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THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1925,
DAY BY DAY.
AMERICA AND "CHINA. EUROPEANS ROBBED
THE WASHINGTON AGREEMENT.
GAGGED AND BOUND,
Five Chinese, Wong Kam, Wong
caso. The observations he makes entirely support the statements by the British and other observers on
NO HUMAN CAPACITY EVER the Shameen sido. Naturally, such documents as this consular state- BUT WE MAY SEE MORE AND. YET SAW THE WHOLE OF A THING,
ment will get very little publicity MORE OF IT, THE LONGER WE in China itself or in Soviet, Russia, |
LOOK ---Ruskin..
but they add to the already con- The
vincing array of evidence which Portable' exists to disprove the base lying Typewriter which is going on among officials Yokohama, via Kobe, at 7 a.m. Four of them made a pact to Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith conducted
The s.a. Kuteang will leave for limitations of naval "armement. with the who have placed themselves at the on Saturday nort
preserve peace in the Pacifio. the case for the Crown and said Standard head of a Chinese province, with
Nine of these Powers-desiring that Mr. de Bernedo was having There was one fatal case of to adopt a polloy designed keyboard, the aid of their Bolshevist mentors, typhoid fover reported yesterday, to stabilize conditions in the Far tilfin at the home of Mrs. Paula
and have the effrontery to claim a The victim was Chinese.
East, to safeguard the rights and Refas, Tungking Road, Yaumati "Nothing place among the recognised govern-
interests of China and to promote to learn."
ments of the world.
Ia Novomt er, 1911, nine Powers Lam, Luk Huen, Ho Kwal, and Tang groat and small met in Wasbing Shum were charged at the Criminal. ton. They were concerned about
The rate of the dollar on do- the peace of the world, particular Sessions before Mr. Justice Wood mand to-day is 28. 4.1/16d, ly in Asia and the Pacifio. Five this morning, with robbery by
of these Powers agreed upon or more.
"
Nothing
to unlearn.
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Router wires that Essex beat intercourse between China and when one of the prisoners obtained But in some Glamorgan on the first innings, the other Powers upon the admission by means of a trick and respects we might welcome this at Layton, the match being un- basis of aquality-rosoly the rest followed. The gentleman'
added proof of untruthfulness. By completed. their lies shall ye know them.
Our New Governor,
a
For the second time within decessity. comparatively short period, a Hong. kong Cadet has risen to the position
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1925.
of Governor,
7
ed to concluda and did
make treaties and draft resolu was bound and gagged and robbed Some of the Shanghai papers Door" was approved. Extrator but although Mrs. Rojas was tions to thesa ends. The" Open of his gold watch and $40 in money, have been arriving in Hongkong ritoriality was to be surrendered irregularly since the strike, but
which was delivored to us last)
we think the record is held by the and control of their tariffa return-threatened she eluded the thieves and reached the verandahånd Shanghai Times of July 3rd, ed in great part to the Chinese.
These decisions where the evening, forty days after publica considered judgments of nine called for help.
Evidence of the robbery and the carried out. Fallure of France subsequent arrest of the prisoners
was taken,
The late Sir Henry tion.
nations. They have not been
put
May first joined the,, Government
to ratify them until recently Suspicions that mail oarried service here as Cadet and, after via Siberis is not, altogether imprevented the meeting of those
conferences necessary to rising to be Colonial Secretary, mune from the attentions of the them into effect. The delay bas came back as Governor at the end Soviet authorities have received lod to deplorable outbreaks and a large measure of confirmation much an i-foreign agitation in of a term of service as Governor of in recent days by the delivery to China, Russia, no longer a treaty Fiji He made an able and fear various firms in Shanghai of let Power, has come back to the less administrator here, mainly ters all apparently deliberately Pacific and seized her opportunity
because he was so well versed in
interim.
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It is no new thing to read of the Canton version of the Shameen
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London and
The case is proceeding.
CASE DISMISSED.
The Chinese outbreake and the to Shanghai.
The case was therefore dismissed.
AMUNDSEN'S SHIP GETS FREE.
shcoting affair of June 23rd., which spirit in which Sir Edward Stubbs about £6,000 intended for dispatch but it should move without undue can Service.
come-the spirit that said that there would be no hesitation in
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in the Far East. Chinose ALLEGED DISOBEDIENCE Nationalism, tinged with Soviet Hongkong matters. Yesterday it A public meeting will be held Red, has grown resentful and
OF ORDERS. was announced that Mr. Cecil in the City Hall on Monday even rimpant in the cities. mont Civil Hospital this morning, Clement, who came to Hongkong given by Mr. O. J. B. Hellstrom themselves the
ing next, when an address will be For reasons best known to Empress of Asia, charged Sun Ah Staff Captain W. Kinley, of the Joh. Witchell, aged 68, Manager as a Cadet in 1890--nearly 26 years on his personal experiences of Tokio Foreign Offices have not this morning with refusing to obey Shi, a Chinese, at the Marine Court of the King Edward Hotel.: Funeral passes Monument this "go-and who stayed here for Bolshevism in Russia and Canton. resented the delay of France, evaning 6.30. Home papers nearly 14 years, had been appointed The chair will be taken by Mr. Solfishness did not utterly vanish orders and with assaulting him. G. D. M. Bernard, supported by when the Nizo-Po wor Treaty was Defendant pleaded not guilty. please.copy.
Hongkong's new Governor. Al- Unofficial Members of the Council. signed. Some of the old games The Empress of Asia left the though our new Chief Executive hea
went on in the Far East where Colony yesterday and Capt. David- been away from Hongkong during pany of the Shanghai Volunteer bld enemy, Russia, have gone on that he did not wish to press the Efforts to form a Filipino Com Japan and England, faced by their son, Marine Superintendent, said what has proved, perhaps, to be the Corps, in progress for some time, together much as they did under charge. The company would see most vigorous period in its develop. have been given an added im- the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. that the defendant was repatriated
potus with the issuance of a cir- ment he will inevitably bring to his cular letter appealing to the Fili-French ratification of the treaties task here the wide knowledge he pino Community to pledge at least change the situation. The agree The Telegraph. Eaised of the Colony during the 11 members to join such an mente are now valid. Where organization if the necessary Japan and Britain have been sot- many years he was so closely permission can be secured.
ing independently, they must now identified with the Colonial Secre-
sot with seven otbor Powera, All tariat. He will in many ways come
Rotterdam Customs officials the pacts and resolutions, except. have discovered and confiscated one, have been signed. The Chi- back to old problems, although he thirty-four cases from Basel, sup- nese signature is still lacking on CANTON'S CALUMNIES. will find that Hongkong has grown posed to contain soap, coffee, and the resolution which provides of
Seattle, Aug. 12. almost out of knowledge in the condensed milk, and destined for a commission to consider extra in the grip of the led north of After spending the entire winter Manchuria and Feking. Ex- territoriality. When Peking signs Siberia, Amundsen's exploration And one can say quite amination brought to light a the machinery will be complete.ship Maud has got free, and has honestly that if he returns to the quantity of morphine valued at
It will move slowly, of course, sailed homeward Router's Ameri- to New York and Tampioc delay. Within a few days the. has now heen despatched as an
treaties will be deposited at Wash- Friends of the late Mr.J. E.ington and will become valid. Bo- official document to the Soviet re- presentative and others at Peking, listening to advice and in accepting be found reported on another the Nine Powers most interested
Featherstone, whose death willing the considered judgment of CHINESE DRUG USERS. The allegations made by the Kue-offers of service he can rest page of this issue, arg informed they should be followed. The Un-
welcome from all ranks of residents. been decided to have the remains not been binding, has been fol
It the latter of these agreements has A man of a distinguished career, a cremated here and then sent backlowing their spirit. The. noted scholar, and an almost to Canada for interment at de- Washington Government is now Twenty-three Chinese, all ar- famous traveller, our
ceased's native homo. The crema- in a position where it can call rested when Faderal narcotic tion ceremony will be private. upon the signatory Powers to agents raided the Furness-Bar- Governor. has well proved his
- *.*
honor their signatures or re-uda liner Fort Victoria at eminent suitability to preside for| "British tara, refuse to bo tools pudiate them.
Robins dry dock in Brooklyn, This legend in English has made China and far better for the Far States Commissioner Wilson and of the Imperialist financiers !! It would have been better for were arraigned beforo United emanating from Canton's "Red" · administration can do a great deal
Colony whose destinies are so its appearance on posters stuck East and the world had these hold in 6500 ball each for further of harm, by falling or receptive soil,
closely wrapped up with those of on electric light poles in North agreements been speedily ratified examination on charges of pos
Szechuón Road, Bhanghai, and and put into effect. The delay sessing narcotics. All but one of is only to be expected, and forme the great neighbouring country shows the frantic efforts of strike given the Bear his chanos to lay the men are members of the crew, one of the reasons for the issue whose languages and people have propagandiste aar the situation is a heavy paw upon Peking. The that one explaining he was a of the despatch.
That it can in-long since claimed his attention. reaching that state of peace when Peking Government in 1922 was visitor.
a aettlement may be expected, weak and confused. It is more. It was learned the further ex- fluence the Powers, who know the Our new Governor will come as no Copies of this poster, some in confused and even weaker now amination also, would include true facts, is absurd. It can be set stranger; there will be many here English others in Chinese, were and Western. Powers are loath questioning of some of the ship's who knew him personally before: discovered by the police last to trust the lives and property of officers in an attempt to deter- down as the latest example of
week. The appeal emanatus from their citizens to the protection of ming why epfum, of which the official Chinese propaganda, of the and we are sure that a hearty the, "Young Communist League of Chinese courts. This means a agents seized a large quantity, type which receives gleeful endorse, welcome awaits his arrival,'
of China," the name of which further delay in abolishing the happened to be aboard the liner. appeared at the foot of them. principle of extraterritoriality. The Fort Victoris had been laid ment at Moscow. Beyond that it
The Outgoing Governor.
Frompt relief has been made up for repaire several weeke. is of little account, being à some-
impossible. There is, however, Her captain is William A. Charle- Meanwhile, however, we shall What belated reiteration of previous shortly be saying good-bye to Sir In the matter of the Colony's lead in a strict observance of the
guidance in a grave time of stress.nothing for the Western Powers ton and her chief officer Robert
to do except follow the American | MoMookin. falsehoods. Its real significance is Edward Stubbs, who, six years ago expansion, Sir Edward has seen the treaties, while insisting China. that it has now been embodied in next month, first landed in Hong-wisdom of a liberal financial pro- must protect all foreigners. The an omeial document purporting to kong ng the head of the Govern- vision for new public works and, with the Open-Door policy must worth of bullion and jewels lying Two steam trawlers are now sots of any Power not in accord attempting to salvage £600,000 comprise the findings of a commis-ment. Since that time he has, with it will go down into history that bo opposed. In no other way will 85 fathoms under water, in the sion of investigation, and calls upon the Powers to take official himself to the task of administering works
4 painstaking perseverance, applied great port development and water America, Great Britain and Japan, safes of the wrecked steamship the three, Powers with the great Merida, off Cape Charles (which cognisance of the allegations,
schemes were initiated est interests at stake, calm the was rammed by an American mail the government and there is not during his term of office, The Chinose and stop Soviet Russia liner in May 1913), ** against the Shameen defence forces. All that can be done for that he has been anything but out of current income has been con- just to China. Anything less than The Archbishop of Canterbury
A man in the Colony who can say policy of paying for development along the Pacific and in Asia.
Nothing loss than this will be the present the British and other
good and wise administrator. Oftinued, although Sir Edward, in his these measures of justice will has nominated the Rev. J. B.. versions having already been put very critical and analytical turn of budget speech last October, has left finally fan thesmouldering embers before the public-is to await the mind and possessed of the ability for his successors á very valuable of the Far East into & famelther Simpson. M: A. vlear of St. Mary
may scoroh civilisation.
lies which were manufactured shortly after the events in question, and merely go forth now to the whole world as the findings of an entirely one-sided and blassed com-
incoming
mission. That the calumnies a time over a Colony like this-
No
result of the appeal to the Soviet to grasp quickly the essentials of guide to future policy for big works. York Evening Post. ** ngent for his "good affices.”. any question, he has, impressed all Sir Edward Stubbs will take with
:
New London to the Sea of Kohn, Magdalene e Muneter-square,
which bas boon formed out of the Diocese of Osaka, and has been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Fase in 1923.
If any further refutation of the by his fitness as a Governor. In him to Jamaica-the largest and lles emanating from the Kuomin- these later troublous times he has most valuable of the British, West been planted by the British Go
More than 30,000,000 trede bave tang were required, it is provided proved to be a tower of strengthdian Islands-not only the good-vernment during the last year to by the report made by the Danish and when the business community will and best wishes of the whole make up for the depletion of Consul at Canton, three days after of Hongkong asked the Colonial
forests during the war. the affair, in a despatch to his Ofico to extend Sir Edward's term much valuable work performed. It Government. Therein are asserted, of office. It was no more empty
con truthfully be said that Hong-
community but also its gratitude for
Harland and Wolff have no less than 50,000 tons of the latest type of shipping- underroing con- Btruction - and the ... number" of Two rams belonging to a May- employees at the Belfast ostolish- by an independent and entirely honour they were bestowing, they kong has never had to, take fare port farmer fought a fierce duel, Iment alone is about 9,000, wblob neutral eyewitness, of unimpeach were but expressing a keen desire well of a Governor who has enjoyed ly that the nooke of the aufmale vessels resohen a more progrek nach charging the other so fie có- will be augmented as work on the able position. the true facts of the to keep Hongkong under his a higher regard or esteem.
alve stage:
wore broken.