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Banitation, in education and in honest administration Hongkong la providing an example which China would do well to copy, and we would fain believe that it is one from which much will be learned in the future. There is in this British Colony no question of oppression of the Chinese, whose customs are faalously respected and whose rights at law are the same as those of Britishers and foreigners in general. In the realm of inbour, too, higher wages and better conditions of service are enjoyed by the Chinese here than they would obtain in their
own country.
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DAY BY DAY.
WE HAVE ONLY TO REFUSE TO YIELD, AND TEMPTATION HAS NO POWER TO HARM US.-J. R. Miller.
There was a clean bill of health in the Colony yesterday.
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Quarantino restrictions have been imposed against arrivals from Bangkok on account of cholera.
Ships in barbour were "dressed" this morning in honour of the anniversary of the foundation of the Japanese Empire.
A bankruptcy notification states that a second and final dividend of $7 per cent, has been declard In the ease of the Ming Lee firm, Iron dealers, of 207, Reclamation Street.
We have not the spice at our disposal to cite other facts in sup
Among the passengers on the port of the view that British pre-Empress of Australia is Mr. G. sence in this part of the world is Anderson of Exmouth, who is visiting the Y.M.C.A.'s at ports of beneficial to the Chinese. But call for Sir Arthur Yapp, the head there is one other point which we of the British section.. would like to make. It is that Chinese suffering from oppression,tribution and concert will be held robbed of the common liberties of on Tuesday next, at 7.30 p.m., in the subject, flock Into this Colony the Hop Ya Hall, Bophant Road, Dr. S. W. Tso hus kindly consented by the thousand when trouble
to give away the prizes. looms in adjacent territory. Many of them come here to settle down, making their homes ander the KELLER, KERN & Co., Ltd. security of the Union Jack. So when our touring visitors hear the of "Imperialism" directed against Britain in regard to her presence in the East, we hope they will think of these things. If they take away with them the impres- sion, which we hope we have con- veyed, that here in this little
16/19 CONNAVOur Road, C.
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It is notified that, at the expira- tion of three months, the Prospori- ty Trading Company, Limited, will, unless cause is shown to the contrary, he struck off the register and the Company will be dissolved. At the P. W. D. offices, on the 27th instant, there will be offered for auction New Kowloon Inland Lot 1123, situate at Shamshuipo. The lot has, an area of 2,587 square feet and the upset price Is $3,880.50.
THE
AWAKENING OF CHINA.
Some Light on Group-Philosophy.
My Japanesh friend Harimoto, I anid to Fool Song "Plenty
has been over in America for the trouble your country lately 7" last four years. He is a student Fook Sang smilet.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1928. Colony we are doing something the Governor, as appointed Dr. Northern
TO OUR VISITORS.
Hongkong
more than chasing the very elusive dollar, we shall feel that their visit to our shores has been to some purpose,
It is notified that His Excellenty George William Pope to be Medical Ojear of Health. Dr. Pope, eanie to the Colony in 1924, prior to which he served in Kenya Colony He has held the post of Assistant Medical Officer until now.
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I wonder how many Australians
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There are
of group-psychology by profes "All 1," he replied, "nomoah Bion. At least that is all the pro-trouble. Allee same Amelien now feaston Harimoto acknowledges to-Lopublic." me. We get on famously. He "But," I ventured, "a great knows that my excuses about the many people been killed in this Alten Exclusion Act are "bunk", revolution?" and I know, when we are on deli- Fook Sang looked at me with a cate national grounds, that his compassionate eye. "Oh yes," he "killemone million, observations about Australia are agreed, mere oriental politeness. He says two million-no mattah plenty that what somebody said about monk."" Herbert Spencer being the Ameri Plenty moral That was why can woman of the future is quite this Chinese patriot could accept true, but he has returned with the situation with calm philosophy. poorer opinion of the male Ambri-1 can, and he does not pale or tremble when the American fleet are seeing the possible results of is mentioned. On the contrary, I this awakening in China, We are have observed on his features a going along in this country as if wrinkled amile. I saw that smile we had centuries of occupation The Tutorial Institute prize dis-on the faces of Japanese I met up and development behind us, where in Asia after the old "flat-iron" ficet ns, speaking in comparative time, bad completed its world tour we only began yesterday. After
Contentment a hundred and forty years eighteen years ago.
European settlement, we have was the key note of it.
to manufacture We have been talking about the just commenced happenings in China lately. His essential things on which the ex- views on the matter, condensed, istence of a nation depends, and seem to be that when the European there are people who desire to Powers. sat down in China and limit the output of our factories, imagined that China would con- and go back to the stagnant days of tinue to accept the position, they foreign monopoly. were thinking entirely with the now about a dozen establishments occidental mind. The orientalin which Australian ores can be mind Is different. It is more converted into iron and steel. philosophic and more patient, be- One wonders what provision has cause its experience of life is been made by the Governmet for greater and if dates farther back. the utilization of their plants, in in proof of which contention, my case of sudden necessity, for turn- Japanese friend points out calmlying out vallway iron, munitions, that, when the progenitors of the armour plates, guns, neroplanca British were beginning their racial and all other indispensable movements on the plateaux of machinery of defence!
Europe, the Chinese I believe, during the Great War, were an old, civilized people. the B.H.P. people at Newcastle practically demonstrated that the Istory with Harimoto is
such quality of their steel was passion. He is a graduate of that armour plates, ship plates, Harvard, so I do not argue race-shell steel, etc., equal to British origins with him. He does not at-Navy standarda, could be con- ... tach much significance to the structed without difculty, given Although there may not be any
It is advertised that all depart-Bolshevik movement in China, the necessary equipment-no doubt The Rubber Enquiry. ments of Messrs. A. S. Watson and although he says that all the great that Australia can turn out any marked outward evidences of the fact, for we are a busy community
Co., Ltd., will be closed at 1 pm.disturbing ideas of humanity, thing and everything in the way of Consternation has been caused on Monday, Tuesday and Wednes much, wedded to our daily work by the Premier's announcement day, the 13th, 14th and 15th inst. such as Christianity and Social manufacture, from her own raw material, of as enduring quality none the less appre-that he has asked the Committee On these days the Hongkong Dis-ism, have been Asian in origin. ciates the visit of the seven hun-of Civil Research to consider the pensary will be open for dispense anys, simply, that China has as any other modern nation.
ing prescriptions from 6 p.m. to always determined that the Euro-
peans should be disengaged from Australia possess everything- dred world-tourista now with us operation and effects of the 17.30 p.m.
the country, but she was not real-except population! As my last It is not the British way to attempt | Sipvenson rabber restriction
Messrs. Thos. Cook and Son.ad-ly ready for militant action. Now conversation with Harimoto: ter- anything in the direction of civic scheme, and the immediate re- vise us that the R. M. S. Franconia, she is ready and the Europeans minated, this subject (of frequent other He thinks it was a mis-discussion between us in must go. welcomes to tourist parties, how-action has been a distinct slump which left New York on January take on our part to allow mis- years) cropped up again.
7th on a world cruise, is due here ever noteworthy some of the in the price of raw rubber, and a
Harimoto has always spoken on March 1st and will leave in the sionaries in China. He agrees visitors may be, but we do trust sympathetic decline in rubber afternoon of the following day. In with Edgar Saltus that the China- sadly of our vast empty spaces. that our natural reserve, plas our shares values. The decision took connexion with the tour, a very man has as much need of religion In return I sympathise with him concentration on the task which the industry completely by sur-dred pages, has been issued,
fine handbook, comprising a hun as a civilian has for a soldier's regarding the small overcrowded uniform," but what religion haspaces of his country. Each of lies immediately at hand, will not prise, but having digested the
has time for he prefers to take us knows perfectly well what the sive the good folk of the Empress Lextent of the powers conferred, secretary to the French Municipal tianity is
M: J. Verdier has been appointed from his own moralists. Chris-other la inwardly thinking, but, ~
not suitable to the when not in violence, the Irish of Australia and the Belgenland there seems to be a general accep- Council, in Shanghai, a post left Chinese temperament, and even if temperament is inclined to polite. any other impression than that we tance of its necessity, the chief vacant by the recent death of M. P. it were, the Chinese have recently ness-like the oriental.
Legendre. M. Verdier is an engi-enjoyed the spectacle of eighteen "It is a very sad thing, very sad are extremely glad to see them in
concern of the rubber interests neer from "L'Ecole Centrale des Christian nations handing out thing," said Harimoto, preparing our midst. Some of us envy these
now being the expediting of the Arts et Manufacturers," and came poison gases and high explosives to inhabit his midnight kimono, tetrists, who are able to see so
to Shanghai as a professor to the to one another in the name of the "that this country so few people enquiry as far as possiblo, Institue Franco-Chinois, while late Great Peacemaker. I infer from and so many living in capital mich of the world ander condi-Mincing Lane Market is reportedly he has hold the position of head his further observations that, after cities on coast region." tions of comfort and luxury, but to have lost £23 per ton in a day's of the Public Works Department. the Chinese have ejected the Yes," I agreed, "but how are we all feel that, after their itiner- transactions, while, record busi- low figure was
Notice is given that the Gover-Europeans, they will make friends we going to get over this?" He with their cousins the Japanese, offered n cigarette, ilt his own, ary is over, they will agree that ness at the new
done in New York, where the nor proposes to make an order Hongkang can be counted amongst "bears" quickly got to work. under the Streets Alteration 0 and that Japan is destined to play blow the smoke through his nose, the most attractive and beautiful When due consideration is given, dinanec, 1929, for the closing, a highly important part in the fixed his vision on a weather-
"modernising" of China,
stain or something on the wall, spots which they have seen. we think the planters generally permanently, of the undermen-
1 Being student of group-jand replied: tioned reads:-(1) That section af With their time so much taken artily welcome the enquiry: Oak Street, Tai Kok Thus, North psychology, these problems interest "How you get over problem? I
though the wide divergence of up in sight-seeing and shopping, opinion in the industry itself was section of Pine Street, Tai Kok thinks that the application of China. They not wanting Euro- of Fuk Tsun Street; (2) that oriental friend greatly. He think, perhaps, take lesson from it is only to be expected that our clearly Dlustrated in the repris Tsui, North of Kuk Tun Street: convert China, with its four hun-rush him out. You not wanting Japanese military methods would pean people that country--they we recently published, showing (3) that section of Junk Street visitors should have little oppor- that two chairmen of leading rub hetween Beech Street and Oakdred millions. Into a very efficient Asiatic people this country-you tunity of diving a little deeper ber companies held exactly Street, Tai Kok Tsui.
people; but he assures me that keep them out with Alien Exclu- down than the mere surface and opposite viewpoints. Sir Elly
the Chinaman, is not naturally sion Act. No room in China, getting to know some of the things Kadoorle, now in Hongkong, who
Hongkong estate to the value aggressive. He certainly does be- plenty room Australia-very queer has big rubber interests in Malaya, of $230,000 was left by Mfr.. C. head his enemies when he is in a fun." regarding this British Colony with heartily favours restriction. He McCaslin, late of Shanghai, who hurry and has no time to torture "Yes," I said, "but honest to which we who live here would like is of opinion that the bottom would died at Tsingtao on August 28, them, but with so many millions goodness, Harimoto, what do you them to become acquainted. Let go out of the market if the scheme last year. Estate was also loft in few are not milased. Which re-think, man to man, the people and us therefore point, in no boastful ever, the views of the different on with the will annexed have down to Singapore some years ago, it ?"
Naturally how Shanghai. Letters of administra-mind me that when I was going the Government ought to do about spirit, to what has been accom- planters are dictated by the state been granted to Mr. W. E. L.the revolution against the Manchu "I think," replied my friend, plished here in this far outpost of their estates, Economically it Shenton, who is the attorney of dynasty had just been brought to removing his gaze from the stain, muat he conceded that restriction Mr. E. H. Dunning, executor, a very gory conclusion. All the and looking straight into my eyes, of the Empire. It was only just is unsound, and the charge that The bequests are of family na young Chinese had cut off their with his curious, ancient smile, "f over eighty years ago that Britain the better developed companies ture, a third of the fortune being pigtails, which was more tidy and think perhaps for start instead came into possession of Hongkong, have their hands tied for the bequeathed to the widow.. comfortable than having them cutjof putting up slogan on your rail-
benefit of less efficient concerns, is
off with the heada attached, by way etation, "Eat more citrus which was at that time a small
one which cannot casily bo ̈con-
the victorious reform party. Fook fruit," you please place placard village inhabited by a handful of futed. The degree of the harm
Sany was my cabin boy, a most in-every corner your country, "Have Chinese Asherfolk, Years of resulting from this somewhat
telligent youth from one of the more babies." Treaty Ports. My remarks on this steady and patient work, in the anomalous position is the problem on which the Committee of Civil
subject ocensioned a conversation. face of almost Innumerable diff-Research which require most en- MONTHLY SERVICE TO culties, have converted it into lightenment, and Mr. Stanley,
EAST INDIES. one of the very biggest ports of the Baldwin is wise in refraining from promising too much regarding the
London, Feb. 10.. world," Possibly our visitors have ime taken by the enquiry. The The Royal Dutch Airlines are been impressed by our fine motor fact that rubber slumped on the completing arrangements for the roads, leading right up to the announcement that consideration world's longest airmail servico
whole from was being given to the
Amsterdam to the Dutch Peak on the island and extending question, with the inference of Indies with one acroplane travel- to the frontier in the New Terri- the possibility of the removal of ling in each direction monthly: torles. These have been con- the restriction orders, rather sup- The plane will not carry. passen-
parts the pro-restrictionists. One gera-Reuter. structed in the face of consider of the greatest objections to the able physical obstacles, and we Stevenson plan is the restriction A question are all proud of them; but they of output. It is
whether limited production at a are only an outward illustration good Agure is more beneficial to of what it has meant to build up the Industry than freedom, the
It is stated that Her Majesty the thin Colony to the state in which employment of more labourers, and
full output with strict bus-Queen has practically recovered we find it to-day. In other
nes competition as the price baals, from the effects of the cold which spheres, the probleme standing in One of the effects of the restriction she contracted at the end of last the way of progress have been scheme has been the diverting of week, and which prevented Her purchasers from the British Majesty attending the State open- great, but they are yearly being market to other interests, and ing of Parliament.—British Wire- overcome. In public health, in these will be difficult to recapture. 'less.
was removed.
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POEMS THAT LIVE
MAN'S LOVE.
E. J. BRADY..
FASCIST PLANS.
WORLD ORGANIZATION ÍDEA. Let me not to the marriage of trau
Rome, Feb. 5. minds
The constitution of a world-wide Admit impediments. Love is not Fascist organization to include
love
Fascists abroad was issued here Which alters when it alteration yesterday by Premier Mussolini.
finds,
Or bonds with the remover to
remove;
Oh no! it is an ever-fixer mark
That looks on tempests, and is
never shaken;
It is the star to every wandering
bark
Whose worth's unknown, although
his height is taken. Love's not Time's fool, though rosy
lips and checks Within his bending
pass comer
sickle's com
Love alters not with his brief hours
and weeks,--
may
It provides that Italfans abroad swear allegiance to the Fascist regime and receive men. berships cards. Italian Consuls will act as representatives of the organization.
But bears it out ev'n to the edge -
of doom; If this be error, and upon
pproved, des
I never writ, nor.no, man
loved