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There are now 15,000 people at Home waiting to come to the East and in India there is another 5,000 who have booked passages to go Home before the end of April text.

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gradually but surely permitting fer- Continent, as they say at Home. some suggestion that there was some

many to bust us from cur foremost Hongkong is, as we have frequently young American who had come back

position. It is inconceivable that. complained, quite continental now. from Russia." You can't put that It seems that the China Mail man stuff over where Americans are con

we have gone through the war 'for" nothing, and of the many lessons we may not give bis famous lecture oncerned; and Mr. Bullitt has revealed

have learned, or should have leam- the Esoteric Significance of Whiskers reasons why Mr. George might have

ed, there are in my mind' awo of an without first obtaining the permission been expected to remember a little of the local Chief of Police. Well, more. He breakfasted with the

outstanding character: The firss Ja According to a Bombay message the rahee of co-operation. Ent dated October 21, there has been we are getting 'old and tired. The Premier, General Smuts, Colonel younger men must defend British House, and others, and on that occa

co-operation amongst ourselves and much criticism in the Indian papers principles. As for us, we shall sion his report was discussed. Mr. BRITISH AGENTS FOR SALEo-operation with the Allies was of late regarding the irregularity and merely insist on our Chief of Police George handed Mr. Bullitt's report to

brought to a high state of perice- delay in connection with the English AND DISTRIBUTION OF General, wearing a sword, so as to seem more General Smuts, saying.

tion, we did not make the heukeny mails and the fact has been pointed" ke the correct German article, and this is of the utmost importance and

we should have done, and Feubenit aut that a boat has just reached to remind us (as we have sometimes interest. You ought to read it right!

fat until we take tant lesson to Calcutta which did the journey from suspected) that after all we did lose away." Other details are revealed

SHANGHAI, Nar, 5. heart and apply in to the economie London in 22 days, whereas the mails that War.

to show that he couldn't have been

The Conference of the 15 British struggle we, too, will not make the to Bombay overland from Marseilles honestly hazy in his recollections: Chambers of Commerce in China, heading that we should make. The take three weeks. We don't want to be but this is the clinching bit of Mr. If we opened old retry jeans between us and The case for the P. and O. is that rude. We really

Bullitt's "revelations. Mr. George, ere at ten odook this morning.

the old isinalination to take any the pre-war mail carrying boats have don't. But perhaps evidently aware that his utterance Mr. Chang Tung-sheng will forgive must have annoyed Mr. Bullitt, sent Conference.

Sir John Jonan addressed the interest in politics or anything else either been sunk or have been.com- unless they directly affected ourmandeered by the Government and us for replying claptrap when he

Mr. Kerr, his private secretary, to

nwn line and pocket must go by she that the boats now available for the says that ideal socialism consists, explain." Mr. Kerr said Mr. George

(board, and their place must be teker Indian mails are tiearly all slow, not in the forced participation of the had fully intended to act on the The Chairman, Mr. H. A. by a desire to europemte for the former B. L. boats, which have to fruits of wealthy men by the poor; report, until he found that Lord Maerny, manager of Mowers, Dod-conmon interests of British mula.answer the triple purpose of mail but of the development, of the spirit Northcliffe and Mr. Winston Church well & Co., in moving a resolution Archants, manterers, and em, boats, passenger boats, and troop- of true fellowship whereby the well had rigged up a Conservative of "welcome to Sir John Fordan.ployers of labour musst co-operate ships, and, moreover, accommodation to-do wall of their own accord

majority which added to slay him said: There is no nun in China is he greater extent than hereto often commandeered by the Gov- Bendeavour to alleviate the sufferings if he did so." Even those papers in whom the British merchants place fore, and so make thrushes mitrument at the last moment or sail- of the masses by rendering generous which admit that Mr. George's such implicit reliance, and to whose egible and better einpet to co-ings postponed or abandoned at the material assistance in favour of the speech "dd injustice to the facts" Superintendence they would so head-operate with the hour organisa-Government's request. poor and needy." We haven't come are shocked at the wholesale naturely and besitatingly entrust twirtions. The other wir son I have The only solution is for more ships across any system of Socialism of Mr. Bullitt's disclosures. Publicity fairs. I way this on behalf of a fin my mind may perhaps sound too and the Company holds out no pro-

we favour, but

hurts. A stronger infusion of Americanity which is very her from sentimental for a business confer-Spects of any very substantial im- have had several centuries of

can publicity into European politics wing unertical and which does not lence, bus, revertheless. I believe it provement in the position for another Mr. Chang's "system" and

would perify them-in time.

two years. doesn't work. It is no good preach-

attach overawed estimates" to any inne have a great bearing upon the The beautiful appear-designations as much. ' Pie, read issues whead. and ing vegetarianism to tigers.

It is in lesson ni wolves. The only cure for poverty-

ance of the flowers at tion of wekome is inspired by a critice. It is true that we are all is to stop being, poor, and the best

the Kowloon Cricket common wish to have with us on an profiters, and that we are people Club is earning praise occasion so vital to purselves one of awing dulous work, but none thing for the bottom deg to do is to become tog dog as soon as he can not only for Mr. D. Harvey, who is who interest in us we have feit wie deny that the war ware won by

The only immediate palliative sug- tis self-sacrifice of rim majority. I manage it. So far, as China is con-only one of the Ground Committee, stet

In welcoming the Delegates of the annet see how at economie victory, sympathetic attitude on the part of gested by the company is a more cerned, Socialism of any brand has but for his colleagues also, Messrs.

J. P. Robinson. J. Spittles, and A. E.tol mumbers, the Chairman wirch is the harvest of victory the Government in systematising the 25 much chance of coming to Ltd the birth as a celluloid cat has Davidson. The chrysanthemums are aid the until today the Chamt battlefickt, which is our lease requisitions and making greater con

of catching a paper mouse in the going on be a particularly splendiders though acting together when trim the responsibilities placed upon cessions than hitherto, With the faming fiery furnace of Shadrach, show. They grow vegetables also:posible, hid never all discussed the us by those who made the greatest ships at present available it is not and water cress is one of their special couruot problems in common areem sacrifice of hil. is to be won unless possible at present to speed up the Meshak, and Abednego.

ties. It must be a unique cricket

bly. Tiis mojag, however, sees the whole nation sets out to tackle service without using a very much The newspaper. story club. We never heard of radishes at about Earl Beatty buying the Oval, or of potatoes at Old in China the essential in the nighty economic propositions larger amount of coal than is econo- ner of British nati nalism and wit. elev & in the matre wairit of comically desirable and the coal has to MONEY. 3 Bag at Dumfermline Trafford.

nesses the inaugural convention of onention and sacrifice that won the be conserved as much as possible. and having no money to

The rise and increase delibensive assembly, which, it is war. This Conference I look upon Neither can any early prospects of small and indepen-hoped, will meet analy in

thewire on" all our parts to im- be held out for a renewal of the cisely an amusing experience." It

CHANCING dent firms in Hongkong China it is in an economie agd not prove the old order of sung Brindisi service by which in pre-war happens to us all sometimes. The

is numbering the days in political sense that this fact is suck it has the whole-hearted sup. days the mails took only 15 days. mcst awkward we recall was when

MUNITY, of the political power significant. Hongkong is the only port of Bongiong, and I am that democratic governor Sir Matthew

of the local Gang or British Colony in Nathan rode on a street tram here. Ring that has bessed Hongkong so Baitons in China are not colpaists that the British Minister to China is concerned, is as acute now as it the Far East. thur 11 present deeply apprecinte shipping position, as far as the East alone, and found he hadn't the money long. The advent of Americans and do got entertain colonial za has consented to give us the benefit was at the beginning of the year and for his fare. The conductor was as is also having a good influence, wooden and unhelpful as they always leavening the lump with a little any interest in politics as such.

bitions.

The Conference hus not of his larz and unrivalled experience everything depends on the speeding

Di China and her re

up of ship-building at home. are in such cases, and was clearly wholesome democracy. We can recall this Conference pases the first re- ready to give Sir Matthew into cus occasions when it was openly admittition on the agenda, striking the

RAILWAY EXTENSION THE GREAT tody, if a civilian hadn't passed over ted that the smaller fry attached to keynote of the Conference, to te

REMEDY. the necessary coin. The loan was the big hongs couldn't call their souls where practicable British agente tor

Sir John Jordan, addressing the GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. honourably repaid.

their own. There was a meeting of The Encyclopedic a public company once at which cer- the sale and distribution of British Conference, first traced the develop "COMPOUND." Sinica says the tain proposals were made by the wire goods, it will pledige itself to a printent of trade in China since he land- The Sino-Japan- derivation of the pullers. The smaller shareholders ciple which will co-ordinate Brisishi 43 years agɔ.

e War, the Boxer Rising, and thre word "compound" (for our walled happened to be employees of the big enterprise in China as never before.

"Husso-Japanese War Ind stirred" + lue"] Eight pages are taken up with enclosures) is uncertain, but that it hongs. They voted against their

And people from their long regulations made by the Governor in may come from the Portuguese own wishes and interests, recognizing The chaiman emphasised the in sleep. Bailway subens were dis- Council under section 6 of the Thea campanha. We have always hitherto that" their jobs were worth more to

portance of cooperation between (esime in the newspapers, which tres Ordinance. It seems to ds there understood that it was a corruption them than their shares. What they merchants and manufactimers to in were spreading to the interior, and are more regulations than ordinance. of the Malay word "kampong." Can didn't realize was that their manhood

crease the British export trade, and the British merchant was seeking We will study 'em when we have With the sacred any China Mail reader throw further was more important than the be stated that the Federation of direct touch with the consumer in time.

light on this? We haven't a copy taipans. Well, as we have just said, British Industries wore sending the interior. Missionaries of trade

Saturday December 27 is to be a THE COUNT DE traditions of British of Hobson-Jobson," but seem to re there are clear signs of change now, speciu representative to Shanghai are now as ubiquitous as mission general holiday. SKINNER. Dn. Dctober 24, at TOULOUSE ETC. political freedom

call that it favours the Malay deriva-and we are glad of it. Hongkong to improve matters in that regard.. aries of religion.

The prohibition of export of sub- Seven Oaks, Kent, to Mr. and

habitually and oft

tion. What, by the way, is the precise may even yet become a British

Concluding, the Chairman said Sir Jaba Jordan said he believed sidiary silver coine is now with Mrs. C. A. Skinner, of Shangcially fouted in Hongkong.

Colony.

that the questions set down for dis-we had reached the stage when nur drawn. baven't much excuse for throwing meaning of "campanha "?

After our warning to cussion were in themselves the best Treaties and Agreements require to Dr. Eric Stuart Taylor is added to stones at Shanghai, which isn't British. Shanghai is an anomalous

the public about the lustration of the necessity for the be supplemented by other arrange the list of persons qualified place; altogether, and nothing thence

HATS CONE. Chinese trick of snatch- Conference. If at the conclusion of meats. The great remedy would be practise medicine." can surprise us, except, perhaps,

Average amount of bank notes ing the hats from the proceedings the Chambers bound found in the extasion of railway MARQUES, OF October 30 at the way in which British residents the alleged fact that he used to be European passengers in ricshas, it themselves, as he hoped they would, communication, China, having less circulating during October was; Chartered Bank, $10,367,937; H. and Bin Has Betthere seem to cease to be British. fond of looking at himself in a mirror. has happened again, Worse still, it into an Association and wreed to than 7,000 miles of railway, requires S. Bank, $24,522,337; and Mercantile dino Manques, late of Masao. Here is a Ettle item "published, That is no indication that he was has happened twice to the same vic- niëet unqually, the Conference would at least 50,000 miles. The olayBank of India $1,071,695. Reserves.

without comment or protest, in a conceited

tim. On Monday night, opposite have brought into existence as body for these milways is not forthcoming about his. personal British newspaper, edited (we are appearance. It might easily become Mody's godown, he lost a new hat he thoroughly representative of British from China herself, but he hoped a habit with an ugly man.. To a man had worn only twice. The thief had interests in the Far East, and tile that foreign countries would supply of imagination, or the curious in disappeared up a side street when he in defend and advance them with such outlay, in spite of the gat trospectiveness of Kipling's "Kim," a stopped and got out. This morning whole weight of British publie call elsewhere. mirrored reflection of the self must his hat was snatched at the same place. opinion in Orina.. be intriguing. It seems to help the It is no use worrying the police

Commenting upon the unrest in illusion that we can get outside of about this. What can they do? The.

Mr. S. H. Dodwell, of Hongkong. China, which was a great hindrance ourselves. take an aloof, objective wily operator knows enough to see view, as it were. But that was hardly that they are not about when he is sending the Chairman's notion to trade development, Sir John As we said before, when the silly the idea of the local writer who, at work. Carry your hats on your of welcome to Sr John Jonian, Jordas said that, nevertheless, trade indexd honoured of the country last year was greater old man was in trouble here, we describing the joy of climbing the knees, or perhaps it would be a good:-Hongkong know nothing of the Count de Tiddy stairs at the new West Point Hotel, plan to decorate 'em with fish hooks. by being granted the privilege of than ever before. China heretofore, mirrors make the walking I ever we get a new hat, that's what secondding the resolution, and 2 will had not needed a Government in the follol and care less. If he has been said

frankly confess to a certain amount modern wease, local government sui- Another big American loan is said committing forgery, he must suffer pleasant." We surmise that he found we will do.

of pride that it should fall to the fieing for the needs of the people, to be under negotiation. the results. The silly yarn that he pleasure in regarding the hang of

lot of the representatives of the firm hut the spread of communications Kung Sun Chum, ex-premier, is to "When at the meet was put round here, we never be

was a paid agent of Germany, that his trousers.

whose name I bear both to propose created a need for effective gover-act as peace mediator. of The writer PROPOSED ing of the K.C.C.lieved. For one thing. Germany

nod second the resolution. Hong-ment, and tae great task before Japanese news is that Japan will KOWLOON CLUB the other day, the does not hire such stupid people. His

MEUM ET Kowloon notes in a con-

kong's status on this occasion is a Chins at present is the evolving of negotiate directly with China about TUUM. temporary referred to a To-day's dollar is worth 4/6 little different from that of all the such. He feared that the process Shangtung, and that soon. AMALGAMATION, proposal to amal-

poverty was another reason, but one gamate the Cricket of the wiseacres to whom we men-Guy Fawkes day by "a big crowd of

nocturnal celebration of 3/16d.

other Chambers, as she is a British would be very slow. The vagaries To do away with the tael in favour and Bowling Green Clubs was mentioned that objection said his poverty Kowloon youngsters." He indulgently

"Colony. Nevertheless, her interests of taxation would never be remedied of a uniform dollar is the Govern- tioned, the "gentlemen of the Press"

No communicable disease in are inseparably bound up with those until transportation is more efficient ment's immediate policy. might, be camouflage." You

of China, Many, indeed, are the and until the Central Government were requested to regard it as pri- couldn't cure suspicion of that denth gremarked that they "made no end of

today's return. vate and confidential. The China with a charge of dynamite. What are usually in bed," and told us

noise! after the hour at which they

cccasions in the past upon which my (can exercise direct control in the out- Mail did so. The Morning Post did we now wish to mention is the farce was just like a touch of old times at man's dinner dance takes place this through the Hongkong Government was bound up with that of inland practices which have been taking

Readers are reminded that Wise Chamber eought the assistance lying districts. The question of tariff

During the annual Fire Brigade not. Publication having now been ef handing the poor old chap over to Home. And the youngsters thoroughly evening. Admission $1. made, through no breach of etiquette the Russian Assessor

of His Majesty's Minister, and never taxation, and he advised early con place this week, an experiment has on our part, we are now free to talk An offence against an irregular micing this unusual tolerance toward enjoyed themselves." We were ad

has that samstance been denied. sideration of the effects of the tarif beer tried with a view to using sea of it. We consider that Mr. Black Russian consul (without a Government unnecessary noise, and mentally Mail both publish pictures of Master Councillor of Legation, Mr. Brett, tande.

The Daily Mirror and the Daily Moreover, we have now our own changer on the general course of water for the higher levels, instead burn, of the K.C.C., was unnecessarily behind him) to be tried by an irregu congratulating him on being free Searle, who made such a fine little and consequently we feel we are in Powers' pledge to a revision of the means of a system of relays of dams. In view of the Treaty of fresh water from the mains, by fussy" in this matter. How could lar Russian Assessor (without a Gov from the liverishuess so common Nelson at our peace celebrations. a proposal, affecting all the members ernment behind him) is likely to be about here, when in a paragraph almost

olceer touch with Peking then here present tariff in two years, Sir John With the aid of the new motors, the of two strong clubs, and known to fair trial, "we don't think.". That immediately following we found him

tofore. This Conference is the first Jordan prophesied that China, would experiments have proved successful, them all, be kept secret? By put sort of thing used to be shocking to telling the Secretary for Chinese ting competitions for members and been complete without the presence career, for which the raw materials reached. It is said that it will be of its kind, and it would not have soon embark upon a great industrial and the middle levels have been ting the newspaper men on their British instincts. There must be honour not to mention it, he merely something the matter with British Affairs, about his permits for Chinese ladies of the Royal Hongkong Gelf of Sir John Jordan. His willingness and the genius of her people were possible to reach the Peak itself by penalized the honourable ones. This instincts nowadays. Are they all

musical performances, that they

Club will be held at Fanling on Man to attend foreshadows a still doeer admirably suited, and he saw no fear this means. sort of thing, has happened before, Germanized but ours?

should never be given to Chinese

relationship between British com- that this development would prove and will again, unless we can dis-

living in the vicinity of European

mercial and industrial interests in a menace to British industries. A suade these men who want all their

A "tec" invaded residences." It evidently makes a

Amongst the passengers arriving China and the Cornular service, and wise policy lay in the direction of doings kept quiet, while expecting.to TECS AFTER US, our scriptorium difference who makes the noise.

by "Empress of Asia," is Lieut. W nowhere in the world is that so encouraging and fostering native be told, by the papers, all about the

yesterday.

Besides having a very R. Farmer, R.GA who is being necessary as out here. Sir John industries in co-operation with the In the afternoon the Conference doings of other people. "God moves sions of being dragged off to Siberia!

bad Press" for his demobilised and returning to his Jordan's presence so provides the Chinese. He believed that a greated a resolution urging as follow:-

reassembled in Committee and pase÷ in mysterious ways His wonders to We wondered which of our many

GEORGE IN September rhetoric, position with Messrs. Butterfield & desirable evidence of the importance futura lay before Britons in supply. perform," but that is no reason why political offences had brought him.

Firstly-An early Government of the accusion and of the earnest ing technical and financial assist statement of its trade policy towards they should be so ridiculously mysteri- 'Please, Sir, we had no hand in kill-

TROUBLE. which did nothing to Swire.

clear up "the atmos-

ness of our intentions. I am no suce and business ous too. Usually, anything that can- ing the Tsar," we began; but it

organisation enough to convince every busi-production of the real wealth of trade at this critical, period demands

man that the future of British Chine

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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, Nov. 8, 1919.

ADVERSARIA.

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informed) by a Briton.

Count de Toulouse de Lautrec de Savine appeared before the Mixed Court yesterday on a charge of forging the came of Consul General Wim to a passport. He was remanded for trial before the Russian Assessor.

* for trial."

Some ill-natured. AS IN A friend of Robert Stevenson LOOKING-GLASS. Louis

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SHANGHAI, Nov. 7. Tang Shao Yi is not returning to Canton.

Secondly.The policy of the open door, the abolition of spheres of in- fluence, and railway development in (China.

Thirdly: The discontinuance of

not be done openly and above-board wasn't us he was after. It was to the Premier has had the bad luck to new cutter, from London, has had pessimist, but there are surely warn directed towards an increase in the Germany. should not be attempted. We ask us not to say anything about a thought the war had settled the would-be lecturer whom the police discover an American called William previous experience of the East. His bash of secret diplomacy," but its think may be a wrong un. We ex- Bullitt. Mr. Bullit was rather an work used to be highly commended effects do not seem to have reached torted a promise from him to let us important member of the Paris Con years ago when he was with Prit- Kowloon. We expect the Morning know how the enquiry turns out ference, and was entrusted with a chards at Penang., Post will offer the explanation that After he had gone the wit of the mission to the Bolshevilts

the time

RESOLUTION.

hb zon sericus and collective at After the speeches, of the Chair- tention of, those engaged in it, and if man, Mr. 8. H. Dodwell and Sir

We learn that Mr. C. Bond, of we are to keep our place in the mar John Jordan, the British Cammer-in to uso aycee, and the estab It published the news after receiving staircase" returned to us again. How Mr. George was willing to make it from some other source. It is un-British. They have no charge peace, and before Winston Churchill Messrs. Gande, Price and Company, Jete of the world, let alone the cial Counsellor, Mr. Fox, was clect-lishment of a uniform dollar, curs Fourthly,The promulgation by quite possible that it did so. More against this man. He is innocent ran amok. On April 16, finding that was discharged from hospital yester question of expansion, my opinioned Chairman of the Conference in ancy, with a mint at Shanghai than half the confidential" news until they prove him guilty of some such negotiations were not to the day and is new recuperating at his is that it will only be by our com Committee.!

Mr. For delivered a speech in China of a law for the protection a taste of the mob, the voting mob, Mr. house, in Kowloon. It is expected that bined effort on all our parts, and not of Hongkong cari be picked up round; thing. Is this the way to treat George pretended ignorance of them. I Mr. Bond will be able to resume his by a more or less isolated individual which he emphasised the value ofona fide trade-marka, - Catilom

Times. innocent men? It is on the He did remember that "there was usual duties in about a week's time. effort, which before the war was the work of the Chambers.

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