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the "serious
sponsibility to which Mr. Henderson, alluded in his recent Nobe. The point to be kept in mind, and It is one which has now again been impressed on China by the British Government,
Mr. R. C. Olive, of Hongkong, has is that the rights and status of succeeded Mr. Buchan, at the Ipoh foreigners in China to-day are agency of the Hongkong and Shang-
* no whit changed from what they had Bank. were before Nanking chose to We have received from the declare the extrality system at Standard Oil Co. of New York very effective Chinese an end. It is true that Britain some
calendars, has agreed to January 1st being treated as the date from which
On a charge of causing suffering to a chicken, which was being carri od suspended by the wing, a Chinese, who appeared before bir. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy this mornlig, was fined $5, .
1930.
CORRESPONDENCE.
The Reliability
[To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.1
The Very Dara!
The production of stockings in the United Biatos, bas increased on an average more than £8,000,000, "Dm" hțially in value, because women have. | bean -wearing short, skirtą, judging. Sir Might 1 ask the courtesy | by a varvay newly completed by the- of your columns to express thanks, industrial reasearch department of on behalf of the Committee re- the Wahrton School of Finance and: sponsible for the recent motor | Commerce of the University, of cycle trial, for the very valuable Pennsylvania. The survey di assistance received from many closes that from 1995 to 1998 hosiery quarters? The success of the trial production grow from about 12,000,- was undoubtedly largely due to the or dozen paire to more than 22,250,- co-operation received from the local oil companies and to those members of the general public who carried out the arduous work of
'observera.
000 dozen pairs with the value of the output. Increasing from about £28,120,000 in 1925 to approximate ly £45,480,000 in 1927. Ninety-two milla produood 6/383,934 dozen pairs. of full fashioned hosiery in 1979, bus last your there were no fower than 236 mille.
*
(4 bride recently postponed her wedding because the day was scot,) The weather's outrageous; the
bride is courageous,
the process of gradual abolition of extrality should be regarded as having commenced in principle, but, at present, British conces
The Committee desires to place on, record its thanks to the Texas sions to the Chinese viewpoint só A Shanghai contemporary, maye Company for the generous gift of no further than that The legal the Amaritan Consulate General in a silver cup to be competed for by position of Britons in Chinare interested in obtaining information thembers of the Motor Cycle Sec regarding the whereabouts of tion to the Asiatic Petroleum mains unaltered, and it will so Lather. Golden, who was last heard Company for a donation of $100 to remain 'Untli varled by signed from while in Hongkong in 1914 the fonds, and to the Vacuum Oil, Chenpany, for a donation of $25. agréement, toge
A presentation is to be made Thanks are again due to thebeasy Fortunately, In this matter the this evening at the Wesleyan firms for their co-operation in of Trosty Powers
are united in Soldiers and Sailors' Home, Praya Loring free oil and petrol. to com East, to Mr. and Mrs. Chas, Make- petitore, and especially to the 1,000,000 viewpolit. The attitude of the ham on the occasion of their Texas Company for providing
United States was made perfect silver wedding and forthcoming lorry which did extremely useful
work ly plain just after Nanking issued departure from the Colony.
The Committee also desire to the extrailty decree, Washington A wariant has been issued for record its keen appreciation of the
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oficial
was prepared to take "stringent measures" if the rights of her citizens were infringed. China, of course, knows the position quite well, and, having issued a notification which conflicts with the actualities, it becomes her duty to ... maka the situation thoroughly clear to all provincial and local officials.
Chiang Kai-shek and Canton.
K. C. Hok, alias Ho Ko-cheuk, for servors, who worked the checks the alleged unlawful possession of during both the night and morning, property, valued at $1,200, know- and without whose assistance the Ing the same to have boon stolen trial could not have been brought 48 3. successful conclusion from the United States Shipping Thanks, are also due to the Press Company.
which was largely instrumental in making the event widely known.
And doesn't approve of a knot.
4% in the damp, it is
So bridgegroom and curate, how.
sjover: obdurate,
-Must bow and rotira: 'nåath. the shade of a gump,
In patience abiding until a sub-
siding
Brings visions of sunshine and
hope to the heart, The spirits elating, for winning
by waiting
Is better than making a pouf
kind of start... -
"When are Joan and Edward to ba married?"
"Nover, I'm afraid." "Why, how's that?" "Well, sho won't marry him un-
If there are organisations or in-til he pays his debts, and he can't Assisted In the pay his debts until she marries
him."
A young Chinese who wad following the proceedings in the Kowloon Magistracy this morning,dividuals who was taken before Mr: Whyte Smith trial and who are not mentioned by a constable who stated that he specifically here, I trust that they had Been him expectorating In will accept the Committee's warm- the Court After pointing out the cst thanks for their services, Althiness of the habit, his Worship Yours etc. cautioned the man.
H. G. SWINBURNE.
for
Secretary.
Wife at Willesden: My husband asked for the key of the cupboard so that he could get a cup to throw at mo
Witness at West London: I look- od at him and he fell down.
Man-at North London: I-am dolog a little, work as an alleged entertainer.
The Rev. G. T. Waldegrave, M.A., Chaplain of the Missions to Seamen, Hongkong, sailed England on board H.M.S. Berwick yesterday. The Rev. R: H. V. INTERESTING POINT IN good woman's husband, and all she
COURT.
QUESTION OF RESPON."
1.
Willesden defendant: Lam that
has said is nothing but home truths.
W. man at West London: I havO Bevor bought or sold anything in my life.
He became a státiary' tenant- "Witnoda "at"">Clerkenwoll County
That motor fuel can be manO-
The usual crop of rumours, per- Those who have any regard for the preservation of foreign rights haps a trille more diversified, has in China, until such time as they accompanied the announcement of are modified by agreement, will Marshal Chiang Kai-shek's inten- Brougham, M.A., will be in charge tion of paying an official visit to of the Seamen's Institute, 21, ba very gratified to note the latest Canton. It will be his first appear Praya East, until Mr. Wald- evidence from
sourcca ance in the South for four years, gave's rearn in September. .;- that the British Government is his first visit since the fateful days
SIBILITY RAISED. During last week, eighteen cases not to be dragooned into any un-of 1926 when at the head of a re of smallpox were notified, of
Charged with keoping a dis-Court. timely surrender of those pri-volutionary army, he get out to con-which seven were fatal. All were vileges, which are guaranteed by quer China. His success in many Chinese excepting one. Un Mon- orderly house. at 287, Hollywood ways has been remarkable. Today, no fewer than twenty-four Road, third floor, a woman, named tranty. It now transpires that outward appearances, the whole of fresh cdies were reported, all be- Wong Sam, was this morning fined factured from Douglas fir trees is ing Chinese, Last week's returns: $260, or two months' imprison- the belief or Drs. Jacque C. Mor- coincident with the date on which Chira had come to acknowledge his also disdose seven deaths from ment, by Major Willson at the roll and Gustav Egloff, Labora China took it upon herself to leadership within a period of two malaria and fifty-nine from tuber Central Magistracy.
tory tests with wood fend the two discovera to believe that the fuel declare extrality at an end, Mr. years. Actually, his, regime has culosis:
Sub-Inspector Cheviller, said car be made commercially, They Arthur Henderson communicated been one of constant difficulty, and A Chinese, who appeared before he would like to draw special it report that only 24 per cent of a to the Chinese Government at is obvious even now that the Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowlood tention to the case, se there had standing tree is now used and that further aide memoire in which he political situation in China will re- Magistracy this morning on already been three previous con- from the 76 per cent, waste they quire very extensive liquidation be charge of larceny of 82 tiles from victions in respect of this house, intend to manufacture their fuel. pointed out the importance which
fore the Nanking Government is a house under construction In the first in 1928 and two others w his Government attached to the unreservedly in a position to claim Kowloon Tong, was given four recently, whilst this morning's little girl was sitting with her the fourth.mother in a tramcar. Presently considerations outlined in the to the world that it is representative munt having two previous con- The police had not been able to an extremely stout lady boarded
months hard labour, the defen- proceedings made previous Note on the same subject. of a unified China. It is very posvetions for larceny. It was take any action against the land the vehicle and subsided into her He went a step further by plain-sible that considerable military dia stated that the defendant went lord, as he was away in the coun-seat with a sigh of relief.
The little giri eyed the new-¿ ly intimating to Nanking that turbance will have to be faced be into the house during the absence try and was seldom in Hongkong.
fore very long. It was recently of the watchman, who should have The only man who know any-comer with staring eyes for some
thing about the place was Britain expects the Nationalist
the moments, and then, turning to her divulged, for instance, that the eir been on duty at the time.
rent collector, but the Ordinance parent, inquired in a loud voice, Government to issue strict orders
cular télégram of Marshal Yen Hel. shan, announcing his complete feal
could only be taken against the distinctly said that proceedings Muminy-Is that all ons lady1": landlord or his agent. The rent WHO WAS..... collector did not come under the
ARTEMUS WARD?
to provincial and local officials that the treaty stipulations affect ing the statue and privileges of British subjects continue in full
are
.
hard labour in default, was I
A fine of $50, or one month's ty to Nanking, was not written by posed on a Japanese, who appear the Shansi "fender, "The Modeled before Mr. Whyte Smith at the Governor," at all, but was produced Kowloon Magistracy this morning, vigour until modifications
in Nanking at a critical mometit in agreed upon AS
order to stabilise conditions in the result of
other parts of the country. If Yen negotiations. There is nothing, Hal-shan's loyalty to the Central ambiguous about this intimation, Government is at all doubtful, it is and it is possible that unless the obvious that the next few months suggestion is complied with, the will see important developments in continuance of the present" Anglo-North China. Thousands of Shansi Chineso conversations - on the troops have been pouring out of subject may be jeopardised.
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latter heading. The police there on a charge of stowing away, from fore proposed to take the "reht Miike on board the ss. Daishu collector to the S.C.A., and warn Maru. The defendant was found him that in future he would be. stated that he had formerly got a hiding is the store root.. It was held responsible.
job as a seaman on a ship in
Major. Willson:Although you Hongkong and had tried to come are satisfied that he is not legally to the Colony to pick up another responsible? ship.
S.I. Chevalier:-Somebody is responsible.
"EXCHANGE RATES.
London, Feb
7123.07
With the Chinese New Year Shansi, sweeping through Honan festivities at an end, the special
granted and occupying important positions concessions
· by,, the It is pertinent to recall that in along the Peking-Hankow and Tien Inspector General of Police to his previous aide memoire on the tsin-Pukow, Railways. If these itinerant hawkers have been can matter, Mr. Henderson pointed troops are not friendly disposed to celled and this morning several street vendors appeared beforé out that any attack on the legal wards Nanking, the manner Mr. Whyte Smith at the owloon rights of British subjects, or on which the concentrations are Magistracy on charges of com-
carried out does not suggest mitting breaches of the regula the Interests they have built up neutrality, but rather that their tions. Fines which were custom- in the course of nearly a hundred movements are d
designed for the ary before the privileges came years of faith on solemn treaty furtherance of Yen's original pro into force were imposed on the stipulatione, would confront theject of eventually joining up with delinquents. British Government with serious | Flag Yu-halang with the object of responsibility, as such an attack ousting the present Nanking leaders. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek's would prejudice the prospects of
visit to Canton may, therefore, have negotiating a friendly. settlement, deeper political significance than is Unfortunately, since that time immediately apparent. One of his Parts there has been one Incident in avowed tasks is to put the military Brussels which the Chinese authorities administration on a stable Amsterdam
Berlin Copenhagen have taken it upon themselves to basie, and it is notable that
he will be accompanied by Viennial arrest and detain British
that equally efficient organi Athens
Helsingfera subject. We refer to the case of
ser, General Ho Ying-ching, Ris Pay Commander McBride, in Han- Speculation at this stage, even on Bombay kow. Here was a flagrant instance the known facts, would carry us
Hongkong New York of "Ignoring
continued little further The Immediato fu- Ganera the existence of extrality rights, but, ture is mixed up with a crowd of Milan
Stockholm fortunately for those concerned, uncertainties, and attempt at pre-lockha consular representations caused diction would be folly. But that Prague a real testing-time, with or with- | Lisbon the eventual relcope of the naval
out further civil war, is coming Bucharest officer. Had he been kept in le very certain,
Buenos Aires and Marshal.
Shanghai custody, there is no doubt that Chiang Kai-shek is wise, to take Yokohams, the British Government would every step to put bis house in
SAROTE Silver (spot)
Rule #Silver ! (forward) have been compelled to discharge order.
.34,30
DELI MARU PIRACY
TRIAL.
ALLEGED PIRATES AGAIN REMANDED.
Two alleged pirate agente will: appear at the Central Magistracy on Tuesday afternoon, to answer a charge in connexion with the Dell Maru piracy, which took place on September 21,′′ last year."
This morning the men, Lo Ming, alias Lo Ying-ping, and Lam Hon-chau, aliàs Lam King-yin; were before Major. Willson, when he ordered a remand.
12113 The charge against them is 20.36% that they, together with other per-
28.99
Bons not in custody, on various
1.84/anies between the beginning of
October, 1929, and January 18
J:6 197821930 did feloniously consult or 1/6 correspond with pirates for the 1/6 ransom of one, R. Y. Hau, who 4.86 5/16 was kidnapped in the piracy of
25.10
the de. Dels Maru, a Japanese ...02.80
18.12 steamer, which was pirated on ..18.21 the high seas on September 21, 16444 1929, knowing them to be guilty 108% of the guid® piracy,
818
441/18 Mr. Covey, of Measra, G. K. Hall 1/114 Brutton and Co., appeared on be- 2/0.7/82 half of the first defendant, and 20.15/16 C. D. 1. Murphy applied for an 10.18/18 adjournment until Tuesday on be
bair, of the Public Prosecutor.”
An author may adopt a pseudonym for a score of rea- Bons. He may desire immun ity from personal praise or blame, from abuse or bycop- hancy, or he may
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times hope, by putting on another name, to put on an- other personality, under cover of which he can give expression to a side of his nature which. for some reason, he does not wish to revest in his ordinary life. This was possibly so with Charles Farrar Browne, who wrote under the pen-name-of- Artemus Ward,
and
In privätalilife Browne was a quiet, young man, of refined tastes and sensibilities, and a thoughtful, retiring disposition, but somewhere within himi there must-have lurked a pass- len for life in the raw, a home- ly wit and shrewdness which found literary-incarnation (in Artemus Ward, the travelling Ashowman, under which "Türka
ho-wrote;
Artemus was sent wandering Ball over America, and then to Europe, making the acquain=" tance during his travels, of Shakers and Mormons, Sur- ragoties and presidents, Albert Edward and young Napoleon, every encounter, and earning emerging unperturbed, from
for himself the title of "the genial showman,”
He and his wife, Betsy Jane, are two very solid figures, very, real and human in their, vul- garity, their irreverence and their coarseness, as well as in their more pleasing charac- teristics. Artemus, in fact overshadowed his creatorto such an extent that he is re- membered to-day as a per- sonality, while Brown Inno more than a name.