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THURSDAY, DEC. 15. 1927.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1927.
There ought to be a very healthy" reaction to the Canton turmoil,
DAY BY DAY.
especially as it was openly de- WHATEVER CRUSHES' INDIVIDUAL-
clared to be undertaken in fur-ITY 18 DESPOTISM, BY WHATEVER therance of the Soviet's plans. NAME IT MAY BE CALLED.-J. S.
Mill. It is difficult for us here to know just how much real connexion there might have been between the rebels and the Soviet, but it is significant that in all their actions
and manifestoes they copied with great faithfulness the ways of Russia. There has been so much dissension caused within the N- tionalist ranks and so much blood shed, and strife in China" because of its association, with political firebrands of Communist hue that
The local weather forecast up to noon to-morrow is:-"North-enat winds, fresh; fair,"
MUSICAL JOTTINGS. DYNAMITE IN PRIVATË
[By "Allegro"]
HOUSE.
A DANGEROUS ACT. It is more than eight months since these Jottings last appear Mr. Horace Lo appeared before ed, but they will now be resumed Mr. W. Schofield, at the Kowloon regularly, a new feature being Magistracy, this morning, to de- the regular announcement offend the representative of the Mesars, Chappell's and Messrs. Chuen Lee" Mining Company, of " Elkins' latest publications. Apart | Canton, who was charged on res The B.I. 8.8. Takliwa, which left from local toples, matters of gen-mand with removing twenty cases Singapore on the 18th instant, isral interest will be dealt with asof dynamite and 16.000 detonators dus here on the 19th
Yesterday's health return shows one Chinese case of typhoid. rabid dog was also reported from the New Territories.
before.
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from Green Island, to No. 22, Wai- ching Street without a permit and with" being in possession of the In local musical affairs, one of said dangerous goods at the above the first things that strikes the re-address without a permit. turned wanderer after a lengthy Mr. Lo sald that he would plead! absence are the Innovations at the guilty to the first charge. He un- winter season fortnightly (orderstood that where two chargés A Chinese who attempted to monthly) Musicales at the Helena were brought in respect of one the Chinese are possibly think-alight from a moving tramcar re- May Institute. These homely con- offence only one count would be pro- ceived serious injuries to his head certs have long represented al-ceeded with, the other being with- ing that it were well to have as yesterday and was removed to the most the only effort made locally drawn. little as possible to do with the Government Civil Hospital The to foster an interest in "drawing Soviet. Proof of that reversion accident happened outside the Sea-room" music and have consequent ly received the support of all men's institutė,
music-lovers. Instead of having of feeling was, forthcoming yes-
ballad programmes, the concerts terday in the news that the Nan-
A Chinese was yesterday injur-this season have been devoted king Government, through the ed in the right eye in a peculiar to music of various periods or mouthpiece of Marshal Chiang manner. He was struck by a piece styles. I am not in a position to
of wood which projected from me judge whether this change Kai-shek who has gone back to
tor lorry No. 6, whilst the helped to popularise the concerts the fold, has definitely proscribed vehicle was turning into Tai Wo or not.. The audience on the 24th all Soviet Consulates within the Street. The injured man was lat-of November, though small, was quite enthusiastic over a most territory under its jurisdictionter removed to hospital.
enjoyable programme of romantic and has issued orders for all such
Amongst the passengers who ar-music. A superb pianist such as Consulates to be closed down.rived from Home by the Blue Fun-Mrs. Cashman is a most welcome It would seem that in Shanghai, nel liner-Antenor to-day were Mr. addition to the Colony's instru- fendant was a stranger to the . at any rate, there is little doubt and Mrs. J. P. Sherry, Lieut. Col. mental talent. Mr. Braga is de Colony, he having been asked to and Mra. T. A. Robertson, Mr.veloping rapidly as a sympathetic R. E. Greensmith. Capt. and Mrs. violinist and will, I hope, be heard Riggs, Mrs. C. R. Shaw, Miss Shaw, at more of the Musicales.
Dealing with the incident which and Mr. and Mrs..N. M. Currie.
led to the summonses being taken Another innovation since the out, Mr. Lo said that the defendant The Under-Secretary of State Spring-and a welcome one, too went to Green Island in a motor
hay
..
Continuing Mr. Lo said that the defendant had a permit to remove the goods but he did not know how fur that covered the car.
His Worship pointed out that the objection was that the goods were
an ordinary dwelling. stored in house.
Sergeant Ellis said that the de- fendant had a permit to remove the dynamite from Green Island to a junk. Actually he had committed breach of the conditions of that permit.
Mr. Lo said that the offence was a technical 'one and asked for a
nominal find: He said that the de-
take delivery of the goods for the Chuen Lee Co. us he was in Hong- kong on business of his own. *
of Communist connexion with the Canton coup because in making the proscription Marshal Chiang definitely refers to the Intest hap- Thongkong Telegraph.penings there. Surely, it has for the Coloniby is expect.is the stocking by Messrs. Mau. boat to take delivery of the goods been proved over and over again W. G. A. Ormsby-Gore), is expect-trie of a certain number of His but unfortunately he found that the that the Chinese have everything led to arrive in Malaya next March Master's Voice records from Eng-junk on which they were to have or April and will spend several land, in addition to the Victrola been transferred was missing. weeks in the country. Details of ones from America. "H.M.V." After searching for the junk for the Malayan tour are not yet avail- are producing so many famous same time it rained and the defen- able, and it is not known whether works unobtainable from thedant, through ignorance, took the at Ormsby-Gore will visit other Victrola Company that the dynamite to Wai Ching Street, Colonies en route..
mand for their records should in- where they were left whilst he con crense and justify the dealers en- tinued the search for the junk. On a charge of trespassing interprise in bringing out a selection the cells at the Yaumati. Police of them.. A particularly good one Station, a Chinese was fined $10, is of Meiselwitch playing four of or 14 days' hard labour, by Mr. W. Chopin's Studies. Schofield at the Kowloog Magis- tracy this morning. The defon- see his brother, was stated to have been. found speaking to prisoners under detention.
THE LESSON OF CANTON.
to gain by eschewing the extreme ineties preached by Communiars and that the way of progress and improvement lies, along the path of steady administrative achieve- ment. No good can come out of terrorist methods, and we hope As was very generally and na-that that is the lesson which will turally foreshadowed, the "Com-be learned by the Cantonese v munist regime at Canton has the result of the reign of terrordant, who said that be. had gone to proved to be a short-lived affair.just suffered by the inhabitants It was unthinkable, that a gang of the great Southern metropolis. of desperadoes and political
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"scallywags" could continue lo
The Water Question.
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Mr. Lo intimated that there was
no danger of the dynamite explod ing, while the detonators were pack ed carefully in cases stuffed with. cotton wool.
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Sergeant Ellis said that the houso The Hongkong Philharmonie was in a residential quarter, and Society deserve great credit for when the premises were visited, were sitting around. successfully tackling such a dif-workmen ficult production as "Merric Eng smoking. If there had been an ex land," which many similar, ama-plosion several lives might have
been involved.. Members of the St. Peter's teur societies at Home would con-
His Worship imposed a fine of Church Young Men's Club will on sider quite beyond their power to hold the city and subject it to a
Monday evening debate the mo-produce. I have not yet Reen the Mr. J. P. Brugu is to be commend-tion"That Young Men and Women show, but that it is successful is reign of terror in defiance of the' opposition of the troops, against aed for the efforts he is making to are Less Serious To-day than 25 obvious from the unanimous
upon it. the resolution, private comments made get all available data on the matterYears Ago." Capt. J. Charnock, ception of the Press and the
B.A., will move few of when they had manageli to effect a dramatic comp. It was'a of the use of water from Govern-seconded by Mrs. J. Faid, whilst People give especial praise to the case of when the cat's away the ment mains for flushing purposes. Miss E. Couch will oppose, second-condnetur and orchestra, who have
University.
bouquets, mice will play" and it only needed to gave notice, at Tuesday's meet-ed by Mr. C. K. Ong, of Hongkong not always been the recipient of
return of the "cat" and a de-ing of the Sanitary Board, of 4 series of questions on the subject, termined effort on a part to send and the public will await with much the mice scurrying away in confu-, interest the official replies to these queries. But, eminently desirable sinu But Canton has suffered as it is to prevent undue wastage fremendously by the week-end of of filtered water, Mr. Braga him-
MAGISTRATE AS COMPLAINANT.
THEFT OF DRESS CLOTHES.
Mr. R. E. Lindsell appeared as
terror through which it lived, and self will no doubt be the first to ad- had given him a ruling that this hallad writers. Of these song's clothes and certain articles of jewel-
it will be a long time before there can be effaced from the minds of the inhabitants the memory of the wholesale pillage, arson and crime committed by the extremists. We
in
mit that any economics effected in this direction would be of little more than immediate avail. other words, such a method of deal- ing with our water supply problem would be merely palliative. Going back to first causes, the fact has to be faced that the present sources of supply are not adequate to the
an offence.
The
December 8th.
A test case was brought at
Chappell & Co's new issues of Penang last week against Ahmed
in Mastan for having ornamental songs usually contain composi- complainant before Major C. Will- tions from Montague Phillips, son this morning when a Chinese
was charged with the theft of headlights on the front of his ear.
Eric Coates, Tour well-known rattan basket containing evening An inspector stated that the D.P.P. Hermann Lohr, Haydn Wood and constituted.
Another man was at the same Magistrate inflicted a fine of live just issued. "Sunilakes," of Man-ery from motor car No. 1880 on dollars and advised the defendant tugue Phillips, takes pride of place. There is something ori-
Lime charged with receiving the not to make his car look like a fire-ginal about this composer, and his stolen goods, knowing them to be work display.
accompaniments are a delight to
stolen. the pianist-not that the" voice is
Giving evidence, Mr. Lindsell against Mr. A. Rossini, of No.311, in any way overshadowed, but the said he left the clothes in his car, harmonising and arrangement which was parked close to the Star Nathan Road, charging the defen-
with his "Sea
Two
summonses
taken
*ut
would go so far as to say that we Colony's growing needs. We would dant with keeping two chow dogs are thoroughly pianistic. "Sun- Ferry wharf at 5 p.m. and on`ré-
withdrawn.
note
He
Evidence was given by a buyer
hope the memory of this week-end will never be effaced, for it should present situation ought never to at the Kowloon Magistracy this Echoes" and makes a dainty cou he found the basket which contain
by cd the clothes was missing. stand as a constant reminder to have arisen. If long views had morning when it was stated that cert item. "Camel Bells,"
been taken of the whole question, the defendant who had failed to an-Lohr, as the name implies, has a identified two pieces of jade as be- the good folk of Cantor that ex-there would have been no necessity swer the charges last week, had "Chu Chin Chow" touch about it ing from his cuff links. tremism, either in polities or any for the recurring imposition of re- left his former residence and ecold and thus rises above the ordinary thing else, is an evil thing. Fol.strictions. The great and urgent not be located. He had, however, type of two-verse ballad. In of gold drops to the effect that the necessity is the provision of further taken out licences for the two dogs. "The Dreams of London," by second defenisint, who was charged therefore Erie Coates, we have a melody with receiving, sold him a small
are quantity of gold on November 9. lowing the well-known Bolshevik sources of supply, and that is the The summonses were
and accompaniment which
The first defendant, in evidence, marred by the words. "Cheap- plan on which it was apparently problem to which the Government, should address itself with boldness based, the scheme of the Canton and foresight. Incidentally, Mr. A young Chinese appeared berside," "Fleet Street" and "Tra- Haid that the second defendant was rebels on Sunday last was to rule Braga has not asked for informa- fore Mr. W. Schofield, at the Kow-falgar Square" remind one of cer- a goldsmith's assistant and it was tion concerning the amount of water loon Magistracy this morning, on tain popular, wartime ditties, but to him that he took the stolen cuff by the expedient of striking terror annually used in the watering of a charge of burglary at No. 190, do not somehow fit into.a sen-links to be melted down.
Major Willson sentenced the men to six wealts and two months res- into the hearts of all who als-our streets, but we have no doubt Kowloon City Road, the quarters timental song about 'dreams!
pectively. agreed with them and by "com-that in normal times this is quite of Sanitary Board coolics., Evid
considerable. In this connexion,ence was given of the arrest of
It was very gratifying to "munising" all services. The rights, we endorse the suggestion put for the defendant inside the house in property and lives of private in would be made of sea water, for ket, containing clothing, belong which the existence had been seri- ward by a contemporary that use the act of removing a rattan bag this summer that the Queen's Hall Promenade Concerts, of dividuals counted for nought when this specific purpose,
ing to one of the coolies. His these political dreamers and job-
Worship said there was insufficient ously threatened, received en- | hers wanted to gel their own way,
evidence of burglary, and convict-thusiastic support. They were run by the B.B.C. Instead of by ed the defendant on a charge of Chappell's, and it was, feared in find the ruthless manner in which
larceny. Sentence of three months" property was set on fire, house
hard labour was imposed, the de-some quarters that the fact of their being broadcasted "would in: and shops invaded and looted,
fendant having two previous con- terfere with the number of people 2 Tin On San Street, Yaumati, was pedestrians "held up and robbed must have been an object lesson Paris,
Brussels for the residents of Capton-even Amsterdam those who have witnessed not Berlin
Copenhagen few lawless happenings in that Prague city during the course of the Madrid Athens years. There is nothing but con- Rio gratulation to offer to the military Bombay
Hongkong
EXCHANGE RATES.
and other leaders who so soon and New York thoroughly cleared out, the nest Geneva
Milan of self-seeking upstarts.. One of Stockholm the most pleasing features, told Oslo
Helsingfors
in our account yesterday, was the Lisbon way in which certain of the La-Bucharest bour Unions rallied to the help of Buenos Aires,
Shanghai the authorities and enlisted their Yokohama
Silver (spot) services in the task of driving out
Siivor (forward) the "Reds.".
"MERRIE ENGLAND."
Londen, Dec. 14.
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YESTERDAY'S MATINEE
PERFORMANCE.
Children formed a good percen-
WOMAN GAGGED.
YAUMATI HOUSE RANSACKED.
A Chinese woman living at No.
attending them, whereas full at- yesterday the victim of a robbery tendances were necessary to ec- by violence committeed by two cure suficient financial support, men at her house at 2 o'clock in Never have I seen "Proms." so the afternoon. well patronised, nor such keen- ness displayed by the audiences, and it seems safe to count upon their continuar.ce..
At that hour, she was asleep in her cubicle. The entry of a man awoks her and she asked the in truder what he wanted. He repli ed that he had come for subscrip tions, but before he could explain anything further, another, man
A robbery with violence has entered the cubicle and gagged the 4.88 5/16 tage of the audience at yesterday's boon reported from Youmáti, woman. The two men, having 25.28 successful matinee performance where two men forced their way overpowered the woman, then pro-
90 by the Hongkong Philharmonic
When the men left, the woman
18.08 Society of Merric England." All into the first floor of No. 9 Tung ceeded to ransack the house, tak .18.34% the principals were in good voice, On New Street and later got away ing away with them $544 in money
.103%
and though sometimes the orche with fewallery and money valued and jewellery. 2.7/10
790 stra had a bent towards interpre. at over $100. The robbery oc- 47.7/8 tation of German's score rather curred at two o'clock yesterday was too terrified to leave the house. than directing its efforts towards afternoon. In a report made to and inform the police. Instead .2/74 1/10.10/32 successful accompaniment, an ex-the local police station it is etdt- she waited a few hours until the ..26.7/8 tremely enjoyable show was given, ed that two women who were the arrival of some relatives, wher, 20.5/8 Eng. Commdr. Bedells was again. only tenants inside the door at after a consultation, the polico
the time, were the victims
were notified. -British Wireless. the outstanding artiste.