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THE UNIVERSITY.
This is not to re-open the late controversy about University mat- ters, but to waru the authorities that plans that are talked of for the future are not considered good.
e Commission of Enquiry dealt
"POLICEMAN", AND
**ONLOOKER.'
THE CA
damaging accusation, which Mr. Churchill refuses to meet. There are only two courses open to a man of honesty in such a matter: be The correspondence between
must either repudiate the accusa "Onlooker" and Feliceman"tion, not in part but in whole, or is drifting the way of all such things, but we cannot help that. The China Mail is the ever open forum for public opinion, and we suppress no letters that we are not obliged to suppress by law or
morāts.
LOCAL AND GET
Mr.
Justice. Skinner-Furper leaves for Shanghai to marrow,
FRIDAY AUGUST 20, 1920.
CORRESPONDENCE.
S
A BID FOR ̃^POLIDEMAN'S " – GRATITUDE.
Some of the members of the To the Editor of the Chies Kab.) World's Sunday School Convention are expected to arrive on Sunday by
**Empress of Russia,”
the
The death is reported from Ipoh of Sergt. Major Kirkland, of the M. s. V. R. Mr. Kirkland was badly burnt about a week ago and taken to hospital.
SIR-I am delightfully pleased to read of Policeman's further remarks it
LOCAL
THE STAR
(To No.).
How sweet is the radiance at the effaces the grief of tortured breast!
Star,
I am content to Behold it from far
rest.
It rwinkles now and glitters like
gold,
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attempt to justify the part he play ed. Had the document been a forgery Mr. Churchill would most certainly have said so. He is never afraid of vehement language and would have taken the earliest pos- has granted permission to people words are such that a still further When at Happy Valley I set down to
The Police Bureau of Canton on the subject under review. His sible opportunity of phrasing his
whose SURNAMEN are. With regard to the point of opinion. He has not done so, how-
Chung to comment on the matter is necessary organise 3 clan self-government to every degree. "May I point out to points at issue, we consider both ever; neither has he offered any association.
him that when a subject is being our correspondents are partly in the explanation to the House of Com-
discussed, by people like myself who right. Onlooker was right to mons. At the present moment
desires to see things go in the right As if from heaven its soul would call public attention to what therefore we are faced with the
direction, there must be something saw, and ** Policeman
, depart: was right amazing spectacle of a Minister af
serious about it. Inets with particu to-object to any false impression Wai who, discovered to have been
ar interest, of what Policeman is Is secret deep to a distressed heart!
I see it suffers, but cannoe unfold that a badly worded letter seemed in negotiation with a foreign gen
really aiming at, when he continuès likely to convey. It should have eral, and to have pledged this
to say that I ought not to blame the The night gloomy, it hides a been obvions to anyone that "On-country to a policy of aggression.
whgle Force, just for the misconduct
mystery, looker was not able to express refuses to make any statement, and
of due of its members Who is he And the Star twinkles as if it would his ideas properly in English, his is content to lie under the imputa-
anyway? To the best of my remem- knowledge of the language being tion of the gravest possible nature:
rance. I have never been marking Why behold me and your feeling far from perfect. It should also the facts so far as they are known at £19,000
any special member of the Force for
betray. have been plain that no one would very clearly show that on the plea
giving unnecessary treatment to you will find a Star" among the dream of contending that because of dispatching a relief force to Rus-A non-poisonous snake 10 feet long would be prisoners, I only give my
Clay? same policemen do wrong, allisia he was actually designing was killed by Sgt. Razekwy, of comments to
accustomed
-ESANIP. make arrests: If The two campaign against that country. Hunghom Police Station, near the Policeman has his own way to policemen are wicked. will presumably go on scoring How far Mr. George was in his China Light and Power Co.'s premises think that too much public comments of ** each other contendedly and confidence it is impossible-to-say-yesterday.
are unfair, then I would ask him for complacently until one or other of nor is it worth while to emphasise them gets tired of the sport the absurdity, of a situation in
In the Interport swimming events and think right away of a thing, and what reason or purpose, people sit up Meanwhile, readers who think it a which a Minister of War is able to at Kobe, Shanghai won at water polo express it in the papers for people to bore are not obliged to read their involve the British Army without 50. The Kobe team, though con read as well as for general discussion. letters. We refer to the matter the avowed knowledge of the Cabi-sidered good, was hopelessly out- chiefy to remind Policeman net or the consent of Parliament, classed by the Shanghai men. that newspapers when properly Mr. Churchill's silence suggests condreted
are
The late Mr. Alexander. Moir, sometime of Hongkong and London, and latterly residing at Elgin and Grantown-on-Spey, left estate valued
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those who
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Policeman' as a defender of his title, ought in some ways to defend
also policeinen.that his negotiations with General Mr. Herry Augustus Cox, an against Injustice, and if he is really
Englishman, Professor, of English at Waseda University, is reported to have been given permission by the Japanese authorities to become a naturalized Japanese subject.
Say:
Hongkong. Augusi 17.
A TERRIBLE DEATH.
SEVENTY-FOOT FALL.
SCAFFOLDING COLLAPSES.
While engaged on some repair
trying to come forward in the light as a valuable servant of his line, rendering protection to it whenever posible, which he of course is entitled work on the roof of No. 6 B. Block to perform, should help to clear away Military Quarters. Kennedy Road, some injustice. No doubt Policeman' on Wednesday. a Chinese youth fell will remember something about the a distance of 70 fre and was killed ments on the subject are still fresh in Juvenile Hawkers. The recent com-instantaneously. our minds, and as long as the was standing on a bamboo scaffolding The unfortunate lad, it appears,
fixed
Ltd. The most important function of the Pilsudski te relation to the Polish Press partakes of the nature of campaign were on a par with his police functions. We disagree with arrangements with Admiral Koit him entirely in his claim that the Lebak, and that at the very time that complaint or report should go in the Prime Minister was insisting the first instance privately to the on the necessity of muming rela head of the pace, not because we tions with the Soviet Government Clydebank, Dumbartonshire, on July The weddding took place at doubt that this offeint would in the Minister of War was actively 10, of Robert, eldest son of the Hon. vestigate and deal with the matter assisting military measures against Dr. Lim Boon Keng, O.BE., and children in the Courts are being bauling tiles to the roof of the build- properly, but because the proposi-them." Parliament in its present Margaret, younger daughter of Mr. tion lies a denial of the proper decadent condition is apparently James Torranes, of Clydebank. and most important function of the prepared to swallow the situation Press, as a discoverer of matters and the Georgia Press follows It is understood that the Anglo. requiring refchat and a permanent suit There sull remains, however, Saxon Petroleum Company has placed check on wrong-doing. More or sufficient honesty and determina- an order for four oil tankers, of 8,400 less deliberate attempts bava framtion in the country to force things tons each, with Kowloon Dock. Two time to time been inde in Hong-to an issue: Surely Mr. Churchill ships of that size are now being built kong, sometimes with a regrettable cannot be allow to play pitch and at the Dock for Norwegian owners. measure of success. to discourage toss not only with our national, the Press from so functioning. We honour but with our army? We. acquit ** Policeman" of this inter-}(China Mail) agree. tion, but that particular argument of his, if allowed to pass, will tend
HOW TO MAKE MONEY.
to further those mi guided efforts.
There is no reason why the head
INCOME TAX
SPECIALISTS:
of the police, or any other official, should ignore complaints made in It was pure coincidence that the Public press. They could iron the day we were answering vestigate any apparently reason- Stockbroker" about the recovery able charge of this sort inst as well of income tax we received a letter from information published as from from a Londoner calling himself 3 information sent to thema privately, income tax specialist. We did
The only item of fresh informa-
The death took place at Hankow, on August 8 of Mr. F. Bignel, chie officer of the China Navigation s.s. "Wachang. He joined the China Navigation Company 12 years ago and recently retsmed from home leave.
A big paval draft is about to be
despatched to the China Station for distribution amongst the ships here. Tufnell has been appointed to take Lieutenant-Commander E E. C.
the draft out to Hongkong, assisted
Lieutenant W. Harper.
and imprisoned, for not ing, when the scaffolding suddenly taking out a licence. in their trade, collapsed, bringing the youth down (which on occasions they are bluntly with it.
His remains were removed to the refused), justice is on my side to say that somebody knows no law public mortuary. Nothing has yet been done to this question, and is it fair and justifiable
for 'Policeman' to argue against comments of this sört.
In conclusion, I wish to point out to Policeman that all the while, I am lending bim a band for the good working of the Force to which be has the honour to belong, and am sharing in my part in the interests of the Colony for the conticual welfare of 'Our Force-Yours, etc.,
'ONLOOKER."
August 20, 1920.
RECOVERING INCOME TAX.
LANDSLIDE ENQUIRY..
EARTH-COOLIE'S DEATH.
JURY CENSURE CONTRACTOR.
"We find deceased (Lee Wing)". mer his death on the 7th, as a result of a landsEde at Taiwan, Hunghem. In our opinion the accident could have been prevented had the coa tractor removed the earth on the top of the cutting at an earlier stage of The China Mailer all our much authority hit for this official local convention attemps to get a free advertisement by
[To the Editor of the China Mali." the work. We consider that the con- how that no notice should be of
tractor should have taken this pre "RUTH, "JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE. Should the local Government wield the newspapers. Our method in for his business address-but we
The Sunday steamer to Macao in this connection? Has not the cidentally offers the public some inserted a parenthesis saying that (Hongkong. Canton and
DEAR SIR,With reference to the caution, especially in view of the University its own governing body? guarantee that the matter will be for Britors resident abroad, claim. Steamboat Co.'s service) is announced dealing with my letter to the Daily trement) by Messrs. G. E. Stewart, Macao leader in your issue of yesterday the verdict returned (after a brief abnormal rainfall this year," was Some adjustment of the relations attended to, for otherwise the ing under the form we dealt with, to leave Macao in future on the Press on the subject of reclaiming F.C. M. Hurley and G. Stark, the jury of these bodies seems called for, public is entitled to assume that a these experts" are expensive return trip to Hongkong at 5 pm. Income Tax, perhaps you will allow and how far it is likely to come charge ignored is a charge that is and quite unnecessary. That is so. The steamer from Macao on Monday me to make the following observa- which heard the inquiry conducted by about, so long as a Hush policy well founded. and that the off-The form issued from the Claims mornings will leave at 7 a.m., instead tons
Mr. R. O. Hutchison, as Coraner, is persisted in, we do not care to cials who refuse to consider it are Branch. Cecil Chambers, 86, of 8.30. prophesy.
guilty of connivance. Moreover. Strand, W.C.2, is so simple that
1st My object was purely to inform into the death of a Chinese earth.. such open complaints alarm the any intelligent person reading it
the public of certain facts which had cookie who was killed in a landslide Permission has been granted to come to my notice as the result of at Taiwan. Hunghom, on August 7. offenders, and discourage repeti-through carefully (and especially Captain D. Macintyre, R.M.Ran actual claim made for refund of
When the inquiry was resumed tion of their faults. "Onlooker," the lucid notes on the back can fill 0.8.E, Harbour Master of Penang,ncome Tax.
yesterday, Mr. A. S. MacKichan, the of course, in this particular in- it up correctly and be sure if he is to wear the order of the Sacred.
architect in charge of the work at stance, would have been better ad- entitled) of getting his money back. Treasure (3rd Class) conferred upon
2nd. I thought by giving the facts Taiwan, stated that he did not give tickets. Then close temporarily..
Open a restaurant. Sell lots of vised to state simply just what did We achieved the feat ourselves him by the Emperor of Japan for the publicity afforded by the Daily any instructions as regards the cut- Fress I should save myself the trouble ting of the earth. The matter of aly, we understand, with finances, for repairs."Re-open in a few happen, and to leave general re- without "expert" aid, and were services rendered to the Japanese of continually explaining to my dealing with boulders was left to the and it any appeal is to be made days, and inform the customers ter able to express and to weigh
marks on the subject to those bet. successful every time.
Navy during the war.
clients what could be done.
contractor but if witness saw any for further public support, we soap who come with the tickets the them. If he saw a really bad case tion in the letter we did not print
If you will again read my letter to thing dangerous he would at once pose we will learn sooner or later paid for that the business as of maltreatment, he should follows the statement that relief is on Wednesday" night of last week the Daily Press you will observe that order steps to be taken. It was not how our University stands as re. Sanged hands, and that they must at a discreet distance, up to the proposed to be extended to British arrested an American named W. Fother terms in the form referred to, the face of the boulder to be cut off. I distinctly stated that "There are the business of the overseer to order gards ammunition. As regards staff, it is understood that another Victoria Cafe, between Jardine's ask the officer at the desk for per-ot know what it means, because of larceny. The prisoner was taken cases in which local residents are in-prevented if the boulder was not re- Up to a day or so of closing, the Police Station, and respectfully subjects anywhere," and we do dersen, Meyer and Co., on a charge / but these two paragraphs cover most The accident could hardly have been
"professor has been induced to go, and the Dragon Garage, sold books what he had seen, and then to give situation fitted the terms of the to the US. jail pending trial. The as it was intended to) that the in-remove the boulder than to shore it ..the inducement being £900 and a
sum involved is understood to be formation given did not purport to up. The contractor was responsible of tickets, good for ten meals, it calmly and unemotionally Bat document, have always been en- at the usual reduction on ordinary while that is what we wand do, titled to this relief. It is probably
$2,000. first-class passage. It is further tariff. They give no warning what most people would consider it ask an inexpert allusion to the move-
be complete and applicable to every for the shoring and any accident: understood that masters froth local ever that they were on the pointed too much of them, and wement afoot to relieve those who pay almost comical terms about the desire, I enclose a copy of the Form,
A London art critic writes in
In accordance with your expressed // Government schools are to be asked of selling their business to a new should sympathise with their re-income tax at both ends a circum-
This years's rainfall wis abnormal. to lecture at the University, No proprietor who would not recognize luctance to take so much trouble. stance manifestly unfair.
depression among buyers of also the Income Tax Act of 1918 and their obligations.
pictures in that city. This depression, a small book entitled "Your Income question of their finess is raised.
What then? Rather than have There were complaints to the such things ignored, we would have ability to help those who are so to the burdens of taxation and The last is really what it purports to
By the way, we do not profess he says, which is perhaps attributable Tata clear and simple guide rather at the Prime Minister, as I They did it, during the war, for China Mail, which investigated. them write to the China Mail, fortunate (or unfortunate) as to probable capital levy," was respon- be, but with the Act of 1918, and its As to "Booze Fighters" they are in think almost anyone could have seen. pay; and so far as we know they Recently we notified ticket holders staring simply what they saw. did it well. It is understood, bow that the re-opened cafe was hop- Policeman
possess or retain the use of a sible for the failure of Rommey's 209 pages of close type, I humbly evidence in almost any section of ever, that they are now to be asked ouring these tickets. This we were write fo the C.S.P. He overlooks! They are not resident abroad portrait of Sir Christopher and Lady tender you my best wishes and sin for lack of a better.
would have them residence in the United Kingdom.
the community. The term was used Sykes to each more than 27,000 cere sympathy. If you can elucidate to do it in Government time. This justified in doing, as on three separ- one simple consideration, that they but only sojourners, and in their guineas [about cannot work without injury either ate occasions one of our representa-ine: us to shield them from these the businese is fearfully and Christie's. Yet the artist himself your readers on the reclaiming of stockbrokers but not without our $135,000] at from it complete information for we could sub along without our My reply to your statement that to the University or the school they tives lunched there and was allow malice of the officer accused, wonderfully complicated by the Act received only about $700 for the Income Tax you will do a public ser workers" is that in Hongkong we are taken from. Lectures require ed, without question, to pay with whereas they do not know for cer of 1916, and the assistance of an painting! preparation, and school work one of the tickets, sold before the tain that the C.S.P. would be as expert or
which requires full time and at place temporarily closed. On careful for their interests.. tention) must suder if the lectures Tuesday, however, a ticket holder
pay again.
are reasonably worked up. Super- had his ticket rejected, and was feally the signs do not indicate asked to pay cash. They referred that the University is crippled for him to the liquidator.
funds. They were recently adver-
That gentleman, beyond asány-
rising for tenders for tennis courts, ing us that the present owners
mission to volunteer evidence of British subjects everywhere, whose
WINSTON CHURCHILL · -CAUGHT OUT..
"specialist (meaning
"
Det.-Sergt. Kilkenny of Shanghai
Cameron, employed by Messrs. An-
4
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terested," which gives the impression moved. It was more advisable to
case.
vice.
As facts are better than theories did try to do without our Stock- one who has mastered the ifs and Over 150 players took part in the following may interest you?----
brokers when our Stock Exchange ans of this weird act) might well a whist drive and dance on Wedner A had 100 Hongkong Bank shares was closed from 5th August to about be invoked.
day evening by the given R. E and through his attorney's inadvert-30th October, 1914. The experiment As briefly as possible this seems Junior NCO and Sappers' Club, eace he was described in the Bank's was not success as the Banks to answer local requirements: in the RE. Theatre, Wellington Bar London Register as domiciled in quickly found that they could not
All residents abroad pay tax at racks. The winners were:-Ladies 1, London. The Bank issued the divid-value or realize the securities in their - the highest rate on all income Miss Green (149); 2, Miss Conroy end with Income Tax deducted at possession, against which advances derived from the United Kingdom, (149); 3. Mr Beard - (139): 4,6/- in the £
had been made. We were then
and the cash paid in lieu of notice are entirely different to the old Mr. Winston Churchill is not as to the professors sent away may ones, although they may be, em a rule of a pacifist disposition and no claims of relief or repay Mrs. Davis (139); booby, Mrs. A. then forwarded proof to London approached with a request to reopen, be noted in this connection. Sure-ploying some of the staff of the His deliberate evasion of the Golement are admissible, unless the odds (115). Gents--1. Sgt. Major that he was not properly described which we did, and eventually were
instrumental in ly economy, however necessary, can former proprietor, offers no help rin issue therefore has a very claimant (1) is or has been a Crown Collins (157); 2. Mr. Marsh (150); as his domicile was Hongkong, and
liquidating an be managed in other directions He says he does not know Ng Malapecial significance, says the New servant (2) is a widow of a Crown 3, Sgt. Major Flynn (148); 4, Mr. A. instructed his attorney in London amount, running into several millions than in whittling down the staff, Chuen, whose signature is bolo Witness. The entirely feeble and servant, with pension (3) is a mis-N Other (149); booby. C. S. M. to reclaim QO "his behalf. of dollars, the bulk of which was and introducing part time lectur graphed across the back of the dis inadequate explanation of Mr. sinnary, or (4) proves residence Woolford (110).
The attorney did so and obtained sold here on Home account and ers who may be regarded as already honoured tickets. But he is ad- Bonar Law that the interview with abroad for the sake of health."
the refund. Incidentally A's income invested in England" in War Loans suficiently employed? There need vertised as the liquidator of the old the Russian general has been in- noviones et bound by conducted San Francisco Chronicle asks the securities of various kinds, and the for will have the justice to admi
Dividends etc. issued by the Lon-
Are fat men slow-witted? The is over £700 per annum from Home and other securities, not a bad effort Libé, noʻacrimonious discussion in the company, and announces: a meet- accurately reported in parts is broad rank as income from sources question, and answers it in the nega securities are in the possession of the you will have the justice to admit.
public Press, that is certainly noting of creditors for Monday at 11 parently the only defence Mr within the United Kingdom.
The most rudimentary knowledge desirable; but in the circumstances a.m. Presumably holders of these Churchill is prepared to offer.
tive. While Shakespeare made attorney who thus must be assumed Would seem that more publicity tickets are creditors, and will be According to the document, which Example: A Hongkong man Caser say. Let me have men about to be in possession of the facts of economics should suffice to con
My impression is that your arg
vince anyone that a Stock Exchange really necessary in the interests given an opportunity: of saying discovered by the Labour mission whose income exceeds £700 from me that are fat," averring that lead
啦... either or both sources has no claim. Chronicle of the University and of education what they think about this annoy to Russia, has been reprinted in the If his total income from both is Bismarck, Li Hungchang, Cromwell, in force; but I will refrain from dog. shall we say, à ̈ Bank's. Economic. much, the ment is based on conditions which has its place in any business com- cénacally in the Colony, if stooing way of doing business. To sell Daily Herald, the Daily News and not over £700, he may claim an Joffre, Clemenceau, Taft, Dumas, and matically stating that this is so, almost any branch of legitimate trade cites Napoleon, formerly obtained but are no longer munity, just as clearly definable us arrangements are to be put through meal tickets, within a day or so of the Manchester Guardian, Mr.
Interdependence reaches out to. the Government without the closing down, and not to make Churchill admitted that he was not abatement of tax ums Home in Victor Hugo as men of brains and the Act, as you will presently realize, it is possible to ciles
age of public opinion or of arrangements with the new pro only in close relations with Adcome if he come within the defini- also of avoirdupois. Thomas Reed is not to be treated lightly, with im Kindly return the documenta gent
ice. From si wezzan|prietor for honouring these, has mirat Kolchak, but that the actions 1 to 4, but not otherwise might have been included in the lhe pinity leak pee we are inclined to think very unpleasant look about it. cepted the latter's instruction 6.
of quick-witted men of girth, though - In conclusion,-I accept your re- therewith after they bays served your Director of Education, The employees was actually sold
he objected to being called fat, root in all humility/ but if you will purpose. -Young, faithfully...... ng for the Govern these dishonoured tickets are still
WALLA | declaring that "no gemdéman weighs belleve me, I never intended to meer.
JORN W. TAYLO one who should be there."
over three hundred pounds. what the working man. My kit was Hongkong, August 20, 1920,
to the manner in which he was to Four New Launches are under en induce the Cabinet to recognise the Patruction" for Admiral'a Government. most
VALLA Fleet.
think too
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