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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6th, 1927.
XMAS AND NEW YEAR HAMPERS
We beg to notify customers that Assorted Hampers suitable for the Frative Season may be obtained from us at the following Reduced Batea :---
No. 1. HAMPER-$38.
1 Qt. Moet & Chandon Dry Imperial 1 Qt. Superb Tawny Port..
1 Ft. Blackberry Brandy. 1 Pt. D.0.M:
Champignol 2 qt. St. Julian Claret.
1 Qt. Martell's XXX Brandy.
Q. King George IX Gold Label
or Perfection Whisky.
1 Qt. Old Brown Sherry, Black Seal.
1 Qt. Puritan Old Tom or Dry Gin 1Q Burgundy, Burgoyae's. 1 Fhial Pomeranton Bitters.
No. 2. HAMPER-$84.
1. Guillemart Champagne.
1 Pt. D.O.M.
1 Qt. Burgoyne's Burgundy,
1 Q. Martall'e XXX Brandy.
2 Qta. Kmy George IV Gold Label
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2 Qt Tawur Dry Port
2 Qts. St. Julien Claret. 1. Puritan Old Toms or Dry Gio. 1. Vino de Pasto Sherry. 1-Prizl Pomeranzen Bitters.
No. 3
HAMPER-$30.
1 Qt. Borgoyne's Burgundy.
1 Pt. Peppermint U.F.
1 Pt. D.U.M.
29. Superior Bich Old Port
9 Qu. King George IV Gold Tabel
or Perfection Whisky,
1 Qt. Engrand's XXX Brandy. "
1. Qt. Amontillado Sherry.
1 Qt Paritan Old Tom or Dry Gin.
2 Qts, Medoc Claret,
1 Phial Pomeranzen Bitters.
Other hampers made up to suit Customer's requirements.
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TIMES OF TROUBLE IN KIANGSİ...... -
GOOD TROOPS REPLACED BY CORPS OF RASCALS.
THE PEOPLE'S DESIRE FOR DAYS OF OLD.
Yesu. Ki.. Nov. 19th. Soon after the Manchu Emperor was driven from the throne and narest began to manifest itself in different places all over the country, one often heard the people cry:
It only matters had gone on as they were We were much happier and more peaceful under the old régime 1" Of course, that was the ery of the majority of ordinary citizens.
Just now, writes a North Chian
come to establish their quarters here for good, but, when this band care, with the intention of staying for a year er two, as they said, and soon chowed they had only come ta license vice, instead of suppressing it, and carried on their unlawful business in the place devoted to the service of God, we did rebel.
When they started the next day to partition our church into rooms. I sent we objreed, without avail. my card, and invited the command- baily News correspondent, after a ing effieer to come in to talk matters year or more of this second revolu-over. He did not come. The next tion, old and young, rich and poor,day, we went again and invited him. wise and simple, all join in the for tea. Again he kept away, as ery: Oh, that we were back in he had no excuse to give. We then the days of the Erst revolution!"
appealed to the magistrate, but he 330 Things are going from bad to worse, dared not move, in the matter... and a few, who are trying to better
then felt that only the Lord could watters, are getting weary and dis help us, and gathered together for couraged. Louder still are raised the voices of those who have come back in great numbers from the front, and from Nanking. They went out full of enthusiasm: they came back thoroughly disilinsideed. Some who have been in Kwangtung for years have returned.
Military Tyrants,
prayer.
Licensed Vices,
All the city people were up in arms against them, and said they had no right to live in the mission premises. Even the Political Bureau took them to task for it, and säid it was not right, but they answer- ed with a lie, saying they had rent- We have been almost tried beyond the place. Everyone knew that endurance during the "past three
was a falsehood. Things got worse weeks. We had just got rid of and worse both in city and country. band of soldiers, who bad behaved All those who had practised their very well, when a band of the evil deeds in secret, now came out Special Police Army arrived, and openly, for they had only to regis took up their residence on our pre-ter and pay so many dollars a mises, together with a number of month to carry on their unlawful soldiers. Because Kinngai has been business. At a country fair, the in a turmoil for so long, the con- gamblers refused to pay the equir- mandaat of this Special Police ed sums, and said they would rather Force (an organization recently stop. The next day they were ask- created) took up his headquarters ed to continue, otherwise to money at Kuangsin, to look after things could be got out of them. in north-east Kiangsi. They were
We sent a petition to the com- a law to themselves, took ng orders manding officer at Kuangsinfu, but, before there was time for an an from Nanchang, and were to con- trol all the affairs in these parts,wer, the whole bund had to flee. supervising the ordinary police and One evening, a proclamation, was any troops passing through. They put up on the front door that all soon misused their power, and sent were to be arrested and the whole their representatives, a small official army disbanded. The commanding "and a number of soldiers, to each officer quickly led with his wife and hsien "city, ostensibly to forbid belongings. His father, who had and exterminate gambling, opium-just arrived to Gnd out what he was selling, and all houses of fil repute, doing, only stayed on to bear the bat in reality to license all these brunt, to pay his son's debts, and to do all he could to get things branches of vice.
A man from a neighbouring clear. He also came to "hsien" bought his office from the apologize, and, knowing he was a commandant, gathered a band of gentleman of the old school, and lawless characters from this and thoroughly opposed to his son's evil ways, we all felt sorry for him, neighbouring cities, and with a band of soldiers to do his bidding, arrived in Yushan. The city autho- rities had prepared a place for them, as they were sent by the cor
at Kunagsinfu. manding officer They scorned the place prepared for them and, without as much as "By your leave," they took possession of the church and the school premises, stablishing their yauren in the place that had been set apart for the worship of God. We had not minded the soldiers so much for they behaved decently, and did not
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So, in a few hours, the whole place was cleared, and we breathed more freely.
We are told that government troops are on their way here to escort the different haien " magis trates to all the cities around, for they had been refused permission tu pass on to their destinations. It is reported that a clash has taken place down-river between the two opposing forces.
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