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The Telegraph
TUESDAY, AUGUST 1926.
STUDENT DEMANDS.
At the moment, missionary col- Fleges and similar institutions in China are coming in for a deal of unwelcome attention at the hands of undisciplined students and other extremists, with the re- sult that the future of these cen- tres of education can only be de- scribed as very uncertain. If the mischiefanakers had their way, all establishments would be taken out of the hands of those now controlling them, and, so fur
such
TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 19265
DAY BY DAY.
LIVE AS LONG AS YOU MAY, THE Evony FIRST 20 YEARS ARE THE LONGEST
HALF OF YOUR LIFE-Southey,
To-day is the 64th birthday of King Haakon VII of Norway.
Four pilgrims and a seaman died on board the 8. Ixion in the course of the voyage from Liver
CORRESPONDENCE.
KOWLOON'S TRIALS.
[To the Editor of the Hongkong Telegraph.]
ABYSSINIAN AFFAIRS.
BRITISH DENIAL OF INTERFERENCE.
London, August 2.
could not possibly arise were it not for the fact that in the past far too much latitudo has been shown the student clnas, leaders of political opinion in China have been found ready to champion and defond the students'
The Opposition in the Houso of right to engage in national and
Commons raised a debate to-day. International controversies, little
Sin-A great stir and excite with regard to Notes recently ex ment hits been created during changed between the British and realising that such endorsement
the Inst few days
amongst Italian Governments affecting the Inhabitants of the Euro-Abyssinia which has evoked a pro- of their interference is likely to pobl lead to disastrous results in the
pean housea bordering Chatham test from II. U. Ras Tafuri, Regent Passengers arriving here by the Road in Kowloon by the abyssini, to the League of Na- long run. We are afraid, also, s.s. Tando from Australia included arrival of an extraordinary collections, that Abyesinin was hot.com- that these presumptuous demands Mr. J. A. Thompson, Miss A. G. tion of animals varying from sulted and is unable to accept the by students are a natural out. Jacobs, Miss R. Henne, Mrs. Ded-mungy curs to screeching parrots, agreement embodied in the Notes.
including a large selection of gut- growth of the manner in which
ter and other nondescript cats:"
The Anglo-Italian arrangement concerned the British utilisation they have been petted and spoiled Sir Claud and Lady Severn were Various comments have been of the waters of Lake Teana ŢIN by certain types of foreign
among those received by the made by the astonished neighbours Abyssinia for Soudani Irrigation Prince of Wales at the annual re- on this side-show of Noah's Ark, and the building of a motor road teachers in missionary colleges, ception of the Royal Colonial some suggesting that it must be a to the Sudan as against which she whilst the violent antiChristian Institute on June 30. *.
branch of the Dogs' Home, others would not oppose the construction agitation can in part be traced to
that it is a travelling circus and of Italian" railways linking the the kiddies are very excited about Italian colonies of Eritrea and the ready manner in which some
the date of the first performannce; Somaliland through West Abys at all events, the indisputable fact sinfa. remains that this locality which,
rickson and Mr. T. Habacff.
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The following appointment was made by the Admiralty on July 8:
Captain R. C. Lewis, lutely, in command of the Chinese steamer of the two well-known coasters Derwent, and formerly in command theumpenh and Halis, has row left the coast for Home, where he is hoping to regain his health,'
of the missionaries themselves Licut. Comdr. R Leeds, to Haw have been willing to compromise king, addi: (July 9), and as Staff Officer (operations) (from date of on fundamental doctrines of Chris- tianity. This latter point
joining). has been pointedly commented upon by "Jonathan Blunt" in his book on "The Red Theology in the Fat East." The whole mischief arises from the lack of discipline, moral and otherwise, in so many of these schabls. And conditions will noti The sale of two Marine lots change for the better until the situated on Lots Nos. 55 and 56 whole student body of China is public auction by 3r. E. V. M. R which were to, have been sold by
firmly dealt with and its leaders de Sousa at the China Auction) made to understand that they can Rooms yesterday afternoon was no longer be permitted to be a law postponed till to-morrow. unto themselves.
The Syrian Fighting..
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Lieut. Commander L. P. Jones D. S. C. has been appointed to HMS. President, addl., for duty
Mr. Wedgwood Benn and Mr. up to now, has been reputed as the Ponsonby, in the House of Com- very bast in Kowloon, is going to mons objected to this form of« offer some further surprises to its diplomacy. unhappy tenants who have not yot Sir Austen Chamberlain, reply- recovered from the shock of re-ing, said that the Anglo-Italian cently increased, rents.
Nolos did not pretend to bind scandal, the Kowloon residents vernment.
It seems that after the Mortuary either Abyssinia or any other Go- The Notes implied no have not yot seen the last of their attack on Abyssinia independence grievances.
for the exorcist of coercion or pres- Thanking you, for the insertion sure on Abyssinia. The latter of this letter-Yours etc.
had a perfect. right to grant the concessions na she desired or not, He recalled that the construction of a barrage at Tsana was con- templated by the Emperor Mene- lik in 1902. These views had been elaborated in a British Note sent to the League in reply to Ras Tafar's Note-Reuter...
WATNEX, Kowloon, August Brd, 1926.
J
OBITUARY.
in Naval Intelligence Dept., Ad- RIGHT HON. J. X. MERRIMAN, So consistently have the Sy einum miralty (July 27), and to Hawkina, wared war against the French,addl. (Aug. 10), and as Senior who hold à mandate over them Oflicer (1) Hongkong (undated). from the League of Nations, that
that
For Gshing with unshanded. bright lights in Lyemnun Pass, two fishermen were fined $10 or
Capetown, August 2. The death is announced of the
P. C., member of the Legislative Right Hon. John Xavier Merriman,
Assembley of the Union of South
Africa, since 1910.
Sir Edwin Lutyers, R.A., has been awarded the London, Street, Architectural Medal, for designing Brittanic House, Finsbury
The London Street Architectural Court, London, EC., the new home of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, Medal is awarded annually by the
RI.B.A. for the best building de- signed and completed within the previous three years.
The decensed, who was born at Street, Somersetshire, in 1841, was formerly a surveyor and farmer, be- ing the son of Bishop N. J. Mër riman, of Grahamstown. He was Manila advices show that a great educated at Rondebosch Diocesan welcome was being arranged in College and at Radley, near Oxford. honour of Senator Sergio Osmená, He went to South Africa in 1849 Legislative Envoy to Washington, and again in 1861, and entered on his return by the President
Minister and Treasurer in 1908-10. the decoration of streets with floral clitics in 1860. He served in vari-Jackson, due there yesterday. The ous Ministries' and was Prime celebrations included a big parade, He was also a member of the Cape arches and fluminations, and a Jameson Raid Committee, and drew popular banquet at which 500 peo- up the report of this body.]
ple were expected to be present.
He Very Jebe !
Nations did a wise thing when it Lieut. C. C. Adams, 2nd Battalion one wonders whether the League of It is officially intimated that allotted the now unhappy country East Surrey Regiment, and Lieut. to France. Router tells us of a E. A. S. Cope, 1st Battalion East ten-day battle in the gardens sur-Surrey Regiment, passed the re- rounding Damascus, of 18,000 cent examination at the School of French troops engaged without a Signals, Catterick, and obtained decisive victory, of villages razed instructor's certificates. and of the bombardment of the Kudish quarters of Damascus.
Dame Edith Blake, of Myrtle devastation of The
Grove, Youghal, Cork, who died on Damascus from being preserved for the cun- which took place early this year April 18, widow of Sir Henry tinued teaching of morality along and the bitter. Oghting" Arthur Blake, G.C.M.G., a former Christian lines, they would be characterised that most serious Governor of Hongkong, and sister become solely secular institutions.ing sores in the native population, unsettled personal estate in E
outbreak have left deep and abid of the Duchess of St. Albans, left More than that, they would centre and it would seem as though they land of the groas value of £17,351. their activities on much that is are determined to have as little as with not personalty £13,495.
possible of French control. One harmful, including the dissemina- fears that this fighting in Syria
The motor ship Japanese Prince Lion of anti-foreign ideas and the is not merely a matter of putting arrived in the Colony at daylight spreading of Bolshevistic opinions. down small rebel factions but that on Wednesday last with a case of it is expressive of widespread cholera on board. She was re- To gain as idea of the sugges-nationalist feeling. Ever since leased from quarantine on Satur tions now being put forward in Syria was forcibly detached from day morning and sailed in the this connection we need only note Turkey by reason of the war, there evening. It is stated that the some resolutions recently adopted demand by the majority of her may possibly recovery
has been an ardent and insistent camna, who was cholera-stricken, by the Shanghai Students' Asso-politicians for complete auton- ciation. These include the aboli- fomy, but that demand has not been tion of the Bible and all religious conceded because of a variety of very cogent reasons, not the least instruction, as well as of good be of which is that the Allies have ten days at the Marine Court this ed to have started in Los Angeles, women, intolerable. So said haviour bonds and of punishments the right, as victors in the war, to Laichekok, two masters of fishing money out of the air, and the divorcing his wife. Rumour has merning. For a similar offence at claim to rave "materialized" General Erich Ludendorff for misdeeds; "enforced registra- prevent the reunion of the. old craft were similarly fined, while a leader of this cult claims to have it that he is to wed a new wife tion of all missionary schools un-
Ottoman Empire which had for so fine of $5 on orch case was impes-been caught at a metaphysical con- who is a long been a stumbling block toed on two boatpeople charged with der Chinese law and compliance peace in the Middle East. It is dragging without permits. with educational systenia estab- one thing to enforce the political 'lished by the Chinese Ministry of gains of war, but it is quite an- Education: non-interference with domination on a country and make other to impose hated foreign students in "patriotic" movements: physical and costly war against and the imparting of liberal poli-the inhabitants. Damascus is fleal, instruction to all students. being reduced to a shambles and the Syriana are gaining support Going even further, the students from many sympathetic quarters demand the right to investigate outside. It is an extremely serious Knigan, is on reserve, z. W t the books and accounts of their matter and one which ought to Kermode, from reserve, has gone chlaf schools at any time, with partici-Counell of the League of Nations, chow is
engage the early attention of the
officer, Kalgan.
Captain J. Pringle, of the Ying pation is management, and they The credit of that body is in-bilier, from reserve, has gene master, reserve. Captain C. P. also instat on poor students, with dissolubly bound up with the Yingehow.
Captain R. Kettlewell, of the Chili, master, Cheking. working out, and the mandate in MT. We Syrin is working so disastrously Chipshing, has gone second officer,
gmor ship.
Mr.. F. Dunstan, second engineer, Yustingt, is un réserve, Mr. J. Mac Tavish, second engineer, Suiwe, has gone accond engineer, Yusang."
J. Begley, from reserve, has
CHINA COAST OFFICERS.
THE LATEST CHANGES.
Mr. B. C. Finch, chief officer,
The students of me cult, report girls are
improper by older
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ference with a pair of stockings author of "various books on sex noted feminist and of unsuitable colour and to have subjects. Some might say some- changed their hue through her thing about the frying pan and capacity for miraculous sugges- the fire. tion."
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Still another teaches one how Tourist from the Statea: See to defy emotional expression and here, friend when I was hera in to make no personal attachments. 1914 you told me this hotel was: Breathing exercises and sun 700 feet above sea level.. Now worship are the basis of another you tell me it's over a thousand. group.
But the subway sign that never remembere ze, war-has cet not- Hotel, Proprietor: But, m'eieu, fails to attract me and some day mik everyt'ing go up, yos? Ishull attend a meeting-is one which reads: "Spiritual Mar- riages: or how to attract an ideal
"For a long time New York had. a "professional hostess' bureau., love mute."
A stranger, or a lonesome man
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out exception, being admitted free manner in which its mandates are as G. Walter, third officer Alluring morsel that Carnegie Hat had merely to call up and agree
from $1.25
to all missionary schools.
resolutions to show the extent to
which the students desire to con-
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The Charleston, will never do, dance master's of the world meet-.
to pay so much per hour for the service of a companion and he would be provided with a chatty, agreeable, good looking young lady.
Mr. A., J.
ing. in Paris have, decided. The One could hire a companion for Rugby, July 31. gone second engineer, Loongwo. Mr. professora called it "Negroid, a dance or for a theatre or for a
2001 C. Malcolm, second engineer. immoral, unspeakable and 102 Leongwo, is on reserve.
up solely for their benefit. These Paris
Brussels scholars want to attend school, Amsteriinm not in the role of youths seeking Berlin
Copenhagen knowledge, with proper discipline Vianna... enforced on them, but as lads who Lisbon.... Helsingfors seek to dictate the lines upon Buenos Aires which they shall be educated and Yokohama
Shanghai even claiming equal rights with
New York Genova their instructora in the control of Milan
Stockholm these educational establishments. Oslo What a school would be like, if run
Fraguo Madrid under such conditions, we leave It Ro
Bombay to our readers to imagine.
Hongkong Developments such as thesu Bilver (anot and forward)
.12.10
Yatabing, is on reserve.
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un stroll. There were many types to
Mr. C. Ross, second engineer, Kut, worthy." H. Saphir, of Budapest, be hnd. 20:12 we, has gone acting chief engineer, wanted to make a folk dance of
Apparently there are fewer lone. 13.33 Yasing. Mr. J. Gunn, chief on it, following an exhibition by Prof. some men, or other sources of 193 Mr.. A. Paton, third enginter,
Jimmy Tellis, of Athens, who companionship bave been found. 2.17/32 Loongwo, has gone neting second brought down the house with
At any rate the bureau recently 46.0/18 engineer, Kutwo. Mr. M. Mnoles has inughter at his contortions.
closed after losing money for some. 2/104been appointed sup'y third engineer,
time. 1/11.5/10 Longwo. Mr. C. Moore lins beon 4.8615 appointed third engineer, Loongwo.
Captain F. A. Maxwell; of the 25.125
150% Kianghain, is on reserve, Captain 18.1625 M. Sorensen, of the Hainwah, har 22.19 gone master, Klanghain, Captain M. 10114 P. Jensen, of the Kunning, has gone .31.075 master, Heinwah. .7.9/16 Mr. R. H. Stosvart, second officer, 1/6.67/64 Kinshan, has gone chief officer, Spital.
1.2/20
Mr. T. F. Owens, from reserve, has .29% gone second officer, Wing Hong- -British Wirctose. Shipping and Engineering.
He built a coop: and," for a
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But
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When wifey raised the
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"Did you have a successful seance?""
"Very We had the spirit of Napoleon present"
"How do you know
The medium said: "If you are not Napoleon rip once. If you are Napoleon, don't rap.
"Cigarettes smoked by young no rap."
There was