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The Telegraph.
in one form and acother it is seen in the Old Country itself
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5. 1923.
DAY BY DAY.
to
ATTACKS ON LOCAL "CAPITALISTS".
An Unfortunate Sequel.
SHANGHAI ITEMS.
The Settlement's Growth. (From Our Own Correspondent.)
Shanghai, April 5.
The remarkable growth of
Shanghai's latest claim modernity istha appearancain the settlement of a “boot black "who YOU SHOULD LIVE VIRTUOUS- seems to do a roaring business LY FOR MANY REASONS, BUT until told By the police to
'move PARTICULARLY ON THIS AC- од Hongkong is as yet with COUNT, THAT YOU MAY BE ABLE: Out of recent happenings in con- Shanghai is evidenced in a report out the services of such a gentle- TO DESPISE THE TONGUES OF Rection with the recent sirite, aby the electricity departmant mio, who would be regarded saYOUR DOMESTIC THE TONGUE local scheme which is sutirely showing a profit of one million something of a curiosity if he IS THE WORSE PART OF A BAD benevolent in its object may bave tel came here. It is said that this SERVANT.—Juramol,
Capitalization is now Shanghai shoa-shiner produces
to be abandoned because some of nearly Tis. 21,000,000. Twenty its more influential supporters years ago the capital was Tis was consider that they hava bean un. 250,000. The ouput of current last fairly treated by those in whose in-year was nearly the same is terests the schama was projected.
Manchester's. Several months back we re- ported that a project was afoot Garner Quelch and Company is The case of Pomeroy versuk for the establishment of a completed and judgment re- orphanage and industrial school served. for the children of the poorer Mr. Julius Meier has arrived from Portland to lavite China to participate in the great Inter- national Exposition in 1925. ernment and that financial assis-
Shantung officials bare formed sance on its part was not at all $10,000,000 Company to exploit unlikely,astart would be made, as mines at Yangtsre, Szechuan and self.on a canvass for the foundation opened here. soon as the opportunity offered it-Chinglichen. funds amongst the Chinese mer-
Offices will be
Ffar better results than the Mr. Joseph D. Birrell average household coolie, but amongst the passengers arriving this we barlig regard as a very by the Hoosier State. high testimonial anyhow. In Manila, it is the regular thing to H.E. the Governor of Macao get one's boots cleaned in the arrived early this afternoon by street or whilst receiving the at-the Portuguese gunboat Patria. tention of the barber, just as it is,
in the United States. And at
Home, of course, the "boot hack" Miss Lin L.Shew, an Americat-people of the Colony. Then it quite an institution. Mention dacated Chinese teacher, bas was decided that as the plan was of the American custom reminds been appointed Director of Educa-favourably thought of by the Gor us of the Hongkong lady who tion at Heungsban
on a visit to San Francisco, put
of the
Ther shoes outside the hotel The April number bedroom door on retiring one Sustin (probably its last) is now night and was astounded next on sale. We hope later to be able morning to discover that they to review its contents. had disappeared and could not be faund. Eventually they were
Yesterday's
י
health
chants. The strike intervened and
it WF33 due to unpleasant LATE MR. W. T. ELSON, return incidents connected with this
run to earth in the "lost baggage" showed eleven cases of plague eventful episode in the history of room! The query put to the five fatal) and one of smallpox the Colony that a reversion of lady by one of the botel servents falso fatal). All were Chinese.
Funeral at Singapore. when he told him her plight
feeling has occurred and caused a (From Our Own Correspondent.) was. Did you put 'em outside
number of the more influential your door to get em stolen?"
Messrs. Brewer, and Co., will supporters of
Singapore, April 5. the scheme to . Mr. W.T. Elson, of A.S. Watson To which the lady replied instant, photoraphs of the land they entertained in its connection of Sinls from beart failure on have for sale on Friday. 7th. depart from the good intentions and Co, who died aboard the City "No, to get them cleaned." "Guess we don't clean boots inng of H.R.H. the Prince of What a reporter of the Teler uph March 30, was interred the same hotels in this country
Wales, the right illuminations,bas been enabled to discover is day at the Bidadari Cemetery, retort.
jetc.-Arfrt.
that if the scheme is to be carried Singapore. There were fout according to the original plans wreaths from Freemasons and the financial assistance of some of child are returning to Hongkong it will have to be done without Singapore friends. Mrs. Elson and its original protagonists.
by thes.s. Plassy.
Too Bad.
Was the
Specially contributed to the Telegraph. A most interesting article by Orrin Keith on the alliance between
It is an extremely happy idea rumoured on the part of the V. R. C. to get Chang Tso-lia and Sun Yat-sen sume of its members to go out will be found on Page 3 of this early to-morrow morning to meet issue. the Prince of Wales in Chinese dragon boats. This litla deristion
Strikes Settled.
.
of the prison this afternoon.
נים
Chinese businessman
It seems that a number of in the
recent general strike.
him on the subject, the antspoken reply received by our reporter A few days ago, it was rumoured from a well-known locs! Chinese that the seamen of the inner-businessman was as follows:-
A
many
he Wid
Remarkable Hongkong
Picture.
generations will study with envy, A picture that later Hongkong
the film record of the Prince's
Colony, whose interest in charit- KOWLOON ROBBERY. able undertakingsisunquestioned,] bare been the recipients of many A Daring Attack. from the official programme 10th, and after
Commencing Monday, April
threatening letters, some of them A robbery .oceaned in the res HONGKONG, 5th April, 1922.
of an extremely abusive asture.idential quarter of Kowloon provides a thoughtful human Thursdays (excluding the 13th referring to their actions in the yesterday afternoon. The victim
that date THE PRINCE'S COMING.
touch. It would bave bien ap-inst) an afternoon Dauce will be propriate had there been some held weekly in the U. S. R. C. cause which has evoked feelings collector in the employ of the Another was Wong Fook-pui, & reci bing in the nature of a dragon Time 4.30-7. pm. No charge for To-morrow the Colony will be boat
of resentment and wounded the Spanish Procuration. On going race by Chinese crews admission.-Adrt. . fe in honour of the Heir-Ap-during the Prince's visit: here,
amour propre of these gentlemen to collect the rent of Na. 3 is the indiscriminate reference to Prat Avenue, he was net upon parent to the British Throne native
but we regret to Jay that
them as "capitalists"in sundry while ascending the back stair- Hongkong means to give the celebrations looks
participation in the There will be no public per-violent press criticism, and public case by three or four mea. His
like being formances at this Kowloon meetings in Canton. They trace eyes Prince royal welcome. The very slight. To be quite frank Theatre. it is announced, during some connection to the labourers a handkerchief and
were bandaged with visit is timely. For the open-the attitude of the bulk of the Thursday and Friday. The "Coast view which they now hold on ropes and gagged, whilst two
about it, we cannot understand the two days of the Prince's visit, of this Colony, bence the altered very esed there is eloquent evidence Chinese residents of the Colony Mexico, will be screened
50071 trussed up with of Opportunity". 'a io many directions that
romance of this matter of helping children of purses containing a sum of 8743 the towards this week's festivities.
on their less well-to-do countrymen were taken from him. With the British nation is sound at core: It is nothing to be proud of.
Saturday.
of the labouring classes. there is also evidence not to be scarcely upholds the old traditions It is petty. and, what is more, it
complation of this aubstantial eraded of a widespread spirit of of Chinese courtesy. The absence in Hoogkong reservoirs totalled men it must be said that where
On April 1st, the water stored Chinese merchants and business-abserved.
To the credit of the local baut; the Lobbers departed va- unrest. This is not confined to of any Chinese scholars from 835.8 million gallons, compared occasions arisa for the betterment lector was on the point of enter- The house which the rent col- ang land or any people. We will be particularly noticeable 30
the function on the cricket ground with 1,237.67 millions on
th of the conditions of the poor ing before he was set upon by the have lately seen something of it and, official statements to the corresponding Egures for
date last year. The financial assistance on their part robbers was tenanted, we are given in this Colony. It appeared in a contrary, the test reason will not Kowloon reservoir were 155.65 unsparing, witness the
the has not been only generons bat to understand, by Mr. Hyde, of violent form in South Africa: in be found in the China Ming and 54.74 million gallons.
recent the Godown Company. Mr. Hyde, is still all to visible in Ireland amount of money that is spent on festiv.1. Considering the buge
instance of a meetingh at the appearing later, had his attention Tung Wah Hospital for the pur-drawn to the spot where the on- Chinese education in this Colony Ho Fat, who murdered woman pital at Wanchai, at which, it will immediately loosed the bonds The death sentence passed on pose of establishing a branch hos fortunate shroff was lying and be and the fact that head teachers whom he claimed to be his wife, be recalled, many thousands of and relieved the man from the it is plainly to be seen in many reflect beer ingratitude when was
ere all British, it does seem to fin a brochel at Balchars Street, dollars were collected within uncomfortable position in which parts of the world. At such a naive students cannot be got to authorities at Victoria Gaol at this benevolent interest are for-
carried by the prison few minutes. Other instances of he was left by the robbers. period any factor which quickens pay a very small courtesy to the six o'clock this morning. patriotism is to be especially Throne. This is su occasion on the nsust enquiry was held by Leang Kok, and the Confucian
Heir Apparent of the British convicted man was hanged and Tang Wah Hospital. the Po FILMING THE PRINCE.
The inished by the activities of the acclaimed. Residence in a re- which we are very disappointed the Coroner within the precincts Society. Tos question addressed mote spot bas a natural tendency in the Chinese. to deepen attachment to the Motherland and to the symbol of Empire which ita reigning House
It is good news that the bar-river steamers at Canton would "We who have been dubbed as visit to the Colony, will be screened embodies. As the Colonial Pre-bers' and tramwaymen's disputes strike to day. But according to heartless capitalists, are still here almost before His Royal miers stated at the conclusion of have been settled, particularly as latest information, the strike is capable Last year's Imperial Conference, we are on the eve of the Prince's called off. At meeting of the position. of appreciating the case Thanks to the enterprise of Hong- notwithstanding our Highness has sailed for Japan. the most essential of the links all times, and doubly so at this terday, the demand for wages for Communistic extremists to unique picture, showing visit. Harmony is desirable at Canton Shipping Association yes of the emploree, and it is not kang Amusements, Ltd. that bind our widely-apread peo-time. ples is the Crown. The visit of the with an invitation to the Ball promptly complied with and both they have been doing. We want be screened at the Coronet Theatre Fancy anyone honoured submitted by the seamen was criticise us in the abusive manner principal events of the visit will Prince, the living representative finding himself obliged to stay parties are now in harmony. to be treated in the considerate the moment it is ready. From ofthat link, bringe the Old Country of back hair trailing over the away or to attend with a fringe nearer, imparting a renewed and collar! There are Japanese bar-the
Command Orders notify that undermentioned having! vivid force to the tie. Hence bers, who are not directly affect-arrived from the United Kingdom, residents in this
ed?" So there are; it might have by as City of Calcutta are Colony
meant good business for them, if brought on the Command accord- to give the
an inconvenient rush for the ingly R. E.-Lieut. Col. R. F. Prince A welcome not less customers. Still, it is a natter A. Butterworth, C.M.G., D.S.O fervent than those which have for congratulation that the dis. R. G. A.-Liect A. Walsh, greeted him in the course of bisputes bave been settled at an D.C.M. wife and 2 children, With regard to the boxing
early stage instead triumpbant progress, rejoicing allowed to drag on,
of being R. A. S. C.-Liaut L. F. Field, tournament at Kowloon British. with a Staff-R. S. M. B. Hallmark School, reported on another page. that the Crown should be repre- possibility of more sympathetic" M.C., Cheshire Regt., wife and 3 the general opinion of those pres-Dear sented by a typical young Britisher
strikes. The barbers made con- children.
eut who take an interest in the siderable modifications in their! who has in many and varied ways demanda,
sport is that although many bat bare obtained Last night's thread and needle good bouts were witnessed, better And identified himself with bis sab-appreciable concessions, and the dance at the Kowloon Theatre tespite would bave been jects. Before the war the athletic arrangement that the attendants proved a most enjoyable event. possible bad some of the young Prince bad gaine! the gratuities will be generally apneedle were given crickly paper ed. Deitrich, W. Jenner and The
are to have the benefit of all Ladies who brought cotton and fighters besa more evenly match- approbation of a sporting nation.proved. Opinions differ upon the in various charming shades and Fearne were obviously in a class but he was alive as to the tipping question, but it will be with this they Improvised to themselves and should not serious side of life. When the agreed by the majority of people fancy costomes. Gentlemen who have been matched against Every
that the tips which are given brought the great conflict Game, the Heir-should go to the employee. The fasteners were handed strips of 4 Moses and N. Gerrard. These Ficoessary paper younger and smaller boys, such Apparent was early in the field, tramwaymen also modified their red paper to make themselves two latter, especially Gerrard, and when it ended he showed demands, but they likewise bave hate. When clever heads and who W&S matcbed against such wide and active interest regard to pay, working time, and quaint creations, the happy of an adult, acarcely had fight
gained substantial concessions in deft fingers had evolved many Pearne, a youth with the physique in the multifarious affairs of the general arrangements. The tally throng was marched in processioning chance. Empire that the Royal Physician clerke have reduced their demand round the gaily decorated ball. was constrained to prescribe for increased pay by 25 per cent.The judge then piesaated three the Headmaster could have The general opinion was that rest preparatory to the present and while a definite settlement in silver prizes to the Indies re-provided even better entertain-It is not merely just show, Prince; tour. Happily, his Royal High this case has not yet been reached sponsible for the most original meat had he allowed the in- ness now shows signs of splendid the angories fitness, and we trust that his These workers have agreed to saterprising
appear hopeful costumes and two to the most strictors to arrange the bouts. A whole we want you to know,
It simply expresses in part visit to Hongkong, brief though defer the question until after the dancers then took the floor and Nevertheless, it
gentlemen. The instead of doing this himself.
Prince; it be, will be one of the most Princp's visit, and such an with the orchestra in excellent "sports" turn-out, reflecting great
That our welcome is right enjoyable episodes of a memor-accommodating spirit promises form continued the revels until a credit upon the organisersand all
from the heart.”. able pilgrimage.
late hour,
WILLIAM HILL, those who participated.
are
sure
well.
...
manner our efforts deserved.”
SCHOOL BOXING.
The Kowloon Bouts.
was a rest
this the
the moment the "Renowo " arrives to the moment it departs, expert cinema photographers will be on the alert to film every in- teresting incident Among other notable scenes taken will be several of the wonderful illumina- tions promised for the night,
TO OUR PRINCE.
Prince; we give thee Royal
welcome
To out Isle in the China Sen; over the seas you will tell
Joms
No welcome could finer be.
•
flags, the bunting and lanterns The lights on the pillars and
all-
way that a man turns The colours are bright on the
will
And there's light of joy in all isoss bunting and flags of the races, Which is better by far than all
The
And the colours bright on
the wall.
•
Hongkong, April 6, 1922/