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The
Hongkong Telegraph.
THURSDAY JANUARY 9, 1930.
BRITISH POLITICAL
TENDENCIES.
DAY BY DAY.
ARMY
fact that the Government is, ob yiously not inclined to be dragoon- ed into acceptance of the Left
A GREAT WAR LEAVES A COUNTRY Wingers conception of Socialiam WITH THREE GREAT ARMIES-AN
OF MOURNERS, AN as a punitive campaign against ARMY the rich and against the whole of CRIPPLES AND AN ARMY OF
·THIEVES.~~Michael Jerma, social system which has spruag up in Britain. It would seem, therefore, that the revolters will have either to leave the Party or to swallow their professed "be- Hefa. There is the possibility that the revolt may spread until It becomes a separatist movement of the IL.P. forces, in which
event the Government leaders and
their followers will come to· oc- cupy a position not. far removed
from progressive Liberalism. In- doed, in the main, that is where the Labour Party really now ands
itself. It has in recent years nt- tracted a considerable number of prominent Liberals to its ranka, and the process is likely to con- tinue. By degrees, the extremists look like being isolated. That They will ever become a serious
much to ho doubled.
The annual Taikou Ball will take place in the Taikoo Club Hall on Friday, Jan 17.
THE LATE MR. F. J. McCARTHY,
FUNERAL AT. CATHOLIC CEMETERY.
The Very Idea!
A reader who does his ow housokcoping writes to a Home paper telling of one of those acts. of kindness which help to main- tain the reputation of Londoners for friendliness. Returning nomo
The funeral of the Into Mr. F. J. McCarthy, of the Naval Yard, took The P. and O. 8.5. Lahore, from place at the Roman Catholic Ceme Shanghai, fa due here at noon onery last evening and was largely in the rain with his week-end Saturday.
attended. The deceased, who was shopping the paper carrier which 56 years of age, was a native of tie was using became sodden and Chatham, and had been in Hong-burst, distributing a varied assort kong for more than 20 years.ment of eatables upon the pave Taken ill a few days ago, on the ment
While he was endeavouring to eve of his intended retirement, he was admitted to the Naval Hos- cope with this unpleasant situa pital on Tuesday, and he passed tion an elderly lady hurried up away on the following afternoon and asked, "Can I land you a bag?. from heart failure, following bron-adding, "I live only a fow doors cho-pneumonia,
eway, and I'll empty mine and Mr. McCarthy.
bring it to you.” A few minutes
Two cases of small-pox and one of typhold were notified yesterday. All were Chinese.
Government passengers leaving for Home on the P. and O. Khiva on Saturday, January 18, include Messrs. W. Mair, Leonard Mist
and Alex. Cameron of the Police.
We have received a very hand- nome wall calendar from the K.P.M. (Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij), on which is ro prese.ted a Javanese actress in old national costume.
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was extremely popular amongst later he was in possession of o 's colleagues, and much sym-roomy leather bag, no questions nt Home. pathy is felt for his aged mother. being asked as to where he lived.
The number of the Good The service at the graveside was Samaritan's house was noted and conducted by the Rev. Father the bag returned; but the memory. Giles. R.C., Natal Chaplain, and of a charming act remains. among those present were:-Mr. DİN.. S. R. Tickner, Chief Constructor, head of Department; Surg-Com Hunt, R.N., Messrs. Mathias, Holl, Harrison, West, Tink, Bickford, White, Murgatroyed, Osborne,
factor in British politics is very $10 at the Marine Court this mor- tain of Dockyard's Office, Chief!
Four Chinese were each fined Wells and his collegues from Cap
Chief Engineers, Ining before Commidr. 3. B. Newill, Constructors,
Engineers, Vic- 'D.S.O., R.N., for boarding the s.a. Supt. Electrical Cremer without the permission of tualling Store, Naval Stores, the master or the officer on duty. Naval Armament Depot and
Police.
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A Word for Kowloon Tong.
It is Ume the Government con- oidered doing something for the The sum of $3,000 has been residents of Kowloon Tong in their generously presented by Mr. Fung present water shortage plight in- Ping Shan to establish six scholar
ships at the Middle Vernacular stend of acquiescing in the pro- School. These scholarships will particular in-be called the "Fung Fing Shan dividual who chooses to do openly Scholarships." and above board what the remain-
secution of some
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Among the many wreaths sent. were those from, Commodore R. A. S. Hill, C.B.E., The Chief Con- structor's Office Staff, The Chief Constructor and Members of the Royal Corps of Naval Construc tors, Captain and Officers, R. F. A. Belgol, Mr. and Mrs. F. A: Brown,
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says that London policemen may da [A London Borough councillor scon holding up traffic while they talls to "flappera," the delay largely, depending on the amount of hosiery which is displayed.]
Robert How base they seem
These sncors at your capacity.. Such mean attack I doem
The alberent of mendacity. Doubtless you take a joy
In beauty like the rest of us;. But still you always do, my boy, Your duty with the best of us. If she who secks your aid
Perchanco is dressed attrac
tively,
Do silken hose displayed
Affect your mind too actively?
Her troubles may explain to Nay, though the fair unknown.
"you,
I know no poor and aged crone
Will e'er appeal in vain to you.. In fact full well you know
Exactly what your duty is, You would not check tho' flow
Of traffic where some cutie is.. And even if you would,
And critics cried out shame
-on you,
Knowing the other sex, I should Not lay too much of blame on.
you.
der are also forced to do, if in is reported that at a meeting A. R. Whitley, George White, Yu of the Kwangtung Provincial Kuo- Ah Tim, H. Smith, L. Faulkner and some other way. The fact that mintang it was decided to stage a Brown, Officers and Staff, Chief regulations have beenlund are be large-scale demonstration in Canton Engineer's Department, Civil Sec- ing infringed may appear dread-for to-morrow endorsing the Na-retary, Cashler and Staff, Chief fully serious to the Water An- tionalist Government's action in de- Constructor's Native Office Stair. The Store-keeping Staff, Naval Store Department, Electrical De- thority's underlings, but in theclaring extrality, now at an end.
partment, N. S. Clerical Stuff, R. circumstances prevailing, this in
Banished in 1927 for five years, a N. Y. Police, Surg.-Com. F. G.. not the matter of greatest impor-Chinese, who appeared before Mr. Hunt and Staff, Dockyard Surgery, If we are la indge from Home tance. The dictates of commen-Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magi- Workmen of Plumber's Shop, C. C. papers to hand, the Labour Gov-sense and respect for health restracy this morning, was sentenced Department, The No. 1's of the crument is likely to face a dim- quire sanitary cleanliness, and to eight month's hard labour. It Chief Constructor's Native Staff,
was stated that the defendant had Members of the Dockyard R.C., |· the "flushing reservoir" is empty, been previously convicted under the The Technical Officer's Assn., culty of some considerable magni-
water must be obtained from some Opium Ordinance.
Man at Bow County Court; 'T Agreement Employee's Assn., Of- tude in the near future by the other source. It is of no value
ficers and European Stair, Ex-enjoy bad health. revolt of the Left Wingers-tips to argue that the provision of wn-
The law does not compel your An open Invitation is riven to pense Accounts Department, Chief Socialists who believe in the re-ter is the owner's responsibility, all interested, to attend the open- Constructor's Hammer-men, Chief husband to keep you in furs and distribution of wealth through Some of them are considering the in of the New Kowloon Branch of Constructor's Blacksmiths, Local jewels, but merely to provide you taxation and benefits. For some sinking of wells and the install the Helena May Institute at 8, Staff, Section II., Naval Stove De-with enough to keep body and soul Aimal Villas, Austin Road, Kow- partment and Commissioned and together.-Magistrato to a woman
at Willesden: time past, led by Mr. Wheatley, tion of pumps. This would be toon, on Friday January 24th at Warrant Officúr', Club,“ they have been indulging in mark-eminently satisfactory' for a few, 15 p.m. Lady Clementi has kindly ed criticism of the Government, but if all the owners did the same, consented to open the premises, and only recently they went even over such an area we are.afraid || Advt. further by voting against it. On that Peter would be robbing Paul that occasion, they brought the Government majority down almost to the vanishing point, and, but for Opposition absenteeism, would have defented the party in power.
DATE FOR ASSAULT CASES FIXED.
WRONG DATE ON CROSS SUMMONSES.
A message received in the of his water and probably both Colony states it is reported that is the Marshal Yen Hsi-shan is pressing would get none. What remedy? The Kowloon Tour re-for the appointment of Fu Tun-yi servoir is obviously too small for as Governor of Shantung. It is its purpose except in the very wel-anticipated that the Tang Seng-chi forees will declara, allegiance From what we can gather, the tent year, but it offers scope for either to Marshal Yen or the Nan- the Daily Press, against Mr. and
enlargement. We know that the one Government. reservoir is supposed to be private property under permit, but w feet sure that the situation as be- tween the Estate Company and the Government today is such as, to
"muting" is likely to continue, and it is even said that the maleontents may go the length of carrying the fight against the Government into the constituencies," an occasion
offers.
"Current opinion in political
Woman at Feltham, Middlesex; on an ejectment summons; I can't go into the strect until I get an other house.
Man at Willesden: I am a vermis by trade, and there are not many vacant jobs just now.
of
were
My daughters were never fond
housework. Thoy brought up to the piano.-Woman at Willeaden.
The hearing of the proceedings instituted by Mr. Herbert Blok, of
Mra. A.G. Botelho, Mira Cissic
Local art circles will be interested Botelho and Mr. N.B. Maber against to learn that in the Graphic there According to the Cunton News whom he alleges assault and the
was recently illustrated a beautiful Agency, the Hongkong Central La- use of threatening and indecent example of the work of M. Gastos bour Organisation has issued a cir-language, has been fixed for Thurs Hauchecorne, who used to exhibit
the Central Magistracy. cular telegram opposing the appoint-day next before Mr. Grantham at at the Hongkong Art Club ax This morning it was mentioned character study in terra-cotta-is. The group a Chinese that thred cross-aummonsca had entitled "The Debutanto" and is
ment of Mr. Obata as Japanese allow the Government to Lake un ] Minister to China." The
Macao
hibitions,
eles is that if the five Clydeside / dents of the “Garden Cly." If ed to have wired the Nationalist d'Admada, sen., who is appearing of nge and youth. There is the
Government in the same tenour.
the Government does not feel dis
for the original defendants, intim-Chinese girl in whom the "go-be-- leaders leave the Party, or
ated that a settlement might be tween" in whispering, while nearby posed to interfere in this direc- expelled from it, they could carry
Among the tion we would strongly advocate
passengers who reached before Thursday.
is the rather elderly Chinese who. arrived from Australia on the 8.8.
Mr. F. C. Rendall, who is appear- desires her for a wile. The expres with them about twenty dis
In concession regarding the use of Taiping, were Sir George Masoning, on behalf of Mr. Blok, said he ions are wonderfully portrayed, illusioned Socialists, and, what is main water for flushing purposes. Allard, Lady Allard, Mr. S. R. did not think that was likely. He and the whole work is a striking more, that this force could in time Mr. Barnet's 'statement that Gov- Allard, Mrs., C... Parker, Mr. E. had not heard anything about it,
example of M. Tinachecorne's art. attract a very considerable followerment offices alone have such Mr. H. V. Jaques, Miss E. Lever. haps Mr. Rendall knew nothing of
Grant Smith, Mr. A. Bruce Ronald, Mr. d'Almada replied that per ing. It is said that Mr. Ramsay privilege was incorrect. The Miss A. Lever, Mrs. A. Chatterton, such a course, but a third party was MacDonald is in somewhat of a whole of the premises in the Peak Mr. W. H. Atkins, Commander G. interested. quandary over the situation which District where flush systems have A. Wilson, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. W. J. has developed. He is being urged been installed are served from the Pound, Mr. E. Ling, Mr. C. V. Ross, Mrs. Ross and Mr. H. Grant fresit water mains. Kowloon Tong, Davis. by his Party to take disciplinary action against the rebels" hut moreover, is a situated as regards rate-paying that the residents
forced to do so.
PATENT MEDICINĘ IMITATION.
Mr. Rendall auid he would like to
mention regarding the cross-sun-
monsca taken out against his client that he was ordered to be in court at 11 o'clock yesterday, and the com- plainants did not appear.
Mr. Grantham pointed out that it was, by mistako that the cross- summonses were so dated.
he is extremely anxious not to be have to pay for all the water, or This method has practically all they use. It would already been bried with the most seem unlikely, therefore, that the
Kirkwood, and granting of the privilege would be CHOLERA MIXTURE ORDERED time. If he had not appeared at the violent, Mr.
ม
TO BE CONFISCATED.
Mr. Rendall Impressed the point that Mr. Blok had, had to waste his
is said to have merely resulted subject to abuse. Since there is.
court and complainants had, a war- prevent household in strengthening his position, nothing "to
rant might have been take out "After the necessary lapse of time against hia client. It was only a According to one commentator, from using a hundred gallons a the official leaders know very well day for batha ten to twenty gal- following the insertion in the Chi-technical point that he was stress- that the Maxtons, Wheatleys and long for flushing purposes wouldness Press of advertisements, Mr. ing.
Mr. d'Almada said it was not a H. C. Lee made an application_be- Kirkwoods are regarded as pow not involve too great. a drain,on fore Mr. Whyte' Smith, at the Kow-technical point. He was surprised
the water resources of the Colony, tical heroes in their own localities Whether the Government secs eye and generally wherever the ILP to eye with us in this or not, it is is powerful that is to say, where to be hoped that there will not be ever youth and idealiam prevail in further canes of prosecutions be- Labour polities. The "rebels" e-fore warnings. rive their authority from the mass
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loon Magistracy this morning, for that his friend should try to make the confiscation of a quantity of one at all. The date on the cross cholera medicine which was an summonses was obviously a mis- imitation of a patent mixture.
take.
behalf of the manufacturers of a Some months ago, Mr. Lee, on
Among the passengers who are cholera mixture, accompanied the rived last week per 8.a. President police to 20, Jordan Road where a Jackson was Mr. George A. Pen- quantity of imitation mixture was treath, formerly of this Colony and of extreme Socialist opinion,
On the occasion of the open-seized, although no arrests were Java, who has been living on the which holds that the Government ing of the Saiwan Camplog Site made, the people having absconded. Pacific Coast for the past four la betraying its mandate from the an Saturday, January 11, the The complainants caused the years, Mr. Pentreath is now the workers. The cleavage that came steam launch "Shun Lee" will necessary advertisements to be in representative of the newly- leave Murray Pler for Saiwan serted in the Chinese papers cal-formed Export Sales Cor into prospect the moment the
Bay at 2 p.m. on Saturday,ling upon claims to be made within poration of Seattle and i will Government elarted Its social January 11, Wolf Cubs, brownies, a certain period; otherwise, the open a branch either hore scouts and mixture. would be confiscated to or in Singapore. The officers of legislation seems to have develop and the smaller ed more recently until it has be-guides can be accommodated. defray the complainants's expen- the new organization are: Mr.
also a few. Officers-in-charge ses.
Myron L, Davies (Seattle), Mr. 8; come a factor to be reckoned and friends, provided that the Evidence that the necessary C. Ringsberry (Shanghai) and Mr. with In Government circles..
total number does not exceed 180 steps were taken was to day given H. A. Magungon (San Francisco). persona. A four minutes tram by Mr. Lee,, after which his Wor- All ware formerly connected with an service will also be run between ship ordered the goods to be con- old-established local importing
house Western Market and Shaukiwan. flecated.
On the general situation, we can derive some satisfaction from the
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WHO WAS...
LI-CHI?
It is tale that was first told very long ago, the tale of little Li-Chi and her lover, Chang, who defled the most. snered tradition of their race, the great Chinese tradition of Alial obedience, but were saved. from death and doom by the.... kindly goddess who watches over faithful lovers. G
In ancient China there lived. a proud mandarin, with an only, daughter, Li-Chi, for whom he planned a great marriage, But the heart of the Chinese, giri: had long been given to her fa- ther's secretary, a pennilces youth who found no favour in the mandarin's slant as a suit-k pr. So in the season when the peach-trees are heavy with fruit, and the willow leaves are- falling. 'LI-Chi stole away, with her lover to his faland home.
Their hour of bliss was brief. The irato father pursued them armed with a darver, and was just about to lay them both when the goddess intervened by turning the lovers into a pair of turtledoves men werd
Time would have swept their story away into the limbo of: forgotten things, bid not the potter's art preserved It Who has not seen the painted figuro), of El Chi of the Willow Pat tern" mater