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OFFICIAL PROPAGANDA.
Since over
.Propaganda is for any cause the tried to make him self at home upon
ing of advertisements of official policy the deep wat ru;
Well, I have been strolling this well but it is bound to end badly. We
is a poisonous business. It may begi from Father Noah onwards, and That the Regatta organised by the
week is usually through Chinatown may take as one objectionable mani➡ including all the sunken Arlantic Royal Hongkong- Yacht Club proved
and the business section, with my festation of how official propaganda palaces and millionaire yachts, 1: 1s such an unqualified success is a mat-
friend the Wise Man from the States, works the volume in the guise of a at least open to question whether tee for some gratification. It went to What is expected to be the largest As customary, we could not help blue-book, recording the work of the there has ever been a more luxurious prove the popularity of one of the and most fnpartent. convention to noticing a few funny things here and British War Cabinet, presented ta ly appointed ship than the Canton best forms of exercise and that Hong the YMCA. of China ever held is to there. night steamer "Kinshan." The | kong is justifled in looking forward to meet in Tientsin, April 1st to 6.
Parliament bi The world is not getting so ter Majesty. This precicus volume pro- command of his dining room alone, with its latest more rowing events in the future. The occasion will be a celebration of gadgets la artistic furniture, red it should be no deterrent that most of the 25th anniversary of the founding by monotonous all over." excisim fesses to inform the British public of shaded lights, etc., is enough to the cups offered are now in Canton at the YMCA. in China.
ed, in spite of Pierre Loti's sad the subject of the Siberian adventure, tempt one to make the trip. This but the reverses should spur on our
Tlents, where this convention is complaints. Here is a sight that one On this subject it begins," The domi particular boat is known as John oarsmen to further efforts; particularly to meet, is abd the city in which the could not see in Europe any longer, nant feature of the sination was the Arnold's baby, because he has in the matter of graining and in get first Y. M.C. A. work began in China. It is so perfectly medieval In presence of thousands of Austrian and devoted so much ingenious attention- ting well balanced crews. The public The pioneer secretary, Mr. D. Willard fact, out of the Hongkung: Hotel came German prisoners of war, who, re to make it the last word in travel does not always realise what this work Lyon, arrived in Tientsin in 1895. gang of Adams, "well curning their leased by the Bolsheviks from any of training means. The men have to Early in 1898. two more secretaries bread at the sweat of their brows." kind of internment (sic) or consol On Saturday our cut out a lot of the little luxuries which were added, Mr. Robert Galley, now They were taking the passengers' lug were rapidly organising themselves IN JUSTICE lady contributor The go to make life bearable out here. Peking, and Mr. Robert Lewis, gage on board the "Venezuela." under their own officers and tow pris
Gossip remarked in For instance, gatherings with kindred formerly of Shanghai, and now Could not the Managers of the ing the country.
We know now." general secretary of the Y. M. C. A. Harel." I asked, provide themselves and the responsible Ministers of the the course of some "spirits are sterly taboo.
in Cleveland, U. S. A. Mr. F. S with a motor-truck which would save British Government must have knowIT comments on local Sassiety that it is mostly middle
Brockman, a recent visiter is Hang- lots of useless habour? I know they long before this book was printed, thas middle class." Obviously, if Someone has a house for sale on kong, also came to China. the latter are not stingy and like to run thing this was entirely untrue, "The unfor there be lower middle class "the Peak and has advertised the fact. part of that year.
in up-to-date fashion." Not runate prisoners are still in their in- and ад Upper middle class. In addition to the usual formula about. Delegates to this convention are answer, but a sphinx's look from the terment camps. there raust be a middle middle class, is good situation and splendid view expected from every province having Chinese merchant who accompanied care of the Japanese have and the
These under tho." and that is what she had in mind. the owner has discovered a new ad- Young Men's Christian Associations:
On the bund, two coolies were alleviated, but the great majority are worse of their physical sufferings A new proofreader (temporary) on vantage. The house is suitable for There are now 29 city associations the China Mail staff thought "middleia taipan or easily convertible into two and 159 student associations, the
It did not weigh more dying of hunger and cold and going thought he knew Hongkong Society if the present shortage keeps on much 40,000. Over 800 delerates are ex- to the godown. better than the Gossip. Anyway, he longer no doubt advertisements will pected from 16 provinces. Special 500 pounds. I was told. Again mad with despair, while the Brins manipulated the proef so that the appear something after this avle. For travelling rates are are being secured a word of sympathy and War Cabinet, which remembered their asked why Hongkong was so deficient existence for its own purposes. uttejly article attributed to her the statement sale, one bell tent, can accommodate by the convention authorities.
Ex-President Li Yuan Hung, who motor-trucks. This time I solved forgets them now they are of no fur- Ltd middle class a statement calcu No Taipans need apply."
that. Hongkong society is "lower eight men. Suitable for underlings.as a private citizen and as president the riddle. The yellow sphinx explain ther use for propaganda.
of the country has always been sym-ed to me that it would be utterly ure blue-book then goes on to describe pathetic towards the Y.M.C.A., will charitable to introduce in Chinaland how the Allied representatives for
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- middle" was a mistake. Perhaps he houses during the present shortage."total membership being more than arrying a bale of fish from: the ship in a condition of the utmost misery,
lated to provoke breaches of the peace. If it were not likely to make matters worse for her, the Adver sarian would proceed to consider definitions of all these "class" terms. It is a tempting opportunity to dot snobbery one on the boka; but to the circumstances he refraineth.
·
The shar
purpose of counteracting German in-
fuence, and ascribes the failure to the German, in Fuence in Moscow being too
A home paper reports that Dr. welcome the delegates in person at si barbaric devices as machinery many weeks strove in Moscow to gek MacDonald, M.P. for Wallasey, who the convention headquarters. He is to take the rice out of the Chinese the Soviet Government to consent to This was a land of Allied intervention in Russia' for the is a strong, supporter of women's su-also to give an opening address at coolie's mouth.
competition and everybody trage for Indis, accidentally voted the first meeting of the convention.keen against an amendment to the Govern- Since his retirement from political should be given a fair chance to live ment of India Bill raising the ques-life President: Li has spent most of In the same way, a good citizen tion. A mistake of this character cao his time in Tientsin. He is a sustain should continue writing with the brush afterwards be corrected in the House Bing member of the Tientsin Y.M.CIA. which is hand-made and home-made, and Eichorn (sic) did not satisfy them. of Lords, but no similar practice existe) and has spoken from the Association instead of adopting these metallic pens The book relates in the most ingeru- in the House of Commons and on Tavitations have been extended too help the artisan in his work. As application to the authorities Dr. Mac-many of the prominent men of Today's dollar is worth 5a. Std. donald was informed that his vote China, and the following are expected
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Influenza slew Hongkong last week.
mus: stand on the record. What, I wonder, would be the procedure in our 26 people in Legislative Council if one of the off- cials in a fit of absentmindedness or dare-devilry voted against the Govern
A Retreat for girls will be conment? When I was a griffin I used to ducted by a Redemptorist, Father at
be told a story on those lines but the Italian Convent commencing, tə-
have quite forgotten the ending. morrow at 330 p.m.
The Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell left
for home to-day by the ss." Pyrrhus,"
Long strings of crackers were fired from the offices of Messrs. Dodwell and Co.
- In view of the forthcoming boxing tournament the following by "Lucio
in the Manchester Guardian is appro-
priate. It is a skit on the uncertainty of the boxing ring, videatly inspired by the speedy termination of the Car- pentier-Beckett contest.
at the I went to concert one fight.
Intending exhibitors forthcoming Flower Show are re minded that entry forms must reach nothe Hon., Secretary before noon, to-
em the
morrow,
www.m
Bull must Americanize his cognomen, and figure henceforth as J. Ichabod Bull, Esq., of Backnumber, Strand.
There is KWANGSI need to COAL MEANS TO phasise
HONGKONG. tremendous
importa pre to Chief Inspector Kerr and Sergt. Hongkong of a supply of superior McNab Wilson have recovered from coal from so convenient a distance as their recent attacks of the 'flu, and Kwangs. If it were controlled by have resumed duty, Inspector Kerr The Adversarian pro Sir Paul Chater and Jardines, it would is still looking a bit pale. mised some time still be British, and nobody would KWANGSI. to tell you something dream of supposing that Sir Paul and
of what has been going Jardine's taipan would not be amen- Mining Administration's mines for The total output of the Kailan on with regard to the development able to patriotic considerations the week ending February
COAL IN
"ADVERSARIA.
14.
of a promising coalfield in Kwangsi, should ever the need arise. It is amounted to 81.733 tons and the the province just the other side of otherwise, of course, with Father sales during the period to 77,633 Kwantung, which, as you know, is Robert, whom we are entitled to toes...
the province that marches with our regard as a patriotic Frenchman. British boundaries round the New Yet it is understood that all thres are
J
erritories. It was a rash promise, associated in a recent concession The Hongkong Tramway Coms ecause it seems as hard to get facts which involves the best coalfields pany's traffic receipts for the week from those who have them as it is to in Kwangsi. and practically were $16,236, or $243 more than in get cumshaw from an Aberdonian. (it whispered) the
ig
entire the same week of last year,
The
The public ought to have them; and mineral output of that province. aggregate receipts for 9 weeks were perhaps our Government, in response The Banque Industriello is not $127,915, or $2572 less than in the to a proper interpellation in Legisla operating in the interests of either corresponding period of 1919. tive Council, might think it advisable Britain or China, and we cannot view to tell a patriotic community what it without some patriotic arm the knows. As yet, the French have possibility that no recognized "sphere of interest in Kwangsi,
Can the Hongkong Government assure us that, so far as it has had anything to do with recent negotiations, British interests have been kept in the forefront of its distinguished field of attention?
A Chinese gentle WHO IS CHAN?
man named Chan could tell us a lot
about it. If we could get him. Bat
he has "Government backing." the
Craigengower C.C. members are
house-warming"
on
2
through Father having Robert, and the co-operation of the Saturday night, a dinner and concert oldest member of our Executive to celebrate the completion of the Council, French political interests in new extensions, and in honour of the the neighbouring province may be chief benefactors. It also serves as promoted to the detriment of our a farewell compliment to Mr. Mody, own. If our alarm be groundless, who is shortly going away.
our Government ought to "so`inform
the public at once, and enlighten it-
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SCHEME.
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platform a number of times.
to participate in the convention:-
Sir John Jordan. Hon. C T. Wang, Hon. C. D. Tenney, acting United States Minister to China.
Mr. Chang Fo Ling, President of Nankai College, Tientsin.
Hen. C. C. Wang, Chinese repre-
thar come from foreign lands and do
ancestors with much.
strong. Even the murders. of Mirbach
British force in North Russia was fol-- ous manner how the landing of ■' for the bad lights with which the lowed by an anti-Bolshevik revolu jewellers were contented to work in tion, and how a polyglot force invaded their back-shop. well, why should Siberia for the purpose of rescuing they grumble if their
the Czechs Concerning the Czechs wrought masterpieces
the book says that they maintained worse highs? Is John Chizaman their organisation alter the Russiant becoming a weakling that he needs collapse and were encamped at difer- artificial help to work well?
I was convinced: a little difference and that "When the anti-Bolshevik
ent points along the Siberian railway, movements in Siberia began the
sentative of Chinese Eastern Railway in the angle of vision, that is all the
of Siberia.
Mr. T. C. Yen, Managing Directar
of the Canton-Hankow Railway, Changsha Division,
Mr. P. W. Kwo, President of the Nanking Normal Training School
Mr. C. C. Neh.
Rt. Rev. L. H. Roots, Bishop of Hankow
I forger what paid for my seat-pected from other countries is Mr. Whatever it was, it was right, K. T. Paul, Mr. Paul is an Indian For the programme had promised a who has received the highest educa tional training it is possible for the The brchestra started a "symphonic British Government in India to give Mr. Paul is the National Secretary of the YM.C.A. of India.
treat.
pome,
They played several bars like a
clock:
Then stopped akogether, packed up.
and went pie
The conductor had taken the knock, 1 purchased a volume of verse,
Ten shillings, think, was the But who would consider his purse
When weighed with a poet's advide? i
price-
gap between the East and the West.
Czech-Slovaks became the masters of A little further, we tell across many points along the railway as well emules of Dempsey and Carpentiers of the port of Vladivostock." If Two coolies had come to blows and this is to go down to posterity as riw were smashing each other's faces in material for the historian, it may he real, classical fashion..
wondered what that critic will thick "I suppose." I said. "there is of it, as a narrative of fact. He will nothing else a man can do, but re-ask, in the first place. how it was that rabere when he has received a blow a large body of prisoners of war main- Among the visiting delegate est is a matter of honour, more pretained a military organisation, and he
cious by far than life."
may discover that it was permitted by "That depends on the point of view the Soviet Government, who allowed too," my American friend Geid.
the men to proceed to Vladivostock Among the Red Indians with whom for the purpose of leaving Russia. he has lived it is he who has lost He will be fortunate if he ever finds his temper and strikes who has lost a really true version of how the face. I am sorry for you, old chap. Czechs simultaneously along a great! most notable gatherings of the leaders but you have no more dignity in my length of railway by which they were a sufficient moral proceeding, were suddenly persuaded of young men in the Orient. The eyes," would be theme of the convention will be blow for retaliation. How can a man that they were about to be disarmed "China of To-morrow." Further ac become a "leader of his tribe on the and interned again, and urged to seize counts of the coming convention will Great Hunting Grounds of the Far
the railway. The historian will find appear in this paper from time to Beyond if he cannot control His own
some difficulty in understanding how little person?
it was that a body of prisoners who once got angry has lost his soul with were allowed to maintain a military out redemption; that is why he will formation and to bear arms, and to be sit alone for days holding his chin on free communication with Allied hiding his face for fear of saying the
military commissioners, suddenly
This convention will be one of the
time.
But
An Indian who has
It began just as nicely as poetry could
fessor should be able to find his way (Two songs and a half, to be frank) about with those few languages. The remains of the volume were hard-
are they necessary? There is a man word of striking the blow that will found themselves in possession of the ly. so good,
in Hongkong who boasts he can find bose him for ever. For the rest of the pages were his way all over the New Territories
"blank.
and the only Chinese he knows is
hai pu Shi
The match was a matter of doubt;
So I call it, without any gloss, Untucky, as matters turned put..
The Rangers should win in the ross. For the Wanderers folded their arms
only railway that traversed the larger part of Russia, and, instead of being extricated by the polyglot expedition, were turned back by that mission to Aght against the Government which
Hum, hum. beware of thoughts of daily occurrence. It is a lot harder to define happiness, progress, honour and points of etiquette than to run the House of Representatives. Since the had allowed them to parry arms and
It is understood a movement is a foot Adversarian is no longer on strike, guaranteed them a passage. It is to to arrange for a run in the New Ter-will be gallantly step on the field and be hoped that if the historian of the ritories for riders of Harley-Davidson give us his own point of view on the future finds scope. for mordant com on the fray
motor-cycles. There are quite a num- subject? (They must have been nettled. Iber of these machines in the Colony
think);
The Rangers kicked seventeen goals
straight away.
And then all disappeared for
drink.
and if the meet is properly supported. a good time should be spent. I riders will send in their names to me.
a the China Mall I will undertake
to forward them to the organisersS.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
ment in these happenings, he will not be led into the error of putting the blame on the brave Czechs, who were only the tools of a conspiracy con- trived by bigger men. If the historian depends greatly on published offi-
THE VOLUNTEÈR MOVEMENT. | cial statements, he will wonder greatly
as to what has been going on, for The much postponed case in
how it was that, eighteen months after some unpleasant rumours are already which a "Chinese and bis concubine Further evidence of the popularity The comment in "Adversaria "
an expedition went to Siberia to rescue enjoying wide circulation locally: are charged with assaulting the man's of our genial Colonial Secretary was anent the guarding of the wireless [To the Editor of the China Mail. the Czechs from the hands ou we cannot get through the ring of They are saying that the Frenchman kit fat wife, fracturing her knee cap, given on Saturday when he was the station is bound to make old Delence
Russians (one of the easiest military bandits that surround his location. demanded, and got, a half share in is at last concluded. Mr. Smith guest of the Chamber of Compierce. Corps men reminiscently inclined. Dear Sir,-i -am directed by tasks ever undertaken in the history Presumably Father Robert could, the coal concession already men ordered the man to pay a compensat does seem rather strange that the They will feel like recalling the days Major Wakeman to forward the of war), the Czechs were still no being a Padre, but then. Father tianed.
tion of $25 to his wife, and referred Chamber should, entertain a Govern- when, mounted on a platform and following information for publication nearer Bohemia, and had for months Robert does not tell us everything.
Long before the the case to the SC.A. for further ment official, for it is not so very long exposed to all the winds of Heaven, in your paper if you wish — past lost Viadivostockt. He will won- To be quite frank, he never does tell
A THWARTED War, some of you settlement,
ago since its members were up in they kept watch over the Huns in the 1. Total number of applica der how, instead of returning to us anything. He talks to our Govern
may remember, a
arms over some real or fancied slight. internment camp at Hunghom. They tions for enrolment in the Bohemia, they still came to be seat ment, we believe; and there are
Hongkong campany When a caddie employed by the In fact they nearly became Bolsheviks will again experience that feeling of Volunteer Force received to tered all along, the railway, "ut GENE yarns that in some of his enterprises
was negotiating Golf Club, was this morning charged over it and many went so far as to relief with which they saw their date ........
156 much more than they had been before. with the Chinees for a railway from before Mr. Irving with the larceny join the Constitutional Reform Asso guests" embark lor Australia and
and will wonder at their loyalty to, the Hongkong government being under Wuchow to Mengtszu vir.Nanning. of a number of golf balls, he stoutly ciation. Saturday's Function, how recall how they looked forward to the 2. Number of these applicants great reactionary who Hed. Aficen on- stood. In view of the fact that Mr. This would have brought much pro- denied the charge, undertaking to ever, was a very harmonious one and return to regular routine with no more who were members of the dred miles and left them to hold the Wilden, ex-French, Consul-General at duce from south western and southern chop off the head of a cock, as the best of "good spirits prevailed"nights out." In imagination they Hongkong Defence Corps on railway and prevent. his enemics from Yunnanfu, never gave any backing"; China to the duty free port of Hong-proof of bis innocence. The case was Spesial emphasis, was laid on the co- will again speed along the roads in a 23rd December, 1919.115 pursuing him--only to fall into the to British enterprise in those parts; kong, and would have advantaged remanded in order to collect more operation between the Government motor car to Telegraph Bay for more Number of other applicants
hands of the new enemies which his but
au contraire, as the French both the Chinese and Hongkong. By evidence. man said on the Channel steamer allocating one third of its capital to
own methods had raised up against When asked if he had breakfasted,
him in a country which was er first this would seem a bit one sided.
prepared in take him at his face value. It is extremely unpleasant to have
sented to Parliament by command of to put it on record that a book pre-
the King so carefully miser esents the history which it sem out therecord Maybe it is the result of five regrs ef. 24 wor, with all its demoralising in"
Hupnces. But there is the nappy. 156 fact that we end by making misrepre sentations such as we began de nouncing the enemyming. 44 Official cropaganda mugi riva como
fto this in the end. Japan Ch
Chiese, the Banque Industrielle got
.
Number of applicants who were
and the Chamber in deciding knotty guard duties and haply may even now who were members of the Hong.. problems which arose during the war. jump with joy at the remembrance of kong Volunteer Corps, Hoag Young Lady (to chemist): 'Kindly Thar institution should continue as the cessation of this work. Then kong Volunteer Reserve, Hong- a railway concession covering the make me up a dose of castor oil, and, each can learn a lot from the other. Missionaries have district between Szechuan and Yan if you please, make it as tasteless as
came the guard. Nightly did sections kong Defence Corps prior to MISSIONARY special privileges a clow, diverting the stream of trade possible."
" of the Corps journey to S'canters leaving Hongkong for active PRIVILEGES. to rights of residence to Haiphong and Pakhol. At least, Young Chemist: "Certainly, miss,
A controversy has recently arisen keeping watch and ward over the wire-service 17 and travel that would it would have so diverted it if the This is such a busy day, please sit at home, on the all important questionless station. What stories may not "be very useful to the agents of line had been made; but it now looks down and I shall have it directly of the number of languages necessary be again conjured up? The mosqui. not members of the Hongkong Volunter Corps, Hongkong Vol- secular exploiters, anxious to further as if it was never meant to be made, (Persuasively) While you are wait for a well equipped scholar. A protos, the soakes, the bridge parties, unteer Reserve or Hongkong De the development of China's mineral but was merely a device to thwarting allow me to offer you this glass fessor, who has written a little book the but that word had better b fence Corpsmusi resources. Unfortunately, they have the British enterprise. A fine from of soda water"
on the Greek of the New Testament, censored. Maybe many will shed a not get them. But is that any excuse Yunnan to Canton is clearly necessYoung Lady: "Oh, thank you very apologies for his small linguistic at silent tear over the ultimate less of for British investors to go into these ary in the Chinese interests (and much (Drinks it).... things hanging on to the black skirs would undoubtedly largely, augmentYoung Lady (after walling ten specialist in the Semitic longues clad picket came twe watchmen: Ap-43 years of age .....
Jainments He says he is not that guard. It disappeared quite sud- denly and in ffe place of the "Kraki: of those who have? is it to be adHongkong's trade) but you will see minutes): Is the medicine ready though he knows Hebrew mitted that British enterprise has no that as long as they can the French yet?"
Aramaic, and can use Coptic and parenly they did the work effectively right in the Liang Kwang save under will prevent it. Is it not possible French tutelage, with: French per that the Hongkong Government is it, miss, in the soda waterm
Young Chemist: You have taken Sanscrit His modest equipment for no attempt to wreck the installa mission, and in junior partnership to permitting the Frenchman in our
is completed by Latin, Greek, French, tion has been heard of. But the mem French management? If so, Toho midst to know too much? Any It was for my little brother."
Young Lady: "Oh, good gracious German Angio-Saxon, Assyrian, bers of the DC. smiled and wonder-
Dutch, Gothic and Italiani. The pro-ed "what'll they find us to do next.
Rrd
lients over
Yours faithfully, GE STEWART, Capris, Adjutant, H.K. Defence Corps Spend your Evenings in
Hongkong, March 1, 1920.
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