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CHINA'S PROBLEM.
RIGHT PRINCIPLES WILL BY -NO
RUSSIAN BISHOP'S
VISIT.
to it. Any Government organ MEANS SUIT WRONG PRACTICES MUCH APPRECIATED BY THE
whose duty it is to enforce such a policy must see to it that it là not violated, for only in this way can 'centralisation of power be de- monstrated." Quite so, but we are still left in the dark as to the man- ner in which the Central Govern Iment is to secure compliance with its orders. It will assuredly take
much
Spinckes.
Three plague-infected rats have been discovered, according to yesterday's return, issued by the Medieal Offeer of Health.
Senders of telegrams are in- formed that, owing to faulty cable connexion, telegrams to and from Shanghal and beyond are subject
moved.
Amongst the passengers who the Empress of Russia left by were Major R. H. Campbell, Capt. and Mrs. R. C. Strachey, Capt. F. Maddox, Mr. S. H. Ross, Mr. J. R. Johnstone, and Mr. John Lake.
more than the isauing to delay. of official edicts to Induce various' war lords to surrender their mill-An intimation received from the Colonial Secretariat to-day iary backing.
states that quarantine restrictions Assuming, however, that the Gov-imposed against Saigon on account ernment order is to be obeyed, what of cholera and plague have been re- In to happen to the million disband- ed soldiers? Iero again' the mani- festo very glibly disposes of the issue by stating that as the majority of these men are peasants, the question is reduced to the task of sending them back to their farms." For this purpose, we are told, the disbanded men are to be allowed repatriation and travelling ex- penses of $30 each. It is added that once the troops are disbanded, the surplus revenue can be used for various reconstruction enter prises, "and the problem of em- ploying the disbanded soldiers ns well as the general unemployment question will be automatically solved." Optimism could not well go further. We suggest, however, that this problem of China's mili-Sub-Inspector Houre, the defen
Mr. Torcat and his troupe of 60 game roosters will shortly make an appearance at the Queen's Theatre, according to a special advertisement in this issue. Mr. Torent is now in Shanghai where his entertainment is meeting with great success.
LOCAL COMMUNITY.
|
The Very Idea!
A ceremony reminiscent of the plot of the "Garden of Allah” look place at Milan recently when Amongst the passengers who de- Prince Paterno Cathello of Bis- parted for Australia by the a.s.cari, who was the previous day. Changte was the Right Rev. Bishop ordained as a priest, bestowed the Methodius, of the Russian Ortho- veil upon his wife, Donna Angeln dox Church. He arrived here Auteri. Henceforth he will be from Shanghai by the s.s, Malwa Father Ignatius and ahe, Sister and is proceeding to Brisbane Maria of Jesus. under orders
from the Russian
Orthodox Mission in Peking.
wero married The couple twenty-five years ago, but · after; more than a score of years to- gether they decided to retire to the religious life.
..
During his stay in the Colony, the Bishop officiated at services at the European Y.M.C.A., kindly loaned by the Secretary, Mr. J. H. Hunt, O.B.E. These services were largely attended by the local trate-Consider what you learn Mr. Cairns, the Thames Magia. Russian community, and as most in the marriage state; self-control, of these had not been able to al-discipline, and unselfishness. tend services of their own Church
for some considerable time the op-Was the prisoner badly drank. Solicitor at Kingston-on-Thames portunitica were greatly appre cisted.
In addition to offeinting at these services, the Bishon perform
or just drunk? Doctor-Doinitely drunk.
Willesden Woman-My girl of ed the burial rites of the late Mrs. 19 is afraid of her father. Magis- O. Kooznetzoff, who recently pass-trate-Nonsense. No girl of 19 ed away at the Kowloon Hospital, is afraid of her father in these whilst he also. baptised the baby days.、 son of a local Russian lady.
Solicitor at Penge-Were you The local Russian community called to the scene of the fracaa? will long remember the visit of Constable-No, I found it. the Bishop, and the esteem in which he is hold was expressed A writer says “À marriago yesterday morning at the Kowloon seldom falls when husband and Pior, where there was
a very wife have something in common to laugh at." There's always the
photo of the wedding group,
A charge of inflicting grievious large gathering, comprising prac- bodily harm with a chopper to atically every member of the com- Chinese in Yu Chow Street, Sham-munity to wish him bon voyage, f'rinstance. shulpo, was brought against the tenant of No. 21, Ya Chow Street, before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy morning. On the application of
this
SMALL BUT NOT YOUNG,
dant was remanded till Monday pending the discharge from hospi- RETURNED BANISHEE SENT tal of the complainant.
1
WARSHIPS IN PORT.·
Basin.--H.M.S. Tamar. "
TO PRISON.
A Chinese of very small stature appeared before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith, at the Kowloon Magistracy The folowing warships are now in this morning, on a charge of port:
returning from banishment after having been deported for a period of ten years on October 9, 1924, His Worship remarked that the defendant looked very
young to have been banished.
Delective Sergant Fowlle replied that he was very small but was not very young.
In Dock-Submarine L19. No. 7, Buoy.-II.M.S. Sandwich. No. 10 Buoy.-H.M.S. Storm- cloud.
No. 1 Buoy.-H.M.S. Sterling. Foreign.-U.S.8. Guam and Chin- ese Kwang Kum.
HAIPHONG FLIGHT RECALLED.
FRENCH AIRMAN RECEIVES AN HONOUR.
We learn that M. Roble, the aviator
who flew to Hongkong from Haiphong on May 18th Ins has been promoted to the rank of Officer of the Legion of Honour, in recognition of his aerial work in Indo-China and the Far East.
M. Robbe Is the Deputy Direc<'
It was stated that the defen- dant was found at No.. 2, Chung Lok Street during a raid for
arma.
镖 •
· [À hippopotamus was produced as a mascot at a recent inter University meeting in the United States.]
Some people keep a parrot arid.
kome a marmoset.
A dog or cat will satisfy another
as a pet. But of all delightful creatures 1
maintain by overy test, The gentle hippopotamus is best.
No other living creature his pos
Ressor can beguile
With such a frank and kindly and
ingratiating smile.
I
And though the cost of feeding him is certainly immense, His affection will repay you the
expense.
Oh
I'd love to walk down Bond- street with my hippo on 1
string,
Attracting more attention thon
the latest dusky King,
In reply to the Bench, Detec- While the cameras were clicking Uve Sergeant Fowlie said that no
and policemen clear the way.
day.
arms were found on the premises.I am sure I'd spend a very happy
When asked if he wanted to Any why he returned to the he did not know the seriousness But though doubtless well inten- Colony, the defendant said that Some specialise in crocodiles and
others dote on snakes, of the offence. He had returned to see sume friends.
tioned these are apt to make
mistaken..
Sentence of eight months' hard labour was imposed.
HOUSE.
tary incubus cannot be got rid of merely by paying the unwanted troops $30 each. Such a scheme, if put into force, would merely flood the country with new bandits and make ita Inst state for worse than the first. The fact At a moment when China isis, of course, that this curse of facing a serious threat of war, it militarism hus grown out of the may seem somewhat inappropriate perpetuation of the feudal system to refer to the measures récently in China, and that it still proves decided upon for the disbandment the biggest problem with which her of superfluous troops, but the situa- new leaders have to grapple. The tion is set out in such detail in a Disbandment Conference, beyond | manifesto issued at the close of the | putting a few resolutions on paper, Nanking conference a fortnight appears to have done nothing nge that some comment seenta tangible towards solving the ques- called for Mr. Soong, it will betion. Nor do we see any immediate recalled, decided to throw in his prospect of its decisions being put hand as Finance Minister - when | into force, he realised the full extent of the military burden, but Inter, on the
The South Africans, persuasion of Marshal Chiang Kai-
While it ended in something shelt, he agreed to remain in office. like a triumph, so far as halting Despite the decisions of the Dis went, for England, the principal bandment Conference, however, his honours of the last of the Test -Lusk appears just as hopeless as he matches belong to South Africa, first conceived it to be, for we can They failed in their greatest or of a big French aviation com- | PARTIAL COLLAPSE OF see no evidence to support. Bis ambition, that of breaking a long pany, with headquarters in Paris, hopes of being able to produce a rua of non-success in Test mat-and he has been keenly interesting satisfactory national badget. It is chew in England, but they have himself in the development of com- certain that the incidents of the every reason to be proud of their mercial flying in the Far East:
performance against some of the past few weeks are not likely to finest bowling in England, even cause any lessening of the military though the effort appears to have burden quite the reverse, in fact.
inspired Hobbs, Sutcliffe and As is well known, the Distand Hammond to brilliance at a erinin Paris ment Conference decided that the Nevertheless, the South African New York existing Army, reckoned at about cricketers have never been negrer
Brussels two million men, shall be reduced to victory than they were at lunch Geneva
Amsterdam 800,000. Even this figure is time on the last day and genuine Milan admitted, in the manifesto, to ex-congratulations must be offered, Berlin
Stockholm for their cricket in this and every Copenhagen ceed the standing Army of any
As a Oslo other country in the world, and big game during their tour. its maintenance will require some very youthful and inexperienced | Vient $260,000,000 annually, or approxi-side, the Springhots were regard- Helsingfors mately 60 per cent of the milionaled as small fry on their first ap- Madrid revenue. Under present strength,pearance in England, but they labon
a place in the affec- Bucharest rapidly won military expenditure absorbs sometion of the cricketing public, Rio $46,000,000 more than the Govern-which holds them in great esteem
Bombay ment's annual revenue, and this not only for their skill, spirit
Shanghai Hongkong circumstance is cfted as nécessita and enterprise, but, also for the Yokohama ting the flotation of loans and the very happy manner in which they Silver (forward)
Silver (spot) Imposition of exorbitant taxes. No play the game. They have proved- wonder is it that the, manifesto themselves a very good team if a candidly concedes that "the Govern- very young one, and with the ex- ment is now on the verge of bank-perience of the present tour, now ruptcy." The point to be stressed, rapidly drawing to a close, there is however, is that it is one thing for disbandment conferences to decide
10
or wholesale reduction (amounting in this instance to more than half the present strength of the Army), and quite another to enforce the
110
1
reason why they should not develop into an exceptional side. in three or four years, at least good enough to make the Old Country aft up and take notice.
decision. The references to this lunt
EXCHANGE RATES.
Vienna
Prague
Lisbon
PART OF ROOFS FALLS
INTO BEDROOM,
Shortly after ten o'clock last #night, a partial collapse occurred to the roof of No. 7, Chancery London, Aug. 21.
Lane, a three-storeyed building 123.876 4.84 27/32 situated within close proximity to
.34.806 the Prison.
So I'd rather striko a note that's
quite original in tona With a hippopotamascot of my
own.
A tale' in J. J. Bell's "Hoots”— the latest "canny taloa" book" published by Valentine and Sona (Ltd.):
In a smoke room a number of men were discussing the merits of different brands of cigarettes, while in a corner a solitary middle- aged person sat silent,
"At last one of the talkers turn- ed to him, with a courteous ques- .25 A large heap of debris fell into tion-Excuse me, air but if you 12.10% a bedroom, and reduced a bed to are a smoker, may I ask "what .22.666 1 mass of twisted iron. For-brand of cigarettes you happen
to fancy?" 20.856 tunately, the bed was unoccupied, .18.10 18.215 and no-one was injured.
The reply came promptly— The tenants of the house, great- | "What brand ha’e ye got?" 19.205
04:42 ly alarmed, by the suddenness of 163% the mishap, began to move out, .198 but, reassured a few minutes 88 Inter, when it was seen that the .108.20
UB.20 collapse was confined only to the French Government is told in
376
portion of the roof, the occupants Mr. John Pollock's recent book,
8174 47%
A good story concerning the surplus, American amy stores, taken over in a weak moment by
of the lower floors decided to "Paris and, Parisians." Among .1/5.13/16 adjourn moving out until this
12/4% | morning.
these stores was a large quantity
of wooden huts. No doubt these .1/11% The attention of the police and might have been utilised in an- 1/11.5/32 the building authorities has been 24.5/16 drawn. to the mishap, and they 24.7/16 have advised that the whole
building be vacated,
--British Wireless,
ALLEGED CHOPPER
ATTACK.
CHARGE, OF INJURING A
Was
vagrant.
other country, but it is not in accordance with French habita to live in wooden houses. What thon could be done with the American huta? "They were turn- ed over to tho administration of factory," the national match matches being in France a State monopoly. And the administra- on raatches out of the huts when tion had manufactured, some mil-
it was discovered that the wood of which they were made was fire- proofed." Is It any wonder that certain members of the Chamber
WATER LEVELS.
LAZY YOUNG INDIAN, BEFORE COURT ON CHARGE OF VAGRANCY. MARRIED COUPLE,
Abdul Shahmad (16), an Indian, An application for # week'u formal remand England, of course, will welcome Detective Inspector Fallon in the Hazlerigg, at the Central Police should feel slightly irritated about
made by was charged before Mr. T, M. the blossoming out of these gal-case in which an unemployed Court this morning, with being a the whole business?
youngsters from South Chinese was charged before Mr.
Detective Sergeant Whant stated aspect of the problem, in the Africa, safe in the knowledge that T. S. Whyto Smith, the Kowloon that the accused was given a job manifesto, are decidedly naive, An- while we have our Sutcliffes and assaulting a married couple with his arrival here, but threw it up Magistracy this morning, within the Indian Guard's office after Ewering the argument
Hammouds, the reputation of Enga chopper at No. 70, Wai Ching as soon as he got a little money. In that dis- land. is not likely to suffer. Sutcliffe Street, occasioning them bodily spite of his age, he was extremely bandment conferences must prove futilo unless the Central Govern-strongth. His two separate, hun. It was stated that according to bling in that respect a boy of ten childish in his behaviour, resem- ment can enforce its orders, the dreds, allied with a similar per- the certificate from the Medicul rather than a.lad of 18. He had by the Board of Conservancy nuthors of the manifesta nesert formance against Australia
Oficer of the Kwong Wab IIospl-been loafing around until he was in "Such crities are doubtles mawire 1924-26, represent a feat without, the complainants would not be completely destitute. The pollce Works of Kwangtung, shows the
out of hospital until next week. of the fact that the fundamental a parallel in Test cricket. We
proposed to send him back to India water levels in English feet on In making the application, the as soon as senelen was received the West, North and Enst Illvers principle governing our Party and imagine by this time he has effec-polies opposed ball, although the from the Governor.
on the dates named: Government. Is that of democracy
prosecuting officer mentioned that
Aug. 20 Aug 21 and centralization of power. All
he did not think the defendant
Shlubing important Government policies are decided after careful collective de
scans to pass from strength to harm.
Lively disposed of the popular illusion that he needs his partner, Hobbs, to stimulate him to great-
пева.
would ask for bafl:
The case was accordingly adjourn ed for one week.
The magistrate said that as it would not take long to secure tho sanction, he would only impose the short sentence of 15 days hard la- bour,
FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVENS.
The following table, complied
26.8
28.7
Taingyuen
12:0
∙12.4⋅
Shamshul
17.690 7
Sheklung
17.00
24.2.