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LOCAL

HOW IS IT DONE?

11

SATURDAY, " OCTOBER 30, 1920.

CHILDREN'S CORNER.

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CANTONESE NOW HAVE CANTON,

My dear Children.

All Hallows Ben and it is-sid CITY, ENTERED YESTERDAY. Tomorrow, October 31st, is known that fairies may be seen on that

night.

When I was at school in Wales we

always had a fancy dress dance that evening and afterwards all sorts of games. The greatest fun was

apples. If any of you try that game do not do it in your best clothes or in any place that matters or you may get into trouble-not only yourselves

but also

KEJDILINGS IN HONGKONG.||

extres."

Tang Ting-kwong who a short time

when My had been persuaded to vacate. He is the first Cantonese to hold the office since 1913. A move- ment is afoot among Cantonese in Peking seeking the abolition of the Tachanship system and suggesting" a beginning with Kwangtung.

haches'ery out like neglected charades, with a hint of Sunday

The Answer of the brides. Evenings are crisp ke the School kids trying to be naughty

Budget to the China mornings, and fall of tonic. The in it. The tone of these so-called EDUCATION. Mail's campaign for nights, now that the moon is foll, plays reminded me, though they

better elementary suggest Venus at a easement, un-were not nearly so amusing, of the education is not a conspicuously ruscious of observance, starkly japes of Oscar Wilde in his most generous one.. Those admittedly glorions and desirable. Now one affected moods. Young Oxford, wanted teachers from Home can koows the motive of art, feeling the conscious of its cleverness, likes to be got, if the Department will offer yearning to make permanent this talk of marmalade in terms of ivory fair pay. The University has been beauty that must pass. To paint and ade. It eats dinners delicate generously treated, and I think the it, to put it in poem or in nekady, as silverpoints, in rooms of canary-allocations for religions or pro-

Yesterday news was received in to fix it for ever so that we can coloured quiet, where candles sus-paganda schools, some outside the

bobbing for apples. A huge brown Hongkong that the Kwangtung rreall it at will, is the heart's pire in little silken tents, and they Colony, are excessive. But what earthenware bowl, half filled with rope bad entered Centon and that desire, athrill and athrub with search, and probe in the cuspidare does it matter what I think? If you water, was put on the floor. In this Ma had left that city with a large Beauty, aching for permanence, of onyx for the golden idea they don't or won't think; and let the were apples bobbing up and downer of troops, after having Hongkong Octobers must be the got from the gods and lost. Government know about it, there and we had to pick them up with our handed over his scal of office to Targ nearest thing to heaven on earth.

If anybody cares to will be no improvement. The ap teeth. You can imagine what a loting-kwong, one of the Kwangtung FASTICHE, make it worth my pointment of the K.R.A. secretary of splashing and laughing there the native population here was visibly leaders. The joy occasioned among On the night of the

while, I'll write a to the School Board, gazetted' to- was! THE FILL eclipse, the moon

But you must Then we had racer with -Boats and audibly expressed. Throughout was full. So was play in Dunsany's style that will day, may help ns.

The China Mail made of half a walnut shell and the evening strings of crackers Adversarins. They be an improvement in every way raise your voices. say he was enrsing Carson and on the model, and afford the actors columns are ever open to sugges-these-had to be blown across the wet fired and people paraded. the streets in motorcars, waving demanding doughnuts, in a club a chance. The first scene will be tions or complaints under this water.

Another "All Hallows Een same papers were hard put to it to meet fags. The presses of the vernacular where he had no right to be, the steps of St. Paul's in London, heading.

Was the saucers. Three sancEJS on which two female angels will be

1 do wish I had a Panema, qt circenses discovered sitting. The angels are

were placed on a table, one with fresh the demand for news in the abape of Head for figures water, one containing dirty water, WORKING -bread and amose-interested in the passing pageant.

The way I read the and the third was empty. Then each

The troops which entered Canton *MEN. ments are Enter a coster, in pearlies.

Budget there is no girl was blindfolded in turns and had were commanded by General Chan Cenough for the aver- First Angel: There! See? Did new taxation-only an increase in to dip a finger in a saucer. The fresh wing-ming, while it is believed that fage working" men. The insistent I not tell you? You at all times stamp duties, and a forecasted water meant that she would marry a the late Tuchun is endeavouring to

ent agitators are mostly men who said you did not believe in the exist."increased consumption of tobac-bachelor, the dirty water stood for a reach Shinking. have no need to function so, so far ence of costermongers. You claim-co," which I am doing, my best to widower and anyone who put a finger Canton now has a Cantonese as their own neexis go. This is that science proved thein a help, yet there are Farge-looking in the empty saucer would never Tuchun is the person of Rear Admiral why Labour, which has the poster myth. I made you fly bene, so far, increases of expenditure. Free marry at all. if it work take it never does so wearily far, to convince you. Is passages for Government ser- But best of all was the bobbing for ago, was selected to occupy the post Two working men were overheard he not beautiful?

vants Home and back (how we talking about the poster of a paper Second Angel: He is beautiful, envy. them mean $88,000 extra. devoted to their interests. Wot hut is be real? Chir wings have The University donation means d'you think of it. Bill?" asked one, brought us far, and we are tired $179,000 extra as a starter, with

Too much by labour in it How can we be sure that he is not tore to come. Extra bedrooms for my liking" answered the other. a subjective impression?

Government House, but hush! I Ltd.ever yet has an our and out First Angel How perverse. mustn't mention them. Our Fire Labour paper been properly sup dear, you are. Soch scepticism Brigade will rust us more, and the {ported." The Sunday Chronicle wars your loveliness. Yet shall you Prison vote means $136,666 extra. yon? literally lived on its wits, the be convinced. Costermonger! Ap-Grants to propaganda schools I

Clarion by begging. The Daily prach and speak.

have already mentioned. Our Citizen died in infaney. TheThe Coster: Pawdon. Irdy, Wot Volunteers come cheaper, because

ferald is on its last logs. When did yer sy2.

there aren't so many of them, and i the Labour Government exames, all First Angel: I would have you the gentlemen who have to provide the papers will be Latour papers, foonvince this augel that you are the money pretend to be dissp- The Times and the Daily Mail, real. Speak to her. Kiss her." pointed. Why not abolish them owned by people alive to the trend. The Coster: Bit fresh, aint yer?and save the lot? The golf railway. have already trimmed their sails Bin to a cuschoom ball, aint yer,figures i camo follow, but no to get the most from the conging and couldn't git a taxi ter git ome doubt we have to pay something to

in?

carry the golfers to and from Fan- Second Angel: There is masic ling. It's a pleasure. I'm sure. in the tones of his voice. Almosy Officers' quarters for officers' better Host suit. here say that the I am persuaded to believe him real. halves run us in quite a tidy bit.

reason there has been no Legislative Council merivou.

(To the Coster). Let me touch The cost of work already done on

the ing for so long a spell was that i

unnecessary Queen's Road The Coster: Wot for The price widening is a dead loss. The oficialdon wanted to deprive 35 of a cab? Sorry, lydy. You may Staine wharf for the launch picnic ered member, known to be a search me.

people is a frabite me Conteen critic, of too frequent

opportunities of letting himself She needs proof. Kiss her.

First Angel: You talk too much. worry about, and the contribution One day Dicky's mother pointed office of Civil Governor.

for the water that the Peak folk to a leaf and said, "Look Dicky. I 1 don't think there is anything in The Coster: Well, I'm blowed. want with their whisky is a fair do believe that is where the fairies Tang Tingkwang, the new Tuchun, After consulting Rear Admiral, it. It is more probably due to the Jer fink I aint got a donah? thing. The Government is going come and dance. It is the biggest Generals Li Fooklum and Ngai That's as much as you have any to spend a bit on the Praya East and greenest lotus leaf that I have Bong-ring have decided to transfer right to expect by way of a free Reclamation scheme. I thought a ever seen

their troops to Canton proper as sample. Rest may be had c.o.d., Chafer Syndicate was doing that. "Oh mother," "cried Dicky, "Do | the Kwangsi troops will soon depart

the A.D.C. want it.

Shows how ignorant I am. Row-you really think that it is a fairy from the city. Yesterday's papers had loon Hospital must have that leaf? I do wish I could see the The election of 2. Civil Governor- an item about the Hong-$50,000. These and others I over-

fairies dancing,"

for Kwangtung probably by the kong police apologising look make me ask, How is it done?

Provincial Assembly, will take place shortly, as Yang Wing-tai, the last some wangsi mandarins who

incumbent, has already left Canton bad brandished butomatis pistols in

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PETER PAN. What letter changes a fairy into

The letter S. (EIL Self-)

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ANSWER TO LAST WEEK'S RIDDLE-

ME CRE STONECUTTERS.

THE LOTUS LEAF.

Mu Yang-hsien, the dismissed Tuchun, wrote to the Citizens' Peace Committee on October 27 still asking- for $2,000,000 for the expanses of removing his Kwangsi troops back to their native province. Mu cannot be found at his former headquarters, and he is said to have gone on the night of October 27.

The Canton Mills y Government was dissolved on O über 27 after the departure of T Chun-ħsuan, Chairman of the Mitary Council on- October 25.

his mother. Sometimes on the way Dicky often went for walks with

The Chinese press says that Dr. she told him tales and sometimes she Sun Yat-sen has sent his represent showed him flowers and leaves or ative to negotiate with the Peking butterflies and told him all about Government that General Chen them.

Chiung-ming will be appointed the leaves, which, as you probably know, we Rear Admiral Tang Ting They often pased by some lotus Military Governer of Kwangtung.

kwang will be asked to accept the needn't are like water lily leaves.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

11

Claud Severn, of allowing questions Gazette. That saves time and serves the purpose just as well! | I think the fewer meetings we BIRTHS.

we published on Wednesday, was have the better off we will be. for

"I expect they will come here to that the Guilds and the Companies Te have far too many ordinances

night, that is All Hallows E'en," said might negotiate on petty differences already. The temptation of legis-to

his mother, And then she told him LOVE-On October 23, 1920, at not calling for the machinery of lators when they get together is

front of a revenue officer who was

how that was the sight on which the to avoid further complications with Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. Wil-

arbitration. Either party by this to go on making laws, whether we

fairies were abroad, and that some } local affairs. searching their baggage on a ship liam H. Lowe, a daughter.

agreement was enabled to invoke need them or not.

times mortals could see them then, BRENNAN-CRADDOCK.-On Octo-arbitration, and the Consulate,

in the harbour. What's the idea? We have a few very Over and over again our magis

Dicky listened very carefully, then ber 24, 1920. at Shanghai, to never expecting that the Companies

AFFECTED affected women here trates convict Chinese travellers, bas has been disregistered.

The Tong Hing Navigation Co. be had a good look at the leaf so Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Brennan would be the ones to commit breach

that be would be sure to know it, The Canton Times has appeared WOMEN who actually pose "in whose luggage 37709 Craddock, a son.

of it, regarded it as an excellent

and swank before the found, although they are fre

It was on a long thick stalk about a again. During the forced suspension foot from the ground.

of the Canton papers an English safeguard against strikes.

tradesmen. forgetting that there is queatly bong fide passengers re-

Police Inspector Davitt leaves to

That night, when everyone was edition called The United Press was Now that the Companies have usually in such shops some young turning to China from America day for Sydney on the as. "Eastern" broken this agreement, those older tan who has waited upon real or Canada or other countries

asleep, Dicky crept out of bed and printed in Honam by the combined on nine months' vacation..

It consisted of one downstairs. He could not unfasten | newspapers. the front door but he managed to sheet only. undo a window and look out. It was too high for him to jump dows and

The

China Mail,

→TRUTE, "JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE"

THE SITUATION AS IT IS NOW.

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suffer, if the Companies are per- mitted to be false to their pledges.

So now the Guilds are a solid phalanx again, and the plain issue is to be faced.

3.

MEN NOT

SO BAD.

-J

He

salaries and allowances :-

Pre-war £60,000:

are

од the

he was wondering how he could get

Several Kwangsi Commanders have given formal acknowledgment of Admiral Tan as Tuchumi.

out when he heard voices. There "Of course you can, she seemed to be a great many people answered. "There are no invitations talking and laughing at once and then he saw that the air was thick sent out for All Hallows Een but everyone can go anywhere they like. with fairies. Some were flying to All the bits for dances and cakes gether, holding hands, others were are sent in to the King-and as he running and dancing along the never has to pay for anything no one ground and they all sounded very takes any notice of them." very happy and fively.

"That's a good idea, Bald Dicky, Why, there is a mortal looking and he began to climb up some steps out of a window," Dicky heard one which were cut in the stem of the of them say.

lotus and very soon reached a trap door "Yes it is a little boy," said an-leading on to the top of the leaf.

The Canton Military Govern ment was dissolved an October 27 after the departure of Tsen Chron- tuan, of the Military Council.

other, "I have often seen him playing And there were ever so many fairies Yesterday, when the funeral of

abu

dancing and the King and Queen-of '- What is his name?" asked an the Lotus Flowers amongst them. other fairy.

They had taken off their gold and Dicky" replied the second one diamond crowns and a Guard of who had spoken,

Honour, with drawn ̈ swords, ~ was "Shall we ask him to dance with taking care of them near the edge of us?" asked a tiny fairy dressed all the leaf. Close by was the orchestra, in white rose leaves with some seventeen grasshoppers, who were dragon fly wings.

members who have been besitat fadies at Honse and knows the dif- where guns are more commonly ing in their loyalty to the Guilds ference. I heard one such naming carried. If, as I hear, the police The approaching wedding is realize that they are liable to go two or three of these parvenu returned the weapons to these anounced of Mr B. S. Vieira to Miss back on other undertakings, and dames the other day, and was con- Kwangsi officers, with an apology. M. A. Carvalho, both of Kowloon. MANGKONG, BATURDAY, 0, 30, 1920 are determined to go as far as the siderably surprised. So would their I want to know about it. Does

others in bolding them to their husbands he, no doubt, if they high rank lift men above the law? Mr. William Jackson, secretary pledged word. They, as imminent kne

I do not think armed Chinese ou of the Kowloon Ratepayers' Associa- MARINE GUILDS AND SHIP-pensioners, might be the first to

I don't think

we a British steamer are wholesome, tion, is appointed a member of the PING COMPANIES...

HONGKONG have any men like even though they are passing School Board. -

that.

At least I've through. What was the idea? met поде myself.

f bave previously If there are any.

JARDINE'S Commented they are probably young pups What if they were to go back on newly out! The Chino Muil yesterday pre-

FIGURES. figures given at the I remember a happy red Hongkong for a new develop their promises re pensions and cident at

Indo-China meeting. the Penang Club. ment in the local shipping crisis. Home leave? It is not so unthink Down there they are more sensible and expressed doubts of them. It was fairly well known that a able. If they are allowed to refuse about hot weather clothes, and the though confessing that I am not the King of Greece took place, the number of the older members of to arbitrate on an increase of pay battoned-up fanic, with only a good at analysing such things. flags of all the naval hosts in the The Guilds were reluctant to risk on the ground that the times are singlet under it, is often worn by Edward S. Little of Shanghai is Harbour were flown at half mast, their pensions by striking. We at band when they may not be lealt with that point, showing that able to afford as much as they are manager, who had been playing he scores the following neat points."

taipans. One evening a bank quite at home among figures, and

in the N.C. Daily News of Oct. 26 |

Among the passengers on the this risk was an assumption unfair paying, the same argument will be billiards, sat back to rest, and left

Tenyo Maru yesterday to the Companies, who have neither good enough to excuse them from his tunic unbuttoned.

Sir,Figures have wonderful were Mr Leo Bergholz, U. S. Consul moral nor legal right to so penalize paying the pensions they have pro brought a pink griffin in, the new Indo Chins gave the figures (round

Somebody

elasticity. The chairman of the at Canton, and Mr E.G. Jamlesen. a pensioner for his political acts. ruised. Already there bave heen:

These older men.it seems, were instances in which their golwifest recruit to the P. & (). local numbers) paid their emploves in

office. What d'you think of our

The body of an unknown Chinese Tegarding the possible strike us for was not too apparent. One capittle club?" he was asked.

which was found by the police.in

Please please do ask me!" called chirping away as loudly as they

could. au increase of pay only, although [tain who had completed nearly 20 stared over his starched collar at

Kwong Yeen Street yesterday, was aut Dicky, who was in a great state the China Mail pointed out right years of service was offered pea the perapiting bank manager, and

removed to the public mortuary. of excitement.

At the end of the dance, the King uway after the meeting that the sion on the ten year basis, the said, pointedly: Jolly nice club.

There were no signs of violence. The Cotupany's earnings are

Quite a crowd of fairies was by said, "Supper now," at which every issue bad grown much bigger, and plea that he had been sick part of Not half bad at all. But the compresumably largely in silver the *

one clapped their hands and said this time under the window, looking

Hooray!" The King, and Queen must be faced if the Gaills were the time. Another, refused leave any seems a bit mixed, don't you shove figures turned into silver at stamped out cholera in Korea. On to be the head and who carried the way down through the trap door The cooler weather has not yet at him. One of them, who seemed put on their crowns again and led not to go under.

after five years' service, get it only think?" The Bank Manager roar the rates of exchange mentioned the October 9, there was only one tiny silver wand in her hand (it look and soon everyone was seated round We printed article after article after the Guild threatened recourse fed across the to show that the refusal of the two to the Courts. Companies have no

billiard table- below may, therefore, be stated fresh case of the disease in Seoul, ed very like the hairpin which Dicky the mushroom tables. - companies to submit to arbitration souls to be damned nor bodies 10 friend that we cannot all afford to

Dann it all. Tell your young alternatively, tround numbers) but there were 142 fresh cases amah had lost the week before 1),

--Dicky thought that he had never was the real issue, that it was a be kicked, and there's nothing you be junior shipping clerks,"

£66,000 pre-war at exchange throughout the peninsula.

said, "Very well. Get on to the tasted anything so delicious as the raid on Trade Union principles, and can put past them.

2/4, Tla. 565,000. -

window sill and say out load where moonshine jelly and he had three Our RE. seems to 4266,000 in 1919 at 9/5 ex-

A Chinese youth, aged about 16 you would like to be."

helpings. He sat at a table with five THE be a decidedly prac

years, was last night removed to the-Dicky did not wait to hear any boy fairies and they all soon became change, Tis. 564,000. GOVERNOR, tical man,, who has

Kwong Wab hospital suffering from more but clambered up, cried "The great friends and promised him that' So stated the payments are injuries caused through accidentally lotus leaf," and there he was, under when All Hallows E'en came round no use for circum actually less in 1919 than pre-war-falling from the gallery of the Pohing neath the big green leaf and he had again they would fetch bins and take locution. It was a good idea to issue advance copies of the Budget pany's books would reveal the exact.

Only an examination of the Con-Theatre. His condition is serions. become as tiny as any of the fairies him to another dance. speech, so full of tedious figures, status and show how much more in

There were dozens of fairies all After supper they danced again. Mr. C. Higgbotham, of No. 54 round, busily preparing a feast on The night went so quickly that it so that the newspapers and the silver (consequently vastly more in Nathan Road, Kowloon, reports to little mushroom tables. Each table seemed only like an hour before the public could get it right. I also gold), were their receipts in 1919 the police that between the hours of was laid for six people and there aan began to rise and the King said rather liked his neat counter to the than pre-war, owing to the greatly 6 pin on the 27th inst, and 1.30 were plates made of plaited grasses that it was time to go home. Housing agitation. There is a lot increased charges made by the Comp.m. on the 29th,, someone stole of truth in his suggestion that pany on freights and passengers.from his dressing table a guid scarf Just now the morn everybody wants to be accom

As an instance of this I quote the pin valued at $15. ings are as crisp and modated in some one favoured 1st class return rates from Shang- street as a cracker, locality, a thing they have no right hai to Tientsin. -fair as a filing to expect in a growing town.

But I am much more DUNSANY excited "over the local Dunsany boom than

on the accepted method of settling The sooner the Companies agree industrial disputes.

to invoke the aid of the covenanted

We dealt also with the wording Board of Adjustment, the sooner of the agreement of 1916, on which they will show wisdom. They are the companies were said to be re-not going to be allowed to get away Iring, and showed that even grant with the archaic and reactionary ing their interpretation of the let-nonsense that was talked by Jar ter they would, still be breaking dine's manager. the spirit of

We did not know till yesterday, when Mr. Kirby arrived, that the British Consulate at Shanghai was responsible for the drafting, and that it states that the Board of Adjustment and Arbitration Board were intended to be permanent Institutions.

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ADVERSARIA.

BONNY WEATHER

In 1919 £260,000..

dew

"af beäten móonshine..

and beech nut cups filled with honey The upper tables were cleared, the grasshoppers put on their leaf On. one huge mushroom they were hats and hopped away. One grass- placing dishes of berry sandwiches hopper however kindly said that he There is to be a social gathering and sugared cares and jellies made would give Dicky a lift home. Away Pre-war $60, say Tls. 40. at at the Helena May Institute on

they went, Dicky holding on as Then Dicky say a notice board by tightly as he could, till they reached 2/4-£5 53. Od.

Friday next at 4 p.m. to. welcome: In 1919 $90, say Tis. 69 at the new Bishop. No invitations are the stem of the lotus leaf on which the house. The grosshopper sprang being sent out, but it is hoped that aber of fire files were sitting to on to the window sill and Dicky. shine as suggests heat, and the over the Budget. I thoroughly 915-£34 08:00.

all who can will come and meet him. King's Ball

form the words, This way to the after thanking him and saying wood- noving sirs are like ropes of pearls enjoyed the China Mail critique. The public who have to pay the Governor hea fatiated me Oh day I go to the ball Dicky back to bed and wept, till it was night, shut the window and went around a beautiful neck. Office which I read after I had seen the everything in any case would be intention of being present The called out to one of the fairies who and work seem sinfully inappro show. I thought the show a interest to get the real, figures, Bishop will be enthroned at 5.30 on printe, and the bills and roads and childish affair, sort of juvenile not the ex-parte ones.

was passing by the same day in St. John's Cathädral,

blonde, heartening as a cocktail. ⠀⠀ With such an admission from the The days are just milky warm, Consulate, the companies no longer though there is such a spilth of sun- have-a leg to stand on, and will have to submit....

The reason that the word “uay!

was used instead of shall,'

in

the text of the Scrap of Paper

quite fate,

PETER PAN

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