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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
to Peking or to put forward con- crete proposals for the carrying on of the Government. But so far, Fang has kept aloof from the politicians.
With the circumstances as they aro, it is perhaps only natura!| that Feng would hope for Tuan to remain in office for the time being, but there is evidenco that ho wishes to take advantage of the present situation so as to ro- model the Ministry on lines of his own making. At the moment, he is the outstanding figure iu
the
DAY BY DAY.
THE FOOLISH SAYINGS OF THE RICH NAK PABS FOR LAWS IN BOCIETY. From Don Quixote
The opening rate of the dollar on demand to-day in 26.47/16d.
Thoro was a cledh bill of health in the Colony on Monday,
Quartermaster and Lieut. J. Renton, D.C.M., of the East Yorks Regiment, has been appolated Captain,..
The rainfall registered at the Botanic Gardons during Novem bar totalled 1.19 inches. There were 22 days when no rain fell.
Northern situation, and whatever temporary arrange ments are made to prevent a ecrious uphoaval at this juncture, Major G, L Peterson, O.B.E., has assumed the duties of Officer wo may be sure that the making Commanding the R.4.8.C., China of a final adjustment and the Command, vice Major. F. E. M. dawn of a lasting pasco are still Milner-Jones. far ahead.
It sooms as if colder weather is
1925:
KILTIES ATTEND CHURCH.
Mambors of the Scottish Compans of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps are here soon, beaded by their Commanding Officer (Capt. J. B. Ross) marching to the church parade on Sunday morning. (Photo: Mae Cheung).
SHANGHAI LETTER.
TO-DAY'S WEDDING.
to be expected, for the Observatory AMERICAN INCOME TAX ISSUE. MR. A. SPARY-MISS I. M. WEBB. Lessons of Warfare, forecast for the 24 hours ending In time of peace prepare for at noon to-morrow is war. That seems to be the motto east winds, fresh; fine, cooler". most popular with the nations,
"North-
and, disarmament conferences Local gardeners and hurti- and pacts notwithstanding, it is culturists who have trouble in only the pacificist cranks who re-protecting plants from insoots,
(Our, Gun Correspandent)
A wedding of considerable local. interest took place at the Union Shanghal, Nov. 28. Church, Kowloon, this afternoon, Those Americans of Shanghai | the Rov. J. Horace Johnston officiat-
MUSTARD & CO., LTD. fuse to admit that the door. The the advertisement on use of who fall into the fortunate categorying, when Miss Ida Mary Webb,
16-17, Connaught Road, Cent.
The Telegraph.
WEDNESDAY, DEO. 2, 1925.
IN THE NORTH.
rumours
in our times is preparedness. the on page 4 of
of the elect have lately comis upon eldest daughter of Capt. and Mrs. day of a fraternal international-to-day's issue. ism, the "brotherhood of man, the
a spectro that has arisen out of C. E. Webb, was married to MÌ, federation of the world" might: The Revd. Father R. A. Lane, Washington, DC., with the waning Auston Spary, of the clectrical de como. But et prosent it is too of the Maryknoll Mission and utopian to be considered in prac- Director of the St. Louis In- of the old year. This is the income.partment of the P.W.D. (second tical politics. Bo the Fowers con- dustrial School, has been appoint- | tax.
son of Mrs. Spary and the late:
tinue to hold manoeuvres on sealed to Manchuria and will leaVO How many Americans in China Llout. Spary, R.E., of Gillingham,
Kent).
bride.
ADVERSE REPORT FROM ARGENTINE.
and land, to invent new weapons by the President Jacksou on for offence and defence, and to December 11.
have been paying Income tax experiment and perfect. It is in-
through the years since Congress
The bride, who was given away. torouting in this connection to It should be noted that the enacted this exceedingly intricate by her uncle, Mr. H. Stainfield, was coneider somo of the changes Office Equipment Department of measure, of course, is not disclosed, attired in a gown of white satin which have come about with re-Messrs, Dodwell & Co., Ltd., has but it is a fair guess to say tant and georgette, trimmed with beads, gard to the British fighting forces been removed to more commodi-many who would have been paying and she also wore a bridal voil and since the war. Many people speak ous accommodation on the ground heavily in home environment, a wreath of orange blossoms and Judging from the latest tele-of the lessons of the war as if all floor of Queen's Buildings, op-have been At to let the question carried
a bouquet of white grums to hand, the situation in that 1914 to 1918 had to teach posite the Star Forry wharf. slide for one cause or another and chrysanthemums and roses. She,
had been learned, but actually Ithe North remains delicately there is much more to be noticed
by reason of this circumstance a had as her bridesmaid Miss Nancy paised. A few days ago it up-in recent developments, both in Amongst the passengers who situation that warrants real appre- McEwen, who wore a dress of blus peared as if Genoral Feng Yu- the navy and army. These in-returned to the Colony by the hension has arisen, because when crepe de chine and georgette, with hoiang had matters more or less provements are thus never really Empress of Asia yesterday were Congress did pass this law it hat to match, and who carried a at a standstill. One of the great Mr. and Mrs. E. Davidson, Mr. and attached to it penalties that are far- bouquet similar to that of the in his hands, for Marshal Chang lessons of the last war was the Mrs. T. R. Percy, Mr. and Mrs. A. reacaing and drastic.
For some years it has been à The bride's mother was attired. Tso-lin seemed to have been uselessness of old methods of K. Henderson, Mrs. J. H. Donni-
legend among moneyed Americans in a dress of champagne crepe de practically disposed of as a serious training the common-or-garden thorne und Major S. S. Paton.
fighting man. The white targets
In Shanghai that tno Washington chine, trimmed with beads. factor, at least for some consider-with concentric rings have given
Mr. D. W. Waterton was tho?" Messrs. Carroll Bros. aro in Government had given more or less! able time to come. Yestorday's place, in marksmanship training, receipt of a telegram from Sing- definite assurance that payment of "best man," being assisted by Mr. roports, however, indicate that in to khaki and drab and green apore quoting the following soles income tax would never be exacted Charles E. Terry as groomsman,
figure-targots, silhouettes, and to Hongkong Kedahs, $4.95; from Americans residing in China. Mr. Andrews was at the organ. the Mukden camp confidence is forth. The last few years have United Malaccas, $1.10; Colins- According to the story, some time After the ceremony, a reception returning and military move-seen the further introduction of burgh, $6.05; Malaka Pindas, 34. after the law went into effect was held at the home of the bride's ments are afoot to stem the ad-snap-shooting approximating to 25; Changkat Serdangs, $12.05.
highly placed American official in parents, 3, Leys. Buildings, where active service conditions. The
Shangani wrote to the Treasury Mr. and Mrs. Spary received the vance of Kuo Sing-ling's forces. whole idea of training is, in-|
The engagament is announced Department at Washington and ask- congratulations of their numerous Whether the Feng and Chang doed, changed. Then when we armies will oventually come to come to consider various arms of between Captain R. F. Walker, ed if Americans in China would be friends. The honeymoon is being the service we find the compara- M. C., R. A. M. C., and Hope required to comply with the pro- spent at Macao, the bride's going grips in a decisive struggle for tive uselessness of coriain historic Dorothy, second daughter of Mr. visions of the law. He was inform-away costume being of grey mate- power, time alone will tell. That units in the light of modern ad-E. Irving, late Director of Educated, so the tale goes, that while the rial with hat and wrap-coat "to the breach batween the two re-vanco. A writer in one of the Lon-tion, Hongkong, and Mrs. Irving. American Government would accept match:
don journals voices a general Redbrook House, Woodchurch, any payments forwarded under the mains unhealed is obvious.
terms of the measure, no active opinion, after the recent British Kent.
steps would be taken to enforce col- WHEAT FLUCTUATIONS. Chief interest at the moment army manoeuvres, that the de-
Twelve ships arrived here yes-lections. The Department nt that] centres in the future move of velopment of tanke has made
cavalry generally obsolete. Horse- torday,, and a similar number time-if the legendary correspon- General Feng.There
were soldiers will no doubt resent this departed. Of the arrivals four dence ever was exchanged--simply sume little time' back somewhat sweeping condemna- were British; one French, five dodged a question which later tion, but the altered conditions of Japanese, and two Chineso. Of became the subject of litigation. that Feng had brought off a coup warfare, with the greater depen-the departures nine were British, So to-day when the contention is
Chiengo, Dec. 1. jin Peking, but later nows did not donce on machinery, cannot be two Japanese, and ono Portu- advanced that tho Washington
substantiate the report, much to denied. Just us the motor car is guose.
Government never has through all: Wheat jumped three to five cents the years moved to demand payment owing to heavy speculative buying " the disappointment of Marshal replacing horse-drawn vehicles, so must the tanks of various kinds
Before Commander G. F. Hole, of income tax, the answer given and hasty covering by shorts, fol- Chang, it is said, as he was there- replace the mounted forces in fore, deprived of à pretext for most instances. But one factor at the Marine Court this morning, is that many changes have taken lowing Argentine reports of hot, maggy weather and, the spread of launching an attack on his rival, cannot be dono away with the two fokis of trading junks were place at Washington.
More than a year ago it became black rust-Reuter's American humble individual soldier. And summoned for carrying kerosene Having forces in the capital, of all units the most humble, the oil on board outside the dangerous known to the American Chamber of Service.
goods anchorage. His Worship Commerce that a patriot living in Feng could no doubt have seized often most-abused, infantryman decided that the ownership had Mexico City had ventured to go into
So it the helm had he been so disposed, romains indispensable.
haughty bussar rode past the foot: hesitated from making any do-soldier with undisguised con- finite move owing to the probabi- tompt are definitely passing; and lity that in such an event the the P.B.I., pations, plodding, since the days of the longbow the main onus of the downfall of the rampart of the army, are at length Tuan Ministry would rest upon coming into their own. him, and with such a dovolopment occurring the Tariff Conførenco would be abandonod. It would| seem as if Feng has been playing his cards rather adroitly of late, lying low to see how affairs turn;
SOME FRENCH COMMENT. bu.. He recently assured Tuun
Paris, Dec. 1. Chi-jui that he would endeavour! to avoid a clash with Chang Several newspapers comment to- whilst the Tariff Conference is in day on Bolshevistic dealings ia progress, but it is clear now that China. The Gaulois, alluding to hot only prepared to permit reports that Russit could eventual- Tuan 10 remain in office under ly call for entrance into the Lengu his awn conditions, which include of Nations, says this is impossible the clearing out of the Anfuite until Russia proves hier intention of
no interference in Eastern riots. politicians from the capital.
Havar.
but it has been suggested that 'ho seems that those days when the not been proved, and dismissed American Courts and question the Incorrect reports regarding his
So
it ntay be said that Tuan meroly holds office at the moment by the-
RUSSIA AND THE LEAGUE.
DUTCH POLITICS.
goodwill of Fong. The Chief Executive has been considerably concerned over Feng's attitude of
The Hague, Dec 1, late, as may be gathered from the
Da Heor Marchant has abandon- fact that overtures have booned the attempt to form a Cabinet Imado to the latter either to come Reuter.
the case,..
right of the Government to tax income up to the year of 1920 with- those of its citizens living abroad. out any particular reference to
It is the Societe Francaise do Some desultory support was given reports made in subsequent years, la Banque Industrielle de Chine in the shape of correspondence to A whole array of legal talent hag which has changed its title, and this endeavour of the man in been recruited in the action which
is pending. not the Banque Industrielle de Mexico.
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Chine, as stated in a Router's Then came the word to Shanghal Those of an optimistic tura pro- telegram. The now nanie is that the United States Supreme fessed to see some personal element the Banque Franco-Chinoise Court had ruled on the case from in the bringing of this suit by Pour le Commerce and l'In-Mexico and had decided emphatica: United States District Attorney dustria."
by, so to say, that Americans living Leonard G. Husar and they held abroad came within the scope of this view until lately when it be A pleasing ceremony took place the income tax law.'
came known in certain law. offices. the yesterday in
Secretary's "Eat they'll never bother us," that the Idea of the suit did not office of the Dairy Farm Ice, & was the unspoken thought in originate with Mr. Husar at all. Cold Storage Co., Ltd, when the shanghai and even at that time it In bringing it against Mr. Honigs- Manager Mr. A. Stovenson, in was known that agents of the berg it was ascertained that Mr. the name of the staff, presented American Treasury Department had Husar was acting directly on orders M. E. M. Hanlon of the East Point Ice works with a marble been visiting the port from time from Washington and with informa issued from the American Consulate gathered in Stanghai by agents of time picce as a wedding gift. Mr. to time. Formal notineation was tion supplied from the same source Hanlon suitably replied.
at Shanghai setting forth the de- the Government. cision of the highost American From some source or another that The Star Theatro is providing Court on the question of income appeared to be informed regarding moves being made at Washington it a very attractive programme at tax payments.
And then the Honigsberg sult was, then was learned that the Honigs- presont, with a turn by the Ace Brothers, threo clover gymnasts, Aled in the United States Court for berg action merely was a prefl- in addition to a good picture China. Nothing of the kind ever minary affair and it is said in fairly solection. The big offoring i had happened before, for in this authoritative quarters that a series "Raffles", in which Houso Potere action with the United States of similar actions probably will atars as the amatour cracksman,
:
The film version is not the same Government as plaintiff the attempt involve leading American citizens as that of the book, but it makes is being made to collect from Mr. of Shanghai in the early part of the a happier ending for the here... Honigsberg, a leading auto new year. Which may explain why This programme was on for the mobile dealer of Shanghai, the certain husiress concerns, hitherto first time last evening, and drew sum of approximately Gold $38,000. American have seen fit lately to a full house. It is to be continued In the suit it is alleged that the apply for new charters under Hong- to-night.
defendant submitted Irregular, and kong Ordinances.