N. LAZARUS
Hong Kong's Only Kutopren Opblol
Extablished Over Forty Year
Manazoz talph A. Önapar, Brglezerd
Domunalrint (Canaria)
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
PODROPS 1001 # + FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24,
No. 22.050
BRITAIN'S NOTE, KOWLOON SNATCHING ON THE YANGTSZE.
SCORNED BY "RED" JOURNAL.
UTTERLY INACCEPTABLE TO KUOMINTANG.
JAPAN UNDECIDED.
INCIDENT.
TWO CHINESE ATTACK LADY.
ROBBED OF MONEY,
Yet another case of a Europeari” lady being victimlaed by gnatchers occurred yesterday.
Peking, Dec. 23. Mrs. Yalland, who lives at No. Though the British Memoran- 23, Cameron Road, Kowloon, was dum has not yet been published, walking along Cameron Road, at the Kuomintang
the 8.50 in the evening, when she People's Tribune, without waiting found herself acized by the waist Whilst she was to learn the actual contents of it, by a Chinese.
overtures.
organ,
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ANOTHER SHANGHAI CHEKIANG CRISIS.
STRIKE.
JAPANESE NAVAL CASUALTY.
3,000 CLOTHING EMPLOYEES COME OUT.
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U. S..SHIP FIRED ON.
An Ichang telegram of De- cember 17th received in Shanghal
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"General Peng Han-chang's troops entered this city, at about 4 o'clock this afternoon, while the Peace Preservation Corps began to withdraw from the city."
"Subsoquently, fighting WAS commenced on the shores of the
forces, with the result that many
MONTHLY WAGE DEMAND.
More than 8,000 employees of
SOUTHERN MENACE.
LESSENED.
HELP FOR MARSHAL SUN,
---Marshal Sun Chuan-fang fur- second-hand clothing stores are ther consolidated his control of now on strike, says the Shanghai the territory between Shanghai Times of Monday fast, as the ro- and Hangchow yesterday (snys sult of a walkout which started Saturday morning to enforce a demand that workers be paid a monthly "wage instead of a com-
mission which was the actual basis for remuneration. As a
the Shanghai Times of Sunday last)" and further minimized the Cantonese menace to Shanghai. Normal train services are being result of the strike shops in Fo-maintained between the two cities kien Road, the French Concession and as a result of Marshal Sun's
thrust at Hangchow is anticipated and steamers in the port, Two
An Informal meeting of the from the Cantonese, who have re- bullets struck the Japanpa ployees' Union" was held at Tsing of Hangchow.
"Second-hand Clothing Store Em-treated to Fayang, 12 miles south boats katada and Fushime, and a Woo Faung Alleyway, Chekiang Sun was reported in the approach Further aid for Arst grade fireman on board the Katada, named Yoshimitsu Road, at 9 o'clock on Saturday of 6,000 troops, from Fukten who Kiyokuwa, was killed instantane, morning and parties were des are making for Hangchow to rank ously by a stray bullet"
shows a determinedly irreconcil. thus being held, a second Chinose river between the two opposing and Chinese territory are affected] rapid military move no immediate able attitude towards the friendly seized her hand bag, which con- stray bullets flew nur warships by a shortage of men.
tained $37.50.
Both of the scoundrels then ran The paper says: "We state cale-away, effecting their escape before gorically, for the Nationalist the police arrived. movement, that the proposals, though dubbed by the professional apologists for British Imperialiam as the most liberal hitherto pro- posed, are utterly unacceptable,
BITTER ATTITUDE.
"If this is the best that Britain
spare
There have been quite a number of snatching cases reparted during the past few days.
FRANCO-GERMAN TENSION.
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has to offer we can understand FRENCH RESENT GERMANY'S perfectly well the necessity its
ATTITUDE. Foreign Office féels of rushing all the naval forces it can
Paris, Dec. 23. A message from Landau Bays from its other fields of Imperfalls that the three Germans who were tic exploitation, to that which it sentenced to imprisonment, in con- seems determined to retain and expand at any cost here in China
The net results of the new offer
will only be the intensifying of the already bitter attitude of our people towards their relentless and Imperialist foe."-Router.
a' factitious
patched to Louza, Sinza, Hongkew, apel, French Concession and Nantao. districts to picket shops where workers still remained..
The pickets latter reassembled at the Second-hand Clothing Mer- chants' Guild, II Tien Tung Lung,
themselves on his side. The Can- tonese face the danger of being cut off.
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The Fukien troops belong to the Army of General Chow Yu-jen, former Governor of Fukler, an ally of Marshal Sun, who was badly defeated and routed out of
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Bulls and Inners
From the Office Butts.
We Imagine that the Observar Sometimes even a fool makes a tory report on Sunday will have better friend than the man who something to say about "n belt of knows too much. high pressure.
The worst of Christmas boxes can there be such a thing as love If love is blind, how on earth ta that you're liable to send some at first sight?... friend who doesn't want it. thing you don't want to give, to a
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There is no truth in the rumour
What with the shingle and the that Hongkong's Government monocle, the modern girl is in Departments will be open for danger of being mistaken for her those who prefer to work during brother when she stands under the Christmas. mistletoe this Christmas.
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In New Zealand, they're import This is the time when you tell ing Insects to remedy another post. the youngsters that none but the What about Importing insects in good deserve the Christmas fare. Hongkong to fill up the holes
which the moths make?
The man who says he under-
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stands women, generally means Be careful about the boxes you send Christmas presents in.... It's two or three specific ones.
awfully annoying if a friend trys Curiously enough, a Home' par- to change the gift which you sent son of the name of Parsons has at a shop where it wasn't bought! publicly donounced goose and
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Women will wear tight shoes, but they don't object to an over "Ladies do not know how to size in stockings on Christmas
STEAMER SERVICE CEASES. According to a Haskowy telegram which was received in Shanghai un December 18th, the NK. K.
vice between Hankow and the upmanda to the committee of the Foochow by the Cantonese. Many We'll guarantee most of the Hong Now that the New Year is.. has suspended its steamship ser- where they explained their de per teaches of the river cwing to Guild.". the navigation in that" pürt of the river being in a dangerous condi-
tion due to disturbances in the dis-
tricts of Ichang and Shasi.
One of the pickets had been ar- rested in the Louza district but was later released after being cau
tioned. Handbills were distribut ed among the workers urging them
to remain firm in the strike.
POLISH-GERMAN PROBLEMS.
NEW AGREEMENTS AND
CONVENTIONS.·.
Warsaw, Dec. 23. The question of the deportation
of General Chow's troops escaped in steamers from Foochow and came to Shanghal: others surren-
dcred to the Cantonese: and one lone division, 6,000 strong, in command of General Chow, was driven back and slowly retreated from Fukien into Cheklang, which adjoins the maritime province.
BETWEEN TWO FMES.
courtesy daintily, these days" says Live. a writer in a London newspaper.
kong fair sex will prove quite approaching, some of our young efficient with the mistletoe bow sports" will be planning their
this week-end.
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annual ride on the water-wagon.
Rusala borata, the oldest man In the world. Must be Father Christmas.
"Dress designers must obey the dictates of common-sense" says writer: In a fashion journal "otherwise, shorter dresses will prove mpat embarrassing to those Iwith unshapely limbs.": Suppose He who hesitates, gets left by especial they will simply have to "grin and the last Peak tram .
ly this week-end. bare it."
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rents.
YANG BEN HEMMED IN.
nection with the Germersheim invading the western section of Kwcichow troops are rapidly affair, has appealed against their Hupeh province, and General Yany sentences. The Court Martial, however, states that it is incom Sen, who has now definitely taken petent to deal with an appeal.
a 'stand against the Nationalist
"Reports stated that this force Government, is running. for it in While French opinion is divided
is coming to Marshal-Sun's assis- an endeavour to get back into as regards the expediency as well Szechwan. He is hemmed in on
tance and has already crossed as the equity of the verdict the all sides, and is desperately trying
The people of to-day move much the border into Cheklang, with "Facetious":We fear you are JAPAN'S DELAY EXPLAINED, German attitude is strongly re- to gain a safe refuge above Ichang,
Hangchow as their objective, guilty of straining the canons of faster than formerly, says an sented. It is thought that the which, from the position of the
where they will link up with the good taste, by referring to a select American professor. In Hong- Tokyo, Dec. 29. Though the British Memoran-violont outburst in the entire Kweichow troops which surround of their respective nationals, Any rapid advance by this force Pub.
forces of the Kiangsu war-lord, social Institution as the Clique kong this fact is attributed to high dum is being studied carefully, the German press was
him, appears hopeless. Japanese Government has not yet political manoeuvre to hasten the
Kweichow forces have already which for long has been straining is likely to cut off the Cantonese, evacuation of the Rhineland. decided upon the attitude to be adopted towards the proposals.
This delay, is partly due to the Emperor's condition which neees- sitates the presence of the Mem- bera of the Cabinet at Hayama, and who are, consequently, unable at present to devote as much atten- tion as is desirad, though it is. understood that it is hoped to instruct Mr. Ken Kichi Yoshizawa
Washington, Dec. 29. the Japanese Minister in Peking,
In The Supreme Court of the Dis- either to-day or to-morrow. the meantime, owing to the de-trict of Columbia has rejected an licacy of the question, no intima tion of Japan's probable attitude
Reuter.
TEAPOT DOME OIL.
CASE AGAINST FALL AND SINCLAIR OPENS.
SOCONY BOAT FIRED ON.
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make a stand.
"Every household," says writer on 'domestic science, "should possess a refrigerator. There is no truth in the ramour Every household does, it's usually that brokers are sending clients called the missus, though. seasonable wishes in script.
op on the the relations between Germany whose present base at Fuyang is made their appearance
From the South China Morning If clothes make the man, some Yangtze thirty-six milce this side and Poland, has been settled by between two fires-with the Post The first round was Mor. of the women we see about Hong- of Tchang and also five miles above the conclusion of a series of con- Pukienese in the south and Sun's rell's
Gray, frequently kong can hardly be described as Ichang, having that entire terri-ventions and agreements. The men in the north. The only way con now be as successful as was the finished product. tory hemmed in. Below there, and number of Polish workers who of escape is back across the border anticipated." Sounds as if some- between the lines of the Nation have been in Germany for several into Klangal province, unless body was celebrating Christmas alist Forces and those of the years and who were ordered to sufficient reinforcements arrive to somewhat too soon. Kweichow armies, Is the army of cave the country has been reduced Yang Sen, unable to move in either to 8,000. An agreement in that
connection stipulates that a de
AMMUNITION SHORTAGE, direction..
Anite Convention on the migration
Shortage of ammunition is one of agricultural workers shall be great difficulty facing the Canton-
Some couples dream of living in negotiated before February 27. The 3.. Mei Ming, of the
A handbook on "Correct Pund- a fine, roomy house, but it usually Protracted pourparlers concernese, although their force has been strengthened by the defection of
been published. turns out to be a flat proposition: application on behalf of the ex-Standard Oil Company, was red
2080 Quite the book of the period. also resulted in an agreement.division. Originally, the Canton- Secretary of the Interior. Mr. Fall, on thirty-six miles below lehan? ing questions of nationality have General Chow Feng-chi's 3rd tuation" has and the Oil Millionaire Mr. Harry last week, the attack coming from Germany has agreed to restore ese force was about 2,000 strong,
The modern dance flog ne Sinclair, for quashing the indicta party of Kweichow troops. rchives and other documents to but General Chow's division is
Very few girls love their both a speed limit and parking DIVIDED PRESS OPINIONS. ment in connection with the leasing American marines
Poland and. Poland has promised of the Teapot Dome Oil Reserve plied to the fire and silenced the to refrain from selling goods to fully up to strength, that is 8,000, enemies, but they invite them to regulations. Press opinion is somewhat to Sinclair, in view of the Govern-shore battery.
It's usually the plump principal DO Nationalist forces marched int Germans who were temporarily never having been in action at their weddings, just the same.
Klukiang beyond a "ellver bullets". divided, the Jiji sympathising ment's failure to convict Fall and
skirmish with the Cartoncse cón When two young people get boy who makes one understand with the British position which i Doheny on a similar charge last the city of Anlu, Hupch, last Thurs-Polish citizens in 1920-Reuter.
querors when the city went over. their heads together, they're prob- the pant in pantomime... considers led her to decide to week.
According to a Reuter telegramably dancing. from Hankow, the Cantonesé
can be obtained.
modify her policy, purposing The defendants were then thereby to mollify China. But the raigned and pleaded not guilty paper exprenses doubt whether Renter's American Service. other Powers, with their own special interests, will fall in line. The Famato considers that the proposals indicate that. Britain is attempting to trick the Japanese Government. hoping to estrange Japan from Chang Tao-In- Reuter.
BELGIAN MISSION. *
4.
STEAMER OUTRAGE.
INSANE SINGAPORE
MERCHANT.
on board re-
day week, taking this importani areity on the Han River north of
Shasi. The Northerners had left a few days before, so no fighting i occurred.
RADIO FOR LONELY MEN.
AWORTHY NEWSPAPER.
SCHEME.
Rugby, Dec. 21. The equipment of the London hospitals with wireless as a result of the efforts of the Daily News is to be followed by a scheme, pro-
The Belgian Legation Counsel- pore, who was arrested last week But as the rigors of the winter wireless sets for receiving the HELD BY 6,000 MEN traffic gets diverted.
HANGOHOW
The wise man picks a Christmas Eve.
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When the hostess places a Wing On our plate with a fluttering motion, we often wonder whether she is Sincere.
The regulation pace for a police nan of his bent is two and a half miles per hour. Not very fast for
cook's tour.
DO "Not on your life!" is the favourite phrase of insurance agents to unhealthy applicants.
headquarters there declaro that The aftermath of Christmas the Chekiang adventure was the ills, and pills, and bills. It is reported from Honan that
conception and desire solely of the military operations. of the
General Chang Kai-shek himself,
We shall soon know whether our Kuomintang have been more active
obviously to make an impression friends are any closer than they upon the people of the provinec and the capture of Sing Che by
were last year... where he was born. The telegram them is threatening Cheng Chow, the Headquarters of Marshal. W
states that General Gallent, his
A bird in the hand is bad Pei-fu. Furthermore, the adher
chief Russian military adviser, ents of the former "White Wolf"
strongly opposed any Southern Christmas-table manners.
0:0 have taken possession of Lo Yung moted by the same Journal, to in advance beyond the Kiangai and Rangoon, Dec. 28.
There's lots of humour in our Peking, Dec. 23. A French merchant of Singa-and the police have been disure stal in lighthouses and lightships, Fukien borders.
streets these days. Even the after being found with torch have set in and heavy storms are broadcast programmes of the Bri-
Marshal Sun is now holding the and a dagger in the cabin. of an reported, military operations cantish Broadcasting Company."
Twenty-five lighthouses .and English lady, the daughter of, a not be conducted on a large scale Singapore tradesman, aboard the This will give more time to the forty-five lightships are to be thus situation in check without calling Dreams may go by contraries, upon assistance from the Northern but we know a man who dreamt s.s. Ellora, en route from Calcutta, Fengtlen forces to prepare for provided. The Daily News AP war-lords. It is now possible to he was in debt and woke up to find
One advantage of golf is that peal for subscriptions has mot give some accurate idea of the that he really was.
you can usually get tee for two. and charged with attempted out-nction.
with immediate response and the forces in the field. Hangchow la
O OF rage and murder, has been sen-
editors of four provincial new being held not by "50,000 and A famous doctor Bays a few deep Since the "Dry" season set in tenced to detention as "a lunatle.
papers have already offered to more Allied soldiers inside the breaths will cure that run-down In América, it only takes one hip Subsequently he will be re-
equip no fewer than five light city as was, stated in one paper, feeling. But that all depends to make a burrah, patriated.-Reuter..
houses and five lightships in their but by no more than 6,000 men where the car hits you. localitica. British Wireless.
belonging to General Chen Yi's 1st division. These mon have been In the city the whole time, but their loyalty was doubted.
lor, M. Sergysels, left Peking for Hankow yesterday, with the object of sucing Mr. Eugene Chen. Router.
MOTOR CYCLE ACCIDENT.
WOMAN DIES FROM INJURIES:
Mr. D. S. Hill, of the Hongkong
Electric Company, was involved in
ר
EMPEROR SINKING.
motor cycle accident which oc- REGENT CALLED TO BEDSIDE.
curred at Queen's Road East yes- terday afternoon,
Mr. Hill was driving a motor cycle: wher, in negotiating the
knocked down a Chinese woman.
She was seriously injured, and died some time after admission into the Government Civil Hospital. .
DELHI INCIDENT.
A MAHOMEDAN KILLS HINDU
LEADER.
Delhi, Dec. 23. Swami Shradanand, a noted Tokyo, Dec. 24. Hindu leader, has been shot by
Last evening's bulletin says that Abdul Rashid, presumably a Maho
PURER FOOD
MAKING PRESERVATIVES ILLEGAL,
Rugby, Dec. 23.
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This is the season when turkeys One half of Hongkong doesn't simply hate people who have an now how the other half lives like axe to grind.
it does on the Income it gets. A the present time, they are
It is most appropriate that maintaining neutrality and aroo preserving order in the city, while Bet many a Dairy Farm turkey pirates, whether from Penzance Marshal Sun's advance force or wishes he had been born a bad Bins Bay, should be closely follow
ed by HMS. Pinafore. the Emperor's heart is weakening, medan. An attendant, named A New Order comes into force approximately 3,000 men, under CKS.
Irregular pharam Singh, hit, and on New Year's. Duy 00 respiration quickening..
more than 80 per cent. of the outside at Chienino, Chinese re- The Sunday Herald refereto "Our calf skins make the Best A Hayama message says the Abdul Rashid was arrested housewife's average daily food ports state that Marshal Sun has "Experts on anti-piracy preven, ahoes" states a leather merehnale Regent and Court oficials were The shops have closed, and the may contain preservatives, bit ordered that his main force shall tion. Lucky it wasn't referring advertisement. Nevertheles called hurriedly to the bedside-police are taking precautions to only in small specialed quantities. not pass beyond Changan, on the to members of our anti-sanitary bandha skins make quite effecti
prevent disturbances.-RouterBritish Wireless,
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seriously wounded.
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