who intend coming for the sole pur- action of the respondents, but solely to which has done duty almost from time grape juice in an unfermented state is swim, but that is all you can claire, and sorely disappointed. You see, it's the one the sole lubricant at banquets given by it costs you £1,000 a month for current chance I've got in the week to be serious and I'm going to be terribly in earnest that oracle of democracy. While on this expenses That is the necessary allowance about the business." head. I may add that all the talk of war between America and Japan over such questions as the land laws of Cali- fornia are so much "hot air," produced- I have just had Dr. Panhu has become Special Com-by the Yellow Press. missioner-for-Foreign Affairs at Canton exeptional opportunities in America of in odionce to a Presidential order. In gauging American opinion thereon, and. future he will communicate direct with I confidently assert that no nation in the the Ministry of Foreign Affaire indepen world is more determined to keep the dently of the local Government,
upon it by the granite of which it is
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doubt that
intiate suppression, for there is no than most atone-built
our participation in the Imill-more towns, for the scarcity of timber, the cheapness of labour, and the great size abominable trade has not tended to the stones can be quarried, inake this improve our prestige, and is new doing it
great damage," tough imperishable rock take, as bas been suggested, much of the place usually occupied by timber,"
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Jocul Government will continue to support Conferences between Bishop Brent and him financially until arrangements can Mr. Bryan will tend to confria the bent be made for the Ministry to hear the of the State Secretary's mind towards
pence, wild expenses, Reuter's correspondent says. The post of Foreign Commissioner is a most important one in Canton, and there is a feeling that the province cannot be without such an office.
amity.
A LACK OF GOOD JOCKEYS. "Where are our jockeys?" is the ques tion naturally raised by an inquiry as to the origin of the riders in the Inst
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