CHINA PROBLEMS.
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CANTON PUZZLE.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
WALKING ON DIAMONDS.
New York. A small man with conspicious ridiculously larke fect disembark things.. A few days ago the China it is thought, be a Committee, which was in alliance one. Whether he will join hands ed recently at New York. He was with their Association, expressed with the "Leftista" rentains to be Florent Lamot, second electrician some of its views in The Times, en, but according to current re-abroad the liner Lapland.
the
ap- the
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1927.
WHALE SURPRISE.
"EXTINCT" SPECIES FOUND.
1.
The atranding of a school of 120
Scotland has resulted in the dis- whales last month in the Dornoch " Firth on the north-east coast of covery of a species of whale for which scientists have, searched for Mail correspondent...' nearly a century, says a Daily
The dismembered skeletons are going to the British Museum, whence, after cleaning and recón- among museums and universities
Mr. P. Stannwitz-wore sent north.
Mr. Hintor said:
I strolled down to have a casual
As he handed his landing eard ports Chiang is ambitious and
officer, the immigration and so Important were the points cannot see why the "Kwangsito
add his queer feet. The inspector fol- should upon which they felt keenly that Clique," which has already been Customs inspector caught sight of
rither powerful he should like to refer to them Kwangtung to their territory, lowed Lamot, who walked, again specifically. They were well
Ong report says the great desire parently aimlessly, through aware, of course, of the difficulties of the Nanking Nationalist politi-streets of New York. of the constructive policy. They cians and the Kwangsi militarista All the time the inspector, anstruction, they will be distributed desired to give adhesion to the to isolate both Chiang Kai-shek enthusiastic admirer of Charlie the electrician. principle of Nationalism in China, and the "Leftists." The latter Chaplin, was studying the feet throughout the British Isles.
the When the news that the school but until this Nationalism was able alone would never be able to hold and gait of
Finally, he tapped him on to furnish more evidence of con- Canton without forming anal-shoulder and escorted him to the had run ashore reached the Bri- where other in-tish Museum two experts-Mr. M. Customs House, atractive and administrative capliance with some party in city they felt that the safeguards Kuomintang, and the view held inspectors also evinced an impolite A. C. Ilinton, an assistant keeper under which British trade had some quarters is that Chiang may curiosity regarding the visitors in the Department of Zoology, and been hitherto constructed ought be their choice. H the Kwangs-fect.
Smuggling Conspiracy. not to be further weakened. (AP-ites can succeed in frustrating
the alliance of any other party The officials removed his boots plause).
with the "Leftists," then the out- and found the feet to be quite come may be that Canton will be normat, but the boots were enor-look at, one of the whales and I re-captured by, the soldiers of Limous. In the toes and heels were Chai-sum and Wang Shao-hung diamonds-worth altogether £20, without much fightings, and this 000.
The inspectors thought that the A human is what the Canton merchants and probably all classes of people electrician might be
switch in an international diamond
Mr. Hinton authorised me to most desire.
smuggling conspiracy "which, for several months, has absorbed their reveal the fact that this species is the mysterious Pseudorca, or attention.
a smaller relative With the aid of clues already in "false whale," their possession they promptly arof the "killer whale," which it re- rested five other persons-four mensembles in many ways.
The first trace of this mammal and a woman.
The prisoners were arraigned, was found in 1840 in fossil form hear.). They were advised and be the Hongkong Islamic Union task and so important id the evidence in the Fens, and twenty years later lieved that abandonment of exist-place recently. Owing to the un-seem to be to the Commissioner of fossi remains were discovered in avoidable absence of the Chair-Customs that he refused to release Tasmania. Beyond that nothing ing safeguards and righta
£45,000. Lamot's bail alone was Was negupied by Mr. S. Ackbar.
Maintain the Concessions, They held that the surrender of the British Concession at lan- kow had been extremely harmful to British commercial interests there (Hear, hear)-and in the Yangtsze Valley. They held that safeguards represented by the other British Concessions ought for the time being to be maintain- 'They were ed, (Applausi.1 strongly of the opinion that nego- tiations for radical changes in the British Concession at Tientsin ought not to be conducted. (Hear,
WIN
HONGKONG ISLAMIC.
•
UNION.
THE ANNUAL MEETING. The annual general meeting of
at what I can only describe as the what I suspected to be the very shock of my life when I discovered whale for which science has been searching in vain in all the Seven Seas for 80 years.
more dangerous to British trailman, Mr. Us Humiaha, "the chair them unless they provided bail of was knowa of the creature.
menace was
DAY BY DAY,
Mr. W. J. Chilmaid, the wireless
The Hon. Secretary, Mr. Juman fixed at £20,000, and he did not than a boycott, dangerous as that had proved itself to be, and for Ali, read the antice convening the produce it. Neither did the others ther they held that both British meeting, after which Mr.. Ackber produce their bait, ranging from property and British merchants reviewed the activities of the £5,000 to £10,000 each."
Gems Worth £10,000,000. in China were entitled to protas-Society at some length ahel menj
Customs agents say that the tion, that the present position oftioned the various improvements the ex-British Concession at Han that had been made in the diamond mäcket has been deranged operator of 8.8. Taishan, sails for kow was a menace to both. and Mahomedan Mesque, and Ceme in this country for a year past, by [1ome to-morrow by ss. Kashgar, that the only way to remove the tery. He mentioned that through smuggling. They place the amount he having been relieved by Mr. E. of the Chilmaid will return to the Far for His Majesty's the great ireable which Mr.of snuggled diamonds at £10,000, Hume. It is understood that Mr. Government to administer that for- Sepher, the Hon. Treasurer, tank 000. The headquarters mer Concussion until such time as in the collection of subscription", mugglers, according to them, is East en conclusion of his well- the Chinese were able and willing the Society is now in a fairly good in Amsterdam, whose enstomers earned leave. to give effect to the Chen-O'Malley financial position." He thanked in New York pay 8 per cent, of the
Khan Sahib Nawab Khan, of the value of the diamonds to the smugbrations at No. 355. Reclamation Agrement. (Applause).
Indian Moslemt Society, for the glers, thus saving the 12 per cent. valuable services he had rendered duty, in connexion with the "improve- to express on their behalf to Higments in the Cemetery. Majesty's Government their grate
Thanks To Navy
Having sald so much he desired
seconded,
and
Mr. Ackher then, proposed the
répart Mr. S. A. Hamid) fol thanks for the timely aid adoption of the
and The resolution which had been Arcorded by the acemints, Navy applause)-under the com-
Mr. Ackbar tendered his re- mand of his friend. Admiral was unanimously passed, Tyrwhitt, who was with them on signation as a Trustee of the the occasion of their last annual
Mosque and Guardian"
the
of the
dinar, and he mentioned in Cemetery, and Mr. Sepher wat that connexion presener elected in his place
The following were that night of the noble Karl
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..
elected the ensuing
(Hon.
un his left, who occupied the exact-ice-bearera for ing position of Civil Lord of the3r. U. Ramjahn (Chair-
Mr. S.. Sepher Admiralty. They were also thankman). ful for the despatch of that first-Treasurer), Mr. Jumay Ali (ön. rate fighting force which had been Secretary). Messrs. J. M. Dyer. sent by His Majesty's Government. Madar, A, A. Samy, S. Ackber,i
The and Abdul Karim. to Shanghai. (Applause.
most important place in their eyes,
A vote of thanks was accorded!
the spiritual home in the Far East to the Chairman, proposed by Mr. of many who were present that A. Rahmin and seconded by Mr.
evening. (Laughter. They should D. Rumjahn.
never look too close at a simile;
they are often entitled not to be
Seen. (Laughter.) They had now arrived at the point where he do- sired to Say a word with regard to the China question. Some of their friends, bath at home and abroad-more perhaps of the lat ter than of the former-were dis- posed to wonder whether it would not be possible to bring some more effective pressure to bear upon the Counsels of His Majesty's Gov- ernment. illear, hear.)
The Opposition.
They did not know as much about these things, he believed, as his moble friend, and even other statesmen, Be lad heard and stened to appeals to pay a visit to the Opposition, whatever it might be, but the position was one which he could not recall. Thick Was no great, and vinerous opposi tion of an official character pro pared to take up any ease avainst the Government for the time being" presumably because it was the Op- positions duty to oppose, Then again, they had been told that surely this was the time when they ought to pray for something in the nature of the old statecraft; could it not be possible to find another Lord Palmerston? There was a great deal more to be suid than that. Lord Palmerston, curiously enough, had a fracas with China himself, and dealt with it in true Having Palmerstonian fashion, dealt his blow, he immediately forced a general election on the country, and won it, as he said he would, hands down. That was evidence of vigour, but there was more behind it. While he was engaged in acttling the China question of the day and winning his election in this country, the, people here, throughout the length and breadth of the land, paralysed by the horrors of the Indian Mutiny.
were
In thanking Lord Peel for his prosence, the Chairman concluded by saying that if Lord Peol-would think of Lord Palmerston he was quite sure they would have a friend of their case in China. .(Ap-' plause):
THEN.
LETTER GOLF SOLUTION.
Here is one solution to the puzzle on another page.
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During the Winter Solstice cele- Street, Mongkuk, shurt before noon to-day, a quantity of misel. "stored on the laneous good verandah, caught fire while crack- ers were being discharged and joss There was little.. paper burned. damage caused, the fire being ex- tinguished almost Immediately after its outbreak:
An unusual and interesting feature of the Dairy Farm's Xmas isplay this year is the show of their own Farm Fed veal and pork, laughtered and dressed in the ap- proved London style by members if their European butchery. staff. The carcasca of veal are specially Tempting, the brightly hued hides Farming a very effective draping. The display is right up to home- aide custom and judging by the number of turkeys, etc., on view Hongkong is going to do'self' well thie Christmas.
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without any fatalities at all. The ditions it is ready to observe re- mile, flying has become the safest concern
1918 to garding the use of the Surrey means of transportation. A sur risk is somewhat higher in the commons for military training vey conducted by an air transport United States. From operations. It is understood that company shows that there are so 1922 there was one death for every the War Office, is prepared to few fatalities on European lines 128,800 miles flown. By 1926, so rates on air many improvements had been made schedule certain portions parti-that the insurance cularly liable to damage as "out traffic are now lower than on sur-that only one life was lost for Im- every 2,292,278 miles covered. of bounds" to, mechanical vehicles, face transportation. The and that it will also schedule areas perial Airways, Ltd., have carried Air mail pilots in the same year upon which camps may not be 76,000 passengers 4,000,000 miles flow 2,086,305 miles with the loss
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