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HONGKONG, 24th May, 1922,
LABOUR IN CANTON.
Residents in this Colony not only feel a sentimental interest in Canton but realise that they are often directly affected by events there, since these are liable to exercise a reflex indu ence upon Hongkong. Particu- larly is this the case in relation;
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sympathetic. towards improved conditions for the workers, de- precated disorderly proceedings. Anyway, in taking the stand that
DAY BY DAY.
YOU CAN PAY FOR A MAN'S BRAINS WITH MONEY, BUT HIS he has (and, we trust, adhering to HEART DEMANDS THE REWARD i), General Ngai is assured of OF KIND WORDS. the approbation of the stablo: elements in South China.
Empire Day.
and
ROUND THE TOWN.
[By
Gadabout."]
We 'gat somS curions con- undrums with this fluctuating exchange of oura, don't wat
CORRESPONDENCE,
{To the Editor of the "Hongkong
Ţulegrapă.") Empire Day.
Sir-Empire Day, as the an-
To-morrow baing Ascaasion was reading through the report Day, there will be a celebration of a company meeting the other niversary of the birth of Victoria of Holy Communion st St day and noticed that the assets, the Good, is wall in the thought 8.15 am-dder. Andrew's Churcb, Kowloon, at as expressed in good old pounds, of all loyal subjaots of the British
shillings and pance, stood at a Crown, and in view of the impor lower figars than at the end of trace of her life and her reign A motor-boat ferry service beed in dollars they showed a shouki bo observed as a holiday- the previous year, while express-throughout the British Empire it een Canton and Honam is to substantial income. Query: Has I have observed kaenty year inaugurated to-morrow, the the company had a good year or after year that while Hongkong a bad one? It can be said that became a British possession in. they are poorer than they were 1541, which was during bar late last year or it can be argued that | Majesty's, glorious reign, it has they are richer. Personally. I been entirely overlooked that she
fare to be three cants lst-class and one ceat 2nd-class.
Today, the anniversary of the birthday of Queen Victoria, is being observed throughout British possessions as an occasion when the true meaning of Empire is tept specially in mid. Empire Day was first officially recognised in 190%, when the Earl of Meath inaugurated the festival as means of training school children Mr. M. Manuk was a pass in good citizenship. Its objects enger by the Aki Maru which rather like this up and down is honoured with a status iu are of the best, since it aims left for Australia yesterday. business. It's like this. Say Statue Square, and it is surpris- at the promotion of sound civic Other passengers included Mrs. you've a thousand diba stowedling to apta that no floral
Imperial ideas and H. P. Winslow sad child.
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away in the bank. Of course, tribute is over placed there. Is recognition of the responsibilities
you're darnad lucky if you base, it not up to the Government to as well as the privileges which Invitations for a reception and but we'll say you have for place a wreath there first before fall on Britain because of the ball to be held at Government argument's sake. You look at the loyal citizens come up with great charge which has been House on June 3rd., in honour of exchange table and find the orners? I should like to see this placed in her keeping. As each H.M. the King's brithday, hava buck's gone up a penny. Thea little act carried out in future. anniversary comes round it is been issued by H.E. the Governor, you've made a thousand pence; gratifying to see this aspect of
haven't you? You're a thousand the day growingly stressed. should deplore the observance of sanitation, dairy farms, laundries and for nothing. Now a thousand In the interests of public pence to the good, all free, gratis the day were it made merely the and barbers shops in Canton pence is 24.3.4. Then you're occasion of flag waving displays must in future conform to must-1.3.4 to the good: aren't you? and boratastic utterances. That cipal regulations and be licensed. Say the dollar is standing at half- CANTON SITUATION,
influence. The Canton Coup,
quarters.
We
A.P.C. BUILDING.
be
...
Youra etc. LOYALTY.
Hongkong. May 24, 1912.
Chan May Allow Sun's Return.
Is not the spirit in which
-crown. £1.3.4 with the dollar Britons celebrate Empire Day.
* half-a crown is $33.33.3 Indeed. We should BAY In spite of the launchmen's (recurring). Therefore, you must that there Was Bever astriks keeping most Hongkong) bave made $33.33.3 (recurring). time when a healthiar conception people away, the calico dance in That's an excuse for a night of Imperial duties prevailed than the Kowloon Theatre last night kicking the high spots at Repulse the present. Now responsibilities was quite a success, attracting a Bay. Of course, the nimble one BUT WITHOUT HIS ARMY! have come to us in recent years, number of Kowloon dancers who might easily drop a pennyt bat and we believe that so honest spent the evening with evident in that case all you have to do is Reporting on the situation is [attempt is being made to live up enjoymant.
to go on counting your wealth in Caplon, our correspondent there to them in accordance with the
dollars. You've still that thou.states that at present General best traditions of British rule. Our Based on Wilkie Collins' novel, in the back, so you're no worse Chao King-ming's forces in the statesmen, in Imperial matters, The Woman in White," there is off. I can see I'm wasting my vicinity of the city are said to are following broad and liberal being shown at the World Theatre time on this "Gadabout" basi-sumber over 100 battalions and policies which accord with the an excellent film in five parts ness; high fiance is my game. that they bave the situation com- spirit of the age, and, in the face entitled "The Twin Pawos."
pletely in hand. General Chan bas of big problems, are seeking" featuring Mae Murray in the
not yet intimated the date of his maintain Britain's high ideals as leading role. The New Screen "Wrap newspapers around the return to Canton. Governor Wa
civilising and progressive Magazine has some interesting ice in your ice-box. This will Ting fangis daily sending repres
science and art items which make the ice last much longer and antstives to General Chan should be seen by young and old cat down your ice bill." Queen persuading him to return and alike, whilst a comic film com- Anne's dead. You know it. Of explaining that be bas no desire to a notice just issued by General yesterday afternoon from Canton, there will be a special attraction. Then why tell it again? No:ed by General Yang Kwan-sus
The news which came brough pletes the programme. On Friday, course, I know you do you read to remain in political life. Ngai Bong-ping, who recently to which only a passing reference when the drama "When I'm not telling it for the benefit has been ordered to Whang Tam, it in the Telegraph last week. A very strong fore command- succeeded General Chan King-in our leader was possible, bas were Twenty-One" will ming as Military Governor at pot a new if not altogether un-screened.
of those who may have missed a strategic point on the Canton-. expected complexion 03 the ¡Canton. General Ngai states situation there. Chan King-ming
this little item. I'm mentioning Hankow Railway, with instruc- it because thereby hangs ations that Sun Yat-sen will be that, as he is responsible for has evidently not been sleep.
tale. A certain lady in Kowloon permitted to return if only public order in the city, he will since he left Canton, and though
read it. As a matter of fact, she his civil staff comes with him, sbsent from the scene be has hold to account the Chairmen of apparently mapped.act a plate by
kaew of this little dodge before but that if military forces accom- all Guilds in respect of illegal which, once Son Yat-sen was out.
and had been trying unsuccess-pany him he will be opposed fully to get her boy to adopt it. Information A Hongkong Skyscraper. But would ha ? No. It was some circles in Waichow states that from military jactivities bỳ any Guild members of the way, he could secure com- Considerable speculation exists mand of the Southern head-
Tenders for construction work thing new.. besides, if he General Chan does not intend as to what this declaration pres-effect that he is virtually in that Petroleum Company's building ice, be would be expected to Canton to indicate that he en- Reports are to the in connection with the new Asiatic wrapped a newspaper round the the return of his battalions to ages. General Ngai gives position now, and if he returns to io Queen's Road Central are be-change it every day, bile if he tertains, bad feelings towards bint when he reminds the Guilds the scene of his former labours ing called for from local contrac-kept to his old bit of flannel per- Sun Yat-sen, but his object is to that it is bis duty to punish all will take a lot of shifting. Seem-pleted by the architects, blesses didn't wash it for several days. Son's secretariat and and also to we may depend upon it that be tors, the plans having been com- haps nobody would notice if he clear out four of the advisors in law-breakers. He adds his coun-ingly he is tightening bis bold Palmer and Turner. A repres-No: be wouldn't do it. When drive from Kwangtang all the sel that labour disputes should be on affairs. for General Ngailentative of the Telegraph was this Missy told him he just smiled. troops who are not natives of the Bettled by arbitration.
Bong-ping, ever an opportunist, morning shown the designs by But when our memsabib saw it province. has had to acknowledge his away. Mr. Anderson of this letter firm, in the paper she thought she The notification is timely. In We have been told again and who
General Yip Kue has ignored explained the details. would read it to the boy and see Sun Yat-sen's order appointing recent months the City of Rams again, that Chan and Sun Yat-sen He said that the main front if it would convince him. She him as Defence Commissioner has witnessed a number of unruly are not at enmity. That assertion of the proposed building will face did read it. There you are, bɔy: on the Kwangtung-Kwangsi labour scenes. Dr. Sun, it is well
we have never been able to accept, Queen's Road Central, and will that proper, you see. Newspaper boundary, and this Istest development be 110 fast in height from the talkee," she added, as she put the An official report from Shiu- known, has lent encouragement strongly supports the belief that pavement, & feature being made paper down. "Yes, yes; I savee." kwan states that General Li Lieb- to the movereat, and it has the two are at daggers drawn of a tower and main entrance replied the boy with an enlighten-chun's forces have cave captured
looks probably proceeded much more placed in a cleft stick and it Padder Street from the water countenance,
like being which will be visible through ing smile breaking over his bine districts in Kiangsi province. swiftly theo be anticipated. will be intensely interesting to front. Withic a
twelvemonth there see what his next step will be.
The building will have eight plenty papers."
bit mixed. And he can't be Anyhow, Chan's return to take well отег A
quoted as an authority on Sing- charge in Canton would be storeys, with large roof areas hundred strikes at Canton. So greatly welcomed by the sober
utilisable as roof gardens. Steel A day or two back I picked up|4pore, for the rubber exports are far as these related to underpsy- elements, for he has shown him frames will be used in the main a little book used in one of our not even mentioned. But there, ment or other defective con- self a capable and far-seeing construction work, the material schools (or it was a year or two this book is used in any of the perhaps he's a prophet. Whether administrator. ditions, there is nothing to be
be ago, anyway). IL WAS dispatched from England geography book by a well-known local schools at the present time, said against the activities of U.S. Co-operation.
The walls will be granite-faced scholastic publisher and it dealt I don't know, but if it is, it's time China's proletariat. The objec-
America's abstention from con.to the first floor level, and with the British Empire. The they had a change. If the writer tion is that, evidently stimulated Treaty of Versailles has been a with granite
ferences in Europe since the above that will be of brick, faced idea of the book is good, misses the bas in Hoogkong, it
cement plaster for instead of telling by extremists, some
all may be presumed that he is the frequent subject of lament Uncle similar to that recently used on about the various places in equally as ignorant about most workers, or the Guilds, have Sam was understood to bave held the new annexe of the Hongkong the dry and uninteresting way in of the other places of which be resorted to intimidation and even cal issues were likely to comeled to reserve the ground floor for pisces were dancribed by a short Bion for the coming generation, aloof from Genos because politi- and Shanghai Bank. It is propos which some publications do, many writes. So as a book of instruc- violence, while trade has been under discussion, instead of the a bank with its own entrance. A pen-picture. I was casually turn. I'm afraid it hasn't much to dislocated without adequate en-conference being restricted to second entrance, giving access to ing over the leaves and I came recommend it. deavour to arrive at x settlement. purely economic questions. The three lifts and staircase, will upon a little bit about Hongkong. Here ten thousand Europeans appears earprising. Serve the upper floors. A goods How far the lolluence of labour because the political conclusions lift, an innovation for Hongkong, dwell in the midst of ten times as Kowloon has been
When that tram service that bas extended was seen in the reached were of a kind that one will also be provided in the rear.
promised, many Chinese," says the writer. comes into being, it will be a big release of Chao Ping-seog; nor would expect to find andor. The first, second, third, fourth, Guess be'd better have another step in the way of our little is this by any means an isolated sed by European and American fifth and sixth floors are all think I've always understood suburbia becoming as important
alike. Surely DO incident. A few days ago a large can
American designed for office accommoda- there were more like fifty times as the mother-town on the island. feel aggrieved &t the tion for which a maximum ten thoussad Chinese in Hoog There are some who consider that crowd assembled at a Canton European Powers taking a amount of well-lighted space, kong. Then we get on to a bit of a good system of motor-bases prisop in so attempt to obtain leaf out of the Washington con- free from columns and other descriptive. "The streets swarm, would be a far better scheme ference book by entering into a obstructions, has been obtained. he says, "with a motley crew of that going to the trouble, expense the liberation of some labour con-aggression pact. The Cannes An open arss, covered-in' with a Chinese, Cingaless, Europeans, and inconvenience of packing up men who had been arrested for rasolations were formally con-plate glass roof, will be centrally Hindus, Japanese Javanese, the roads to lay tramlines and of disturbing the peace, and were firmed: there was no gratuitous placed in the building and this Jews, Malaya, Paris, Portuguese, baving vehicles only capable of introduction of politics/ issues, to should give plenty of light and Sikhs and Turks." You and I, travelling on certain prescribed only induced to diaparne by speak of. Another objection raised ventilation, in addition to other dear reader, form part of a "mot routes. If the routes laid down the appearance of extra guards by Washington was that America airshafts, to the building. ley crew." Anyway, we would for are not found to be a success, and a promise that the matter could not participate so long as On the seventh floor living give bim that if he'd only be a bit with trams, you have all the should receive prompt attention. Russia refused to recognise her accommodation will be provided more accurate. There are Cings trouble of taking up the tracks foreign debts. But the discussion in two flata each consisting of alese in Hongkong, also Hindus and and laying them down again in Possibly there is some connection of this matter with the Soviet repre ball, living room, dining room and Malays and perhaps Javanese some other place, which takas between General Ngài's notice sentatives was one of the objects two bedrooms, also bathroom and sad Turks But even the little boy time and costs money. With and the return to Caton; or im- of the conference, and Russia has pantry, the inat being served by who told bis mother about the motor-boses, if a route doesn't at least partially consented to lift from the kitchen, situated thousands of cats in the hack pay you can take the vehicles off pending return, of General Chan recognise such debts. America-on the floor above."
garden and then finished up with right away, with no bother at all.
hava
been
of
Saa
DOW
objection
for which is about to
"but talkee that fashion so can sell
newspaper
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It may be that when Dr. San seat to whom Europe's rehabilitation The building will be healed the statement that he was sure Or if they are going to bava his own nominee to replace is as important as is America's throughout by a low pressure there was our cat sad another trams, why not have railless
to co-operation General Chau, the labourers syp seemingly disposed to take a mouts will be of steel. Actual streets swarm with 'em. In some bai? As the wit said Great Europe is radiator system. Window case-one" would hardly say that our trams, like our neighbour, Shang posed that the new Governor roader view in relation to next work by the builders is expected respects his description wight thing about the trackless cars! would be more pliable than" his month's gathering at The Hague, to commance shortly.
apply to Slogy pore. He's getting they can dodge sŭtos,”-
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