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THE CHINA MAIL
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to the Chins Mail) GERMANY AND THE PEACE TREITY.
LONDON, September 10th, Latest official returns show that Ger- many is surrendering and destroying arms in accordance with the Peace Treaty in
LIVED BY RIS WITS..
AUDACIOUS CAREER.
ALLEGED YOUNG ADVENTURER
“This young man's career would be extremely difficult to eclipse even
| an entirely satisfactory master, esposa three times his age." com- mented Mr. J. D.-Cassels at London as regards gunsntperen of the latter have been rendered, and Sessions in prosecuting Netley Lucas, at the powerent rats Garmony by November aged 17, of no occupation or fixed will nos postes guns beyand chokes allowed address, who pleaded guilty to obtain
Twenty-five thousand by the Treaty. mahine-gens hare been destroyed, outing £31 109 from Harrods Ltd 26 thirty-five thousand rest, while thirtyon from a Mfr. Henry Connickie; a clock, millions of five shells and fourteen hundred a barometer, and other articles, valt thousand rides have best destroyed. Ger-ed at £188 95, from a West-end out many, ty after, of rewards is endeavour fitter; and a truth, several suits, and ing to collect the large numbers of rifles other goods, value £240, from John known to be hidden in various parts of the Edgington Ltd, all by false pretences, country, but the Eeparations realises the diffenities of the authorities or by means of other frand."
One hundred and Counsel proceeded to outline in this connection thirty milling rounds of alarme Lucas's career. By falsely pretending and ammunition bare been destroyed, but that he had been in the Navy during
remain The
the war he obtained the clock and cuable that number will vimess vigilates is being exercised. at Essen, but there is no reason to suppose barometer, saying he was going to that secret prohibited war, material is British colony. On that occasion he referred the shopkeeper to his "guar being turned out.
dian, Major General G. W. Rawlings, frr payment.
AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE
"
a
JAPANESE COMBINE.
A VITAL NECESSITY.
EFFECT OF LARGE TONNAGE
The opinion is gaining wround among shipping men that unless the Japanese shipping companies amal- amate to strengthen their position, it will be difficult for Japan's mer- cantile marine to hold it own against foreign competition which will be come stronger. This conclusion is reached after weighing the causes responsible for the present depression According to shipping experts, the of the shipping market. principal factors in the present depression are: (1) release of tonnage due to the termination of the war; (2) Increase in the world's tonnage: (3) decline in international move- tents of cargo: (4) disorganization depression in the of the international channels of trade; (5)
Snancial country, and (6) abnormal aggrand- izement of Japanese shipping during
are
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WHAT SHAKESPEARE WROTE.
leaves one, does not seem to show z/"Hades"; Therefo e, since he states Aker reference to the population rank of captain not being sufficiently | owing to the protectionist policies Home paper:
as
Kowloon
10
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THE VOICE.
CONSIDERED AS AN ASSET.
EFFECTS OF CLIMATE.
Shakespeare's pronouncement, “A Mr. Harold Spender writes in a voice ever soft, gentle, ind low, an excellent thing in woman,”, has never There is nothing new under the been surpassed, and nothing mara readily prejudiced strangers in our Lenin is imagined by his admirers; favour or the reverse than a pleasing.
It is priceless possession, to be the latest novelty, but he was musical voice. ically anticipated by Shakespeare.
Proceeding, opunsel tok. Low, the war boom. It will be seen that BOLSHEVISM NOT NEW. under the pretence of being a"dis the Shipping depression in Japan is MELBOURNE, September 10th.
Unless these evil causes In the House of Representatives, Mr. charged officer in distress, he obtain due to both home and world factors. "Then begins the most audacious climinated there is no hope for the Hughes, the Prime Minister, made's stated the 26 from Mr. Connichie. men in regard to the Government's defence policy. He declared that the most vital part of the case," said Mr. Cassels. recovery of the shipping situation, Lucas went to the Jermyn Court but unfortunately, there are no in- part of the Austranan policy was the pre- To the Editor of the China Mell" I take it that the Ferryman's servation of Australia for Europeans and and stayed there as Captain dications that they will disappear.
responsibility had been increas Friend is an educated mar, and Australia's
number.
Harrods motor department, and the that the situation will become worse SIR-Your argument that Ixo knows the meaning of the word ed by membership in the League of Nations: the Hon. Netley Lucas. He rang up On the contrary it is to be feared
has been like ing 730 millions to the north and correct understanding of what multi-that
Paradise" lately, he surely has of Australia, be said that the defence of exalted, gave his name as Colonel which foreign countries may be ex-
It was obvious
that he said to the chauffeur. "Is this ping. "
CENTRAL EUROPE, INTO IT SOON. Colonel Lucas'a, sir," plication really is. You think that! you have struck the point when you nothing to grumble about. Also if the new territories in the Pacific was Lucas. When the car called for him-pected to take to foster their ship-sun
national safety required Australia to take a my car?"
The "fundamental cause of the say, "it is really most truly expressed he is a respectable person why was he serious problem
add nothing to that one. Now not seeking sleep instead of straining serious share in the naval responsibilities of the man answered. Captain, please
he Empire, Money would be
provided leus see. According to your "most his ears to catch all the words of the
ammunition, also for light guns. The yet. He also said his mother was tion between the amount of tonnage King Henry VI.," I have realised fall under the spell of its charms more truly expressed" rule if we multiply songs. Unfortunately be has quoted remedy the deficiencie in beavy artillery prisoner corrected him; not colonel depresson in shipping lies in the rela- For, reading again the second part of coveted by both men and women, who Lady Lucas. Altogether be covered offered and that of carge to be that there is scarcely a single doctrine easily than under that of a beautiful Heredity and climatic surroundings of 16.000 boys yearly, or reaching 1x 2, we add two to that one, and we one of the titles of the songs in and
are partly responsible for one's voice. will get 3. But you know that correctly. It should be "I wish I training 15 years, would be resumed; ninety miles on the first day, but on carried. Before the war the world's of Bolshevism, which is not anticipated face. 1x2-2, which goes to show. that were a dog like you". He says "So the age
Do 1". I presume, therefore, that he Battleships were still the mainstay of naval subsequent days, he was much more commercial tonnage amounted to 45. in the utterances of Jack Cade to his
Take that famous social programme A soft moist air is more Eable to pro- depend on light another occasion, in a hired car he took tics put it all at 52,000,000 tons. your rule is nonsense. nothing wishes he was a dog, and perhaps he defence, but circumstances compelled the ambitious, doing well over 100. On 200,000 tons, while the latest statis boon companions.
Multiplication Deans more than the adding up of the nu would like the other half of the brick: Commoth at present to develd for a party of friends down to the Hotel Thus the world's tonnage has in of jack Cade's set forth to his com- duce a musical voice than a dry, clear
cruisers and smaller craft. He ber expressed by the multiplicand as shied at him.
I understand that the Gentleman imperial naval scheme in which all the Metropole at Brighton, returning in | creased by 7,000,000 tons in spite ofrades on Blackheath. Here are some climate. many times as is expressed by the multiplier. E. G. 2x3 means addreferred to as "The bellowing Bull" ¡ dominions would go-op Air Force the early hours of next morning,] the considerable tonnage lost during of the items in that programme-
again is greatly honoured at being called times--6.; 3 up 312-add 3 up 2 times. Now vocalist, and glad he is the owner of let us examine the fermula 1 x 0., a pair of good lungs. It is at least a The number I may be there, but if great satisfaction to know that his
trouble is not a large liver. you add it up no time, it is just the will no doubt still be fresh in the same as if you have nothing, since you do not take it, II will give you minds of many residents around the locality under discussion how often one for you take the unit once.
the "Ferryman himself was a con- tributer to the Nocturnal Revelry last
two
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There may be many oranges on the tree in your orchard, but if you do not take any, surely you have no season. It evidently appears that
was Iring established
a
the control of
movements cargo. The economic
Board on which the Navy and Army were covering 180 miles in one day. Har the war. On the other hand, there represented. Six hundred thousand sterling rods becoming suspicions, be satisfied has of late been a steady decline in work be allowed for aviation, including them with a worthless cheque, and sion, would be encouraged to the utmost. some friends. He sent his friends only slowly progressing, and, gene civil and commercial branches. "Civil avia away he went again to Brighton with rehabilitation of Central Europe is
stayed at the Grand Hotel This time be carried than before the war. Naval expenditure included £700,000 ster-back in the car and then went and rally speaking, there is less cargo to ling for transports.
M. CLEMENCEAU COMING EAST.
September 11th.
that M.
PIRTS,
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The Intransigeant states branges or nothing, though you Jazz Bands on the upper verandalie; Clex-nceau is sailing for Singapore on for him.” speak oranges, talk oranges and inter-mingled with vocal strains to Sept her 25th on beard La Cerdit such tunes as Bubbles" and they after which he will proceed to hands for Calette. He is accompanied by Dr. dream, oranges.
Incessant clapping of
encores, until the early hours of Chol and hopes to return to France at the morning, are not considered as the end of the year. equal nuisances.
Yours etc,
JOHN KESTREL [By this time all Hongkong ought to be arguing this out John's orange figure is a bad shot: if we have ten oranges on the tree in our archard, and take none, we have zone. Tat-tut. Besides, what right has he to suggest that there's only orchard?-C.M. ene tree in our Redaction.]
CHILD HAWKERS AND THE UNIVERSITY.
STENTOR
SOME SUM...
To the Editor of the " China Mail.") Dear Sir,-Further to mine of 10th inst, and referring to your comment thereon.
think I do
"that because some sums when inverted give like results, all must do so," including
[To the Editor of theTM" China Mail."1|1x0 and Ox1
SIR.The promise (subject to the approval of our local, House of Com-
L
ΠΟΣ
All the realm shall be in com-
There shall be no money." "All shall eat and drink en my
score.
"I will apparel them all in one livery that they may agree like bro thers and worship me their lord."
To which Dick the Butcher adds "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers.”
VENDETTA AGAINST INTELLIGENCE-
he was not Captain Lucas, nor even It is true that the foreign trade of Colonel Lucas, but "Lord Lucas." some countries, as measured in terms This young "robleman' rang up of money, is considerably larger than Harrods again, and in consequence a the pre-war figure. For instance, car went dashing down to Brighton | Japan's total foreign trade last year
-an idea which Cade immediately to 4,200,000,000 as amounted
with Y1,180,000,000 adopts, as it was adopted a year ago On June 30 he was arrested at the compared Imperial Hotel, Russell-square, and recorded in 1914. but the increase is in Russia.
Then there is the vendetta against a good run and expected you would of commodities. Last year Japan's said to the officer, “Yes, I have had largely due to the rise in the price
foreign trade was still in a favorable intelligence which has so signalty get me sooner or later."
Asked if he had anything to say, condition, yet it is undertood that the marked certain phases of the Russian prisoner replied, "They say there's a net increase in quantity was only 20 Revolution. The Clerk of Chatham trace of insanity in my brain," but or 30 per cent over the pre-war is condemned by Cade to be hanged HELSINGA, September 8th TE POGENT Communist richica at Dr. Griffiths stated that this was us volume, in spite of the conspicuous" with his pen and ink-horn about ins neck," because he cab write and Petr grad bas developed into a critical true:
When told he would be put back SHIPBUILDING CAPACITY INCREASING. read, and cast accompt.".
The increase of tonnage and the
Cade insists en cross-examining the situ son and as a meeting of the central comt ittee of Finnish Communists atrading the report of the Prison Petrograd on August 31st, at which the Commissioners, prisoner picked up decrease of cargo bave combined to unhappy Clerk:
“Dost they use to write my name? Oppa stion Group consisting of officers the Red Army appeared on the scene, at his light felt hat and lemon-coloured make the present amount of tonnage alteration ensued resulting in 10 Finnish gloves and walked jauntily down the excessive and the effect has been aller hast thou a mark to thyself, like
the more keenly felt by America Camacists being killed and 20 wounded. dock steps, smiling broadly.
COMMUNIST FRICTION.
THE CHANNEL SWIM.
Loboy, September 10th. Th: American Henry Sullivan just file to swim the Channel from Dover, give up when within Also for saying "I x O says "leave bein: compelled
Your authority, please, for saying the one taken no times (or not taken)' is a catch phrase."
mons) of a million and a half to the it there," for x to my mind, dístinct.iles of the French Coast after being | University shows, that the Govern ment is alive to the necessity of ly says "do not leave it there" but igien hours in the water, owing to
"do something with it" Ge, multive pains in the ply it).
educating the rising generation on British lines.
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But you say "it is really most A similar sum is required (not as a lump sum but annually) to provide truly expressed as "add nothing to schools for the fifty thousand children that one, hence, by your gu of the Colony, who, having no schools ment, 1x01. 1x1-2. 1x2-3 to go to, must either live on the and so on, multiplying the absurdities. and the streets, bawking, thieving, dodging Do you mind leaving out the
pen-existent bachelor" the police or getting run over, or horse sense," and sticking to the stunt their bodies and ruin their constitutions by hard labour, carry, point; or may I suggest that you ing loads, working long hours in haud the argument over to my old friend the Adversarian when he feels
Yours, really fit.
unhealthy factories, or as
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tstis" enduring the tyranny of their mistresses.
"Let us attack the conditions and got the children."
What was the essential difference at birth between the undergraduate and the child hawker?
Each, if a citizen of China, was qualified to become President, or, if
a British subject, Prime Minister of"
England.
stomach.
DEATH AT HANKOW.
GERMAN ENGINEER.
CHARGES OF MISAPPROPRIATION.
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increase in value.
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and Japan whose shipping achieved an honest plain-dealing man,"
plies
Education and refinement combine to play their part also, but even int cultured people one is sometimek re- pelled by their harsh, hoarse tonel or by a mumbling, indistinct halting manner of speech.
An eminent authority-is responsi possesses a good voice il he or she for the statement that everyone cly knew how to develop it property.
She referred more especially to singing voice; but, be that as it may voice production should receive micò more attention from parents and beach ers than it does at present. A RUDY health, morals, mansets, are all care fully supervised; but the value of the of the best social assets is and guered.
In de nursery, children are allowed to strat and scream, either in ange or excitong at the phofi of thot voice, and caicoiable harm is da to the delicite vocal chords.
At schools fets in pronuncia tión," grammar, enfoquialisms, men perisme, are a corrected in the mir ren are permitted to speck babitigli painstaking manner, and yet chal
sing-song voice. a great development during the war To which the Clerk unwisely re shrill faisento in a mentonto Worse still is it; if they presisten period.
"Sir I thank God. I have been so With the general recovery of in-
Women bestow infinite time dustries movements of cargo may well brought up that I can write myly speak in a whining, peevish draws increase but it should not be forgot name."
instantly handed trouble on dress, but they the --whereupon he ten that the shipbuilding capacity of
sciously overlook one of the chi the former belligerents is being away to execution.
Similarly Lord Sey is condemned attractions and surest, passports restored at an accelerating. pace. Moreover, Japanese shipping men because he can speak Latin, and be popularity. think that various maritime countries cause he puts a foot-clock on his horse. In fact the case against Lord Say will adopt protective measures such as the new Merchants Marine Act of is even stronger than that: America, and in their opinion the
Why shouldn't we cultivate) ordinary speaking, let alone singin voice, if by so doing we enhance e "Thou hast most traitorously crown social valve and afford since future of the shipping situation rupted the youth of the rexim, in pleasure to all our Friends and re
erecting a grammar school: and quaintances?
In order to meet the situation it is whereas before, our forefathers had
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M. KAMENEIT'S DEPARTURE
The German engineer, who was Lospos, September 11ib.
engaged in the construction of the 31. Kamene has left for Russia.
Kuling Aerial Railway, died at Kuling, on the 19th, August and was buried THE BRESLÂU-INCIDENT.
on the bill-top cemetery at five o'clock admits of no optimism. in the afternoon of the same day. PARIS, September 8th.
The venture on which he was necessary, it is contended, that the no other books but the score and the
"There shall be in England se A Havas message says :-- The German Government has paid engaged has now come to a stand-shipping companies of Japan would fally, thou hast caused printing to be
crown and dignity, thou has built a the three-hooped pot shall eve 100.000-frames to indemnify the personnel still, and the Chinese promoters combine their efforts and resources used: and, contrary to the king, his half-penny loaves sold for a peo Unless the requisite amalgamation paper-mill. It will be proved to thy hoops: and I will make it felony for their property looted at the French placed all the blame on their engineer. to meet foreign competition, Consulate a Breslau.
They charged him with having made away with $30,000 of the company's effected, it will be impossible for face that thou hast men about thee drink serall, beer.
Those were his first famous money, and when he recently took a the Japanese shipowners to maintain that eually talk of a moon, and a trip to Hankow, the company had a superior position in regard to the verb: and sucis abominable words as But as he had to ask more, h
people liis promise of reward stes NEW YORK, September 11th him seized by the Chinese police and world's shipping. If the presente Christian ear can endure to bear." Hongkong, Sept., 11, 1920.
Serious attempts at sabotage as a re This appears to us unanswerable; sult of the tram and breit ocdictors brought back to Kiukiang, where he state of affairs in this country con- unless someone else cares to try.strike, occurred at
when a motor-dar packer-Boond Avenue was tried by the native district tinces, shipping experts conclude the with nine men magistrate and sentenced to be position of Japan's shipping will only CM. Redaction.]
Facet, alongside stain, pouring in defamed in the native city jail till Advertiser to worse. Jepan
"NEMO."
THE U. D. S.
ATTEMPTS OF SABOTAGE.
money
revolver
The of the train be paid op the sum of
wapfor- whistle spoodily summoned Police
demanded. cyclists who chased the feeing car at 50
While in prison be took ill and the arching the Docupante without injuries.
Given brains and physique the cas. To the Editor of the China Hell mile an hour through the streets; finally Chinese, authorities, in fear that hej
come depends on environment, educa- ... tion and opportunity."
SIR-The University Dramatic
By all means let us establish our Society is very anxious to obtain the... University, the apex of the Pyramid, immediate loan of Pere Favier's "Pekin." I should be exceedingly but let us at the same time attend to
It the United Kingdom can spend £2 per head of its population on education. Hongkong should spend,
FRANCE'S ONE AIM.
The
might die there, nished him up to Kuling under the charge of four soldiers; and there he shortly after PARIS, September inh. passed away. The story went round A Havas message say
the hill that he had committed M. Millerand visited the cities of Worm suicide by taking poison, but of! and Landan. In his speech at Maye that there is no evidence yesterday, he said the pitiful sochery of octur in attendance certified that Frazer's devastated districts show that the French demande for compensation are intestinal affection was the cause of neither unjust nor exorbitant. The death and Max set down the cause reach occupation of the Rhine, in agree himself to eating tainted sausages in to just claims and leaves to mourn him a woman scoring, satisfack France's one-sittinengurang the win whom he cohabited and two
children." C, C. Post? roiga
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PRINCE JOACHIM'S ESCAPE.
IN LONDON DURING WAR.
· ALLOWED TO RETURN HOME.
These are the crimes, set against rose.
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that many men have been done to shall not wear a head on his shou
Colonel Jeba similar accusations.,
Pressed-vory: hard; be offers Ward tells me that in one of the towns still more attractive pen he visited he found that a schoolSitting on London Stone in master and his wife had been shot for street, he gives Die famous Chr teaching some middle-class children. That the coadmits shall ♬ run In some parts of Russia there has bit claret wine this first-year been a crazy and incredible persecureigi." tion of all men with any clafin" to Most extraordinary of; intellectual training. The same prin Cade, in his extremity, acto ciple, axxding to Shakespeare, in poses to nationalise woese spired Cade's rebels,
extreme proposal, of one o Cade's own instructions to his fol- extravagant sects of the ho have desolated Easte
Wear and
Lord Say, and it is credibly reported. The proudest pear infe death in Russia in recent years on unless he pay me tribute
towers are just as definite :-
We will not leave one lord, so
the foundations-the Elementary grateful if any of your readers who is in possession of this work would Schools,
be kid enough to lend me the book for a few days.
Our Society & hoping to produce four of Lord Dunsany's plays at the at least five million dollars a year on City Hall next month, and as one of ment with the Allie is for the purpose of the jail. He was 65 years of age, suicide the other day, was in London gentleman: the same object.
Not in order to convert each gut the scenes of these plays is laid in tersnipe into a graduate, but in order Chica our producers are anxious to to give each child a fair chance of consult the book in question on mat. becoming a useful and healthy mem ters of setting.. ber of the community.
Then there will be a reason for choric gratitude."
Yours truly,
F. B. L. BOWLEY.
NOT OUR QUARRIL: HOWEVER,
[To the Editor of the "China Mail."
shall be glad if you will
Sir
With many thanks for your courtesy.
I am, Sir, Yours faithfully,
W. THESDALE MACKINTOSH,
Registrar. Hongkong, September 11.1920.
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NEEDS OF GEORGIA.
PARIS, September 9th. A Haves mesta, 19 JAZ Accordings, the Foreign Minister of the Bepende of Gorgia visit ed the Secretary for Fareign Affair to whom he submitted the present needs of Georgia.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
„Á Haves médge
The delegation
society paid a visit
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For they are thrilty honest men, this, boisterous another name. In the winter sports
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As would but that they are not have antie English lady in Switzerland and intake our parts.
madness of the Cadd was certainly, net wanting in to be the summer be came to England to try and renew his acquaintance with courago, and be very nearty won. He kepe very He was actually in London red Southwarks repod the river.toric her. after war had been declared, but in reached the heart of the City have all the circumstances it was thought yg gas baly Chiroes's' eloquence that desirable to let him go-back was over the mob and lak Cade to the Se he left for Germany by Holland when the German Kame were fight. How was it that Cade for the out
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was nothing that he tines
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