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Ipoly? At any rate it contrasts very sharply with the recent jagreement made for the exploits-
And incidentally it shows
agreement. In Newfoundland the Company mentioned has secured
DAY BY DAY.
sole prospecting nights in the No fewer than eleven questions whole colony for a period of fivegarding "slavery in Hongkong years: Major Cassel's agreement were asked in Parliament during deals with only a limited number the month of November. of districts in ons Province of Chins, it is only in relation to coal, and the rights to demarcate areas
"Gentlemen ".
The question of "What is a be gentleman has been discussed Lid.locally of late, and we see that the same query has been asked by Home newspaper of its wonder. readers. The womenfolk seem to agree that a gentleman must
JAMIESON.-Da December 30th. at 43 On-low Square, London, George Jamieson. formerly of H. B. M. Consular Service in China.
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PREACHED, WILL The period when China will Coolies Fined For Assault. The arrival of a Test malch One of Reuter's telegrams ARDENTLY which came to hand on Monday DISSOLVE NO-SOCIETY WHICH possess its own services of com-
Jose Maria Laboury Gutierre team in Australia is not now at spectacular sa it was at the tima gave some particulars of the now WAS NOT ALREADY IN A STATE mercial aeroplanes is assured of
Barly realisation by the ia again brought into the lime of the first English team, half a concession which bas been OF PROFOUND DISORGANISATION, an
activities of the Handley Paga light by a case he was interested century ago. They were taken granted to the Anglo-Persian Oil)-Joða Moricy.
and other foreign concerns. In in at the Police Court this morn สม As a purely commercial Company in Newfoundland, the
the disposal of these machines is ing. On this occasion he took up speculation by a famous firm of Government of which has com. |
the role of camplainant Yesterday's health return is well to be assured that they
caterers, And on landing in pleted an agreement whereby the
charge .of assault Melbourne were provided with Company is to be allowed to pros-shows one fatal case of enteric would not be used for any other in
twp chair coolies. purposa than that originally against
"pot-hats with a blue ribbon," peet on all ungranted lands in (Chinese).
The story as told by Jose was hustled into a coach and four, intended
for it, for in the that yesterday ha engaged a chair and drives through the streets of iha Colony during the next fre years, the Government undertak- The annual general meeting of which finding its
aeroplane is represented a weapon:
inta from the lower levels to proceed the city to the firm's principal ing not to grant mineral areas to the K. C. C. golf section is being militarian hands can be capable to Robinson Road. The usual cafe. At the first match they any other parties during that held at the Club house at 8 of doing an uncalulable amount fare he had paid for the last were provided with white helmets, perind. How's that for a mana- to-day.
of mischief. The average Chinese enty years (he is now only in ribbons, and sashes, a different mind is very receptive of the his twenty-second year) WAS colour for each man. His colour Un the night of St. George's effectiveness of this weapon off twenty cents, and with a strict was printed against each player's thetion of coal in Kwangtung Pro-Ball, January 6, all police restriz. / warfare, and is only needs the fobservance of his custom on this game on the programma, so that vince, about which such a tasstions as to hired motor cars will hare-brain of the quarrelsome occasion also paid that amount the spectators knew at a glance
tuchun to bring this weapon Everything would have gone wall, who was who.
but for the ehair coolies, who, into has been made in some quarters. be waived.
operation, thereby tributing instead of alleviat.according to Jose' version, (
Miniature coal mines, almost the absurdity of the frenzied Several deaths from the colding the dificulties which this refused to accept the lare (2) used
one-man Concarna, used to shrieking regarding the alleg-have been reported to the Canton country labours under. It needs indecent language, and (3) com-
very comman in South el banging tight of another charitable associations the last only the mention of an aeroplanemitted an assault on his person Staffordshire, and
Stat atill door in China as a result of this two days.
to cause a panic in Canton dur- In regard to the first charge, it exist. In that coalfield many of ing the recent disturbances, How was shown that the complainant, the seams were so shallow that much more mischief it would on arrival at his destination, had if all the coal had been got out create where in proportion to the no smaller change than a dollar the whole surface above the popular alarm, the encouragment bill, which he tendered to the mine would have fallen in. To is given to use it to the detrimant coolies. They refused to accept prevent this, large "pillars" of of life and property. The Peking less than thirty cents, where of coal were left in. When the Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which requires
Government At the present upon the complainant grabbed main workings weto Basily them to forward their names and addresses with communications
Priners addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication, but as an
A Chinese female, 26 years of moment have a number of well-back his note, and hurried into abandoned individual avidence of their bons files.
only extend over fifteen months.age, was yesterday sent to the meaning schemes for the civil use the house where a servant was bought the right to extra: the the Curtiss and Hand-deputed to pay for the fare with pillars." They sank their own All communications intended for publication should be address-The fact of the matter, of course, Government Civil Hospital as the of
|little shafts, rigged ging, worked I to the Editor.
is that capital is very shy at the result of injuries sustained in aley Page machines they bare coins.
purchased. Where no conditions
According to the complainant's by horses turning round in a circle, moment and it must be given a motor car accident.
Are made as to their use, any of version, the coolies grumbled at to wind up the coal, and generally.. satisfactory gif porn quo it it is to be induced to go in for new
these may conceivably be used in | receiving only twenty cents, and managed to make the business The Rev. Teesdale Mackintosh, times of trouble by one faction or they proceeded to use indecent pay, even when best coal could mining ventures. And it is in D. D., will give an address on other that inay eventually obtain language towards him. evitable that privileges must be The Religion of War at the control over their use, in which after them and grabbed one of sight shillings a ton.
He ran be bought at the pit head for granted in return for the outlag Helena May Institute to mem-case, another factor will have been them by the wrist, but rescue of big sums of money on totally
A Motherwell girl of Sfteen unexplored grount and with theers and their friends at 5 p.m. added to the general militarism of came from an unexpected quarter.
the country.
Suddenly Jose received a hard was attacked in the street the mane difficulties to be faced and a Tuesday, January 11th.
hack in the shins, the intention other evening by a man who overcome in Chins.
It was in the year 1903, I think. of those bloodthirsty coolies, as seized her hair, cut it off with There will be no meeting of the Reading Circle at the Helens that the Wright Brothers rs: Jose complained to the Magistrate one stash of a knife, and rushed started on their experiment which in the Court, being to kill him. away into the darkness. This is May Institute to-morrow, Thurs- day, January 6th. The paper on are a practical side to
This latter part of the store but one of several crimes of the Swinburne will be read next question of the power given to would appear to cast rome light kind reported in the daily papers Britain recently. Human Thursday morning,
mortals to dy through the air. the 13th
Since that time, the science of on the charge of assault. Mr. in January.
Smith was sceptical when he hair is, of course, valuable, but aeronautics have vastly improv asked in effect what Jose's thefts of this kind are not as a ed, and with the latest developson was for first starting the rule, so the police say, com- In regard to the appeal forment, that of the Handley Page row by stabbing the coolismitted for gain. They are the
for the War Memorial Wing, and the helicopter device
acts of a certain kind of lunatic. be kind, considerate, honourable, funds truthful, respectable, intelligen: Institute, it is now notified that for ascent and descent. 30
Some time ago an absolute panie The complaisant said that his was caused in Paris by a madman and possess all other standard "a partion of the sum raised will indefinite vista is opened up for Virtues. It mag interest some to be devoted to the erection of a the improvement of the seroplane intention in grabbing the coolie's known as "Jack the Hair Steal- know that the tree nature of a permanent stone memorial, which on the lines of safety and speed wrist was to catch hold of himer." When at last he was track- coned down it was found that he was gentleman has been under dis will be put in hand at an early As the motor car first typifies the and hand him over to a cussion for some 2400 years. In dath,"
Evolution of a new method of stable who was approaching stings-ndow with the stolen the Sith century B. C.. the
transport, ED the aeroplane His Worship rejoing that the|locks!" A-fée years earlier there Chinese philosopher Confuciu-
typiñes this evolution, plus complainant could have adopted was a similar scare at Leyton- was asked by his disciple, Tzu- Mr. J. H. N. Mods, the well-elevation, and with these two the better course of taking down stone, and matters became so kung:
"What is a gentleman ? known exchange and bullion factors a third will be brought on | the chair's number.
serious that girls hardly dared And Confucius replied: A broker, returned to the Colony in process of time in the effect
The complaina::-The coolies venture through the streets alone into yesterday by the Teayo Maru which will be produced in the were carrying the chair as they after dark. what he from the United States after a topographical formation of our ran away. I had no opportunity never caught, deel.
He is accom towns and cities. He is year's absence.
of observing the number. broad and fair. The vulgerpanied by Mrs. Mody, who has
In at least one suburb of The defendants, in reply to the' From almost every quarter of the world reports tell of economic are based and petty." Also, said been away from the Colony for
With the passenger costs. re- and financial stringents; from almost every quarter of the world Confucius, a gentleman is a good two years.
duced to 5 shillings as reported in Magistrate, stated that they did London-namely, that of Kew Gardens-have the residents reports tell of enormous armament programmes. Statistics of the sport, or, in the words of the
a Home paper. it is not hard to accept the twenty cents. The
the best total expenditure contemplated under the latter head, and the philosopher:
into his learned complainant rushed Amongst Hongkong residents forcast that the safety offered in house just at the moment when method of reducing the proportion this beans to the Budgets of the respective countries, no rivalties--exrept, perhaps in would provide a formidable indictment of international conditions archery, and then, throughsu: now on the way out from Home the new inventions will promote they were counting the change price of a commodity or service is todo without it if at all possible. in the third year of peare. It is scarcely possibit therefore to the struggle, be is still the gentle are Mr. George Curry. Secretary never increasing amount
Kew Gardens is a good middle- oxaggerate the importance of the discussion in the United States man." Furthermore, we are told on December 4th, Mr. and Mrs course of
of the Gas Co., who left Liverpool pablir support, and nagitate in for the one dollar bill.
time the Formation
The complainant aid that the class district, and in normal times Senate regarding a restrictive in navai construction. Senator by Confucius, a centeman "has 3 Enders and family, and of our cities and roads in the way defendants were "playing the food its residents would have found Borah introduced a slution a fortnight ago prop aing that Britain likes and no dislikes below and J. H. Barr and that they should look from the air. o him." They pretended not to the idea of doing their own and Japan be invited to agree to a 50 per cent, reduction in naval heaven. He follows right. Gen-amily who left Liverpool aboard
have any change, and it was no laundry work an unthinkable one. programmes. The resolution came up for discussion on Monday, Hemen trust in justice; the vul- the Cap Finnesterre on December
To cite an instance Recently until be took back the dollar bill With the fifty percent. increase on when there was "considerable sentiment in favour of including gar trust in favour."
Upon being 10th.
entered the house that their laundry bills and the gradual- an engineer in an airplane made and France and Italy in the negotiations,” and a decision was deferred questioned further by the per-
a satisfactory preliminary survey they called out to him they mounting cost of other cam- Every believer in the welfare of humanity must hope that the scent Izu-kung. Confucius re-
for the building of a railroad inther had sufficient coins.
modities the residents decided on good work will not be allowed to peter out. Reviewing the initial plied: "A gentleman considers Mr. J. Ralston, Hon. Secretary the Phillippine Islands, being able The defendante, in further retrenchment, in one direction at session of the League of Nations the other day attention was drawn what is right: the vulgat consider of the Hongkong Football from aboka to select the best offatatements, said that two chairs any rate, and acting, evidently in to the hopeful fribute of the organisation, Reference was also what will par A gentleman Association, informs us that he three routes suggested, the one were hired by the complainant combination, they made up their made to the disquieting position in regard to armaments, the wishes to be slow to speak and has forwarded a draft for £28 79. that offered fewer dificulties in for himself and a friend.
minds to ignore the laundry van intentions of the United States being the chief factor" with respet quick to act. He helps the needs; Id. to Sir Arthur Pearson, Chair- the way of engineering and to a beginning of the restrictive process. A glance at approximate he does not swell riches."
The Magistrate, on being thus on its usual rounds and do the man of St. Dunstan's Hostel for construction. The possibilities of informed, took Jose to task for work as far as they were able at figures is suficient to emphasise the gravity of the financial strain.
Blinded soldiers and Sails. This the airplane for this particular emitting this point in his first home. The sequel came almost. Not content with the huge 3-year programme with which America Another View.
represents the proceeds of the character of work needs no fur-
immediately afterwards in the signalised the year of the Peace Treaty. Uncle Sam has prepared
Civilians v.' Services football ther suggestion. The men, time,
form of a fifty per cent. reduction Having noted what this Chinese
Gutierrez replied that when he another monster schedule, and for the ensuing financial year the
labour, money saved in making a
in the quotations for laundried estimates submitted to Congress amount to nearly 700 million sage had to say on the point, let match on December 27th.
survey by this overhead means, stated that he paid twenty cents gods, while the indifference of dollars. This dwarfs anything that the great wealthy Republic of us see what the Puritan fathers
about the matter. In the Summary Court this as compared with any ground to the coolies, he meant to say the laundresses gavo place to an the West voted before the war-to-end-war. It may be added that thought
method, are immeasurable. The that twenty cents were paid for almost embarrassing solicitation" timates for almost as large a sum have also been prepared for They had an altogether different morning, before Mr. Justice J. R. whole matter was solved in the each chair, and he was asking for for orders. The movement is likely U. S. land forces. Altogether America proposes to spend on conception of a gentleman. Confu- Wood, judgment was given for armaments during the year over 1,000 millems (C. S. dollars): cius held a gentleman to be one the defendants in the suit brought engineers mind once he saw, with sixty cents back out of the dollar
his well trained eye how things ho tendered. These are figures to make the head reel. Japan, no: unnaturally who trust in Puritansted of the China Overseas Trading looked from above. apprehensive of her great rival. has just budgeted for over favour, but the Puritans granted Company, Limited, against Yan
gentlemen £50,000,000 on naval expenditure, and her combined military and
special privileges Fat and Co. of 36, Bonham The binoculars and the camera paval votes, amounting to ball of the total Budget, represent a much under the law. Thus, a code of Strand East for $874.40, being of the server will discern and larger proportion of the year's aggregate expenditure than even the statutes enacted in Massachusetts damages alleged to have been. corresponding outlay of wealthier America. At Home the naval ex-in 1641, provided as follows: sustained by the plaintiffs by reveal such obstructions, our No men shall be besten with reason of breach of contract on shortcomings. our blemishes, penditure for the current year is something over £50,000,000, besides heavy votes for the army and Air Force, while France, even after above 40 stripes, nor shall any the part of the defendants in fail everything that detracts from or the usefulness, security some modification, has to face an enormous military vote and also true gentleman, por ser tan ing to take delivery of twenty tons and beauty of the things we build
substantial naval one. It is no case for wonder if the great work equal to a gentleman, be punished of phosphates of lime, bought by
with whipping unless his crime the defendants from the plaintiffs on a scroll to the ampler vision of and which unfold themselves as of reconstruction lags.
Bys freak of circumstance America bas superseded Germany be very shameful." It appears, under contract.
the man in the air. as the storm-centre. The attitude of official America, Democratic therefore, that being a gentleman and Republican, is the reverse of reassuring. The United States in Massachusetts in those days;
The now* programme at
RUGBY. Secretary for the Navy greeted his countrymen'e naval reduction was a condition of life, rather than, proposal with derision, not to say opprobrium, actually declaring of character. The Chinese defini-Bostock's Circus reveals many that such an agreement must be futile because it did not extend tion is the better. And, by the way, iteras which are quite new to the Of these, the most beyond the three chief Powers. Invited by Lord Northcliffe, in an how many gentlemen would still Colony. exchange of views, to indicate what possible combination America be considered such, if the Con-noteworthy item is the turn given desired to be prepared against, Mr. Daniels moroly repeats the fucian specifications were strictly by the Chinese Trio. A tortuous The Hongkong Rugby Challenge contention just quoted. He evades the reduction proposal, applied to-day? although Mr. Walter Long, the First Lord of the Admiralty, had; taken opportunity to announce that Britain was not framing any programme pending developments, and had abandoned her pre-war
According to a report of the balancing acts until he reaches The opening match will be George on a charger, trampling Croft, that is, Bishop's small hold- standard of comparison with other Fleets. At the same time the Japanese Embassy in London let it be known that Japan would Chinese police "Little Hsu," who the top. The Arkos Trio, in their. between the Army and Navy. on the German eagle, lying close ing. And it is a remarkable com- welcome an agreement for reduction. A section of the Senate, it recently escaped from the Japan-daring flying trapeze acta, create Six matches will be played for to which is a skull and cross-mentary on the life of these two bones. The medal is dated 1914. Bishops who stood for simplicity. would appear, has taken up the point of including France and ess Legation. has returned to a new sensation, whilst the per-points, and the Cup will be pre-1918, and the number, rank, name that ther are the only two
seen in sented at& final game-Winners Italy, and if these nations can be induced to assent, which ought Tientsin on a Japanese steamer forming animals are
and unit of the recipieo is Bishops whose statues stand in The second game- not to be a difficult matter, so much the better, though why and has taken up his residence new acta. The popularity which v. Rest. agreement between the three chief naval Powers should be made in the Japanese Concession. He the Circus bas achieved since its Army
the streets of the great cities of Club is down for engraved on the rim.
All
It is thought that the issue of England-Bistop Fraser in Man-. to hinge upon others is not clear. It is something that the Senate as accompanied by two secre-first night has been strongly Saturday, 15th, at 4 p.m.
Fourteen Anfu leaders, maintained, as evidenced by the matches are to be played on the the medal will be completed in chester and Bishop Gore in le, apparently, paying serious attention to the question. Seldom taries.
it is said, have visited the house, crowded houses,
Club ground.
Birmingham. can it have been more imperative that sanity prevail.
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statement.
Remarking that he had no need to call evidence, the Magistrate imposed a fine of $3 on each of the defendants.
WAR MEDALS.
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to spread to other parts of London.
No sooner bas the Bishop of Lichfield announced his decision to leave his Palace, states a home contemporary than the Bishop of Durham is reported to be on the lookout for a smaller residence than Auckland Castle. Our Bishops are only doing, though for different retsons, what Bishop Fraser did when ha
Some Arrive in Hongkong. was appointed to Manchester All those in the Colony who refused to go into the Diocese.
half a century ago. He absolute are entitled to the British War if it meant living in a palace. The Medal will be interested to learn authorities said that a palace was that with the Xmas mail there farrived a number of the medals essential, but as the Bishop was from various Regimental Record determined they gave way. The same thing happened to Dr. Gore Offices at Home.
when he refused to live in Har- The medal is of quite an in-tlebury Castle, but he won, too, resting design. On the front is and lived in an ordinary house in the head of King George, whilst Worcester. At Birmingham be on the reverse is depicted St. lived in a plain house-Bishop's
the near future.