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G. P. LAMMERT.

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`AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER AND SURTETOR

Public Auctions

INTIMATIONS.

RAND BENEFIT MATCH.

SOUTH CHINA A FHLETIC

EONGKONG FOOTBALL_PRUË

Y SATURDAY, 12 January, 1920, at HAPPY VALERY, ar 4.15 p.ru. Peseds in aid of the woloat of the

Wurder Speake

Admission to s'and $100,

Members Free list suspended.

G. GERRARD.

Hon. Stretary.

H KEC.

Hongkong, January 12, 1920,

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persons lying Com conten der the ARMS auT ORDNANCE bakl do we lovemun the KONEN Vử AM. and TEAM, dav, #SUNDAYS:

a HOLIDAYS exemjam].

Application to he made at the Lineup.

g Clerk's lice. Central Robes, stion.

E. D. C. WOLFE.

| Captaia Superin'en legis of Pulize,

Hongkong, Fan ary 10, 120,

REPULSE BAY HOTEL

SATURDAY, 17th January.

19

TEA DANSANT, Prapan. to pr DINNER DANSANT, From $ pas.

SUNDAY, 18th January, Afternoon and Evening Orchestral ncerts.

J. H. TAGGART,

Manager,

RAGON MUTOR CAR CO.

connection with the tea and mer dansants, motor buses with ve the Hongkong Hotel at the lowing times, punctually, irrespec.

of the number of tickets sold

DEAR LORS 3.15.

Res

P.. P.

12 MIDNIGET.

7. 833 ru Tickets can be obtained at the ngkong Hotel or Dragon Motor

Co. at $4 return fare.

HONGKONG BOXING

ASSOCIATION, Materiros Rack (ex-Comment)

HARATHON RACE

Open to -ll Services, “Pultersities, | lege, Savoli and the Puldic berally,

To be run on

TURDAY, February 21st

1920.

Start al

J-112

URSE (almost 11 miles:

JUT:

Statue Whorf "(opposite en's Statue past Hongkong tais *ter Charis, up farden Bad to lic Gardena, pust flovernment 185, along hine Rad to Iniversity, theneling Puk'uben Road to tion 16-fublice Rd. OME: Along Jublice Road to medy Tubu Sanguer Hone, thenceį to Prays for Winner Front, along fer Frunt to Winning Post opposite gkong Club.

Stowards wil be po ted alung

the cour e

NDITIONS: Go sa you please.. NO STOPPING fimum clothing, singlet and whorts.

ertrophies) accoring to number

of entries,

Intending nonors are requested to 'zime, rank (if any) and address wo

G.G. N. TINSON, E4-

Hon. Secretary, Hongrong Boxing Association.

eja Joanson, Erozza & MATE

Prince's Buildings,

Le Bouse Sheet:

Petilians ta drawing for pluses ste, be duly published in the columns.

YTRIES close on SATURDAY,

January, at 12 noon.

H.-J. GEDGE,

F. C. JENKIN,

J.C. WILDIN,

G. G. N. TINSON,

Marathon Race Sub-Committee.

Sug January 13, 1920

INTIMATIONA

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SHIU FJNG TAI & CO.,

Note Agents fɔe Hongkong; and Sanke China, Nos. 47 18, demanaght Ranch Cautral, II mgkang.

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FOR SALE.

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SHANGHAI AND CHINESE dur nations is a history of a struggle requests of our Chinese fellow citi-

REPRESENTATION,

LETTER BY MR. LITTLE.

Many fail to realize that the China of to-day is ner une Chiña of a few years ago: a great mental transforba. tion has taken place. Unless this fac! of the most vital importance is grasp ed by foreigners we shall be guilty of serious breaches at conduct which will fe-act against us.

It is always a good plan to endea vour to get the other fellow's point of view and certainly it is highly reccs. sary for us to study the opinions and ideals of Chinese people among whom

our lot is cast.

to establish and protect the right of the taxpayer to decide the amount and! methods of collection and distribution of the taxes he shall be called upon to pay.

zens is inevitable. The questions,

What are the solutions?”

suggest the following as the way out of the difficulty.

The preparation of a voting When the Chinese, therefore, say, register of Chinese on exactly the "We pay large sum i taxes but same lines as foreigners with exactly. are never consulted and have no voice the same qualifications and regula. in cur own government," our

own tions.

That is, foreigners and Chi sense of political justice spontaneous- nese would be on exactly the same ly admits the reasonableness of this footing,

resist and still be true to our own be invited as early as possible, say, demand It is a claim we cannot 2.The Chinese electorate shall

during the months of January and

Political idea!.

The shallew thinker says this is a, February this year. to elect three Foreign Settlement and if the Chinese qualified Chirese ratepayers to serve do not like they can go elsewhere. on a consulting committee to advise the present conditions were well with the Council on all Chinese mat- known when they came and they musters. abide by the rules and regulations and

so on.

3.The Council shall announce

It is a fact that since the days of Li Heng-chang the Chinese

By exactly the same line of that they are taking immediate steps nave developed a malical coherence and in China.

reasoning we have no rights or starus to amend the Land Regulations so as ideas of pariotism which were then thinkers have said. We did not ask from nine to 12, of whom three shall Equally shallow Chinese to extend the number of Councillors non-existent. They are now conscious foreigners to come to China and it be Chinese and elected by Chinese. of an amour propre and regard for they come they must conform to our. The nine foreign- members shall con- their country which must be reckoned laws and so on. with by all foreigners who have any

tinue to be elected as at present.. We have to deal with facts. Тіче regard for their future well-being in Chinese are in our settlement and will payers to be present at the Rate- 4.--The number of Chinese rate- China.

Jemain here and we should not at payers" Meeting shall be determined. We have reached a crisis in our tempt to put them out even if we by the Council and the Consulting Municipal life which has been pre- could. Neither can the Chinese oust Chinese Committee and the number cipitated by the unwise taxation action foreigners from China. of the last Ratepayers' Meeting.

It would not so decided upon shall be elected by be to the advantage of either party to the Chinese ratepayers at the same. Our Chinese fellow ratepayers de- get rid of the other. For better or time as the Foreign and Chinese mem- mand recognition and are entitled to

worse we are destined to live together, bers of Council are elected. be satisfied. A threat has been made Each side has a claim on the other to I feel sure that the granting of the

gramed.

The

question is, therefore, one of urgency. There are two ways in which the situation may be met

not to pay the spring taxes unless a full and generous consideration of above Four points would satisfy the spine concession be

its rights. The large Chinese popula vast bulk of our Chinese feflow-citi- tion in cur midst has on every ground zens: the extremists on both sides a right to participate in the govern can be disregarded. ment and taxation of this influential, The disadvantages attending these but at present politically inarticulare innovations will be no more than now, section of our cosmopolitan com- exist whilst the advantages will be

encrinous. I enumerate a few,

1.-Cause of friction and misunder

Est. A direct refusal.

2nd. A confession to the demand. FirstIt is undoubtedly possible munity.

for the Council, with the armed forces . Other speakers say, "Let the Chi- under its control and in the exercise nese show they can manage their own standing with the Chines: would be of its undoubted legal right to re- afairs and then they ban have a share vastly reduced if not altogether elimin- press the movement and compel the in the government of this settlement."ated. payment of taxes.

A little consideration will show this As a case in point, some of the The result would be disastrous, argument has no force. Whatever older residents will remember a dozen Such action would embitter Chinese they do elsewhere does not affect this years ago the leurs that were engen- and foreign relations and cause an Shanghai Settlement problem which dered by the drilling of considerable estrangerment which is the last thing stands by itself,and must be dealt with bodies of Chinese volunteers on the either side desires at this juncture by itself.

borders of the Settlement. All kinds when we are all trying to

There is a lear that if Chinese have of rumour and suspicion got afloat and, gether."

Reports of such forceful representatives.upon the Council there both foreigners and Chinese were

Ret to-

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(To be opened 1st January, 1920.)

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PALACE HOTEL

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Recently renovated and refurnished, alectric-light and Eags throughoni and entirely unier, now management. Cuisine under the parsons supervision of the proprietor, Bar and Billiard Ecoma. Terma moderate. "Epecial berkas to families ed application to

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IF

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paccedings would travel all over will be at once inaugurated a reign of perturbed. As a member of the then no China and reach inland places in a-graft and that inefficiency of adminis- Council I suggested that the way to most distorted form without doubt in tration will make itself promptly telt. draw the teeth of the bitterness of the every case, the version retailed would There need' he no lear on this score movement would be to invite the be to the detriment; n foreigners for they will not, be admitted to the Chinese to form a body of Chinese reputation.

undivided control of the Settlement volunteers under the Council, and as On every possible ground, there- and cannot, therefore, introduce the part of our regular Volunteer Forces. fure, the Council musi reject this methods which obtain in the native This was adopted. Immediately the method of dealing with the problem. settlements adjoining the foreign whole movement, on our borders cof Second it is incumbent upon us settlements. Admittedly it is a hor-lapsed and the Chinese Volunteers to consider the request sympathetic rile thought to contemplate the For- have ever since been a creditable de- ally and devise mears of satisfying our cien Settlements sinking to the utterly tachment of our Civic Forces. Ex- Chinese fellow-citizens. suggest disgraceful, from a good revernment actly the same favourable results will below. in my opinion, this can best standpoint, level of the Chapet and follow the present suggested action.. He done.

ive city administrations. We need 2.Our method of elections will. maintain that the request to be not be in any way disturbed by such afford, an obiect lesson and an instruc- allowed representation is a most, rea- a possibility for it will be list as rep to the Chinese electors who will sonable one. It is entirely along the mote under the new, scheme as at this become accustomed to the elec -Wines of all Anglo-Saxon political present.

toral methods of an enlightened de- development. It is a truism to say A full consideration of all the ques-mocracy.

It will have an excellent

that there must be no taxation with tions in review leads to the conclusion effect all over the Republic. cut representation. The history of that a concession to the reasonable (Continusd on Page 3.)

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