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CANTON NEWS,
General Chan to Return
to Walchow
Our
Canton / correspondent states that at a general mesting
objects. During the last strike, There was one non-fatal case. The following article, con-of military officers held at White, the Government was greatly of plague (Chinese) notified yes-tributed to an American journal Cloud Hill, General Chan King- blamed for having no scheme tarday. ready beforehand; when it pro- duced the beginnings of one, the critics did their love! best to Assuredly it is a
dame it.
by London journalist, was [thing,' who was in the chair, [published some weeks ago-definitely refused to assume the death of Lord Civil Governorship. . He also There will be a cinema show at before the
Northcliffe:-
declared that he would give up the Craigangower Club to-morro
The noisiest event of the week, his military offices and return to night at 9.15. Frieoda are învited.
if not the most important, baa
Waichow. been the attack upon the owners Our correspondent adds that a MACHINES difficult task to govern Hang-
There was taken to the Gov. of the London newspapers by gonboat, with a few officials koog. Still, the authorities bave
ernment Civil Hospital yesterday Lord Northcliffe, The newspapers aboard bearing an official letter, now abandoned their scheme in a coolie who was injured in a fall of London, says Northclife, are has gone to Tong Kar village to deference to the opinions of into the bold of the str. Hing owned by millionaires who are escort Tang Shao-yi 'ò Canton.
not journalists.
It is reported that General Chan others. We only hope that the Yuen, whilst unloading cargo.
These millionaires, who consist King-ming-has agreed to render public will respond to such pro-i
of nine men sad one woman, be military assistance to Sam Hung- Tomorrow's picture page in insists, are using the London Fing to return to Ewangel for the cedure as the Government may
the Hongkong Telegraph will be pawspapers 19 mere toys for purpose of restoring order there. now adopt to secure necessary completely filled by pictures show the furtherance of their own In consequanca of reports that information en voluntary lines. ing the enormous damage done by schemes and ideas, or for their Yogan troops numbering about
the typhoon at Swatow. There own amusemeck
14,000 strong. commanded by are some striking illustrations of
Northcliffe is a fighter. He/General Li Lieb-ahun, are being the effects of the storm.
would sooner attack than con-pressed back by the Kingsi serve. He is an independent as forces and are now quartared Robinson Crusoe. Es is respon.
along Ting Nam and Lung Nam districts on the southern border. sible to no one.
At the moment, be is attacking of Klangai, General Chan King-
Lloyd Japan,
George,
theming his ordered the second re- Bolshevists உகரி bis
fellow siment of the lat. Division to journalists.
proceed to the Wo Ping district
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DEATH.
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"Three-Piecee Coolie."
FATTY ARBUCKLE.
At any moment, bis ablest peace between both sides cannot Paris-editor may be made to walk they be brought about, though he has plank, sed any office boy may done his utmost. Eowerer, he is find himself in place of glad to notice that the fighting
He can bas ceased. authority.
Probably a good many of sur readers wanding their way along A curious story of how Ice House Street towards the woman was drugged and robbed Ferry at tiffin-time bave nad thair by thieves has been related by the progress disturbed by the "hee victim to the police. It is stated bee-ing" cf a trio of ricksha by the woman, who lives at No. coolies who unite in propelling a11 Temple Street, that whilst
He is waging forious war of to prevent any encroachments on Chinese-owned vehicle at top aboard the Aberdeen ferry launod circulation. He has added 70,000 Kwangtong Province. speed through the somewhat Tungon yesterday an attempt was a day to the circulation of the
Although General Ngai Bong- narrow section of that thorough made by two men to persuade her Times and 40,000 a day to the ping has tendered his resignation fare which runs from Queen's into playing a game of cards.
as commander of the Third Divi- Road to Des Voeux Road Be Disappointed in this direction circulation of the Daily Mail.
This has been done mainly at sion of the Cantonese troops, his sides beingon the narrow side, that one of them took out a cigarettte, portion of Ice House Street is in-lighted it, and puffed the smoke enormous cost, by offering free resignation has not been accepted variably crowded, and especially directly in her face. Some drug insurance. The Daily Mail alone by his superior officers, says the has paid over $600,000 of free Canton Traus. He now strongly so at that time of day. There is no must have been in the cigarette insurance to its readers in the recommends that Brigade Com- separate footpath, and, if there for she felt faint immediately.
merder Chen Chang Pu Mr. M. A. Baptiste and family wire, pedestrians would still be When her senses returned to her last six months.
The undeniable fact is that be appointed
the
post beg to tender their sincerest compelled to use the roadway, she discovered that the men had Northcliffe has become, like vacated by him. Further thanks to their numerous friends owing to their number. Despite disappeared and could not be
he has isaged a notification Lloyd George, arbitrary for their kind expression of this, the aforementioned ricksha, found in spite of a seareb.
dictator rather than a journalist, to the various commanders of the sympathy in their recent sad with its rociferons attendants,
Cantonsee
and He is intolerant of opposition.
troops
the bereavement and also for the accelerate ratherthan modifies its
He is to-day the James Gordon general public to the effect that floral tributes received.
speed as it enters the street re- ferred to. The young Chinese geo-
Bennett or Joseph Falitzer of during his service in the Govern England. He rules his great meat for the last few years he tleman who reposes in the vehicle
news-gathering mechanism with bas always attempted to do his evidently enjoys the spectacle of
the ruthlessness of an Oriental best in order that benefits might all and sundry making way for San Francisco, August 15-
to the general despal He bires and fires be rendered his quippage. Is there soy Fatty Arbuckle sailed for Japas furiously. He hurls himself at public. He regrets very much the recent dispute and that justification for the additional on the Siberia Maru. He says he anything that be dislikes...
*pullers" (or pushers) along will remain in the Orient several the owner will consider the ques. S. Redio. perfectly level stretch? Perhaps weeks, and then go to
tion of giving the suparnumaries Their a rest at such times.
now be position practically at right.
He has just returned from released from all official dutien angles to the ricksha enlarges
50,000-mile trip around the world; and responsibilities. As be is the space occupied by this gallant
and he is giving full vent to all about to take a trip to Japan, he taro-out to something like 50 per
his likes and dislikes. Such is hopes on his return in the near cent of the total width of the
the freedom of the press as inter fatore that he will be able to se5 thoroughfare, increasing the lo-
preted by Northcliffe.
the principle of republicanism convenienca occasioned by the abcormal speed. It is certainly The public subscription fund have presumed to compete with
As to the ten millionaires who actually carried out. time this ricksha owner under opened by the Hongkong General him, they are in general people to the solution of the problems of stood that the road is intended for Chamber of Commerce DOW
Ho of high character and patriotic finance and world trade. general use and not for his special stands as follows:-
aime. Their DAMES are AS owas the Daily Chronicle. To our way of thinking, the behoof. If there be more than | Already acknowledged. ...$68,303 | follow :—
Sir William E. Berry. He was outstanding feature of the with one such rebicle, obviously the Hongkong Share Brokers
Lord Cowdray-He is Eng-little known before the war, but remark applies all round.
1.000 land's greatest contractor. He is now one of the topmost figures drawal of the Registration off
is as well known in New York as in English journalism. He con- Persons Bill is the deficite proof
A Shanghai Conference.
in London. He is 66 years old trola the Sunday Times, the Fin- contained in that act that the According to a wireless message
and until he was raised to the ancial Times, the Daily Graphic, 50 picked up by a United States
Peerage in 1916, he was known Kelly's Directories, and Cassell's. Government of this Colon is warship, representatives of Presi
43 Sir Westman D. Pearson. He He is a man of high character susceptible to "outside" opinion.dent Li Yosn-bung. Wa Pai-foo,
was the Westminster Gazette and many friends. He has hitherto By acting as it did, the Govern- and Chang Tso-lin are attending
and is pouring out money bike livad quietly and taken no part in a conference at Shanghai. with ment showed that it had no
Singapore's Sympathy." water to make it a powerful public life. Dr. 3 un Yat-sen There
liberal newspaper.
Lord Rothermere. He is a desire to force possibly on-is also a representative of Hsu (From Dar Din Correspondent. Į Sir John Leigh.-He is a new-brother of Lord Northcliffe and in palatable Ordinance on anyone. somebody-perhaps ex-President
Singapore, August 18. comer, having come to London credited with having the best fin- There is another point that Hsu, notwithstanding bis an-
At a meeting of Chinese held from Lancashire three years ago.ancial ability of the family. He, should be stressed.
It is that of the political busines. The at the Chicese Chamber of Com-He is only 38. His father was too, s opposing Lloyd Georgs, this particular Bill, for originat purpose of the conferer co is stated merce, it was decided to open a cotton king and left him $70,000, but not in any sensational way.
Swatow Relief Fund. #27,570 000. He bought the Pall Mall He owns the Daily Mirror. ing which the Government has to be "to effect peace and unity."
Lord Beaverbrook.......... This ex- Good-or, rather, it sounds too was contributed on the spot, Gazette-an evening paper which.
famous ocder the Canadian, formerly" kaowa as been so barably criticised, was in good. Is Dr. Son, then, negotiat beaded by Mr. Leow Chis-beag became
editorship of W. T. 3tead and Max Aitken of Toronto, is cutting reality not the sole work of ing with Peking after all his who gave $10,000.
Lori Morley.
[quite a dash in London journ officialdom at all. It was the protestations against the illegality
He bought the Daily Lord Burnham. He has been alism. of the Northern procedure? Over outcome
The Telegraph.
HONGKONG, 18th August, 1922.
AN ABANDONED MEASURE.
recommandations of
nouncement that he has gone out
SWATOW DISASTER.
Funds Still Swelling.
Association. ༤མན་ Sederlandsche Handel-
Maatschappij
Messrs. T. Hiraoka Bros... Seitaro Mori, Esq. (Canton)
500
100
$70,153
Tung Wah Hospital List
■ familiar figure at dinners
one
is
a bundred Kuomintang members The Chairman and Committes io public life for 37 years. He is Express, and by running in on made by a Committee which of Parliament are still in Shang of the Tang Wak Hospital and first-aighter"s man who is Northcliffian lines, he has given included unofficial public men hai, and apparently still support the Chinesa General Chamber of universally trusted and liked. He it a large circulation.
Countess Bathurst. Last but who approved the compulsory Dr. San. A round-table confer- Commerce acknowledge the fol-is
and social events. If there were not least, comes a remarkable ence is what has been needed all lowing: princíple.
aloog. The point that arises is why Already acknowledged..$37,738.50 contast as to who is the most personality Countess Bathurst. Even Northclife cannot resist popular Londoner, be would be a
she
the Our own attitude on the Bill is Dr. Sun could not have assented Kwong Siu Society, Kuala
likely winner. He ows the saying that Lampar
600.00
meet powerful Woman in easy to explain. Before official before instead of embroiling Cen-
Telegraph. ton in internecine warfare. We Bank of East Asla Ltd. 500.00
H. T. Cadbury. He is in many England without exception. She ESFUTLUCOS WEre given that the hard a day or two ago that Mr. Pan Yeung-to
600.00
of the noblest is beautiful and talented. She Bill would not be used for con- Peking had made renewed over-1p Yang Pak Co.
200.00 respects
figures in England. He is more owns the Morning Post and writes. 202.00 scriptive purposes, we feared its fares to the southern ex-" Pre-Members of Kau Shu-tong
sident“ since his arrival
than 80 years of age, yet he is her own editoriale. She is a Con- at Mr. Ho Tal-sang
200.00
still in control of the Cadbury intelligence and courage and is servative rampant. The has possibilities. We also objected Shanghai. Apparently the report Mr. Kia Fa-hau
216.00
plant, with 9,000 employees. He to certain wide and unnecessary is true, and, what is more, the Mr. Liu Wal-chau
200.00 stands as the model employer of universally esteemed. She in- powers that it contained. Bat. parties have got together with Mr. Lau...........
England, having established the herited the Post from her father, ucusual quickness, assuming | Chen Kwong Co., Ltd. .. 100.00 ideal town of Bourasille. He is Baron Glenesk. with safeguards against the that the conference in not Mr. She Yu-man
Such are the people who, operation of the Bill in the man- a fabrication. In one sense the Kwong Cheong Hang ner indicated, and a removal of gathering appears to be a fairly Mr. Ip Li-kong
representatives, considering Po Hing Cheong
Its more objectionable features, that the President and the southern Wing Tung Fak we saw no real barm in the pro-ex-"President," the Loyang war Tsang Fu School Kowloon posed law. We still think that chief, and the "Uncrowned King Mr. Chan Kwai-lok those who set their faces against it of Manchuria," who is rearing bie Mr. Tam Kung-wo
head as high as ever, have sent Mr. Chan Lalto.... in lato were influenced by the fear delegates. There are Chan King-Mr. Yeung Cheong-hot that conscription would follow. ming and Lu Yung hsiang, the Fook On Assurance and Without compulsory registration Yangtze leader, to be remembered. Godown Co., Ltd
however-Toso Kwan is presam- Mrs. Teng Tsang-shi we foresaw difficulties, which we ably represented jointly with Wu. Mr. Lau King-cho still perceive, of the suggested In regard to Chan King-ming,per-r. Lau Kwan-po register being kept up-to-date-haps the present conference is a Mr. E. J. Levecom, FROM and a register without that re- profionary oce to settle
that would be wing Sang Bank conditions
* couver; B.C., commendation would be of little
acceptable to bim. Now Shu Yu Bank value when it came to be used. that these leading interests
We fear there has been a deal appear to have foregathered, will Wai Tak Bank
deal they endeavour to go straight to Mr. Wu Fun-chi↑ of loose and exaggerated talk the heart of the problem, or is sbout the filling up of the sng it only to be more jockeying? -
100.00
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« Quaker-a. Liberal—an enemy
100.00 of war. He owns two daily together with Northoliffe, may papers in London the Daily be called the "Big Eleven of 100.00 News and the Star,
London journalism. To these
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son of a
Sir Edward Hulton. He is the might possibly be added Lady Manchester printer, Astor, who controls the Sunday 100.00
known mainly as an owner of Observer. 100.00 race-horses. He is little knows 100.00
Taking then all in all, they are
In London, but he had been Lord worthy and creditable as the newspaper proprietors of any 100.00 Mayor of Manabaster. He owns
a string of daily papers, including other great city. There seems 100.00 the Erening Standerd of London to be no reason for Northcliffe's 100,00 This is a very ably edited and re-sudden attack upon them, except the reason that he cannot folersta 100.00|lable paper, run without sense- 100.00 tionalism of any sort. A
equals and competitors, Lord Inverforth. He is better *RUPEE EXCHANGES 150.00 known as Andrew Weir, of Glas - A proposal has been-subed lifed 100.00 gow. Few men in Britain have to the General Purposes Cl 100.00 as great a reputation as be, for mittee of the Stock Ezóbango tit 100.00 sheer business ability and hard fix the exchange, value of the. 118.60 sense. He gave strong support to rupõe at sixteen, påzog for dea!” the government during the warlings in rupee sécurikiem / Noshio" 2.374.00 and he is now giving his full time Ban yet been decided