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NOTES & COMMENTS,
THE OFFICIAL WAY.
DAY BY DAY.
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FIVE THINGS ARE RÉQUISITE. TO A QUOD OFFICIAL--ABILITY, There seems to be something LAN HANDS, DISPATCH, in official mentality which prPATIENCE AND IMPARTIALITY, cludes the giving of a direct!" answer to an ordinary, plainį quation. We had a caso in
Mr. R. H. Kotowall, the Mana- point at yesterday's Legislative Council, when Mr. Holyoak put gar of the Hongkong Mercantile A number of queries to the Co, Ltd., returned to toe Colony Government, two of which to-day.
dealt with hospital matlars. Mr. Holyoak asked whether it W53. док
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CHINESE AFFAIRS. Military Pact, But the
to.
KAILAN MINE STRIKES
EXAGGERATED STORIEI.
We are informed that the 10-.
The last strikers returned to After this. Sun Yat-sen, Tang work on the 1ib.inst. and since
con-sales during the period, to 65,334/whom Toan Chi-jui is the prizShac-yi and Wu Ting-fang were than a record outpat has been
A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD,sion Victoria Hospital, with
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
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cases.
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and
[Miltary: Government was not
satisfied with this one cóndition :) It wanted one more, namely, the A CANTON MANIFESTO,
(recall of the Anfuite, Wang Yi- Balow is a Manifesto, Issued tang, and the appointment of a by the Milliary Government of more acceptable_person_to take the Republic of thing," which his place as Chief Peace Delegate has been sent us for publication for the North. This additional counts of strikes at the Kailan condition, however, was affeq- Mining Administration mines in Canton, June 15th, 1920. sive to both the party repre- | the Kaiping basin, near Tongshan, by Wang Yi-tang have been greatly exaggerated." It is three years now, since the sented
At three different mines there South-western Provinces declared and the party represented by their Independance and the Navy Tang Shac-yi, as it practically have been minor strikes during came over to join bands with amounted to the nullification of the last three weeks. Two of them. During these three years, the secret arrangement already these were settled immediately at Tongshan minë, Lysemun" was purchased by shows two cases of plague (one China has been suffering from a come to between them; for if aud one,
civil strife, involving great loss of Wang Yi-tang be removed and a lasted nearly one week. fatal) and опе Don-fatal | the Government for the express
Soma of the demands put for- parpose of turning it into a currenca of diphtheria. All were life, property and wealth. And new man appointed in his place.
all this has been done for the sake that new man might be some one, ward were of a wild, nature, but of defending the Constitution and who does not belong to the Anfu on each occasion the men return maternity annexe of the Victoris Chinese.
Party. And in that case he would ad to work on the promise that Hospital, and, if so, why it had
saving the country. Dat been put to that use
The Constitution must be most likaly refuse to abide by the reasonable cause of complaints The total-output of the Kailan
secret ronditions above referred would be redressed. No answer was given to this double-barrelled question, except Mining Administration's mines fended because Tuan Chi-jui is ing a statement by the Colonial for the week ending 5th June, destroying it: the country, must Secretary thet a Committee amounted to 76,651 tons and the be saved because the Anfuites, of had been appointed to
cipal leader, are bartering away determined to usurp the power of obtained. sider and report upon the tons.
its sovereign rights. Therefore, the Military Government to en matter of and en-
there is no hope of success inable them to carry out the secret the adjacant house, "Lyeemun," Mr. A. Strok, manager of the defending the Constitution, unless arrangement they had made with
But the power off" gambling dens are in evidence for the purpose of providing Russian Grand Opera Company, Tuan Chi-jui is put out of power: the Anfaites.
in every streat". though, as accommodation for maternity is passing through by Nellore, and no hope of success in saving the Military Government could
to every Cantonese, Now, why should the bound for Singapore, where the the country unless the Aniu Party not be usurped unless Tsen know
Yong ting. gambling, which was abolished is dissolved. Accordingly, the Chun-hsuan. Government' almost invariably Company now is. A new season
PRO-Fi and Me Yong-by South-western Provinces and the Lin
Tsen Chun-kauan in "hedge" and "quibble" when a is to be opened in Java, com Navy seceded from the Peking hain were overthrown. Therefore, the gear 1904 when he WA3 question is addressed to it? Themencing on June 28th.
Government and established an in-they sent their secret agents, Viceroy of Kwangtong house in question either was or
dependent Government in Canton Kuo Tung and Wang Nai-chang, Kwansi, was reestablished in was not bought by the Govern
under the title of "The Military to Yuman to make arrange:nont Kwangtung during Sun Yat-sen's ment for use as a maternity Order for Cadet Company of Government of the Republic with Tang Chi-yaa to have their tenure of office as self-appointed and the Colonial the Hongkong Volunteer Defence of ChinaTM ia order to scheme carried out; and Tang `Generalissimo" in Canton pre- Secretary could easily have given Corps, by Lieut. A.. Brawn, state: achieve their patriotic aim Chi-yao readily consented to co-vious to his departure in shame either a direct negative orParade-Bathing-Launch will of defending the Constito-operate with them because he and disgrace, after he bad failed affirmative reply to the quers leave blake Pier on Wednesday tion and saving the country. was so pleased with the idea that to take the city by bombardment Govemment oficials always the 23rd instant at 5.15 p.m. and But, relying upon the help that he had already long cherished for a whole night; in which they appear to be (on the defensive call at Kowloon ten minutes they have secured from an out-that he was to be made Inspector claim themselves to be the Mill- side state, Tuan Chi-jui and his General for the three provinces tary Government, though the only in Council This is altogether
Anfuites are determined to crush of Yunnan, Szechuan and. Awei pravice in the South West that is WTOUR- Government officials
the South-western Provinces by chow. At that moment there were supposed to be on their side is Are the servants of the public, and A coolie who happened to be
com-that "the provinces of Yunnan, in Kwangtung under the the latter are entitled to anam-in the way when a bale of cotton superior military force. This is two divisons of Yunnan troops Hunnan; and in which they claim why they are putting every biguous replies when questions weighing 400 pounds went-down
mand of General Li Kan-yuen, Szechuan
&nd
Keichow abstacle in the way of peace,
the are put by their representatives, one of the concrete chutes in the though, in order to deceive the who, though being a native of still It doesn't take a Committee of Kowloon Godowns had to be
world, their lipa are full of unnan, was loyal to the Military of Tang Chi-yan" though recent five men to tell us the purpose for removed to Hospital yesterday
The one fact that Government. Fearing lest Gener-events show that, on account of which the Government purchased suffering from A
number of Pesco talk.
Wang Yi-tang. Speaker of the al Li Kan-guen would not obey Tang Chi-yan's disloyalty to the this particular house. We hope injuries which he received.
illegal Anfuite Parliament orders, it called upon to attack Military Government, and of his Mr. Holyoak will not be put off
in Peking, was appointed Chief the Kwangsi troops in Kwang- latest intrigues against Szechuen. with this typically-worded Gov-
Peace Delegate for the Northtung, who were supporting the his most intimate friend. General Grueral Ku Pin-chen. Commander-in- ernment answer, but that he will.
The Hon. Treasurer of the in place of Chu Chi-chien after Military Government, press for a definite reply at the Alice Memorial and Afiliated peace negotiations had already Tang Chi-530 issued a mandate.re Chief of the Yunasa troops in Hagisk begy to seknwledge been opened for more than four moving General Lian-yuen from Schoen. bas sent out a circular with thanks the following month, sufficiently shows that his commandership and putting telegram from Suite in Szechuan. Tang Chi-yao's donations to the funds of the Tuan Chi-jui and Mafaites General LiLieh-chou in command, denouncing So vital has the matter of housing accommodation in Hongkong|LIQUOR CONSUMPTION.
Hospitals-Zoroastrian Charity have no desire for peace but are of the Yunnan troops. But Gener inconsistent and selfsb conduct become that any official activity in the direction of aleviating the
Fund, -$100€ Great Northern still as sanguine as ever for war.al Li Kan-yuen refused to hand and declaring that he has severed over his command to General Li all connections with Tang Chi- more alcoholic Telegraph Co., $50, Eastern Ext. shortage has to be very heartily welcomed. Thus it is that we
Now, among those crying Lieh-chan. Genera! Li Lieh yao. All this is an accurate reted with plasure the publication of the report of the Public liquor consumed in Hongkong A. & C. Telegraph Co. $50 against Tuan Chi-jui acd his thus, thereupon, declared war statement of facts, which Works Committee on this matter which was laid before the meeting last year than the year before. Jordan,
"Grove and Anfuites, no one bas cried laudar of the Legislative Council yesterday and which contains several This was especially the case in
capable of bearing investigation. Now, while ibe Military recommendations of great importance. Not the least interesting European liquor, the duties from part of the report was that devoted to tables showing the number of which were nearly $17,000 above
Government is anxious for the
to negotiate peace with any
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The Hongkong Telegraph
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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1999,
HONGKONGS HOUSING PROBLEM.
when questions are put to them later.
nazi meating.
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and more bitterly than Son Yat-pon General Li Kan-yuan, and Among those refusing fighting between them followed. recognize Wang Yi-tang to new houses, as distinguished from re-erected houses, which have the returns for 1918. As to the To-morrow's Pictorial Supple as Chief Peace Delegate for was defeated and would certainly been built in the Colony during the ten years 1910 to 1919. Only cause of that, nothing is said inment will be found of much local the North and calling for hishave lost bis life, had not Tsen restoration of peace, it besitates 1,578 Chinese houses were built within that period and so small a the report of the Superintendent interest. It will include a picture removal, no one seems to have Chun-hsuas gone to the scene of Anfuite like Wang Yi-tang, for it
battle in Shaochow to protect number as 532 European houses were constructed. Of the latter of imports and Exports, from of the official landing of the taken
through such an Anioite, the one can safely assume tha: a fair proportion are now pecupied be/which these figures ste gleaned.Crown Prince of Romania & Tang Shao-ri. But both Sunbit and bring him safely back to is convinced that, if peace is made
Canton, non-Europeans, and so it is easily possible to trace the cause of the the only observation on the point group taken at the wedding of Yat-sen and Tang Shao-yi bare
Anfu influence cannot be got rid present shortage, having regard to the fact that the Colony's increase being that
Owing to the complete failure of, or reduced to say satisfactory in population has been very considerable during the decade under sumption of Europeas liquors. H. Krebs and Miss Wager. now suddenly changed their mind review. One usually compute the population at half a million, bu: showed a general increase during photographs of the Sergeants of and assumed a very different at of their plot and fearing of its point. But, if the Anfa infor
Battalion Wiltshire titude. Sun has allied himself with being discovered by the Military is allowed to remain. it is estimated by those in a position to gauge matters fairly accur the year." The teetotal faddists Regiment,, and a portrait of the Tuan Chi-jui and is doing his Government at any moment, Wacan the Constitution be ately that it is really nearer one million. Sext year's census will will probably jump at the con late Mr. G. W. Gegg. Photos of utmost to flatter him: Tang Ting-fang and his son. Wa Cbse defended. nor can the country
clusion that the craving for be illuminating on this point.
quitted Canton❘ be saved from destruction. There- a few of the principal ladies of Shao-si has joined hands with cho, secretly
the is increasing, but the Humphrey Bishop Company Wang Yi-tang and is eager to do during the absence of Tsen Chun-fore. The report dealt with Kowloon first, and it is a good example intoxicants
Military Govern- We believe that when the reclamations at seeing that the increase in daty will also be shown.
him homage. To those who look bsuan in Shaochow, carrying ment
dismissed that we will follow.
Targ Kowloon City, Shamsbuipo and Taikoksui are completed there will receipts is less than $17,000 on
at Sun and Tang when they are away with them all the public Shao-yi from his position of Chief be plenty of room for the erection of Chinese houses. Regarding total gield of over $215,300 from
wearing their masks, this news funds in Wu Ting-fana's trust. Peace Delegate for the South and European houses on the Peninsula we are told that provision had European liquors, the inference)
surprising The mistresses of four cargo most appear
and as Acting Minister of Finance has declared that any arrange-
Government ment secretly made between him been made in the estimates for the erection of a number of would probably be all astray. bouses on the eastern side of King's Park for the accommodation of More Chinese may be taking to boats were charged before Com-jatartling. But by me, who know in the Military
word to those shall bare no effect; and bas members of the Civil Service or of the Naval and Military establish- European intoxicants but the most mander C. W. Beckwith, RN these two men well in their naked and, for the same reason. Tang and the Anfuite Wang Yi-tang ment. The provision may have been made bat we have not ve: likely explanation" is that the Jank Inspector Rocha for anchor form, such an attitude on their Shao-yi sent seen any sign of the houses. We certainly hope that the Govern Population of the Colony has ing in the Southern fairway, thus part has, for some time past. members of the old Parliament, appointed Wen Tsung-san to the ment will act upon the recommendation to provide additional sites for Town and that the consumption obstructing the free access of other been expected. Between Tuan who were siding with him, to go position of Chief Peace Dele- the General public on King's Park, even though it means doing away of liquor has naturally increased vessels at 6.30 p.m. yesterday. Chi-jui and Wang Yi-tang on to Shanghai, believing that, with gate, who will open negotia-
the other. secret and these members of the old North as 3000 with the rifle range. Nothing has yet been said whether the Govern as a result. It may be of interest Defendants pleaded guilty. Com-oneside and Sun Yat-sen and Taag the secession of Wa Ting-fang tions ment has accepted these recommendations, and it would be interesting to the curious to know that the mander Beckwith remarked that Shao-yi on to learn how they are viewed. The King's Park suggestion follows most popular drinks were ale the obstruction of the fairway agents have, during the past six Parliament, the Military Govern Peking Government recalls Wang closely the line which has been advocated by us and others for a beer and stout, of which 24,014 since last year had not been taken months. frequently gone forward ment would come to an end. But, Yi-tang and appoints an accep consumed in the much notice of, and he gave strict and backward, personal views to their great disappointment, table person to be its Chief Peace long time past, as it would mean the opening up of an admirable gallons were area which would be easily accessible by a motor-bus of tramway Colony during the rear. whilst orders to the junk inspectors to have been exchanged and condi-with the single exception of Delegate.
He fined tions, condacive to the private Yrnaan, all the provinces in the This manifesto is issued and $10 each, or interest of both sides, have been South West remain loyal to the circulated to give the world a It would take people more into the open but leave them whisky is represented by a figure see to this in fature.
the mistresses still within easy reach of the ferry. There is one point in the reof 15,671 gallons.
14 days' hard labour, and warned agreed upon, which have more Military Government and still) trus description of the situation. commendation thatwe should like to stress and that relates to the
to China, and them that if they were again than once leaked out through the obey its mandates. sites, when prepared, being made accessible by roads. That should
brought before him he would native Press in Peking, Tientsin. But, in order to deceive the the false statements of Sun punish them more severely. Shanghai and Hongkong. Ac-word and to cover their own Yat-sen, Tang Shao-si, Wa
cording to these conditions, the crimes, San Yat-sen. Tang Shao-Ting - fang std Tang
Chi- It is satisfactory to note that | ing out suitable sites, but we want it to see the whole thing through. i
present President. Hau Shiberi. Wo Ting-fang and Tang Chi-yao, in the manifesto that they In the case of the Ho Mun Tin scheme the approaches to the little Mr. Gershom Stewart every now
chang, is to quit and Tuan Chiyao recently issued a manifesto, issued and circulated on the 3rd garden city have been and still are very rauch of a disgrace. There and again raises in Parliament
jai to be elected to fill his place; in which they praise themselves of Jane 1920. was nothing very definite or hopeful given oat with regard questions of distinct interest and
Miss Tempest has a remarkable Wang Yi-tang-to-be Premier and lay every crime at the door to the big area in Nathan Road now occupied by the military, and importance to this Colony. He
has just been bringing to the knowledge of modern literature. Tang Shao-yi to be Minister of of the Military Government; in largely used as stabling ground for mules, but it is so important notice of the Pastmaster General She will turn from the English Foreign Affairs: Tang Chi-pao to which they still claim to be Chief Administrative Dicacior. a matter that we hope the Government will press the
LU YUNG-TI£50. Home authorities for an early resumption. On the Hongkong side the inconvenience caused by the writers to the Continental with a be Inspector-General for the three Administrative Directors, though it would seem that plenty of provision is being made for the slow and irregular mail service freedom of mind and catholicity provinces of Yunnan, Szechen with the only exception of
She and Kweichow: Wu Ting-fang's Tang Chi-yao, the positions Administrative Director, Min- erection of houses of a type a little more expensive than those in from Home. Mr. Illingworth's of taste that are amazing Kowloon and we think this will meet the case if the land is made reply reads very nicely (you knows Europe, its pictures, its so. Wu Chao-chu, to be Minister of Sun Yat-sen. Wo Ting-fang ister of War, and Inspector-Gen-
will find it in our earlier statuary, and its Cathedrals. to Washington; while Sun Yat and Tang Shao-yi as Adminis-eral of Kwangtun and Kwangsi. fairly cheap and if good facilities are providing for bringing the city telegrams), but the arrangements always envy one who is making sen is to receive eight hundredtrative Directors in the Military within easy reach. The roads now being constructed on the hill- sides will bring a lot of land into use, but before one can expect Le speaks of do not work quite a first visit to Venice," she says, thousand dollars per annum, to Government, were cancelled by
might be led to "but I think, of all the cities, that stay abroad and to keep quiet. the old Parliament, assembled in Administrative Director, Minis- bouses to be built, there must become better provision for quick well as one
These facta account for the extraordinary session on the 4thter of the Navy, and Military travelling. The cable tramway at Wanchai Gap will do a lot to expect. He mentions a regular London is the most fascinating.
those who are prepared sudden change of attitude on the of May 1920; in which they Governor of Fokien. meet matters. In the whole of the report there is nothing said weekly mail by P. and O. steamer for
love it. I САД naver part of Sun Yat-sen and Tang attack the Military Governmetit
WEN TSUNG-YAO. " about a Government Hotel or flats in Kowloon and it would seem eacepting when there is a through to from the silence that is being maintained on the matter that it has service to the East via Canada be away from' it long without ISbao-yi and their adherente. on the "so-called five articles,"
Administrative Director, Minis- completely fallen through. The money that was going to pay for connecting with the Empress and feel it call the mormur of the And these facis also account for though these five articles were
other boats. Well, we should never traffic, and the scent of the parks, the reason why about five suggested and offered to the ter of Foreign Affairs, and Chief it may not be available, and it is fairly common knowledge why.
It does seem that the Government is trying to do something to have known of these things bal Rural England too is so beautiful, months ago, Tang Sbao-yi wired Military Government for con- Peace Delegate..
HSIDNO KEH-WC, help residents out of a very trying situation, but it is a pity that so e not told us, for P. and 0.1 know that the exiled Britisher to Canton, suggesting that the sideration by a third and neutral
Administrative Director, Mili. much time has been and is being wasted. There has been pler y Empress and Pacifo Mail boats can never forget the wonderful Military Government should party, who is anxious to see Mr. waive its -demand --for the the restoration of peace; in whieb of talking on the subject in fact we think there has been too much. come and go and yet we look in old Homeland of our race."
Civil Governor of The whole of the recommendations now made ought to be adopted vain for Home letters. The whole Graham Browne, leading man to publication of all the secret they declare that poppy is wide-tary Governor of Szechuen, and and carried out with dispatch because the matter is suficiently thing seems to have been badly Miss Marie Tempest, jumped into treaties which Tuan Chi-jai and ly cultivated in the North West, Acting
mean-immediate popularity in Hong- his Anfaites bad made with though, as a matter of fact, poppy serious to warrant no delay. The making of roads and the building bungled somehow, and
Note. The name of the other of houses take time, but in Hongkong the time taken is far too long. time business suffers and private Long. He has a delightful little Japan and that only one thing is widely and densely cultivated
is indefinitely comedy touch. Whence comes should be demanded as a condi- only in the province of Yunnan, Administrative Director, Lio Together with an application to this subject the Government should correspondence
for the resumption of which is governed by Tang Chi-Hsien-shib, Military Governor of very seriously view the question of rentals to be charged because hung up. So far as regularity of it? Truth to tell, his mother tion that direction, too, there is need for some protective action. The mail delivery goes, we might just was Irish. Can a light comedian negotiations for peace with the yao, one of the four signatories Kweichow, is omilled because his Pasco Delegates, to the manifesto above referred representatīvs has not yet arrived whole subject has been rightly termed a problem" but men have as well be living in Thaunglabakki be named who hadn't a rich Northern
as in Hongkong.
strain of Irish blood or French? namely, the faced and met far larger ones with success.
cancellation of to; in which they sawert that in Canton,
be strictly carried out to the letter. We do not want to see the THE HOME MAILS. Government more in the matter simply to content itself with mark-
RETURN OF MARIE TEMPEST.
TSEN CHUN-HSUAN.
Szechuan.
LIN PAC-FI