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Ti.
EDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19
DAY BY DAY.
Even a military dictator who worked for the real well-being of the country would be better than
NEVER LET A MAN IMAGINE men of the type who have in re-.
THAT HE CAN PURSUE A GOOD cent years been jockeyed into END BY EVIL KELNS, WITHOUT the Presidential chair. But noⱭSINKING AGAINST HIS OWN SOUL. man with sufficient strength of THE EVIL EFFECT ON HIMSELF IS
CERTAIN. Southey. character or singleness of pur- pase has yet .coma forward.
"The
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THE CUSTOMS DISPUTE.
MEETING OF DR. SUN'S OFFICIALS.
OUTSPOKEN NEWSPAPER
COMMENT.
China sadly needs a Mussolini erickes notes will appear to-head in connection with the
The Legislative Council meets
to-morrow, when seven Bills are down for second reading.
From Messrs. Lane, Crawford, Ltd., we have received a number of very useful desk calendars.
Military" cliques hold sway both |morrow. in the North and the South, each seeking to further its own in- | terests, though professing a desire to save the nation." It would be far more to the penatit of the country to be saved from the schemings of such as these. Political leadors with high patriotic, motives are few and far between in China. And at the moment we can see little pros- pect of the facts being other- wise.
Old Notions Going.
A
ST, DUNSTAN'S.
HONGKONG'S INTEREST.
SOUGHT.
It is hoped there will be à'larga attendance at the screening of a special film · at Govemment House on Friday, at 5:30 PM.
Matters have not come to a which will illustrate the daily life of the blinded soldiers and sailors Canton Customs dispute, although at St. Dunstan's Home. Mr. W. E. Cowen, the travelling commie- much interest is being cantred on what will transpire to-day, when sioner for the Home, will speak Dr. Sun Yat-sen's ultimatum
and give the Hongkong publio a clear idea of the magnificent work expires.
which this institution is doing-
An important meeting took place at Dr. Son's headquarters
Mr. Cowen has been working
at the Cement Works on Monday, in the interests of the Home for being attended by all the high the past eight years and he left civil and military officials. The the Old Country on his presunt Customs surplus question and the tour about a year ago. Since The Bugey Pool Competition, presence of foreign warships in then he has been all throngh The South America, South Africa, played at Fanling on 15th, 16th the river were discussed. and 17th. inst. was won by Mr.meeting lasted three hours, but it British East Africa, India, Ceylon, B. D. Evans, all square.
is not known what decisions were the F. M. S. and Straits Settle- reached.
There were eleven further cases of small-pox fall Chinese) notified yesterday, as well as one Portuguese rase of diphtheria.
DIPLOMATIC BODY'S
REPLY.
ments, as well as Siam. After leaving Hongkong, he will visit various parts of China and then proceed Home via Vancouver, The Canton Gazette says making a tour of Canada and With respect to the case of the reaching Home in September next His chief work is to Customs Surphus on which Mr. C. year.
Southern
Chinese gentleman who The Italian Opera Company C. Wu. Secretary for Foreign organise committees who will teaches Mandarin Chinese at commences its short season at Affairs, has made representations undertake to do something for St. Columbia University declares that the Theatre Royal this evening, to the Diplomatic Body in Feling. Dunstan's at least once a year. it is easier to learn to speak and when "Carmen" will be produced. the Southern Government's view. read than some of the European We are asked to request patrons point is that after paying foreign languages, and takes no longer to to be in their seats promptly by changes what is left is the master than German. French or 9.15 p.m.
Customs Surplus. No considera-Customs Surplus affair. If Spanish. Possibly he is quite
tion can be taken of any claim or we remember correctly. in right, and it means another fetish
recent dispatch addressed A report from Sheklung states claims of internal loans or other a going by the board. Probably that the Cantonese troops which uses. Foreign nations are only by the Department for For- mankind will find during the were blockaded at Chingo have concerned with the security foreign Affairs of the next few generations that many managed to fight their way out their debts so that after these Government to the Diplomatic KINNAIRD MCMILLAN,- more of his inherited notions are and have retreated to Shektan. charges are paid, the Surplus is Corps, it was clearly stated that At Union Church, Kennedy Road. Tung. Hitherto the idea of General Chan's forces are pro- purely a Chinese matter in which if a portion of the share of the on 19th, inst., by the Rev. Chinese as a very difficult lanceeding to attack Tsangsing. they have no voice or control. Customs Surplus is not given to J. K. Maconachie, John Danielage has held sway in the minds
The reply of the Diplomatic the South, then in two weeks' the Government would Fleming, Greenock. to Annabel of all Westerners yet there are
From Mr. E, Ralphs tin charge Body to the Southern Govern-time
ment, received OF the 14th order the Commissioner of la Jamieson, youngest daughter some acquiring one or other of
St. John Ambulance
this view Customs to cease remitting the of the late James McMillan, the dialects every day. A scien-of the Ghenock.
tist recently proved that a red Brigade in the Colony) we leaza instant, concurs in rag had no more effect on a bull that members of the Brigade point and clearly recognises it funds collected at the port, so
Thus the Customs Surplus re-Peking. so that the Mandarins. than a white one. It looks as if have during the present cam- maine a matter of internal and Militarists there may not use s familis: English phrase will paign saccinated 10,908 persons.administration and the foreign the fands indirectly to intrigue have to go, with other anachron-Vaccination is still going on.
Powers cannot interfere with it against Canton
finance and isms. The explorer Stefans-
This is the first indication of military expeditions against it son claims that the Far North In connection with the Quarry the attitude of the Diplomatic It was further stated that there has a climate at least as good Bay branch of the Hongkong Body on the Customs Surplus was no interference with the as that further south in Northern Women's Guild and Ministering It is clear that the Diplomatic Customs contemplated, por any Canada, Scandinavia, or part of Children's League, ticket No. 54 Body recognises the fact that the taking over of the administration Russia and Siberia. He writes won the first prize in the Doll matter of Customs Surplus is of the Customs threatened. It NORTH AND SOUTH. enchantingly of the dry, bricing Raffle. Will Mrs. Stephens apply purely a question of China's was a purely Chinese internal winters and beautiful summers, for prize to Mrs. K. E. Grieg internal administration. This is matter. That being so, ware at when flowers bloom profusely.co Taikoo Dockyard? - Adre, a point gained in the Customs a loss to understand the meaning How long will the so-called and butterflies and even mos-
matter and should tacilitate the of this demonstration, and are Peking Government continue to quitoes make themselves notice-
The Philippine Carnival As-measures the Governmen: may entitled to ask the question "what able. He says we have inherited sociation has issued an interest-take in the future. The tiovara is this demonstration for"! Right function? According to a North-Jour belief that the Arctic has a ing handbook relating to the ment will have to deal not with along the people of Canton have era commentator. it may manage terrible etmate frithe an forthcoming Carnival and Cora-the foreign. Governments but preserved a very calm attitude to carry on until just before the gents, who had never visited merci! and Industrial Fair, with the Customs officials who, and it is but natural therefore for those regions, and from former which takes place from the 16th as the whole world knows, them to resent the presence of Chinese New Year, when a crisis
explorers posing; as
heroes.to 24th February next. Besides are the servants of the Chinese these war-ships. The procession is apprehended which, it is cal-Medical men are now talking giving much information relating Government.
of yesterday may be taken as a culated, will involve its downfall.seriously of future white settle-to the Carnival, it contains data
protest from them. Of the questions which will be ment of parts of the Tropics of the principal exports and im-
On the other hand it is bound It seems as if mankind is still ports. together with
ACTIVE. a list of
to be pretty embarrassing to the particularly prominent when this labouring under various fond trade organisations and agencies The Canton Kuomintang mem-foreign Powers themselves, after crine i- reached, and even before, superstitions of his great grand-in the islands.
bers held a meeting yesterday sending their armada to Canton, afternoon (says the Creaton Gazette to find that they have gothing are those of military pay, the
discuss the for them to do except possibly to anears due to Government em-
of Tuesday) to Customs Surplus question, at the make a mighty gesture and then Canton Red Cross Society Build- dwindle down, and under cover Several delegates were ap of the darkness of the night die-
from appear
Canton WXCOTS pointed to call on the authorities urging them to keep a firm stand altogether. on the question.
fathers.
No
Amongst the passengers who ployees, the paying of many who Afghan Enmity.
arrived. by the Empress of Rsin this morning were Lady Leveson, have been dismissed under the The cable received to-day Miss P. Leveson, Mr. and Mrs. retrenchment scheme, as well as about the situation in Afghanistan R. M. Dyer, Mr. and Mrs. F. R. other arrears which have, still to]
are decidedly condicting in on Marsh, Mr. A. G. Stephen. Mrs. case we learn that a well-equipped. S. Rouse, Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
The
man and wonsh who were tried at the Criminal
KUOMINTANG MEMBERS
Anyone with a casual acquaín- be made good. The copper note army of Afghans have reached Henderson. Mr. and Mrs. A... The Wang Yan Publicity Club tance of the Southern authorities eritis is also aggravating the the Indian frontier for the Apear, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Buck gave several public lectures in knows that if they consider that situation. whilst ever and alive purpose. presumably, of coberrough, Mr. W. Pattenden, Sai-kwa-yuan. The lecturers they are in the right. 16 war operating with the British forces Mr. D. E. Donnelly. Mr. J. D. pointed out the importance of the ships, yea, 160, will not in the [all these matters is the discover in hunting for a small gang of Humphreys, Mr. D. S. Neilson, Customs question and urged the less prevent them from pursuing ing of wass and means for meet-murderers, whilst on the other Mr. 1 Zeilensky and. Mr. A. F. B. public to assist the government in their course regardless of what ing the monthly administrative hand it is admisted that Britain Silva-Netto.
its strife for the retum of the the consequences may be. It is expenses as they fall due. All Afghan Government's attitude on has rea-on to complain about the
Southern share of the Surplus.
only folly to try to bully them. these issues are of much concern the border. The allegation, made
LABOUR SUPPORT.
The days of bullying Chinese to the Government, which, like in an earlier message, that the Sessions for possession of a for-ceived by the authorities from ended.
oficials, particularly officials of Many telegrams have been re- the South, we fear, are well-nigh that in Canton scarcely knows British authorities aim at the
annexation of Afghanistan, is too gery plant at Yaumati were yes.
public organizations elsewhere which way to turn in order to absurd for intelligent persons to terday found guilty by the jury with regard to the Customs Those who know the Cantonese secure funds. It is the same cry believe, and can be traced to the The Puisce Judge sentenced the Surplus question, says the same people well will readily attest the North and South the need of Bolshevist source responsible for man to five years hard labour journal. The M.P.s in Shanghai fact that they do not view such a
all the recent unrest near the the first two charges, the sen
telegraph to Dr. Sun stating that demonstration with indifference. North-West frontier. What tences to run consecutively, as they will send a manifesto to the The foreign Powers and their
well as another five years on a
Diplomatic Corps in Peking consuls here must be held re- neutral Afghanistan. instead of a
The
dire consequences due to the neighbour apparently swayed by rently with the first two.
Customs Surplus.
more monez,
When we begin to think of Britain wants to see is a strictly third charge, this to run concarregarding the question of the sponsible for any provocation or
the absolutely undeveloped re-
power
11
admit-
sources of this vast country intrigue and covertly hostile. It woman was santenced to one The Citizens' Diplomatic presence of these war-ships. In and then turn our minds to the is evident, from the news now
year's hard labour on twocharges. Society of Shanghai bas sent the light of the whole affair, the telegram to the local authorities authories here are to be con- present situation, we cannot, as coming over the wires, that an
anti-British faction are holding This is from the fun requesting them not to give in in gratulated for their calmas84 well-wishers of China and the
YOSS the border. It Gezeller-Messrs. Shewan. Tomes the strife for the return of the dealing with Chinese. but feel profondly were better, anyhow, to have & Co. Shameen, received a letter proper share of the Surplus totedly difficult situation. They Sorry at the gloomy outlook these schemers openly at enmity from a blackmailer demanding a the Canton Government Tele-have conducted the negotiations which confronts the nation at with us, so that the necessary "loan" of one thousand dollars, grams to the same effect have also with the Diplomatic Corps on this. measures can be taken to counter Hongkong currency. The black been received from labour, organ-question for months and have the moment. The possibilities their intrigues, than to have false mailer signed Himself as Kwan nations in Fatshan, Tailniung, clearly shown 'spirit of patience are in such vivid contrast to the promises of friendship and remain Yi-wa, commader of Hop Yi Heangsham, Chan-chuen, and and esteem throughout. Of this,
there is no doubt. actualities. From the purely uncertain whether they are con-Tong, and threatened the man- Sun-wai.
Somebody then must have got templating a sudden stab in the ager of the firm that he would be political standpoint, and also hack. The story of "from Herat commandeered if the loan should THE FOREIGN WARSHIPS. panicky for we understand that it from the viewpoint of Govern- to Kabul" and of Lord Roberts of not be advanced within three In the course of a leading is sufficiently pointed out that no ment finances, China stands to-Kandahar should not be forgotten. days. Tho Shewau Tomes man- article, the Cunton Gazette interference with the admini
ager has delivered the letter to states:-
stration of the Customs has been day a bankrupt country. The
the U. S. Consul at Shameen.
Meanwhile The presence in Canton of 6 contemplated causes ere too well known to
according to the Kok Wa Po.
American, 5 British, 2 Japanese, we shall fervently pray that these require emphasis. The fact is
French, and one Portuguese war Western Leviathans of Destruc- deplorable. Notwithstanding the
ships, representatives of 5 foreigation may leave our unfortified, of his reprehensible manner
IMAGINED GOLF DIFFICULTIES. Powers, making a total 16 ships, unprotected, and peaceful City of The truth is golf is a self may well cause the peaceful in the Rams alone. The slaughter, election, it was hoped in some the R.G.A. in a League match at bypnotic. People hynotise them- habitants of Canton to inquire misery, blood, and hell, such de quarters that President Tsao Kowloon on Saturday at 2.15 p.m. selves with the imagined difficul-what they are here for? Shameen vilish inventions have brought to Kun might be able to put the The home team will be-Messrs, ties. They create its troubles is certainly not a training station Europe, have not advanced the J. P. Robinson (capt), A. W. for themselves. When they begin for the cadets and yet these cause of peace, prosperity, and country on its feet. So far, he Ramsay, S. Jex, R. Pestonji, W, the game they are overawed by bluejackets were holding military | harmony of Europe one bií, 5: his miserably failed. Like wo Hyde, L. A. R. Duncan, R. E. its difficulty. The real difficulty drills yesterday. What does this every one knows. Surely civilisa
tion can fire a better arbiter or many of his predecessors, he has Lindsell, J. C. Fletcher. L. E. is that they are afraid of making mean? been a tool in the hands of the Lammert, J. Fraser and F. W. fools of themselves by mixing a Bomebody ventures the remarkelee the world's vaunted civilisa
Howell.
small ball with a big club. Ex. that this is an answer to the ion is a hollow gigantic mockery, militorists.
CRICKET.
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