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TORRES.-On Friday, January 25, 1929, in Shanghai, Henrietta Francisca Torres, aged 62.
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taken the mattor up, and whilst MAN TRYING TO SHOW HOW SOBER they side partly with the Kuomin- HE 18-Bover. tang agitators, a careful distine- clon is being drawn between what may be considered to be worship having a religious issue, and that
The P. and O. as. Morea, from Shanghai, is due here at 6 am, on Friday.
DEATH OF CAPTAIN R. NELSON.
FORMER C. N. CO. MARİNE
The Very Idea!
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The transport City of Marseilles which is merely superstitious arrived at Singapore yesterday known and popular shipping men kind of thing, it is said, but the The task of deciding this points from Hongkong and lator sailed obviously. not an easy one, but it for Colombo.. is being attempted. Incidentally, there is to be no interference with Christianity.
The thought that must strike the disintercated observer of these developments is that in their zoal for reform those Kuomintang enthusiasts are likely to do far more harm than good. At the best, their actions ́ere based on destructive ideas, and are sure to atir up much antagonism. We fear that the average young Kuomintangite, whilst professing the most democratic ideas, is the
most intolerant individual Imagin- able. He has no use for those
at the root of most
The s.3. Santhia, arriving from Japan, reports a caso of modified small-pox, the victim being a European passenger, Mr. N. W. Lucas.
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When rubber rison from 80 to 37 cents a pound in two days, Shanghal papers report the saye Singapore paper. death, which occurred at Nico en roalless how a fortune could have December 28, of Captain Robert been made by the mere process Nelson, late Marine Superinten of buying several hundred tons dent of the China Navigation Co. at the right time and then Bell- Capt. Nelson was one of the best ing. A few bright spirits do this on the China Coast, and in an average man awakens to the op- association with local shipping portunity when it is too late, or that lasted more than 40 years he else buys and sees the market go made a host of friends and faw, against him. Opportunities are not confined to Malaya, of course. if any, enemies. He was a sea-The story has been going the man of the old school, of Irish extraction, bluff and hearty and at rounds in London of how one all times a credit to the profession man had the enterprise to all in 400 applications for 100 shares to which he belöngad,
each in the now Ford motor-car He first came out to China as issue. For each of his successful Mr. H. O. Mackenzie, the United States Minister to Siam, loft chief officer of the str. Tamsui su 100 applications this Unancial Hongkong to-day by the. M. M.her maiden voyage in 1882. He genius received an allotment of liner D'Artagnan for Saigon en served in various other ships of 30 shares (12,000 in all) and the Company and was appointed promptly sold at a profit of neur to command the str. Taiyuan, only £10,000. It is a hard world. which vessel ho remained for about 18 years.
The rich get richer and the poor Ho was
go on working. appointed Assistant Marino Super- Intondunt of the Company's Shanghai office in 1901, and on the
Although as big and as strong as the policeman who had arrest- retirement of the Into Captained him, the man with the close- John Whittle in 1911 succeeded cropped hair and brutal face him as Marino Superintendent. allowed himself to be marched ·
He retired in 1923, the occasion towards the police station,
There had been the usual crowd being marked by a presentation from the floating staff of the in anticipation of
a scrap, but China Navigation Company, by it had drifted away when they nothing doing, whom he was held in very high saw there was regard. At the time of his retire- Even the policeman admitted it mont he was not in the best of was the famest arrest he had bealth, and on arrival in Great made for many a day. Britain found necessary to "It isn't like you to go ao quiet- reside in a more equable climate, ly," he remarked. "What has taking up his residence in the taken all the ginger out of you?"
The direct south of France.
The prisoner sighed. “Tre got causa of death was malignant my best clothes on." tumour of the stomach,
route to Bangkok.
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Six further Chinese cases of small-pox were notified yesterday, of which five were from Victoria and the other from Kowloon, There was also a Chinese ease of diphtheria reported.
The grounding of s.B. Sanning at Wuchow proved to be not so seri- us as at first reported. The ves- sel returned to harbour late last evening and reported- being re- floated without damage.
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The fund opened at Ipoh in aid of the distress British minora has reached £100 sterling, and the Times of Malaya is still receiving a stream of contributions. The first 2100 has been cabled Home.
who cannot think as he thinks; he wants the world moulded to his outlook, and he is the sworn enemy of those who differ from his particular viewpoint. It may be, of course, that some who differ from him hold mistakon views; but the reformer should healtate before seeking to upset beliefs which have been ingrained
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Impatience lies scuppers on the A8. Yubae Maru the China Navigation Company at Wanchal yesterday over Ltd. as Chief Ofcor on October
Ho of balanced and fell into the har- 18, 1882. was appointed those anti-religious campaigns, bour. A search was made for his Master of the str. Chefoo on March 22, 1888 and on February the zeal displayed in which could body, but it could not be traced. 1929. be used to far more beneficial purposes. The better way is to respect the beliefs and opinions of all, and to trust to time and the gradual spread of enlightened That persons with Communistic ideas to work their way. Such Idens in religion are still in a things, as are of good report will
The death occurred ant Hay- position
eventually triumph; foolish super-wards Heath, Sussex, on the 24th in the councils of the stitions will sooner or later die a instant, of Mrs. Ellen Elizabeth Rolfe, mother of Captain P. H Kuomintang is the conclusion natural death.'
Rolfe, of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company. Tho de censed lady was her 93rd
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1, 1889 took command of the com-client le not guilty, although he pany's Australian liner Talyuan gave defendant a black oye.
The forthcoming wedding is an- nounced of Mr. J. S. Shak, head-proving a very popular and cap- Kingston Wife-I did once kick
Able captain on that run.
my husband on the shins, but I Heart master of the Sacred
On June 26, 1901, ha was only did it out of revenge, !.. College, residing at No. 444, appointed Assistant Marine Super- Dalston Landlord, of his tenant Nathan Road, Kowloon, to Miss intendent at Shanghai, taking overlier tongue is the nearest thing R. Chung, No. 313 Nathan Road, the duties of Marino Superinten-I know to perpetual motion,
dent on May 16, 1911. He retired It was stated at Bow Stroot Kowloon,
from the Company's service on that a man alleged to be drunk December 23, 1929 and died at dropped 20 feet down an excava- Nice on December 28, 1928. tion. Bir Chartres Biron-A
An old retired captain of the drop too much. China Navigation Co., Ltd. writes Polleoman at Willesden-Her of him as follows: "The late name is White; but when arrest- n splendided for being drunk she gave. It Captain Nelson was type of acaman of the older as Brown. Afterwards she said, generation. It was my privilege I was a bit fogged when I told to work under and with him for nearly 25 years and no one will you it was Brown."
Witness, at Glasgow-I don't regret his loss more than myself want money; I want an apology and a withdrawal, or else I de- mand to be sent to prison. Sheriff Blair We can't obligo you in that respect.
year...
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renched in Shanghai from the fact that there has latterly been in
China's Future, 'evidence' there an anti-religious movement hostile to Christianity, been experienced in following the While some difficulty may have
The s.8. Santhin, arriving this which has also been extended to line of his argument, Dr..e morning reported carrying 67 dis. tressed British subjects, but due Chineso religions. Several meet-Wong's address on the future of to the fact that the vessel. inge have been held under Party China to members of the European quarantined owing to small-pox Y.M.C.A. proved exceedingly auspices. in Shanghal during the interesting as the outline of the being reported, no further detalls past month, at which a number of viewpoint of a patriot. China, he could be ascertained.
says, will have a representative; anti-Christian resolutions have
government Jike Western nations The 8.8. Fatghan was berthed at been adopted. These urge all in the course of time If those in the Canton Wharf this morning Kuomintang members to assist in authority can get peace, order and after annual overhaul and reilt. the spread of education, which, he She resumes service on the Can- the distribution of leaflets in the goes on, are only obtainable if ton run at 8 am, to-morrow. The churchca and in organised lec- foreign Powers do not interfere. s. Taishan will sail at 10 p.m. tures, ask the postal authorities When challenged by a questioner to-morrow for Canton, thus read- on this point, Dr. Wong suggested justing the Steamboat Company's
schedule.
to use a chop of mail matter that the Powers had done inore inscribed "Oppose Christianity," harm than good by looking too much to their own interests and and request all Kuomintang
This morning's Harbour Office too little to the welfare of the members to give up Christianity. Chinese. Our first impression reporta gave 20 arrivals and 21 At the same time that these was that the Y.M.C.A. had been departures, of which British were attacks were being made, officials Presented with a splendid subject respectively four and 11. Ton- for discussion at the next session | nage was high, but British opposed to idolatry have been of its Debating Society, though we freights were lower than usual, rafding several temples in Chinese-imagine that the altitude taken by with a total of only alightly more Dr. Wong would be difficult to than 2,000 tons, with seven car- controlled territory and destroying sustain. It is a comfortable ex-goes registered. the idols therein.
planation of China's difficulties to the foreigner. An blame examination of China's history since the Revolution would how- aver prove, we believe, that the explanation is more patriotic than factual. In the light of past
that
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To-day's Dog Story.-"About 39 Almost simultaneously, it is
years ago," writes W. D. A., "when" interesting to note, a Kuomintang
Spades are trumps, and South living in the West Highlands, has the lead. North and South late one winter afternoon, when organisation at Chuanchow, near
must win all six tricks.
returning home on a woodland Swatow, carried out a series of
Lay out the curds on The local weather forecast till
table, as road I met my sister and a maid- raids on temples in that district, experience, we are among those noon to-morrow is:-"N.E. winds, shown in the diagram, and study servant who were on their way and committed wholesale vandal- who demand
rain or the situation. See if you can find to the village. This road progress fresh; overcast; ism. Accompanied by troops, the should be well defined before its mist." The Observatory report a method of play that will not considered by the villagers to be promise je accepted. Recent states that the anticyclone central North and South all of the six haunted, especially at one place called 'Crom Ruine. As I passed reformers destroyed any number of developments in Nanking suggest, over S.E. Mongolla has weakened, tricks.
my sister I rather foolishly sala, idols, even going to the length of we admit, that the immediate pro- The depression to the north of the.
The Solution.
'Be very careful, as you pass blems of the country are being Bonine has deepened and that to chopping the heads off some, and tackled with resolution, but if we the south of Naha has filled up.
This problem serves to illustrate 'Crom Ruine As I learnt after- wards, this very much upset the It is put on récord that in the may play on the word, the resolu-The western depression is now how re-entries often exist when to
maidservant, orgy of destruction many valuable tions of a committes do not neces- central to the south of Phulien. the inexpert eye they may not bo
"On their journey an hour or sarily lead to accomplishment. Fresh, monsoon may be expected apparent. relics and ancient works of art Personal ambitions and corruption along the S.E. coast of China and
Two re-entries are clearly need-ao later, when it was almost dark, perished. Several of the most of officials, kindly referred to as over the North China Sea.
a strange collie suddenly appear. ed with North, so that a like numed, and after sniffing at them both of which "are
ber of finesses may be made tratted on slowly a few yarde popular temples were ransacked "squeeze,"
admitted by Dr. Wong and attri
through East. Those finesses are ahoad, Just as they approached and then scaled up, and notices buted by him to inordinato love
obviously essential to arriving at the tragic spot it suddenly stopped were posted to the effect that the of family, are still important
the correct solution,
and gave a low growl, and then, factors to be reckoned with in the burning of incense at these shrines rehabilitation of China. We fall
Perhaps you saw it, at once with hackle raised, advanced. But If not, this is how it works: slowly, step by step. Nothing no longer to be tolerated. to see what foreign influence and
South's opening lead is the jack was apparent to the human eye As was to be expected, however, interests have to do with those
of spades, which is overtaken by or car to account for the dog's traits, though it is impossible to this ruthless campaign met with go fully into the pres and cons
North's ace. A fincase in either behaviour.. hearts or clubs is now made, and "That place past the dog considerable opposition on the here. Dr. Wong is justly an
A naval wireless message from the six of spades is returned by trotted on again, as before, and optimist, and we are inclined part of the populace, with the today to accept his reading of the Hankow states that severe winter South, North's eight of spades when the wayfarers reached the result that there has come into signs that the outlook is brighter, conditions are being experienced providing the second re-entry for drive gate it came back, licked
Consequently work is scarce and the finesse in the other sult. being an Association for the Pro-
their hands,, and then disappearson? there is considerable unemploy When you need re-entries, aled into the wood. They never tection of the Gods. A com-
ment. promise has since been reached E., M. I. Mar, E., will give Low continues and isolation of they are right before you when at
Mr. L. A. Parker, M. L Mech, The Japanese boycott at. Han. waye look for them before you saw the dog again,"
give up the ghost. Frequently. between this body and the re an 'illustrated lecture on the Japanese Concession is being first they do not seem to be. formers regarding the saving from "The Lubrication of Motor-Car rigidly enforced. There are no Engines" at the Institute of migna that the public in taking destruction of certain of the idols, Engineers and Shipbuilders on any Interest whatsoever in the whilet some of the monasteries Tuesday, February 5, at 5,45 p.m., matter and it appears to be entire
to which the Committee extend a ly artificial. The coolles would are to be allowed to continue, pro- cordial invitation to anyone who certainly work both day and night vided they are reorganised and may be interested.
if allowed by the authorities.
was
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HANKOW IN WINTER GRIP.
BOYCOTT ADDS TO THE HARDSHIPS,
Sir Eric Goddes, Chairman of the Dunlop organisation, has left London on a business visit to A Chinese calendar with a Australia and Singapore. Although charming scenic effect, comes to the tour will occupy four monthɛ, hand from the Green Island Sir Eric's actuel stay in Australia Cement Company,
Twill be eight days only.