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69117弍拜禮 號七廿月三英港香 TUESDAY. APRIL 27. 1920.
KEUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
FREIGHTS FROM AMERICA
FOREIGN COMPANIES AGREE TO UNIFORM RATES,
London, April 25.
PARLIAMENTARY ITEMS.
QUESTIONS OF THE TREATY,
of the central committee.
to have the Tresty carried out
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London, April 26.
THE PRINCE IN NEW ZEALAND.
A STIRRING WELCOME
London, April 26. A message from Auckland says there was a renewal of stirring scenes at the welcome to the Prince of Wales in the domain of the Cricket Ground on Monday by 30,000 cheering spectators, including the Premier and members of the Cabinet. The Prince proceeds south on the 27th instant aboard a train entirely manufactured by Naw Zealand, and meets Mauris at Rotorua.
THE LABOURITES.
A FOREIGN POLICY NEEDED.
IMPORTED MUTTON DECONTROLLED.
London, April 25. Control has been removed on imported mutton.
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IMPRESSIONS OF HONGKONG-
one
BAMA SIROLE OPT: 10 CTS
$36 PER ANNUM.“
One would coming here may be hard put to kong and that thepark
sentable ministry. like to know
was it to find a roof to get actually expected, but that that they will h
TM attained date perfiction, their only left Pofer, for what housing here is with average is not below our own and The latest instance in its an unlimited non-British popula-many of them have come well was rather serious. The British tion which finds Hongkong through tests such as we never Weekly, which claims to bare a desirable and can outbid mast encounter. I think it likely that larger circulation than any other of 119 when it comes 1. At the Union Chuted on Sun-religious journal in the British buying sites or contracting for arise
to if some emergency should ever which the avess-ity
MR. MACONACHIE'S SEVEN YEARS' REVIEW.
is
far treatment
Was
being too
in
Dutch Bat MIS Red Lexd
NGTUNG CEMENT. WORKS.
SALE TO HOROKONG
INTERESTS:
Another local industry may ba
Some
not
TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE
demand, to-day was 43/1041
The closing rate of the dollar, on
A New York telegram says that after two days' conference day morning, the Rev. J. Kirk Islands, lately inserted kindly rent: that the competition is for mediating elements batween lost to the Cantonese, if Mr. the Shipping Board and foreign steamship companies agreed to Maconachie, who to-day left for note about: this Church's Diamond (unrestricted unless one can afford East and West became urgent, Kan-yu, Mr. Lau Chu Pak, and establish uniform freights from all American porta, and to eliminate Home leave. gave an address on Jubilee. In this it was said, that to live on the top levels and finds the common
Seven Years Impressions of preached an eloquent sermon is convenient to do so; and that English and Chinese Churches visited Canton last week, suoceed
Christianity competition.
of other Hongkong Chinese, who meet on May 3 to determine the rates from america to the Far East on the words: He himself star- Press, and which I closed by is the magic word "Kowloon," possibly even a decisive part, Cement Works on behalf of ees-
Representatives of American. British and Japanese Companies Hongkong." He based bis remarks which was reported in the Daily the only remedy suggested so far would
play 20 important, in acquiring, the Kwangtung ed in Asia for a while" (Acts appealing to the Home Charches which has disadvantages of am bound to say I regret vary tain foraigò interests as alleged, 1922) and said-1 had been not for warmer sympathy and greater its Own. In
my judgment, much that our Church members say's Coutun Times. much longer thin seven days in support! As you may remember, the situation is preposterous as a whole know so little about Hongkong when an interviewer I did not so much as mention the oar Government in the Chinese Christianity and take so is negotiating to sell the coment The Kwangtung Administration called asking for my impressions Home Churches. What happened part has been culpably bittle païos to inform themselves, works at Honam for two million My ples that these could be of no no doubt was that the pars-remiss, and after one experience value at so early a stage was set graphist, getting tired of scanning of "pescaful penetration" already course, is largely the cause of have a monopoly on the trade for The language difficulty. of dollars, allowing the bayers to In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Coote, Mr. Hallaside and I was assured they my eloquence, jumped to what it is surely extreme folly to this: I have found it a ̈difficulty fifty years in this province, suide stated that it was not proposed to reimpose the control of wool
would be of great intetest, so re- he assumed woold be the permit another to go on before myself. I have found also that from exclusive privilege ▷ mine freight, an inquiry be held into the profits of shipowners and also as interesting without being valuable written of course to correct such how many houses you build or a great deal of good without, ad- Shy dam, Tsingyan.
Mr. Luom suggested that in view of the recent increasa inmembering that a thing can be inevitable conclusion. I have our very eyes. It matters nothing some of our Chinese Chorches do limestone at the Rat Quarry. Fei to whether there was any justification for the increase of freights I did give a few first impressions a misleading error and to say that where you build them. ifvertising it. at present.
for what they might be worth. So this Church has never needed to fall
How many of as the world in free Sir Robert Home' promised to bring the suggestion to the notice ar na I can recollect them, there appeal home for support and the occupy them.
to know-I did not till the otherday sha-ta3, is
The works, together with Tai- No real remedy that the To Tsai Church main-Japanese Taiwan Bank for three was nothing in these which only help we ask is that Churches for the difficulty can possibly tains a Home for hundreds of szed million dollars, one-half of which mortgaged to the Replying to Sir Frederick Hall, Mr. Bonar Law stated that the should wish to retract now after a across the seas will take the be found unless some sufficient people in Kowloon City, or that having already been repaid. Supreme Council was considering the question of Germany's full seven years the length of trouble to sead us the names of area or areas be set aside for the execution of the terms of the Peace Treaty in regard to the surrep time supposed to be required emigrating members, a matter in British occupation. If I say the
same congregation gives
whole
It is understood that der or destruction of aircraft material. The Government intended before one knows a family well which they are api 14 be remiss anything like this someone writes collections
of its
Sunday Cantonese will for
oppa the enough to take the liberty of However I am very doubital to the Press to charge me with outside its own congregations! the grant of a monopoly for
works sale good
to foreigners and also Eeplying to Capt. Wedgwood Bano Mr. Banar Law stated that poking its fire, not that I have whether my correction will be advocating a colour line, but real needs? Government will introduce an anti-Damping Will this session. He any desire to stir the furnace. published, which is partir myly that is most unjust. It is not a things and a great many more terial which will be in great dem- We ought to know these the manufactora of cement, a mh- also stated that the Government did not propose to make any
Hongkong is a Colony which reason for correcting it now, question of colour at all but as regards not only the religious and in the coming years, when amendments of the Peace Treaty towards the Allies.
people at Home, speaking general-
Well that is one pretty definite purely and simply one of arith-but also thesocial and commercial more and more concrete buildings ls. know very little about. impression I have formed metic, and I should say just what lives of our neighbours. We are will be constructed and roads confess to having knoxo not a about Hongkong. that it is 1 have said if the majority not here to make for ourselves a built. The present price of five great deal before the request to not only too little known against us Britons in this British little English garden go to it dropped as it were from lin the Homeland but in Colony happened to be as white around, and try to forget that we high enough, it is considered.
walled to six dollats a cask of cement is the skies; neither was it easy to janme respecta is often damagingly as ourselves". find out much one would bave misconceived. We who live here,
are on the borders of the great Let me pass from this point to and wonderful land of China. Company, and the Wing On Com- The Sincere Company, the San and our predecessors, must be to another which may perhaps put That mistake some do wake, and pany, the three largest department liked to know.
The Encyclopaedia Britannica blame I suppose in failing to this colour question in a less is in a great one—but I angusse stores in Canton and Hongkong from encouraging.send home fuller reparts. Empe equivocal light. This is a place be that is insular of soul will be have for a time considered on the of the subject whilst in England to do anywhere many races meet, and I insular still, and go on interpret-purchase of this factory, but for briei. and also, little thing for which there may have formed a very clear impres-ing the call of the East in terms some reason the deal did, as I have since discover-be opportunity to lift the cloud (sion that faller intercourse of cocktails, cash and firtation.materialize. ed, in some respects libelious. under which we rest. I shall say amongst them is greatly to be as for our own Charch life and The general aspect of the island. that whilst the summerkis car-desired. There are friends in European Christianity is general, as also the conditions of health stainly trying, the climate and England who find it difficult to there is much that one could say, fy Europeans, would be ad general conditions are such that believe even now that it has not but it comes up regularly and agreeable surprise to say enquirer persons of ordinary constitution been necessary for me to learn to need not be enlarged on now. who wert no farther for informa-will do quite well if they keep speak Chinese. That comes from Church life here cannot be just London, April 25. tion than the tenth edition of clear of the old Anglo-Indian failure to understand what a large as at home, in many respects, and Presiding at a conference of Labour delegates cpavened by the that classic work and indeed the delusion that continual pipping British population we have here we have to make what we can of Union of Democratic Control. Mr. Ramsay Macdonald deplored eleventh is not so very much of spirits is a necessity for health, and how greatly the lost sheep it rather than complain that it is Labour passivity with regard to foreign affairs. If Labour is going better.
and in other respects refrain from of the house of Israel" need not otherwise. It is impossible,]
THE WEATHER to govern, it must bare its own foreign policy and must unite with
One man who did know said taking liberties which they would shepherding. the workers of other countries to secure world peace.
that if one is prepared to live in not permit themselves in their
to get the great Sunday But in another view I could (Schools
Forecast:-Rain. Barometer:~~ Turkish bath night and day for native climate.
WO hs're ACTORS wish these good folk were not ocean, neither can the week-night Humidity 2 p.m.-63.
the 29.98. Temperature 2 p.m.-68 seven months in every year Our Colony has its drawbacks, mistaken and that while we can Clube, meetings, Societies be it would be all right to go to but the frequent admiration of all get on in way here carried on bere as there. It all Hongkong. Another, who thought tourists for what has been made though ignorant of the language means a loss of interest and be knew, sent me ДП urgent of this originally barren island spoken by the mass of our neigb-sense of responsibility, and that directly or indirectly, service to postcard from his sickroom under British administration and bours it were usual for Europeans is increased by the fact that the empire, to the East; and ikwe adjuring me not to entertain the enterprise is thoroughly justified to acquire at least a little of it. I neither have we bere the duties are Christians to Christ and the idez. Others, however, were The magnificent water supply. was discouraged from making and opportunities more cheering and as at the the invaluable dairy produce.aoy attemp; of that kind when I{citizensbip on which to whet our life here, to wax sarcastic over of ordinary Church. It is easy to belittle our same time they were less extreme the drainage and sanitation as a came here, and I greatly regret minds and exercise our rights. ita pettiness, its aimlessness, its I thought ther were probably whole, the efficient policing of having fallen in with such bad The change in the latter respect, affectations, and pretences. We } San Remo, April 26.
the island. the handsome ware-advice. Those who are likely to which one experiences on coming see each other at close quarters, Signor Nitti, on receiving a number of journalists, szid since the war was over it was absolutely necessary, if Europe is to, be saved, soon appeared that the residents the glorious forestry, the safe and would do well, I feel sure, to great and at times very irksome. and to the cynic tempting. In On actually, arising here it houses, residences and Churches, be here for any length of time to this Crown Colony, is very which is always morally trying. to place Germany and Busic in a position to reconstitute them themselves espec: newcomers to busy harbour-you and I are ac-learn to exchange at least a few After a life of active citizenship my term here I have not hesitated, selves. Italy was most anxious to resume commercial relations be surprised agreeably. Hong-customed with both. The Allies must convince Rassia that they have no ill-cog folk seem quite inured to naturally
10 it all and we ordinary ideas with the Chinese-in a great city of our great coon as you know, to criticise, nor re feeling, but Russia must guarantee not to interfere with their in the common impression that they on
thought The effect would be good in every one takes badly with the sented criticism given ternal affairs when relations are resumed. The workers were able live in a malarial swamp on a But this strikes strangers as a goodwill exists on either side but is arranged over our heads had been other than perfectly fair. what 19 still lacking. was for both parties. Plenty of system under which everything which latter indeed has rarely to see that Bolshevist conditions in no wise resemble an El Dorado diet of quinine and spirits, that very remarkable place with not a it can never have its dus effect without our Signor Nitti added that it was useless to discuss a revision of the they stand a fair chance of being few attractions and advantages, while the barrier of language demand for some
koowledge. The But I trust it will be recog- Peace Treats, because Germany was responsible for the war. but the murdered in their beds, and live and I am not surprised to hear remains as it is. The great elective representation is reason-been to denounce and expose for Treaty must be honestly applied. The Alfies should enable Germany (if they escapel in oatsheds Americans say that if it were majority of Europeans here able and timely, though I do not the sake of doing it but to system of nised that my sim bas DOTAR to work, for her collapse would mean the collapse of the whole of stocked with a little bamboo theirs they would advertise it. Europe. What we defeated was German Imperialism. Germany furniture. One lady friend assur
hare friendly and respectful see, democrat though I am, how stimulate, if possible toward must disarm.
Few of us seem to be aware that feelings toward their Chinese any Government, under our con-what bas seemed to me the better ed us that it was useless coming we are living in one of the beauty-neighbours, I am quite certain ditions, can over allow our flosty. I sm happy to leave with bere unless we could eat beaus, spots of the earth, yet such is the Here and there you will fod ing population a majority in its that recollection, and shall hope San Remo, April 26. as these were the chief article of case. No one prepared me in the specimens of the type which legislative body. Mr. Lloyd George, on returning from Conference, received diet; needless IE Bay. she least for that, except one friend every country produces narrow-
to raturn with the same aime French journalists to whom he emphasised that the settlement left had never beed out of who had toured the world and minded,
Another thing one raisses per- Let us help one another because no question of principle outstanding. He declared that he had never England and
provincial, indeed never said that his two finest prospects instely valgar-and I am afraid association with other Churches own minds be above the pettiness ill-bred.sonally is the give and take of we love one another. Let our discouraged the employment of military means for enforcing the would go on any account farther had been Hongkong mountains their Treaty, but the Germans should not be prevented from restoring onder than she could swim from her from the barbour and Hongkong toward members of other races the position of your minister here small community is charged, and contemptuous bearing and ministers. The isolation of and pretension with which every Laring stress on the necessity of Anglo-French unity, Mr. Lloyd native store.
barbourfrom the mountain. There is responsible for untold mischief really creates a necessity to go probably chargeable. A great George maintained that there had been no disagreements, although Once settled down. I soon is abundant refreshment for the "One sinner destroyeth much home and get freshened up, were inheritance is given into there had been difficulties. He urged them not to magnify insects began to get communications be eye and rest for the mind in the good," says the proverb, and there no other reason. into rhinoceroses. The British and French must make allowances traying extraordinary misconcep-scenery of our wonderful island. certainly a few unlicked cube brethren of other denominations which
One's custody. The graves at Stanley, for difference in temperaments. He boped that in any future tion on the part of people who, different views on every level and one can call them nothing else have all been friendly, and the see difficulties they would talk matters over together. and not fire at jone would have thought, might at every turning, prospects of can do a sad amount of harm, good feeling which exists is
sad pondat 01, long range,
hare known better. One seemed inexhaustible variety in the bullying the coolie or workman, thing to be thankful for. Still, ubiquitousreminders in every sort the tablets on these 'walls, the to be regarded as a sort of pioneer changing contours of bill and and looking downon the merchant one ploughs a lonely furrow, and kind all around us instruct San Remo. April 24.
exploring the wilds or at least glen, the shades of brown and who is better educated and is and so it must be Mr. Lloyd George has announced that as the result of a cosguarding an outpost of civiliss-green picked out with brilliant finitely better-mannered than circumstances of the case. All from the land we count our home, in the ps each and all that though far. ference with M. Millerand a joint declaration will be prepared tion. People from various parts blossoms, the witchery of cloud themselves, announcing Franco-British agreement to enforce the disarmament of the old country would write to and coastline worked into endless smarter man of business.
as well as a far of us in our own way here must and here for but a portion of our be aware of the backs I have time, be it shorter or longer, clauses of the Treaty and disavoring the idea of France occupying say that their young friend so-and-transformations with dented is let the right bank of the Rhine sud the Robr coalñelde.
so was coming out to Hongkong and ocean blue. If Nature any that some sort of interiore the ground buy well for the of which in its own degree and bave lately heard it sugge saslightly indiose they prepare we have a past to live up to one of these days and they would where calls upon man to worship Club is needed here such lite maskee microbe which does farmander Christian men sod be much obliged if I would she does so here, and one can but in some other ports. It would be more harm that the malenal and women must consacrate by build- him and help him to hope and pray that the march of well if practical shape could-be is less easy to counteract Anaking it into the vest design which It is officially announced that the American Embassy from feel at home. Ther seem what is called progress, otherwise given to the idea or any other all, we are bolding au vimpelt underlies the Kingkom which
• Paris arrived at San Remo this afternoon, with instructions from to think it unnecessary to give the intrusion of the motor car idea Washington, whereupon the American Ambassador at Rome particulars as to date or vessel or with its din and stenches, will not mutual acquaintance and un-importance, both commerbord and of His Christ.
which would promote here, and one of no hath no end, the Kingdom of our immediately proceeded to Villa de Vachan to attend the Conference. what the newcomer is to be go much farther in profaning the derstanding.
Bagaged in. The only inference temple.
politically and religiously. The sum of my impressions of ARMENIAN REPUBLIC RECOGNISED,
One is glad to note that com-often said we are not here for big Hongkong: Is that if's man be is that they picture this place as Someone would like perbape to mon ground is being found to health, meaning that we are her woman cares about serving Christ s lanely spot where a stester interject that we can't live on some extent in sport; nothing to make some m néy-
there may be, places where tast down to look at the passengers. housing question? Well I have indeed "playing the
As regards our churches the not been silent on that and I a
gama"man who gives his woring years where it is new heeded and fine ideal in whatever to this Colony should be able, I therefore more effective, though same kind of thing comes out need not enlarge continually. It is really interest now. The impressions I have is also more common ground bis later years and start bis may be just on what to most
o way it be realised. There don't say to get rich, but to secure neither the effort nor the result ing to hear the surprise expressed gathered from full observa- than most are aware in religion. children in life. by many a visitor at finding heretions are distressing. I shall be
But, beyond are the accustomed. Hned a handsome church, a fine organ, obliged to confem in Eng these are thousands of Chines consciouses that we are base on always beh
I shall report in England that that, should we not cultivate a of all, here as clawhara good coutregstión súd a pre-land, that familien ! thinkin Zufirittofond
THE TREATY QUESTION.
THE ITALIAN PREMIER'S VIEWS,
MR LIONI GEORGES” ASSURANCES.
FRANCO-DRITISH AGREEMENT.
nearer the truth.
AMERICAN AMBASSADOR ARRIVES.
San Remo, April 24. meet
Washington, April 24,
fix 007
our
every Briton should
The United States has formally recognised the independence Calls occasionally and we all go scenery, and what about the could be better in its way, for And surely it is but fair that “is exstr.but there can be faw
the Republic of Armenia.
U.S. OFFICUL RESIGNS,
Washington, April 24. Hines, Director of Railroads, has resigned.
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