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ONCE.

FROST BITTEN, TWICE SHY,"

Mr. B. L. Frost apparently does not read

the

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1:20.

AERIAL DERBY.

To-day's dollar is worth 58. 83d. THE COMMISSION AT CANTON.

Hilpan Treasurer arrived at Carton

EXPORTING SILVER COIN.

Mr. N. L. Smith had before hira this morning, three cases of attempt-

for China. Yet, they have been Fussian or 'Red” variety. The supporting (goodness knows why) the "danger" is "a" special brand for ruchuna. A tuchun is any Chinese Chinese consumption,” which involves panjandrum who can anaffle sufficient | "the disappearance of unjust officials money to rake together an army of and exorbitanttares:" Such "danger" cut-throats and bandits, who are leaves us quite calm. We are prev All cargo ex S.S. "Doylestown "The Commission organizing the afterwards 'allowed to prey on the|pared to suffer and endure that... remaining undelivered after Feb. 7 first Aerial Derby Around the ing to export smalf silver coin. country while their master accumu

will be subjected to rent.

World composed of Commodore The first man, who was arrested lates their pay in his own coffers.

Louis D. Beaumont President, Major on the "Canton wharf, was charged The foreigners have helped these

To-day's return of communicable Charles J. Glidden USA, FRGS with attempting to export $10 worth scoundrels with money and with

China Mail. He disease shows a case of plague and Executive secretary and Mr. Benjamin of subsidiary coins. He pleaded "not arms, or the ground that they re

has his attention a case of cerebrospinal fever. present the de facto government drawn to it. We cannot compel him of China. They had a different to read it, and we don't particularly

on Feb. 4, and immediately took up guilty", and said that be changed Mr. C, W. Porter has won the the work of organising the Aerial the money to pay coolies' wages. He for supporting Admiral care whether he does or not; but it Shanghai Billiard Championship for Derby which was finished next day, went on the wharf to see a friend off. Kolchak in Russia, but that, though would do him good to study it re the fourth time. He made a nice 99 thus completing the entire program germane, is another, story,

gularly. There is a tone of restrained | break.

for China.

Sergt. Shannon admitted that the How forcible are pompousness in the letter we publish

While the Commission has been in defendant had no luggage, but said right words; but from him to day that suggests to the Consignees of cargo ex S.S. "St. China and Hongkong four Aero that once these men passed the what doth your Adversarian, who is a psychologist, Andrew," are reminded that all goods Clubs have been organised and pro-searchers on the wharf, the Police arguing reprove? that if Mr. Frost does not take remaining undelivered after Feb. 7ected. The parent Club at Peking have no means of discovering where Du ye imagine to care he will have to buy a shoehorn will be subject to rent.

known as the Aero Club of China,

the coins go to. reprove words,. which are as to get his hat on. Until the Kowloon

The Aero Club of Shanghai, The

His Worship ordered the coins. Le wind? Though I were perfect, yet Ratepayers Association burst in The Raymond, party which is Aero Club of Canton, and the Aero

be confiscated.. would I not know my soul. No glory from our cloudy political sky touring around the world has been Club of Hongkong.

Another man who said that he doubt but ye are the people, and we were unaware of Mr. Frost's ex-held up in Hongkong since January These clubs organized some six-was a room boy employed at the wisdom shall die with you. The istence. Now that he is a public 24th when it arrived on the 9.3. teen years after the first

King Edward Hotel, was сего

charged tabernacles of robbers prosper, and man, and in the public eye, we need Colombia. Owing to general delays club was organized in the United with attempting to export $12.40, they that provoke God are secure, no "authority" to use his name. It in shipping schedules. It has been States, the Aero Club of New Eng- said that he changed the money for They grope in the dark without is a nice name, easy to spell and easy very hard for its guide, Mr. Smith to land which was followed by the of what to see a friend, to whom he his own use. He went to the Canton light. I also could speak as ye do: to remember. The only part of the find appropriate accommodationsganization of the Aero Club of

quoted paragram which we intended in Japan, Shanghai and Manila. America and the Aerial League of intended entrusting his son, to learn our readers to regard as emanating Fortunately, the party was able America, the Commission working the theatrical profession. and shake mine head at you. Fe from Mr. Frost is the part he admits to find rooms at the Hongkong under an appointment of the two

His Worship: Were you going to that bath clean hands shall be saying to our reporter, whom we sent Hotel in spite of its very congested latter clubs and rules of the Federa- entrust your money to your friend stronger and stronger. Behold, as to him, in his capacity as a tenant, condition. They are sailing on Feb-tion Aeronautique Internationale.

too ?—No. wild asses in the desert, go they forth for information. As a tenant, heruary 30 or 11 by the P. and O. Aviation to date in this section of

In this case it was also admitted to their work. In the dark they dig naturally had nothing unkind to say steamer "Somali" (also late on her China has not advanced quite as fast that the defendant had no luggage. through houses. What is the hope of of the Spanish Procuration. The schedule for Singapore and Java. as in other sections of the country

As in the other case, the money hands at him. and shall hiss him to them. It did not occur to us that become a fashionable tourist resort. for the establishing of a school of the Wing Lok (Macas Wharf) was the hypocrite? Men shall clap their statement we quoted was favourabic The Dutch colonies are beginning to but arrangements are now complete was ordered to be confiscated.

A third man who was arrested on out of his place. If I laughed after the word alone" we should The Aero Club which arrived from Firstructions under the direction of Ltd on them they believed it not, have inserted "End of Frost, as they Manila at the same date is also whose fathers I would have dis do in cablegrams. Perhaps we ought sailing by the "Somall" with the dained. Great men are not always to have done so. As regards his ex-exception of Sir Arthur and Lady wisq neither do the aged understand plicit request to the reporter to sup Brown who departed yesterday for judgment. Let us know among press his name, there has been some Melbourne. ourselves what is gond.

misunderstanding. Why, when he

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if your soul were in my soul's stead.

I could heap up words against you,

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KOWLOON HOUSING.

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OLD BILL AND ALF.

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HONGKONG DEFENCE

CORPS.

Orders for Cadet Company by Lieut. A. O, EMEN.

STRENGTH,

on the 30th January and is posted to Cadet James Lloyd Howsell joined

Section 4. on leaving the Colony.

Bugler Logan is permitted to resign

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country.

After partaking of the Governer- General's hospitality the Commission withdrew escorted to the outer door. by the Governor-General who handed each member of the Commission his personal card,

Captain Tom Gunn an experienced charged with attempting to export aviator who is at the Head of the Air29 worth of local silver ten-cent Service and his assistant Mr. Tom Pieces. He said he was a grass cut- Wing.

ter in the country, and catne here on Aeronautical enthusiasts are some-

a visit. He was returning to the what encouraged here from the fact Country when he was arrested. He What man is like Job. who drinketb had nothing but good to say of his In all the fashionable tea houses that the Tralian Government have al did not know it was unlawful to up scorning like water?

landlords, should he desire to in Paris, one hears elegant "flap-ready built four hangars on a very export silver coins. These Overcast skies remain anonymous, and he a public pers" uttering very serious sentences desirable landing field for the Rome-

The Police said that it was have a depressing effect man? However, in future we will such as: "We shall never accept!" Tokyo flight which they have kindly quite possible that the defendant WEATHER, on the spirits, and in do our 'est to be quite correct. Once or "It is revolting!" so that you im- offered for use by the contestants in did not know local regulations. He

some cases, mediately, Frost-bitten, twice shy.

agine the question is about the peace the-arst Aerial Derby Around the looked like a man from the country. His Worship remarked that pro- treaty or woman's suffrage who Word. Overland contestants in air. knows? No, Madam; the question planes will fly from Shanghai to bably the money represented the is only about the arbitrary laws of Hanoi via Canton these using flying savings of several people in the

Queen Fashion." It appears boats would go via Hongkong. that the fatter, womanly, there- Canton is 110 miles from Hong- A fire of $10 was imposed, and From the report of the

fore changeable. is getting tired kong, densely populated with some the defendant was ordered to change annual meeting of the

As many of the characters in of the Iccse waist line of two and a half million people but the silver into bank notes. Kowloon Land and Dickens are real people to us, people the frock-coat, so much worn since there are suitable landing fields ap- Building. Company, we think of as personal acquaint the war. She has declared that inproaching and leaving the city but a published in yesterday's China Mail, ances, so in future shall we think spring, the waist line will again be burying ground to be avoided twenty ing him with the vast amount of the Adversarian discovered that of Old Bill, the creation of Bairns-well pinched and tight at the waist, five miles long.

data they had collected and plans Knutsford Terrace belongs to that father's facile pencil. This after unless one chooses to wear in the The Commission were most cordi of the great Derby. If possible consequently seeing the British-made film at the evening the Recamier utterly waist-ally received by the American Consul South China will be represented and amused to notice that as rents were Coronet Theatre last night, depicting less gown. No wonder the indepen-General, Hon. Leo Bergholz a most it is only a question of allowing us only $1600 higher than in the previous the war in the Bairnsfather way and dent women discuss a decree which efficient representative of the United sufficient time to train a corps of year, the improved earnings (per-with the Bairnsfather humour. will oblige them to don once more States who had given much time in aviators and to secure proper aircraft. mitting the best dividend since Hongkong is indebted to Mr. Mon- those "old fashioned stiff whale-bone instructing prominent people and 1914) were "mainly due to a de tague Ede for this picture. He saw shields." It may be that in Hong organizations based on the advanced crease in the repairs bill Isn't fit in London (before his serious kong King Summer proves stronger aviation data sent him by the Com Knutsford Terrace the place where illness) and was so pleased with it than even Mylady Fashion, and that mission, and who undoubtedly in and things like that should engage its the chair containing a guest suddenly that be secured it for Hongkong, sensible women insist on keeping to fluenced the organization of the Aero energies and have first claim upon our sank through the floor? Isn't it the through the Publicity Bureau for the very comfortable one piece dress, Club of Canton before the Commis CAMPBELL --On January 29. at money, before it squanders so much place that shakes when a child South China an offshoot of the at least for shopping and morning sion's arrival which started off with The Governor-General is consider-

Shanghai. Kathleen

Augusta, | colonial revenue on rounding off cances a pas de seul on the floor? Chamber of Commerce. It is

twenty five members, having for its ed one of the trost influential men in Roderick corners so that our motorists can Isn't it the place that Mr Frost, thoroughly British picture, all British

President and Secretary prominent South China and his recommenda- drive faster than ever. The so-chairman of the Ratepayers' Associa- types and British idiom, and as full

Chinese citizens of Canton.

tions in behalf of aviation will receive KING.-On January 28, at Shanghas called dangerous corners, as we tion, said could be knocked down of the typical humour of the new army

The Consul General assigned his prompt consideration hence it may Charles Henry King, aged 3 have remarked before, were safer with a walking cane? If it is, we as an egg is. of meat. The pictures

staff to the service of the Commission be expected that in the near future as they were. They introduced a recommend a visit by the Building and the rubrics alike acted like fingers

under the direction of Mr. Lam Ying all China will have RICCI-REMEDIOS.-On January 29, thought

a complete .of carefulness inte aspector. Then perhaps there will on triggers, explosions of laughter

Chee the official interpreter of the aeronautical service. at Shanghai, José Ricci-Remedios the most reckless of our chauffeurs. be an increase in the repairs bill. resulting There is a story connect

Consulate making use of the telephone The Minister of Foreign Affairs (formerly of Messrs. Jardine. But if that excellent and unanswer-

in making appointments to meet the and former Minister to the United ing the Bairns father jokes, threading Our Governor pro. Matheson & Co.'s Insurance able argument be not accepted, we

Military Governor, General Mo Yung States from China, Mr. Wu Ting may still maintain that the rounding

FAIR RENTS bably has no adequare them together; but the frequent Department), aged 34 years.

TRIBUNAL. Conception

Sing and Mr. Wu Ting Fang Minister Fang, received the Commission at of the changes of scene from battlefield to cff of the corner at St. Paul's hostel,

of Foreign Affairs and former his home in the chamber where meet or the widening of the road at the has probably done by the mere se attention needs to be chained amount of good he Home, and front to front, seem to have confused some witnesses,

Minister to the United States for the Board of Government of eight entrance to the Public Gardens, (hoth mention of the possibility of the.

China.

Provinces in South China and where frightfully expensive jobs) were lux institution of a Fair Rents Tribunal. by continuity. The biggest thing in

The Governor-General immediately is discussed the perplexing, questions uries that could have waited for their The landlords will not want that, Alf and Bert have had time to think, the picture is that one where Bill and

placed a motor car at the disposal of arising between the two sections of properturn. It was some such remark and we prophesy considerably more"

the Commission (There being only the Country, North China has ten as that, aremart we have no hesitation reasonableness on their part as aand one of them remarks "We shall

ten in Canton and those owned by Provinces but a much smaller popul in repeating, that must have given result of the Governor's

veiled miss this war when it is over.".

the Governmen:) which was dispatch-ation. The minister, as is well our friend the impression, the quite threat. We congratulate His Excel Indeed, many of them must have

ed to the American Consulate and the known in the United States, is a unwarranted impression, that the lency on the prompt reply. It was missed it must be missing it at Headquarters on Monday, -9th -preter Mr. Lam Ying. Ches were as well as one of fifty and hopes All Sections, Band and Instructors Commission with the official inter-vegetarian and carries his 79 years China Mail is opposed to road better than leaving, it over in the now. These pictures, better than instant, at 5.15 p.m. making. Let us have all the roads routine way.

conveyed to the palace.

to attain the age of 150 and there we can get, by all means, when we

N. C. Os and Instructor at Head-

Arriving they were received by the are no indications his wishes will While the Government is laying can afford them. We cannot

Governor-General's Private Secretary, not be fulfilled. Mr. Wo cut vast sums of our money on the honestly afford them until we have making of splendid, roads, and on

paid our debts, until the Government's!

RESOURCES this subject dots the men as a whirlwind gathers up

several rooms and by soldiers stand posted on all international ques- alleged improvements to existing obligations to the community are of some notes in this column. The in such a danse macabre as never i's and crosses the 's autumn leaves, and preoccupied them

G. E. STEWART

ing at attention to the receiving tion not excluding aviation, roads-building for eternity, to judge fulfilled. Surely that is reasonable.

chamber. by the splendid slidity of the Beyond Shaukiwan, on the new Territory are being "sat upon" by There is no attempt to flatter, or

economic resources of our New

and after receiving the Commission was before.

Adjutant, H. K. Defence Corps The usual Chinese setting was ob- and serving tea opened the dis The faces are extraordinarily good. Hongkong, February, 6, 1920. P.W.D's work-it is holding over, road, are many sites for nice licence. The prospecting rights are

served, a table in the centre of the cussion on the work in organizing until it is sure, the money is homes, and we hope that a sensible said to be monopolized by a member fickle the groundlings by pretty-

room surrounded by chairs, the table the Derby. First he wished to be forthcoming

NOTICE. for them, some and fair system of allocating them to of the Executive Council, who is

laden with choice delicacies. very necessary public enterprises, bona fide home builders will be hir nominated as the chairman of the vulgar faces are all there, realistic RETURN OF ARMS AND EQUIPMENT Excellency came into the room, his diplomatic corps. His aeronautical booked for a flight to Washington to After a few moments delay His meet again many of his friends in the The question was asked us last upon. There is really no need now, night: What is the China Mail's as things are, for going over to

committee now investigating," and as endearing to a true patriot as

bodyguard remaining at the en opticism exceeded that of the Com- attitude toward all this road mak-Kowloon, that sun-scorched desert.

How long, O Lord, how long?

All former members of the Corps trance door, The Commission were mission and he required no bolstering ing?" A little questioning of for home sites. With the roads we

We have no who have not yet done so. are individually presented to the Gaver on the part of the Cornmission being Apropos des bottes, as doubt whatever that Bert or Alf, requested to return their Rifles, nor-General and after all had seated content with the facts of progress in var questioner elicited the fact have, and the transport facilities im-

MISSIONARY he himself might say, whichever i was. that as usul something purely proving. we can provide for all

did join up. Ammunition ENTERPRISE the Rev. Fr. Robert did get to the front, and did Headquarters at once.

and Equipment to themselves the object of the visita aviation unfolded by them. incidental had

South been misread requirements of that kind on our own

tion and full details of the Derby China shall be represented in the leaves for Kwangs! make love to all the Mademoiselles and misconstrued as a proposition island, for some time to come; and this week. He takes an Australian in that gallant way. We bave no doubt

were made known.

contest" said the Miziater, "keep us of permanent policy. The China that without building expensively on analytical chemist along with him to that the cynical Alf or Bart, which-

The Governor-General listened with advised as to the conditions and what Mail has never said

word the crags of the Peak. Decidedly the assist in spreading the Gospel the ever it was, was there too, ever ready

intense interest as the plans of the is required of us and we will act against road making. "We welcome China Mail believes in roads.

gospel of St. Paul, perhaps 7. A rich with his acidulous commonsense and

Commission and general progress promptly." Mr. Wu Ting Fang was. harvest awaiteth bis work, although expressive grimaces to restrain the

made in aviation were made known was an interesting and instructive one can hardly refer to Kwangsi as a exuberance of his pals. As for Old

replying to each sentence spoken entertainer on Chinese prosperity and vineyard. It is more of a coal-yard. Bill, everybody knows he was there.

through the interpreter and asking progress. "Push" is good in busi- Everybody who was there knows he

questions, Lighly complimenting the Captain Tom Gurn head of the The hypocrisy of the

ness, but in politics "pall" was there, and claims to have known

Commission upon the work they were Air Service of South China was TUCHUNS. European peoples must

is best. By whose "pu" him or met him or seen him.

undertaking and expressing his absent in Hongkong but had pre- impress Asiatics very was our local Government induced to

The photography is excellent. The

Wong Hang-Lam, for many years opinion at great length as to theviously been interviewed by mem South Coast Development Scheme) speak of it, but we fancy they would as to land transfer to suit French Theatre present it most effectively. of Hongkong, has succeeded the late transportation. He deeply regretted discussed matters with his assistant

no reason (beyond the iniquitous much. We have known them to pass the Ordinance altering the law up-to-date appliances of the Coronet a merchant in Australia, but lately value aviation would be to China, not bers of the Commission,

only locally but for international In his absence the Commission why home-building should not already say more were it not that they are and Belgian" corporations? What Who fails to see it misses andoubted Choy Chi-Fai as the manager of The South China had not advanced faster Mr. Tom Wing, from whom it was have begun extensively, now that so polite to foreigners they like Belgian corporation operates here?ly the firest and most faithfully re- Sun Company on the Bund, Cantor, cars are so common, public buses Consider China. Fereigners came. We never heard of one. What French presentative war picture yet produc

Mr. Wong, a native of Ko-yue Dis in the developement of this wondeful learned that the contemplated plans Fanning, and good roads provided to teach the Chinese all sorts of corporalion owns most land here? Weed. We enjoyed it frora begining to trict of this province, now more than science but said the attention of in the interest of aviation were well for them. No. Road making is good things. They claim to be able to have heard of one. "It might be said end, and we had the sad sensation of 5 years, has been more than 20

the administration had been under way and would be carried into policy, and we have never said a teach them. They pretend to have that corporations which come here parting from friends when years a merchant in Sydney with in- diverted in other directions

of effect. word against it. Joining the Hong-creater knowledge and truer truths should comply with the law." It is said. foot Bicked off and the show was

the Commission left Canton at hong Club is (we dare say) a good One of their slogans is democratic But too late, too late. The Bill passed over. This 'ere aint no pleadin' puff, wealth. He is one of the four origina-in the near future and the completing In Hongkong at 7.30 p.m.

terests in other cities in that Common national progress having in mind

some extensive railroad construction 5.30 11the afternoon by rail arriving. thing. We have nothing against any government. man joining it, so long as his children (in the interest of their own bond. You have one guess, and it is quite aint seen it yet, gow teraoight. It stores in Hongkong. Canton, and evards through the city of Canton Stam that His Majesty the King is Yet they supported all its stages. By whose " pull" blimey. It's the strite tip. If yer tera of the chain of department of the work of building wide boul- Advices reach the Commission from won't arf mike, yer sit up and tike large department stores also. and good roads in the country with a strong supporter of matters Speaking of Mr. Choy Chi ai the road to Hongkong. The broad Bou is on the Rome Tokyo and around possibility of connecting with the aeronautical. Bangkok the capital late manager who died here the evirds already completed through the world route.

* TRUTH, JUSTICI, PUBLIC SERVICE."

HONGKONG. FRIDAY, FEB. B. 1920.

ROADS.

a

all the roads we can get. We want

to see good roads made for the pur pose of opening up new residential

areas. We have no fancy for sending

our home builders away to" islands Eke Cheungchau, where fog and typhoon may imprison them. There

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ADVERSARIA:

any

war film we have' The special article seen, show convincingly what

PARADES.

ECONOMIC appearing elsewhere on maelstrom it was, how it gathered quarters on Thursday, 12th ustani Mr. Siao, Loan, ushered through Ting Fang was keen and well

PULL

pretties. The common, homely,

the idealized features of the poet who fizores. In this film.

A pleasant example of nowtice. AN the way in which a mere AWFUL Word can hypnotize WORD people into sillyness is presented by an editorialTM

have boots, and he pays his other holders) Yuan Shih-kai because, he easy. debts. If his wife and children are was a "strong man.". We know not properly provided for, and he now whither his strength tended, awes other people money, the and just how democratic he wa9. case is changed. It assumes quite Another European slogan is another complexion. It may be taxation without representation." "'ng very wrong for that man to join an We know. Expersive club. Just so the Hong naughty that elegan is considered There the writer refers to the danger kong Government should discharge to be in Shanghai, when repeated by of Bolshevism spreading into China. its most pressing obligations first. Chinese. The Europezna preach He admits (what we maintained some Education (which it semi-starves), the against militarism. It has been the time ago) that the Chinese tempera housing problem (in whichit sinactive) curse of Europe and they say it is bad ment is not likely to absorb the

...

now!

DONT RISK PNEUMONIA.

at 5.15 p.m.

Captain,

THE SUN.COMPANY HAS NEW MANAGER.

WONG HANG LAM, AN ORIGINAL PROMOTER OF THE COMPANY.

Shanghai. He has interests in other

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other day, Mr. Wong said that Mr. Canton have made marvellous impro-Yurman a Chinese Province adjoin Chey had been responsible for raising ments in the movement of traffic ing Indo China and under control of

all pulmonary, trouble and pneumonia has now millions. In fact, the late give his attention more to the deye Chinese aviator organize a school of Doraiblo. It is the forerunner of capital of The Sun Company, which now, the Governor General said, to Chi-Yao of Yunnan engaged a may develop in a few lines. Take Mr. Choy drafted the first copy of opmeat of aviation and was exceed aviation at Yundanfu Yunnan for Gamberinine Cough Remedy Iris simple thing to do, but the effect is the prospectus and plan for The Sun ingly profuse in his thanks to the the purpose of training aviaturs for and Storekeepers, marrell o For sale by all Chemists Company many years ago.--Canton Commission for calling and present the Yunnan Army.

how. 'note in the Shanghai Daily News Erid of every cold as quickly as į of a large part of the first $400,000} through that city. It was his purpose France has through General Tang

Times.