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CONDOLENCE.

The Roman Catholics of H.M.S. "Alacrity" bag, to convey to the widow and family of the late Mr. N. G. Nolan of the Supreme Court, their deepes: gympasby in their recent sad bereavement.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

Mrs. Nolan and family beg to ten- der their thanks to friends for their kind expressions of sympathy in their recent sad bereavement and for the Beautiful Roral trinutes.

BIRTHS.

a daughter.

a daughter.

son,

HETHERINGTON.-On January

Willrid Hetherington, a son.

DEATHS.

ADVERSARIA.

The Adversarialist is in a wor, state of profound gloom, so wor. cheerfulness, will be very difficult to day. It will be, indeed, a miracle. Before him on his desk lies an invitation to accom- pany an old friend next April to Chèngtao by steamer, thence by train to Tientsin, Peking and Hankow, by river boat to Ichang and down again Shanghai, then to Foochow Amoy etc and train to Canton, up and down the river, and so, home again. But he is like that caged starling Sterne tells about. He can't get out. Woe, woe.

to

A.WARDER AWAY,

Jall warder McLeod has gone on leave. He is the warder to whom the recently condemned prisoner gave an un- solicited testimonial to character.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL,

Today's dollar is worth 5s, 323.

our leading

At a dinner party the other night they were MASTERPIECE, talking of the Hundred ..Best Books stunt, and the apparent impossibility of any

Madame Flint, agreement as to choice. Then this problem, which looked to be a hundred costumiere, proceeds to Paris shortly times harder, but wasn't, came up. What one book would a voluntary Robinson Cruso choase. If restricted ro one? There were the usual vates for Shakespeare and for the Bible by men, who seldom look at them. One Owing to a slight attack of in- was for Rabelais, one for Swinburneduenza, Mr. Justice Gomperts was (he's mad) and there was even one unable to attend Court, today. for Whitaker's Almanack, which is

of

Today's return of communk. able disease shows one case diphtheria and one of enteric.

full of good reading that can be M. Conty, a former French conned over and over. But by Minister in Peking. has been sp- general consent the correct answer pointed French Ambassador te Brazil. was adjudged to be a good dictionary, the author of this brillant suggestion pointing out that it offered more food for reßection than any other single book.

confiscation of large

It is not long ago DIRTY WORK that we heard of the

AT THE

The Chinese are people

CROSSROADS Tumbersof sovereigns who believe there is virtue

at Indian ports, the NAME (or the reverse) in a name. Property of steamer passengers. The Tientsin dealers being Frivate importation was forbidden. anxious rot to embarrass the Gov. According to The Times as cabled by ernment in its foreign relations, yet Reuter the Indian Government was determined to persevere with the itself buying sovereigns and selling boycott. have dropped the anti-them in the basars at a profit of ten

shillings each, Japanese stogan and now refer to antienem goods." Antieremy

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LORD FRENCH IS NO LOGICIAN,

We all deplore the crimes. of violence in Ire land. We are all

The weekly concert will take place at the Seamen's Institute to- morrow night at 8 o'clock. All are welcome.

The annual general meeting of

the Ladies' Recreation Club, will be held at the City Hall, on February 4, at noon.

Capt. Thomas of the Hongkong Canton and Macao Steamboat Co. returned to the Colony from the front on Monday.

Mr. Philip Goldring has taken over the business of the late Mr. N.

Ceme of Shanghai, and has started.

practice in the Northern settlement.

of business.

It is understood that the fate heartily sick of the problem. That of the Victoria Theatre, as a theatre, Franted, we may proceed to point out, with his message to a French is definitely settled. It is to go put journal as a text, that Lord French is not the man to restore order in Ireland. He hasn't got the idea. His logic is very Irish. picture of young Irish "slackers,

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the

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1920.

SPECIAL CABLES.

SHANGHAI POLICEMANT

ACQUITTED AND PRAISED.

Just

[China Mail SPECIAL.].

SKANGHAI, Jan. 28. The jury discharged Constable Allen from the opium robbery case. The judge paid tribute to his splendid war record and asked Allen to hold his head high as an old soldier who had distinguished himself.

SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL

CHAIRMAN..

[China Mail SPECIAL.]

J

SHANGHAI, Jan. 28. Mr. Pearce, chairman of the Muni

cipal council, is retiring after saven Years able services. Mr. Pearce is to remain in Shanghai..

LOGIL, AND GENERAL.

HONGKONG BOXING

ASSOCIATION.

THE MARATHON RICE.

The following further entries for the Marathon Race, to be run under the management of the Boxing Asso- ciation, on Saturday, February 21,-- have been received. This list brings. the total to date up to 54, No en tries will be accepted it received after 12 noon on Saturday next.. January, 31.

2nd Battalion Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire) Regt. Lieur. J. M. Dodingron, Lieut. R. M. P. Beaven, ¡Sergts. Grace. Whatley. Smith Gaylard, Platt, Scudamore, Corpis. Rooney, Norman, Harris, L.-Corpls. Hibberd, Real, Nye, Jackson, Drew,

·Haultain Britten, Pres." Quick, Higgins. Fielding. Woodward, Budd Corbin, N. G. Pearce, Davidson,

Humphries, Gray, Mayne, H., S, Smith. Hemming, Bridewell, Rogers, Benke, Eastmond Skull, Davey, Mask, W. J. King. W. G. Hardy, Martin, and Day. Also L.Tel. G. H. Conway, Submarine L9:-

The 'presentation of silver cups, of, the value, of twenty or twenty-five There will be a tea dance at dollars, for this Race would be much Wiseman's to-morrow.

appreciated by the Race. Sub-Com-

20 people in the "house" last night Owing to there being only about

no performance of Opera was given, There will be a performance to- night.

"

The last batch of German pri- soners left Yokohama on the 17th inst., for Germany. Baron Waldeck, the late Governor of Tsingtau was

amongst them.

The Bank Industrielle de Chine pore on March 1. M. Durrairin will be in charge. The opening of this branch will take place simultaneous Charged before Mr. Wood this ly with the opening of the new morning, with snatching a gold ear branch in Swatow under the super pick from a Chinese woman in vision of M. Mostiene, as reported Queen's Road West, a 15-year-old in the China Moil Jast week. Chinese boy pleaded "guilty" and was sentenced to receive 10 strokes with

mittee.

BOXING.

At a recent join: Meeting of the General and Boxing Committees of the Boxing Association, Sir William Rees-Davies agreed to accept Championship Belts from willing donors for each of the eight British Championship Standard Weights, the conditions governing the holding, owning and forfeiting of same to any variations made by the Boxing Committee. It was further agreed that the following should be the mini- mum stakes per side. irrespective of any purse provided by, the Associa tion:-

in the chair, it was

$25 10

15

in a literary sense is good goods.

A Malaya resident - relates the follow LIFTED STORY. ing personal in cident of a trip from India to Penang. He had ob tained a bottle of whisky, and it was on the table in front of him when

The Diocesan Boys' School the passengers sat down to their first

annual speech day and prize is He draws tribution will take place at meal after leaving part. A mission ary lady was seated next to the man

Diocesan School on Friday, February with the Sottle, which was espied by ashamed of their abstention from the 6 at 5.30 p.m. H. E. the Governor is opening a new Branch in Singa- to be as under N.S.C. Rules; subject her little son, who asked his mother war, which must be wide of the will be present to distribute the

mark. They abstained on principle, prizes. what it contained. The lady answer- ed "My son, there is something in and cannot be ashamed of it. He that bottle which I hope you'll never says they are not Heroes, and lots touch." And the man from Malaya of Englishmen will agree with broke in I hope not. That bottle him, but Irishmen will insist has to last me till I get to Penang." that however mistaken their actions may have been, they are the stuff We never saw this, of which heroes are made. He says WHO and nobody told us martial law will restore order, which SAW THIS? about it, yet Shang is a natural error for a great soldier.a rattan.

hai is laughing over Martial law is itself disorder, how. a typed meteorological report alleged ever. Ireland has had martial law to have been put up on Pedder's too long. It has never done what humiwas expected of it. If martial law restores order, why keep it for "a Order should be the last resource.' first resource. We have no cure to offer. We don't believe in Home Rule because we don't believe in na

Sergt. tionalism; but we are clear on this.

Cockle this morning that Lord French from his own words charged 25 coolies with gambling on is not the man for the job.

the first floor of No 56 Wanchai Road. All the accused pleaded guilty" We are constantly and his Worship imposed a fine of receiving com: $2 each. $4.58 found on the plaints

from

gambling table was confiscated. tenarts. One this morning has quite

JF

Wharf. It stated that the

lity of Hongkong or Dec. 24. was $5 per cent. We don't believe it. There hasn't been that much humi- iry in Hongkong since the Rev. Mr. Bone left, and he had only about ten cents worth.

RENTS,

A WARD LUCK.STORY.

lord (whom he admits has been a

Consignees of cargo ex the ss. remaining undelivered after January, "Colombia" are reminded that goods 31, will be subjected to godown rent.

chafed, Claims for

broken or damaged goods will not be recognised after January 30,

Heavyweight Flyweight Other Weights

H. E. Sir Reginald Stobbs,' K.C.MG, H. E. Major-General F. Ventris, C., B., and H. 5. Commodore | lows :--

Belts have been presented as fot-

Welterweight. Folice Mounted Patrols.

Reserve

V. Garner. have kindly consented to Lightweight. Mr. H. J. Gedge, the performances of Lord Dunsany's act as Patrons and to be present at Official Referee. plays. "The Gods of the Mountain." and "The Tents of the Arabs," to be given at the Theatre Royal on February, 13 and 14, by the members of the Hongkong University Union.

Middleweight. Hongkong Daily

Press.

The Welterweight and Middleweight Belis will be fought for on February 14.

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Mr. Tsang Foo has sent to the We regret to hear that Mr. G. G. China Mail two well mounted N. Tinson, the Boxing Association's photographs of his school at Tsang Honorary Secretary, has been in hos- Foo Villa. Po Kong Road, Kowloon,pital since Saturday. Inst, suffering which was opened on November 11 from an attack of influenza. last and later visited" by H. E. the Governor. One of the photographs his

the Chingchow trouble, states, that a Private Secretary and his A.D.C, Mr.JAPANESE SHIP SUNK IN

Another report with regard, to shows His Excellency with British gunboat has arrived at Macao, Tsang Foo and Mr. Wong Kwang and the Macao authorities, acting on tin. The other is a reproduction of advice received from the British the school building.

A little while ago we WOLVES had a story of two

wolves seen at Fanling... habitually found to be so out-spoken A correspondent next day told us he against vested folerests. so that parhad seen them going into Jardines. ticular notice will probably be taken We printed that also. Time passed. of its suggestion that legal proceedings To-day another correspondant wants should be attempted in the various to know it that was a joke. We a hard luck story for us. His land consular courts. It actually quotes, don't know. presumably as desirable in the circum-

very good and considerate landlord) stances, the Fundemental Laws of the

In reply to several has let sed the property to a Chinese Ta Ching dynasty of China,

Da THE WONG

hopeful enquirers, firm. On Dec. 30 this firm gave the Monopolizers and Unfair Traders."

WRIGHT.

we have to state tenant notice to leave his garage, "When the parties to the purchase

that the newspaper | In the current weather the motor car and sale of goods do not amicably Wright who died was not a China business is not at its best. To re- agree respecting the terms, if one of Mail employee. That one is not yet move in the last moon of the Chinese mittee of the Economic Resources them monopolizing, or otherwise dead; he only wishes he was. using undue influence in the market | obliges the other to allow him an exorbitant profit; or if artful specula.

pass

an

It was what those GRAVITATION immoral racing men

call a "moral cer

thousand dollars as key money'

menaces.

officials have ordered the contractors to cease work on the reclamation.

We are informed by the Com-

future meetings of the

The annual ordinary general

A THIRTY CENT FIGHT.

Two Chinese who were this mors- ing charged before M:. N. L. Smith with fighting in Queen's Road rester day, and causing crowd to collect, thereby obstructing traffic, pleaded

guilty to fighting.

Asked why they fought, the first

HUANGPU

ANOTHER SHIP DAMAGED.

As the result of a collision which took place in the river, near the Arsenal, the sis. "Kitune Maru" belonging to the Mitsui Bussan Kai she sank on Jan. 21 (afternoon) in: about 20-ft. of water.

It appears that the "Kifune Maru," Capt. Minyahara, just arrived in port from Japan with between 2,000-and

year, when all the bills are coming

that in, with business returns small, and the expenses of removal to consid, Committee will not be open to was no light thing. Apparently the representatives of the Press, but that tars in trade, by entering into a tainty" that the professional jos profteer azured on this, for after reports will from time to time be private understanding with the commen of the type who argue from two or three days the tenant was communicated to the Press. mercial agent, and by employing the tankruptcy of science," etc, told he could stay on if he paid a other unwarrantable contrivances, would weigh in with a reference to LEAVER.-On January 9. at Kulang-1 raise the price of their own goods. Einstein's theory and the suggestion and agreed to pay double rent. He meetings of the Hongkong. Central defendant said the second defendant's 3,000 tons of Japanese coal on board su, Amoy. the wife of Harry although of low value, and depress that with the theory of gravitation decided to remore. Then he got a Estates Ltd., the Land Reclamation brotherowed him 30 cents and refused consigned to Furukawa & Co., pro- Percy. Leaver, C. M. Customs, the price of those of others, although busted, a new theory of the universe/second offer, to stay on at a rental Co., Ltd.,. and of the Land Invest- to pay. Witness went to the second ceeded up river to berth alongside the of high value, in all such cases the wanted, and so forth, therefore we of $180 instead of the usual $120, ment Co. Ltd., will be held in the defendant and asked him to honour Chang Kah Pang Wharf, on the Poo- BAILEY-On January 18, at Shang- offending parties shall be severally should so to speak patronize the old but by that time he had secured other offices of Mesers Jardine, Matheson his brother's debt. The second de tung side of the river, but in order to hai, to Robert and Flora Bailey, punished with eighty blows each fer firm of solution mongers. Something premises. The "key money" was and Co., Ltd., to-morrow, Thursday, fendant got angry and the two do so had to go beyond that point

their misconduct." As to

that like that did actually appear in some reduced to $250, and the rent to January 29. at 11.30 am, 11.45 am; brothers joined together and assault to the deeper water off the Han Yeh

ed witness.

Ping Co.'s what to swing round and BELL. On January 19, at Shanghai,hould the Hongkong Government Church Notes" in a-Shanghai $155, if he would stay for another and 12 noon respectively.

be minded to

The second defenant said the quarrel come down to her berth. In doing to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bell, a

year. This "key money "squeeze emergency Ordinance embodying a sor Chatley. The ignorami, however,

paper, and was denou ced by Profess the worst of the lot, and it should It is stated that the representa. was between his brother and the first this she apparently swung on the cur- 21.that, it need not trouble about the contradiction will be overlooked.

law of such an excellent spirit as will go on repeating the lie, while be made unlawful. In the case of a tive of the Canton Government and defendant. He did not take part in rent and her stern is reported to have tenant of long standing, who Lo Yun-shan, the officer commanding it. It was true that his brother had come into contact with the bow of at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. Vote: Extraordinary-the number of It is heartbreaking. The only reat naturally doesn't want to move, it the Chinese forces in Chinshan, are borrowed 30 cents from the first de- the s.s." Gweneth." The "Kifune

volunteer executioners here who will difference that Einstein'stheory makes Practically amounts to extortion by negotiating with the Governor of fendant, but the money had alreadyMaru "received such injuries to her. offer their services, even- providing is this, that it proves that human.

Macap regarding, the stoppage of the been paid.

side that she immediately began to cwn bamboos. would be instruments are not so accurate as

reclamation work on the Chingchow His Worship bound the defendants settle in the water and very shartly enormous. That' need not deter it we thought-them, and that the

shores. The Portuguese have agreed over in the sum of $50 each to keep reached the bottom of the river in It may appoint eighty for each con-human eye

to cease work pending a settlement the peace for six months. JONES-On January 19 at Shang-viction, and let each be entitled to The Press comments on it confirm

front of the Han Yeh Ping Wharf in cannot see straight

of the dispute.

a sufficient depth to cover her hatches., hai, Muriel Veronique Jones.

one swat. Prices higher than those the fact that journalists as a class

Nobody was injured and no lives lost." wife of David Philip Walter cheerfully paid for Russian opera are as ignorant as we believed them

Three students who were arrest

"The "Gweneth," which is reported Jones, of the Heahh Department. would be offered to look-see by local to be, and these church notes" HONGKONG, THEATRE..

ed for trespassing in the Canton Law

to have had her bow tyisted and, a HARRIS-On October 17, at Leek. tenants who have felt the rack and prove that the joss propagandist is niece production "The Cry of the to their villages, and not allowed to charged before Mr. N. L. Smith with her injuries were sufficient to neces-

The remarkable fire reel master. School, were ordered to be deported

hole stove in it, did not sink though Staffs, Francis Chambers Harris, screw, so that the Government reas unscrupulous as ever. It is late Commander Chinese Mart venue would benefit. There would obvious enough to a reasoning mind/ Weak" revealed the value of a return to Canton. The other students causing an obstruction with his sitate her removal to the International time Customs, aged. 51. BARNES. On January 21, at Shang:

be absolutely no opposition either; that the bending of the stellar rays knowing in advance what to put Civil Governor that if the deportation baskets, he caused some amusement, Deck and it is anticipated that the har Fidela Jonasa, the beloved amore, Tobermory, and Tipperary, theory of gravitation. The qualities into a picture to make it draw great orders, issued against their colleagues Court by asking his Worship, in repairs to be effected will take at least The were withdrawn, they would return view of the fact that he was only a week. She is a steamer built fort wife of A. C. Barnes, aged 34 with a swing and a hey-diddle-diddle of space are absolute, and of course picture, was of such a magnificence ro school. The Civil Governor agreed. Yesterday fined $2 for a similar the Halchow S.S. Co. by the Nicholas offence, to treat him, leniently this Tsu Shipbuilding Works and was tinte. It would apply to the haviour of moving matter it is not that it deserves to be repeated. To and the strike came to an end.

·launched on March 3. seat of conviction in the case of space they are dealing with at all night another all star cast of Fox

His Worship informed him that it players" The Primitive Call" will be Owing to the absence was usual to impose a heavier fine One of our most screened. picturing а Worman's of

Chinghokwul or the for a second offence.".

from contribe power for gond and evil, featur Minority member

the The defendant promised his CONUNDRUM, tors has managed to jing the famous actress Gladys session of the Constitutional Worship that if he was given a

make 'the Editor Coburn. It is lavishly staged, Convention, the Speakers of the The China Mail, known to overbid each other and to angry. He strolled Into the office skilfully directed, adequately acted, Canton Parliament have announced chance this time, he would not offendThe death occurred at the Govern

years and 5 months. CAMERON. On January 21, ar

Chefoo, Mary Howard Cameron, formerly of the China Inland Mission

their

the

scheme would 20 com proves, rather than disproves.. the

cheerio, This would not hit property where they are dealing with the be owners only

house farmers, middlemen, and ten- ants who sublet. The fact is that

the demand is so great that it ex

UNGALLANT esteemed

cludes conscience and decency on both sides, and tenants have been

KINEMA NOTES.

wonderful producer's intelligence of went on strike, and informed the

audiences into thestes.

the

1

offer rents they had no moral right when the great man was very busy with a good story well told; in that the session is to be suspended LAKRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICH." to offer, for their temporary conveni-used the editorial scissors to cut his short, it is, a remarkable movie and for a weekft is reported that about ence should not be served by penalties nails, and looked as if he were going the public will undoubtedly appre 50 members, mostly of the Minority HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 28 120.n their successors in perpetuity to stay all day. That's the worst Ciate it. Another bumper house is Party, have left Canton for their Fixed rents based upon a calculation of of some of these Hongkong fellows: expected throughtout this splendid. homes in the North, and many others fair interest on owners ownvaluations Because they have insufficient work photoplay. Other celebrated plays are to follow, w for tax purposes could easily be fixed to do themselves they will not let of equal importance will be forth

HOUSE PROFITEERING.

THE ORIENTAL MIND,

When a hawker was this morning

again.

A fine of $4 was imposed.

4 was impos

LOGROLLING DUNSANY

The Hongkong University Union has the pleasure to announce that

OBITUARY,

ment Civil Hospital this morning (from pneumania) of Mr. Marcus Hayes. The deceased, who had been for about three weeks, was a popular teacher at the Diocesan Boys" School" and was also a successful organiser of amateur concerts

CROUP,

by a Government that recognized its others get on with theirs. Why coming in the next change of ́pro, It is reported that the decision professor O. W. Ferguson, MA., Pro duty to the majority; and after that this one suddenly asked, is in gramme on Saturday next. The of the Canton Municipality to 'fill up fessor of Education at the University the principle of first come, first woman like dough Too easy subsequent excellent episodes of the the Sai Ho Creek for building a new of Hongkong, will deliver a lecture Shanghai is in something like theserved" should be insisted upon as said the Chief. Because a man serial filmRed Ace will run on road, is strongly opposed by the re on Lord Dunsany--the man and his VERY young child sauce ptible to same boat with Hongkong so far, as the duty of agents. This is surely needs her. If you've nothing fresher during the 7.15 performances insidents of Saikwan. The creek, it is works at the Helena May Institute ergun. Don't wait until this scarcity of housing and profiteering not Utopian." What do China Mail than that I wish you'd go and visit which the daring Marie Walcamp pointed out, is a useful canal for by kind permission of the Council of dreadful dienso attacks, your little one la rents are concerned. Of the latter readers think? If you would all the others. That knt the answer will appear again more conspicuously transportation of food stuffs and the Jastitude on Wednesday, Febcu hefore you prepare for it. It comes her evil the N. C. Daily News says comweisha with short letters (about 250 said the loafer. Then what is?" than ever in her snap and pen acting forms the best refpad for junka inary 4th, 5.30 pan

the night whim chemists” ahnoq, Bra plaints are common, and that the words at moat) embodying your snapped the editor. Because she's

storm. No less than 100,000 boar The Chair will be taken by Provsually closed and this alana shaald, be facts may be regarded as probably views, the Government would take so hard to get off your hand The) providing as flagrant an example of more notice of such an exiression of gum pat exploded against the Intel WALLA WALIA boats are new their boats within two days, and theyThe lecture is open to all members For sale by all Chemists and Store men earn their living on the creekfessor G. P. Jordan, M.B, Pro-Vice Conga Remody a hand. Is aver fails, a warning. Get and keep Chamberlain's The boatmen were ordered to remove Chancellor of the University,EA profiteering as may be found bere public opinion than it ever will of a the foxer went through the

[nota quiékly and is simolutely hariuleas.“ Our contemporary is not leading arides it is up to you nog, door.

keepers

and fast Get them at Blake

are now threatening to go on strike. of the Public