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TUESDAY, DECEMBER
know that this is the attitude
of all foreign well-wishora of China-wa, regard it as im. material who is in the ohiof
1924.
DAY BY DAY.
OF ALL THE EVIL SPIRITÐ" ABRDAD AT THIS HOUR IN THE
executive's chair so long as he WORLD, INSINOERITY 13. THE
commands a
following able to MOST DANGEROUS,~Froude. koap the situation will in hand.
The annual ball at Kowloon The near futuro woll show whather Tuan right man. If he is, and if ho
THE GERMAN. ELECTIONS.
SOME ELECTED LEADERS.
Telegrams to land show that
DOCTOR SUMMONED.
ALLEGED IGNORING OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL.
Dr. Stuart Taylor was charged the political loadors whose porbofore Mr. W. Hamilton, at the tralts we give bolow have been Kowloon Magistrany this morn- successful. in the German ing, with failing to obey a polioa, officer's signal, at the Star Ferry Wharf at 2:55 pm, on November 25th.
Chi-jui is the Dock takes place on January Elooting:-
2ad.
brings about the long-awaited Tosterday thore was roportod unification of the country, then one Chinese case of typhoid, as we can regard it as a fortunatswell as a Chinese caso of corebro- circumstanco that ho seized the spinal fovor. roins of power whon he did..
Kidnappers.
Mr. C A. S. Russ, boing unwell, was unable to attend a caso Azed for boaring at Summary Court this morning. ·
We acknowledge receipt, from the B. N. B. Government Printing Office, of the Annual Reports for 1923 of the State of North Borneo,
The orimo of kidnapping le one of peculiar popularity in this part of the world and only the on bellishments nowadays are taken from the stories (whathor told i pross reports of on the film of similar deode in other lands, for tho kidnapper has operated for
Pongtong, which ngoa in China. It may be, wore arrived from Saigon this morning, ano to study the subject carefully,roports having sighted a derelict that the practice had its origin in junk, bottom upwards, yesterday the value given to the male child in Lat. 20.48, Long. 113.26. in a country where the ability to
The HE,
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labour and repay parental care. Mr. Bruto Nibai, described as counts for much. Cortainly it is an artist, has reported to the usually malo children who are police that he lost, probably by kidnapped for the oako of thost, a sum of $450 and a romunerativo sale. This is noticed Fronch passport from his pocket. in several countries whore ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Chinoso have sortled, such as in
"Religion and its Valuo" will Mrs. W. H. Coole and family the Malayan regions. With the desire to thank all their kind advance of civilisation, however, be the subject of this week's publio lecture of the Hongkong Wo find improvements in friunda for their expressions of
of the Lodge
Theosophical the crudo methods of tho sympathy in their rocent sad
16, Queon's Road bereavement and also for the old-time kidnappor, so that hold. Society, floral tributos sont
ing to ransom plays its due part Central. on Wednesday, Decem- in the activitios of miscreants in bor 10th, at 5.45 p.m. All are
welcome.-dvt. a land whore law and order are successfully doßed. The latest
The Telegraph.
HONGKONG, 9th Doc., 1924.
TOWARDS UNITY?
crime reported from this region, In the Captain's Cup com- that of the abduction of more potition of the Royal Hong- than Д БСОГО of students of kong Golf Club, played tho Canton Christian College, December 6th-8th, Mr. H. U. 08 reported by us yoster-Ireland won tho optional day, is the most ambi-pool (21 entries) with a score of tious that has been recorded for 78 (85 misus 71, and Mr. J. W. some tinio. The vistims are the Franks qualified with 70 (89 sons of wealthy parents, who will minus 10.)
Stop by step the political probably realise the uselessness
downfall comes
and
the Govorament
situation in North China would of appealing to the authorities A motor car driver is being for successful action in the detained in connection with an appear to be clarifying itself. matter, and rather than have accident occurring in Jubilee Hard on the heels of Wu Poi-fu's their children submitted to harsh Street yesterday, when his car
the nows that reatinent will pay the sums of run down a Sinall buy
monoy demanded. It must strike seriously fractured his skull. his old rival, Chung Tso-lin, has some people, who have not boon The boy now hes in a critical resolved to retire into Manchuria here long, as peculiar that such condition at and there in future obey tho things should occur unchecked.
Civil Hospital. behests of the Central Govem-China's biggest and most ira- in the near. vicinity of one of
mont, Marshal Chang's tologram portant cities, and the seat of
Our roadora will be interested
learn that N. Lazarus,) announcing this decision is ofja self-styled Ropublic of the to peculiar interost, coming from South-but the rest of us have optician, of 12, Queen's Road
become.aed to thesp proofs of Central, has installed ♫ one who has on occasion regard the modiunval stato of the plotoly now sight-testing oquip- ed himself as a ruler apart from country, which persists in this ment. This now equipment will the Poking Government. First ora of general progress and make this firm's sight-testing
enlightenment.
Wu Poi-fu in order to
קב
Dom-
room one of the most maderuly equippod in the Far East.
Last wook's health coturn
of all, he announces that he undertook the expedition against Licensed Opium.
The draft opium agreomont BAVO the
at Genova, shows four cases of small-pox country," but that on reviewing just drawn
summarised in a nows cable, (three Chinese and one Indian), affairs he admits that the recent contains dufiuite arrangements of which one was fatal; throe war was merely the outcome for the licensing of smokers, who Chinese cases of diphtheria (one of political rivalry on the part of shall be rationed, or olan for the fatal); four non-fatal cases of controlled retail trade in the typhoid (threo Chinose and one militarists. If we are to take drug. Each Power is at liberty Indian); and one fatal Chinese his own words as a true reflec- to decide whether it will have caso of cerebro-spinal fover. tron of his future attitude, be one or the other. This conclusively does away with tho idea of will henceforth dissociato him-
total abolition of opium sales, which weu advocated by the Chinese, and was the cause of
China's problem would B000 solve itself, for militarism has been, and still is, the curse of the country.
Mr. F. 8. Heinrich, the manager the Canton branch of the Liggett & Myers Tobacco Com-
and in
timo.
course of conversation
ro-
Von Tirpitz
Gen. Ludendorff.
Herr Streseman..
An Indian constable stated that a forry boat had just arrived and ho signallod for the defendant to stop, as there were rickshas meeting the ferry.
Defondant said he BAW No signal whatever. He did romom- bør stopping outside the forry when a passenger alighted.
His Worship, who was told by the traffio sergeant that there was probably a misunderstanding, cautioned dofendant.
DEATH OF MB, HI, W. CHANEY.
SEQUEL TO RECENT ACCIDENT.
It is with the utmost regrot that we have to ohronicle the doath of Mr. H. W. Chansy, of Mossrs. Palmer and Turner, which occurred last oyoning at the Governmont Civil Hospital, at the early age of 28 years,
It will be recalled that about # fortnight ago, the deceased met with a mot01-cycling Bocident, near Castle Poak, bis machine running into another whion was just anead of aim, Mr. Chaney being thrown rathor heavily to the ground and sustaining In- juries to his left leg and kamp. He was removed to nuspital, but although it was known that ble case would require long and caro- ful treatment, thore wore no indications of the injury proving tutal. Yesterday, ho underwent a alight operation, and shortly afterwards. ho untoitunatoly Buttered a sudden collapse and passed away..
And into Mr. Chaney, who was a native of Nortolk, bad buon in the Colony for about four years, and auring that time he made a very with Circiu of Iriends, ler ne was of a very choory and happy dis- position. He was a very keen motor cyclist and was always to tho fore in local competitions," in which he won several. prizes, being one of the most enthusiastľo members of the Motor Ugale. Section of the Hongkong Auto- mobile Association.
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During the Great War, the doceased saw muon service on the French trout, and on coming to tha Colony he greatly interested himself in the tormation of the
| EX-Active Dervice Mon's Associa= tion, -being-one of the onginal members. In fact, he was one of the loading spirusof this organisa tion, serving on the Committee, acting as Coairman last year and being appointed Vice-Chairman this year. His untimely deluse will be regretted by a very large body of friends, whose sincerest sympathy will be extended to his widow and child in the Heavy boreavement which has betallen chom,
The funeral takes place this oyoning, the cortege passing the Monument at 5 p.m.
MACHINE-GUN LOCKS.
THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE.
A Shanghal Chinese, who pleaded guilty at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, to-un- lawful possession of two machine gun locks, wae fined $1.000, or wolve months" hard, labour, in default, by Mr. E. W. Hamilton,
Defondant, who was arrested.. on board the 8.8. Sunning prior to the ship's departure, stated that bo was taking the locks to a friend in Amoy.
salf from interferonce in politics by militarists. If only that rule could be generally observed, so much controversy. China still pany, arrived here yesterday, stands alool, which is doubly with one of our representatives unfortunate because she is the country most concerned in the stated that the city and business ovil effects, of the drug trafe than they have been for somo
conditions are now more normali particularly opium, and wo fancy It was chiefly for her benefit that Thero is a somewhat ambigous tno conforonco was calød. The in- phrase in Marshni Chang's de- torrolated mattor of smuggling, The Chinese Engineering and and poppy cultivation, will have Mining Co., Ltd., reports a credit claration we refer to his romark to be attended to as well, and we on Profit and Loss Account for that with ono man now at the can quito see that there is Buy the year ended Juno 30th last of head of the country, his aims thing but a smooth passage ahead $343,031. Tho Directors can be considered as having boon for the enforcement of legislation commend a final dividend of ten In this offort to curb the opium per cont. (free of Inoomo Tax.) attained. But there has always evil. Altogether it is a sorry whilst the balance carried for. boon a man of sorts at loantjending to ono phase of the ward (2186,405) which includes in nominal con'rol of affairs in conforance, and the prospects of the whole credit in rospect of tno other items on the Conova Excess Profits Duty, will be dealt Poxing, so that the prosent agenda moeting with any better with at a futuro date when the situation dove not materially results are remote. On the whole, position
tho Company's in China becomes differ from the past. Maybe the mooting of those Powers has intorosty Chang means to infer that the provod almost abortive, and we normal.
wonder whether it has "beɑn present holder of the Presidency worth all the expenditure of With the resumption of 'tho ie one who can be trusted to effort. After more than a montu dancing season, the public will servo the nation faithfully and of discussion, with the engender-be interested to learn that Miss to the Reichstag..
Ludendorff has boon re-elected WHARFING AT SHANGHAI, The T.K.K. has made arrange- load it to dvontual unification. result is a draft past in which the the Celony on the 14th instant consequently the existing Govern Railway Company for their
ing of much ill-fooling, the not Doris Woods is due to return to
No party has a clear majority,ments with the Bouth Manchurian We should certainly like to system already in voguo in most Hor arrival has been delayed meat carries on until the meeting steamors Taiyo Maru, Korea concerned-in owing to her joining her elster of the Reichstag in January-Maru and Biberia Maru to Up the Hongkong, for instanos--is to be Alleen, in Sumatra, giving Reuter.
of
boliovo that this is the case. of the places Recent
from comments
preaarved. Such a conclusion demonstrations. In- ballroom North suggest that tho DFW|inight almost as well have been dancing at the botols and clubs. President has a solid basking, arrived at by correspondence be. She has lately been studying and may be counted on to hold, twoon the intorosted Govern-under Mies Josephine Bradley,
ments. the country together. "At any rato, the gradual disappearanOD
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HOCKEY.
T.K.K. BOATS:
their wharf at Shanghai on the eastbound voyages from Hong. koog, OLVAS
The Bib÷ría Maru will be the winnor for four years in] The following will represent first steamer to be barthed along. |succession: of the Foxtrot the Club "A" against the R. E, side their wharf in February,
Championship of Great Britain, at Bookumpoo, Causeway Bay, 1915. BNUFF HABIT. BACK,
and Miss Eve Tyaogato Smith, on Wednesday, 10th December Shuff-taking may be returning ona of London's best-known at 4.50 p.m.-J. H. Koarn, H. C Wu Fel-fu and Chang Tao-lin, is to its former popularity, Three dancers, Those interested, are Moonamara, L.A. R. Duncan, LOwing to a hopeful sign, for it sorven to times as much snuff was sold in referred to an advertisement R. Blacking, G. Bond, W. Hour delir olear the atmosphere and-mako New York last year as in 1887. alsowhere in this issue giving Look, C. F. Lloyd, H. G. Gardner, and
and tobasco doslots declare that particulars of Bian Woods ALR Kinross, J. C. Faers and A. mome the task of reorganisation all the even more muff will be sold this classAIRES
Huwensy galer. For ourselves and we year thun-list,
of military aspirants, such as