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TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1926.
TUESDAY, APRIL-
power by repetition that mill- tarlem is the curse of China. That is truer to-day than ever it, was.
DAY BY DAY,
China's soldiery, for the THE BLINDNESS OF MEN 18 THE greater part, instead of being a MOST DANGEROUS EFFECT OF | THEIR PRIDE.- La Rochefoucauld. source of security and defence to the country, are its biggrat
The P. & O. 8.8, Kashmir, from menace, for the simple reason Hongkong, arrived at Marseilles that they serve individuals, and on the 11th April, at 6:30 am, not the nation. Unscrupulous
VOTE VICISSITUDES,
[DY "OYNICUS".]
What a red letter dayl
an-
MUSSOLINI AT TRIPOLI
1
A ROUSING SPEECH:
Tripoli, April 12, I must confess that the
After receiving a magnificent nouncement that the public would gold writing service, and an Arab bo granted the privilege of voting sword from the Mayor at the Town in Hongkong.seemed too good to Hall, Signor Mussolint visited the be true, but remembering that headquarters of the local Fascists, Truth is sometimes stranger than where he had an. enthusiastic re- generals to do not hesitate to "A branch of the Chartered Bank Betion" I trotted along to the ception:
In a speech he said that even use them for their own purposes, had been opened at Poshawar, Supreme Court to test the matter
under the charge of Mr. F. Ffor myself. Unfortunately, I had had the attack on him had more and" inasmuch as high military Tannahill.
overlooked the fact that I should serious consequences he would still tank in China is merely moans
have taken my tea with me and come to Tripoll, for it was the Fas risked being arrested for being in eist way not to be turned suide possession of peanuts and licence. trani his purpose. His visit
My first impression was that the Tripoli had filled him with enthu inclemency of the weather had siasm, for he found Italians there. made it necessary for the tennis worthy of Faselat Italy which. tournament to be played indoors, fortified by her glorious past, ev The rainfall for the 24 hours beenuse there really was an awful advanced towards the sure triumph unded at 10 a.m. to-day was 0.40-racket, but, although disappoint- | of, to-morrow. (Loud cheers), inch. Since January 1st, the falled in this respect, I found the al- Subsequently, Signor Mussolini has boon 14.96 inches, against un ternative entertainment equally was banquetted and given a rabep- average of 8.07 inches.
exciting. A kindly gentleman,tion at the Governor's Palace. "The with a distinct American accent. streets were illuminated at night.
Reuter.
.
of socuring power, the result is
The weather forecast up to noon constant Intrigue and plotting bo-to-morrow is:÷East winds, mode- tween rival War Lords, onding rate; generally overcast, OC-
casional rain. all too frequently in internal up- heavals und altogether unneces- sary bloodshed.
M
Passengers guiling yesterday directed me into a doorway with by ss. Angers for Shanghai in-what I mistook to be a helpful, cluded Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Aus- smile. No sooner did. I find my- tin, Mrs. L. Austin, Miss Pater-self being carried forward to the. son, and Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey..
tion of his present term.
"DRYS" TAKE THE STAGE."
to
enough he could get ·4 drink whenever he wanted
Reuter's American Service.
PANAMA GOLD' CONCESSION.
one..
APPLICATION LIST CLOSED.
It is because of facts like those that we got in China a succession | of coups and an absence of stable government. A War Lord may to-day be in the ascendant and to-mare in atterly discounted factor, and inasmuch as polities aro so mixed up with the whole
Chamber of Horrors at the far end PROHIBITION BATTLE. of the building, than I realized business rosult is disastrous
that he had had experience in a to the stability of the Govorn Last night a large piece of Prohibition campaign in a more ment. If the day, would but took fell from the hillside almost favoured part of the world. Leav
immediately behind Shaukiwaning my hat mixed up with a de-
Washington, April 12.. dawn when all China's soldiers Police Station. It came to restartmental typewriter, it was no The "Drys" took the stage in came under full and absolute between two houses. No damage long, just a half an hour or so, and the Prohibition controversy before control of the Government, there was caused, but the hillside gives one particularly good breaker in the Senate Committee, Introducing would bo, no further need to be the impression that a subsidence the surgiar sea of humanity cat 65 women delegates of various.
may occur if further heavy rains anxious for the welfare and pro fall.
me into a sort of swirling back-civic, temperance and "other wash of the scheme. Climbing humanitarian Societies, opposing gress of the country. But that
up on somebody's shoulders, I dis-any modification of the Volstend The wedding will take place at happy ora still seems as far off as
An old offender, with a record covered that this was the place Law. Mrs. Peabody, of Massachu St. John's Cathedral at 3 over, although Canton's effort to stretching as far back as 1907, a where I really could vote. Sent-setts, urged "the strongest thing in pr. on Tuesday, April 20, of consolidato military control muet Chinese was to-day charged at cd, (they may have been kneeling) enforcement with the weakest Mr. S. B. Tan, son of the late
the Central Magistracy with re-jat what pay have been a table, thing in liquor," while Lieutenant Mr. and Mrs Tan Cheng-be regarded as a promising sign.
turning from banishment, to were two unfortunate mortals Martha Hamon, of the New York luan. of Singapore, to Miss
which ho pleaded guilty. Mr.jone a benign-looking gentleman Salvation Army, while claiming Elizabeth Wong, oldost Yesterday's Election, Lindsell, in passing sentance of with Harold Lloyd glasses, (that the conditions of the poor had daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wong. Hongkong. Yesterday's Sanitary Board three months, remarked that he don't know what his policy was), improved as a result of prohibi- Friends are invited to be election will assuredly have to expected that the man would be ind the other giving the impres tion, admitted that if a man had present; also at the reception be held over again under condi- expelled for life after the expira- sion that he would rather toy with money
In roll in the Club than one at an after the ceremony, at the tians permitting voters the pro-
Election in Hongkong. However. Chinese Merchants' Club, per exorcise of their voting
I had como to vote, and vote I Ching Building.
rights. The Registrar of the
Mr. Leroy Webber, American would, so, seeing a less thickly Supreme Court, who is the Ro- turning Officer, could never have Consul, Amoy, for the last two populated spot at the other end of anticipated that there would years, is soon leaving the latter the table, resorted to the strategy have been such a keen display of port to take up duties at Win-of crawling towards it between civic enthusiasm and the pulling pipeg, Canada. Consul Webber table legs and those of the human arrangements were so lamentis well known and well liked
variety. No sooner had I assum- ably inadequate that hundreds of along the South China coast, Ho! voters who turned up to vote was formerly stationed at Honged the upright position, however. were unable to do so. And when kong. During the latter part of than a door suddenly opened and I 1925, ho underwent a serious flowed out with portion of the we use the word "hundreds there is no exaggeration, because uporation and has been in ap-human stream into the street.
Then the whole thing dawned on fully 200 people were in the poll-parent ill-health ever since. His ing room and the adjacent room many friends hope that the new me.
Something had gone wrong and corridors when the poll was surroundinge and more, vigorous with the arrangements-the show closed at 5.30 and to these must climate will lead to his complete was evidertly staged for the 1st. in yosterday's Canton news to be added scores of men who, re-recovery, Consul J. R. Putnam, of April instead of the 12th the effect that the Military Coun-ulising that they would never be of Chefoo, has been appointed to
able to get polling papers, went succeed Mr. Webber at Amoy. cil had decided on strong action away before the scheduled hour. in regard to the unlawful recruit- Whether the Registrar and his
There have been soverai big ing of mer for the Army. Its assistants are to blame for not robberies in Mukden of lato. In
having
presciencu to decision was to the effect that foresee and cater for such all their winter coats by burglars one instance a foreign family lost no military officer be permitted large turn-up of electora is, who cleaned out the hell. On
increase the foree under at this stage of affairs, utterly
beside the point. What really uniform entered an exchange shop a Saturday two men in military his command, not even for
matters is that no adequate the purpose of filling vacancies. facilities were provided and that near the Park and terrorized the
assistants by pointing revolvera Speaking as a mutorist who has The train was facing along at Power in such matters is in the polling has only been a partial at them. The proprietor, who bear a pedestrian and often is yet, about sixty miles an hour, and the future to be vested solely in one on which it is manifestly was in a back room, board the we don't mind protecting them to Aberdonian was snoozing in a the Military Council. If that Dr. Ho will, as the successful commotion, looked out and saw the extent of our ability to do so. corner of his compartment when he what was in progress. Ho| What we regret and deploré is that was disturbed by a fellow-passen- order is put into effect, it should candidate on the votes recorded, produced a rifle, discharged it at they almost never hear the beauti- ger rushing along the corridor.
uphold that plea just as strongly the intruders, and caused them to ful things wo say to them. We "Excuse me," gasped this excited as will Dr. Ozorio and his
tako flight. Unfortuntely for know of nothing less satisfactory individual, "but Is your wife proposer and seconder. We are them they ran into the arins of than expressing one's opinion of a rather stout lady wearing a brown In no well-governed country in confident that the Government the police who arrested them. contumacinas and reckless pedes, costume and a red hat?" the world and in very few others will take official action in the Next day they were executed.
metter, will order a second poli for that matter is the power of under adequate conditions and raising troops exercised by any give a fair chance to the electors other authority than the Govern- to exercise à privilego which comes far too infrequently to be ment, but in China any man who denied now. The pleasing feature thinks he can get a following, and of yesterday's fiasco was the big who wants to seize power and display of public interest-a authority. lakes it upon himself display that should be given full scope and not cramped by paucity to gather an army around bin of the ordinary polling facilities. and if he is in a position, to koop up the payments to his troops, The soon finds himself a power
to
TROOP CONTROL IN CHINA.
There was an interesting report
have
sequences.
nost
beneficial
Con
tho
unfair to base a permanent return.
TRAFFIC MISHAPS.
SHANGHAI A.D.C.
TO PRODUCE THE MERRY
WIDOW."
"The Merry Widow," the latest Shanghai A. D. C. production will
London," April 12, Notwithstanding the news- papers' guarded and lukewarm. comments, it is announced that owing to heavy subscriptions, the list of applications for half-a million $1 shares in the Panama Corporation is closed.-Router.
The Very Idea!
trien to the ambient atmosphere.
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The fellow's eyes were slightly
crosseal.
I tell this story, sadly.
Ile asked a maiden for a dance And two girls answered,
"gladly."
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"Yes," replied the man from the North, "What's all the excitement about?"
"Excitement!" exclaimed the un-
known passenger. "The excite=" ment is that she's just fallén out of the train."
"Good heavens!" shrieked the other, "Don't stand there doing Counsel at Bow County Court- nothing. Pull the communication Where did you lose your wife's cord. She's got the tickets. dresses? Man-They were in taxicab.
Counsel In
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trunk?
After sleeping with his colu "under his bed more than 20 years, he presented at the Lyceum Theatre Man-No, in a handbag. Jon Saturday, April 24, with a cast
Henry Quinion, London, finally has including the names of many A.D.C. Cilly Feinat, a Berlin girl, who been placed in it. When his wife enough to got the rer. provid- INDIAN POLICEMAN SENT TO favourites and several others who is a perfect rider took a leading died 20 years ago, Quinton order-
for
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The Rev. B. G: Bourchier, in declaring himself a supporter of
ate making their debut. Among the part in a film called "The Circus ed a coffin of the same pattern as former are Mrs. Isenman and Mrs.Princess." The film censor has hors, and requested that it be used. He died last Isherwood, and Messrs. Stormes now decided that persons under 18 in his own burial. to cause disaffection in somol An Indian police constable has and Donne. Others taking leading must not see the film. She is only week. existing force and thon to bribo been sent to the Government Civil roles in the production are Mr. R16 and is not allowed to see the
fim. Hospital suffering from slight in Brown, Mr. Beatty and Mr. Whita- the troops to join a new leader jurtes to his left arm and side, more, while Mr. N. C. MacGregor another is to attract disbanded through being knocked down by will make a first appearance in Twenty-three members and the Mr. Lloyd George, remarks that soldiers; whilst in any event it is tramear No. 49. the driver of an A. D. C. production. A feu Mother Superior of the Convent of "To me his voice is, literally, 'vox which did not obey, the "stop" ture of "The Merry Widow" will the Annunciation were fined one Dei," From a politician we would. always possible for & military signal. It appears that the in- be the charming gowns worn in shilling each here for failing to re- not believe it; but a reverend | commander to secure the services jured man was at the junction of the play. These have been de-gister as aliens. They pleaded gentleman should be an expert on of bandit gangs at a price. In- Des. Voeux Road Central and signed by Madame Linoff whose that most of them had been in the that sort of voice.
Wing Wo Street when he signalled talents have been especially ap-their limited contact with the out deed, many of the so-called troops the tram to stop, which it did not plied to the Marsovian costumes side world, were not conversant, can newspaper
The following is from an Ameri- in China to-day are nothing else do."
worn by the ladles in the Second with the law requiring regletration. "Information received a day or than ex-brigands, whilst numerous As motor car No. 1265 was being Act. Mr. Schlebner, who is a
two ago, by Mrs,
giving military commanders were bandit driven along Queen's Road Cen-musician with many years of pro- No matter how much women details of an automobile accident chiofs until they assumed suffici- trai, near the Central Market, fessional experience in conducting spend for cosmetics, they're never in Florida, in which her sister and ant power to attract the notice of boy ran into the road from under Grand and Light Operan, is also as bad as they're painted.
other members of her family a verandah and was knocked down.ending his services to the pro-
miraculously escaped instant death
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convent since 1904, and in view of
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of militarists whose cause they He was slightly Injured in the duction which it is expected will Kingston woman-I have been was heard with deep regret by now serva. It has been often said hand,, but refused to go to hos have an exceptionally successful been married 11 years, and no one scores of friends and relatives
"run." and the truth loses none of its pital:
can throw a store at me,
here."