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The second consignment of six airplanes ordered by the Comman der-in-Chief's Headquarters from America arrived at Shanghai laat week. Each machine is able to ne
the intervening stimulation of Captain N. A. Thorp, K.O.S.R., third parties is one of those many who has been Home on leave for six mysteries of bureauerney which months, sailed from Southampton plain businessmen can Lever on the City of Marseilles and will Yet this is the system resume his appointment as Staf fathom. which Sir CECIL CLEMENTI hopes to Captain, China Command, on ar- see gradually extended in order | rival here. that the inhabitants of the Colony
may be admitted to an increasing Owing to financial difficulties, the share" in the deliberations and Grester, Shanghai authorities have decisions of the Hong Kong Gov-abandoned for the time being their Pau- erament. Any other course of poli- plans for the conservancy of the Axtical development would be unwise, Puchao Creek, which lends to Sung
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Mra A. T. Downie, while waiting for her husband in front of the Shanghai Club, last week, noticed a long-coated Chinese standing near a motor-car, marifestly chauffeur. As he did not carry any- thing away she did nothing. The onner of the car came out, started to drive away, then stopped and examined the car. Mrs. Downie asked if he had lost anything and he said his radiator cap was missing. She told him what she had seen, and they overtook the man who was still going from automobils to automo Bile and with the aid of a police- man took him into custody. When taken into the police station it was found that in small pockets inside his coat and in his trousers the man had concealed four mascots and dozens of radiatur caps..
The Wreckers,"
An interesting order has been issued by the Ministry of Navy with. reference to ships in distress. This has been sent to the National Coast- guard Bureau at Woosung, the officers of which are ordered to pre- vent unscrupulous persons from robbing unarmed vessels of their cargoes or other properties, under the pretext of rendering assistance, when such vessels go aground or strike the rocks. Many reports of such cases have been received by the Ministry which has decided
with in accordance that,
the
That democracy as understood in the United Kingdom" is un-
Mr. Eduardo Gallardo, Consul workable in Hong Kong will not be disputed by anyone conversant for Chile, has been transferred to with conditions. Universal male and Mollendo (Perú), proceeding first female suffrage is obviously out of to Chile before taking up his new the question in this Colony, and appointment. Mr. Patricio Smart Criminal Code, persons found com- so we need lose no sleep worrying has been appointed to fill the misting such nets shall be liable to about the harmful effects upon the vacancy thus occurring, and Mr. capital punishment and treated na The order further says multitude of the wiles of the de- Roberto Vallarino, Consul-General pirates, magogue and the dubious arts of for Panamá, will be in charge of that the attention of the people the bustings. But surely after the office until the arrival of Mr. along the const must be drawn to the law providing that no person ninety years of administration as Smart.
shall, without permission, recover Crown Colony some better and TPS, broader scheme could be evolved A motor eyele accident occurred cargoes which have been jettisoned than that which Sir CECIL suggests on the Waterfront yesterday even-by vessels in distress within a year for giving the communityan ining at 6p.m. resulting in two after such jettisoning. Those who ercasing share in the responsibilities Chinese being sent to Hospital. ignore this law shall be fined not of local government. There are men The motor eyele No. 1007, driven it less than $1,000.
European, in the Colony-educated, capable, is understood, by a but busy men-who would gladly knocked down a coolie, ran into the Lady Novelist's Confession. give up time for administrative new Fire brigade building, and then The days before the war, when she work from a sense of social obliga. knocked down another coolie. Both earned £1 a week as a member of a or public duty. In what men were sent to the Government third-rate theatrical touring com- recalled by Miss respect does Hong Kong differ Civil Hospital sufering from minor from Singapore-where municipal injuries.
Clemence Dare, the novelist and affairs are in the hands of a body
dramatist, speaking.at a meeting A police inquiry at Batarja into held at His Majesty's Theatre in of Commissioners who include re- presentatives of the British, Chi- the circumstances connected with
the Women's Public Lodging- nese, Indian, and possibly other the disappearance of Mrs. Wilmot, support of the Cecil Houses run by communities. What better means who was a passenger on the Dutch house Fund. "I have very strung of encouraging local patriotism mail-boat Optennoort and who my sympathy for anyone who has been civic pride can be imagined than steriously disappeared white, the stranded," said Miss Dane. by entrusting a representative body vessel was on the way from Singa-kow something about being strand- with real work to do 1 The estab-pore to Bataxia, disclosed no sigased without a bed. I experienced it lishment of a series of Standing of crime. Mrs. Wilmot was 33 in the days when I did a good deal of touring with a third-rate com- Committees, whose opinions are not years of age and was en route to wanted unless asked for, and are rejoin her husband, who is manager pany, and I know the panicky
feeling. not wanted then unless they agree of an estate in East Java. with the Government's views, is a very poor sort of substitute for democratic
government, even in its must restricted and least dan gerous" form. Sir CECIL CLEMENTI referred with great satisfaction to
THE GOVERNOR'S FINAL MESSAGE.
terested in a
tion
PREY,
were
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To lack a remedy is not to say one may not discuss a disease. One may frankly confess to not having a eure, and yet be keenly in case which calls for treatment. During the past decade much has been said in various parts of the world for and against democracy, and in
On one night, I remem- ber, I went to the room I had book- Praise and blame of dictatorships.
The Hamburg-Amerika Line send ed and found it occupied by two We have been told that the pro
us a very fine picture of the steam- drunken women. In the usual way letariat does not know, and is
ship Albert Ballin as a wall calen- I could have gone to another woman utterly incompetent of judging,
dar, and the Asiatic Petroleum in the company and asked her to what is good for it. An ancient
Company send an attractive calen- let me share her room, but being Co. send us calendars and very foolish I had quarrelled axiom has been frequently recalled the business-like brevity" with dar for the wall or desk. Messrs.very young and very headstrong
which proceedings in the Legis lative Council are conducted-to of the China. Siam Line, the Green violently with every other woman the absence of "heckling" and Island Cement Co. send a Chinese-
playing to the gallery," and style wall calendar, and Messrs in the company."
that majarities are always wrong, while others are equally emphatic in repeating another and still older maxim that the voice of the people is the voice of God. In his fare- well address at last week's meeting of the Legislative Council, Sir CECIL CLEMENTI was good enough to offer the Colony a word of parting advice. His Excellency said that democracy is understood in the
Thoresen
of obstructive tactics. Dificulties Dodwell & Co. send a similar at and debateable points, he said, Liverpool and Globe and the Cale traction on behalf of the London, are all threshed out in cainera,
donian Insurance Companies.
Death of Old Japan Resident.
Warnings for Wives.
Looking Back 25 Years.
The City Hall last night was a scene of gaiety and beauty, the. occasion being the ball a la militaire
In spite of the ease with which divorces are granted in many parts that there is seldom need
of U.S.A. it seems to be still pos- for long public debutes nor
sible to find one or two American for divisions. But is this silky
Mr. Michele Dentici, for 67 years them is married to the
wives with a grievance. One of smoothness of working altogether
curator of to the good? Would not it be both a resident of Yokohama, died on
molluscs, helminths, and corals!! interesting and informative-and January 13 at his residence, 217
at a Washington iugum and she' even fair-to the community to Bluff, aged 85. Mr. Dentici arrived has been explaining to a sympathe know a little more as to the manner in Japan as a cook on board a tie court that her husband not only in which differences of opinion eruiser of the Royal Italian navy, filled the house with examples of among our legislators are adjust and after a service of five years on CHRONICLE United Kingdom" is neither a
wild life but also regarded her suitable nor safe form of governed Publicity arouses public in beard, left the ship and became as a specimen." She seems to ment for Oriental peoples in their terest in public affairs; secrecy dis- chief ecok of the fussian Legation have some cause for complaint. In- deed, it is difficult to say which is present stage of political, social, courages and, eventually, kills that in Tokyo.. In 1874 he founded a and economic development. "Crown healthy curiosity which should be French bakery in Yokohama and the more annoying-not to be able concentrated upon community in together with a pension which he to move for molluscs or to feel that Is it seriously suggested established at that time, he and his ir. the eyes of your husband you Colony Government will in the terests.
that the hub hush methods of family introduced to the foreign are little better than a helminth. DOUND VOLUMES of the Directory and Chronicle future, as in the past, be best suit.
ed to the needs of this outpost of Hong Kong legislation ure to be community the real essence of the Another hardly used spouse is preferred to the publicity givea European table. In 1809 he built a simultaneously reported from Lus the British Empire." On no ac
place at 100 Yamashiacho, Angeles; in this case the lady was to the proceedings of the KING'S new count, in the departing tiovernor's Parliament? Is it to
be in which was occupied until destroyed locked in an ico-cheat for three days opinion, should municipal govern ferred that it dificult and debate-Ly the earthquake of 1923, when by her husband. She is now apply. ment be established in Hong Kong able points of public policy both he and Mrs. Dentici were bad- CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO take away their municipal respon.
were argued.openly that the Legisly injured. Mr. Dentici was crediting for a seperation and on all grounds seers entitled to plead that CHINA, SIAM, STRAITS sibilities, and there would be little lative Council proceedings would ed with having introduced foreign she has recently noticed a marked MALAY left for His Majesty's representa lack the proper dignity which pastry into. Japan, and to-day there coldness in her husband's behaviour. SETTLEMENTS,
tives and their assistants to do! should distinguish such discussions are 20 bakeries in Japan which have STATES, NETHERLANDS Moreover, we should Iny ourselves While agreeing that the Crown been established by his former sp- INDIA, BORNEO, THE "open to all the political objec- Colony system of administration prentices. In ali bis years of re- tions which would beset democratic is best suited to the needs of sidence in Japan, Mr. Dentici never PHILIPPINES, Etc.
institutions if introduced into Hong Kong, we join issue on the returned to his homelarid. Hong Kong." In other words, we secondary point that the active are much too young and Un participation of the community in A Dying Creed. sophisticated to be trusted to look the planning and administration of after ourselves, even though we are public affairs must for ever be
Just over three years ago the of the Hong Kong VolunteerB a Colony-ninety years of restricted as it is today. His Ex- British Communist party boasted of Corps. The entrance to the hall having ten thousand members. It was an archway of greenery, and age
cellency sincerely hopes that no But His Excellency was also good attempt will be made to establish has now dess than a fourth of that various flags drooped from the enough to say that he did not wish more democratic institutions than number, and the loyal remnant is bannisters of the stairs. On the was an emplacement made of bags to imply that residents in the those existing. We sincerely hope torn with dissensions, personal and first landing, facing the staircase, Colony and particularly the Chi- that without attempting to institute political. The Communist party of sand, out of which looked the nese should not be gradually ada system of government broadly has now, probably, fewer members muzzle of a small Maxim, and on mitted to an increasing share in based upon the people's will, serious than at any time in its eleven years the wall above was the crest of the the deliberations and decisions of attention will be given to the de history, and its general political Corps illuminated by electric light. the Hong Kong Government." This vising of some scheme whereby able influence is at its lowest ebb. The On the walls on either side of is to be dongif Bir CECIL's advice and public-spirited men in this final collapse, which has been the stairway were semi-circles of is acted upon by appointing in community can take more active lamented with such angry tears at bayonets, which glittered in the slowly increasing numbers citizens part in the conduct of public affairs Lerds has coincided with a new electric lights, lending lustre to the a Committee policy imposed on the British party already gay appearance of the hall. to various standing official com- than by sitting on mittees, in order that the Govern- which is purely advisory, has no
by the Communist International in Despite the inclement state of the ment may obtain through these authority, and is only asked to Moscow. As long as it could hang weather, the attendance was large, bodies full information as to the function when the Government has, on to the Left flank of the Labour and the ball a great success-long trend of public opinion before. reason to doubt the wisdom of its party and the trade unions, and Kong Daily Press, January 27, 1905.
work along with the more extreme finally deciding upon a projected own decisions
non-Communist elements, the Com course of action. No authority is
munist party enjoyed a certain in- SIR,--Can you or any of your to be given to these Citizen Com-
fluence and was, an irritant eritid to readers inform me if there is any mittees; they are to act solely in an
bo feared. But once it came out truth in the report that about a advisory capacity, giving their ad-
at the dictato of Moscow-into the year ago the Chinese community vice when asked for it, and, when
open as an avowed antagonist of presented a petition to the Govern- not so invited to speak, remaining discreetly dumb. The recently
Labour it met the full force of the ment naking that they should be Labour machine, and lost whatever represented in the Legislative Coun established Harbour Board is an
sympathy it had ever attracted 'cil, und naming Mr. Ng Achoy as. example of the machinery which Sir
CLEMENTI
and CECIL
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