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FRENCH CONVENT SCHOOL,

CAUSEWAY BAY,

NCHOOL RE-OPENS on MONDAY,

8th at 9.30.

Hongkong, April 5, 1928.

PUBLIO ... AUCTION,

303

HE Undersigned have received instrue. Un design by hovore Aacuum,

(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

ON

TUESDAY,

the 9th April, 1918, at 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Hooma, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of

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tion, simmered down, appears to be who are to revise the law for the elec tion of the National Assembly! There

THE SITUATION IN CHINA

W

ANOTHER CONSTITUTIONALIST

"PRONOUNCEMENT,

TOPICS OF THE DAY.

[BY SCRUTATOR.] [.

The British Community are invited to

SATURDAY, APRIL 6–19

THE ST. GEORGE'S DAY.

THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE, !

The Witness for the Defence," the

RACE COURSE TRAGEDY INQUIRY.

In continuation of our report of the Bacs Coune inquiry, the following fur

the avidence was given yesterday afternoon

Do you think the contractor is, the

seems to be no likelihood, whatever of a victory by faren for either side, The Intelligence Bureau of Can-attand a meeting of the War Charities play by BW. Mason to be stage and the only way out is compromise ton sends us the following state Committes at the City Hall at 5.30 at the Theatre Royal on St. George's Both sides are apparently agreed ment:- that the existing lawn for the election |

am on Monday next, when RE The Day, was originally produced by the

Mr. A. Denison, of Mesa Denison The

Constitutionalists in the Governor will preside. It cannot be late Sir George Alexander at the St. Ram and Gibbs, said he had never of a National Assembly stand in need South-West will not yield to militoo strongly emphasised that with fight-James Theatre in 1911, and scored a designed any mataheds, but he had of revision, and it seems to us that tarism.

ing now in progress in the principal instantaneops encesa The original hal them erected under "his own super the 'first approach to compromise is

The Provisional. Constitution of theatre of the war on an immensely east included that distinguished actress vision. He had taken no special par by way of a conference of the pro-China is the organic act which has larger scale than has been the case Ethel Irving as the heroine, Stalls cantion as to the manner in which the tagonists in the present strife to created the Republican form of hitherto the War Charities Fund call for Ballantyne, which part she repeatedly sheds were erected, but had left the arrive at an agreement on this Government in which is provided correspondingly greater support is sustained in her successful tour through whole matter to the builder. question. Mr. LIANG SH Y has the legislative as well as executive proposed to enlarge the present General out Australis and South Africa. The apparently taken up the task of seek department of government in this Committee, with a view, doubt, to St. James' production farther included proper person to take the responsibilityf larger organised effort to obtain the ing a basis of settlement and it is country. Now the Northern Mili- desired support, and it will be noted th well-known lights of the Stage-Yex, I think they know more about greatly to be hoped that he will tary Governors who happened to be that the advertised agenda contains the Leslie Faber and Lyston Lyle.

Alfred Bishop, Sydney Valentine matshed construction than we are sTEC placed in military power are trying item: "To invite and discuss sugges

likely to know: pas à cha to ignore the legislative department tions. One obvious suggestion and a certain number in the Dress reason why three storeyed matsheds Youchers for allseats in the Stalls Continging, witness mid he w^no by forcing the unarmed representa-ystematic canvass, which the publia Circle which will not be put op for should be unsafe. He had had scaffold- tives of the citizens, the members must recognise now as being justification can be obtained by Englishnesing 90 feet high with stairways, and of the National Assembly, to submit by the heavy demands which are likely Members of the Society any day after stones weighing ball ton had been to their will and hd to create an to be made during the coming month Tuesday next, the 9th inst. Applies taken up. The scafolding stood for six impression that the Constitutionalists upon the funds of all war charity tion should be addressed to the Hot months and during that time there was are unwilling to negotiate for peace, organisations which depend upon the Secretary, M. J. Bentley, Mesure. Tho. The Constitutionalists want to know voluntary contributions of the public. Cook and Son, stating the number of bar been maintained from the beginning

succeed, where others bave failed.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

no sccident.

A Chinese gentleman who was for

The total rainfall for the month of/where there is oem for peace? Shu The Cigarette and Tobacco Fund which seats required and the vouchers the merly a builder informed us that it' March in Hongkong was 1.105 inches. they yield to force and allow the of the war has shown how much cau besolver will be interchangeable for his opinica three-storeyed matabeda wers

Passport regulations for Russian HONGLONO, SATURDAY, April 6, 1913. Hongkong are published in the Govern subjects entering of passing through

ment Gazelle.

Fourteen cases of cerebrospinal fever and nine deaths were notified yesterday in the Colony. All were Chinese cases,

Exchange opened at 34. Ojd. on demand this morning, which represents drop of one-eighth from yesterday's opening rate.

Acting on information received, tha

supreme law of the land to be vio-done by personal canvaar. tated at will by all those who desire

by the law? to usurp power, or shall they stand

We have only to reflect on the conditicas which prevail at Home to The present National Council "

recognise that if we cannot fight the in' Peking is composed of delegates duty rests upon us all not only to save of provinces whose Military Gover-and lend all we can but to give. nors are conspiring against a Re- publican form of Government. The members are picked by their chiels

have no standing. Of course, this to express their will. Legally they Council will be requested by the militarists of the North to act as

It is satisfactory to see that the

little doubt that it would be much War Sayings Association continues to command steady support; but there is larger still, if, say, say the Shanghai method of reminding the public of the the National Assembly, but every Association's existence were followed to impartial person; foreign as well as

THE SITUATION IN CHINA

Ir has been maxilat from the very beginning of the present warfare in China that no settlement is to be haped for which is not based upon compromise. This internecine strife has been going on now for pine months and, from all that we can gather, the forces put into the field by both protagonists-conveniently Police made a hand of 175 lbs, of louse One pair PRISMATIC BINOCULARStyled the North and the South-opium which was discovered in the continue to grow. Many efforts have afterhold of the 5. Fon Warey on been made to negotiate a settlement the 1st instant. but none have been attended with the slightest success. We have been repeatedly told what the aims of the by the Japanese Government and the Republic of China now in Extra- South are. Mr. Wo TrG FANG, the veteran statesman and one of the most prominent among the foundera of the so-called Republican

Ica Rosé Street,

10 x

Termizi :---na usual.

HUGHES & HOUGE,

Auctioneers,

Hongkong. April 6, 1915.

THE CALENDAR.

MEMOS. FOR MONDAY. Chinese Customs Holiday.

304

5.37 p.m.-Marting of War Charities "Committee to which the British

Community is invited.

The T. K. K. "Seiyo Maru" and Persia Mara" have been requisitioned Nippon Mara" is being transferred to the South American Line service to take the schedule of the "

"Seiy. Maru".

p

here is one of the little reminders which

native, can imagine how ridiculous some extent in Hongkong. For example, it is for one department of govern-appeared in a Shanghai paper last week: ment to create organs' to replace those already provided for in the ARE WE DOWNHEARTED! supreme law of the land.

The National Assembly of the

ordinary Session in Canton has in accordance with Article 7 of the Law governing Parliament, called. for the regular meeting of this body

B

Ulla, allo, are you 'eard the noos 1 The Bosche 'as got a bloomia little gun 'Oos shells they day. Will quick make 'ay,

Of Ally towns. Seventy miles away. Don't you think, 's an awful clever Tu? It makes me so un'appy that I wants to

take to booze. Oh, Ob Why can't we down that gun!

!

bered seat tickets from Messrs. Moutie &Co, on payment of $5 each on and expressed that we are to have three

nusais -Oh, well, the opinion has bee after Thursday, the 18th inst The disasters, one from the earth, one from Box Office at Masam Moutrie & Co. fire and one from water. The one from will be opened at 9am and payment water did not come off for the seats is to be made to Mars` Moatrie's when the vouchers are ex make a note of that answer on the Mr. Bowley asked the Coroner to changed.

depositions as he regarded it as & Tary

Do you seriously want me to record it-Yes, I am going to base an argum

In case applications exceed the accom-important point, as it affected the nerves modation of the Theatre, the vouchers very important in esse of panía

of people and the nerves of people were issued will necessarily be for a smaller.

tion has been made for official guests and number of seats that are applied for.

other seats to be sold by auction; the In the Dress Circle a limited reserva.

remainder of the Dress Circle and the whole of the Stalls will be available.

HONGKONG ET. GEORGE'S DAY

FUND...

Balance per, list state-

ment ......

Mr. S. Bakerbo Mr. G. A. Hastings

Scotch Wellwisher."

791 30 250

100

$1,174

ment on it.

interested in that point, I would like to mention that I have had sent me

The Coroner: If you are seriously

letter through the Secretary of Chiness Affairs to the effect that the cause, of the disaster has been attributed to certain quarrying operations which ve curred at a spot above Bowen Road from which I understand certain ocenit influences work. The idea is that the disturbance of this spot by quarying was the cause of the dimiter at the race course, the Greason strast affair and any other thing that may happen. De Witness replying to Mr. Bowley said he did not think that the dry weather world affect bamboo lashings so long as there were no violent changes in hamidity Dry weather would bare s

The Committee acknowledge with tendency to weaken old fir poles but thanks receipt of the above donatione.records it appeared that there had beca would not affect new ones. From the

régime in China, has told the world Wildin, HK.P.P., who is organising stitutional provinces will defmy the

We are informed by Scaff Inspector on June 12, at Canton. The Cop-Come. coine, I say! You are a dismal Any further amounts will be gratefully no such violent changes in humidity that the sum of the war aims of the the forthcoming Marathon Race, that Constituational Party is to establish the South China Morning Post, Limited,

expenses of this meeting.

From

6 p.m.-Organ Recital at St. John's the authority of the Law in China, bave undertaken to present a cap for reports coming in, micut members will

Cathedral.

GENERAL MEMORANDA,

and the view he puts forward of the the winner attitude of the Government, which

Aroll of 62 midwives certified under holds the power at Feking is that the Midwives Ordinance ispnblished in 1.30 pm-Furniture Sale at Massra.They know no law save their own the current issue of the Government

Hughes & Hough's..

Interest, they acknowledge no Gazelle. The list includes the names of

TUESDAY, April 9 :—

THUESDAY, April 11-

All Gifts for the Tombola to be seat

by this date.

SATURDAY, April. 13:-

3 p.m.-Marathon Race.

TUKIDAT, April 23 :—

St. George's Day Celebrations.

THIS WEEK'S

arrive in Canton carly in May. The National Assembly has repudiated all unlawful acts done by the Peking Government and will disregard. all its future illegal and unlawful acts. It has wamed all foreign Governments and citizens against their making non- tracts with the Paling Government,

in athority save force. The highest three Europeans, one Portuguess and institutions in the land-Constitution, three Japanese, the rest being Chinese Parliament, President are nothing

In connection with the Road as the Republic of China, after the

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country.

the present Peking

chap! That we've been had by Fritz, I won't

allow.

What's known to-day. As the War davings A mighty long-range cannon, which fired in Cathay

Senda silver bulleta 'fying to the TEN THOUSAND miles in transit

European row across Eurasia's map. Oh, oh! Give it some bullets now

And what about those "Superfaition

collection has been obtained, but more

received by the [undersigned, c/o the before the race meetings would affect

the material 350 Hongkong and Shanghai Bank

J. H. RAMSAY,---

Hon. Treasurer. Hongkong St. George's Day Fand

THE MAGISTRACY.

CHING MING ESTIVAL AND

HILLSIDE PIRESA Four Chinese pleaded not guilty

This concluded the evidence and the inquiry was adjourned until Monday afternoon when Mr. Bowley and Mr. Leo d'Almada will address the jury.

CORONER'S INQUEST.

THE DEATH OF A SHIP'S OFFICER. DECISION DEFERRED,

The following is the continuation of

are wanted. War Bond Drawing Tickets this morning with negligently setting

Miss Brant giving evidence said that ment says but let the reader note that

Lieut. Sykes, R. G. A., id be was at the decasted took two packets of powder

ship's officers without consenÀ. or will be very acceptable, the advertise-fire to grass at Mount Deris,

to them. They treat the Constitution Development Scheme at Sham Shui Pe, present civil war, does not intend to a a scrap of paper'; they dissolve Sir William Rees Davies, K.C., Chief (nesume any responsibility or burden for the Tombola Already a good when charged before Mr. J. R. Wood the inquiry yesterday into the death of Parliament, not only the Lower Justice, Mr. C. H. Gale and Mr. Tang created by House but the Upper Honas as well, Kam-lam arbitrated this morning, with Government and propose to assemble a new regard to the question of compensation approval of the National Assembly cae at their own pleasure; they force for the Government resumption of Lot in accordance with the Provisional cas President to vacate office and

No. 2,309. The lessee was instructed Comtitution and other laws of the reduce another to the position of

to negotiate with his sutenants. an impotent figure-head.” In a THE WEEKLY EDITION OF THE general way these nertions are

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unanswerable. The only answer it is possible to retum is that the OUNTAINS ALL THE JEWS

National Assembly which was wet up at Peking under the Constitution

- OF THE WEEK,

TRAGEDY INQUIRY.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

The engagement is announced bei tween Frank Stanley Morgan, Captain, Yeomsary and Imperis) Camel Corps, of Herberts Lodge, Bishopstone, Gl

ORGAN-RECITAL AT THE

CATHEDRAL

The programme of the Organ Recital by

the vocalist, will be as follows been

they are wanted before the drawing the Oficers' Mess at Mount Davis when from his pocket and gare her one. She and not afterwards By the way, Lour distinct fires were noticed on the was told that the powder was cantharidin won't our streets look pretty on Stilside. The soldiers tinied out and and that it was harmless. After taking George's Day with the coloured paper, got the fire under control. Later on

them both became very and of thousands of discarded spills scattered witness saw the defendants burning joas medical amistance was sent for. The aver them!

sticks and jose paper at one of the graves ship's doctor came to the house and the on the hillside. The bushes caught Bredeceased secured him of having given and witness again had to send men to the wrong mufi, The doctor put down the outbreak Defendants replied that it only aspirin: At last the weather looks like breakwers then arrested. Witness added Witness asked the do or how he could ing. Is it generally realised that in the that they run considerable danger account for the deceased's condition and

THE WEEK'S REPORTS OF THE demonstrated its incapacity to morgan, son of the late F. A. Morgan at St. John's Cathedral on Monday last fivemonths we have had a total of less from these hillside free as they bad was told that the latter bad," been Mr. Denman Fuller, F.R.CO, LRAM, charge the duties imposed upon it Commissioner of Chinese Maritime next at 6 p.m..when Mrs. Muriel will be than three inches of rain! The average quantity of explosives ander matshed drinking. They eventually sent for Dr. PRICE 25 #is. (cask) per Cony by the Constitution. Mr. Wo TING Customs, and Gladys Joan, youngest Choral Song and Fague Wesley inches, so that if we are to get any

yearly rainfall in Hongkong is about 80

Haraton and the deceased was ĘKĄ FANG meets such a contention with daughter of Lient Colonel Henry M. A-The Corte 3 Hora thing like our usual quota thistheim They only went to pay their board the Fan Watryck; waid he obtained

removed to the hospitabrala

Dr. Tong, Tang Tang, doctor or

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the observation that

While it is generally admitted that the existing laws for the organization and election of the National Assembly care room for improvement, get it in not for & few militarista to make and unmake the fundamental laws of the The Shanghai papers announce with nathority to do so, which is the National spinal meningitis, of Mrs. Edith Mildred country but for the properly constituted much regret the death, from cerebro sily. In fach the National Assem: Jory, the wife of Mr. Heary Jory, chief bly itself was in the very act of changing these lawn last year when it was unfort officer in the China Merchants Steam woately dissolved. Therefore, any argu

Warde, late 19th Hussare, Chief Con Allegro Appassionato stable of Kent Gallants, Fast Farleigh, Keat.

mints instifying the dissolution of the Navigation Co. The deceased lady, new one on the ground of the defects the only daughter of Mr. and Mr. old Parliament and the organization of who had only been ill a few days, was of the old are entirely beside the point and merely begging the question, being George Howell, of the Chice Inland but a cloak to cover the design of the Mission She had been married about itarists to creste pocket Farlin three months, previons to which she was one of the most popular nurses at

ile are confronted with the carious the Victoria Nursing Homs, in which **Der month, Orders for extrs copies of the Omas act that the men in power at institution the passed away, Mat should be sent as son as posibles Peking proclaims their adherence to the supply in limited. Cash 10 class On dit

“

Barclay we must expect an abnormally, wet

automer,

- Taddle

4Abide with me.

Mra MURIEL 5.Andante Grazioso.Emart Hymn les 6-Barcarole. Sterndale Bennett

27 Mrva, God shall wipe away all tears... Thanks to the enlargement of the ...Bullivan waterworks we have been in no danger & that of the

man Faller of a water famine. The water return |9.-Military Mare

Elgar for April 1st shows that there were collection will be made in aid of the storage on the island, as compared with During the singing of the Hymn 694.34 milions of gallons of water in Organ Fund.

160.77 millions of gallons on the samo date last year. In other words, there is about four months' supply in stomge.

covers.

Defendants and it was no concern of

Mr. Wood said the defendants were very careless and fined the $10 each.

and asked

respects to their ancestors graves, a yesterday was the Ching Ming festival. the cantharidin in order to maká, a heir They did not start the fire.

wash. He had been frequently asked Jospector Macdonald said, there was by passengers for cantharidin bair Wash very big grass fire at Puldulum last and had determined to stock the drug night which took considerable time to

for that purpose. The chief control..

asked for tw packets of the drug bat witness said he had none iri storl

The chief onc

watak antisfied and accompade

witness to the him to weigh out tro AGrifin rites"A glorious opport-powders Vitness and be must mix it unity to win undying fame and a with

chief people's gratitude by the outlay of officer asid

did not car what the DEATH OF MR. AS. ANTON.

Little surplus wealth is now being

so long as he got it. offered to plutocrate in the Colony with Witnear substituted caffeine citra We regret to leam of the death at

fa there any connection between the pretensions to the title of amin, humans place of cantharidin, and this be wei the Shanghaj General Hospital, last week drought and the prevalence of cerebro. genere, à treo publia library, worthy ed out to the decenied, which packet The "N. C. Dally Now" saya-Tac by the fact that after that shower of like Hongkong, thoroughly well equipp-mixed with ten grains of phenacbtine of Mr. A. B. Anton of heart troublespinal fever1 The question is suggested of a large and populous British Colony contained two graio caffeine, citral decrased was 42 years of age, born in rain on Good Friday evening, there wased is much neetied. Hongkong seems to Witness was of the opinion that the

the Republican régime no less The death is announced on the 2nd Fate al sufeription te, the Overland vehemently than do the Southern inst. of Captain J. McGilivray, an old and China, Mah ls #13 por,sanum : postage $1 per annum artra, Elogia coples twenty leaders. It was the men Dow at valued servant of the Glen Line, Ltd Hongkong His early business career an appreciable drop in the daily record be averburdened with schools. There deceased dit of heart failure brought ve centre additions to Advertise the head of affairs in Peking who who was well known and greatly re was spent with the Hongkong & Shang of cases. The people of North China are indications that a large, opto-date. The decision, was held over for a few menta un Pages 25, 6, and 7 ibnald suppressed the farcical attempt to spected in the Far East, where he had hai Bank at Lyone, Hongkong and Japatill tell us that the dust theory is all library win

Ave wach

Strest, ant inter than 11. 30 sme

Alterations and additions to Adrastis

a

Eo left the bank some years Age and

be sent to the Ofice. He restore the Manchu monarchy large circle of friends. Captain McGil Joined Means Benjamin Poltsamoubine, menta on pages 1,4.5 and 8 should be a go. They, profess their wish tray imized the Glen Line, Ltd, Stock Exchange broker, later becoming secretary to the latter institution. In Manga (Menor McGregor, Gow and Co,) in earlier years Mr. Anton we very keen shadons

sant ne mot later than 1 p.m.

Nag Adpartiasmenze azould be sent in balare S

to see ́s National Assembly sitting 1884, and 10 years later was promoted to cricketer and successful bat, be having Peking, but the communique command, and thereafter commanded taken part in many interport matches

and at different times represented Hong Chas

rare-then not smothered commanit

weeks on end at pertain chodes, no better met the year

public benet nor

·worth notli

found of perp

Advarompete and Subscriptions which from the Intelligence. Boreda at Can-some of the finest ships in the earvice Zoog, Shanghai and Japan. The deceased and at Hank

ho was fore to retire two years had been in indifferent health for some

Les not andered fö) a fixed period will be Vodnesund until co má viandedhe pen Tawanghie Add, Mart Hongkong

too which ore publish to-day talls

what the South thinks of a National

Auserably each Far, would itself to the Northe

Captain

secount

low and two

htars

time. About a most aco it was found necessary that he should go to, hospital

fes case

of ga bo however, recovered somewhat and be tra was able to leave, but a week ago it was Found that he must retara.

Wait, mat

on by excesive Alcohol

the cays MrDyer Ball remarking can there were several points in the evidence.

which he would like to consid

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