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THE BONGBONG DAILY PRESA, THRUFDAY, JULY 10TH
PIANOLA-PIANOS
by
THE AEOLIAN CO.
NEW
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BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIRS IN 1920.
TO BE HELD IN LONDON, BIRMING-
HAM AND GLASGOW.
PERING NOTES.
fenox Our OWN 'CORUESPONDENT,]
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PEKING, Jua geth
IN SEARCH BY A PREMIER.
This the first year of peace released the Were chapter written describing British Industries Fair from the restrië"" present events in the history of China tions which the manufacture of munitions it might appropriately be given the above
1819.
CHINA'S CLAIMS.
ALL FOREIGN CONCESSIONS TO BE GIVEN UP.
SINTRA-TERRITORIALITY TO RE
ABOLISHED....
A CLEVER IMPOSTOR.
ARISTOCRATIC VISITOR" TO
HONGKONG
Despite the tendency towards deno eratie ideas in China, ** "olo " Customs
The following is a summary of the die hard, and there are not a few who claims which China put forward at the any ill willing to go far to much. of war has imposed upon it. The British
aristocrat. A quick-witted and observant Peace Conference at Versailles:--
Chinese saw in this weakness on the part Industries Fair of 1920 February ard-title yo reminiscent of the writer of our boyhood, days. Nobody covets the posi-
1-Spheres of Lafrenie und Special of his countrymen a means of reaping March 3th) will be on scale com tion. As the present acting Premier interests. The Powers to declare that nancial gain, besides deriving a good mensurate with the magnitude of British reautrked in an interview, there is no one they neither possess
deal of aurusement at the expense of nor claim such more than one" sedate and sober-minded industry, with the result that it has been in China who wishes to assam any spheres of influence, and special interests, Chines merchant of the Colony. Eis
a are the Fair in London the Crystal Palace,
contructs and a suave manner that at once dis- forties agreements, nutes and
stablishing such."
armed suspicion. Where ho originally the largest exhibition building in the
respon- 2. Troopy and Pulter-All foreign hailed from is unknown; where be is now world. And already there is grave doubt smaller positions involving he
This can well be unagined. troops and polies on Chinese soil without is equally obscure. that this building--gigantic as it is-will sibility,
He Arst attracted notice at the To Yuen pruve too small unless special additions Suppoy an acceptable man were found egal justification to be immediately
withdrawn; Articles VII, and IX. of the Restaurant, West Point-the renderrous, are made to t
MOH TRound noves to peovide na home for position of responsibility, but there and that they are ready to revise all grea chiet stock-in-trade was a glib tongue,
just
received.
STROUD”
"AEOLIAN"
&
STECK.
Give us a call to inspect them.
S. Moutrie & Co., Ltd.
SOLE AGENTS.
29-4
TUBULAR TIES
In a large variety of patterns and colours to suit every taste. These ties slide easily between the folds of stiff double collars, are very sultable for wear with soft double collars,
Inexpensively priced at $1.00 each.
Tubular washing ties in neat stripes. 400 each, 6 for $2,00
MACKINTOSH
& CO., LTD.,
Men's Wear Specialists,
16. DES VEUX ROAD.
Telephone 28.
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When Kaiser Bill Harnessed his War Horses and took
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a mad canter in the race for the " World Dominion Cup, the IMPERIO DEL MUNDO was lost to Hongkong Smokers, but now that Wilhelm is chewing the bitter cul aal tramping
World-wide Empire" the Dutch Hooks, his dreams of a having rone up in smoke, Hoagkong lovers of a goil, put have come to their own again, for their old favourite, the peerless
IMPERIO DEL
is with us once more at
MUNDO
THE HONGKONG CIGAR STORE
CO., LTD..
Hotel Mansions.
Tel. 161.
The sole proprietorship of this Factory belongs to an American concern.
THE
CORONET
July 10th, 11th and 12th, 1919. Antonio Moreno
the Great Vitagraph production ALADDIN FROM BROADWAY
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All the world's the stage for this fine film, the scene of which ranges if not from China to Peru at least from New York to Mecca and Damascus. It is a picture that is well up to Coronet standard.
Usual Prices.
Booking at BOBINSON'S,
tant
IWO Fairs
thousands who
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clamouring
For
and
declared..
or decision.
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The three Fairs, though held in differ to-morrow he would enter upon his daties Protocolrot September 7th, 1901, to be after dark, of any of the Chinese ons ent towns (London, Birmingham and with a certain amount of obloquy. Clasgow), are in reality one fair. The instance, the South would have none of abrogated and Legation guards to be with-riends where he had engaged one on which he affected the high-börn and London Fair is directly organised by the him. They would label him as a bugayden the year after the abrogation is best suites of rooms, and fed one of the Board of Trade, while the Fairs in
Premier elected by a bogus Parliament.
style. 3-Foreign Post-Offers Wireless St high-flown"
his ingratiating Birmingham and Glasgow are organised Probably it would aut hurt very much. tions and Telegraph all the Post offices manners, and his conversational powers by the municipalities of the respective but all the same, it is not likely to be to be suppressed before January 1st, 1931, soon attracted a little crowd of admirers uities under the auspices and with the regarded as an encouragement. In addi
no telegraphic installation to be estab round him like moths round a bright support of the
importion to other disadvantages there is the fished afterwards, any such existing to be light. He was of noble rank, it would the Chinese Government scem, and recounted to his audience the the organisation of dificulty created by the Anfa Club, which point in
handed the three Fairs is that they are held desires ou of its own members to have against fair payment.
wonderful adventures he had met. in life, concurrently, ench Fair representing a the bonour and other members to receive 4-Conadar Jurimbetion---On China laying particular striss on the re- specified group of industries; and no one several of the portfolios. This has led to a promising to promulgate before the end markable leats be had performed during industry being permitted to exhibit at demand from Shanghai, taken up of 1994 five codes (criminal, civil and the recent civil conflict in China, one of Paking for the disclution of the Aniu commercial, and codes of civil and which--the destruction of a Northern Under the new scheme which thus comes Club as seditions, organisation. criminal procedure) and to serrate new fore, in which were a large number of into being by trades which in the past Club may be all that its critics say, but tribunals, where there were only prefie Japanese troops was hailed with un- have been unrepresented by a Trade Fair respect for tas sense of fairness. have an opportunity of exhibiting their liberality prevailing among Chinese tra subdivisions, the Treaty Powers will, feigned delight, Many & souvenir and abandon their consular jurisdiction reward for bravery was produced to lend productions, and foreign buyers will bave politicians is not enhanced by the demand and/or special courts. Meanwhile: colour to the tale. The company being in opportunity of seeing at one time of one party that a rival organisation (a) Any mixed case in which defend in just the mood for appreciating decids enormous range of the country's produc should be suppressed. If the Anfu Club's sant or accuard is Chinese to be heard of derring da, the hero of a hundred fights Lions.
by a Chinese magistrate without any was toasted again and again. The British Industries Fairs are not activities are not confined within the
foreign representative intervening in the An adjournment to a sheatre was the Exhibitions. They are Trade Fairs to limits of the law, then, by all means, have it dealt with as it ought to be, but to
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made, and the distinguished visitor which dimittance in restricted to buna
(b) Decisions delivered by Chinese was introduced, with considerable eclat, fde trade buyers seriously interested in proceed against it simply because of its
magistrates to be executed in any Con- to several people there. Shortly after the participating trades, and admission political thought ur coluar is not in accord
sion and in any building belonging the clock chined the hour of midnight, is by invitation only. Participation in with the principles of free government the Fair is confined to British manu for which the Constitutionalists are con-
to foreigners without previous exami, the party, pow wisibly swelled," re- facturing
nation by any foreign officials. frins which shall be deemed in tending. However, there seems to be a
turned to the restaurant, and resumed the 3.-Leased Territories (such as Part, celebrations, during which the dis- this instance to be firms whose principal growing belief that the Anfu Club will works and hand offers are situated with no persist in its nomination of Tien Wen Arthur. Weihaiwei Kiaochon, Kuangchuu- tinguished visitor, in a clever speech, in the British Empire and which are apy lich. the Minister of Agriculture and wan). These to be restored to China, she appealed for funds for the construction by foreign interests. Exhil Commerce, as Premier, and that Chow undertaking do everything necessary of an object very dear to his heart-the Controlled tors are not permitted to exhibit zoods Shumn, the President's preference, will for the prosection of property holders etction of a mausoleum in honour of other than those they actually macute. in due course undertake the task of form and administration of territoris.
those who perished in the recent inter- The result is that buyers who visiting n Cabinet of all the talents, task care
6-Poreign „Municipal Concessions, "a cine strife, that should be the wonder the Fair know that ne artide shown on which may be easier after the hitternes All such to be restored to China at the of China and the envy of the world. He an exhibitor's stand can be purchased occasioned by China's sense of betrayal and of 1924. She engages to protect the promised to donate an ideal site for the elsewhere in the Fait, while the exh.bi-
La subsided
Meanwhile, Kung ein rights of property-holders in such conces purpose, together with $8,000.
His ap tors on their side can rely on the fact that chan will function for several periods pl Rions. While waiting, full restoration peal met with a ready response, and n all visitors are trade buyer.
certain changes in administration to take substantial zum was collected on the spot. place at once: such as Chinese suffrage With "true Oriental politeness," he thank- Another point in which the British ten days Industries Fairs are an advance on, the PEACE CELEBRATIONS. Fairs, which have been organised in vari Had the decision of the Peace Center and representation on foreign municipaled all present for this proof of their..
councils. ous towns on the Continent is that partience, been different respecting Tsingtau
patriotisin, and the gathering broke up. 7--Autonvary cipation in the Fairs is
in Respect of Custome restricted to it is probable that the official peace celo-
4 big meeting to be addressed by the manufacturers of goods which are reallbrations in Peking, Chinese and Allied, Tarif. After a time to be agreed upon distinguished visitor was arranged for suitable for inclusion. At some of the Fairs which have been held on the Con would have been on a grand scale. As it tually, China to have the right to Ex the following day, bat it never che fur her own tariffs; meanwhile to have the The manager of the restaurant was among is, the French, Americans, British, tinent such articles as railway engines, Belgian and Japanese will have celebra right to, negotiate with the different the first to be disillusioned when he dis big guns and other products of cngineer
Powers for reciprocal Customs conven-covered next day that the "distinguished ing works have been exhibited," although tions mort or less individual and separate.
tions. distinction to be made between visitor was non et A careful search Chish will not celebrate what she feels to it is perchased by the trade buyer in quare be other victory is the deepest 37 minimum 18 per cent, herrinting tariff with the charges of the aristocrat was that they are not articles which be another victory of Japan over her, articles of luxury and necessity and revealed no clue. It appears that one of valorem on ladies--who, probably, smitten tity for stock and re-sale. An examina tion of the schedule of the trades influded pathy for this point of view expressed by to be replaced at the end of 1921 by the given a slip of paper by him, which she in the British Industries Fair, fast, withe Anglo-American community, at once show that participation is con been pointed out that China could make general tarifi applied to the commerce of promptly concealed, treasuring it as
billet duur. It bare a quotation from the ined to goods which are such as would no more eloquent protest than by a
China agrees to abolish tikin as soon Chinese classics and an expression of be purchased for resale by wholesale and studied silence during the celebrations
as the new conventions are concluded.. prise that people could be so green." retail traders.
fut the other Allies. WHAT THE FAIR HAS ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED
bas
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non-treaty powers.
CAUGHT IN THE ACT.
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The surest Last of the success of the CHRONIC IMPECCHIOSITY." British Industries Fair during the five It may be that it is because we are near- years that it has now been in existence isang the end of the half year we hear sc the measure of the extent to which it con much of the Government's struggle Lo "At the Magistracy, yesterday, tinues to be supported by the exhibitors raise funds to keep the administrative Chinese was charged with stealing a lamp Taken sear by year, the number of exhibi-machinery going. The struggle has ten burner, tors in each section or group of trades Has steadily increased.
Another sure test of the usefulnces of the Fair is the number of trade buyers who visit
it each year. Just as the exhibi so have the buyers At the last Fair the number of stiles each day was approximately a thou sand more than passed the turnstiles
tors
perpetual for years, but it is particularly Inspector Kent stated that at 2.45. p.m., een at the moment, owing to the feeling on Friday, an Indian constable on duty surprising to learn that the notes of the place a wooden mallet against a lamp- that some big event is pending It is not in Kennedy Road noticed the defendant Government banks have again fallen below post and then stand on it. He next sixty, nor that official salaries are paid observed the defendant remove the
The impostor is probably relating, with gusto, to an admiring group of kindred spirits the tale of his triumph in-Hong- kong
RECENT BUNGLARY AT KOWLOON.
TWO MEN CHARGED.
Mr. G. N. Orme, two Chinese were charg
At the Magistracy. yesterday, before ed with stealing jewellery and money
increased chers passing the turn partly in silver, partly in depreciated burner, mantle and chimney of the lamp. from the residence of Mr. E. Abraham,
1918...
notes, and ly, odlicials in die lower bank. When the constable gave chase the defend Consequently, in the lower ranks ant droped the articles and ran away. are finding it very difficult to make ends The mallet had been stolen from a house meet.
A third test of the success of the Fair is the amount of business transacted at itis BANK OF CEIMA, And here again the signs of progress ard The Bill which the Anfu Club succeeded clear, for each year the volume of business transacted bas steadily grown..
in forcing through Parliament fer the Commenced soon after the beginning of reorganisation of the Bank of China has the war and held throughout the whole provoked a storm of opposition from the five years under war conditions it has, up merchant classes all over the country, who to the present, been practically impossible cre that it is an attempt to control the for foreign buyers to visit the Fair, but Bank by the party. The threat of the whenever and wherever possible they have merebants in the provinces that the banks done so. Their
in the other centres of trade will break opinion of the Fair is expressed in the fact that the few who away from Peking has not been without have been able to reach the Fair have effect. President and Premier have also placed considerable orders. What the shown that they will not be a party to the value of the orders placed by the foreign wrecking of this financial institution, buyers has been can be gauged by the fact and have ordered the return of the Dill that one firm of exhibitors reported to the Senate and the House of Repre the Department that in ten days they sentatives for further consideration. This opened no fewer than 500 new account is all the more remarkable inasmuch as of which 200 were with oversea buyers the Acting Premier is a member of the
result could only have beco
Anfu Club himself. RAILWAY INTERRUPTIONS.
Such a
Achieved by years of steady work had not the Fair brought them into touch with these new customers,
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Both the Peking-Hankow and the Department that they sold out their whole rupted, by wash outs caused by the heavy
firms, too, have reported to the peg Bulyunk Railways have been inter output for the year in less than a week and have continued to do so each year rains, but repairs were effected promptly
exhibited,
and the service resumed. Meanwhile, the that they have
One great advantage which the manufac rain that Peking and the North needs so turer who exhibits secures in the sale of badly does not come, and farmers are be his goods is that he is able to lay before coming distracted. The price of food is the buyers a far greater range of samples increasing already. than the comparatively small collection MiscELLANEOUS. which it would be convenient for his traveller
eller to carry on his rounds. In Colonel Gulick, the commandant of the additions for their
his samples are shown under the American Legation Guard, arrived this best
display
morning and was met at the station by Added to all this, the exhibitor has had detachment of troops. He was formerly the advantage of being able to meet durin Peking, about 1909. ing the eleven days of the Fair't very Admiral Tudor, of the China Squadron, large proportion of his customers and so is a distinguished visitor. He is being increase the personal relations which up to the inception of the British Industries Fairs he had been able to maintain only by occasional and irregular visits and the calls of his travellers.
in course of construction,
Defendant, who stated that be had been falsely accused was sentenced to three months' hard labour.
"
THE HARVEST HAS JUST ·
BEGUN."
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At the Magistracy, yesterday, Chinese was charged with begging alas,
I cannot help it," plended defendant, I am all alone in the world and there is no one to help me." asked the Magistrate.
"Why did you come to Hongkong?" "Because I was told I could find plenty of work to do, replied the beggar.
But there is plenty of work to be had in the country."
Nothing doing," was the beggar's curt rejoinder.
Why the harvest has just started,"
"Five dollars." said Mr. Lindsell.
EXTRADITION CASE.
at Kowloon to the value of $3,175, to visit the theatre, and on his return Mr. Abraham left his house one evening
discovered that it had been broken into and his jewellery stolen. He communi- eated with the Police, who succeeded in arresting one of the rubbers at Yanmati. This man had about $500 worth of jewel- lery with him. He made clean breast of the whole
that he bar, informed the Polica Mr. Abraba merly been a servant of
and also told them that be entered the house through window
He added that his confederate had дове to Macro
neno to dispose of the jewellery, Communication with Macao elicited the fact that the confederate had returned to Hongkong, and he was arrested by, the Mr. Abraham Police in Nathan Road. left yesterday for Macro to recover the
Grst defendant pleaded guilty, and the second defendant stated that he was invited by the first to take part in the robbery, but stopped in the road, while the house was entered.
Inspector Gorden stated that the CSP. would like a committal if the case were proved.
Mf. Orme remanded the cast.
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THE TALE OF A PIG.
A TROUBLESOME BARGAIN.
At the Magistracy, "yesterday, before Mr. G. N Orme, Inspector Watt applied, on behalf of the Singapore authorities, for the extradition of a Chinese woman.
A farmer came to town to purchase a It was alleged that the woman was pig. He was shown a nice, well-groWD entrusted with a large quantity of jewel- one and bought it, as the saying goes, lery and money by a friend in Singapore farm, slaughtered the pig, dressed it for "for a song." He went back to his and disappeared. The Singapore Police were informed, and they discovered that she had absconded to Hongkong. local Police were communicated with, and when the woman landed in Hongkong the
Mr. Orme remanded, the case for a
entertained to dinner by the Acting was arrested, Premier to-morrow night.
."
Mr. J. E. Baker, American-adviser to week. the Bailway Department of the Ministry of Communications; has had his contract To bayers also the Fair has proved of renewed. Kr, Baker has identified him incalculable benefit owing to the careídl
self with the movement for the inter- classification and
the Magistracy, yesterday, inte trades. By this grouping their nationalisation of China's railways. This
grouping the buyer did not appeal to Tino Julin, the late Chinese was charged with stealing a coat, has been enabled to inspect during the Minister, and there was some doubt as to which had been put out to dry on a Fair period not only a
firms but
the renewal of Mr. Baker's contract, bamboo-pole.
all
the
pequezically ions he is interested. In cepecially, as it was known that the
manufacturers | few bours he has found it possible to Japanese were applying pressure to have inspect a range of samples which in its one of their nationals appointed to the breadth represents practically the whole position. One commentator remarks that production of the country in the parti-the re-appointment is regarded as a direct cylar lines with which he is concerned. answer to these Japanese intrigues,
AN OBVIOUS REASON.
At
A
Why did you steal it?" asked Mr. Lindsell,
Because I wanted it," was defendant's reply.
Two months." was Mr. Lindsell's laconic rejoinder.
dinner, and invited his friends and ze quaintances to make merry over roast pig and Chinese wine. The feast over, he once more walked to town and was met by three men, one of whom, accused him of buying his friend's pig and hit him on the chest. After this greeting, the men invited the farmer to a tea-house and there demanded 850 as compensation, the sum to be paid to a Chinese club. For two and a half hours they wrangled, and ultimately compromised at morrow, and then sought the assistance farmer promised to pay the money on
the of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, who detailed Sergeant Earner to look into the matter. Two 10 notes were marked, and handed to the representative of the three men. The Police, then came on the scene and arrested this man. He was produced at the Magistracy, yesterday, and remanded till today.
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