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MISS CHINA WANTS[KIUKIANG—A YEAR AFTER,
ROMANCE!
REVOLT OF THE FAR EAST FLAPPER.
CHINESE WIVES ARE TARTARS.
[BY "GENERAL" BUTTON.]
Chinese husbands are afraid of their wives. In one village the husbunds formed a Husbands' Pro- tective Association. This assembled in a large building to consider plans for Aeping their women in
cheek.
The wivas heard about it and eturaged by the affront, storied the pillen. The husbands Red
error!
GENERAL DETERIORATION
IN THE FORT.
DOORS LOCKED BECAUSE OF THIEVES.
and We Werth
KIRIANO, Jan. 11th. Just about a year ago Kiskiang WA evacuated, amongst the Inst of the little party. to leave the 'port,
Now we are back again, and in Passing one waald like to mention the comfort of the return journey by the intermediate class, lately introduced by Jardine, Matheson de Co, on some of their steamers. its enterprise: it is what has been The firm is to be congratulated" on needed for many years. The in- stitution of a purser also adds to the parenience of travel.
The wrath of the wonen meised betore this proot of their power,
Changes During The Year. and they returned to their homes. What changes has the year
The niets went back to the build, brought to tukiang ** and to meir amazement tound there is, little change, except that Outwardly une of the Humber in a Trust the port shows a general deteriora- scat near the chairman's table:on, & regards the upkeep of the The lauer of the returning ichi streets, and there is an air of loudly snutted that they would neglect about the place. make this brave man the prese Gent. when they went close to under the nomination they found the man dead he had succumbed -to fright up so said "ruiour.
There seem to be a nunder of police about the streets, but thieves abound, and one has to keep all doors locked.
BUDDHIST CONGRESS AT CEYLON.
CASTE DISTINCTION AND ALCOHOL,
tance
Speaking at the ninth annua! sessions of the All Ceylon Congress of Buddhist Associations, the Pre-
serious consideration to a sident Mr. Molamure, invited
which he considered a great blot on Buddhists, "I refer to the ques-
tions with the rigour that iv tions of perpetuating enste distine-,
done how," he said.
touch upon an Eastern country **This is a delicate subject to like Ceylon where one is able to be misunderstood. I do not advo cate a general upheaval of soci»ty nor do I ask any one to throw to the wind without discrimination one's seial customs.
All that I plead for is this, the power we have those who are that we must discourge with all
prone to look down upon certain Bections of our fellow brings as inferior beings.
If we Buddhists always renom- ber this annection the tenching of our Muster that a man does not became a man of high ease or law cast by the more accident of birth. but by his conduct and inethod of One enot fail to notice in get.living, then the rigorous user- Theoretically, the Chinese hus-ting about, that the people are far vance of case as it exists today band is boss; the is like a king in Inore respectful than they were lait is bound to disappear." his own house, Ho lih kilt s Wate. The have been auswers of evacuation. Numbers of the have year in the days preceding the Case of own killing their wives had A wain no legal action taken against Burn. But if the wile kils her hasand she is tortured and exeta-
those who depended on the Kuling pretty hard year, especially season to make money; there was
nothing doing
Sometimes her relatives also ther are executed
for
រ៉ង
Towards Prohibition,
movement the President said that with
Discussing a resolution dealing
a phase of the temperans the resolution had come not a day too early. It is only another Enk but zurly forging, the chain of in that chain which we are slowly. total prohibition. v
Prices of all commodities, except The women have wildly passion- rice are very high, and trade ate tempers, which they make u very bad. And this is not to le effort to control. They are tright-wondered at, for duty, taxes and lal naggers.
Trivial things dues on all goods coming into the touse them;
port re exorbitant. One has had By: the lower generation of Chi-to pay 40 per cent of the value atse women is dopung. Western of groceries, in getting them im- JUNIE. This, of course, la only ported from Shanghai, and tranew where they have long come uto shipped to Nauchang
Tiesides Contact with Western en and this, coclie hire is at least five
times higher than it was
The "younger men in China ars
Conditions In The Province. finding that monogamy s Lites toun polygamy,
Passports have been granted for and mus GOW havas URC une wile and o
nutsuane of the male missionaries to intend to take any more.
return to the interior, and the. Chi Taland Mission is planning tu have their vacant stalions | visited."
Wives Denote Wealth. Wives to the old-type' Chinese are like a luxury-those who eat
nord them. have then it is | sign of wealth. To the Chinese tat Jelinluenced by Western enought the possession of several wives adds |prestige_or_"fuce..!!..
Komautic use as we know it is a closed book to the mass of the Chinese pe
people. Olten marengs are arranged by fathers before the chidren are born. The women du i but see their mushands until the wedding day. The Chinvar say this works out well because of matches so arranged sartarity of station in 1 assured.
liut a gamer of change in this system is viable. In Pexing wage- Lally ng influence of western una da oticeable. The girls of the better class there are insisting
Workers of the German Alliance. Mission have remained at their posts all the tiny, and report the situation quiet; they go about the country without molestation, and people, In some parts of the pro- argonerally-weltened by the vince however, brigands abound-
-- Daily Newe
ADRIFT ON A TANK. 1 DAYS HUNGEL AND TIIRST.
ALLAHABAD. A story of terrible sufering and of endurance while adrift in the Indian Ocean is related by the sur. vivore of the Mahoumedan crew of a schooner who were picked up by the Italian liner Pilna 300 les fruui Bombay..
te
**As is well-known so you the largest number of workers are bunelves the Budd biste nad the success which has at
ended our efforts during these last months must uus on to mater efforts.
"No steps whatever have been taken to curcall the manufacture of arrack or to decrease the im foreign Hiquor. As you are aware portation of the quantity of cheap
the Governineat,ertera "into con-
of ornek from distillers." tracts to purchase large quantities
'HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
JANUARY 25TH, 1928.
$1,1-5 buy.
B.K. Bark
Do., Chartered Bank... £214 buy. Mercantile Bank, A. £3... £321 nom.
Do
0...£14 aom. P. & O. Bank
410 com. East Asia Bank..........173 bay. Capton Instmace .........8590 buy. North China Ins... Using Insurance ... 300
Ju1/2 buy Yangtze Insurance M. $464 buy.
...fls. 143 nom. China Underwriter $40 al. China Fire Lusarsace...215 nom. Hong Kong Fire Ins......ne nom, The schooner's crew of 14 decided Steamboat
Dougisset......
$40$ nom 3254 to abandon her after she had been E.K. Tuga. battered by a cyclone. Her boats Indo-Chinas (Pref.)... having leen washed away, they Do: (Def.) launched two partly emptied water Shell Transporta tanks and put to sea.
Waterboats.... On one tank were the captain Benguets. and his seven cons. They had only Kailan Mining Ad..
Baaba
$40 num. Ei. nom. $18 buy. $it nom.
hom
.60%. nom. T. 15 bay.
Tis. 10 buy.
T. 2.85 buy.
.Tim. 6.10 buy,
bay.
De nousing their own husbands. They go in tor dancing and moto ing bad stred for monogamy, with love us the busts. The movement for women's rights is making head
The girls bob their hear and reuse 10 arry rich old men. This, of cours, applies only to the aughters of the wealthy classes. The younger men are falling in Hne, too with this new trend. They hase, mingled with western people, and they are beginning to see that a few Liscuits and a little water,. Langkata(combined).. western wonen, with their educa- and when these were exhausted the 'ha, Explorations
Da. (single) tional advantages and their know-combined torture of hunger, thirst, Shanghai Lana ledge of affairs, make better wives and their cramped position was than women who are nere chattels almost intolerable.
The Chinese flapper is to day a
Tronch Miner
.......£17/5 bay. common sight in the treaty ports.
H.K. & K. Wharfs.......$12 nom,' She is usually dressed is semi-for-
China Providents 25.05 buy. H.K. & W. Docks.........$41† buz. c style, with bobbed hair and
Hongkews
Th. 163 buy, anore scurt, permanent wave and
Na Engineerings. Tis. pusdered face. She attends the
Shanghai Docks
5. movies rogilarly, and expects to
Bwo Colors may be courted in screen-lover fashion. Another terror was added to the Orientals
..Th 7 boy. causing theiving men's lot by the sharks which Bhanghai Cottons (old)...T. 484 buy.. The tappers are older generation much worry, but surrounded their frail craft.
Do the girls are winning their way hearing their cries, and it was not
Ship after ship passed without HK. & S.Hotels
bay. They lead a wholesome out-dvor until they had endured their suffer. lile and thrive on it. The Chinese tapper has come to stay-Breng ing for a days that they were picked up by the Pilna and land. ed, at Aden
There is no news of the occupants ALDERSHOT POLICE of the second tank.
STATION STORMED.
SEAFORTHS HOGMANAY
1248.
RIOT
LONDON, Jan: 2nd. The Aldershot police station was stormed to-day by a turous group! of 1st Seaforth Highlanders, who were incensed at the arrest of"a comrade during a disorderly cele tration of Hogmanay.
the
The soldiers occupied the police station yard and smashed windows, inaking repeated assaults on police and defying their officers..
They only withdrew to the bar- racks after the police, with great coolness, had placed a corden round the station.
A crowd of civilians, whose sym pathies were divided, witnessed the
uproar.
While returning to the Salamanca Barracks, the Seaforths again de fed authority, smashing windows and doing other wanton damage.
A sergeant, who is alleged to have led the attack on the police station, was arrested,
Vain Cries For Help. Three of the sone died, but as the father wished to, give them a proper Habommedan burial. he would not allow the bodies to be thrown overboard. ་
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Copenhagen Vienna Helsingfors
Rudky, Jan 24th,
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E.K. Lands $3 Shanghai Landafla 127 buy. Humphreys states...........114] buy. 15 a. Hong Kong Realties......8.35 buy. BLK. Try 82490 buy., 25 m HK. Territoria
.......31 nom. Peak Trams (old)....... $14 el.
Do. (Low).........$7 sol. Star Ferries
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Dom
Chima Lights (comb.)......815 buy. &
Do. (old) $10 buy, 11 sa. Do. (ASV).....171 buy. H.K Electrica... 889
bay 69/60-84, $64 bay. 34.15 buy, & sa China Buss. 6 nom. Singapore Tractions......1 now,
Macao Electrics... Telephones
Dom.
..$3 buy, Cementa (combined)... $11 bay, & sa
Du. (old)...... buy.
(now).
HK. Ropes (old) 7 buy,
124
31.99
12.081
20.45
18.20
China Sugas......
34.593
Malabon Sugar
103
Canton Ices
2
· 700
47%
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467
95.31
Do. (now)
bay.
02.03
United Asbestos.......
...$10
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18.16
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Watsons
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