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SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1927.
THE LESSONS OF HANKOW.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1927.
ed a great catastropha were con- tent to be unfriendly-trading- terms with foreigners who have sinée committed to act by which
DAY BY DAY.
Dr. Johnson,
It is notiñed that the name of has been struck off the Register. the' Wing Wo Company, Limited,
IT IS MORE HONGURAḥLE TO SAVE to forfeit that friendliness, Be-A CITIZEN THAN TO KILL AN ENEMY: cause of political propaganda of Hos and slander and inisrepresent- ation these people at all times peculiarly ausceptible to mob In- Auences were transformed into reckless enemies bent on disarm Ing and ousting the foreigner. There is no orderly reason behind the mental workings of such, and the leaders of the Nationalist movement appreciate that fact and ought in consequence to act with
red up in and around Hankow a éauldron of hate which boiled over
His Excellency the Governor has appointed Dr. S. S. Strahan, M.B., B.Ch. (Oxon.), to be a Member of the Dental Board.
SARTOR RESARTUS. Foreign Influence in Chinese Fashions.
The affair of the weak carinot ming and rubber flowers and fruit There was a clean bill of health fall to remind one of Thomas for all decorations, have ousted in the Colony yesterday.
Carlyle, and of Herr Teufels- South Africa, whose farmers are drockh. All, all depended in left with the alternative of ruin, some mensure, for their success, becoming dried egg rinnufac
There are regulaturers, or evolving a new medicine. upon plothes. tion outfits for boxing, fox foot from the powdered bones of their ball, for cricket; the men walk discarded animals, in their "plus-fours," and could ought be funnier to the uninitiat-ture, the general public may well To return to the problem pic- ed than that? We dance sedately be depicted as a pig with a ring and dine and wine in garments through its nose, being led blind-- that look and feel like dead senfold by chains run fruit, and but a few hours later pockets, from which run its life" through its Colonel Richard Cox, whoso we dine, and wine, and dance at blood. The mania of owning. due circumspection and modern-death is announced, was in his Carnival, arrayed as fire or fish, things has become a canker in the tion. But they have, instead, stir- early days Military A.D.C. to Sir as Columbine and Cinderella, as sheart of the Western uations; in- John Pope-llennessy in Hongkong. brown paper parcel, or as Miss dividuality in appearance is a 1027. And in the stilly hour of crime, the mannequin surplants morning light we turn to Carlyle the mother, and replaces that and read: Soeloty, which, the gentle efficiency and swastacia by more 1 think of it astonishes me perpetual speed-up to forestall hor an diclal Justice of the Peace for the niore, is founded upon Cloth.neighbour in discarding ostrich
Often in my atrabiliar moods, for rabbit: when I read of pompous ceremon So much for the West, and what lals, Frankfort Coronations, Royal of China?
Two weeks ago, in and how the ushers, and macers, Parade was held, with all the ap Drawing-rooma, Levees, Couchees; Shanghal,
4 Chinese Fashion and pursuivants are all in wait-purtenances of refreshments and Ing; how Duke this is presented mannequins, and the crowded by Archduke that, and Colonel Arooms were filled with people ox Bishops, Admirals, and miscellane- in the clothes displayed. Ma- by Geflerni B. and
innumerable claiming at the western influence gallantly to the Anointed Pro-ed to Chinese thought with charm- ous Functionaries, are advancing terials and design had been adapt- sence; and I strive, in my remote ing and graceful effect, with no privacy, to form a clear picture of lack of dignity, and with no loss responsibility rests on the leaders It is notified that, at the expira- that solemnity on a sudden as by of enim. At the present time the of the Nationalist movement, and tion of three months, the Hong-I speak of it?-the clothes fly off purchaser calls the tube as well some enchanter's ward, the shall usual custom is reversed, and the it is to he hoped that at the meet-kong Lumber Company, Limited, ings which are bound to take place will, unless cause is, shown to the at Hankow between the Britishter and the Company will be dis- contrary, be struck off the rugis-
diplomats now' hurrying down solved. from Peking and Mr. Eugene Chen
His Excellency the Governor has on Tuestiny and got out of all-con-appointed Lieutenant-Commander trol-elther Chinese or foreign. J. B. Newill, D.S.O., R.N., to be Grave and terrible catastrophe the Colony. lies along that path-at least the danger of it. If, that occurred: the lenders of the Nationalists would doubtless be among the first to condemn the self-defensive at tion of foreigners who rightly re fuse to give up to force that to which they are, legally entitled and might be prepared to surrender after negotiation. A tremendous Forest Officer.
Offcialdom.
His Excellency the Governor has Maconachie, as a member of the nominated the Rev. J. Kirk Court of the University of Hong- kong for a period of three years.
His Excellency the Governor has tint Supervisor in the Botanical appointed Mr. J. L. King, Assia- and Forestry Department to be
Road Central and Queen Victoria The junction of Des Voeux Street is from Monday to be made a stopping place for trums instand of the junction of the first-named street and Jubilee Street at the Central Market.
weep."
the whole dramatic corps; and as paying the cutter, for there know not whether to laugh or selection is by personal choice, trial, but it is an amusing thought as in the West. Long may that Few would enjoy such and not by organised persuasion European, women generally ad- remain so, but here, in Hongkong There can, of course, be and his associates this will be $1130 per cent. has been declar-20 bulled into new fashions by falling victim to crazes of fashion, A first and final dividend of mit, without resentment, that they are many signs of Chinese women. no other eventual outcome of stressed to the uttermost and pro-ed in the bankruptcy of Li Kung their dressmakers. Bullied, often, in a recent wedding the gown was the Hankow episode than that the duce strong controlling action by po, alias Li Chung-nam, and Li into discomfort, and even more of charmeuse encrusted with British Concession should be hand-Chinese over Chinese. There Cheong Loong Arm, of 26, Wing gure, colouring, and tempera- the train was in three thicknesses Kin-tong, partnera in the Wang often into styles unsuitable to diamond and pearl embroidery et back to the control. of British seems to have been keen though be-On Street.
ment; and all, this as a gigantic of broche chiffon, flesh chiffon, authorities. There was never any latad realisation of that already,
houx in which the principals are and silver lace, the vell was em- doubt of that even when conditions but there should be an absolute
the retallers, and trailing wearily ed crown. the manufacturera, the designers, broidered, and there was a jewell- made it appear absolutely heces-insistance on ne repetition of this
after these three, the general sufficiently fragile to achieve an The materials were sary for the women and children week's happenings,,
public. What a problem, picture effect of richness without weight; to be evacuated in face of a possi
for next year's Academy In the even of simplicity, and while we bie masshere. The great respon-
foreground-a-group of merchants stood admiring the bride, ahe and breeders pointing to a moun-made the most astonishing state- sbility resting on those in whose
tain of ostrich feathers, and fore-ment: "Fringe is very fashion- As from to-day, a further re- keeping was the safety of many striction of the Colony's water re-appointed the following medi- groups entreating the manufac- was useless to suggest that she His Excellency the Governor hasing their argument against other able; I want some fringe" It innocent civilian lives led them to supply to those in the rider main cal practitioners as members of turers to use fur, or hide. The had, already, the most elaborate take the cautious attitude instead districts west of Garden Road is the Committee to assist Govern- manufacturers having their own gown in the Colony, useless to tell of the defiant, which would doubt-to be enforced. A little more than inent in the management of the interests in silk, wool,, and cotton her that she had no apace for the less have precipitated much re- Eastern Street were placed on eu-1927:-D H. Balean, Dr. S.-S. designers spurning.cach and every that we westerners-had-travelled-
a month ago, the districts west of Peak Hospital during the year-in their various disguises. The addition: she had read, and heard, grettable fighting. "Mr. "Eugene tions, and now it has been deemed Strahan and Dr. J. W. Anderson."-
one, until someone with advertia- through ostrich, to rabbit, and on Chien, who has rightly tendered prudent to extend the restricted
ing genius pats the whole of the to fringe, and fringe she would supply over a wider areas. Yes. profound apologies for the desern-terday, we sought to obtain the foreign hongs on Shameen have shine by making its growth a-na"
A Canton report states that the ostrich feather trade into the sun-have,
This was the first glimpse of.. tion of a British memorial honour- reasons for this latest order, but jointly petitioned the Provincial tional duty, and obtaining the sup change in the attitude of Chinese ing our Glorious Dead in the Greate cannot say that our enquiries Government for restoration of teleport of royalty in the campaign women towards clothes, and the War, has said that the evacuation of much information. Apparently Shameer and the city, but that is won. The retailers receive that desire to be "in, the fashion". in official circles were productive phone communication between the Words defeat Worth, and the day first whisper of tragedy, for should of women and children was pre-by renaon of the absurd strictures the request has been refused on
their orders from the designers, grow without other significance, cipitate as they could have been now being imposed on. Government the ground that charges for the and three months later the haute emporiums will spring up like Kuaranteed immunity from danger servants to the effect that they strike period have not been met.
monde is allowed to discover mushrooms in must give no information to the
our midot; all or trouble, but when insensate Press other than that laid on the
ostrich feather in every disguise. those charming, refreshing, glad- mobs of Chinese demonstrators tables set aside for that purpose, who are believed to be fishermen, ranks until it reaches the coster's Road so delightful, will be ox- Armed with revolvers, four men The fover spreads through all some figures that make Queen's are running wild and are malest-on exquiring at the Water Office yesterday raided a måtshed at kingdom In the East End, and ploited by Whitechapel, and the ing foreigners there is no time to was referred to
in the P.W.D. our representative Aberdeen where dynamite, detona- there finds itself an everyday oc Boulevard, and forced against Public Works. The latter was contractor, were stored. They stole ment. By that time the battle has follow the crowd through ostrich, the Director of tors and fuses, belonging to a road currenee, and unworthy of cum- their faintly protesting wills to evidently unable to give any more $40 worth of goods, after binding begun all over again at the top. to rabbit, and from that to fringe. information than that the re- and gagging the caretaker. The Brushed rabbit wool as a trim- strictions were necessary in order
TISTHENES.
to prevent a water shortage, whilst me then escaped before the arrival
of the police.
son,
GREAT ART EXHIBITION.
talk of guarantees there is only room for safeguarding action, And if there are some who feel in clined to say that the withdrawal of marine and naval forces to their as for actual figures he stated that ships and the handing over of the the usual monthly return would be
Arriving at the Town Hall to Concession to the care of the Chi-the day. This has since come to Middlesbrough man was amazed forwarded us during the course of
register his newly-born nese-authorities was needlessly hand, but it only gives the position to find about 200 people waiting weak, we should ask them to apply as to December 31st, and this, so outside the registrar's office. The EXHIBITS WORTH £15,000,000. the test, personally and, paying in the contents of the reservoirs spent two hours of perplexity be far from revealing any decrease very last man in the queue, he due regard to all the alarming is compared with the same date on circumstances and frightful pos- the previous year, discloses a bet- fore discovering his error-the At the Royal Academy to-day
for the house appli-private view was held of the ex- sibilities, then say that the action ter state of affairs, to the extent cants office next, door to the re- of some 400 million gallons. We was anything other than Inevitare not going to contend that the. gistrar's..
queue was
Rugby, Jan. 7.
BANK RETURNS.
THE LATEST FIGURES.
The returns of the average amount of bank notes in circulation and of specie in reserve in Hongkong, during
& the month 31st December, 1920, as certified by the Managers of tho respective Banks are:- Chartered Bank
of India, Australia
and China $15,012,000 $5,800,000*
Hồng Kon
and shanghai Bent
Corporation 50,842,268 35,700,000+
hibition of Flemish and Belgian able. At all events there is this new restrictions are unwarranted,
art, organised by the Anglo-Baj- On December 30th, the Rev. Nor-gian Art Union. There are 764 much to be said for what has hap. because we do not know the exact
comparative figures at date, butun D. Bower, Chaplain of Christ pened so far there has been no we do say that the public is entiti Church. Malacca, went for a ma-exhibits and they include pain- loss of life. The Chinese authorised to know, through the medium tor-boat trip accompanied by twotings, etchings, drawings and ties now seem to be well aware of of the Press, precisely what the Malays and ng he had not return pieces of sculpture.
They are Mercantile
Bank o position is and the full reasonsed by the following morning a fleet
India, Limit the tremendous seriousness of tho for placing such a large part of /of launches was sent out to trace not eonfined to ono porled, for in situation, they have cleared off the the city on rations. It would be the party. Eventually, the motor the fifteen rooms and galleries unruly rabble, and have promised unreasonable to expect the D.P.W. boat was fund drifting sixteen there are works by artists of the to have all these details at his miles out at sea, and the party Flemish school of the year 1400 to make full restoration of the war fingers' ends; in any case, he were all well except for being memorial. It should not be long ought not to be bothered with en hungry and tired after a lonely and by artists of all periods down before banks and business houses water Office is the proper source
quirica on such points. The night's vigil.
to the post-war era.
re-open and trade resumes.
for such information, and we can Foresters patrolling above Tai
+
ed.
1,730,584 680,0008
Total .$08,185,751 $42,080,000-
"In addition Sterling Securities Crown Agente deposited with the. valued at £1,264,100.-
tin Doddities Securities deposited with the Crown Agents and Straita Government valbed at £3,108,007.
In addition Securities v dopòsited
An official expressed the opinion The lesson of the Hankow inci- only describd the recent orders Tam Tuk reservoir yesterday heard that if the exhibits came into the dent is for the Nationalist Gov-prohibiting Departmental officials the cracking of branches, and on market at least 215,000,000 would with the Crown Agenta valded at ernment to learn, and it is that as a piece of absurd and ridiculous the sound came discovered a Chin sembled from Belgium, Holland,
from answering Press enquiries. arriving at the place from which be realised. They have been na- £130,000. there is extreme dangor and risk oficiatdom, destructive of the put- eso breaking off the branches of France and the United States, ab H:M. King in playing upon the prejudices and He right to be kept fully informed pine trees. He was charged at the well as this country.
Carrying out his wish; a motor Central Magistrney this morning George has dont seven plctures ignorance of uneducated Chinese on public matters.
before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, when he from the Royal Palaces, the King omnibus was used as a hearse at masses. But a short while ago
said another man was breaking the of the Belgians has lent Bracker-the funeral at Markfield, Leicester- these same people who on Tues-
branches and ran away when the cr's Antwerp Cathedral, and many shire, of Isaac Heggs, aged 82, Among the recent appointments day run amok and but for wise made by the Secretary of State for forestors appeared. Mr. J. R. Carr English noblemen have contributin labourer, who, until two years prosecuted for the Forestry Doed. The exhibition is declared jogo, had never ridden in an omni- forbearance on the part of British the Colonies was that of Mise partment, and defendant was fined to be a triumph-British Wire bus and was impressed by the com-
R. K. Ault, Nursing Sister, to
Ifortable travelling: authorities would have precipitat Hongkong.
$60, or four weeks.
ices.