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THE CHINA MAIL.

THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1920.

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Whoso say we should not trade Yunnan (nobody knows where Tang with the Bolsheviks, for these Chi-yao stands). things, is to Lloyd and 0 George. that says sol a fool. Vividly comes avers, is self-interest and nothing POSITION CONSIDERED SAFE. to us a picture of the perfervidly else."

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SHANGHAL June 10.

The Blue Fannel steamer Taking

[CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL]

SHANGHAL, Jane 10. A Chinese cook has been sentenced to ten years' imprisonment for the manslaughter of Henry Shewan. third officer of the Wollowra during an altercation on the wharf side last month.

FETITION BY THE WARDERS.:

The following petition which has been forwarded to His Excellency the Governor, by the Senior Warders of Victoria Jail, yesterday, speaks for itself

To His Excellency Sir R. E. Stubbs, KCMG Commander and Governor dependencies, and Vice Admiral of the same.

The Petition of the Senior Warders of Victoria Jail, Hongkong. Here with as follows

(1) That your Petitioners repre sent the Senior or 1st Class Warders of Victoria Jail.

HUIT FOR NON-DELIVERY.

JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFF,

The bearing of the soit of Kim* Hing Lang, plaintiff against the Shing Lee firm, defendant; for dani- ages because of the non-delivery of a cargo of tinplates (250 cases) ordered defendant, was wound up yesterday on contract by the plaintiff from the afternoon by the award of damages to plaintiff by Mr. Justice J. R. Wood, in the Summary Court,

The amount of damages claimed in the first instance was $487.50. (2). That when your Petitioners but on motion of Mr. Leo Longinetto, joined the Victoria Jail Staff, the who represented plaintiff, agreed to system then in vogue was eleven 1st by the counsel for defendant, Mr. M. Class Wardes and eleven 2nd Class Turner, His Lordship agreed to Warders, which made the full com hold the amount of damages open plement of twenty-two Warders. for adjustment between the

(3). That the salary of a 2nd Class two sides

after judgment was Warder was from 296 a year, rising rendered, on account of ... an by annual increments of £12, to £144. error in the dates mentioned in The salary of a 1st Class Warder was one of the documents. The market 156 rising by annual increments of price of the tinplates was stated in £12 to £180

ning, spider in the comer of the as a progressive, daily, and to office ceiling "et tu, Brute." Lendite Adversarian asa publicist of

a hanky, someone, while wa great reputation, noted for his bril-which grounded on Monday a: Bat-of the Colony of Hongkong and its weep for our sorely stricken, our Eant scholarship, wit and humour. ton Island, Bonham Fass, is not yet

which disillusioned, our blighted contem. After

compliments, it refloated. Attempts to tow her off poraries. It was tu, too bad. trounces us for an opinion relating were unsuccessful. The attempts It is commonly be-to a certain Jewish prayer referring are proceeding, however, and her lieved that fear of to women. We regret it exceeding position is considered safe. JAPANESE Russia, especially ofly, but after a careful reading of

FHIP'S OFFİCKS KILLED. Russian trespass in our northern contemporary's argu- India, was behind ment. we have found nothing to the making of the Anglo-Japanese weaken our opinion that the ancient CHINESE GETS TEN YEARS. Alliance. According to. Marquis Jows had an oriental contempt for Okuma the same fear should the maternal sex. That was all we prompt, another renewal of it. said, that the origin of the prayer We could quote. though whether Britain or Japan was contempt. should do most of the fearing is both Bible and Talmud, to say question. Says the Marquis: nothing of other oriental scriptures, The greatest encouragement to in support, but there is no need to the Reds would be the knowledge do so. Let us agree to differ: .. that Japan would not 'interfere. whatever happened in India." In spite of the extraordinary enter- prises of the Bolsheviki in Persia. which we suppose must be believed in, we think there is, no need to fear their meddling in Inlid. Ing before they get that far, it is cer tain that as soon as they dispose of their Polish aggressors on the west. they will go after the Japanese.in Siberia, where it now seeds cer tain they would be welcomed. owing to the mistrust and dislike of their Japanes TSCUPTS the Siberians.

T. T. Meadows. CIVILIZATION. who came

Hongkong in 12, attempted an original defini- tion of civilization.” He said

Civilization is the aggregate sub- stitution, by man, of efficient mental agencies for the bodily in

bit.

there.

LOGAR AND CELESTI.

Today's dollar is worth 3s. 6d.

The Winning number of Mrs. Le Breton's raffle for a Fiano is 379.

LOCAL AND GALERIT.

"A Bangkok contemporary has a snappy way of reporting weddings. The following comes from a recent issue. At a recent wedding at Ipoh, the Rev. Dr. Hillyard officiated and Mr. P. de C. Morriss was best man."

(4). That your Petitioners are po put on a salary under the revised rates from which they practically

derive no benefit.

the claim at $12.45 per case, tolal for the 250 cases $3,112.50, and the selling price at $10.50, total- $2,625.00, the difference, $487.50 being the amount of damages. (5). That under the revised salary, claimed.

to Owing

the mis- 1st and 2nd Class Warders are understanding as to dates, the abolished, and the rate of salary cow above figures would be subject to is £160 ou joining, rising by annual change in case of a change of dates, increments of £10, to £240.

(6) That your Fetitioners think this totally inadequate.

(7). That the majority of your

which is the reason why the exact amount of damages was left to be decided upon after judgment.

The question raised in the suit

Carga by the ss. "Doylestown," Pacific Mail Steamship Co. agents, if undelivered after to-day becomes subject to rent. Goods are stored felt by in the Company's Godowns at West It would be interesting to know the Petitioners have been placed on a was whether or not plaintiff was

Point.

to

there was not sufficient steam to

"strike"

the contract between the defendant, as

names of the parties who were vitally salary of £220 a year, who previous concerned in this little affair. It may to the revised rates, were on their subject to the stipulations of a contract not entered into by (8). That your Petitioners beg to himself, but between his seller, and -The visit of the Crown Prince at be simply an example of sorded com- maximum of £180 a year.

mercialism entering on the domains of Roumania bas necessitated the post-Copid. "The minister gets a fee and state that the prospect of promotion another firm, a European concem. ponement till Monday next of the the best manwell, that had better on the Prison Staff is remote as the The European concern in its contract

Principal Warders at present are all with defendant had made a concert the Pharies were to give at

reservation, which automatically re- of young age. the City Hall this evening. Why? be left to the imagination.

(9). That your Petitioners consider leased them from obligation to deliver That seems a pity.

A correspondent writes: "A his struggles with the world around Dr. S. A. Ransom has accepted warning, I think, should be given to their hours of duty are far exceeding op a certain date on account of the that the responsibilities are great. seller, and plaintiff, as buyer (a Chinese Three ships It is a good definition, but the Singapore Municipal Council's owners and engineers who bunker that of any other Department, and existence of a strike in America. In

coal at Hongkong.

contract) a strike clause was not overdresserl. In the matter of de-invitation to fill the vacancy in the arrived in Singapore recently, two of whilst on duty.

(10). That our advance of salary inserted, but there was a stipulation finitions, shorts are better than membership cansed by the resignation which had to put in at Saigon for

that "Regulations of foreign firms dress Traters. How many readers of Mr. C.M. Bain, upon his departure coal. Another arrival had to burn compared with other Departments, is will recognize in that lefinition for England. He will serye on the all her hatches and timber in order inadequate.

(11). That previous to the revised shall be complied, with." Defendant the same cleal idea that inderlay Works, Foreign Educational, and Band to crawl into the man-of-war anche salaries, your Petitioners reached a based his contention on this clause, the Adversarian's recent definition. Committees.

age, and once the anchor was down maximum of £1180 a year, whilst the claiming that it meant that the buyer that civilizein means the antithe- sis of militarism, the process f The celebrated Italian artists have the anchor up again to enable maximum for a Crown Sergeant of was thereby subject to the terms of türning soldiers into civilians, of Madame A. Silvestri and Senhor D. her to get alongside the wharf Police was £175 a year. Under the the contract entered into by defendant

F. Amelias, kindly assisted by Pro- There must be something radically new scheme, Crown Sergeants have with the European firm.

head of the Chinese contract which, tezching thein to bite with their fessor E. Danenberg, will give an wrong with the coal at Hongkong."— been promoted to Sub Inspectors/ But there was another clause, at the tongues instead of their teeth, to open air concert at the Club de Straits Times.

with a maximum of £360 a year stated "When our firm sells goods argue instead of to sme? It is Recreio, Kowloon, on Saturday, the

whilst in your Petitioners' case, 1st

we do not concern ourselves with Class Warders are abolished, and a It is the same thing. Civil-12th instant, at 9.15 p.m. Tickets ization means the substitution of of admission, at $1.50 each, may be this morning charged 2

Inspector Lanagan of Samshuipe Warder, is now only able to obtain a your former sellers or subsequent

Chinese maximum of £240.

purchasers, but shall hold your firm. brains for brawn, in the struggle obtained through any member of the before Mr. R. O. Hutchison, at the with man's natural enemies. The Club or at the gate on the evening Magistracy, with unlawfully returning the Prison Service receive £160

(12). That Juzior Warders on join-responsible."

In awarding judgment to the plain- fact that the majority still pin their of the concert.

ing to the Colony, after having been a year as against 296 previous to the His Lordship stated that the faith on brawn shows that the brain

banished for a period of ten years advance, making them a total of over amount of damages would be fixed- Out of consideration for his oa November 25 last. Acting on 60 per ceat, as against a little over by the Registrar, has not yet arrived. that, in short.

soldiers, says the "Mancho," His information received, said the It 30 per cent, given to your Petitioners, civilization is deferred sine die.

Thus Aliquis Majesty the Emperor of Japan dis-spectot, a Chinese detective yester; all of whom have seven years' in the North China pensed with the guard of soldiers day went to the defendant's parents' service. Hongkong's new

Standard of Peking. along the streets as he went to his house, No. 77 Peho Street, Samshuipo, (13). That your Petitioners may be bishop is the Rev. Charles Ridley Dup who takes care to send a marked palace at Nomadza on May 26. and arrested him. The defendant ad granted the benefit of the scheme

Messrs. James F. Hatton & Co Since This is the first time such a procedure mitted returning from banishment, but under which they joined and still Ltd, Manchester, report on May 5. pay. He is a Keble copy to the Adversarian:

retain ther old rank, that BLACK-On June 4, at Shanghai,

Cotton values have been extremely Jeannie Fraser Black, Sister at man (12) who had fivings in the arrival in this city of bluff has been observed, but it is to be asked his Worship for compassio

The saying that his aged father was very of 1st Class Warders, and that a unsettled, for whilst New York bas midlands (wollen banufactory dis-(Shanghai) one of the things which maintained in the future. the C. P. Hospital.

trict and afterwards joined the has impressed the most is the num- salute fired by warships in honour of, and he had come to look after his distinction, be made by a further been alternately affected by good or the Emperor's passing is also to be Lanagan

said that the defendant's father was Warder rising from £250 to £500, not always followed the movement He has been, secretary of the tions. Incoropetence and incivility

the owner of a rattan shop in Sam thus making a bridge between 3 there, for the uncertainty as to More than twenty officers of shuipo. He thought there was some Junior Warder and a Principal whether or not there will be, a stop paper says his jurisdiction will ex principal qualifications for most tend over the C. of E. missions and business appointments. I am quite HMS." Hawkins" responded to the truth in what the defendant had said warder

We, your petitioners, humbly beg page of the mills here has hampered operations considerably. The tone the English congregations in Hong aware that this judgment applies hospitality of the Kobe Sailing Cub about his father being IL Defendant ExGKONG, THUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1920, 1 kong and South China, excluding more or less the world over, but on May 26. The sailing races and would be re-banished after serving that this our Petition will be favour of both markets has however been Fukier and north Kwangsi. And Shanghai has far more than its other aquatic sports, in which some his term of imprisonment. Sentence ably considered by Your Excellency weaker and prices are lower on the excluding, so some people insist. share of charlatans whose interest of them participated, were held in of three months' had labour was

was served. The dinner which was Hongkong Cathedral; but we have it is to keep good men in the back their honour and after the races tea passed never been able to understand that. ground.

subsequently held was fully enjoyed having been joined by many other members of the Club. The band from HMS. "Hawkins" played.

BIRTH

LINTON. On June 2, in London, to Mrs. Philip Linton, of Shanghai,

a soll.

DEATH

good-humoured." But a military caste has arisen. The British people out there are extremely en- terprising, and are doing very good work."

OPE SEW Eisitor,

SAME HERE.

The China Mail.C.M.S. since 1915. A London backed up by bluff seem to be the

**YBUTE, JUSTICE PUBLIC

ADVERSARIA.

SERTICE"

You can, after being ADVICE TO punctual and di JOUNG MEN gent during business GOING TO bours, spend your BONGKONG. leisure

"Fifi at the Coronet FINI AT THE is a pulchritudin-

CHINESE

CORONET.

The ous peach." **** dressing *** of the

AFFACES.

A student reminds the N.C. Daily News that there is no civil war in China, no division

abolished.

Chief Detective Inspector Murison appeared before Mr. R.O. Hutchison, at the Magistracy this morning, in connection with extradition proceed- ings, in which a Chinese named Tokyo's roads are so bad that it Wong Chuk Fook is wanted by the emulating play is wonderful, and must have between North and South, but only sulky Achilles, be cost a lot of runner. Quite an ex-a lot of intriguing groups, which is difficult to say where the danger Chinese authorities for armed robbery They exist and kidnapping in a village in Canton February 15 last. After a hermit, and rerit in sterling cellent picture, better worth seeing he thus defines: Let us accurately spots" really exist.

basis:-

Anhui.

need not pay the brokers or your you find it in a book. Why not in Chėkiang. poker creditors, but that brings una newspaper?" His watch indie-Hunan Chang Ching-yao). popularity. On the whole you had ated 7.15, so he knew that it must Fukien (Li Hao-chi). better stay where you are.. The be 4.0, Meek's man not having Fukien (Sun Yat-sen's People's

ime, patience, and perseverance cured it. Rain dripped drearily in Army).

The Yokohama Municipality, is one of the depositors in the 74th Bank that is suffering temporary in convenience, at least, from the suspension of payments by that bank. The municipality had deposited Y800,000 in the 74th Bank to be Gor-used for the redemption of the city

had

`-MANCHESTER WEEKLY.

MARKET REPORT.

And your Petitioners will ever week's trading. Crop news is stil remain,

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Your humble and obedient Servants,

SHANGHAI ADVISORY

COMMITTEE,

far from healthy; the New York Journal of Commerce "reports that the excessive rains and cold weather have badly delayed plant ing and the season is ten to twenty sal days late: some land is under water and although planting is now progressing fairly well, the RIVAL CHINESE BODIES. Labour shortage is acute in parts of the States. The acreage increase Some feeling has been caused in is estimated at 2-3-per cent. An- 15 per cent. of your salary, but than the serial drama of impos-analyse the divisions in Chinese everywhere and anywhere, and it is on

the tedious current opinion on a geographical a happy circumstance that serious Detective Sergeant. Dorling that way madness lies. You can sible sensations r

accidents do not occur more fredeposed to effecting the defen Shanghai Chinese circles at the report other private report corroborates the The Tuan Anfu- Anti Kuangsiquently. -do as the Ronians do, and horn into comies.

The Metropolitan Police dant's arrest in Hollywood Road that the 300 members of the Chinese above conditions and states that in : **Big Ben 1525 Group:

Board, bowever, recently carried out at 9:30 am, to-day, by virtue of a General Chamber of Commerce are consequence of them a supply of every convivial occasion that hap-

NOT NOVEL striking ten. "The

season is very remote. The state pens, and wake up every morning

Frontier Defence Bureau (Tuan investigations the object of which warrant, Inspector Murison said that trying to elect from their own body good staple cotton for the coming darkness by. West- with a rich yellow taste, but that

Chi-jui).

was to find out how many places the identification of the defendant, five members who will sit and act as way leads just the Monument.inster Bridge was solid. As the North-western Defence Bureau, dangerous to traffic exist in Tokyo, held immediately after his arrest, members of the Chinese Advisory of the yarn and cloth markets is wages dispute still unsettled, and You can join the choir and share trang came from the Embankment,

including

Mongolia (Little The police authorities, state that was conclusive, and he could preceed Committee of the Shanghai Municipal practically unchanged with the You kw the sort

Hsu).

their inquiries have resulted in the with the case at any time now. The Courcil. a hymnbook, but that way tends to the jar. marriage. You can gamble, and of thing, and you swallow it wher

discovery of 360 very dangerous difficulty was that the extradition News of this was circulated after the lull in trading continues to be decidedly more hopeful outlook papers had not yet arrived from a recent meeting of the members of very marked. There is however. places."

Canton, Under the circumstances, the Chamber. It is alleged that in the negotiations taking place to he would have to apply for a remand. several of the men were dissatisfied arrange a settlement of the wages The fugitive was remanded in Police because their names were not down advance. The discussions in the on the proposed list which was to weaving section are proceeding but custody until the 17th inst.

have been sent in to the Council, as yet, no defrite step forward is Whether or not this is correct we announced. In the spinning section bave so far been unable to ascertain. I however, the difference between the The list up to the present, however, employers' offer and the operatives" has not been submitted.

demand has been narrowed down The Cantonese Guild, are to hold a considerably. The former have now. The U. S.-S. "Helena," the gunboat mass meeting to protest against this offered an increase of 25 per cent, on of the American Navy which has action of the Chamber of Commerce current rates whilst the operatives been stationed here for so long a The Guild in its claim states that it have reduced their demand to 35 per time, has returned to Hongkong, represents some 100,000 odd Can-

cent This brings an agreement having arrived at 10 am, to-day tonese residing within the limits very measurably searer, and it is Saintea of guns were exchanged. of the Settlements, many of whom now more generally anticipated that The six submarines doing duty of are ratepayers. On the other hand, this will be come to withoutastoppage, Mr. C. F. Mason appeared before this station will probably leave they state that the Chamber does as there is little doubt that the Mr. R. O. Hutchison at the Magis for Waihei-wat at the end of this not represent any special faction advance granted will be approximate tracy, this morning to defend two month. They have been exercising other than the 300 members who ly the same for the whole industry, out of three Chinese charged at the in the waters Dear Hongkong recently compose it. The Guild, they fur Pending settlement however, the instance of Sergeant Moss with Three were seen manoeuvring in the ther urge, is a public body wil uncertainty discourages trading, but attempting to stow away on board harbour, to-day.

the Chamber of Commerce is the fact also remains that buyers still the ss. "Lake Faulk."The Sergeant HMS. "Colombo," and H. M. S private association. It will be in hold off and enquiry (la" very limited, y never again.** To recognize the Human Frontier (Shen Hung-yin said that the defendants were found Arrowcload," the former one of the teresting to know what decision they Prices meanwhile remain very struction twice a week for six Soviet unthinkable! To trade

and Tan Yen-kaj). -

in the hold of the ship as she was latest fast light cruisers of Bl | come to in regard to the matter steady China is practically dormant week. The job is suitable for a with the beastly Bolshevik-impos. Kuangsi Military Government about to sail yesterday, and handed Majesty's Service, and the latter

but telegrams from India, have been millionaire with an itch for teach-sible. Traitors all they who would Tuchun

over to the Police. The ship was gunboat, are expected to arrive here:

rather more frequent and there ap- Government bound for Culcutta via Singapore and from Saigon either to-morrow evening

pears to be more business, behind inrChinese.

ports. Mr. Mason said he was no or Saturday morning

themJava and Singapore are quiet, iment prepared to go on with the case, as

and the position of the Near Eastern he had had no time to receive, in

markets has not improved, some structions. The case was remanded

difficulty being experienced ap until noon to-morrow Bail was fixed in the sum of $50 each

tto say nothing of the robust con- Wyndham Street, and the sky was Shamsi (Chun Shu-fan). stitution) needed to develop a young leaden. The Sankey and Moody Shansi (Yo Lo-ria) man into a successful taipan would schoolgirls screamed without en Szechuan (Liu Chuan-hao). serve equally, well to make him an thusiasm. The paper was out. People's Army (Sun Yat-sen)." M.P., and each is about as respect Why the devil shouldn't be g° League of Tuchens Military

bome." (To be continued, on- able as t other.

The Adversarian fortunately.)

.the.. PROFESSORIAL. remarked

WAGES. other day that

University pro

ICHABOD

ernment Group. + President Hsu Sbib-chang. Aches now our sym-Ministry of War (Chin Yun-peng) pathetic heart, com-Manchuria (Chang Tso-lin

nerating many Chihli (Tsao Kun). fessors do not amass wealth. They brother scribe, wounded in his ten-Shantung. must have a better chance at the derest feelings by his whilom hero Tangsu (Li Shun) Fangtze Hongkong University than at Ox- Lloyd George. How often, ah,

Tuchun..

ford. Bince the death of Professor how often has be not painted for Kiangsi Yangtze Tuchun.. Bullock, the Chair of Professorship bis readers the horrors of Bolshev- Honan Yangtze Tuchun. of Chinese af. Oxford has been sin, that' untouchable nonstrosity, Hupeh Yangtze Tuchun.

scant. It is worth about £100 how often penned those rhythmte Huron or Hunan (Wherever We fyear, with a fee of £5 per term and show familiar words, Pei-fu happens to belie

from each student who takes in-

Tuchunë”-STA

so much is suggest the same. Yet Kuangtung Military Sir John Jordany w comes Reiter most disappoint- CRIKA. China is spending 65 ingly, betraying Lloyd Gerge the Kneichow Military

per cent. of its revenue British Premier in the act of de-

The mercantile fending trade with those same Hainan (Lianyunn).

Bolshevike. The Turks committed Szechuan (Hsiung Ke-wu). can be relied upon they are generous, happy and atrocities, yet we traded with Fukien (Chen Chung-ming).

Tuchun.

waterworks loan, which becomes due next month: Ip May 26 it was an Bounced from the city office that owing to the difficulty of the 74th Bank's position the redemption of this loan was postponed indefinitely.

J

NAVAL NEWS.

Meanwhile another body, the Ningpo Residents Association and Guild, should not be forgotten There is every indication that the will follow the footsteps of the Cantonese brethren and protes WALLA-WALLAS" double-croggaust the Chamber's action. &

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me barbour but never doua far, however, they have taken nenarently in absorbing the heargh

cross you "Phone No: 3516-action.

purchases made some time ago.