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CORRESPONDENCE
Chinese Members
Of Council
Hongkong Telegraph
SECOND DEFEAT IN EIGHTEEN GAMES
To The Editor
TROTSKY
CLOSELY
GUARDED
Sir,-Among the many problems NO PLOTTING WHILE
confronting the Government of this Colony none is more important or more deserving of earnest considera-· tion that the representation of the ̈ Chinese business community on the Legislative Council."
New York, Aug. 31. Both New York and Chicago teama were in netion to-day, but the Giants lost to the Cubs In the National League, while the Yankees trimmed the Chicago White Sox in the Ameri-ly upon cn loop.
Giants were held to six hits, and failed to reitister a single run. Chicago Cubs hit twelve and scored a single tally lo win.
Yunkees were vasily superior in batting to the While Sox, Dimaggio and Seeds getting enough runs be tween them to win without trouble. Dimaggio hit one and Seeds two
homers.
Chicago scored once on its four hits, the Clunts five times on nine.
There were. other games,-} Reuter.
MAN INJURES HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW
HIT WITH CHOPPER DURING QUARREL
it will be admitted that Hongkong is a business centre, dependent main- the Chinese merchant classes. It is conceded, further, that
IN NORWAY
Olso, Aug. 31.
It is lelaily announced that the Ministry of Justice has decided that M. Leon Trotsky and his wife will be allowed to remain in Norway, but will be isolated and kept under guard. Visitors M.. Trotsky will be allowed over ninety per cent, of there only after permission has been grant- venues of the Colony arQ derived ed by the passports office and may be from Chinese sources: that our banks refused the use of a telephone. Ils: and foreigi business houses rely mall and telegrams will be under very materially on the Chinese for supervision.Kenter Bulletin Service. their prosperity.
This decision was taken following To what extent, then. are the
the charge runde in Moscow that M. Chinese merchants represented the Legislative Council? The pre- Trotsky, will associates in Russla, went members, all estimable gentle was plotting against the Soviet. men, are the amiaces of His Ex-Russia demanded that Norway expell cellency the Governor, but not one Norway la indignant at the term of the former Bolshevik lender, but epn be said to be typically repre- sentative of the Chinese business life the Russian note and has refused to of Hongkong, upon which the pro- acende to them. sperity of the Culony as a whole relles. All three are lawyers, Ro doubt experts in Jegul problems and able to unravel knotty points. Still, without fear of contradiction.i I lay eruphasis on the fact that they do not stand for, nor are they truly representative of, business interests. They themselves would not. I un- agine, lay claim to any such stand- ing.
Let me stress that this is in no sense a persunal matter. It is the system of selection which is at fault. While the General Chamber of Com- Pu Lam. 29, locksmith, living at inerer has the privilege of electing a No. Pine Street, was brought before member of the Council, the Chinese Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Chamber has been denied that right Magistracy this morning. charged in the past. One way of dealing welth assaulting, on August 20, at his with the matter would he for the residence, Sze Mui, 50, his mother-powers of the Unofficial Justices of Sept.in-law.
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KING'S HOLIDAY ENDING
MAY RESIDE AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE
London, ug. 31.
The yacht Nahlin, on which the King is making a holiday cruise, and is expected, after leaving which Greek waters, to proceed to Gallipoli, when passing through the narrow channel of Eurlpos to-day struck a bridge at Chatels, between the Islanst of Euboea and the mainland. The impact was not severe, and the only damage was to the ship's boat,
HERE FRENCH SLOOP
The French sloop, Rigault de Gemulle called this morning from Saigon on her way for a Northern ertise, and fired a salute of 21 guns to the country, which was replied to by Blackhead Fart. She is com- minded by Capitaine de Fregate L. H. Meron.
Sub-Inspector E Rogers stated that the pht, which resulted in
On His Majerly's return from the grievous bodily harm to the old lady,
cruise, he is going to Balmoral, and originated in a dispute over $1. Com-. If, on the other hand, the Govern- the newspapers anticipate that when plainant horrowed the dollar from
ment desire
the he later comes back to Landon he 10 perpetuate er son, who lived with her, took nomination system, which, by the will take up residence at Bucking- the money and gave it to her married way, is very unsatisfactory, then, so ham Palace.-British Wireless: daughter. The son objected to the far as the Chinese members of using of the borrowed dollar in this Council to, there nominations should way and went to defendant's house come from the merchants themselves with his mother to see his sister. through the recognized channel. He insulted her in the presence of Tenture of office should be limited her husband, who became infuriated to three years, when a further elec- tion or nomination should he in- and struck at him with a meat
stituted. A svat on the Council chopper. Complainant tried to de- fend her son by jumping between should not be considered as in per- the two men, receiving a deep slash petuity, or as a right, but as on her wrist. The sOH asked elected and privileged honour, with
hnd for the return. of the money, but the consent of the people. defendant and his wife were
His Excellency the Governor, ort poor, had a small infant son to sup-his arrival here, stated that he would keep his eyes and his ears open. It port, and could not repay the debt.
Sub-Inspector Rogers stated that Is the hope of the writer that this though the wound given to complain-contribution may meet his eyes and ant was severe, not too much blame receive the mature and sympathetic should be placed no defendant who consideration which it merits. had been continually aggravated by complainant's son. Both sides had been in the wrong. The blow was intended for the son, who was really the source of all the trouble, and lefendant hit the uld lady merely by
accident.
Very
Hi Worship warned defendant that the antagonist of his brothers in-law did not permit him to stash at people with choppers, and that il_such_a_thing_hajurned again it might have much more serious con
Tits Worship hound de- Requienes s. fendant over in a sum of $20 to keep the peace for one year.
WATER LEVELS
STATE OF RIVERS IN KWANGTUNG
MERCATOR.
กา
Our Volunteers
Sir-The extracts given in the
in
the
not by any means intended to be slutioned permanently in the Colony. They are here, often, for a "breaking-
period, and are able to be whisked off to some other port at very short notice. These men are
isually uf the type
erminently suitable to be Volunteers; they have generally been in the Cadet Corps at school. 111 have frequently served in the Territorials before newspapers from the annual report coming East. But to join
Volunteers, in the uncertainly of on the Hongkong Volunteer Defence their possible stay here, would be Corps, as submitted by the General
very unwise and nat, I should Offeer Commanding the Troups in
itself. China, were, 1 feel sure, read with gine, much desired by the Corps much interest by most residents, of
In the second place, it should not this Colony,
be_furgoiten_that_we_are_suffering. ♬ from an economie, depression in this
fro
trading Practically every Colony. company here has been compelled to reduce staffs in the past year or two. and many are simply carrying on with skelton stofis owaiting the re-
I was as far as I was concerned, particularly refreshing to find the General admitting, that "It is our failure to attract into, the Corps the 300 to 400 British men of suitable nge in the Colony local
which
Proble
turn of better days. Where a depart-
remains our chief He infers thereby that there are two sides to the question, which is quitement formerly carried three men, it change from: the attitude of one probably only has one to-day; ond of his predecessors, who stood on to esk that particufar man to add to the parade ground at the Annual is responsibilities by joining the Inspection, and bellowed about the Volunteers is, many feel, asking hust
little too much. "slitekers" in
Colony, the"
when The following returns have been referring to
this selfbane
The ex-Service men, of course. problem. Conservancy Issued by the River
Of this 300
tre in a class apart. Some of them to 400 British men Commission
Pro- for Kwangtung
who still apparently refuse to join feel that they have spent quite a
vince, showing the water levels in sin to the General, are
Volunteers at least holf. reasonable percentage of their lives
English feet at the places of obser vation namedi:
Yul
West Bfver mi
West liver at
Shlohing North River i
Taingyan North fler at
Shamshut Fax River at
Shekling
Highest Lowest
recard record Aug. 3a Auz. 31
--2.6 706
0
28.2
30.6
$418
18.2
1.26.0 0
1.2
+27.6 --
17.4
10.0
10.8 10.0
--2.7
1.4
2.1
according Government Service. I have no knowledge of the problems peculiar to the Service, but I imagine that in the event of an invasion of any part of the Colony, there will be things
to do
which important than writing "Fassed you, please" on bulky dles.
Anyone
has
are inore
to
to
ta
in uniform already, although they
come would be only too glad to
in *121 agasin
emergency. forward But Imagine the reaction of an ex- Service man when confronted, as were two friends of mine, by the following pronouncement, made to them by a senior officer of the Corps, who was at the time trying persuade them to join the Volunteers. FOL
course, you cannot expect to get commissions. We want men like you for the backbone of the Corps- the M.C.Os. Our policy is to give commissions to the younger and your job would be to train them Into on, and see they do not get trouble" 'Nuff said!
men,
As regards the purely civilian population, however. I wonder if
attempted ever analyse the occupations of those men who should, according to the General, be in the Defence Force, in an TO FLY ATLANTIC
endeavour to find out just why they have not joined? I would suggest London, Aug. 31. that many of the eligibles fall into
In conclusion. I would like the Mrs. Beryl Markham, of Kenys, two main groups, and when this who is contemplating a solo Night fact is appreciated, it will be General to come across and tell us across the Atlantic, has chosen understood why they do not, cannot, frankly what difference these 300 or 400 men would make in any real Ubingdon Aerodrome as her place of and often should not, enlist. departure, as it provides space for In the first place, many of the emergency. Would he not then be have their looking for 3,000, or even 30,000, an extra long run required by a inrger-British machine heavily loaded with fuel at Head Ofces in Hongkong, and the men?
LAI TEL. the stort.-British Wireless.
men they bring out from Home are
Arms
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