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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26. 192
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---It seama'to us that in his inter- view on the opiam question, Sir
DAY BY DAY,
John Jordan, in his anxiety to GOOD MANNERS ARE-MADE UP show his impartiality, is rather OF FETTY SACRIFICES TEMPER-
COURAGE, unduly critics) of the Indian ANCE
LOVE ARE Government whose policy in MADE UP OF THE SAME JEWELS. sending opium to Hongrong and LISTEN TO EVERY PROMPTING OP elsewhere he describes as very HONOUR.-Eaterson. unsatisfactory. In this connec-
tion we cannot but regall the
The Hon. Mr. H. E Pollock
Home
ROUND THE TOWN,
By "Gadabout.", "A Resident" who writes to
COD,
BASEBALL FIENDS.
And the Injured Sanitary Inspector,
the prass over-this after-dark dog The joyous game of pitàhìng shooting game, is not the first to the baseball, which is becoming kick about the high-handed pro increasingly cedure the police are adopting Asiatics bare, formed the subject. popular amergat with regard to sur dumb friends of an amusing case before Mr. J. the recent publication of a booklet and are. Pollock left for This scheme of shooting dogs for A. Fraser at the Magistrany this by the Indis Office, antilled by the sa. Kalyan to-day.
apparently po reason at all is bad morning, when Sanitary Inspector "The Truth About Indian Opium.”
enough, in all conscience, but if Frank Allan, in summoning a in which
it's really got to be done, then Japanese for assault and cansing a are shown the
The sumbarina Rotill left it's time some of the police were a public pulsauce, described at successful steps taken by the Government of India in restrict Hongkong for Wei-hai-wei tbis taught to shoot. Hero's a fellow length his first impressions of
morning, and will not return bere wandering round ing the production and consump until October.
our streets the game, which in his case, tion of the drug in India and in
at nigh. armed with shot-wers anything but happy. Ons regulating exports. This publica
with foll power to of the hard balls, wish the In- tion proved that India has far Ah Fong sends us an excellent fire, apparently, whenever spector sought to prors was de exceeded the demands of the dashlight photograph taken at unaccompanied canios comes liberately thrown, hit him square» «. Specifications on ApplicHague Convention, and, what is the Queen's College Old Boys in sighs, and according to Resty on the back as he passed along
ident" he's such an expart in Greeson Street a week ago. more, indicated that China pro-Association dinner. tion to
duces seven times as much opium
the use of firearms that "a second
With supreme indifference re- as India Even Sir John Jarlso A Sanitary Department coolie shot at a distance of tuvo pard's bas to admit that the product on was stackes and wounded on failed to put the animal out of its arding the state of the traffic,. foplum in Chias is now from the head and shoulder yesterday #gons." I manage to get home the chance of the ball bitting 25 to 30 per
cent. of what by another man who has been pretty early these nights, I car Japanese and Chinese transform- unlucky passers-by, a band of
WES in 1907. 11 is arrested.
tell you. I hope I'm never in the true that India is exporting the
vicinity any time this chap's tryed Giesson Street into a playing- drug to Hongkong, and other!
ing his skill; there's a obance I'd pitch, and for the space of half- places, but that is no breach of General
During the absence of Major he gadding about round Happy an-bour the ball passed from the Convention, and, what is very K.C.M.G. C.B., D.S.O., the com- the ammunition's a bit on the was on his way to the office, pas- Fowler Valley way. However, I'm told hand to hand. At the critical juncture Inspactor Allan, who much to the point, the exports mind of the Troops in China will bum side. are being steadily reduced. so devolve on Colonel C. W. Dary, much so that Hongkong well ic.G. knows that in course of time the local revenue from this source will eventually vanish to the point of complete extinction. If Chins were grappling with the opium problem K3 factorily India is would be little cause for plaint.
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HONGKONG, 26th April, 1922.
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sd into the thoroughfare from the Prays, and, seeing what I heard another little dog. Was in progress, thought it better, Amongst the passengers who shooting story the other day leave the roadway and walk for his personal safety, to left for Home to-day by the ss. An Indian watchman, having a Kalyan were Mr. and Mrs. L. G. soft spot in bis heart for dumb along the pavement. All would Bird, Mrs. Bagnall, Mrs. Havelock animals, had a little dog. Heave gone well and no fuss would Davies, Mrs. Dallin and Mr. H. had it some eleven years, during have been made had not the ball, Percy Smith.
which time the Government had thrown by an unknown baad.come into violent contact with his back accepted his hard-earned money There were 18 more cases of for its licence. He was very fond just before he reached the end of the street. The long distance plague notifiad yesterday, all of his little canine friend, which but five of which were from bad been in the babit for many its flight convinced the Inspector forer which the ball travelled in Restricting Tin Output.
the city of Victoria. All the years of keeping him compary The Siraits Settlements and the cases were Chinese and ten were during the long nights when be that it was deliberately thrown. F.M.S have been hard hit during fatal. One non-fatal case each kept his vigil outside bis en he assumed possession of the and, not being sure of the calprit, the past eighteen months, both of small-por
ployer's premises. Policamen The Canton situation is still in their main industries, rubber and diphtheria (India) were
often passed that way and it may ball, with the intention of taking a state of Bux, and he would be a tin, having been under a cloud.
the Police Station be safely presumed that many of it to [reported.
evidence." them saw the watchman's solitary bold man who would prophesy la relation to the former, volut-
companion and probably guessed Seeing that the chances were what is likely to occur in thetary restriction has been resorted Įto, with partial, and only partial.
Robbers stabbed and wounded to whom it belonged. Then one that he would lose the ball if it Dear future. It is now abundantly success. The same expedient in Chinese on the Kowloon City-night an officer of the law armed remained in the Inspector's clear that President Sun and respect of tin is now advocated aumatic Road, last night when with a sho; gun (I suppose) and possession, one of the Japanese General Chao have been unsble by the Brown Waugh Tin Co. of be put up a resistance. Injuries instructions for the use thereof came up and asked for its return.
Penang. Our Singapore corres
were sustained necessitating bis appeared on the scene. I'm told The way he put his claim was to see eye to eye on many vitalpondent
removal to states that
the Kwong Wab that the dox barked at the man not polite, or even gentle. What issues, and that the former's of cutpot is
Hospital. The robbers escaped in blue. Queer sort of easier than in
dog bedid, according to the statement return to Canton has to do with the case of rubber, and on taking with them 821 in coins, if it hadn's. Maybe it thought of the Inspector, was to rush up
the whole one is disposed to extracted from the pockets of be
coming to the land roughly lay his hand on, the . deal more than the re-arrange-judge that this is
their victim. a justifiable
store over which its master was Inspector's right shoulder. This ment of the northern expediti.D. assumption. Sundry questions
keeping guard, or maybe it gave show of force was repeated with The Canton Times asserts that arise, however, such as agree- The motor ship Glengarry just a friendly little bark because variations the whole way to”
mant with other
here tin-produc-arrived
yesterday from it liked policemen. Anyway, he the Police Station. there never have been any differ.
"B Was ing areas. At present the market Home on her maiden voyage of the guo let drive. He missed. not until another Japanese, who ences of opinion between the appears to be clozged by surplus after a good run out. She is of The dog appreciated the fact that played in the game, had interfered President and the now-retired stocks of some 15,000 tons held similar type to the Glenogle and the neighbourhood be was in with his countryman on the In- Civil Governor, and its explana-by the Malayan and Dutch Indies the Glenspp, having a length of wasn't bealthy and rap yelping to spector's behalf that these mole
Governments. On all scores
502 feet and beam of 63 feet. Sbe his master. The watchman, stations ceased. tion of Chan's departure is char-remedy is a matter of urgency, has two sets of high-powered anxions for the safety of his pet On his part, the Japanese told acterised by marked sophistry. not least became Chinese capital, Diesel engines, each of 3,200 tied it up. This made the marks the Court in effect that his ba It states that on the approach of largely invested in the industry. horse-power.
man's job easy and it was not haviour was strictly according to difficult matter to add another to etiquette. In making the demand the troops of the Expeditionary may leave the country. The 3-
plus stocks, though large, do not, For
night only. the his bag. This, at any rate, is the for the return of the ball, all ho Army, it was agreed that, in wefiafer, bear the formidable pro- Kowloon Theatre will show First Watchman's story. There is the did was to w.lk up to the order to avoid any misunder-portion to requirements that has National's latest feature attractory of the police, but what that Inspector, courteously take off
is W standings on the part of the marked the growth of rubber, as tion, "Dinty," this evening. Pro-
don't know, because bis hat and express himself public, and also to prevent fric-latest available statistics, exceeds featuring little Wesley Barry as
the annual output, according to the duced by Marshall Neilan and although a letter of complaint bus mildly:"Very sorry. was sent in the following day, so mastah. Give ball back, please." tion between the soldiers of the 123,000 tons. During the recent precocious newsboy, this happy far no-one has yet condescended He naively added, however, that several commands, Chan's troops visit of the Prince of Wales to the
picture inter weaves romance, to reply.
he was impressed by the Inspec- would withdraw from the city with the usual penchant for ban-citing
Straits, & Chinese procession. pathos and humour with an ex-
tore uniform which was very story staged in Ssa and wait orders to go to the ners, bore one with the inscrip. Francisco's Chins town.
mach like that of a police officer, Heard an masing little story but when informed by an old front. That reads very nice, but,tion: "Tío, £240; rubbar, 23. 61.TM
the other day. A very big police woman that he bad to deal with official was riding on top of the Sanitary officer, he tried to take to pat it mildly, it can scarcely-this by way of inraking
Many people took advantage car and behind him were sitting back the ball. be regarded as a correct explans quotation for tin is around £140 in the Prince's Pavilion, the may have been a dozen Chinese As the present of the last opportunity to dance two Chinese. Of course, there tion of Chan's exit. In pissing per ton, the processionists were deraclition of which commenced behind him; but that markee. Magistrate said that with regard, it may be noticed that this asking for something. By past today. There were large crowds We're only concerned with these to the charge of causing a public fast of conflict between troops quotations. Lowever, it woul! been bath Monday and Tuesday particular two. The said police nuisance by playing the baseball of various commands hardly metal to touch £203.
nothing out of the way for the aftemoons. On the second day, taipan was looking very smart, game, as the defendant was the A restric-when Mr. Will Hender was con-all dressed up in bis uniform, and unly one charged with the offence gives an impression of amity and tion scheme should do something ducting the Jazz band, the door after admiring him for sometime out of a number of others be concord between Sub's and towards helping. At the same
time we trust that our fiends in for comfortable dancing.
was filled to its utmost capacity the two Chinese began to audibly would be let off lightly with Chan's followers.
Malaya are earnestly taking to The plain fact appears to be heart the lesson that it is danger- ous to pla faith to one or two that San
determined to
industries to the neglect of wrest control of the finances and others.
before the Chief Justice (Sir Wm. in fact, I believe be spoke had to take the ball somsbow the arsenal from Chan, and that
Rees-Davies), yesterday, of malin Cantonese but according as tangible evidence that he had liciously, on March 31st, setting to my informant, that's about the been struck by it and thate game is why he has come back to
fire to sundry things in the bulld-gist of what he meant. "Garn, was being played in a public Canton. Whether, as has been;
|ing.39, Wanchai Road, under cir- he ain't a Revenue Officer; he's thoroughfare. If the defendant suggested, Sun used the idea of An inconspicuous paragraph in cumstances that if the building a meter reader," was the other's bad agreed to come with him a Home paper, as though the had been set on fire he would retort, or something like that, quietly to the Police Station, leading an expeditionary army matter were of minor importance, have been guilty of a feloas. Io soybow, Then fallowed at there would bave been against the North as a pratert informs us that for the first time passing sentence of seven yesre" animated discussion, se to which necessity for retention of the ball. for recruiting forces so sto since 1913-14 the National Debthard labour, the Judge pointed was right. The argument was The Magistrate bound over the
shows a reduction apon the out that prisoner's act might have loud and long, our taipan waxing Japanese on the other count. strengthen bis own position, previous year. For the last pre-resulted in the deaths of bugao more wrathful at every word. time may tell; the suggestion war gancial year the Debt stood beings. He was passing a severe By the time he got home he had may not be so fanciful as it at just over 630 millions, showing sentence, but it was not more decided upon a plan of action.
But if Sun is now really a gradual decrease since the time then half what the law justified Those Revenue Officers' uniforms like the more free and easy way.
of the Napoleonie, wars. When bio doing. expecting Chao to take. & prom-the European conflict broke out, inent part in the venture north the total jumped by leapa wards, we fear he is in for aland disappointment. And
seems.
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good "jos."
The National Debt.
bounds.
In giving bis decision, the
discuss bim. "Say, but doesn't fine of $1. To Inspector Allan that Revenue Officer sare look I think you did wrong in retain- found dandy," said one. He may noting the ball. guilty at the Criminal Sessions, have used those exsot words The Inspector replied that he
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mast be made more distinctive. More than one guy took a little. Don't know whather this is alibird and spent quite a lot of time true or not. Pal of mine swears at the bar wbile, some other The end of
it is. Anyway, an order bas fellow who came in this: meaning to WAT, itt'a
come in for all R.O to wear a single ticket tripped round with case the Armistior, found the
little Ladge on their collars. his girl. Oh, we're getting on would be interesting to know debt amounting 18. morg
fine; one of thesi days woʻli `all wby Chan has now been given a thousands of millions than it had Palace Hotel Handicap,
[be natural, Quile a lot of people The Ex-Active Service Men's took advantage of the last öbance mere divisional command instead stood at hundreds of millions be
Playing at the Palace Hotelssociation certainly do seem to to indulge in the pleasures of Jazz |fore the start. This was not by of the post of evmander-in-
any means the maximum, as post-last night, W. G. Gerrard (190) be waking old Hongkong up at the Prince's Pavilion before it chief of the expedition. However war disbursements of one kind beat I. L Goldenberg (ser.) by bit. Danced with girl without is pulled down. The dances on The winner made an intro' at their little affair the Monday and yesterday were real we look at the situatios, wɔnzu-and another swelled the aggregate 250-156.
to nearly eight thousand millions. breaks of 31, 19, 17, 16, 14, not but read it as indicating aj
other night, you know. Of course, jolly little shows. By the way, However, during the financial P. Lannon did not tarn up for you are supposed to be able to do talking about the light fantastic. final split between the two men, year 1921-22 the Government his match with S. Dallow, and for-that at any masked ball, but no bere's a terse little bit that I and if Chan does get a big follow. contrived a redaction of $244. feited accordingly.
far I haven't seen much of it in read in a journal, from * across. this Colony. "It's not done, the pond.":"You may agrze with ing of troops, it may yet come to 900,000. This, representing some
40 per cent. of the whole pre-war]
r.{seemed to be the old idea, and it or you may not.” Anyway, bære dominoes - seldom remained" duif ist. “One difference between their ownere faces after the hugging and dancing is you dance. first hour or so. And the girls to a crowd.”:
a mid of strength, with all the Debt, is noteworthy, especial. regrettable cona-quences thɩly considering the financial such a development would entail. ziren.
To-night's Games.
6 p. 8. W. Chung (−300) A. ♬ Edmonds (100),
3 p.. A. Gourley (-150) W. Pitt (-300)