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HONGKONG, 4th July, 1923
CHINA AND THE CONSORTIUM.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1923.
DAY BY DAY.
FOLK WHO THINK TOO MUCH OF THEMSELVES. DO NOT THINK ENOUGH.-MacWhirler.
TYPHOON DAMAGE AT MACAO.
The
Three Lives Lost,"
would fall an easy prey to cut aiders wore there no co-operation and were the Powers to assume the role of players in a game of grab.
Whatever orition might: have to say about the Consortium, they must admit that it is a
The rainfall registered at the choice between possible rehabil Botanical Gardens during June itation of the country's resources totalled 18.51 inches. There were inhabitants. and utter financial, and economic, only six days when no fall was
recorded.
chaos.
TH
JULY FOURTH.
Celebration of American National Day. To-day being the big national typhoon which missed. Hongkong and outored the coast day of the United States of a little to the west of Macao was America, the Horgkong communi. near enough to the latter Colony from the States are celebrating to give an anxious time to the it in local time-honcured fashion.
News is to hand that considerable damage was inflicted, in one caso resulting
**** and a 'salute was fired at noor in in the loss of three livos.
honour of the great day of our The wind, rising to tempestuous force, sent heavy seas against American friends. The stars and the seawalls, and at the Praia stripes are much in evidence at budinese Grande demolished, a portion of the various American
The American vessels that hap poned to be in port, and the Britiek men-owar, dressed ship,
The U. S. Consul General
Was Mr.
functioned because it had done last named were British, the rest down. A ricksba coolie and two
About a month ago there was
Amongst the passengers who another aspect of "attack" on returned by the Empress of Asia the Consortium, when a meeting yesterday were Sir William Rees Davies, Major and Mrs. H. G. was held in London of holders Gandy, Hon. Mr. F. H. and Mrs. and Sao Francisco. A fishing
the breakwator between Barre housess of Chinese, Treasury Bills and Holyoak and Hon. Mr. A. O junk was sunk, fortunately in for Hongkong, Mr. W. H.. Notes, who have not had any Lang.
shallow wator and the crew were Gale, with whom interest paid on their investment
able to get ashore. The matshed Le Roy Wobber, held a reception. owing to the borrower defaulting. -The health return for the three used as a shelter for aeroplanes at the Consulate from noon to one visited the offices in Ice House Naturally, they were inclined days ended the 2nd. instant shows was blown down, whilst acveral look, and a large company
four cases of small-pox, two houses also collapsed. to be bitter. The chairman, Mr. cases of plague and one each of
The Chinese market was the Street during the hour, among those leaving cards boing Messrs. 0. "Birch Crisp, maintained cerebrospinal fever, enteric fever scene of three fatalities, resulting Seiichi Takahashi, Consul Gene- that the Consortium had never and paratyhoid fever. The two when the front wall was brougural for Japan, K. Gunji, Japanese pedestrians who had the mis Vice-Consul, Cerveira de Alba- nothing to assist Chine to raise
fortune to be passing under the querque e Castro, Consul General wall at the time were killed for Portugal, Giuseppe Biondelli, Italian Vice-Consul, Eleodoro money of which it was in need.
Mr. Harry Leeds and M Much damage was done to trees
Rouillon, Consul for Peru, J. C. He then went on to say that "hie Trixie le Mar, who recently ap and electric light polas group," together with an Amer-peared with such success at the
The Sui. Tai, which was to have p. V. Botelho, Consul for Nicar- Mognaschi, Vice-Consul for Peru,
ican group
were thinking of Star Theatre, are staying in Hong-left Macas with Hongkong re raising a loan of £10,000,000 for kong until the end of the monthsidents who hai gone up there agua, L. P. J. de Decker, Consul during which time they may be for the holiday, was unable to Karsten Larssen, Consul for Den- General for the Netherlande, China, half of which would be engaged for private entertain-Bail at the scheduled time, and Dark, Captain Lovette, comman-
Chinase.
offered in London and the other ments.
They
"
Those who are interested in the
the Ordinance.
ן!
S.
oral committee:-Messrs. Geare (Vacuum Oil Co.), Gunn (Robt.) Dollar Co), Johnson (U. 8. Ship- ping Board), and Whiley (Stan jdard Oil Co). Reception com- EPISODE,mittee:--Messrs. Walker (Stat-
[dard Oil Co.), Benson (American Express Co) Geare, Johnson, and Gunn.
We understand that the Ameri-
are generously her intended passengers had.. to in New York. Proper security offering their services gratuitous transfer to the Sui An which der of the U.S.S. Pampanga, Sir Kobert Ho Tung, Mr. H.B.L. Dow- ly for any charities.
came back bere last night.
biggin, the Hon. Mr. R. H. Kote- was to be sought. So far so good,
"Ten Houses Collapse. wall, and Messrs. Ho Fook, Wil- BIRTHS.
But what further security has
Our. Macao correspondent liam Adamson, Andrew L. Shields, NEWCOMB.---On 4th. July, to China to offer? It appears, to education of British children in writes to the effect that the D. Everts, Emest Kern, A. C. V.. Mr. and Mrs. D. De B. Newcomb, most observers that she has Hongkong should make a point typhoon signal was hoisted on Tofte, Thos. G. Well,
pledged her sources of revenue of responding to the invitation to June 30th, when boats of all Macomber Cburn, and the Ag. visit the Victoria British School description went to the now Captain Superintendent of Police, HINTON. At the Peak Hos-almost up to the limit. Again, between 10 a.m. and noon to- shelter in the inner barbour. The Mr. P. P. J Wodehouse. pital, on July 4th, 1923, to Mr. what is to happen with two, spmorrow. Work done by the pupils next day there was strong wind
H.E. the Governor was repre- and Ma. W. J. Hinton; a son,
parently, rival groups of finan.will be on view, and an excellent and heavy rains. On Monday, sented by hie Aide-de-Camp, Capt. British Naval DUPREE-Oa. June 23, at
by Com- Hankow, to Mr. and Mrs. W. S. ciera operating in the country opportunity will be provided of bombs were fired indicating that Neville, the Dupree, a son.
Finally, can this policy for China noting the methods of instruction typhoon was approaching and a Commander-in-Chief
at this school.
few hours later a regular galemodore Grace R.N., and Faym. sprang up. Signboards, window Lt. Comdr. R. E., Worthington, SMITH-On June 24, at the of borrowing from Peter to pay
frames, tiles, bricks, etc., came R.N., and the General Officer Victoria Nursing Home, Shang-Paul (for that is what it amounts Prosecuted for having stored in showering down, whilst the bund Commanding. the Troops by hai, to Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Smith, to be encouraged with safety his premises one cylinder of oxy-was soon three or four feet under Colonel Davy. Other Govern The Chinese Parliament" is acetyline without a permit under water. Many shops were floated, ment officials who called at the RIGGE.-On June 24, at tho
the Dangerous Goods Ordinance,
were the Colonial Victoria Nursing Home, Shang- expected to give its sauction to the manager of the Tung Hinb- and the stocks of the rice merch-Consulate
ants especially suffered,
Secretary, the Hon. Mr. A. G. M. hai, to Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Rigge, the now loan. Well, it was only loong Engineering Works was Ten louses collapsed. one Fletcher, C.M.G., and tho a daughter.
a few days ago that the question fined $25 by Mr. C. D. Melburne woman being killed, and two Attorney-General, the Hon. Mr. MORGAN--On June 25, at arose as to which actually is the at the Police Court this morning others lost their lives owing to J. H. Kemp.
His Worship commented, on the
The American community are the Victoria Narsing Home,
At Home to all their friends Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Chinese Parliament, so far as seriousness of the offence, and the collapse of part of the new
market. W. Morgan, a son.
national recognition goes. The said the defendant rendered him- Tbos. Sui Tai, which went from 4.30 to 6.30 this afternoon at FRASER-On June 25, at the chief thing to consider is whether self liable to a fine of $100 under out from her wharf, anchored in a tea-dance in the Hongkong the inner harbour and later got Hotel grill room, which bay been Victoria Nursing Home, Shang-the foreign Powers can, with a
on a mudbank, but sho refloated specially decorated for the pur- hai, to Mr. and Mrs. D. S. M.clear conscience, allow the cor-
A building site in Liberty on the rising of the tide and on pose. The committees in charge rupt officials, even if they be in Lane, Homuatin, officially de- the following morning left for of these arrangements are:-Gen- that holy of hollee, Peking, to scribed as Kowloon Inland Lot Hongkong. Very little damage DEATH.
pledge the country's credit any No. 1347, was put up for public was suffered by native bonte. DAVIS-On June 21, 1923, at Kilmalcolm, Scotland, Jeanne further. There is nothing to auction by the Crown, yesterday. at Volunteer Headquarters. The Brown, beloved wife of William show how much of the money upset, price for the lot, which is A TYPHOON Davis.
lent so far has actually gone about 2,440 square feet in area, towards the actual disinterested was $1,220. It was stipulated
Ten Ships' Captains that the building erected on the help of the people of China, and land must be of European type.
Charged. towards the setting of the coun-The price realised was 27,000, the H. S. Bauer, master of the cans in. Hongkong greatly ap try, on its feet and the adminis-purchasers being Chinese.
Lake Gitano: Le Chevalier, of the preciate the thought of the Navsl Jade; W. Ross, of the Yue Ying authorities in firing a exinte at tration on a sound basie. Any-
The thrilling American frontier Wa; A. Hall, of the Phoumpenh noon to-day, and that the U.... how, the China Contortium
story, Bob Hampton of Placer," W. A. Adams, of the Dashtestan Pampanga would have replied but appears to be very optimistic. starring Wesley Barry, is being O. Hansen, of the Prominent; for the fact that she was unable After stating that the reorganis- shown at the Coronet to-night for Ohkubo, of the Busho Maru; to, being a small gunboat. ation of China's finances must the last time. This Marshall Man Wai-chau, of the King Oa;
its R. F. Mitchell, of the Keying; Celebrations at Shanghai.. come from the country itself, "it Neilan masterpiece, with
clever acting and wonderful and T. Mori, of the Feng Lee,
(Our Own Correspondent.) There has been much specula-foreshadows a time when foreign spectacular scenes, is one of the came before Comdr. Backwith, at
Shanghai, July 4. tion during the past few months intervention will gradually be most appealing dramas seen in the Marine Court, this morning, as to the part the China Con-jeliminated and entire control of the Colony for quite a long time. on a charge that they "unlawfullyday celebrating the Fourth of sortium can play in the re-the loan service and expenditure is a stirring picture and con-did breach the conditions regard: July on a large scale. organisation of the Chinese fin. will gradually pass into the ancial position, and the part it is bands of China herself-presum- likely to play. There has even ably with beneficial results to all been a suggestion that the Conconcerned. We shall try our best to be equally optimistic, but it is sortium could influence the in-
a difficult task i ternal polities of the country,
bis premises, & shopkeeper of No. ahip lying at her buoy during a and thus make for a batter ad-
233 Queen's Road West was fined typhoon, but never before the wholesale disregard of the Govern. ministration. No doubt it were The Glorious Fourth. $50 by the Magistrate to-day ment regulations that obtained possible for those who hold the
Once again Independence Day Sanitary Inspector Brewer, who purse-strings to call the tune, but has come round, and, on he prosecuted, stated that infants of on the 1st and 2nd July, when any such procedure would savour half of the British residents of the the age mentioned were liable to some fourteen ships, which had Colony, we take the opportunity diarrhoea and other forms of ample time to shift to shelter,
Only Three Days More. Government"C" class buoys (non- too much of direct foreign inter-of extending sincere felicitations disease from drinking this skim elected to ride out the storm at ference with China's domestic to
Will you belp the "London typhoon mooringe), He could not our American friends. The med milk.
conceive a more dangerous posi-Hospital, which is badly in need problems to please the "hands- American community in Hong- kong ie not large, and as yet it
tion for a ship to be in, if the of funds, by sending a dopation to off" school of thought. As it is. has no organisation binding its and always will have. That is typhoon increased to hurricane the Telegraph fund? the Consortium has had a great members together; but it plays ano
Our list is to close on Saturday, reason for estrangement. violence, than lying at a "C" deal of criticism to face recently, by no means unimportant role in Rather is it to be regarded as so class buoy at West Point with so there are only three more days one of the accusations made the businessland social life of the much to the good, for in a pooling many other aliipe. The distance after to-day.
The need is great, and every $5 Colony. Britishers here are happy of ideas and ideals there would between the buoys in this group "will against it being that it
to count many Americana amongst result a combination of the best was only 700 feet, and the danger will help. We want to son long- endeavour to harvest undue pro-their closest and best friends, and that each could contribute. We of a abip parting her cable kong figuring prominently in the imminent, response to the special appeal fite, reaped from loans forced where such friendships abound believe that the hope of humanity and colliding was
might well in which is now being made. upon China under the protection they tend to illustrate the deap, lies in a closer and more effective which
natural understanding which Anglo-American understanding. this case have resulted in the of the respective Governmente." existe between the two peoples. Recently, Mr. Stoddard, the sinking of a number of ships. Be
When Bee Americans and American author and publicist, sides being contrary to the law, HYMN-BINGING AS A NUISANCE. That he was singing hyinns all Consortium has issued a sum- Britishers in Hongkong meeting gave a stirring address on Anglo-they had taken unnecessary risks
in such friendly intercourse, we American amity to the English with theirship for if this storm had day long was one of the reasons. mary of its policy, as cabled by would that all Americans and all Speaking Union in London.. We come forty miles further N.N.W. why a isadlord applied to the Reuter and published yesterday. Britishers could get this personal cannot do better than to close before recurving Comdr. Beckwith Market Bosworth magistrates for That would "ba athis note with his words:The was strongly of opinion that an ejectment order against a ten- This denotes a decision to refrain contact.
The landlord, Richard Trom interference with Chipa's most potent factor in dispelling sooner a definite understanding, number of them would have ant.
little misunderstandings in a formal sonse, is arrived at, suffored very seriously.. The Thirlby, a grocer, of Ibstock, said the internal politics, and includes the which sometimes arise between the better. Treaties, however; Marine Magistrate pointed out that John Grar zor, who occupied claim that the foreign financial the two peoples misunder are never of real value unless that the revised port regulations one of his houses, bad lately join- group are the chief barrier beetandings which, in the main, supported by public sentiment, had been compiled with great ed the Salvation Army, and that epring merely from a difference but I believe that such as under-care.for the guidance of masters his hymn singing was a nuisanos tween the country and the policy in the angle of approach to standing has already been reached generally using the port, The to the neighbours. I left him of interest." Evidently it is, in current questions. Both peuples formally in the hearts of the case against defendants was dis-singing this morning," he added..
nissed with a warning.
The application was granted, short, a realivation that China have thoir own characteristics, peoples of these nations."
In replying to these charges, the
We
The American community is to-
tains all the ingredients of a ing Government buoys by not
The opening event, the raising shifting away during daylight to of the flag at the Consulate, was really first class production,
on anchorage for the night after well attended, despite rain. A For failure to affix the words typhoon signal was hoisted on large throng attended the official Consular recaption and also "open Addressing the defendants, the "Children under one year of age should not be fed on it" to the Marine Magistrate said there had house" at the American Club. label on a tin of skimmed milk born in the past isolated cases of
Other details in the programme are basoball, a community lawn
which he exposed for esle in
the lat, inst.
party and a reception aboard the flagship Huron this afternoon.
HOSPITAL FUND.