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The long article in the Daily them to admit or deny it the Press supplies none, in spite of its China Mail wante to know how and discovery of a supposed discrepancy why they got them. In spite of between the statements of Mr. the balderdash talked about the

The 4000 barbers in Canton Scott Harston and of Mr. Leefe in company holding a higher position who recently organized a club are than desire for gain (what planning to organize a guild there We have noted before our con-rot 1) they were and are a money-shortly. temporary's nas for discrepancies making concern and should not sad inconsistencies. It is out of have public and except on public a sensation in a Chatham bank by A plainly dressed, woman created

offering £400 in gold in exchange

turn.

order.

terms.

Mr. Scott Harston was speaking. We are told that it is a mare's for Treasury notes. of far past times. Mr. Leefe was meet the Daily Press has thus disposals Apa speaking of recent times. For one covered. We want to know. There have been very few foreign to pay that once milk paid soon as we know, we will speak of visitors in Canton during the last few better than the other products, and it again."

days, no doubt, on account of the present politicst situation,

for the other to say that lately the Before leaving the subject, we too reverse is the case, is not a case of must make one further observa finding quite the opposite view tian," which is that this slashing

"

Mr. W. L. Trowell, Surveyor presented."

and public spirited attack on the General of Ships, S.S., and Chief In We have shown that our col-Dairy Farm Company, which de-spector of Machinery, F. M. S. will league is singularly careless in the aires to wound, but hesitates to be leaving for Home very shortly on use of words, and this shows that strike," cannot avoid the sort of Government service. be does not read them attentively. fudge and cant for which we ac His own citations show that there cused Mr. Leefe. It Blobbers about -The s... Taming* arrived in was no inconsistency. Last year the immense debt of gratitude" port on Wednesday from Manila, Mr. Scott Harston said "in the we owe to the enterprise, as if we with a propeller damaged during the past" so-and-so was. This year hadn't paid up honourably for our typhoon. She is now at theTalkoo Mr. Leefe says that now so-and-so milk and sausage and capons. Docks, undergoing repairs. is not. Both may be true.

Never in our thoughts," it says,

The way we read the quotations should we suspect it of indifference Some 3,600 copies of Hongkong (presented by the Daily Press as to our interests. Waw! A man | newspapers were seized and forward- antithetic-not in line") we see who is as grateful and respectfuled to the Canton Military. Adminis Mr. Scott Harston's as very much as all that, and who yet makes such tration by the Superintendent of In line with Mr. Leefe's. But it a hullabaloo about three cents mare Customs during the last few days.

med will commit themselves to such on a pint of milk, is a strangely cessary and futile bunkum as inconsistent fellow. He is nearly that the airy business has alas bad as the Methodist who bawls ways been " looked upon “more as

Were the whole realm of nature a necessity than as a profit making

mine concern did he say "has always

Ltd been they must expect to be

J were a present far too small Love so amazing, so divine; Demands my life, my soul, my

all

misunderstood by careless or dis- ingenuous critics.

The Daily Press criticism, how and then puts, specially selected ever, carried its own refutations. threepenny bit in the offertory. If We could understand, it says." all who dwell bere" owe to these the higher charge for milk if the milk purveyors an immense debt increase in the cist of production of gratitude, we suggest that the had been sudden, instead of pro-three cents more per pint may be' gressive, over the long period of regarded as a small instalment on eighteen years.

dccount, and less fuss made about

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THEATRE ROYAL

BANEMAN CO. SEASON.

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THE YELLOW TICKET."

Canton military authorities on Sep Two men were arrested by the tember 20, as soon as they landed from one of the Hongkong steamers. The Accused were said to be rebel- suspects.

Medical men in Paris are alarm- rats, eight million of which, it is ed at the menace of infection from calculated, infest the capital. The Press is supporting their appeal, and urges the need for action by the authorities...

Yesterday the s.s. "Montrose," was towed into port from Manila by the ss. "Nipsic" after being dam aged in collision with the ss. "Yuen- sang" in Manila harbour during the recent typhoon. The "Montrose" is docked at Taikoo.

Yesterday the CPOS.

FRIDAY BEPTEMBER

SPECIAL CABLE.

* ALTENBURG" ABANDONED.

SALVAGE OPERATIONS CEASE

INQUEST ON GAS VICTIMS.

[China Mail SPECIAL Î

It is understood that operations

SINGAPORE, Sept. 25. have ceased on the Altenburg" Land that the ship is abandoned. An

victims of gas peisoting aboard. inquest is proceeding on the six

NOT GUILTY.

COOPER ACQUITTED.

SINGAPORE MOTORING FATALITY.

[China Mail SPECIAL].

SINGAPORE, Sept. 23.

1921

STRAITS CIVIL SERVICE.

÷FURTHER INCREASED PAY.

MARRIED MEN'S ALLOWANCE.

H. B. the Governor of Singapore, with the approval of the Secretary of the State for the Colonies, has been pleased to sanction, às a purely temporary measure, with effect from

officers in appendices A. and B. on Jan 1st, 1920, the payment of the following allowances to all European

Services Salaries Commission, and tọ their salaries, as revised by the Public other European officers on agreement on their salaries thereunder:

(a) An allowance of 20 per cent. to be drawn on substantive salaries as revised, up to $1,200 per month,. with a maximum of $120 per month. (b) On salaries above $1,200 per month, su allowance of 10 per cent.

(c) A further additional allowance to married officers of 20 per ċent: on substantive salaries, with a maximum of $160 per month. -

Therefore an officer whose sub- stantive salary per month is:

(1) $400 receives as temporary allowance 20 per cent. of 4400, Le. $80 (total $480). If married, receives

A verdict of not guilty was reburned at the Assizes is the case in which A. W. Cooper, a European municipal further 20 per cent of $400 (total accused was driving a car which allowance 20 per cent of $600, Le. servant, was charged with causing $560). death by collided with 2 tree. His companion $120 (total $720). I married re 2 rash act. The (2) $600, receives as remporary Stapp was killed.

ceives further 20 per cent of $600 (total $840).

FATAL QUARREL.

KOWLOON HURDER CHARGE.

ACCUSED COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.

A Chinese was yesterday afternoon charged before Magistrate Dyer Ball with the murder of another Chinese at No. 7, Old Dock Terrace, Kowloon Docks, on September 8.

(3) $800, receives maximum tem- porary allowance of $120 total

$1080). $020)." If married, receives in addi tion 20 per cent of $800. (total

(4) $1,000 receives maximum tem porary allowance of $120 (total $1120). If marned, ie cives maxi- - mura married allowance of $160. (Total $1,250).

$1,300 $130 (total $1,450). I

(5) $1,300 receives 10 per cent of married receives maximum married allowance of $160 (total $1,590).

Fund

Where's the scule of that? Can-it. not our contemporary understand. how it may be the last straw that

The defendant, who was not breaks the camel's back? The

represented by counsel, pleaded "not will be paid only to those, who, being.

The allowance to married officers fact that there has been no increase

guilty."

contributors to the Widows and of price in 18 years, if it is a fact,

Mr. E. 1. Agassiz, Assistant Crown Orphans' Pensions Fund, have com helps us to understand the position.

It is stated that H. M. Transport Solicitar, prosecuted. In opening the plied with Section 13 vi the Widows' Each year, as the progressive iu- j

"Bremen leaves England early in case for the Crown be said that the and

Orphans' November with crews for HMS.'s deceased and the defendant lived Ordinace of 1904, and to such other

Pensions crease in cost showed itself, we can picture the camel saying: "Raise

"Carlisle" and "Tamar," and will re- together. They were coolles engaged officers, not being contributors to the SMART MODEL HATS.

the price? Not yet. It is sure to

turn with all military details and in the demolition of certain bouses at Widows and Orphans Pensions raise a row. Wait a little longer."

paval ratings due for Home, from Kowloos. Hearing a quarrel, a wit- Fund, as satisfy their beads of depart VELOURS AND FELTS.

Then at last its back was broken, The Bandman Comedy Company China and the Straits.

ness went to the first floor of Na, ments by affidavit or otherwise that and it had to. A sudden increase, are to be congratulated upon the

7 Old Dock Terrace, and there they are married. INSPECTION CORDIALLY. INVITED

on the other hand, might be pass outstanding ability with which they

found defendant engaged an This allowance is only payable pro- ed over, once, in the hope of an

The Yellow Ticket" to "Empress of Asia" took away latter's room At that time defet- being supported by the officer or m. POWELL Ltd. equally sudden reverse movement.

altercation with deceased in thevided that (a) the wife is alive and an appreciative audience in the larger number of passengers thandant was holding a Chinese pillow (b) the wife is dead and there are The Daily Press says we are "Yellow Ticket" is a

Theatre Royal last night. The for three years past. Amongst those not arguing that the recent increase melodrama staged in the St. Peters Holyoak, Mr. N. 1. Stabb, Mr. and the witness went away. He returned These allowances will be based on powerful leaving were the Hon. Mr. P. Hand deceased had a biscuit tin in his surviving one or more children being in the price of milk is not justi- burg of the Tsarist regime when the Mrs. L. N. Leefe, Mr. and Mrs. D. J. with another man and saw defendant substantive salanes only and will

band. Failing to stop the quarrel, supported by the officer, fied." Then what on earth is it all-powerful secret police could strike Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Pentreath, argue? That "no adequate care under the abominable system, rotten Richardson.

ging What else is there to terror to the hearts of the persecuted Mr. and Mrs. Plummer and Mr. C. E has been presented?" How can with tyranny and injustice, which the camel submit an adequate case, permitted deportation to Siberia if you are going to give him the lie without trial. direct, on such flimsy grounds, when you are, as you adroit, "in no position to do that"?

-DES VEUX ROAD..

“TRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE"

HONGLONG, FRIDAY," SEPT. 24, 199

DAIRY FARM AFFAIRS. The address of the chairman at the Dairy Farm" meeting has been seized upon as an opening fer more adverse comment, and incidentally the China Mail gets into the line

presented

DRINK AND GAMBLING.

A CHEQUERID CAREER.

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HONGKONG ENGINEER'S FRAUDS

CORRESPONDENCE.

V.ED.-SPORTS."

Dear Sir, I shall be pleased

you will be good. ough to make it known that my Committee hava much pleasure in accepting the generous offer of A Sport" and will include in the Programme of Our Annual Aquatic Sports a Two Lengths Scratch Race for Boys under 12. a Two Lengths Scratch Race for Girls under 12-

I shall also be obliged if the gen tleman will communicate withi

Yours faithfully,

R. C. WricaLL.L

Hon. Sec. anonymous, and to donate through [The gentleman prefers to remain the China Mail)

Hongkong, September 24, 1920.

ARRIVAL OF PASSINGERS PER 8.5. "TFEIRESIAS,"

The China Mail. which the crument appeared and us. We were the only paper in

standing by the deceased's bed. He not be granted in respect of acting told deceased and defendant not to pay or allowances. They will be the point is rubbed in that we got

hit each other or words to that effect payable on salary drawn during ao oficial support in Mr.

Deceased stated that he had been leave Leefe's speech.

A successful whist drive was held already hit in the side by defendant Although we do not need such

The stery of the Yellow Ticket," in the Garrison Sergeants' Mess on and complained of pain. A doctor support, and do not depend on it.

the intense drama of which is relieved players were as follow Ladies-1, in the interval defendant left the Wednesday evening. The fortunate and deceased's son were sent for and we are sorry that Mr. Leefe did not

here and there by flashes of dry Mrs. Staple, (148), 2. Mra. Tatam, house. He was, however, followed refer to the suggestion, one way or The explanations that we took humour, centres around thrilling (147): 3, Mrs. Beard, (142); Hidden by another coolic and arrested.. another. It was a good argument, the trouble to ask the Company's episodes in the life of a young No, Mrs. McCarthy (116). Gents for use against the grumblers; and officials for satisfied us.

Jewess, one of the despised and 1. Sgt. Andrews, (151); 2, S. A. S. the Kowloon Public Mortuary, stated Dr. Murray, officer in charge of would have been much more useful seemed reasonable.

They persecuted race in Tsarist Russia, Eccleshall (147); 3, Sgt. Dee (143): that decessed died of rupture of the (To the Editor of the "Chirio Maïl„LI than some of the humbug he did them. But if it can be shown that her honour place her is the merciless The duties of M. C. were carried out by a blow.

We believed

whose desperate efforts to preserve Hidden No., Sgt. Matthews, (113). spleen, which could have been caused give us, about the business being the Dairy Farm Company is making clutches of the unprincipled Chief of by 1st. CL. S. S. M. Strond, R. A.S, C. of fire. We have only one fur- looked upon more as a public handsome profits on milk, sul- Police, from whose house she escapes ther observation to make," says the necessity than as a profit making ficient to make the recent rise un- only after stabbing him to death

After other evidence defendank critic under review (who thereupon concern," and about throwing the called for (which the other papers with a

was committed to the Sessions for proceeds to make nine observa- Board open to the superficial charge do not pretead to show) just watch methods of the secret police are ring to do good business in Canton

hat pin The brutal Germen merchants are begin- trial. ons and that is to note with of not having studied the share how we go for them. We have no revealed in the investigation which because many Chinese are in need of atisfaction that there is no official holders interests sufficiently." particular love for the Dairy Farm follows, and the excitement culmin-German goods, especially their dyes pport in the speech for the sug- Why will men persist in talking directors, as is fairly well known; at in the rescue from exile of the and steel articles, says the Canton reetion we have seen made elee fudge?

we hold no shares in it; and of young Jewess by a fearless British Times. There are 16 German mer- where that it would be more profit- No one is likely to believe that course we have not, as one news journalist who has been her friend chants and five German firms now in able to send all the products of the "the Board" would ever carry on paper man chivalrously suggested, and lover from the first. Dairy to the ships calling at the this public necessity" at a per-been "squared." (See what we

Canton. The offices of Mears. Jebsen port."

Loud applause at frequent intervals & Co., Messrs. Carl Boediker & Co manent loss. Why should it?have to endure.) No such suggestion has ever ap

bespoke the admiration of the Messrs. Reuter Broeckelmann & Co. And why seem to pretend that] peared in the local Press.

We have simply written as we audience last night for the dramatic and A. Berblinger are located over The China Mail published, as a state- same interests as the general body and above all, trying to talk sense. Beryl Barraclough fulfilled the role flowitz & Co. is located at Salkwan. to be the causes of the downfall of

the Board. has not precisely the thought, trying to be fair as usual, effect with which the players invest the Southern China Bank on the ment made to it by officials of the of shareholders? They are share Hare we succeeded?:

ed their respective parts. Miss West Bund, while the office of Car- Drink and gambling were stated. company, the claim that it would holders, aren't they? Who, is like- So. Now we come to an observa- of the tragic young Jewess with a All the German firms here are eng- John Gordon Grant, an ex-Army be more profitable to the company ly to charge them with insufficient tion made by the Daily Press after passion and spirit worthy of the aged in the import and export basi officer, who pleaded guilty at Aber to send one of its products (milk) study of their own interests? its only one further," an observa- the commendation which greeted her

highest praise, and more than deserved ness. to the shipping. Note the typical

deen to a remarkable series of eleven Mr. Leefe said, speaking to tion perhaps the most important faithful portrayal of an exacting carelessness of your controversial shareholders, that "a broader view that it made.

charges of fraud and theft On his ist, who writes all the products" than that dictated by the desire for

behalf it was urged that he had been From Mr. C. W. Jeffries, acting for many years in the Colonies, and part. Mr. Clive Woods, acted with Director of the Royal Observatory, while there had sunstroke. He came instead of one product, milk, which gain must guide the Management." obligation on the Company to pro- while Mr. Philip Carlton, as the un-of the Meteorological Records of the demobilised in January this year with It asked whether there is no sincerity as the fearless journalist, Hongkong, we have received a copy home and joined the Army, and was was the whole point. Note also If the shareholders thought that vide for the community in view of scrupulous Chief of Police, and Mr. Colony from 1884 to 1918 compiled the rank of captain. The Colonel To the Editor of the "China Meit."F the plain suggestion, whether so was really and truly meant by the the special concessions made by Carl Lawson, as his brutal assistant, in handy form by him and published under whom he had served stated intended or not, that it was a Chine Management, they would hasten to the Government to the company in were both impressive. The other by Messia. Naronha & Co., the Gave that he was an excellent officer, Mail auggestion," which, get replace it with another, and they the matter of the tenure of the farm parts were sustained with equal erament printers ting no official support,' was would be right. presumably another of our inven.

The booklet, The fact is in our opinion, and

Sot,-With reference to your issue tione,

which is on sale at Messrs. Kelly and particularly in the Labour Company in plain China Mail language- Does the Daily Press mean that that the directors would have raised ons? We have a right to know which achieved considerable success data neatly tabulated relating to cause he could get nothing to de he Wright. Would you kindly insert a What were those special conces Billetted," a delightful comedy contains much useful and accurate get situation, but failed, and be should read Captain A. I. Wynyard

To-night the Company will play Walsh and Messrs. Noronha & Cas because he had a good knowledge of dated the 23rd fost

Chinese. He had tried his best to "Mrs. A. T. Wynyard Wright” because Mr. Lecle did not trouble the price of milk long ago, but that There have been special conces in London. to use that argument, it was not, they foresaw the fuss that would sions, unfortunately, to for too

Barometric Fressure, Temperatures, as we represented it to be, an be made. They knew their public. many of the interests," but this

Vapour, Tension, Sunshine, Rainfall, took to drink and gambling, and got corretion as this error is causing me official argument? Does the Daily They shrank from it as long as is the first, we have heard of any »

Wind Velocity, etc.

hard up for money.

e unnecessary congratulations.—I am Mr. Maclennan prosecuting, ex- Press want the public, to believe Possible. They raised the price to the Dairy Farm.

Yours faithfully, that we invented it, that we origin-only when they felt obliged to do

plained that accused came of very. We have been told that all the

A. T. WYNYARD-WRIGHT. ated it, that it was a suggestion of it, by the pressure of circumstances. Farm land that the company holds

What is possibly the largest blue respectable people in Morayshire. sapphire ever found in Ceylon is re. He served his apprenticeship as a

Hongkong. September 24, 1920. our own? Because if not, we must This should be their excuse. Any was got in the usual open way,

ported to have been picked up by civil engineer in Inverness, and went really beg oar estecined contempor- other reason would mean profiteer and that furthermore, it actually

Mr. EA/Delgoda, Mr. A. Wijetleka | to South Africa, where he served in Kary to be more careful with its ing-greed for extra profit. Those got pieces of land put up to:

diction, to weigh its words, and to who deny, as the Daily Press con-airction, only to be overbid by PURTHER DONATIONS ACKNOWLEDGED. found a stone of the weight of no Long, where he was employed as a and Mr. A.C.Attygalle, at Ratnapura. the war. From there he went to the These gentlemen are said to have Colonies, and finally landed in Hong- say no more than it means:

trives to seem to do, that they were other purchasers. If that is true, The suggestion

made obliged to do it, virtually accuse the "special obligation is on the

less than 37 rupees. One of the civil engineer in a Government, den Felsewhere was made in these them of profiteering. Talk about Government, to see that people Memorial, and Athilated Hospitals Ceylon Observer representative that had been somewhat chequered... His The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice leading Fort jewellers informed apartment. Singe that time his career broad, views of the public neces starting public utility enterprises begs to acknowledge with thanks the if the stone really did weigh 37 relatives in Morayshire had not heard It the Dairy Farm] claims sity, etc., can only make the grum should not be thus victimized. that it can sell all of its milk (not blers more sceptica).

Building development in the following donations to the funds of rupees it was undoubtedly the largest much of him. The value of the all the products of the Dairy

They could best answer the upper end of Happy Valley has Bankers Guild.....

the Hospitals

one found in Ceylon. The question actual goods obtained in hotels, etc.. to the shipping, in bolk, and aboush public criticism by publishing an been held back by the Govern- Pawn Brokers' Guild .....

$125.00 of price would depend on the quality without payment, amounted to £67 The Shanghai Lawn Tennis the cost of distribution, loss on auditor's certificate, dealing with ment's supposed obligations to one Wo Ping Theatre

200.001 of the stone.

63., and the articles got by theft Association has accepted Hongkong's bottles, etc.

the actual figures of the mulk foreign religious organization, and Kau Ue Fong. Theatre

amounted to £17101, while the challenge for an interport competition In another place we even dis-départment.

it is time something was done about Cheung Sam Woo

stans involved in attempted frauds at the same time as the cricket inter sociated ourselves, from the author- Those who allege profiteering These organizations should not Lo Cheuk. Wen

amounted to from £30 to £40 port here in November, ship of the suggestion by saying in milk do so without evidence, on be allowed to own land here at all.

Accused was sentenced to eight | A meeting of the committee If we have been truthfully ad-suspicion, for no such figures have

Chau Cheuk Fan Suggested new slogan: No more Wong Fa Nung...

months imprisonment

appointed to form the Hongkong sed by the Dairy, Forn Co

been published. We have taken foreign land grabbers. Hongkong Tong Yat Chuen

Lawn Tennis Association We object to have it fathered on their part, against the grumblers, for British subjects."***

Tam Pak Shir by this sort of innuendo. There on the strength of an official state-If the Dairy Farm people do Mrs. Adam Gibson ****** by the way, no chance that we ment, which we believed. But we enjoy any special concessions

Etting on cay not meant for have no evidence.

by way of land tenure-it is up to Lowe, Bingham, & Matthews

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