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THE KUOMINTANG AND
COMMUNISTS.
ANOTHER MEETING ON JUNE 1ST.
TROUBLE IN THE SILK FILATURES:
IFROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]
The Communist Party and the Third International will meet the members of the Kuomintang on June 1st. It will be recalled that during the recent session of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang, a joint committee of five nou-Bolsheviks and three Communists was appointed to decitir how co-operation!
SUNDAY GAMES.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 25TH, 1926
CHEERFUL ENTHUSIASM AND FINE IDEALS.
EMPIRE, DAY.
WREATH LAID ON CENOTAPH.
ALLEGED POSSESSION OF CANNON,
CASE TO BE HEÄRD NEXT WEEK.
Capt. C. H. Steele, A.D.C. to H.E. the Governor, laid a wreath on the Cenotaph The case in which lai Tak," the mater [BY PATER FAMILIAS. ]“
yesterday morning on behalf of His Ex-of the Tin Lee engineering shop, at No. 332. Reclamation Street, Yaumati, is The long arm of coincidence often cellency. startles us. During the week-end the con
All the warships in barbour were charged under the Armi Ordinance with tents of a letter from Tommy, a high dressed in honour of Empire Day. The unlawful possession of six dismantled spirited public school boy, sixteen years celebration of the day by the School cannon and spare cannen parts, was To be mere children of the Colony was postponed again. mentioned before Mr. J, H. B of age; had puzzled me.
Nihill at the Kowloon Magistracy yet- accurate it was the problem of sending until to-day.
terday morning. a suitable reply that was the puzzle" The letter arrived last Friday. The week-
As previously announced, there will be end was clouded by the problem set by one of Tommy's casual bits of news. On services at both the Anglican and Roman Monday morning the Daily P'ers furnish-Catholic Cathedrals this morning it which local schools will be represented. the solution.
Both services will commenes at 9 alm.
At St. John's Cathedral, the Bishop
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THE HEATHEN SCHOOLBOY. Tommy is at Blankbridge. School where
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TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME..
the boys have a beautiful chapel and of Victoria (the fit. Rev. C. R. Duppuy) between all parties might be secured in!gular services. During our all too in./ will deliver the Empire Day address.
Lang.
"A mecting of 135 Communists, kitting as trade delegates from more than is her chants' leagues," has been in progress in! Canton since May 20th.
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Inspector Pincat: applied for a date be fixed for the Hearing of the case, and intimated that it would be heard by
one magistrate.
If Warship in fixing next Monday afternoon for the hearing, suid that should the defence desire the case to be committed, he would have to send the defendant to the "Criminal Sessions,
RABID DOG. SHOT.
DOG BITES DURING THE WEEKEND.
The commemoration service for the the future, whilst at the same time it frequent periods of long leave" in was definitely laid down that the ComEngland we have stayed near to Blank Catholic Schools of Hongkong at the bridge. On Sundays we have been privi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception munists were not to engage in any active
leged to attend the school chapel. There will be conducted by the Very Rev. policy under the name of the Kaomi is something that (as the schoolboys say) Father.G. M. Spada (Pro-Vicar Apos makes you brare up when those sixtolić) assisted by the clergy and the
In Kennedy Town on Sunday, a deg hundred young voices lustily "sing "On-students of the Cathedral Seminary. ward Christian Soldiers" or some other The schools participating will be:- showing signs of rabies snapped at An unsuccessful favourite hymn. They are not irreverent, farrison School. St. Joseph's College, people in the street.
French Cuarent,, Italian Convent, St. attempt was made to seize it, and it was but they do so enjoy making a nuise
They have fairly primitive ideas almut Francis' School (Wanchai), St. Mary's veritually shot by the police in Belcher religion, The.Hend is omnipotent School (Kowloon), Cathedral Seminary, Street,
During, the week-end five Chinese were Members of the Kuomintang in Canton and, in the schoolboy's mind, is a queer St. Louis Industrial School. (West "are"to be given a new political status mixture plan old Testament hero, such Point), Kai Lap School (Wanchai), Tak bitten by dogs. All the animals except- According to the Kuomintang order 2m,as Elijah, and a rather knowing super-ying School (Wanchai); Wa Yan Englishing ong, were seized and sent to Kennedy
policeman. The -attendane at chapel is School (Rubinson Road). Sacred Heart Town.
A Chinese constable who was on duty as much a part of the day's routine as (St. Joseph's Villa). and several other is the attendance at the wash basin.Chinese schools in Hunghom, Yanmati. catching dogs in Des Voeux Road West
was one of the victims. and Shamshuipo. The Sunday services--morning and even ing-are like the breakfast boiled eggs. They may be good, or they may only be
all law courts handling cases in which a member of the Kuomintang is involved should report their findings to the Kuo- mintang Headquarters for review..
PROTEST AGAINST EVICTION. More than 2000 women and children, coming from Fatshan; have been camping outside the Treasury Building of the Kuomintang in Canton since May 19th, demanding the cancellation of the recent
onder of the Kuomintang to evict them From their homes which, according to official notices, are toeated or Govern- ment property. The victims threaten to decupy the public buildings in Canton if the Kuomintang rflike to rescind the eviction order. During the last few days these people have been maintaining them- selves by begging from the public. At First three of the petitioners were nr. rested but when all declared their willing
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ness to be imprisoned at the same time. these three were released on bail It is believed that the poor people will return home once the Kuomintang assures them that the order will not be enforced with ost. further investigation.
SILK FILATURES CLOSED. The silk filatures in Koonshan, Shatao, Nambin, Chowka, Shekcheng, and other leading silk centres near Castor have suspended operations since May 17th, as & protest against forced loans and sui- scriptions to unsecured bonds. More than 50,000 workers have been thrown out of “employment as a consequence.
RAILWAY FINANCES The management of the Canton-Hankow Railway, Kwangtung Section, has advised
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In another chee, two boys living at Yu Kwong Terrace were attacked whilst feeding a dog belonging to the house.
The other eases occurred in Queen Victoria Street. Mongkok, and the New
At St. Joseph's College the usual dis tribution of prizes for the best essays on good in parts. hymns and a rousing sermon from Empire Day will be made at an early preached who won his "blue" or guincil parade at 5.30..m. a fine war record, then the whole school is happy. A missionary sermon that con- tains hints of adventure, and bravery of is always popular. Anything any sort that is theological or dul isores them. Their comments on the subject reveal the heathen element that is in us all.
The afternoon will be observed as a Territories. holiday by all schools.
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SUNDAY GAMES.
During the Easter holidays Tommy had rather a "let off." He had to attend no daily service and he was compelled to go to church on Sundays only in the morning. He went to the parish church at the seaside resort where he developes his young body so as to make it fit for a future in the Far East
COUPLE DEPORTED.
ALLEGED PLOT TO MURDER SHOPKEEPER.
A Chinese woman, who is alleged to have hired a rufian to murder her hus band" has been deported from the Colony for ten years. With Eer also a barber, who was her confidant.
ENGLISHWOMAN AMONG
CANNIBALS.
FIRST WHITE PERSON "SEEN BY NATIVES.
LADY DOROTHY MILLS'S ADVENTURES.
Lady Dorothy Mills, daughter of the Earl of Orford, whose previous travels have taken her to such out-of-the-way places as Timbuctoo, Hayti and Kurdi stan, returned to Londen las month from a 7-weeks' journey in the interior of Liberin, the black republic on the West Cunst of Africa. Lady Dorothy told a Daily Mail reporter that she was not plot to have the shopkeeper mur-only the first white woman
Same weeks ago a Chiarse was arrested in Yaumati with a dagger in his posses- sion. He was found at the bottom of the stairway leading to the Hat of a
On Easter Sunday a rather undemic wurate preached a sermon against Sunday Chinese shopkeeper. games. Tony listened to it intently.
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To eross
ie Alled his werkly "letter with scathingdered was overheard by a detective in Liberia" up to the French frontier but crament: on the young curate.
otra-house. The arrested mas then con- that, in many parts, she was actually the fessed that he had been approached by first, white person of any kind the natives For about five weeks she It must be confessed that the com
e young barker, who was acting on he had ever seen. ments were often amasing. They, too, revealed that primitive outlook of the half of the shopkeeper's wife. The barber travelled through country peopled entirely
human flesh. English schoolboy. Brawn commands offered, him $100 to do away with the by cannibals who dislike all flesh except more respect from him than brain. Net shopkeeper. This money had come from that the curate was very brainy, or, if he the woman. was. Tommy failed to give any quotations that revealed the fact.
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The deportation orders were "made by the Secretary of Chinese Affairs.
BE HAPPY.
THE CHALLENGE. Finally-Tommy finished up his disserta
No! Tommy, old lad, I don't disap. tion with the challenge "I am sure that you don't disapprove of Sunday games." prove of Sunday" games, I want you to Experience has taught me that it is be manly in the truest sense of the word. impossible to put off Tommy. Evasion is On Sundays and on week-days you must fatal with a schoolboy of sixteen. He play clean. You must remember that won't be put off.
games are only worth playing it they The Daily Press very conveniently teach us to be unselfish, if they show published, to-day, an article entitled that we can take a licking with a smile.
Church and Sunday Games. "* It states It may, or it may not be true that the that after long and careful considera battle of Waterloo was won on the play the Kuomintang that this line cannot set tion, the Ecclesiastical Commissioners de-ing fields of Eton. There is one thing apart any more of its receipts than it iscided to allow clubs to apply for a special that we, of this generation, know to be Gicense for Sunday play." The Hamptrue. It is that many a young hero who at present doing towards military ex-
stead of Club has.secured a license gave his life for a great cause during the penditure.. The Kuomintang, still owes
permitting Sunday play.
World War hammered out during his $3.870,130 to the line, and the railway
The Commissioners appear to have schooldays the ideals which inspired his has itself a debt of $4,907,757, to pay..........
taken up a sensible attitude that should sacrifice. He forged those fine ideals in guide us all. There must be no paid the furnace of his youthful enthusiasm SHIPMENTS FROM SHANGHAL
labour on Sundays in connection with the The flames were fanned in the chapels Owing to a difference of opinion regard-
and on the playing fields of the schools ing compensation for loss on transit between shipowners and shippers, many consignnicats from "Shanghai te Canton have been held up-pending a-settlement. This bas caused, no little inconvenience
to the importers and exporters of the two
games.
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“THE HUMAN LEOPARDS" The interior of Liberia, Lady Dorothy stated, is dominated by a terrible society called The Human Leopards." It is a secret cannibal, society and the members get themselves up to resemble leopards. They put on their backs wicker-work, natural black. their through which shows with the effect of leopard spots. They paint their chests white, they wear. iron claws on their hands, and they imitate the crouching gestures and the
of wild beasts.. growls
The members of this society lie in wait for wanderers and take them of to be slain and eaten. Nor are they above dévouring their closest relatives-a hus- hand his wife, or a mother her child.
Lady Dorothy lived among people many of whom were arrested for such crimes.
The whole of Liberia, apart from a miles deep strip along the coast, is virgin forest, gorgeous with orchids and tropical batterthes, very damp, hot, und subject to thunderstorms. These forests the words of Lady Dorothy,, walking traversed by narrow paths, and, in walking through these forests is like through the bottest house nt Kew."
NATIVES TERRIFIED.
An official of the Ecclesiastical Commis-of-Britain. That is why some of us are sion said "It has been recognised by the anxious to extend the facilities for recrea-est, mutlines in native vil-
ing tion in this Colony. We want the young Commissioners that the modern person will not be content with the un-men of all nationalities to play game cient Sunday."
We want all of them to play clean
Some of us, at times, think that we game. were born a' generation too soon.
Those
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We admire the fine sportsmanship of
for days on end Lady Dorothy scarcely the sky. Sometimes she camped out ages, and altogether the walked, or was carried in a hammock by native carriers, distance of about 500 miles. Many of the natives were terrified at the sight of white person and fed into the bush at her approach, but he was never in any way malested..
A black cook, a black steward, and 'a
ports The Canton shippers are virtually doleiul Sundays of the Victorian era the Indians, the Chinese, the Japanese black interpreter-guide (who could only boycotting certain vessels, while the ship made many of us believe that religion and the Europeans in the local tennis see, without glasses, in the dark) accom ping companies are unwilling to accept meant sadness. That was one great tournaments We want to cultivate that spirit in all sections of our local com the proposal of the shippers in their factor in emptying the churches.
munity. entirety.
(Continued an Inert Coluran),
panied her throughout the whole journey, Apart from one attack of malaria, Lady Dorothy suffered no sickness and enjoyed her travels immensely.
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