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HE WHO OPENS A BUHOOL, CLOSES A PRISON,- Victor Hugo. Canton and everybody In South Two British casos of para- China are heartily sick of these typhoid fevor wore roported yos- recurring upheavals. Whether terday,
it be Bun or Chan, they want] Admiral Hugo de acordo, of stable goverdment and normality. Macau, left by the Atsuta Mara They have had neither for many yesterday..
M como to this part of the world.
TWO-MINUTE TALKS A Daily Tonlo
By ROBERT POWER
GOLD I
It has boon woll'said that por- that others have won prizes from haps the most arrosting ory over their labours. Unexpectedly por- raised among men is that of haps, or when it soomed tha Gold!" 'Thond who have nothing could be gained, thoir participated in the rush for the toil has been rewarded by an
If wo toil, lot us make suro.
It is
years past. Let us hope that bo- Mr. T. Honda, Hongkong's precious metal in various parts" aoooss of riches. ford many months run, tennis champion, loft yesterday of the earth testify that there is the issue will be definitely desid-by the Atsuta Maru. He is to be an indescribable thrill in the ory that we find true gold and not led and, a now and bettor ora/ano of Japan's playors at tho whon a lucky "striko" is mada. como alluring Imitation.
It reverberates in the heart und strange, but we know it to bo true, Olymplo Games,
arouses all the passions of that many labourers are contented Reports state that two towing Humanity triumph, cupidity with something which is but an launches which resumed the run ruthlosness. "Gold" is a shout Imitation. Time will prove the PInternational Agriculture. between Kongmoon and Canton a month of bitter labor test. Wo may beap up many In consequence of the strike settle of and things which we have won by toil. Perhaps our labour has boon The general public will pro-ment have beon commandoered stones for incredible exertions.
But sometimes the intoxicat more sovore ovon than those of bably pay little attention to aby military forous.
ing cry has been followed by our neighbours, but if what we Alitom in yesterday's news cables
relating to the formation of an At this afternoon's' nueting of vexatious disappointment. The havo garnered is only a spurious International Society of Agriculte Logislative Council a resolu-strike" has proved delusive, a substance, it will neither profit tural Science, but it is a subjecttion approving the croction of a more pinch of gold embedded in Nof considerable importance at on
outcion of much useless rubbish. Or worse,
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this stage of the world's progross. Kimberley Road and Austin there have been occasionis whon
The decision to form this big Avonue, Kowloon, was passed. Yociety has followed a conferenco
HONGKONG, 22nd May, 1924.
nature
in Rome, of more than three To-days mooting of the Logos hundred of the world's prominent latiro Council was the first hold in agriculturists. The headquarters
are to be at the International the Council Chamber since, fans Instituto of Agriculture, which is have superceded the old punkhas one of the biggest institutions, in no sall punkhe, over H. Italy and for many years has the Governor's sout, is the only, issued a valuable summary, in one left.. Hovoral different languagos, off
should
scom
to
nor ondure.
A man may gain notoriety, but what soomed precious metal it is not the fine gold of real character. His name may bo proved aftor a rigorous asany
upon every lip, but his fame will be nothing but moar of gold upon quartz fado. Or, actual richos may to picking up. It is a cheat, the Thoy will not bring happiness, an imitation nugget hardly worth accumulated by devious methods. more to be regrotted because it enduring peaco, or any content- Ho closely resembled a glittering ment of tuind. Power may also
prize.
STOWAWAY LAW.
bo hold by the man who is un-
QUEEN'S COLLEGE.
Many mon may be compared scrupulous, but the hour will gold. In the company of the hand. How miserable Indood is the world's progress and scientifle It is reported that Wu Hon- to the foverish toilers who Book como when this will pass from his discovery with regard to farming, man, who has recently returned gold miners are all Borts and the lot of such if they have not the stock-breeding, and agriculture in to Canton from Shanghai, has conditions, but their object is one, puro gold of a good conscience 1
Wo rund of "gold in the furance general. In the United Kingdom been appointed Secretary General They dolve for gold, lured on by itself the agricultural industry at Headquarters and that he re- the fact that already some of triod." If it be real metal, tho struck it heat of the fire will not diminish obscuro veives all visitors, whother mill their comrades have now occupies a very
rich." Hope shines before the it. It is so with thoso virtuos
intermittent prospority PEKING AND CANTON.ack seat, and oven its days of tary or civil.
At a meeting of various . yes of each, and in dreams they which are the crown of human hoar the sudden thrilling ery, lifa. Sorrow and sufforing will numbered, but our big colonial
fball clubs hold at the Amorlean "Gold." It is so in life. Mon test, but not destroy them. In- empire comprises HOMO Whatever our readers may the most important food-grow- Consulate last evening, it was strive to win a fortune. Thoy deed they omerge from the ordeal
on the globe, and unanimously decided to form a are drawn on by the certain fact refined and beautified. think about party political squaling areas
nothing that can be done to Baseball League. Mr. Wailman bies in China, we imagine that improve farm produce of all was olected Secretary and Mr. the majority of them will per- kinds
be overlooked. Koonaban Treasurer. of The dependence of different parla coive thu farcial
Tui Pan, a plato-layer's coolie, of the producing world on cach the recont Peking Presidential
other entirely eliminatos rivalry was fatally injured when a hutch- Mandata which appoints certain or socracy in agricultural un-cover dropped on his head whilst uf Gonoral Chan King-ming's deavour. As with medicine for at work in the hold of the staumVT at the Kowloon military commanders to import-human ills, the discoveries of Sarvestan
At this afternoon's meeting of ant posts in Canton. The furthar farth, field and stockyard are Docks yesterday. Death occurred: international. Again, as the whilst be was boing takon to
the Legislative Council, a Bill roport that another Mandato to world grows more heavily hospital.
intituled An Ordinance to amend the question of make Chan himself Military populated,
Seizures of dangerous drugs the law relating to stowaways
issuo Inspector of Kwangtung and increased yields and elimination
of posts and diseases becomes of made last year in Hongkong were: was read a first timo.
5,26314 ounces; This Bill makes it an offence particularly attractive one and Kwangsi, Provinces is likely to greater importance every yoar.-Morphine,
In this light we see the inaugura-horoin 23,400 ounces; coosinu, 48 to be on a ship with intent to contains much of interest, not tion of the International Society ounces. It is recorded that Re-stow away. The cloment of find-only to boys and old boys of as venue Officor Ward did very good ing is eliminated. By Clauso 4 Queen's College but to the goner- of Agricultural Science marking a how are in man's work in this connection during of the Bill it is laid down that if al public. Thoro are two very a person is found on board a ship clover contributions in vorde by effort to use the wealth of nature the year.
between Hongkong and the next" W.K.", one boaring the in- to his best advantage.
Under the heading "H. M. port of call it shall, unless ho can triguing title of "Chlorinated The World Court.
Naval Base, Singapore," tho prove the owner's consent, be Cockroachus." It tolls of
be issued as soon as he succoeds
for the
NEW BILL READ FIRST TIME.
THIS MONTH'S " YELLOW
DRAGON.
We have to hand the May number of The Yellow Dragon, the popular monthly magazino of Queon's College.
This month's
A
in capturing Canton appears equally humorous. As we s00 the situation, thogo notifica- tions are just as absurd as a Canton mandate making appoint ments to Peking would bo. It
To the man-in-tho-stroot the Straits papóru advertise for sale presumed that he was on board comedy (perhaps it should be is true that the Poking Gov-dilferences between world courts, the extensive (and exponelve) the ship in Hongkong with intent "tragedy") which took place in vornment is the recognised Ad-ternational Hague conventions plant accumulated prior to the to obtain a passage without the the house of a Master at Leighton ministration-but-it-is-just-as and the League of Nations must present Government's decision consent of the owner. The Bill also Hill. Pestored by cockroaches, true that it no more commands appear very slight. They are in to-do away with the schomo, Not provides that an offence against the hardy Scotsman sot forth to
waste" surely!
the Ordinance is committed by smoke-them-out-with principle simuar organisations
any person who arrives in Hong-hydrochloric and potassium por- the situation in the South than inasmuch a. they compriso
Router nows cables, after being kong having stowed away in tho manganate but he only succeed. in bleaching the insects Dr. Sun's authority oxionde associations of nations
has A picbald boyond the city of Canton. So mutual good, But the deivor after relayed, sometimes give the ship elsewhere, provided that he od
essentials will form his own opin-transcriber furiously to think, but was voluntarily on board at some and now far as the actual appointments on as to which can best uphold it is seldom such a peculiar orror part of the voyage between the post in place of a dark brown one, accomplished, the made by Poking are concerned, the ideal of universal poace and in transmission is encountered as last port of call and Hongkong. The versifying of the story is we have the anomaly of the judgment by arbitration instead of in the message to-day relating toIt is submitted that this legisla- excellently
Hurstwood," which was wired away outside the Colony is not cloverly convoyed. "W. K's" selected Civil and Military Gov. by torco. What we have to realise the New markot Stakes winner tion is not ultra vires. To stow humour of the incident boing
as that the Government of the
made any offenco. What is pro- other offort is "A Matriculation ernors being sury maný milos United State of America, the most as "Hulitwooti"
hibited is the arrival of such a Medley," in which all the special- Colóny. It is land terms mot with in English, away from their posts of office, important, becauso partly isolated,
Eulogistic, comment continues porson in the factor in too poncé conneila of the and, for the moment at any rate, world, has definituly sot its face to be showered on the Chofalo obviously undesirable that per Mathematics, Geography, His- the way thither blocked by op against the League of Nations, and Palermo company of mystic sons of this class should land tory, Physics, Chemistry and whilst a portion of public opinion entertainors who finish their hero, or have the opportunity of Drawing are used in rythmic Веднон to-landing hore, because they often measure in a very ingeniouts and across tho Atlantic is untroly Queon's Theatre
There are other good contribu- In writing thus we have not proud to any kind of participa morrow night. They will give became a charge on the Colony, amusing manner.
tions, one by "Rufus," entitiod the least desire to suggest tion in European affairs. Presi- thoir performances at the 7.15 and in other cases they tend to
"4 Dofeuco," being more doserve · that Peking is not within its dent Coolidge, however, is inclined and 9.15 performances when they swell the criminal population.
ing of the title "An Exouse." rights in making theso appoint-to have America participate to will be supported by "Bride 13
Bohool Notes, and the various ments. Manifestly it is. the extent of joining the porman- and "Determination," rospaetivo-
clasa notos and reference to ent Court of International Justico. y. The lattor is a big picture on NOISY MOTOR BOATS.
school sports mako up a number Kwangtung and Kwangsi are still and the majority of Americans a rather ambitious plans. It is integral parts of the Chinese Re-realise the necessity for such quite worth seeing for the bizarre A DANGER TO NAVIGATION which should still further en- A case, in which it was allegod hance the reputation of The public, the central authority of association with other Govern-aconos of London by day and
Paris by night. nonte. All that romatus is to
that noisy motor boats are a Yellow Dragon, which is established in Poking have a detinito official decleon,
In "Kindred of the Dust," danger to navigation in the har Wo moroly point out the actual and that must come sooner or
bour because they cannot hoar BRITISH facts, and draw attention to the later, oven if the discussion ap opening at the Coronet to-day, the sirens of launches, was hoard
one will be treated to an excol- anumilios which exist in the pours unduly protractod..
lent opportunity for clean enter by the Marine Magistrato, Lieut. tainment and, at the same timo. Com.-Conway Hake, at prosent complex situation in
an insight into that side of life in Marine Court this morning Ling
posing troops.
For
China Peking has the right to
the
NORTH BORNEO
LOAN.
London, May 21. The lists of the British North
Walia Walla por cont. first mortgage debon- make the appointments, but AFTER TEN MONTHS. which nearly everybody is in-Fuk Tsoi, the master of the Borneo Company's £650,000 five
ARRESTS OF ALLEGED ́ ROBBER.
torostod. A young woman returns motor boat,:. to her sanctimonious home with No. 6, was summoned for falling turds, at ninty por cont. redeem- until it subdues the South by
a child born out of the accepted to stop when called upon by &able in 1974, close this afternoon, nilitary forco there appears
theory of wodlook, a rich youth police officer at 11.45 pm. on-Reuter. ittle-prospect of the appointeos |
marries the poor girl and a stern May 13th.
Lance-Sergeant Darkin stated
a passenger stated that he both being able to take up office, It! After an interval of nearly ten father is softened into love for his
saw and heard. The Sergeant may, of course, be that the pros. months, one of a gang of mon son's wife by the choory influence that as he wished the motor bant
allegod to have carried out of a nowiy-arrived grandson. to stop, he flashod four flashes went on to state that mustors of pect of securing these positions successful armed robbery at No. This, in short, is the plot, when at a distance of about 50 motor boats all made the same will yet further uncourage the 50, Tai Nam Stroot, Shamshiupo. Simple as it is, it providos yards. The boats wore passing excuso, namely that their engines Anti-Sun forces to push on and was arrested in Shanghal Street Miriam Cooper gud Ralph Graves to an opposite direction at the wore so noisy that they could not vigorously sot about ousting the yesterday. The men, who were with parts, in which their un-time. Defendant took notice of hour whistles. This was dangerous armed with revolvers and duggors, doubted abilities are brought out the flashes and he (the to navigation, as motor boats Bergeant) then blow four blasts could not hear the navigation prosont Canton regime. Indeed, escaped with $242 and a quantity to perfection.
on hia whistio Dofondant blasts of steam' launches. A thore is ground for thinking that of jewellery.
still took no notion, and it Defendant told his Worship plans towards this and rapidly maturing and that are long there will be a rosumptioned him and had him arrested.
When brought before Mr. E. W. of the old struggle for power.
vidence is not wanting that Wu Hamilton, at the Kowloon Magis
tracy this morning, prisoner was Poi-fata busy behind the sconos, remanded for 24 hours for on- whilst Chang Tao-lin appears to quiries to be made by the police.
Aro
Prisoner was assisting a vegat-
able hawker In Shanghai Street RAIN SPOILS CRICKET was not until four blasts that his engine was making 40
when one of the viurime recognis-
London, May 21, ̈
had been blown four times much noise that he could not that defondant eventually stop haar When he eventually heard At Bristol the match betwoon pod. Defendant said he had not the whistle he stopped at once, sce the lamp being, fashed, and This was defendant a first offendo Gloucester and the South did not hear the whistle, although and ho was fined $10, Africans could not bo played owing to rela-Restor,