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· (THROUGH RAUTER'S AGENCY.] THE SINN FEIN OUTRAGES. ENORMOUS DAMAGE IN LIVER
POOL AND BOOTLE."
LONDON, November 29th.-- The incendiary outrages in Liverpool were indicated in the captured Sinn Fein documents disclosed by Siz Hamar Green- ood in the House of Conymons last week,
in which it was clearly laid down tha; plots! to wreck docks would be accompanied by diversions consisting of numerous fires îr cotton and other aurebouses half-an-hour before the other operations.
It is now estimated that the damage will run into millions of pounds Thirteen thousand bales of wool were damaged in
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. · THURSDAY, DECEMBER ND, 19
PRECAUTIONS IN GLASGOW."
Glasgow authorities have elaborately pre- 'pared against a Sinn Fein outbreak in the city. Special Police and guards have been posted at docks sed all public buildings, as
powerful Sinn Fein Lody exists in Glas
APPEAL TO PRIVY COUNCIL.
INTERESTING - LEGAL CONTROVERSY.
LONDON, November 29th-
An interesting juridics controversy gow and Clydesdale generally. Sinnas regards the desirability of the Feiners have been frequently seen drilling right of appeal from the Dominions to the in the neighbourhood."
Judicial Commiten of the Privy Council has been raised by a recent statement by Lord Cave, who, on returning from Cana, stated that Canada generally favoured the
At Southampton, abo, precautionary measures are being taken to ensure the safety of the docks and of the vessels in
the docks.
LONDON TIMBER-YARD ATTEMPT
FOILED.
It is suspected that Sinn Feir attempt starson on a large scale in London was folled. A policeman on his night beat encountered a man neår a big timbor-yard in Finsbury and detained him. Suddenly
retention of the right.
This opinion was challenged in one Canadian quarter, but was supported by the Associated Boards of Trade, Ontario.
Bic Percival Laurence, in a letter to the Temes, now points out that the objectors view is perhaps open to qualification, and
VERNACULAR FREE
~SCHOOL
OPENED BY H.E. THE GOVERNOR.
THE QUESTION OF JUVENILE
LABOUR AND SCHOOLS.
HOW COLOUR AFFECTS WAR THE MIND'
The
[BY DOROTHYRUNT. ] ewar made demands upon every branch of genius, and in the and it was not s all surprising that artists, who are as far from war as the poles apart, were called upon to contribute of their art towards the
common effort of defeating the enemy
sion it was for the bodily needs of the Chinese community that provision was being made; this time the provision is for CURING MENTAL ILLS BY ITS USE their mental advantage. I congratulate the Committee on the progresive policy. which they have adopted and on the admir. able uses which they have found for the The Tung Wah Hospital Committee play funds which have been placed at their great and bereficent part in the disposal. It is unnecessary nowadays to life of the Chinese community of Hong lay stress on the importance of education kong. In addition to the hospitals. main- for any people who desire to maintain tained by them, they have also provided and improve their position in the world, a number of free schools for pour children- and it is a great satisfaction to and that Such a school, in Hollywood Road, con- the representatives of the Chinese structed af a cost of $52,000-$25,000 of munity of Hongkong realise that the pea which was provided by the Government vision of educational facilities is no and the balance from the collections of matter which can, or should, be left wholly the Man Mo Temple was formally declarest to the Government, but that the commanding of decoy villages and artillery. opened by E.E. the Governor, yesterday munity itself, through its recognised beads, depots, which, according to reliable enem evening in the presence of a very large can play an important part in the advando- gathering. The school which in adjacent ment of the interests of the future genera. The Government has to the temple is somewhat inposing tion of Chica building and a ins example of Chinese assisted in the building of the present
to contain over 200 pupil.
The artist, with his colour schemes for camouflaging the fleet and transports to protect them from the submarines, found
a definite place in the making of ware
In France also a tremendous part was played by colour in the making and
sources, completely baffled them.
But perhaps the greatest part that colour- played, and is still playing, in the ravages of war was that of giving health to beuken and nerve-shattered men. Mr. Prosser, the applied the use of colours to cases and met with instant success.
two warehouses, in Bootie alone." The the policeman was set on by five other recalls his visit to Canada, at the request/chitecture. It is sufficiently commodious school by means of a grant-in-aid and will i well-known, writer and colour P
damage to cotton in the Ehugham Street ares is estimated at £400,000.
Firemen had the greatest difficulty in eircumscribing the outbreaks, owing to the close huddling of the property. The in- cendiaries worked crudely, but on scientific Lines, clearly in accordance with A care" fully arranged plan. Gangs were allotted to each building marked on for destra Hon. The military are now guarding the" north end of the docks
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of Sir Starr Jameson, at the time the movement of the union of South Africa was initiated, in order to study the British
men. A straggle ensued, and the constable was overpowered. All escaped. One was subsequently captured after half-an-hour's chase by dozens of policemen who were North America Act. Sit Wilfred Laurier attracted by whistle-blowing. Later, deter- told him that several of his ministers of tives found paraffin-soaked cotton wool injustice had entertained different views, the timber-yard, nis a number of revolvers and oileaus which, it is alleged, were drop
ped by the fugitives.
CHARGE OF ARSON IN LONDON
The man arrested yesterday in connee-
but he personally favoured the retention of the right to resort to the Privy Council and he furnished an example of value in connection with a religions case.
Since his visit Sir Percival Laurence
The work was carried out by Messrs. Palmer & Turner, Architects
Those present, at the ceremony, in addi- tion to His Excellency the Governor, were the Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, the Hon. Mr. E. A. Irving, the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu pak, the Hon. Mr. Ho Fook, the Bev. G. T. Waldegrave, Mr. L. Forster, Mr. A. R. Cavalier, Mr. L. G. Bird. Hr. W. Jackson, the Rev. E. B. Wells, Mr. Chay Hing, Mr. 8. W. Teo, Mr. Li Wing Kwong, Mr Chow Sou-on. Mr. Ho Kom-tong, Mr. R. H. Kotowall, Mr. Ho Wing, Mr.
Chow Siu-kai, Mr. Kwok Sui-lam, Mr. Y. P. Law, Mr. Ho Kwong and several others.
angoISTING-LIFE"
By an elaborate colour, scheme be wis able to deal with the worst cases of aball- shock from the time of their mill into the hospital. The worst as they entered were put into the state rooms decorated so as to give the men's complete living The contrast from the ghastly conditionin
lifeand which
which they had
been.
*tenai
arranged to suggest
血 & great measure" an 'assurance that or in the sunshine wards Health, in the belief health the patent will *-ba- affected tally by the suggestion and help himself to become well merely because he is living health-giving
surroundings
·men
The Daily News attributes the erecho tion with attempted arson in a London considers that various circumstances have Chan Kan-yue, Mr. Fung Ping-shan, Mr. colleague Mr. Lau Cha-pak has taken a Shell-shook means terrible depression,
of barricade in the neighbourhood of Whitehall not solely to the Irish situation but also to the possibility of Labour troubles in view of the black winter outlook, THOUSANDS OF TONS OF COTTON
-DESTROYED.
timber-yard was brought up in a police doubtless tended to strengthen the oppor court. He is a student, 20 years of aging view, and refers to the opinion ex Gamed Robinson. A police inspector gavd) pressed by Sir Robert Borden in the Im evidence showing, that documents relating perial Conference of 1918 as probably to the Irish Self-Determination League sccurately presenting the trend of
opinion.
It is competently estimated that the loss and the Gaelic League were found in the prisoner's rooms. No other evidence, was offered.
in the Liverpool dres is £3,250,000.
Fire brigades fought the fames magni- ficently, and, in most instances, saved the buildings and the greater part of their contents. This morning thousands of toas
of cotton is seen-smoulderinga
In Bootle, three warehouses were guited and building, which contained 14,000 bales of cotton collapsed, and 6,000 bries of
cotton were ruined. ·
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Two six-storeyed warehouses were ablaze Tace to face in Jordan Street, Liverpool, and firemen worked between the fames. In odd warehouse, 2,000 bales were des troyed, and in the other 1,700 bales of cotton. Beveral hundred bundles of hides have been lost.
CONFESSION OF MAN ARRESTED IN LIVERPOQL
One of the men arrested in Liverpool has been charged with the murder of a
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IRISH-AMERICAN GUNMEN IN
LONDONDERRY
It is reported that the military authori ties in Londonderry have been informed that a number of Irish-American gumman have arrived in Londonderry where certain officers have received notices threatening then, with a smiley, 1 of 1 Dublin officers unless they leave Ireland.
FIFTEEN BLACK-AND-TANS ”'
"KILLED.
selves
which reacts upon the human body and of mind the patient requires powerful sug- depletes it of all its vitality. In this state gestions of life and health. Colour makes an instant appeal to all mental cases, and
a combination of Hepple-blossom pink, by putting patients in wards decorated with daffodil yellow, and apple areen it was found that they, at once showed
designs of cheerfulness and steady recovery.
The reason for this combination i that by experiment it has been proved that yellow, green, and pink react upon the they are powerful stimulants, as well as mind and body to such an extent that suggesting life to the eye.
MAS BOUTENG "KLUK
The ceilings in all the wards are "blus,"
centration. which colour is an aid to reflection and con-
for
civilian. He is alleged to have admitted mortally wounded. Their ammunition and one of the link still welding the nations of the proposals of our predecessors and our cause they cannot be left alone while theirhich at first got on their nerves, soon
arms were captured by their assailants, the British Empire together, and he would
always be ready to cooperate with the Chinese community in educational work, but I am confident that the best results will be obtained if the matter is lefs 25 largely as possible in the hands of the Chinese community and its worthy repre sentatives. In this connection. I should like to say a word of appreciation of the activities of the Confucian Society, which has now established twenty-four schools for the poorer classes, and, I understand, is preparing, with the assistance of a grant from Government funds, to extend the scope of its work. My hon. friend and
prominent part in this movement, and I am sure that the value of his services to This fellow countrymen whom he represents H.E. the Governor, on arrival, was met on the Legislative Council is a fully by the Committee, headed by Mr. Li appreciated by them as it is by the Govern Wing-kwong, and accompanied to the door ont(Applause). An interesting example of the school; the Confucian Band playing of the cordial co-operation between the the National Anthem.
Tung Wab Committee and the Government Sir Percival Laurence" mentions the "Mr. LA WING-AWore, Chairman of the may be seen in the school which I am Australian and the South Africa Constitu-Tung Wah Hospital Committee, said: opening to-day. The Committes has agreed The accused was remanded for a work; tin Acts, dealing with the question of Your Excellency and gentlemen,-To-day to devote one floor of the building to the is the day of the opening ceremony of the use of a normal school under the auspices appeals, and thinks that the objection on
Chung Wa Sha Yuen, which has been well of the Director of Education. This school no bail being granted.
will be of inestimable value in the-train- the ground of expense, which is liable to and truly constructed. I and others, being by abused by a wealthy corporation might Directors of the Tung Wah Hospital; have ing of teachers for vernacular schools be mitigated by providing that, the appel the good fortune to be in office on the in expressing my most sincere wishes for The very bad cases, that is, those who put in padded rooms coloured with manye, lant should undertake to defray the costs occasion of the ceremony. Your Excellency the success of the new Ian Mo School I were raving and very depressed, had to be
hangings. The rest room and
libracy of the appest, whatever the result, or by as kindly consent to perform the opend education to whone sepect which has the effect of calming the patient, allowing the solicitor and client taxed costs ing ceremony and the school has received of elementary education to which I per- with sleeping room of mauve and
eneracommons and presents from the sonally attach great importance. One of the cases that are not so violent are usually for in these to the respondent if the appeal falls. He many hatinguished gentlemen who have the most difficult of the social problems of coloured blue aud
■"combination of calmness, believes that delays have recently been been so kind as to come to this noting. Hongkong is the question of child labour enorm you get
ago on from substantially overcome, but they are main. This is, indeed, a great occasion and on The employment of little children in work, 1 test was made some time ag
suffering that should be a source of happiness to frequently of too heavy a charseter for their some soldiers who were ly attributable to the parties themselves
as all. This school is built on the old site years and the continual appearance at the shell-shock and general nervous dia orders. They were put into a room or special circumstances. A further objec of the Man Mo Temple free school and Police Costs of child hawkers are features coloured mauve and blue, and immediately Seventeen "Black-and-Tans," under
tion has been the Committee's decision on the building was first proposed by the of the life of the Colony which co one objected, remarking that the colour was District-Inspector Craks' wore-patrolling
mad in this room." · "After a week this. & comparatively subordinate point where ex-directors and sub-directors of the Ki can regard without regret. This employ.getting on their nerves and they'd go in two lorries yesterday, when they were
it was not very ambushed near Kimichael by a hundred both parties desired a decision on broader Mi year. The work has been expedited went of children is, no doubt, largely due to treatment they were removed to another by the largo grants generously made by economio causes with which it is not ensy room coloured apple tied to be allowed
long before they all Bir Fercival Laurence believes the Government. We, the Directors of the to deal, but there is no doubt also that in to return to the previous room. men. -Fifteen Black-and-Tans" were grounds. Si
They testified to the soothing effect of killed. Une is missing and one was that the Judicis Committes constitutes prosent year, have thus only carried out many cases children are so employed bo
the former room, and said that the colours,
rest and they year of office has been devoted to this pur parente are at work. If the children can began to inake them fool at pose. The object of the re-building is to be sent to school this difficulty will be seemed to be living in a calm and re-
cuperative atmosphere. provide the free school with more accom-removed, and with the extension of facili- There is little doubt that from the point modation for the poor Chinees boys of the ties for free or very cheap education, such of view of health there is a tremendous Colony, as that by improved education as are provided by the present school and future in colour psychology-Express. they may be enabled to earn their liveli- by the Confucian Society's schools to which hood and avoid the consequences of I have already referrod, I look forward SECRETS OF FLIGHT. poverty. Enquirion show that there is with confidence to great improvement in large number of poor boys in the Colony this respect in the near future. It only FISH, BIRDS, AND AEROPLANES. who cannot afford an education. The free remains for me to repeat my congratula
As the scientific meeting of the Zoolo schools previously established by the tions to the Committee and to declare the goal Society on October 19th, Colonel Temple and by the Confucian Society new Man Mo School open.—(Applause). Hankin, of the Indian Medical Service, HIS EXCELLENCY was then handed a gold the light of dying fabe and the soaring described observations he had made on within the past ten years have been insuficient to meet this demand, and the key, by Mr. Bird, bearing the following flight of vultures. He mid that the twa PHILADELPHIA, November 29th.
attention of the Government has been inscription: Key of the entrance door of Finds of flight, were much like in their Addressing the Union League Club, the repeatedly invited to this deficiency by the Man Mo Temple School, presented to mechanical nature and in the rates of temperature and weather, thought Republican leader of the Senate, Benator our Chinese representatives on the Legis H.B. Bir R. E., Stubbs, K.O.M.G., Dreem-speed strained under different conditions Longo, dwelling on the International pro-lative Council Realising this the pro ber is 1990" His Excelency opened the that sort of soaring sight miche fessional and business committees have door and was the first to enter within. An penetrated by observations of flying Ash- exerted their utmost efforts to develop the inspection of the new premises took place, that addies formed under the wings were Experiments made in France suggested blems confronting the new Government,
free schools so as to satisfy the desire of after which sil present sat down to len. said that there was one aro
the cause of propulsion, but he admitted, that the explanation was still unsatisfac he would very much like to make with the Government in respect of education
tory. He had noticed that the tips of Canada and Australasis, namely; as re.and to ensure that the greatest possible
the wings in both the fish and the birde GERMAN DUMPING."
were flared separately from the general garda Asistio immigration. Their dinge benefit should be derived from the kind- peas of the Estongs in collecting funds was the same as the danger of the United for the purpose of education. This was
Manufacturing opticians in Great Brs wing surface, and that the wings in both oren were used in the same way for the States. It must be faced. It might as the desire of the Commitee, sub-Committed in are feeling the effect of German com sudden arrest of rapid fight. well be understood that it was in no sense and Katongs, who were our predecessors, petition. It is asserted that, by taking Mr. Handley Page said that there was ment of the bird and the development of hostility to any nation, but there were and was also the hope of the professional advantage of the current rate of archange, close parallel between the develop cortsin great principles which must be and business communities. The school has German makers are offering prism bioct the seroplane In primitive bird like lars and other instruments at less than the fossil archeoptaty, the expanse of three storeys and has accommodation for the cost of manufacture in the Uniteding was relatively small the tail ecoFTLDU), sccepted. One was that no nation several hundred students. In future, Kingdom,
in the function of like tail being to secure As the binoculare
ulars are offered in large ility In early aeroplanes also, the A number of distinguished Scottish mins. right to demand of her people to migrate though, we cannot give education to all ters have had the honour of preaching to another free country, or to find a cause poor boys of the Colony, yet we ma admit quantities, two recent propositiuas put tail was relatively pry large The Angle
forward by agents on behalf of German before the King and Queen as Crathi of war in it. The first sovereign right several hundred in addition to the old principals having been concerned with another, it is believed that deliberate the sombos have best on expository and was the right to say, who should come isto number. Thus will the wishes of the 16,800 pairs in one ate and 9,000 pairs la public be gratified, and the ex-Committee attempt is being made to strangis su fu occasionally on evangelical lines, but 'the be eloquent address by Profesor W. P. the country.
and sub-Committee be happy in the fut dustry which during the war wae carefully Edinburgh University,
successfully developed in Great fillment of their duty. Our honor has and been to follow them in this work I beg Microscopes are also being offered, and the that your Excellency will perform the sold to the detriment of the English makers, correction of deviations from ability,
bat up to the present the Germans have and the not succeeded in getting back with opening ceremony-Applause)
is no same way! Camera lenses, partly because there their Mature had improved bred motelg: in the he confessed that he was not great demand for much impressed by the sectious of birds
demand for these separate from engineer,
and the lorries were barned.
REPRISÄLS FOLLOW BLACK-
grantly regret ils severance,
that he is a Bian Feiner. He also stated that he possessed a sketch of the principal places where the fires occurred. He was
AND-TANS MURDERS. remanded in custody for a week.
The Transport Workers' Union Hall in FAR -STATEMENT IN PARLIAMENT.
Cork was burned down de a result of In the House of Commons, replying to
explosions within the building which pro- questions, Mr. Shorts said that the situa-
ceded the outbreak of fire. After the tion in Liverpool seemed to be well in Kilmichael ambush, many shops in the dis- hand. There scorned to be no doubt that trict were burned down. Large parties of the fires were the result of an organised armed Auxiliary Police are patrolling the conspiracy in which members of the Sinn town as a precautionary measure against Fein Party were engaged, The Police further reprisals, but it is reported that Book all possible precat
precautions.
scarcely a house within the district is un- Replying to Mr. Will Thorne, the damaged. Terrified people are clearing Speaker said that all the Galleries of the out and business is at a stand-stil. House of Commons have been closed to the Macroom all the shops are closed. public as a result of information which the Chief Commissioner of Police had received.
(Uheora).
PRECAUTIONS IN HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.
DAVIS CUP.
INDIA TO ENTER TEAM,
DEL November 20th.
In
The Committee of the All India Lawn,
The strictest precautions against Binr Feinism are being taken in the Houses of Tennis, Amociation has decided to enter a Parliament. Not only the Galleries in both team for the Davis Cup in 1921.
PREACHING TO THE KING.
Church this summer. For the most part
EASTERN NEWS.
CABLE
[THROUGH EEUTER'S AGENCY.)
DANGER OF ASIATIO IMMIGRATION.
PARIS LIT UP AGAIN.
which
"wings" was such that in arge bail: any, fondency nisa or fall out of the
by the tail. In the more. ble-curred! eroplane winge
those with flexible tips, déncy, wita, cowards the automatic
the Houses are closed, but the public are also entirely excluded, except from St. Stephen's Hall and the adjoining outer Hobby where members can interview con- stituents and persons having business in the House. But those who are unknown to the Felice are being searched.
Special precautions are being taken in Paterson, regard to moter traffic in Palace Yard and seems to have dealt with the things Police moter-bost with a machine-gun, is of this life as well as the gateway patrolling the river front.
to the next." " After the Deluge
Nogh became an husband- his: theme, man and the people got to work. No. A plassant surprise was sprung on Paris commandment of rod rung more clearly on the evening of October 7th whom the
THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH. It appears that the decision to close the throughout the world to day than its "Get streets, for the first time since the out-
HE. THE GOVERNOR said:-Mr. Li camera Galleries in the House of Commons was to work" That was the modern applica break of the war suddenly gave evidence made, at meeting of Ministers at 10 tion of the text. Professor Paterson in of its right to the proud title of la ville Wing Ewong and gentleman, This is theIt is asserted that the quality and finish wings, cut those which, like ruiturtą,
early life was an enthusiastic Christian lumiere. After having been for many
terioration on the pre-war standard, and perfect wings than smaller birds. Ho be Downing Street this morning at which the list, and "during his residence in months" past, owing to the shortage of second oocasion within a low weeks "on of the German, goods show a decided de engaged in soaring flight had much I Bpeaker, General Harwood, the Commis
Aberdeen moner, of the Metropolitan Police, and Bir
ho helped to form a local coal, kept every evening, in a state of semi- which I bays had the privilege of being their chief appeal to the purchaser is that lieved that sparing light was due to up Baai Thompson, of Scotland Yard, were Bocialist Socisty. That was in the days darkness, the streets that evening burstssociated with no extension of the philan of cheupness. But for the operation of ward currents of warmer air, and that the exchange British maanfacturers foe the birds had to flap, or fo gain forward present the doveofmency shen Mr H H Champion was weigh into brilliancy that almost equalled the
All the sity's 1000 street tropje-antay
they could winds daraja motion by descending, when they phased connection with Sian Feinism were die endeavouring to capture one of the Aber: pravor days. All
deon constituencies for Labour;))
gas lamps were once more lighted.
competition for the market.
from one upward current ares to another. cussed.
DISCUSSION AT 10 DOWNING
DE STREET.
Ho
pital Commilleo. On the previous coes
tail betime" less important