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bereavement.
The Telegraph.
HONGKONG, 7th Sept., 1922.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
7, 1922.
DAY BY DAY.
WHATEVER NOBLE IS IN OUR HEARTS WILL BORN IN OUR.
NEWS BY WIRELESS.
(Courtesy V.S. Consul; Intercepted by U.S.8. Pracy.) Baseball Scoring.
area în recent years, with which; the strengthening of the police has not kept pace. The figures notwithstanding, it is a com paratively rare sight to see other WORS. WHATEVER PURITY IS than Chinese constables on duty jours WILL CHASTEN AND EXALT
F, FOR AS WE ARE SO OUR Hornsby. in Kowloop after dark.
WORK B-Lord Leighton,
St. Louis-Williams made his 34th. home run, tieing with
The Railway Strike.
The suggestion recently made
Chicago-The beginning of the tenth week of the shop strike that alarm devices should be
There was again a clean bill of found 5,500 U.S. Marshalla mobilized to uphold the injunction which the Government obtained on Friday. The enforcement of the in- affixed to doors is a good one, health in the Colony yesterday.
junction is being directed from Chicago and a thousand writs have and, in the case of Chinese
The Interport Swimming con-been sent to all parts of the country for service, houses, would no doubi prove a
Japan and the Soviet. tests hetween Shanghai, Hong- rueans of checking-some of the kong and Koba begin in Shanghai Chamchun (Manchurial-Soviet, Japanese and China delegates.
the to-day.
have arrived here and are prepared to discuss terms of a settlement burglaries. But there is larger
of the outstanding points between Japan and Russia. Mr. Matsu question
armed of
The Oriental Commercial beads the Japanese delegation and bas intimated that Japan intends criminals to be faced, and some Bank Ltd. is bolding a reception to decline to recognize the Soviet Government until the other
Labour Leader's Mother III. Washington. The mother of Maby Jones, the unaffiliated Labour leader, is critically ill at the home of friends here. She is ninety years of age.
means must bɔ devised of dealing
on Monday, on the occasion of Powers do. with this issue on systematic the formal opening of its new lines. Increasing and extending offices at 25, Des Vaux Road. the powers of search, especially
The Jordan Memorial Library
Judge Retires. after dark, would be sun way at the Hongkong University is to
Washington:The resignation of Associate Justics Clark has for, despite the possibility of the be opened by Mrs. Jordan on innocent being occasionally in Friday, 15th. instant. His Ex-been received by President Harding, who said it would be accepted. convenienced, the result should cellency Dr. Claud Severn (Pro-Senator Sutherland, of Utah, will probably succeed him.
Chancellor) will preside.
Mr. Denby Visits Navy Yard. be to the good of the community
Mare Island Secretary Denby has inspected the Navy Yant as a whole, which, in times like
Amongst the passengers who left bere. He leaves for Washington to-day. the present, should be sufficient by the impress of Asin were the
Labour Day Message. justification for the taking of Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie and Washington. Secretary Davis has published a Labour Day extreme measures. On the gener. Mrs. Macuna: bie, Mr. and Mrs. message to the people, declaring "We can look forward with pride
J. M. Gordon, Mr. H. Hancock and gratitude on the achievements of last twelve months. al question, it is clear that the| and Mr. S. T. Williamson. has been brought to the threshold of prosperity. We must find a police authorities are alive to the
common ground for employers and employees, where they can sď- gravity of the situation, and wei The Chief Engineer of the s..just their differences without farce. There is no justification for hope that every possible avenue
bloodshed sad destruction in America." will be explored in the effort to restore to the Colony & greater measure of peace and security.
The War Debts.
"
Doen Samod, Mr. 1. Beal, has made a report to the police that his cabin was entered and $45 in nates, a fountain pen and his en- gineer's certificate were stolen.
Cemetery
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CAR FALLS OVER EMBANKMENT.
any injury.
MORE SNATCHERS.
Americs
THE NEW RULE IN CANTON.
What Governor Chan Hopes to Do.
as the Assembly had been so kind as to elect him and tender him a cordial reception he was deeply Impressed with their attitude. He etated that bis policy would be for the wel- fare of the whole province and be would work to separate civil .and military affairs, to improve the currency, to abolish harsh taxes, to suppress bandits and to see that the officials performed
sure that the Assembly would their duties properly. He felt render him every assistance in carrying out these task..
BRANDT BACK HOUSE. —
The premature explosion of a On July 22nd, at the Church of
blasting charge on the site of the St. Martin in the Fields by the Rev. Charles H. Ritchie, Henry Politicians base no: progress-new Naoyang Brothers Tobacco Occupants Escape Injury.
war property above the Gustace, only son of Mr. Buded far in relation to the
The remarkable escape of the Mra. 1. O. Brand, of Hale, debts; let us see what "A Plain yesterday injured a coolie, who
Our Canton correspondent Cheshire to Dorie Mary Mar- Man" has to offer by way of was later taken to the Govern-occupants of a motor car which
crashed down an embankment states that a reception was given guarite, only daughter of Mr. aolution. When we ss this ment Civil Hospital.
Assembly Provincial was related yesterday. The car, by the and Mrs. James H. Backhouse of beading to a letter in the Times, Hongkong.
our curiosity was piqued, to say A man, identised as being owned by Lai Kwan, of No. 5, yesterday in honour of the new the less. Had the correspondent grass cutter employed on the Caroline Road, was on a spin on Civil Governor, Mr. Cban Chik- using this modest mund-plame grounds of the Dairy Farm Com-the 100-foot road in the New sue. Over eighty members were been seized by a brilliant brain-pany at Pokfulam, committed Territories and when near Ma present. His Excel ency arrived at noon and after the usual wave? or had common-sense seen suicide yesterday. His body was tsuwai the driver lost contral and a way through where the experts found suspended by the neck from it went over the high embank ceremonials and the reading of an the new Governor were fogged? As we started to a tree, and was cut down and ment. Though the car was badly address.
smashed, the occupants. who briefly replied. He stated that be read, bis proposal sounded a little removed to the Public Mortuary clung on to their seats, escaped lacked experience in politics, but flat, but, continuing, it took on "A quite an impressive air.
Private P. Moon, who deserted Plain Man" premises that there from the King's Regiment on the will be no remission by the United Ist. instant, apparently got tired States: and the task he applies of his wanderings for he gaze himself to is the discovery of himself up to the police at Row- means of raising funts where loon yesterday, and was handed with to pay off the British debt to over to a military escort. Private the U.5. which is costing a solid wm. Pearson, who deserted at THE CRIME PROBLEM. | £50,000,000 annually for interest the same time, is still at large. alóne. He finds the key in the The interview which we publish dri: k-bill. Prohibition is an idle dream. perhaps You think. today with regard to crime ja Nevertheless, it is well worth
Lombarde, who is a visitor at the the Colony and the measures while glancing at these figures who appeared before Comdr. pen. This occurred whilst Mr. that are being taken to combat it in 1920-the last year for which Beckwith, at the Marine Court. Wyndham. Hotel, ventured into this morning. charged with the Chinese quarter in the failing to take out a licence for evening. contains many interesting and complete statistics are at hand-- "Britain's Expenditure upan illuminating Egures. In rezazd alcohol was nearer five hundred his bost, promised the Court that he would attend to the matter milli ma to the more serious forms of than four hundred
today. The Magistrats ordered ani crime, comparative Sgures for terin
that the boat should be licensed the firs: six months of 1921 and head. It should be remembered and defendant was discharged. 1922 show increases under some that this is calculated on the whole beads and decreases ander others. population, including women and! What is particularly to be noted girls, bors and infants, lunatics polics is again reported to be two Australian money, and a deposit defined; the real amount of issued
and criminal- (in gaol)-as well months in arrears. The Commis bowever, is that there have been as abstainers. An enormous sioner of the Shanghai and Woo- considerably more murders and number of people, therefore, must sung Constabularly states that be robberies during the present year. Spend a far higher aum upon barrowed from a native bank, the alcohol. A single year's ex-City Magistrate, and the Chapet the latter showing an increase of penditure would suffice to wipe and Nabtao tax offices to pay the 3. no less than 30 cases in the six out more than 50 per cent. of the men on a former occasion.
Ioan. This drink-bill provides regards the position as hopeless months.
food-for rejection.
unless Peking rernits the required
That givea over-all average of about £10 per
In our comments on this crimel question we have never attemp: The Triangular.
tions. The trouble is that its
Two Further Cases, A snatcher victimised Mr. Lombardo in town yesterday and Pieading that he had only come stole from him a cold fountain down from Haiphong, a fisherman
The pay of the Shanghai native
Sum.
BASEBALL.
stations must be provided, and agriculture and commerce must be developed.
The new Governor will enter-
the Consola and leading
It is stated that an official state- ment regarding the new GOF- A similar story is related by Mr. A. H. Mackenzie, a residenternor's policy is being drafted and will be published in a couple of of Cheungchau Island, who 0593 that whilst walking in Morrison days. This is said to state that there are five evils that need to be Street yesterday he had stolen
abolished-the scope of the civil trom him a wallet containing $40
and military authorities must be in Hongkong currency
God
banknotes must be made known, receipt for $3,000.
so as to make an improvement in the currency possible; bandits must be absolutely suppressed; harsh taxes must be abolished, so as to free the people from hard- ship: and subordinate officials must be subject to supervision re-“ Big Game on Saturday,
garding their bebaviour and One of the most interesting there are five benefits which wast performance of their duties. Then baseball gaines seen at Happy be attained-a true record mast ed to lay the blame at the doors) At the time invitations were
Word bas been received from Valler this season should take
be made of the population of the of the European section of the sent to Shanghai and Singapore Yokabama of the marriage of Mr. place on Saturday, when the Can-
for a triangular cricket tourns David Elliott to Miss Esther Eton team makes another visit to province and of the lands; public force, which, we are convinced.ment in the automo, a section of Sutton, of Daneville, New York the Colong to play the locals.schools must be incressed: roads must be constructed sa as to link is not only capable and bardwork-oor Straits friends remarked that The ceremony, which took place Canton are obviously out to ing, but is doing the very best it it was Singapore's turn to be the on Augus: 31, was performed by avenge themselves for the defest various districts; new police can under inst difficult condi-scene of play. Considering that the Rev. Mr. Booth. Mr. Elliott is they suffered here earlier in the thirty years have passed since the district manager of the Ault
season and are bringing a very Lion & Wiborg China Co. for Hong- men went fo the our
strong team. nombers аге no: what they City, there is point in the kong. Canton and Manila, and
Among the "bright lights" of should be, but it is gratifying to contention. The difficulty is, of prior to his stay in Japan he was
the Shanghai the Canton team will be Collins, tain course, geographical. For long-connected with feel that the deficiency is realised kong's team the journey would office of the company. After a who is a new addition and who foreign merchants on Friday. and that steps are to be taken to be only the same as for the Straits short stay in Japan the happy has formerly plased professional baseball in the States. C.Shanks make it good. The strengthening side; but the distance would rule pair are to proceed to Hongkong has played for the Chicago team. of the Force by an additional men of Malaya realise this, s3 the
whilst Ryan was formerly of the Marquette University, and Lewis two hundred men should have objection has not been persisted The North China Daily News formerly of the University of good results in the long run, but in. A visit from the southern states: Presumably owing as some considerable time must cricketers is by no means assured, the ill-success of the Bund des Virginia. The fall Canton line up will be as follows:-Maieskie, however. Judging by the Presid-monstration which was to have grd. base. La Fevre, left-field: A fisherman charged at the elapse before these arrive and ent's speech at the annual meet welcomed Dr. Sun Yat-sen upon Peabody, centre-feld: . Shanks, Marine Court this morning, with ars on cuts, the effect of these ing of the Singapore C.C. the bis landing at Shanghai, local short stop. Collins, 2nd. base; throwing articles overboard with intention of preventing additions cannot, of course, be other day, a visit, is, in fact, bodies representing the Young Ryan, lat. base: Shanks, right the
improbable, as there appears to be Chios element are organizing field; Lewis, catcher: Pace or seizure, told the Magistrate immediately felt. And it is with much doubt whether a team can second reception on a bigger Heinrich, pitcher; and Tatam, (Coradr. Beckwith) that he was the present beary incidence of be collected at the present time. scale. It is stated that the man-
fishing for shrimps and drew op crime that we are now concero-Still, the Singapore 0.0. as the ager of a bookshop who was not
Hongkong, however, are not come bags of coal. ed. The figures givan in regard headquarters of cricket in Malays, long ago convicted at the Mixed
Sub-Loopt. Bond was on patrol has circularised the other clubs Court for selling Bolshevik litera-daunted by the apparent formid. to the men available in Europees with a view to ascertaining what tore is the organizer. Missable strength of the visitors. The at Wanchai at half-past five Kowloon do not dispel the belief players will be available, and Huang Chung-ban, who is prom-line-up will be the one must fre- laal night and saw the defendast that this part of the Colony is all adherents of Ring Willow inently connected with a South-quently seen this year, namely: acting in a suspicions manuer. will be delighted if it is found ern organization for securing Scott, catcher, Brown or Curtiss, He went to investigate and the still under-policed: That C00- possible to raise an eleven. In women's rights, is also among pitcher; Townsend, 1st. base; defendant, seeing the officer of the viction is borne out by the any case we are practically cer- the promoter of the demonstre Church, second base, Dome, short law coming, threw overboard some The inspector haw coul frequency of burglary and snatch-tain of an Interport Axtare, tion, to be hek either at the Inter-stop; O'Connor, 3rd. base; Kock, bage.
craft and so arreased the man and ing cases in the residential area Shanghai having signified their national Institute or the General left field; Benson, centre field; dust all over the decks of the
willingness weeks ago, but the Chamber of Commerce. Notices Hodgkin, right field. It has to be remembered that
presence of a Straits team would are to be inserted in all the news- Pr. Urquhart will umpire the took him to the Police Station there has been a tremendous naturally add greatly to the papers asking the Chinese re-game and Dr. Daugherty will
call decisions on bases, sidents to take part. growth in the population of this interest.
Shanghai out. Evidently the visiting Shanghai en route.
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