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more advanced of China's political leaders have their origin in contact with the West, and, whereas we see the glimmeringe of better things in the country, these will be found to have their bags in the adoption of foreign ideas. &
We have every sympathy with the national aspirations of the Chiness people, and we can even regard the Underlying motives therefore as holding much promise for the future. But first things should be put first Chine's foreign relations are admittedly a fit subject for dis- cussion and, in some respects, for readjustment, but these big inter- national issues cannot be forced before their time. There is no royal, road of salvation for Chinu, any more than there is for any other nation. And instead of con- ducting a campaign of villification of foreigners and foreign influence, her leaders would be far better cn- gaged in turning their attention to things nearer home. There is a tremendous field near at hand for
DAY BY DAY.
MONEY DISHONESTLY ACQUMED IS NEVER WORTH ITS COST, WHILE A GOOD CONCIENCE NEVER COSTS AB MUCH AS IT IS WORTH.-J. Potit- Sonnin
CORRESPONDENCE.
To the Editor of the Hongkong.
Telegraph
CHOLERA IN SHANGHAI
A POINT OF LAW.
CLAIM AGAINST WIDOW FAILS.
The fact that, under English law, claims for money lont under a bor A Chinese can of typhoid fever
SirWith reference to the pre rowing note cannot be made was reported over the week-ondesent epidemic of cholera in Shang- against a widow, or children,
t
Rear Admiral A. J. B. Stirling, C.B., was last month, when still Commodoro, made a Naval AD.C. to II. M. the King.
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The P and O-liner Malwa which left Singapore on the 16th instant., is due here at 8 am on the 19th instant.
The defendant said her husband, was dead, and she had paid Inter-
There was no case of notifiable and it is, I think, worthy of remark was explained this morning at
at this time when China is loud the disease reported on Friday, in her protests for the abolition Justice Wood. The cagd un- Supreme Court by Mr. The 0.5. St. Albans is dus hore of the so-called "unequal treaties" der consideration was one, in with the Australian mail on Seping example of the inability of the Road, claimed against Cheong Kea that this situation affords a strik-which Sing Kec, 221, Hollywood tember 6th.
Chinese to cope with such out- and Lee Poon Shl, 226, Hollywood bronks which are according to the Road, the sum of $114, being prin- reports almost entirely due to the cipal and interest due under a bör bad water and filthy conditions rowing note. prevalling to the Chapel District.. I believe that when the Chapel Waterworks were built, the Shang- hat Municipal Council offered at the rate of $2 monthly for
nearly two years. some sort of supervision to ensuro efficient, working, but that this His Lordship painted out to the offer was rejected on the grounde plaintiff that he could only claim that the Chinese Authorities were against the estate of the deceased, fully competent to carry out the and under English law could not scheme. The present epidemie is claim against either the widow or one of the results, and every fore the children. After the man's. igner in China must view with al-death, it seemed that the woman arra the day when, as is supposed had paid interest for close on two by some, the foreign concessions years, although there was no legal will be handed back to China, It obligation for her to do ao. He is too utterly absurd, to consider would therefore give judgment for that efficient administration is the defendant. and it is appalling to imagine possible at présent by Chinesio,
There were seventeen arrivals and "seventeen departures during the week-end. The number of vessels in Harbour is 52,
On Saturday morning a matahot at Wong Nei Chung was partially destroyed by fire, but there were no casualties, the inmates having innoloft before the outbreak.
what might have been the position CLEMENCEAU SPEAKS. Shanghai without foreign adminis in the foreign concessions in
tration.Yours, etc.,
- "EXTRA-TERRITORIALITY.” Hongkong, Aug. 14th, 1926.
The Empress of Australia, which arrived this morning from Manila, reports a very rough pas Good, weather is reported by in- HONGKONG IMPORTS. sage owing to the depression.
coming vessels from the North and from Singapore.
those who' want to serve their country, and" respect more so than ·In
The official opening of Messrs. the realm of municipal government.
Lane, Crawford's now premises will greater opportunities for serat Exchange Building, takes place vice be found. Here, also, is where to-morrow, the ceremony to be per- foreign help and advice can be of formed by His Excellency tho Go
vernor at 11 am. the utmost value. In Industrial en- terprises also there is untold op HILL-Oh August 13th at Lau-portunity for beneficial co-opera- sanne Switzerland, to Mr. and tion between Chinese and foreign- Mrs. T. W. Hill, a son. (Byers, Let China's patriots concen: Telegraph).
trate on the great work that lies before them in these spheres. They will thus be doing something, of
The Criminal Sessions for, the real value in elevating their coun- present month open on Wednesday, try's status and making the lot of and it is likely that a week, or ten the people brighter and better, days will be required to finish the list of cases. The calendar in- whilst hand in hand with the pro-ciuded three murder charges, one Bross thus attañued era go these other and larger reforms about robbery. which we hear so much in these restless days."
The Telegraph
MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 1926.
FIRST THINGS FIRST.
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Coal Hopes.
pirney, one manslaughter, and one
MARKETS GENERALLY DULL
The fortnightly Price Current and kong General Chamber of Commerce, Market Report published by the Hong- states:
Cotton Goods.-Market still remains
Cotton Piece Goods and Fane at a complete standstill with po im- Both Eg provement in deliverice.
PREFERS GARDEN TO.
SENATE
Paris, August 15; M. Clemencdau declared that he had not read "Senator Borah's criticisin. His letter was to Pre- sident Coolidge, and, therefore, he will not reply. As a matter of fact," added the "Tiger," "I shall not answer anybody... I said all I firstly, to the American people and, had to say in my letter, addressed,
then to the French. Let us walt and see the natural reactions."
M. Clemenceau does not intend
Sakel, and Mid Amer. Cotton prices to return to politics, and says that show a marked decline, the latest he prefers his garden to the quotations being, those of the 12th Senate. inst, 15.00d. and 0.36 "Spot" respec- tively.
under roview the demand has slacked Cotton Yarn-During the fortnight off and only a few hundred balea. changed hands at approximately the previous rates. Quotations are purely nominal:No. 10s. $160/168. No. 12s $165/175 No. 20s. $180/185, Arrivals -6,200-bales.--Shipment Nil-Salca.750. bales. Unsold stack 5,000 bales. Bargains 8,500 bales,
· LONDON TO MELBOURNE
ALAN COBHAM'S GREAT
FLIGHT.
Rugby, Aug 16..... Mr. Alan Cobham completed his flight from London to Mel- bourne this afternoon.
A great crowd, estimated at“
At a moment when there is deal of anti-foreignism being en-
Passengers doparting by as. Pre sident Lincoln for San Francisco gineered in Chinu, it is somewhat
and ports, included Prince Asapi, significant that as far north as
Professor M. L. Langener, Captain Shanghai and as far south as Nan-
J. II. Crohan, Commdr. GR ning there should go up a cry for The sincerity behind the miners Crano M Jensus Damena, Major expert foreign help in staying the objection to a longer working day. Smith, Captain E. T. Con- is evidenced by the appeal whichstein, Lieut. Commdr. F. W. Brom ravages of cholera outbreaks. The
has just been made by the Secrecy and Mr. Carl Shank revelations which have been made tary of the Miners Federation, Mr. in the Northern city regarding the A. J. Cook, in which he asks the cause of the serious epidemic.which Prime Minister, to abandon the longer hours proposal and to accept has broken out there provide a the principle of a national minimum striking commentary on the laxity wage. The conclusion is irresisti- and inefficiency of Chinese adminis-ble that if the Government, had trations in such matters as the Act and had insisted on the miners safeguarding of public health, and, accepting a lower rate of pay than as a correspondent points out else that which they were receiving be- fore the stoppage, the strike would where in this issue, one can easily not have lasted so long. When Mr. imgine the conditions which would Cook made his slogan "Not a pen y prevail in the International Settle off, not an hour on there was a different tone in the latter part of ment at Shanghai were it to be it than in the former and the penny placed under Chinese control. off was much more likely than the The point to be stressed in this hour on. This much has been connection is that, go far from the proved by the weeks which have intervened. If the Government Chinese being able to run their own accepts the miners' invitation for a affairs, circumstances are continu-meeting with a view to arranging ally arising which prove that they a national agreement there should not be much difficulty in coming to must rely on foreign help and ad-terms because the miners are ob- vice if the best results are to be attained. The same argument holds good not only in regard to public health and sanitation, but also in respect of many other branches of governmental work Of late, we have seen many glaring examples of the inefficiency of the
The following vessels are ex-" pected to be in wireless communi- Wooliens. Nothing doing, market cation with Hongkong to-day:
dond.
Raw Cotton-No sales to report. imchow, Anhui, Tjibodas, Tjitė-
Metals. Further rises fave hoer Kwangchow, Scochow, recorded in tin-plates and lead but 20em, Mishima Maru, Amazone, General other prices, are unchanged. Market never passed the eight-hours' day Metzinger, President McKinley, remains market Stocks: About 300,000. nearly 100,000 people, gave him a
stagnant. Sumatra
Maru, Suws Maru, Market: Quiet. Quotation:-American Chinhua, President Lincoln, Puteh, 33.56 pez Back; Amaricar rived, accompanied, by an escort
$4.20 per sack; American enthusiastic reception when he ar Hozan, Maru, Malwa Straight, Talma,
Cut off, $3.55 per sack; Australian No. of 15 Australian aeroplanes. President Hayes and Merlin.
11, 3 53.70; per sack; Canadian Cat of, $2.95 per sack; Canadian Straight, $3.00 per sack; Canadian Second Clear, $2.90 per sack.
Window Glass Market duil. Local
Chinese judicial system, yet amongst the leaders of the new political schools of thought we get an insistent demand for the can- cellation of extra-territorial rights. And so we could go on citing, facta to show that, praiseworthy though some of China's, aspirations are
Arrested at Taipo on a charge of killing a Chinese, a sanitary coolie was charged before Mr.. J. H. B. Nihill at the Kowloon Magistracy on Saturday with manslaughter. It is alleged that the defendant had a quarrel with his victim and after some high words had been exchanged the sanitary coolie fatally injured the other with a bamboo broom,
蝌
stocks heavy...
Sugar Market stendy. Saltpetre. Business. entirely stop Red owing to the heavy drop in Ex
change.
The British Air Secretary Chas sent him a telegram congratulat- ing him on the successful.comple tion of his outward journey. and wishing him all success on his homeward fight from Australin to, Britain.-British Wirelcas,
He Verry Jara!
suita.
1.
A remarkable charge has been. viously unable to continue the fight brought against three Chinese at very much longer. The Govern Penang by a Tamil cowkeeper for ment no doubt feels it is justified wrongful connement. It is al- a saying that in no circumstances leged that complainant. went in whatever will any assistance in search of some cows which had the way of a subsidy be given and strayed in accused's plantation, In the United States a row is that the miners and the owners and the lutter dragged him to the developing at a large bathing must come to economic agreement house and kept him tied to a bed-morality, if you wish of bathing beach concerning immodesty--un- among themselves, but there are stead from seven in the morning not a few who feel that the Govern until midday. He was released mont ought to help in casing matby the police as the result of in- ters to a settlemont if possible formation given by a milk-seller, There has been a tendency to over- look the fact that the miners up till now have been offered work pro vided they will work longer-hours- and, in very many cases, accept. lower wages. If longer hours had meant precisely the same wages as obtained before the stoppage there Paris might have been a greater readi- Brussels
EXCHANGE RATES.
in principle, the nation is not mess to accept, but both longer Amsterdam yet in a position to stand on har hours and lower pay have been the Berlin.
bait so far. The most hopeful Copenhagen own feet. Underlying all the new sign at the moment is that the Vienna demands to which expression is miners want a discussion between | Holsingfors being given is a mistaken presump the Government, the owners and Bacnos Airen
themapives of the reorganisation of Shanghai tion that China is the sufferer from the mining industry, and if this Yokohama foreign influence, whereas in actual means, as one, may doubtless As New York. fact the reverse, is the case. Wo sume, a return to the recommenda Genera
make bold to assert that the sum tions of the Samuel Commission Milan
then we are nearer a lusting peace Stockholm total of foreign influence in China in the coal mining industry than Oalo fs, all to the good of the Chinese, has neemed possible for many Prague Modrid and that the wild talk about "op-month past.
Rio M pression and intrigue aiming at
Bombay The Baldwin Locomotive Works, the enslavement of the Chinese Is Now York, has booked orders for
Hongkong Silver (spot a sheer distortion of the facta eight Pacific type locomotives for Silver (for Even, the very aspirations of the the Royal State Railways, Siam.
'Twas sad he never knew That it was full of little holes.
The moths were in it, too,
Teacher: Johnny, give me a se- tence using "profanity. Johnny Dammit,
Large ladies who declare they would rather die (and probably they would) than be seen in such scandalous undress, hold meetings, pass resolutions. City fathers; aroused to action, spend hours on
A party of travellors were relat- the burning sands trying to see what should be done about It. Ing their adventures on sea and Thousands flock to the benches land. A silent listener sat in the where hundreds, came before, corner.. Presently one of the com Peddlers make a Roman holiday pany addressed him. Have you of the occasion by selling field travelled much, pir?" 20.40% glasses by A little; I've been round the
Rugby, August 14.
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16.28 34.40
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used to take it in turne to go down! Into the stokehold to get a cooler
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