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{Modern civilisation is international in its quality. There are things that nerd world administration and this the League stono can' supply. Moro, and more subjects 'ure enter- ing the cosmopolitan category, and even non-member nations like Soviet Russin and the United States fad
they must of necessity send repre- sentatives to Genova
Beyond this moral and intel DIRTHS.
lectual power station at Geneva are GRUEL-On November 10, at Shang- theso Societies of the League, like hai to Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Jamps throwing light upon its work,
November 21,
confuting enemies and keeping the Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. W. rays of publicity upon Genova R. HARVEY, a daughter.
itself. Many of the little local Kean-On November 20. at Shang-societies are not very active, and
hai, to Mr. and Mrs. W. J. a daughter.
it is no uso tugging too hard.at the PORTRUDE-On November 20, at membera' sleaver But most of them Shang 1i, to Mr. and Mrs. W. strive to have one or t two 'good meetings a year, with a speech on the work of the League, and then, if the organisers be wise, a rousing concert.er a fancy dress dauce to dispel the idea that the League of Nations Union is a dull and high- brow matter. In large towns study circles are formed to read booke and hear lectures on international affairs, but this is for the minority, The Society here at Hong Kong should make itself a popular or- ganisation, and not one of the worthy bodies with діт annual meeting, at which a handful of dutifully minded people attend, but go to sleep.
ANDERSON,On November 18, at the General Hospital Shanghai, Ronent ANDERSON, aged 38 years, dearly beloved husband
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HONG KONG, November 28, 1830.
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS
.SOCIETY.
·CHEUNG · CHAU.
CURUNG CHAU, or Long Island, is well-known by sight to most of the residents of Hong Kong, but com paratively few have visited it and
* News and Views
Gold bullion to the value of 100,-.
000,000 francs arrived at Puris last Wednesday from London consigned to the Bank of!Franco,
The celebrtaod French Professor, M. Charles Richet, has written in the fatin that it is not the 'duty of Europe to mish the Russian peasants by eating their corn. |..
The Bucharest Police last wook arrested an official of the Press do partment of the Premier's office and. organized an abortive attempt to two students on a charge of having blow up the masonic lodge.
Mr. Orover Whalen, New York efficial "oity groctor" who has been appointed in charge of the Doom ber 13 Army Navy football game for the benefit of the unemployed, net a million dollars gold. has forecast that the contest would
A message from Paris, of Novem. bor 90, states that M. Tardieu has declared in the Chamber of Dapu- ties that French rente, will not bá converted without the preliminary consent of parliament.
The Egyptian People's Party led by Premier Sidkey Pasha has pub lished a manifesto declaring that its aim is complete independence for Egypt and the recognition by Egypt of full sovereignty for Sulag.
Three Germans are ninongal those who were honoured by the Czecho- with state lovak Government prizes, Max Brod getting the prize for literature, R. F. Prochaska for masis and the third going to the actress at the German Theatre at Prague, Frau Hermine Medolsky.
The German air traffic company Lufthansa announces a lowering of its tariffs by about 20 per cent. At the same time the hope is being ex pressed that it will be possible to
aaintain those lower rates not only there is less traffic but during the during the winter months when
rest of year.
Dr. Stowerwald, the Gorman
that the court there has so far
Press reporte from Hanoj state Minister of Labour, last week had his first conversation with members dealt with 180 Indo-Chinese accused
of the British Government at whosɑ of various acts of rebellion against invitation ho is in England to dis
curs questions connected with coal the French authority. Of these men 6 were sontenced to death, 20 to mining and trade Ho will meet lifelong imprisonment, 27 to life the British Minister of Labour, Miss lang exile and 5 to short prison-Margaret Bondfield, in order to dis- cuss some wider problems, according terms while 58 were noquittei to Trans-ocean-Kuomin.
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Strenuous efforts are being made by the Italian Government to re- duce the cost of living. In some Count Carlo Sforza, the well- Major-General H. G. Rooley, cities the price of broad has al-known former Italian Foreign Min- who died in London recently, agod ready been reduced. A further im ister, who had to resign in October, 91, and who at service in magprovement is expected from the 1922, on account of his opposition and the author of several books, try's biggest co-operative organisa- and who since then has been living parts of the world, was an artist decision just reached by the coun-
to Premier Mussolini and Fascism."
including a history of the Argy!tion to make a general price cut outside Italy, will shortly publish a
of 10 per cent.
book "Personalities and Crontora and Sutherland Highlanders.
of Present Day Europe" which un- According to a report from War-doubtedly will arouse a good deal Transport aeroplane which disap saw, M. Zaliski has stated to a of interest on account of the pro- peared in a blizzard near Teha representative of the Petit Parisien minent role its author played in chori Mountain, Caleformis, last that an opening to the pen is a
European diplomacy, `` Tuesday has boon found with the vital meccanity for Poland. Never- three dead bodies of Flavius Don-theless, the Polish Government, he aldson, the pilot, George Rogers, says, is ready to examine any the mechanic, and Miss Jann Mar tochnical
suggestion
the kow, a passenger. The aeroplane amelioration of the situation in was not burned, and mail which Eastern Prussia. it was carrying was found intact.
The wreckage of a Pacific Air
.
for
The body of Dr. Boez, who died A number of Polish cities and at Saigon, has been landed at Dun- towns are suddenly experiencing krik. The prefect of the depart severe epidemic of influenza Warmant attended the arrival of the onw and Lodz being so far the chief ship and paid homage to the re- Bufferers In both cities the hos-mains in the name of the Govern
femains Wednesday a special call was sent represented. The The Press states that already one will be buried in the family grave. cut for more doctors and nurses, then taken to Lannor where they fifth of the capital's population is down with the disuse, according to Trans-Ouan Kuo Min..
A DRANCH of the League of Nations Been for themselves the picturesque ipitals aro overcrowded so that on 'ment. The medial corps was also
Society is to be founded in Hong Kong, and our readers are remind ed that the inaugural meeting takes place at 5.30 this afternoon in St. John's Cathedral Hall. The Intor. national Federation of League, of Nations Society, to which the local
harbour and village, and the at tractivo bungalows which stand on the higher ground to the cast. The centre of the small island is a low isthmus with a boy on either side that facing west forme the harbour, always an interesting sight with its crowded jetties and the little ship- building yards at the water's edge. the swarming junks and simpans
were
The French Chamber last week Socialist motion de- discussed n manding, that 10,000 soldiers who have already sorved fourken months be dismissed four months
before the ordinary expiry of their law as the new law provides for time of service under the prosent. service of but one year. Premier. Tardieu expresaly made it a ques tion of confidence whereupon the Chamber decided in favour of the Government with 340 against 20 votca
The Hong Kong Naturalist.
The fourth number of the Hong Kong Naturalist, produced under the joint editorship of Mr. A. H. a naturalist who Crook, O.B.E.,
introduction in the
This American trans-Atlantic flyer Charles Levine, owner of the mono plane Miss Columbia, saw the or French fordiga trade statistics der for his arret confirmed by the abow that during the month of examining magistrate in Vienna October importe amounted to 4,520,- and was confined to prison. society will be affiliated, seeks to of varied. types, and the activities 000,000 francs as against 3,502,000,- offer of bail was also refused by Colony, and Mr. G. A. C. Herklots,
it
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memory of Christmas parties. Though the United States trade was then, as now, in fish. through the years.
the University Reader in Biology, uphold, to teach and disseminate of the water people who are mostly 000 worth of exports. This is in the magistrats. Mabel Boll, the is well worth its 81.50 for the the deals of the League. Because Hoklos. The fishing fleet, it very conformity with the trend so far cabaret, dancer, who was arrested beautiful colour to root for the recalls days of long shown by the country's foreign together with him on a charge of painting by A. M. Hughes of the is being held under the shadow large, and
ngo to see two hundred or more trade since the beginning of the uttering false money, was relennekl
Chinese Rafoue Shirke. But beyond of the Anglican Cathedral it must junks sailing slowly into harbour current year, overy month having and left Vienna for Paris to join this it is full of interest from cover She however doolar to cover. There is an article on brought an adveres trade balance her mother. not be imagined that the Society is at sunset. Facing the harbour is with the result that during the ed that she would return to Vienna shirkes, being one of a series on a sectarian body. It includes menhite on the ride, of the isthmus is the villago, large and prosperour,
the past ten months imports reached to assist Levine when trial the birds of Hong Kong Bird. and women of every race and creed.a. smooth beach where the squatters 43,700,000,000 francs as against a comes up before the court,
Photography and the Woodcock It is not in the least confined to live.
total value of exports amounting
form the subjects of other contribu- Europe and Christendom. In most island were the family of Wono
Incognito! The earliest known settlers in the 10 30,100,000,000 francs.
tions, but the publication is by no The Canton. Press relates that a means an ornithologiste preserve, countries of Europe and the (Brown), who are still the land- The preparatory disarmament villager caught an extra-ordinarily The fishes of China, poisonous Americas, and in not a few of those owners and landlords, holding their conference at Geneva laat Welines inrge tond near White Cloud Mour snakes, with a most realistic pie-
ture of our local cobra, the tortois of Asia and Africa, there is a property on five-yearly leases from day decided to take out of thetain, ono day this week. It was
the Crown renewable until the draft of
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and the turtle also have full atten- agree about three times the size of an national organisation of this great expiry of the Crown Lease of the ment the figures specifying battle, ordinary toad and looked very tion. The timidity of snakes in Society, with a central committee New Territories.. Local Govern-ships and the strength of heavy old.. Being under the impressisted upon. If left alons they
that the tond
0 are unlikely to harm you; but for and provincial branches in all ment, as in the rest of the Tergung and to insert in their place sion
ritorion is administered by a Dis- algebruical formulas. Lord Cecil, fairy in disguise the villagers all that the best kind of venomous Hong Kong, 20th Nov., 1920, [10140 cities and many villages. In Eng-trict Officer, and the Kai Fong, or the British delegate, demanded aoffered it jous sticks and jess papers snakes is a dead 'un. Mr. Crook's Iand there is the League of Council of Elders. Cheung Chau is reduction and limitation of subin proper abundance, and showed article on autumn and spring Nations Union, and it has for its referred to in a Chinese record as marines even in the small navies due reverence to the distinguished coloration in Hong Kong also bas being a place much inhabited by as according to the instructions he visitor. After the reception the delightful illustration in colour. officials many prominent figures in merchants" as early as 1818. It had received from his Government guest of honour was permitted to Every lover of nature should get our national life, including the must have been a paradise for had to insist that, the submarine walk off into some lush and damn this charming publication and long leaders of the three great political smugglere, but the most important was essentially weapon for vegetation of the kind that delights may it Bourish under its present
the heart of a well-conducted toad. producers. At the busicat time, round about have withdrawn from the League Chinese New Year, junks of ali of Nations, there is a League of shapes and sizes from many other Nations Non-Partisan Association, lccality keeping to its own anchor- ports come into harbour, cach active and Sourishing, throughout age. As many as seven hundred the land. It may be naked what craft have been seen in the port at this organisation weeks to tio, its thousand of the total
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Local Notes and Events
Reclamation Street was fined 8100 or two months' imprisonment,
in salt and tinned Sugar boiling 23. is another important industry, made and exported even to the nounce of Mr. Frank Andrew When a Chinese apeared before large quantities of pure candy being The forthcoming marriage is ao-
United Blatesttlement was Towers, May Road, Hong Kong, and on the charge of returning from: Howard, residing at 8, Branksome the Kowloon Magistrato yesterday The Many hard things are said of the
European League of Nations, but it is the begun in 1007 when a small band of Miss Helen Abhie Bunker, of banishment, he pleaded guilty but
missionaries acquired sites from Chicago, U.S.A.
told the Court that he had only greatest instrument, in point of the the Government and built rummor
come back to take his wife away, number of member countries and of bungalows since then many more!
houses and a large assembly hall There was an enthusiastic audi-aving heard that his father had distribution of activity, ever forged have been built, and the high part once at the City Hall last night totiede was sentenced to eight for the welfare of mankind. Ite of the island to the South has been hear Mlle. Adele Clement, the months' imprisonment.. achievement in re-settling Europe made a reservation for foreigner ritiqug will appear in our columns
!
eminent French cellist. A full
tomorrow...
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Charged with the possession of two teels of prepared opium before Mr. H. R. Butters yesterday," a Chinese was fined 804 or 000 the month's imprisonment, On second charge of keeping, a diven at Shampshuipo, the man was fined:
$100 or five weeks'.
Looking Back 25-Years." -
At Macao on Tuesday there were everal earthquakes, preceded by noises like distant thunder. The superstitutious inbabitants were.
On Wednesday greatly afraid.
there were a series of slight shocks,
Looking Back 60 Team,
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followed at 7 p.m. by a very severe I tremor. This last was accompanied by a loud report. Throughout the some of whom are permanent resi
Estate in Hong Kong worth $3,000 night, which appeared to be un-
! after the Great War was immense, dents, while others come during the
was left by Cawaji Muncherji usually dark. (this probably due and the record is there for all who summer. The Cheung Chau Resi-
Karanjia, lato of 27, French Con- nerves), there were more shocks. It denis' Association looks after the Teang Yan (48), widow, of 5,ccasion, Bhameen, Canton, who died is stated by our correspondent that are interested. The work goes on affairs of the settlement. Paths are Yuen Shing Lane, lost 82,000 in a intestate on August 7 this year this visitation was not so alarming Standing committees at Geneva
kept in order, and thanks to the business venture. The woman Re-scaling of letters of administra as the previous one, although the deal with problems that know no Forestry Department will soon be took it badly and was walking down dion have been granted to Mr. H. Gshocks were more frequent. He bad frontier. Health and sanitation, pleasantly shaded by pine trees Eight of stone steps leading into Macnamara, or Mesars. Deacons, heard of no damage up to Thurs the drug traffic, the traffic in women from the summer glare. There is a the water at the end of Eastern who is attorney for the widow, day evening. Hong Kong Daily
| Press, November 25, 1903. well-organised system of food trans Street, apparently with the inten-Aimai Cawasji Karanjia. and children, child welfare, naval,, nort daily, and also of water-carry tion of committing suicide, when military, and serial problems are a ing, and sanitary services. In the she was restrained by a policeman.
There was much excitement among village there is electric light, though The Secretariat for Chinese Affairs residents in the West Point. dis- fow of the subjects on which inter- this has not yet reached the settle are now dealing with the case...
An will be seen from the extracts` national committers are perpetually ment. A ferry runs daily to and
trict early yesterday, when a faki given elsewhere from the Customs. of the Fook Leo. Firm, 16, Firat Roturns of Trade at the Trenty engaged. The more spectacular from Hong Kongat convenient moetings of the Assembly, with its time, and the crossing takes an A Chineso appeared before Mr. Street, attneked his master with a Ports for 1870, lie cultivation of the. hour. In spite of its isolation one. H. R. Butters yesterday, on charges chopper. It is believed that the poppy is in many parts of Ching delegates from fifty-five antions, may live in this happy island of having nine mace of prepared fort was nursing a grievance owing still carried on with undiminished. and of the Council where states almost as comfortably as in Victoria opium in his possession and keen to the fact that his wager had been activity. The Imperial Ediet pro itself, and also enjoy sea-bathing, ing a divan at Puk, Wah Street. bald up for some time. At 6.30 hibiting the production of the drug men of the Powers confer, attract country walks, the delightful tense Fines of 872 or one month and .m. yesterday when the matter of in China has been only partially world-wide attention, but the power of Juredan from the
m the conventional 2100 or five weeks on the respective the shop was sleeping, the foki enforced, in some instances owing
Taupo Same hoping to file employer ve brows with stay of the telgiz bereks nights, when the only sounds are the teen amokers, who were brougal: 60-14- tropper Inu rujuren town, you can in utter 10 fire corruption the quiet and persistent working crooning of the sen and the lively fore the Magistrate, were cach ained removed to hospital but is not in their insubordinates-long Kong
serious condition.
Daily Press, November 26, 1880. of these permanent committees. gossip of the cicadas