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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1926.
HONGKONG UNIVERSITY
THE CHINA STATION,
UNION.
RECENT APPOINTMENTS.
THE ANNUAL MEETING.
A Satisfactory Year.
report for the year!
men.
Arrival of the Vindictive.
Comdr. G. B. Spicer-Simson, D.S.O., R. N., who was 50 years old on Jan. 15, has been general
Hydrographle Bureau since its secretary of the International
the Arst)
"ו
POLAND'S CANDIDATURE.
CONFLICTING BRITISH AND FRENCH POLICIES.
"Britain's Rather Unfriendly Attitude."
DUTCH POLITICS;
THE FAILURE TO FORM
A CABINET.
A Proposal to Dissolve Parliament,
· NAUGHTINESS A DISEASE.
WHY CHILDREN DEVELOP
"TANTRUMS.
Naughtiness is a disease of civilized life," said Dr, J. M. Hat- The 13th annual general meeting
The Hague, Feb. 21.
field, who spoke on mental and of the University Union, held on
Paris, Feb. 20. Friday inst, was one which very
Over three months bas elapsed normal training in the pre-school The interesting fact in the con- since the coalition Government re-perlod at the winter school of the few of those who attended could establishment as the outcome of troversy regarding Foland's can signed owing to the Second Cham-womon's Sanitary Inspectors' As- forget. The attendance was some the Hydrographic Conference indidature to the League Counc!!, ber deciding to abolish the Dutchsociation on January 4." thing to be proud of. Mr. C. L. M. London in 1919, of which he says Pertinax, in the Echo de Legation at the Vatican. It is His own futher, he said, had Ma, the retiring chairman presided. compiled the offletul report. He Paris, is in the bringing into the now practically certain that Van spent 60 years in the South Sea The Hon. Secretary, Mr. Ong entered the Navy in 1890, and has limelight the conflet of British Limburg will be no more successful Islands, and had never heard any Chong-keng, read the following been engaged on hydrographic and French policies-Reuter. » than his predecessors In his efforts quarrelling among the native
surveying work since 1897. It
Warsaw, Feb. 20, to form a Cabinet owing to con-children. This was largely be was he who made The outstanding feature was the triangulated survey of the Upper Muller, conferred for one hour who desire to re-establish a coal they likod.
The British Minister, Sir Maxstant obstruction from the Right, eause they were allowed to do so rent number of Occasions that Yangise River. The International the Union' met to de-honour to great Bureau does a valuable work for with, the Premier, Count Skraynski, tion Cabinet under Collin.
The number of things a child the shipping of the world in co-regarding Poland's candidature to
The Loft parties in opposition had to be made to do was ox- and the Council, upon which the Press A memorial meeting in honour ordinating survey methods
thereto are led by Socialists, Atremely small, but it was impor Its hope Poland will obtain R seat of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen, held and chart production.
headquarters are at Monaco. "despite Britain's rather unfriend- proposal has been made to request tant for parents to insist on the on March 22nd, 1926, and a con-
the Queen to dissolve Parliament, child doing whatever it was told. tribution sent to Canton towards The following appointment was ly attitude.”
The zloty fell yesterday, after If the proposal is accepted á To punish a child for not sit- Dr. Sun's Memorial Fund, were made by the Admiralty on Jan. unmistakable tokens of the high-Comund. Roan, T. R. Wilson, remaining steady for two months, special sitting of the Second Cham-ting down by smacking avoided to Taquar, addl. (Jan. 21), and for apparently as the result of specula-ber will be called on March 2nd the point at issue-if necessary regard and esteem of the UniverHongkong Deckyard (from date tion.-Reuter.
and the Chamber consequently will a parent should be prepared to sity Union for one of the greatest of joining)..
request its own dissolution: London, Feb. 21.
It spend the whole afternoon making Chinese of modern times.
IL M. S. Vindictive, Captain
will be an occurrence unprecedent- it sit down. Diplomatic circles, it is now On November 11th, 1925, the Ronald Howard, on her way out said, are of opinion that at the ed in the political history of Union welcomed His Excellency Siro China, arrived on Jan. 16, at meeting of the League in March,
Holland-Reuter. Cecil Clementi, and on the same Port Said. The following is the other candidatures than Germany Levening the Union met to say fare-programme for the east of her permanent seats on the League well to, one of its Vice-Presidents, Pasange: Suez, Jan. 20; Aden, Sir Claud Severn, one who did so Jan. 25-27; Colombo, Feb. 4-7 Council, will not be formally pro- Queen's Building. Greifnd Floor.much for the Union, on the athletic, Singapore, Feb. 13-16; Hongkong, posed, but postponed to the Sep- Feb. 22. The Vindictive will re-tember session of the League, but (Opposite Forry Wharf) as well as on the social site.
place the Concord, Captain C. E. opinions differ with regard to whe- The concert, given to comme Kennedy-Purvis, which has been ther agreement in this sense can curate the Chinese. National Day, lent to the China Station from the be reached between the powers, was a pronounced success, and the Mediterranean during recent
unless Spain and Poland receive. dance was much enjoyed by those months.
assurances that the League states who participated. Though the ex- penditure was about $300 in excess of the income, yet this loss was justifiable in view of the fact that the concert was so well attended. Athletics.
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Rapid Growth and Food.. Professor V. H. Mottram, apenk-"" ing on food in relation to growth and health, said that from 14 to 18 years a child was growing rapidly, and there were strong
NEW COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF scientific reasons for giving the
child more food than the adult.
Vice Admiral Cowan.
London, February 20.
There was little differenece bo- tween boys and girls, but from 11 to 13 the girl was enting more H. M. S. Bluebell, one of the will not. oppose the grant of a
than the boy, more than her four sloops maintained on the permanent seat to the former and Vice Admiral Sir Walter Cowan, mother, and actually more than China Station, was scheduled to an elective seat to the latter in has been appointed Commander-in-her father. A boy of 16 should complete refitting, on Jan. 19 September. French diplomacy is Chief of the North America and be given as much food as a per- Hongkong. The two years in
Jubel command of this vessel of Cura-reported to be endeavouring to West Indies station from
1.- Reuter usder A. R. Smithwick, D. S. O., secure such assurances-Reuter.
(Vice Admiral Sir Walter have nearly expired, and he is to be relieved shortly by Commander G. C. Muirend-Gould, D. S. C.,.Who during the past year has taken
course at the Military Staf College, Camberley..
The athletic activities of the Union were carried on with us much popularity and enthusiasm as ever. The Cricket Club possesses some good players, while the Uni versity team again. topped the students' Basketball League last year... The Tennis, Football, Horkey, and Billiard Chibs are still TITLED “UNDESIRABLES.” flourishing.
The
absenge of a
swimming
pool is a great drawback to one of the best pastimes in summer, but
It is hoped that a bathing beach will be procured for the use of the
LADY CATHCART'S RESPITE,
New York, Feb. 19.
Y.M.C.A. SECRETARY,
HIS VISIT TO THE
FAR EAST.
Chinese Secretaries to Take" University Course."
London, Feb. 20. Sir Arthur Key all Yapp, K.B.E., Union. Another suggestion, which Lady Catheart, in her petition national secretary of the Y.M.C.A., will cause the Union no expense, for a writ, alleged that she was who is leaving London on February but will benefit its members tre-illegally detained at Ellis Island. 25. to tour India and the Far East, mendously, is the holding of inter-She admitted that she had gone to said his work would begin in Bom- the Earl, of bay. Two or three conferences South Afric with bustel debates,
Craven, but denied that this con- had been arranged for Calcutta. The Union is very grateful to Sir stituted moral turpitude...
He will then go to Rangoon and Pual Chater for a donation of
A new lawyer, a Mr. Garfield Singapore, where he 'will spend. $2,000 used for the Shanghai tripi and Mr. Edward 1p-Ting who re- Hays appeared in the case to-day. three or four weeks, then a fort- presented the Union in a number He has been engaged on Lady night in Japan, whence he will of conferences in Burope,
Catheart's behalf by representa-leave for Canada. tivds of soverai American women's Big 'developments were pending
"The financial position was briefly organisations. Reuter's Ameriin India; for example, organisa-
explained by the Hon., Treasurer, con Service. Mr. L. Forster, the accounts were satisfactory, alid they were pasged,
magazine..
presentatives, am
amendment to
son doing fairly vigorous outdoor work such as gardening.
Henry Cowan, K. C. B., D. S. o., "People hear these facts," add. M. V. O., served at Benin and oned Professor Mottram, "and say, the Nile in 1897 and 1898, being Oh schoolboys are all little pigs,' mentioned in despatches.. on both but modern research gives very occtaions. He was naval A. D. C. strong evidence that. a child at to Earl Roberts from 1001 to 1910, the age of adolescence should be and received the rank of Vice getting more food than the adult." Admiral in 1923.
During the war he took part in the battle of Jutland, and was captain of H. M. S. Princess Royal from 1910 to 1917. He command- ed the first light cruiser squadron) of the Grand Fleet from 1917 to 1920 and the battle cruiser squa dron of the Atlantic Fleet from 1921 to 1922).
THE COMMUNIST INTERNATIONAL.
FRANCE'S FOREIGN
CAMPAIGNS-
TURKISH-SYRIAN- TREATY.
INNOCUOUS/
Moroccan Submissions.
Paris. Feb. 21,
The papers stress the purely Syro- PROGRAMME AND PRINCIPLES pacific character of the
TO REMAIN UNCHANGED.
Turkish treaty concluded Angora,
at
the
anys The 'Echy de Paris Quai d'Orsay denies that France tions for advising, time-expired Labour Proposal Rejected..
would have granted Turkey control soldiers of emigration prospects
of the Bagdad railway. The treaty Washington, Feb. 19.
Moscow, Feb. 21. provides no territorial cession, bat after some questions were asked introduced into the House of Re-work on military transports.
The Socialist, Mr. Berger, has within the Empire and YMCA.
Addressing a session of an en-precisely defines the frontier. |about the Magazine and the "Shung-|
The Matin states that France's He will discuss with their friends larged executive committee of the hai trip..
the immigration law admitting all China the proposal to send to Communist International, in which winter action in Morocco has been The editor was called upon to aliens to the country, except those England two or three Chinese sec-thirty-two cuntries are reported to nearly without important opera- answer questions concerning the convicted of felony. Mr. Berger retaries of local branches for an be represented, the President, M.tions, brought about by the sub- declared that the exclusion of Lacy extended course at Oxford or Cam- Zinovieff, declared that the basic mission of the greater part of the On the whole, the Union passed Catheart, Countess Karolyi and Mr.
bridge. Reuter:
programme and tactical principles rebellious territory in the French through a successful year and for Saklatyaln or grounds of "morui A cable received by the Y.M.C.A. of the Communist International zone. A total of 20,000 warriors
now left to Abd El Krim.- this the Union Council, especially turpitude" showed the danger of in. Hongkong during the week-end remained unchanged. The Com- Mr. Ong Chong-keng, and Mr. L conferring discretionary power to arrive here on the P. & O. 3.5. the proposal of the Independent
stated that Sir Arthur is expected munist International would reject Havas. Forster deserve thanks from mem- officials. If exclusion on the bers of the Union.
ground of indiscretion were to be- Khyber on April 20, en route for Labour Party to merge with the
Second International.---Reuter, " THE BANKNOTE SCANDAL, The following changes proposed come the practice of all Govern, Shanghai.. by Mr. Ong Chong-keng and ments, many wealthy and pro- seepnded by Mr. Lim Pah-thye were minent Americans would find them- approved and adopted: (a) That selves barred from other countríós. II. E. the Governor who is ex--Reuter's American Service. officio President of the H. K. U. Not Seeking Publicity. Union should be made ex-officio |* Patron of the H. K. U. Union; (b)
SHANGHAI GAOL SENSATION,
ALL WERE DESPERATE
CRIMINALS.
New York, Feb. 20. Lady Cathcart, in an interview, That in future all chairmen of the replying to a remark attributed to II. K. . Union should be called Mr. Davis, Secretary of Labour Presidents of the H. K. U. Union,suggesting that she came to New
The following were elected York
to seek publicity, suid:] Four Prisoners Commit Suicide. ollicers for the year; President, "Would any sane woman plan af Mr. Ng Bow-poo; Hon. Secretary, stunt like this? I came here to be Mr. Leong Hoe-yeng; ludependent quiet. I hate publicity. This sort
Lim Chuan-hov.
Shanghai, Feb. 20,
ITALIAN DEBT. SETTLEMENT.
PRESIDENT COOLIDGES
CONCERN.
in
is
FRENCH AND GERMAN POLICE CO-OPERATE.
sent
Berlin, Feb. 20. French detectives have arrived
German to co-operate with the Police in investigating German ramifications In the Hungarian A bank note forgery scandal. New York, Feb. 20, An Associated Press message
Commun photographer numed from Washington states that Preel- Schulze, who was arrested, in con- The Shanghai convicts who | dent Coolidge, Interviewed by nection with the affair, says some Members, Mr. Lee Choon-eng; Mr. of thing does not please any decent made the attempt to escape from pressmen, expressed much of the machines used in the manu-
.."woman." It is stated that the the French gunl were convicted of concern
regard to the facture of the notes were The meeting terminated with an arguiment to be submitted to the armed robberies, Their attempt opposition to the Italian from Germany to Budapest. address by Mr. Ng Bow-pou, the court on Tuesday on Lady Cath-to, break out of the prison had debt settlement, which de- Reuter. new President of the H. K. U.cart's behalf is that intimate rela-yidently been long prepared. veloped in the Senate, and declar- lions with the Earl of Craven, Four, who failed to escape. oned that he. felt the failure of the which she admitted, does not in- Wednesday night, committed sui-Senate to ratify the agreement volve moral turpitude within the cite on Thursday. Several of the which the House of Representatives mouning of choimmigration statutes, wounded met are not expected to had already approved would serve nor is classifiable as a crime or mis-]
to relieve Italy of any obligation to recover.--Reuter. demeanour under the laws of
negotiate an agreemont.-Reuter's the England, South Africa or
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Ditawa, Feb. 20.
FRENCH MINERS.
A THREATENED STRIKE AVERTED.
VIENNA ARSENAL MACHINERY.
PETROLEUM TARIFFS.
A message from Drumheller,
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According to the Morning Post's
Madrid, Feb. 20. assault. It is understood that
Paris, Feb. 20. Vienna sorrespondent, the Russo- A decrea has been officially Nolan first attacked the constable. The threatened miners' strike Austrian nogotiations relate to the published applying the Becond who, without warning, shot him in has apparently been averted. Dis- Russian acquisition of a part of the scale of the customs tarifs to all the abdomen. The constable has triet settlements have: been muchinery of the Vienna arsenal kinds of potroleum and patrol been detained at the police bar-reached practically everywhere for the manufacture of articles of imported into Spain regardless of racka.-Reuters American Service. Reuter,
Aila poacõful character.-
the country of origin. Router.
THE LEVERHULME COLLECTION.
SALE OF PICTURES REALISES - $847,000.
New York, Feb. 20. The auction of the late Lord Leverhulme's collection of 296 pics tures realised a grand total of over |$847,000.-Router's American Sor
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