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dismissed. Now that the question has come up in this way, Ɔwith "such; disappointing results, we think the time has come to publish all the facts as revealed in the correspon dence. All the letters will appear in to-morrow's China Mail, and throw a very interesting light on the matter.

LOCAL AND GETARIL.

SPECIAL CABLES.

OHANGE AND INDENTU RED

LABOUR.

A SINGAPORE MYSTERY.

[CHINA MAIL SPECIAL.)

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1919,

WORK AMONG REFUGEES. VIGNETTES OF HONGKONG

THE DEVASTATED: FRANGE FUND.

II.

I went.

My friend precipitated himself The Theatre Royal was well filled through the door. and sank, perspir last evening when Mille. Van der Fliering into my office chair. I stared lectured on Refugee Work in Hol enquiringly. Pity the poor atheist, '3 land" on behalf of the Hongkong he almost smiled; I am pursued by Fund for the Devastated Villages of a mob of the Faithful." I exuded in- France and for Belgian widows and credulity. "Go and see." said he SINGAPORE, Dec. 1. It is announced that money orders orphans. The lecture was under the indicating my window, payable in India and Ceylon will be Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Duff, people hurried towards the steps be patronage of H.E. the Governor, H.E. Converging streams of black-coated Today's doll is worth 5s issued at the rate "hundred rupees H.E. Major-Generat Ventris. Sir low. Ar the head of one rushing massi

equals hundred dollars.” This is

William Rees-Davies and the Hon. was borne a Baming banner bearing expected to have the most serious Mr. R. E Belilios, G.C.O., left effect upon the recruiting of Indian Mr. Claud Severn, who were all the legend The Last Crusade,"

present. The Theatre was decorated withdrew my head as a brass-bound labour for Malaya. to-day for Shanghai

with the British, American, French Family Bible hurtled through the win- and Belgian flags while Miles. Readow missing me by inches only. -AVIATORS EXPECTED AT de Journel and Le Cable, Mrs. C James, lower the pericullis and E. H. Beavis and Mrs. E. Davidson. prepare the boiling oil," I shouted to all of whom were in French national the office "coolic." He hastened to costumes. designed and presented by obey. Glancing through the curtains Madame Flint sold programmes and with caution I saw the crowd momently during the interval took up a colles- | increasing. From the street rose tion.

raucous, the battlecry- Onward, Sir William Rees-Davies, introduc-Christian Soldiers." The attack had ing the lecturer. said that Mrs. Basil begun. They were storming the gate, Taylour was actively engaged in the Acrash, and the door was down. very laudable desire of creating a Frantic feet tattooed the stairs. Hongkong fund for the villages of retired to a corner..... France which had been devastated by 1 saw the glass with "Private" the war.. The visit of Mulc. Van der written thereon smash to a thousatod Flier gave Mrs. Taylour the opportu- splinters. There surged toward my nity of urging her to deliver a lecture friend a tossing sea of prayer-books.

Mr. R. E Lindsell was amongst. those who left for Home on the .. "Korea Maru" to-day,

A friend writes - in to WALKING impark what be con IN THE siders a valuable dis WET. covery cure for that fed-up feeling. He and | three friends looked out at Sunday's rain with feelings all workers will be able to guess. Gloom flapped its wings, and melancholy peeved through the keyhole. Then one of them was inspired. "What's rain, anyway?" he demanded. Who's afraid?" They were infected. They put on old clothes, and rain coats, and legged it over the hills as they would have done in fine weather.

What do we care about the weather?" they carolled, and stepped out bravely, When they got back. they were wet and muddy but very healthy and happy. "We forgot," he writes, our fed upness when the Boy brought in tea." Excellent! But it is not new. It is George Borrow and "the wind on the heath, brother." over again. Indeed, a walk in the rain is very refreshing. The depressing aide of it is mental, and more due to the outlook, than to the rain itself. It is a case of

"grasp your nettle"

Revenue Officer Lanningan who left for active service eighteen Knowing Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, months ago returned on Sunday by COLD RUSH? and the surrounding the s.s. "Tydeus."

gold country very well, we were interested to see in an exchange some account of a new gold discovery out there. It is on the Hampton Plains, about 20 miles out of Kalgoorlie. The report does. not say in which direction and there have been several new discoveries" all around Kalgoorlie of late years, all of which petered out rather badly. All the alluvial gold is exhausted in the township, and the

A NEW

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Captain Dewar has won the | Shanghai Golf Championship, after trying for 17 years. He beat Mr. J. C. Macdougall.

For the benefit of Kowloon residents two extra ferries have been

SINGAPORE.

CHINA MAIL SPECIAL]:

'SINGAPORE, Dec.. 1.. Capt. Ross Smith and Foulet are arriving at Bangkok this afternoon and are expected here to-morrow.

CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

THE FOOCHOW OUTRAGE.

put in service between 8 and 9[By Arrangement with the Wah Tze on Belgian refugees in Holland and saw his pale face, clear above the o'clock in the morning.

Consignees of Cargo are remind ed to clear their goods ex the s.a. "Tydens" before December 8, or they will be subject to rent.

At the Helena May Institute this evening at 6, the Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie is to deliver his lecture Our Nearest Neighbour in on Space."

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Flag Capt. Fisher, R.N., formerly attached to the China Squadron, and Ms. Fisher, left Yokohama on the China" for 29th ult., per the s..

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on the work done on their behalf in tumult for an instant, fearless, sub- that country. Proceeds of the lec-lime. Then the wave engulfed him, ture would be devoted equally between and with the ory of a hungry pack the the Hongkong fund for the devastated Faithful were on him.... regions of France and the fund for

I knew no more. Belgium widows and orphans, the

KEITH WEST. in the lecture. Mlle. Van der Flier object of which would be explained Hongkong. Dec. 1. 1919. was a Dutch lady and was authorised by the King of Belgium to carry on her campaign of mercy and she had recently delivered many lectures in the United States. The late Col jel Theodore Roosevelt, a great patriot and a far seeing statesman, wrote

death.

HONGKONG BOXING ASSOCIATION.

SHANGHAI, Dec. 1. The Tuchun of Fakien, General Lau Ki, wired to the Cabinet say that the students meddled with the ing that the Japanese Consul reported goods of a Japanese firm at the south end of the Namtoi Bridge and caused the trouble, but in fact the trouble happened at the North end of the Bridge. Merchants and police were wounded. besides students. Most of the Japanese carried arias. It is quite clear that the Japanese about her not long ago before his As announced in yesterday's China had wilfully and intentionally caused He said: "It gives me great Mail, it has been definitely decided the cutrage. Some Americans were pleasure to recommend Mlle. Van der that the first tournament under the wounded. The reports of the Last week's communicable dis- American and British Consuls there, Fier, a Dutch friend of mine. Her auspices of the Hongkong Boxing ease was diphtheria 1, enteric 1, and to their ministers at Peking, could country, gallant little Holland. had Association will be held on December The main event will be a Bfteen- yellow fever 1. In the subsequent be taken as evidence of the outrage. done, proportionately, far more than 15. 48 hours there were 4 cases of diph- The Japanese marices

any other country for those who had round contest for the welter-weight theris, 3 of them British."

countinuously landing and wandering suffered from the German horrors.championship of the Celony between about. He could do nothing but it was at the moment a refuge for all 15ky Kerrison, holder of middle-weight Vice Admiral Sir F. C. T. Tudor, despatch more troops to maintain the victims of the war, especially for championship, and Eddie Walters. K.C.M.G., C,B,R.N., late Commander-order. Protests had failed.

The the Belgians.

From the beginning of The second main event is a ten-round in-Chief, China Station and Lady students there have been warned not the war Mile. Van der Fier has de-middle-weight contest between Seaman Tudor, left Yokohama per the s.s. to make further trouble and ordered voted her life to the care of thousands Hewlin, H.M.S, Alacrity,

China for San Francisco, on Nov. to resume their studies.

of Belgians, especially the widows and Peggy Evans. ex-middle-weight chern- ember 29 last.

The Japanese Minister at Peking children. She now desires to assist pion of the Mediterranean Station. disavows the landing of the Japanese those in Belgium who are still suffer The third event in importance will Be A lecture on "Golf" will be marines but the latest report sent ing and her plan is also to build, after an eight-round contest between Stoker given by Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell at by General Li Hau Ki says the war, garden village near Ant-Deconhardt, H.M.S." Hawkins,** and We have just rethe Helena May Institute on Monday two more Japanese

warships werp, She had a committee author-Stoker Neil, H.M.S. torpedo depot, ceived an invitation Dec. 8 at 6, p.m. The lectura is have arrived at Foochow. In reply ised by the King of the Belgians to Kowloon. All the fights will be under,

gold being got new is either from very deep works or from tailings left. in more prosperous days. The out look for the town was very bad a couple of years ago, and it is to be hoped that this new discovery turns. out trumps, although there is suspicious vagueness about the story. It seems to have impressed the London share market, sending Hamp-San ton Properties up to 45s..on the report that it was a 23 feet wide lode, assaying from $4 to £5 per lon- They were back to 23s. at the time this was written. There are miles and miles of dreary desert all round, and water has to be taken out to such "strikes" by camel. The story says that 300 leases have been pegged on the lode, and a site for a new town already laid out. The transcontin- ental railway to Sydney cannot be far off the place, so the news may mean big things for Western Australia.

A CHILDREN'S PARTY.

can

to a children's

are now

party in an Ameri-open to members and their gentle to the Foreign Minister, the Japanese assist her, as well a Dutch committee NS.C. rules.

men friends only.

is interesting as they do these

are

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and

minister says that the squadron was of some of the most prominent. people }. town. It showing

sent out by order of the Home of Holland," tow

The following alterations in time Government to guard against the Proceeding, Sir Williamn Rees- things.. over there some of the Star Ferry service on week boycott movement and unless satis Davies said that the films which were another case two girls were given. times. There covered with little pictures of an 8.0 a.m., 8.10, 8.20. 8.27, 8.32, 8.40, squardron will not be withdrawn

page days are notified. From Kowloon: factory prolection is given the to be shown after the lecture, would money to get to England, but became imals, dolls, teddy bears, etc. Under 8.48, 8.54. 9.0. From Hongkong:

have a bearing on the subject... He separated in the rush of embarkation It is learned that the British, called upon the Hon. Mr. Claud The elder reached England but failing the picture of the cat playing the 8.5 a.m., 8.15, 8.23, 8.30, 8.37, 8.42, American, French, and Italian minis- Severn to sing the Belgian National to find her sister returned to the Con fiddle, there is a paragraph giving the 8.50, 9.0. name of the host (a bachelor, by the

ters at Peking have offered their Anthem. On Mr. Severn's behalf, tinent. Still she could not find her mediation on the Foochow affair. way) and of the little lady of five in.

he asked for the indulgence of the sister and returned home where her The Hongkong Tramway Com whose honour the party is given. pany's trafic receipta for the week Tokyo has reported negotiations with seen the words and music of the song was very ill,

The Chinese Charge D'affaires at audience as Mr. Severn. had only first mother, who died shortly afterwards, The girl was also found On page 2 a paragram states were $12,831, or $299 less than last the Japanese Government about the that day. that she

hasn't

This he was asked to do dead a few days after. Now all that A whole year ago the birthday for a whole year, on weeks were $699,139, or $36,194 plained that China did not suppress that Mr. Severn was a master of song was an open door and a broken wi

year. The aggregate receipts for 48 Foochow affair. The latter com- by Mr. Severn, but they all knew remained of that family and the home, AN INDIAN Indian Civil Servants account of the big war, and because more than in the corresponding the boycott movement.

here sent in a petition Daisy, the elephant at the park was period of 1918. BYRAN.-A1 Shanghai, on November

He also and to ask for indulgence was super-dow. The war had catsed so much“ to the Acting Gover-real sick last month". A similar

urged Mr. Lau Kang Yau, the new fluous. 23. o Mr. and Mrs. R. T.

trouble, so much harm-and so much (Applause.) nor, following up one to Sir Henry humorous paragram adorns page 3,

minister, to proceed to Tokyo. Byran, Junr., a daughter. May, begging for free passages to and on page 4 Hongkong is men and Strong, RN R, and Flag Lieut.,

Addressing her audience as "Excel-misery.. Paymasters Lieut. Johnson, R.N.

lencies and dear friends," Mile. Van The lecturer mentioned her visíť and from ludia when on leave, and tioned. It says: "Uncle Bobbie Commr., Handley, RM., formerly at-

THE CABINET "MINISTERS. for quarters or house allowance in told Wayne and me that Tom Wright tached to the staff of Sir F. C. T.

der Flier recalled that a year before to America to raise funds and when the outbreak of war there was a big she returned she found her lieu thereof. In October 1918 some of the China Mail, Hongkong, wrote Tudor, left Shanghai per the Em Pang, is highly indignant over the some German merchants. thing was done about it, but not what this:

The premier, General Kan Wan dinner party at Rotterdam given by people on the verge of starvation. they wanted. The "concession" of sent to men who vainly build upon on Nov. 29th Last.

Pure happiness is rarely press of Asia" for Home, via Canada rejection of two of his cabinet course of the speeches the friendship they had 7.000 French children, 7,000 In the addition to the refugees from Belgiumi passages docked them of three desire their House of Hope, who months vacation leave, and, it did elsewhere fix their gaze, who in the

ministers by the parliament. He between the two countries was remark- English soldiers and officers who bad is going to submit other nominees. ed upon and one of the speakers said been waiting to die in a German prison not provide for food on the midst of plenty mope, and grumble Hotel yesterday was well attended him to resign or dissolve parliament: union they would live in prosperity said Holland was like Heaven to them. The tea dance at the Hongkong A second failure will probably force that when they belonged to one big with only a crust of bread. They suddenly, at the Country Club.ge. That la amusingly like the all their days."

The Misses Woods sang duets, mostly. A contemporary, American songs of the rag-time noting that nearly species, and were heartily applauded. $18,000 was col- They are very highly trained per Dr. Wellington Koo reports that lected for this formers. One of their most success

ful items was a song and dance called he signed the Bulgarian peace treaty

Oriental."

on the 27th, ult.

BURGESS. On November 21, at Malden, Surrey, to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Burgess, a daughter.

DEATHS.

филь

WHEELEY. On

November

21,

Shanghai, Edward aged 78. XAVIER. On November 26, at Shanghai, Sebastiao Cipriano Xavier, aged 67 years.

SIR HENRY

MAY'S STATUE.

WAY concessions" are made to sub- Wheeley,ordinates all over the Empire. It is, to put it mildly, shabby. Another thing they want is to have their families with them, which seems reasonable enough. Their pay is not statue, remarks that "if the original such as permits them to save for the intention of limiting subscriptions to "extras

that their Europeau col five dollars was adhered to, it will be leagues get. If there has been no conceded that the response has been answer to the second petition we surprisingly good, for it would mean

close on 3,500 subscribers."

The China Mail.

MTRUTH, JUSTIES, PUMA SMVEI."

HONGKONG, TURNday, Dec. 2. 1818.

ADVERSARIA.

SHALL AN INNOCENT

THE BULGARIAN TREATY.

Own

In

and pleasure. The Mayor thereupon They had also 4,000 to 6,000-R- remarked that Queen Wilhelmina did sians and later 125,000 French women try, but Holland which was no bigger was between devil and the deep sex. not wish to rule over so large a coun-end children. Holland during the w than the state of New Jersey had taken They were told that if they did co in a million and a half refugees. send food to Germany they would turn Antwerp and Louvain, that wonderful heavy guris on them and 150,000 me THE RUSSIAN TROUBLE. city with its beautiful library and were placed on the frontier with guns. works of scientifle men of hundreds of When the armistice came the refugees General Yang Tuang Sun, the year ago, fell into the hands of the were told that they could go to their one pathetic passage that would draw an answer from a bronze idol. criginal intention was not adhered was late in his attendance for the the Russian civil war is spreading they would have to go to Holland. dove--they came back again as thebi They said: Your petitioners life to. We have corrected the grammar jury yesterday afternoon. He proffer and coming-nearer to Chinese terri- The men, women and children walk homes were in ruins. It would make in Hongkong is full of worries and well go on to correct an opinion on Court had adjourned until this morn-defeated party may run into Chinese their burning villages and before them and from six to seven years to rebuild la quoting the foregoing, and may used the excuse that he thought the tory. Only a river intervenes. The ed through Flanders--behind them ten years to rebuild parts of France anxieties, the heavy item of house rent rebbing them in some cases of question of art. The same writer ing. as much as 35 per cent, of their wants the statue in uniform, on the

During the Criminal Sessions this morning Mr. Justice Gompertz The intimated that he accepted the excuse

cannot understand it, for it includes China Mail understands that the and apology of S. Greenfield, who tuchun of Sinkiang, reports that Germans and the people were told homes but it was the story of Noah'd...

territory. Martial law has been an unknown future. Some were pray- Belgium. She asked her audience if proclaimed in the Province.

ANOTHER GOOD HAUL

OF OPIUM.A

story of a singularly their energy and efficiency in perstatue of Sir Thomas Jackson, who is by special request, and it is felt Following the seizure of 375 tzels asked to open their private homes to real home where they could be in their

WILEINSON.

ing some crying and some cursing they knew what it was to be miser salaries and making it very ground that a statue representing The Victoria Theatre manage

bur when they came to Holland there able as these refugees were, and ir, difficult for them to manage their anyone in the conventional frock ment are presenting again to-night

was a sigh of relief. The first batch they had suffered as they had done and their dependants expenses coat

is seldom a thing of China Mail readers with

*Sporting Blood" which is a gallop

of refugees had scarcely been housed When they saw her films they wouis the rest; and this sort beauty." This is surprising in viewing romance of the race track, a

when others commenced. to arrive, realise that their sufferings were mora may remember the of life, no doubt, greatly affects of the fact that of all our public master production of the William

one batch numbering 20,000. They than human beings could endure. It statues by far the most artistic is the Fox organisation. This extra-show MAN HANG? brutal crime, of forming their official duties.”

came to The Hague and people were was for them to give the refugees a which the only

is portrayed in the frock coat.

that many cinema-goers would like of opium in the Harbour on Saturday them. survivor was a Chinese boy of a

The lecturer had a boys' club own country. She brought a message That is a sweet- mampan family. He is supposed to have

We have a tele to see this picture as the inclement evening, the Police, acting upon for the use of boys from the slums from these people to those of Hong- OUR LOCAL PORTS, ly turned com. saved his life by swimming, and it la

THE CASE OF gram to day show weather had interfered with our plea information received, boarded two and she signified her readiness to take kong and she was sure they world pliment to some spen his evidence that two men are deserving.

SIR WILLIAM ing that the sure. Sporting Blood" is in beaut vessels which came into port the same a hundred refugees. She then sent a want to help them, cepat. local lady?' that now under sentence of death. For Beltraternas" has favoured us with

incident of the ful picture and it is the real "It" in evaning. The U.S.K. 8.Soshu car through the streets bearing an Kinema plctures were then show Hankow Consul's cinematography. some weeksnow special investigations to-day. It is a dainty trife, that will retirement on June last year" has

Maru which went alongside her appeal for blankets, elc. and in a depicting, scenes in Brissels, befere have been going on, and interviews find a home in many an album. As cropped up again in Parliament In Feking Messra, Y. N. Chen was visited by Sergeant Fallon and a hand. But she still had her boys to bombardment of Antwerp, Belgia wharf at Connaught Road Central, short time a plentiful supply came to and after the German occupation, é a held with the Chief Justice, by we anticipated, our own amateurish Captain Hacking, who asked for in- and F.-M. Chang, two admirers of sumber of Chine e detectives. In care for, so she told the refugees that refugees arriving in Holland, scenes Counsel who believe that one of the attempt at a ham-and-eggs sonnet formation, got none, The usual Tolstoy's teachings, announce that the engine room, hidden in some they must work in the morning, go in Holland, and the employment of men is innocent. A petition has served its purpose, and put Keith official evasion was the only result. Sarolea's "Life of Count Tolstoy unused machinery, they found 1993 out in the afternoon and that the door wounded and mutilated menet been sent to the Governor by Mr. Weat on his mettle. But still we No explanation was offered as to why has been translated by them into tls of prepared opium, The Police would be shur at 5 o'clock. The Detroli, U.S.A. Fairbrother Mason on his behalf. It await the perfect sonnet on the sub Sir William, who was 5 years at Chinese and has now been published with the assistance of the ship's would involve a tediously long story ject. We cannot pass may be 1 Hankow, was called upon to resign They countinus"Feeling the ne officers were unable to ascertain the refugees and said that she found Beyond the. Dawn" and "The Birth "After the lecture, Mrs. Skilton sang to explain just why they are so can even to rhyme to "sky and we ten years before the age limit, was cessity of introducing Tolstoy and ownership. Immediately after their children crying for their parents and of Dawn later on rendering Horr winced of the innocence of one don't know whether it is the egg or reached. He had intended to retire his ideals to our people, we have pur find, they left the ship, and board women for their husbands. Among ing and Good Morning, Brother man, and as the men have been the ham which is crisp toe of at 65, which would have enabled posely abandoned the copyright ofed the se. Summing A search was the many interesting anecdotes she Sunshine recommended to mercy, we presume yesterday's marital strife. No doubt him to see his youngest son through the translation to the public, whereby made in the engine room and 150 taels related was one of a small boy who At the conclusion, the Hon. Mr. it will not be necessary to go into it. we are dense, As he isn't married, Oxford. He claimed that he was any person or publisher is enabled to of opium were discovered. In this told by his mother to take his Claud Severn sang the French Nation- The prisoner on a capital charge is and his wife has independant means, entitled to stay on five years longer reprint the same freely, if they have instance too, no claimant appeared. entitled to the benefit of any doubt: it is puta swank about marital strife than that, but did not wish to. It the interest to do so. By means of

baby brother to the Dutch Irontier.al Anthem. Mrs. Hall proved a very As here seems to be more than a Mr. William Hill has given us an was the Shanghal branch of the this, which is really an experiment,

The boy hid the child beneath, his sympathetic accompanist. amusing bit of fooling, that shows China Association (moved by six we hope that our Grand Master

blouse. · · He arrived there in dus time --The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock sing he is unable to approach the subject of the most important business and might soon become quite familiar to

and the baby was found to be uncon- posed a vote of thanks to the lecturer banking concerns In the Far East) us, though we are not sure of the

acious, but careful tregiment revived and presented her with a bouquet in which pulled the strings and got him result yet."

and now both were strong. In a silver vase.

doubt in this case, we presume His Excellency will be glad to exercise

his prerogative. It would be horrible

• risk hanging an innocent man.:

as reverently as he does a theme like

"Comfort"

WALKER WALLA 2- Lechadies Elake Pier. Night and day

speaker recalled the suferings of the