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hough we do not join in the offi- his own behaviour, and act accord dal cries of wolf, wolf, there ingly remembering that the chief sa menace in Bolshevism. We object of all games is pastime. in tote with perturbation that violence social amity. Exercise and excite- ains headway as the means to ment are by-products.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1920.

ALLEGED ROGUE.

WEST POINT INCIDENT.

MAGISTRATE THINKS IT OVER.

LATEST DESTROYER.

HMS "WORDVERINK"

MOST POWERFUL ́IN EXISTENCES

Wivern

the defendant in the custody of Winchelsea," also built by the

ccess. The vomen got their suf- Frage by violence. Sir Edward

IT the Editor of the China Mall.”) Carson's violence. (ar blaf at vio- ence, or preparations for violence)

Sir-The recent letters upon this Station, this morning charged a Ltd., East Cowes, Isle of White, have Inspector Wilis, of No. 7 Police Messrs. J. Samuel White and Co., aved Ulster from Home Rule.

"Freedom" Nevinson speaks of matter induce me to express the hope Chinese before Magistrate Hutchison completed and delivered their 122ad Violence in Dublin rains it for the the rapt manner of American audi- that the Tramway. Company, when with being a rogue and a vagabond steel war vessel 74th steel torpedo est of Ireland. England is trying! to reconquer Treland with violence, ces, which sit quietly and awal considering the question of clothing The man pleaded not guilty. stone violence stacels another.low the lot without exclamation: her. Conducroes and Motormen in the defendant's arrest said that he most up-to-date type of destroyer in craft. This was FLMS. Wolverine,” The Chinese detective who effected the most modern, most powerful and Violence gave Egypt her measure interjection, question, or interrup of freedom, and without violention. The essayist says.one has suitable uniforms, will also deal with was op plain clothes duty in Taitati existence. Of the Admiralty India world still be sighing for the to try hard to persuade they that the following points ---

(Chinese Recreation Ground) at 12.45 | class, she was laid down on October ranchise she is now starling over to arouse contradiction." Thating their hands clean: How frequenta fight was in progress he worked way, to HM. ships

the sole use of a lecture or a speech 1. Insist on the Conductors keep-was attracted by a crowd. Thinking 1919, and is a similar vessel in every -pm, yesterday, when his a tention 18, 1918, and launched on July 17, Probably viclene if reason fail, will mish us ont of Mesopotamis, thought obviously applies also to This is a glony and a saddening writings, newspaper leaders and ly do passengers shudder when receive his way through the crowd and saw. Witherington, Wine ester" and reflection to us,ghat rulgar violence controversial books. Contradictioning their tickets front conductors well dressed Chinese who informed | firm and now "serving in the Royal should have become so respectable, to be sustained involves thinking. whose hands are filthy, and many him that the defendant had put his Navy. After completing with stores or at least 24 tinch less shocking It is assumed that conscientious times covered with sores, while their hand in his pocket. The defendant at Portsmouth, she will join the 3rd than it used to be and wight to be.

thinking "must altimately attain Ever since the Armistice we have

truth.

long dirty finger nails often scratch denied that he had put his hand in Destroyer Flotilla of the Atlantic been fearing violendi at Heine.

the hands of passengers paying fares.

the complainant's pocket. He said Fleet. that he bad merely looked into it Everything looked ripe for it.

2. Insist on Conductors calling out when the complainant caught him. coast of the Tale of Wight were Her full power trials alf the south Even the opportunists seemed to be.

"Fares, please." instead of coming The defendant said that be worked entirely satisfactory, when blind and provoking it. We begin

she as a coolie but witness examined his attained an average speed of between up beltind passengers and poking them hands and found that they were very 34 and 35 knots. The "Wolverine's ' letely to hope that we may be spared that ignominy, and that the

in the ribs or tapping them on the smooth. In answer to further ques twin screws are driven by a double inevitable change, the downfall of

shoulder as if they (the Conductors) tions the defendant said that he was set of Brown-Curtis geared turbines, privilege and hypersy and the

were dumb,

a foki of a well known Chinese firm, and Mitchell thrust-blocks have been rise of commonsens and public

3. Point out the Hability the Com-not

but, subsequently admitted he had installed. Steam is generated in honesty, may can to us withon

spoken the pany runs through the negligence of said that.

truth and three Admiralty type water tube such apha-ant efreum-iances asi

he was its servants, and that Conductors ed. Witness asked the complainant fuel burning installations,

unemploy-boilers. These, together with the sil are common in the world arounē. Es Aside from asking the people to should therefore, not ring to start to accompany him to the station and auxiliary machinery, and the entire To hope, to pray, for such a pear pay their taxes in advance, the before passengers, especially women charge the defendant, but he declin-equipment have been installed by ful solution, "will seem reasonable Canton Government is sending and children, have safely lighted and ed, saying that he was too busy. the builders. The ship is capable of agents to the verines to enforce the that Motormen should not start be- The complamant gave the defend carrying some 400 tons of oil firel.

Ltd encash. To work for it-that

"KELTIC" BROGUE

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BLACK AND TAN

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The death took place at Sand ringham, Victoria, on July 11 of Mrs. Thomas Shene; who was the second daughter of Dr. Alexander Anderson, of Hongkong and Jedburgh.

not given to us. But at last, ir payment of overdue assessments, this is not tow much like exhorta. tion. we may refuse to work against it, we may refuse in countenane the reactionaries who pour dl upon the flames.

BEWILDERNENT,

It is curtain that exkur ness." the dogmatic note, in speeth! or writing is most ofensive, 1

From September 1, Mr. L. Gain has been appointed manager of Messrs. Broppard Mopin & Co., in p'ace of Mr. Gaujoin, the former manager, who leaves Hongkong for the head office in Tientsin.

Tea houses, popular Canton in stitutions, are now no longer the people's clubs" Talking politics there is subject to the interference of the Government's detectives. Arrests

fore passengers have alighted.

4. Provide Conductors with self- ciem clean cloth to wipe the seats dry after showers, and get them out of the "don't care attitude.

ant a couple of slaps on his face, which will enable her to run about and then walked away.

1,000 miles at full speed. Like the leaving a tea house soon after noon" Wolverine's" armament consists of The defendant said that he was other destroyers of her class, the. yesterday, when he was stopped by superimposed 47in. guns fore and 5. Prevent dirty third class passen- the detective, who made him take aft, with fire control and director gers rushing from their compartment, off his coat. After examining him, the gear: two anteirera high-angle" (brushing past in their uncleanliness detective asked if he had been in jail quick firing guns on an elevated plat- and with dangling uncovered meat, before. Witress replied truthfully that form amidships, and two sets of fish, etc.), and dismounting from the he had been in for six weeks, where triple torpedo tubes mounted on first class exit. clothes been soiled by these third class the way to the station, witress was living accommodation for, officers How often have upon, without another word, the revolving platforms. As is customary detective took him in custody. On with all White-built destroyers, the accused of theft and at the station and crew surpasses that of most. charged with being a rogue and a destroyers, the frm having con- vagabord.

sistently made this a special feature The Magistrale: What work do of their construction. you do?-I used to work for" & Japanese firm.

passengers?

the East,

[irritates and alienate it may of tea talkers are not unusual now to be about the slowest moving in 6. Speed up the cars which seem so, think the auditor or reader.adays in Canton. but who is by that he should g

Canton hears that Dr. Wu Ting.

7. When reconstructing cars or so in that way? The positive man fang is oppasing the remittance by building new ones, have a small com mer provides at last an 'impuls the Customs authorities of the partment each end for the Motorman to contradict. One resents are customs surplus funds to the Cantor so that his big and clumsy feet do not leaving jail. I have not succeeded What do you, do now?-Since the truth when it is hurled at one Government. The Canton officials, tread on the toes of passengers who in finding permanent work, but like on altinisten. Believe, when asked for a statement regard are unfortunate enough to have to sit do odd jobs, some times as a paint erpt, or own yourself a fool. Weing the matter, were not able to give right behind him, with all view block-scraper.

1 not built to endure that." one yet for publication.

Yet how avoid it. and retain

ed out by his perspiring back so - The Magistrate reserved his deci comfortably close to force? It is equally certain

passengers' sion until to-morrow morning.. War psychology does not end ¦ nôses. that an absence of self con- when war does. The cancer grows, fidence means loss of power.

S. Request Conductors when tak- A John Bull hates the Han so muching lares to do so bystanding on the tentative proposition. timidly ad- that he has a nasty par about a six lower step and not mount up to the vanced, having the appearance of year old boy. Yet in the same issue level of the seats and standing (often hesitation and of doubt, has the be advises the Chief Secretary for on passengers' toes) in the very nar- killing quality of a blank cartridge Ireland to collar some Sinn Fein row space between seats, unneces chillian conspiracy for a war with Ifs and ans and maybes, nip the hostages and shoot one for every sarily squeezing and discomforting Russial in the interests of the bond thought in the bud, so that it ean-policeman killed.” PERUTĖ, JUSTICE, PULIC SERVICE" holders, and to prevent possible not bourgeon into conviction. infection from the revolutionary Halfhearted assertions meet the spirit in that remarkable country. fate of messages to Mars. HONGKONG, THUESDAY, SEPT. 9, 1990.

Just in the same way the same class wanted to attack the French Re- volution. There is no doubt that Churchill had all in train, and that our sheep-like Parliament would

The China Mail.

AT HOME NOW,

Between polite deference and rude tellings the expositor is as one between two steals, and the 1. vice he may be weak enough to invite will only further confuse

passengers in full cars and knocking hats of in the process of taking fares. This applies to the non-top-deck car,

HUSTLE 'EM.

The following approaching wed- dings are announced-Mr. B. F.-Yours, &c.. Rosario, of Noronha & Co., to Miss B. R. Bishop: Mr. L. V. Dapay, of Quinhon, Annam, to Miss A. F. R.

Hongkong, Sept. 9. 1920. Mr. A. J. W. Resser, of MeKinnon, hints, crying for attention. The only Chonguet, Helena May Institute;

[All these are excellent practical

Williams, en route from Hereford, this rage for speed?-Ed. C.M.] England.

CHILD HAWKERS.

TWO GIRLS FINED.

NO MONEY TO BUY LICENCES,

The name "Wolverine" has been. borne by many ships of the Navy verine was a destroyer of the at different times. The last "Wol-

Basilisk" class, built in 1919 by Cammell Laird. She took part in the Gallipoli campaign, and was lost in collision off the Irish coast on 12th December, 1916. Whereas she had a speed of only 27 knots, the new ship steams at anything between 36 and 40 knots. Among other war vessels with have been known by this name are a gunboat, barque rigged, purchased as the "Rattler" from Captain Schanks, of London, în 1798, and commanded by the famous Captain Lewis. Mortlock; a, skoop built at Topsham, under contract by Sergeant McFall this morning Mr. Owen in 1805, and sold out of the charged a

Chinese girl before Navy in 1816 for £810; a 16-gun Magistrate Hutchison with hawking briz, built at Chatham in 1836, and vegetables in Stone Nullah-Lane lost in the West Indies in 1855, the admitted the offence. yesterday without a licence. She wreck being sold at Jamaica in 1857 for £20; and another vessel, which The Magistrate : Why did you

was built at Woolwich in 1859 1860. It is recorded that the above-mention.

Sth, 1799, captured the Dutch "Glee" (14), and with the sloop"Arrow" (24) also captured the Dutch "Draak" (24).

EXCITEMENT TOO MUCH,

"

This is a review, not polemics, i have agreed, if the Labour Party him. For one will say that violent McKenzie & Co., to Miss Jeanette one we disagree with is No. 6. Why not take out a licence?-I have no led barque (13 guns), on September

history, not hortation. It is an attempt to see things at Home as they are, rather than an enn to say what they ought to be."

Offhand, there is not likely to be any argument when we say that they look pretty rotten.

| Between the suggestion that it

had at vetoed it. The recent presentations" defeat their object threat of a gedural strike, of which and another will hold that it is im-. Reuter did tell us, was merely hot possible to stab a for with a carrot air, and was made after the red that has been boiled."

A novel attempt to cross the danger was past; but it would not

calm weather is to be made by Miss Channel on a water cycle during have been gone by if the Panjan- is difficult to avoid the conclusion Letta Hills, a Folkestone young lady dams had not been made clearly that So-and-So is mistaken as 10 The machine on which the attempt to realize that the Labour Party fact, and the simple statement that will be made is an ordinary push So-and-So is a liar, is there.no bicycle supported on two floats. The present Parliamen was happy mean?. Presumably there Propelling power is given by revolv.. change. Parliament has lost re-electe mainly, as must always be must be, but few there, he that finding the rear wheel, which has paddles

ute.

The people are unsettled. the case, by the workers or by it. Europe is infectious. Things can-such workers as were left at Home. not go on as they are.

this is as nearly as we can get

y how they look to us.

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Wolare on the eve of some big

was in earnest.

The soldier vote was cut out, and

The British nation includes a lot the election snatched on Ilang THE RIGOUR OF THE GAME. of men who are as honest as they the Kaiser" and make the Ger- can afford to be. The trouble is mans pay" cries. We must admit

war. The hard-headed

rs are rare.

Men who have been picked for

attached. It is hoped that the journey

will be covered in ten hours.

Capt. A. A. Ellison, lately flying

THE JONES ACT.

STEAMSHIP LINES MOVING.

TRANSFER FROM SEATTLE TO VANCOUVER.

money.

The Sergeant said that the defend. ant was out on bail of $5.

The Magistrate imposed a fine of $9'or five days.

Another girl was charged with a similar offence in the same locality. She said that yesterday was the first: day she had been out to hawk.

She too did not have money to take out a licence.

The Magistrate: Then you must not hawk. $3 or five days.

[When is that committee going to get to work, that was formed to his broad pennant as commodore in Seattle Posi-Intelligencer says that Ed. C.M1

Referring to the Jones Act, the study this child hawker scandal the" Kinsha," as senior naval officer, without waiting for the expiration of River Yangtse, has assumed command the 90 days suspension (this was be at Sheerness of the battleship fore the postponement of operation) a

Commonwealth," gunnery training

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PROMPT POLICE ACTION.

QUARRELSOME COOLIN.

DROPS DEAD FROM HEART FAILURE.

ARRIVALA

The 5.8. "Nankin," Capt. Manley,

The dead body of a male Chinese aged 48 years, was yesterday remov- ed to the public mortuary, Kowloon. The decased, who was an earth coolic employed in the demolishing how much they can afford. There that the official Labour Party does Not the game, but the man.

of an old building at the Kowloon is a conspicuous lack of zeal, oft represent the general body of Not so much what he plays, as the

Docks, was alleged to have had a public spirit. Even kommonsense labour any more than the Parlia- nasty way he does it. We have

quarrel with another coolie who was stated to have assaulted him with an seems to have been gasified by the mentariaus do. It consists for the read of the old lady at whist, who ship at Invergordon, in succession to number of foreign steamship lines are TWO SMALL FIRES.

earthenware pitcher and caused his type is lost part of intelligentsia, trades would permit no trifling, insisting Capt. G. RB. Blount The Preparing to shift the Pacific terminus Jess comthon than it was. Think- union leaders who have risen be on the sacrosanct importance of Commonwealth is at present once. Notable among these are the of their operations to Vancouver at

death. When the body was medical- ly examined, however, no trace of cause they are good organizers and every point. Rules are rules, say giving leave in watches to her crew,

violence was discovered. Death was Changes are visible. It will have suficient energy and charac- those of her tribe, and what is their and on completion she will depart for ficers of the Trans-Oceanic Company. seem quite inconsistent with our ter to force themselves on the mob use if they are not to be observed? Invergordon to resume duties under a subsidiary of the Japanese Ocean No. 113, Second Street, West Foint, failure in the excitement of the fight. A fire broke out on the 1st floor of supposed to have been due to heart rent pessimistic philosophy on the as its mouthpieces. This

no: The argument is unanswerable in the orders of the Commander-in-Transport Company, which operates at 9 p.m., yesterday, in premises The alleged assailant has been arrest- subject of progress; but, us was leal, but it is the best we have words, although there is a pissible Chief, Coast of Scotland

from three to five cargo ships each occupied by the Hung Yik firm of ed, and is now in police custody, Jt, the changes to be fitted are got at present. It is better, and offers retort in spirit. Croquet is said to

month our of Seattle and Tacoma. It box makers. meaningless alteration but genuine better legislative material, than the be, the most temper-rrying creasing demand in the human hair by the Trans-Oceanic Company with shop were drying boxes over a char

The fact that there is an in-adds that an agreement has been made It appears that some fokis of the LATEST SHIPPING NEWS. development or in the line of it.

Party system the Coalition Cau games, and all croquet players will There is no doubt that we shall as. Never forget that the Govern appreciate what is meant but in Europe and America is referred to Vancouver the terminus instead of boxes blazed up. The alarm was at trade between Hongkong and the Canadian Pacific Railway to make coal fire when suddenly four of the advance from the present pseudo- ment is not the State. The State dred all games are alike in that, in a United States Consular Com San Francisco and Seattle. democratic government to a really abides, but governments change. where men play them unsportingly.merce report. It is mentioned that stayed by the same paper that the of the police, who were promptly on It is once given, and with the assistance democratic ones nearly so as is This one is to be changed. The The dominating thought in every that the stocks of hair in Hongkong Blus Funnel Line is about to transfer the scene, the flames were extin 4251 tons, arrived, this morning at humanly possible. Not Soviets. sims are many and plain.

piaver of any game should be the are small, and prices have been from Seattle to Vancouver. It is pos- | guished before the fire brigade ar-17,30 am. from Singapore with 798 A reformed Parliament.

These labour leaders do not re-thought that it is a game. Games advancing rapidly. The demand sible also that the Nippon Yusen Kai-rived. Damage to the extent of $4 tons of cargo and 198 bags of mail. present the workers' opinions any are friendly rivalry, or they cease from the United States is almost sha will take a similar course, while was done by fire. The premises general purposes--so many exam- more than the Bolsheviks represent to be games, and take on the nature exclusively for the longer, finer the Robert Dollar Company hase at-were insured for the sum of $1,000. 177 tons, arrived this morning at 6 The "Kaiping," Capt. Pannier, ples during and since this war Hassian popular opinion, for the of war. Friendly rivalry requires grades of hair, while Europe pur nounced its intention of doing so. have been so obviously more states- siruple reason that the masses do tolerance, the sporting spirit. The chases the shorter, coarser grades The newspaper adds that while the No. 22, Argyle Street, Yausali, zeneral cargo and 12-bags

Another small fire broke out at am. from Pakhoi with 355 tong of manlike than the privileged ring not have opinions, but await party sporting, spirit is gentlemanliness. used mostly for industrial purposes. which supplies Parliamentarians, cries and slogans. Nevertheless, It may be said that only a gentle-

Jones: Aer undoubtedly will prove yesterday. In this case damage was that the lesson has been learned, at if we are to face the future, man can play any game as it should least sufficiently to count at the we must look to them for any hope be played.

beneficial to American ships, local done to property to the extent of Kamen Kayama, the Japanese shipping men are not canhusiastic $400. The police extinguished the There are delicate mental marvel who has been appea- next general election.

Incidentally and we regret that tional country. They are coming. The player should be keen on win- Coliseum, defes all copy book maxims reason that short hauls to Atlantic insured with the Lan On Insurance via Kobe at 9am. to day with 1,750 we have of a settled and constitu. nuances that no rules can decide ring during mall week at the London about the working of the law, for the flames. The cause of the outbreak The as. "Shinsel Mare No. 5,

is not known. The premises are Captain Kawaguchi, called for Osalez this must have an air of pro- Their day is at hand.

ning, but not too keen. How fix about concentrating on the one ports will not be likely to affect the Company for $1.500. paganda, for we are not Lebourite

tons of general cargo The true democratic machine the dividing line? No rule can matter in hand and no more. He foreign lines operating from those

The 9.5. Soshu Maru," Captain quait bas to be confessed by the is still the House of Commons, but help. Only gentlemanly instinct can think and do a number of totally ports to the same extent as on the

Harada, sziled for Takao via Swarow trathful critic that the Labour it is going to be filled by the people can supply the answer. To play diverse things simultaneously. While west coast. Canadian constwise ves-

at,10 a.m. to-"ay with 830 tons of Party is the only party that seems led by these Labour Leaders, in-as if you don't care whether you under a fire of questions he reads a sels operating to Alaska will be bar-

general cargo.. stead of by the people led by more win or not is the game of the paper and writes on a screen with red, and the Act will have an effect self-interested demagogues, whom slacker. It is most ungentleman news of the evening. And all the of pulp and paper from the British enormous rapidity, backwards, the on vessels: carrying large quantities we bave learned to know by their ly, because it is disrespectful to time part of his mind is busy at Clumbia mills to the United States. The Labour Party did, although deeds,

those with whom you play. To solving arithmetical problems set him "you may not be aware of it, as you Marconi. Et al.

play to win as if nothing else in by the audience, involving the extrac are mostly spoon-fed by Reuter, We who look on, more philoso-lite mattered grabbing every postion of the cube roots of various produce an excellent Peace Treaty, phically than emotionally, hope sible advantage, insisting on the numbers. He writes with equal whereas the actual Peace Treaty is that in that way the change that pound of flesh," is the opposite acility with either hand, or with tren

The regular steamship line be only beginning to show its many must come will come. It would be extreme, and is quite as bad. There both hands, backwards, forwards, or Rotterdam," and the Dutch Eist

Antwerp, Bambury hetter so For we cannot shut our is no way of instruction, the only upside down, different sentences at Idies by the Nippon Yusen Katha, It is the Labour Party we have eyes to the fact that less pleasant thing to do is for each player to the same moment that he is talking which has already been announced, to thank for suppressing the Chur Kaye are offering. To vs also, search his own heart and watch about something else..

will shortly be opened.

to have a policy, a thought-out and coherent policy. The others are so frankly opportunist

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Sir John Tankerville Goldney, of Monks Park, Corsham, Wilis, and late Chief Justice of Trinidad, former: Hanover Coort, Hanover-square, W, ya Judge in British Guiana and in The "Horg Mob." British. the Straits Settlements, who died cleared to-day and will sall for Amsy Apel Bar, Sis Prior:

The mook present baronet, Sir Prior Goldney The B.S." Kok Canton," Chinese, left estate of the value of £61922, cleared to-day and wi sail for queathed" £100 each to the three exmorrow, is the file SEN and net-personalty £40,089, He beKwong Chow Wan at 6 am, to ecutors and other small legacies, and The 99, Nankin, British, clear- the residue of bis property to his wife ed to-day and will call for Yokphaca absolutely,

via Shangbai at noon to-morrow?