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* THE BRITISH DEGION,
>[TO /IHE (EDITOR OF TUE,, HONOLONG DAILY PRESA"]
Messrs. Thos. Cook & Son are opening,
S18-Quite recently the cult of anony- an office at Tientain (No. 9. Victoria mity has been fairly exhaustively dia
The Maniscussed in the correspondence columns of office of the firm is to be closed at the your Northern contemporary. In paro chial Hongkong it may, perhaps, be end of the present month.
hazarded that there are a few more prog
expectation that they would be endorsed by the rightful Government-when it has suppressed the revolt. In the case we were. discussing the Kwangtung Government in the early part of 1920 was not in revolt, against the Central Government but was the acknowledge Government of the proines. Inasmuch as the Central Government passenger & ret over Boad) early in January concessions granted to foreign subjects, Clauso II. of the Agreement negotiated with the Kwangtung authorities by the Anglo Chinese Syndicate made it a cop.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul. then cons, or at any rate perhaps there dition precedent to the ratification of the through the Bazaar Committee, is appeat little more reason for a pseudonyms than in our enlightened sister port, How- contract by the provincial Government ing to the ladies of Hongkong for gifterer this may be, it seems a pity so mo. thas the Syndicate should obtain for the of souvenirs or prizes for the 38th annual sir, that all our protestant legionaires unknown to one the official sanction and al fresco fate which is to be held on anould you rema
another. approval of the Central Government of December 4th. An advertisement on the whole-heartedly and who captivates me as Ypres," whom I am with China at Peking. It was only after that { subject appears in another column. a scribe, wisely suggests that the approach. official sanction had been obtained that the
ing general masting should be the occa sion of a rally. Would he consent, I
concession
to
provisional agreement was to be ratified The Tean, which in bringing the Eng-wender, to the suggestion, that we who and a sum of $100,000 deposited with the lish mail from Singapore, and was ex-are with him should send him our namest Kwangtung Government. The contract, pected to arrive on Tuesday had not
We might do this. care of you, sir, if you will help in this way. therefore, bears the full stamp of legality. arrived last night. Very heavy monsoon has the cordial support of all ex-Service I feel sure that he It stands on a footing entirely different weather is being encountered by ships men in Ewa Taikoo and everywhere- from any contract which the Sinn Fein coming up the China Sea, and this is no cheery co-diners (Service and ex-Service) and most certainy, I think of all my organisation may make with foreign sub-doubt the explanation of the delay in the on Ariatice night at the Hongkong. jects. It would be ridiculous to suggest arrival of the mail.
With felicitations through your columns that housebreaker would be legally
Somme and "Artas and with my card ecclosed, I beg to remaiu, sir, entitled to dispose of the property of an owner ho temporarily dispossesses by force
FOOTSLOGGER majeure. Sian Fein, at the moment, is
Hongkong. 18th November, 1991, in the position of the burglar and that
THE CANTON GOVERNMENT is practically the position of the present
AND THE TREATIES.". (werament at Canton. It has not yet catablished its claim to be the Government
(TO THE EDITOR OF "THE HONGKONG of the Republic of China.
A Chinese who, was arrested on the s.s.yours faithfully, Hanais having in his possession 100 rounds of ammunition, was sentenced to a fine of $100 or six weeks imprisonment, at the Magistracy, yesterday. Defendant said he was formerly a boiler maker at the Taikoo Dockyard and that the am munition had been given, to him by a friend.
DAILY PRESS,””]
Sic. I have neither time nor pationer to deal with the leading article in your issue of November 14th. You say nothing abuse slung at us in Canton. fresh-not even in the inevitable bit of
Our contemporary goes on to say that we are not even sincere in our profession of the sanctity of contracts "because It is announced that the Hankow mui taas sale contracts are recognised by Railway Transportation Trust Company the Government and it wants them has been organised by business men of
1 must, however, register a brief pro- repudiated." Since when, we should like Hankow with a capital of 82,000,000 in test, I wrote: "Let me guard you to know, have these sale contracts bean 20,000 shares. The Company intends to against a fallacy, which trapped even "recognised by the Government Our establish brunches along the more impor into this sentence skilled diplomatists.
You rond a meaning which contemporary writes under a complete tant stations of the Peking Hankow, canugt occur to any fairly educated mind. misapprehension of the position in this Tientsin-Pukow, Lunghai, Peking-Sui. Controversy, of course, becomes impos
sible with an opponent who ignores instance as in the other to which we have yuan, Peking-Mukden, Chenta, and Tao-considerations of intellectual honesty.-
ching Railways,
EUGENE CHEN. Government House, Canton, November 15th. 1021. Yes, we think Mr. Eugene Chen is. well advised to give it up, no matter on what pretext.-En.j
ailuded.
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Last week there were no deaths from
THE CHINESE PRODUCE EXCHANGE.
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HONGCH\
Our contemporary's Bolshevistic, argu- ments on the subject of extra-territoriality in China are equally unconvincing. When notifiable diseases in the Colony. There it says that these extraordinary was one British and one Indian case of privileges [were] extorted from China, paratyphoid fever and one Chinese case Two Chinese died from but from ao European nation where the of diphtheria. laws are bad," it, forgets, if it ever influenzi (which is not a notifiable coma- knew, that there was a European pre-plaint). Since then there have been three
(TO THE EDITOR OF THE cedent for them in the case of the deaths from diphtheria, one death from
DAILY PRESS. "I Ottoman Empire, in which the subjects plague, a new British case of paratyphoid of Western Powers enjoyed extra-terrifover and a new case of enteric Lover with the publication of the report of the SIR.A noteworthy fact has occurred torial privileges from time immemoria), |
From the Chinese Government Bureau proceedings at the last meeting, of the under treaties called Capitulations, dow of Economic Information-we learn that Legislative Council: I mean as regards. HONGKONG OFFICE: 104, Das Vaux RD., C. to September, 1914, when the Sultan the Chinese Bankers Association foated nese newspapers of Hongkong. The two the translation of the report in the Chi- London Orfila: 131, Free Bramer, E.0.issued a decrce abolishing them.
The Powers unanimously protested, but, owing pose of paying military expenses in pressed any mention of the discussion two loans to the government for the pur leading newspapers, for reasons best known to their editors, have entirely sup- to the war, the protest of the Fowers was Hupeh and Chibli, One is 5,000,000 that took place in the Council Chamber made more academic than effective for Francs at a rate of 25 per cent. interest, on the 14th in'st. between the unofficial the time being. What the exact position
PHONE, ka 18.
The Daily Press.
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HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 17TH, 1991.
is at the present time we do not know, Payable monthly. It has been negotiated members of Council on the one hand and The other, for the Governor on the other on the all- but we may reasonably assume that the at per tent discount.
important question of Chinese Produce Powers have not acquiesced in the aboli-$2,000,00 at a rate of 20 per cent. interest, and Stock Exchange in Hongkong. A tion of the Capitulations In his Payable monthly, has been negotiated at subject of such far-reaching importance especially to the Chinese community, adveeney of the abolition of extra per cent. discount Stamp tax and cer which it specially concerns, should bava territoriality in China, the leader-writertain short term bonds are offered as received notice in the columns of the Chinese Press if only that the views of of the China Afail is supported only by securities Russinu Bolshoists, who are willing to
our local legislators and of the "Govern- A Chiness money changer was prosecut. ment might be made known to them. The omission (whether culpable or otherwise)
A REPLY TO CRITICISM.
In the course of a laboured and ineffective are hereby notified that the Gargo will be attempt to reply to criticism in our issue November 23rd to SATURDAY, November discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, herr of Saturday last on the subject of the
it will lie at Consignee's Fink, The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown op Canton Government's disregard of the pay that price for oficial recognition of ed at the Magistracy, yesterday, for calls for some explanation, and I trust Outional cargo will be landed, unless notion Banctity of contracts and of its pledges the Sovien Government by the Gov breaches of the conditions of his licence.that once attention has been directed to has been given prior to steamer's arriva
in regard thereto, the China Mail ernment of China. The information. He had failed to keep his account books the matter in your correspondence All broken, chaled, and damaged goods are advances two arguments which call for a conveyed by the Bolshevist bo be left in the Godowns, bere they will
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and also of those of the members of Cuan-
bo eraznined on any Tuesdays and Fridos reply. Our contemporary asks: If a agency in China, that some Russia-to-date to enable a balance to be good enough to see to it that the Chinese between the hour of 1945 am and noon de facto Government can issue a contract lawyer delivered a speech in condemnation struck by the examining police officer have left the steamer's Godown, and all drods ing it, will the D.P. go so far as to say a fulares Feking, does not vitiste ber of silver dollars bought, sold or No claims will be admitted after the Goods which must bind any Government succeed. of extra-territoriality at what is described and also to furnish to the C.S.P. on the as a Congress of the International Bar 18 September a return showing the num emaling undelivered after the 19th Nov., that when the British Government re- will be subject to genke
All Claims against the Steamer must be
establishes its at present aboyant rule in the fact mentioned by The Times Corres exchanged by him in the preceding half. presented to the undersigned on or before Ireland it must ratify all that the Sian pondent at Peking recently that the month. Defendant's excuse was that his the 3rd Des, or they will not be recognised. Foin Govery wont has signed, sealed, and unfortunate Russians residents in China, foki, who had been in charge of the
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
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Brown Sugar" was presented. A were reluctantly forced to the conclusion, jurisdiction in Japan, because "Japan China and in a national spirit which anticipated, it was well received, the that he was merely incapable of discern is strong" und retain it in China because some of the provinces should scarcely Company being curtained time and ing the lack of any analogy between the China is weak. Nothing is farther expect, says Renter's correspondent as again. As an antithesis one had the fine acting of Miss Marjory Clark, as Lady situation which he conjured up and the from the truth. The Powers waived their has telegraphed to the local authorities in row of chorus girls to the exalted posi Peking, the Central Famine Belief Bureau Sicane, newly introduced from the back actual situation we had under considera right in Japan because they were satis.
tica of her "ladyship, against tion. If we had ever committed ourselves Bed that the Japanese laws and the Chihli, Shantung. Honan, Anhwei, Kiang Mies Lens Flowerden at that of to the view that a de facto Government arrangements for their administration, Chekiang, Hupeh, Kansu, Shensi, the Countess of Knightsbridge. can issue a contract which must bind the warranted them in so doing; and they Kweichow, Szechwan and Husan asking now Lady Sloane objects to the puny Government succeeding it," we might find have pledged themselves to waive their for full reports regarding famine condi- convention of the aristocratic set and At first arouses the dignity and ire of ourselves embarrassed, but as we were not claims in China when the Chinese judicial tions in their respective provinces, giving her new mother-in-law, the Countess. Bo foolish as to advance such a proposi-administration is perfected to a degree details concerning the number of people Eer rival and one time suitor for the hand of Lord Sloane, Lady Honoria tion, the answer to the question is which will reasonably allow them to do so affected and the amount of materint Nesbits, acted by Miss Gertrude Godart. absurdly simple. There is no doubt that Consular jurisdiction was abolished in aristance required. The telegrams also refers to the new Lady Sloane as Brown the British Government would honour a Japan nearly twenty years ago, when suggest that provincial delegates should Sugar." Lady Sloane's sweet and genial disposition overcomes all social bar- contract issued by any de facto local Japan was far from being regarded as a be sent to Peking to cooperate with the riers and in the end she is regarded as Government in Ireland if that contract strong Power in a naval and military Central Burana in its relief work. A great favorite in society. The genial disposition of the Earl of Knightsbridge, had been previously endorsed by the sense, but no conditions at present exist
is Lactfully performed by Mr. Frank recognised national Government, as was in China, such as certainly have existed
Wheatley. Lord Sloane (Mr. Tom Fen- the case with the Cassel contract made in Japan in the past twenty years, giving
wick), and "Archy(Mr. Dudley with the Kwangtung authorities. It must reasonable assurance of proper legal pro-
mention Miss Nins Bradley as Mrs. Howarth) his brother, are also worthy of not be supposed that the Sinn Fein tection for the lives and property of a raid was made on two houses situated Cunningham, who acts as coach and scin LL proliminary notices of forthcoming Government" in Iraland and the Govern foreigners; and until similar conditions in Queen's Road West at 3 o'clock, panion to Lady Sloane, during the daya A meetings lectures and entertainmentment which existed in Kwangtung in the do crist in China foreign residents orack in the door, Officer Watt could seesugar was also find. The performance Yesterday morning. Peering through when, the latter lady is known as "Brown sent for insertion in the news columns of the Hongkong Boils Frin, are charged for at the early part of last year are similar in (Bolsheviste perhaps excepted) are the opium pats simmering on the fire was thoroughly enjoyable and there W38 fat på så opals (as announced in May and Jude essentials. Sinn Fein is an organisation unanimously agreed that the interests of The door was barst open and two men unstinted applause throughout,
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