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ed from Log (Semenov) to It is stated, saya a Straits pager, King Stork Hau. Hsu intimi that a big rice-dealing firm of Saigon dated them into suing again for in- has failed, a very large amount being| clusion as Chinese subjects, while involved. Japan probably satisfied to

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see their flirtations with Russia - Mr. Cameron McGregor the abandoned...-_Japan, it will have owner and director of the Glen Line. been noticed, has notified the Ld., is now in the Far East and will Powers of her desire that Mongolia | visit Shanghai shortly, and Manchuria be excluded from

Two New York firms of rubber the operations of the Consortinm, which is significant enough. Ondexlers failed for £1,000,000. It is the rehote it will not be a bad thing tumoured, says a Colombo wire, that for the world to allow Japan's Mincing Late produce firms are overflow of population to satisfy its forming a combination to control the needs in Mangolia, which is big sale of rubber. enough and rich enough to supply.

Capt. F. E. Cope of the NYKS.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1920,

PROPOSED CEMETERY.

OLD POST OFFICE SITE.

WHY NO BIDST

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TWENTY-FIVE ACRES AT HOMUNTINL

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PASSPORT NUISANCE.

IRRITATING REGULATIONS.

REFORM COMMITTER'S RECOM- MENDATIONS.

no prospect of passportless travel being again possible and that is not hoped for, but there seems no reaSJO why many of the most irritating of the regulations should not be modified,

them. The thousands of idle and Kitano Maru,” has been appointed the chief reason for the absence or I Chow' Sheo-son and Mr. C. M. W. says the Shanghai Mercure "A P253.

useless Mongol lamas should be dispersed anyway, and the pastoral Mongols can be happy enough without politics. If, as seems likely, the Peking-Saiyan railway to Urga is financed with Japanese money, we shail soon see the be ginning of these things.

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port inspector general of the company in London. Capt. Cope is the first and only foreign captain in the service of the N.Y.K. and has been in the company for over 30 years.

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Why were there no bids for the tin"

"A proposed cemetery at Hommun- Old Post Office site, admittedly one discussed at the fortnightly meeting for the return of the happy times was the principal: subject Most of us in the Far East yearm of the finest business locations in of the Hongkong Sanitary Board, when we could travel home without Hoogkong, at the Government held in the Board Room, Post Office having first to obtain a passport auction on Monday?

Building, yesterday evening.

with all its accompanying irritating The meeting was presided over by restrictions: At present, there seems explanation of the atter fallare of Mr. G. R. Sayer, Chairman of the the Government's effort to dispose of Board, and there were present the the property, a representative of the following members-Dre Pearce, China Mail submitted the question to Medical Officer of Health, Dr. F. M. a number of prominent business firms. Graca Ozorio, Mr. S. W. To, Mr.

In general the answers agreel-on-

Reynolds, Secretary.

port and Postal Reform Committee bids on the Government's terms: that

Addressing the meeting with rehas been formed at home, and it has for one reason or another-efther | because of the high price, or the gard to the proposed cemetery at submitted the following proposals for many restrictions imposed by the when the existing vacancies at Kow the League of Nations-In the first Homuntin, the Chairman said that the consideration of a committee of Government-it would not pay, and

loon Tong and Ho Pu Lung ceme-jplace, we feel that the time has therefore was not attractive as asteries were filled it was not intended arrived when at least a uniform fee A Sydney message says that investment.

to use these plats of land for further for passports should be agreed upon Emanuel Myerson, the property Of the number interviewed, most burial purposes. Excavations would between the nations, and that no owner who recently sued Smith's were directly engaged in the real take place in those cemeteries in the longer should the Unhed States Weekly for £10,000 for alleged libet estate business, and had watched course of time. It was, therefore, charge two guineas and another and obtained a verdict for td, has every development in connection suggested that a plot of land at Ho-sation 55. We hold that the charge

the proposed sale with To talk of cheap house in these caused another writ to be issued for with

muntia should be used as a perman-on visas should be the cost of deal of interest. days mut sound as nonsensical as the same amount against the same a good

A few said they were considerably cat cemetery and that the Board the visa to the Government con- recommend that site to the Governor- ‡ cerned, and not made into a tax to talk of cheap diamonds. Yet all paper for an alleged further libel.

surprised that no bids at all were in Council. He had visited the site upon intercommunication when in- that is necessary is an open mind.

A sensational return from the offered, as, rumour had suggested the and thought it eminently suitable tercommunication is spec ally needed the suppression of bride-bound pre-dead is reported from Witham, Essex. names of several individuals and for burial purposes and would not to restore pre-war relations between judices, and a commonsense will A petty officer named Reginald Chit, fiuns as possible purchasers. Others, be an eyesore to anybody. The the nations. Secondly, we urge that lingness to give new ideas a fairwho was officially reported as killed however, said they were not surpris area surrounding, he understood, | in any case a very moderate charge trial. In this case, the idea is not on the Tigris, three years ago, re-ed in the least; that their own con would not be utilized for building should be made for visas for these eren now. It is an old one revived. turned from Chlax, and walking into sideration of the terms demanded by Ltd. Houses of compressed earth are the Constitutional Club came face to the Government had convinced them whether the area would be sufficient country through another country to purposes. The main point was who are passing from their own the latest. In England they were face with his father, who had given that the offer was not likely to for normal interment for all time, a third country. Thirdly, we further known as "cob." and in France him up as lost.

appeal. | pinë-de-terre, At Los Angeles,

Briefly, these were the main parti- taking into account normal excava urge that the formalities at the with a clinate like ours, a con- "A number of men of the Southculars of the property and terms of tous. Experts considered that, the different frontiers he reduced to a ground: would be sufficient in the minimum. At the present time tractor has just given a deron-Staffordshire Regiment and the Wilt-sale: the property has a frontage Kowloon, Feninsula as excavations passengers are obliged to descend stration on a big scale. He hasshire Regiment whose foreign ser on two principal streets, Queen's would take place every seven years with their luggage at a small station constructed, in's southern suburb rice battalions are stationed at Road and Pedder Street: its area is it was proposed to allocate small called St. Louis on leaving Alsace of Los Angeles, two hundred and Singapore and Hongkong respectively about 38,120 square feet; the upset areas for the European Protestant Lorraine, and to have their. calls-bave been asked to extend their price was set at $1,906,000; the cemetery and for the European Roman luggage and passports examined: fifty idenes which he collectively, the Magie White service to 12 years with the colours aucual rental is $4,376; the length Catholic cemetery, which would be and bralf an hour

later Cite These houses are built of in some cases and to 21 years to of lease offered was 75 years with separated from the Chinese cemetery. go through the same performance the option of one renewal, making The area was twenty-five acres, bills, at Basle, where there is a battalion clasey earth (of which we should complete for pension in others.

a total of 150 years: the price etc.; and the largest part would be of clerks taking down their biography have a sufficiener Ically contain-

The first game ever played in worked out at about $50 per square liable for the Camese. There and all particulars concerning them.. ing a binder of straw er hay. The arth is mund tightly in moulds, Japan between two American pro- foot; the buildings on the site had to were surrounding areas and the This proceeding is entirely super-

fessional big league baseball teams be demolished within eight months:

could cemetery

be extended if fluous. Finally, we feel that the similar those el in concrete was seen on November 24 on the new buildings had to be erected the need arose. There would present formalities with reference construction.

Waseda diamond when the National within three years; the purchaser also be a section for the destitute to fuggage are greatly exaggerat soldiers at Hamchurch at Home aine met and defeated the American had to spend at least $572,000 in and the poor, who could merely ed. It is surely absurd for bave in built for the

Exeris nine by

score of two runs to one.rateable improvements; the new Syndicate" a house in this way. Mr. Edward Bell, American Charge buildings must not be more than 125 afford to pay for the digging of a senger to have his luggage examined The Los Angeles horses' are claim-d'Affaires, threw the first ball of the feet high-and so on.

grave and not buy it outright. on leaving France lest he should be jed to be overlasting, water proof season.

From the real estate point of view Roughly there were 315 burials in taking out of the country paper

Kowloon a month.

money, and re-examine half an hour jand fire proof. Daminness is said

there seemed to be a unanimity

Dr. Ozorio wanted to knew later as he enters Switzerland. The of opicion that the upset whether there would be a fixed scale same kind of things is happening in price demanded by the Govern of charges for the European section other countries. The Committee ment by which is meant of the graves. In the Hongkong hope that at least the League of the figure set by the Government as cemetery for Catholics the charges Nations in Paris, will press for these the lowest price it will consider was varied. It was desirable that there two examinations to take place at too high. This was gathered at the should be a fixed scale.

one station and not at two stations. office of the Hongkong Land Invest- The Chairman: replied that the ment and Agency Company, There question did not arise at present, the opinion was expressed that the although he agreed with Dr. size of the proposition, especially at Ozorio

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"Roderick Random" in this more ing's Daily Press has an excellent contribution to the war memorial debate. In the course of it we find this bit of news.

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this period, when money is becoming Dr. Ozorio said they were allotting tight, was an obstacle to a ready the ground to the Government Both home battalions of the sale. In the First place it The Chairman replied that they South Staffords and the Wiltshires would cost nearly $2,000,000 to were reserving it for the Gavern- are in Ireland, and having a pretty make the purchase; there would then ment, who, of course, would be rough time in combatting the murder be more than $500,000 to be spent guided by the recommendations of gangs which are presently running in development double it if it was the Board. He proposed that the that country. They are constantly to be developed properly making Board recommend the Governor-in- Basing his plot on the estrange- engaged in patrolling the roads the an investment of close ou $3,000,000. Council to allot the area for the pur-ment of a husband and wife, H. V. Wills having an area of Dublin to For this the purchaser received the poses of a burial ground and that the Esmond, the author of "The Law look after-and other duties imposed property on a short lease and subject | Board select the various sections for Divine" managed to turn what might by the guerilla tactics of the so-called to many restrictions. Should the pro- the Chinese cemetery-

Irish Republican Army."

perly be divided and offered in waller parcels, these objections would not apply with such force. A purchaser would not mind so much paying $50 a foot for a smaller piece of land on a short lease.

Mr. Chow Shou-son seconded, and the motion was agreed to.

THE SUCCESS FAMILY.

seem a tragedy into a bright comedy with the happy ending all comedies should have. The play, which was Pity the poor unemployed share

produced by the Warwick Comedy three years ago the building could brokers, says the Straits Echo. They

Company at the Theatre Royal Last not be erected because there was no have got to think about all sorts of

night, harks back to the days of war, site available. The fact is that the things to pass the time away during

when men fought, and women The matter was most concisely

added to the justness" of, their according to Mrs. Gull, are a lazy building was not started in deference the slump. One of the latest is a

to public opinion. voiced. by this pack of five cards with "Who's who" and clearly expressed by Mr. E. HT.

claim for consideration and re- and unproductive folk. unfit stews-

"The father of Success is Work; cognition by hard work in com- GLENDENNING.-At Matilda Hoards of a potentially rich country. paper, these who had the project in on the backs These are shuffled, Bunje of H. M. H. Nemazee's firm,

The mother of Success is Ambition: mitters, knitting and factories. pital, on December 7, 1920, to We all know sufficient about Siberia hand adopting our suggestion that the and each man draws one. The man who pointed out in a few figures how

The oldest son is Common Sense; Such a woman was Edie Le Bas money should be invested" in War who draws the card with. No. 1 on and why the proposition would hardly Mr. and Mrs. P. Glendenning, and Manchuria and North China, Loan instead of in bricks and mortar the face finds written there. Shall pay. The cost of the property, plus Some of the other boys are Per-(Miss Joan Mayne) whose whole a daughter.

but it is add how little we seem to while the Great Struggle was being pleasure" No.. 3.Who pays?"; old buildings and erecting

we have a drink?”; No. 2, "With about $1,000,000 for demolishing the severance, Honesty, Thoroughness, heart and soul were in her work. GLEN. On December 1, 1920. at know of Mongolia, when we meet waged. It was the intervention of

Dew Foresight, Enthusiasm and Co-opera-1 She hadn't even time to be cheerful Shanghai, to Capt. and Mrs Ja book like this. In 1911 the Chi- the Daily Press that stopped the No. 4, "I do"; No. 5, "Splendid." set-say of four blocks would make tion;

and -apparently could have carried nese. impressed by the Japanese money for which Sir Henry May

a total of about $3,000,000. Ata The oldest daughter is Character; on quite well without her husband. victory over Russia, manifested asked from being subscribed at a time that, the police have forbidden the bring in about. $86,400 a year, a fulness, Loyalty: Courtesy, Care, employed rationing potatoes in the...

The Yamato (Tokyo) reports rental of $1,200 a floor, these would Some of her sisters are Cheer who, having been wounded, was revival of the imperialistic spirit when every penny was needed for telding of open-air meetings by the small return as considered against Ecopory, Sincerity and Harmory; War Office. Jack Le Bas (Mr. N. They were agressive on the Barma War Charities, and obliged the spon Salvation Army. The police are in- $240,000 which represents the usual BUSH-On November 23, 1920, boundary, aggressive in far Tibet, ser for the scheme to make up the vestigating the Army's preachings, interest of 8 per cent, in paying pro-

Thorpe Mayne) felt this neglect. Hè Get acquainted with the “old man” | looked upon his wife as lost to him, Mrs. Jeannette Bush, wife of the and quite freably aggressive in deficiency in order to retain the sun apprehending that there may be party, on an investment of $3,000,500. and you will be able to get on pretty late Henry E. Bush, of Nor Mongolia, where hitherto they bad of $30,000 which has been promised disturbing elements at work under in view of the many restrictions well with the rest of the family. mandy. Lodge, Blackheath, and been content with an almost nom- by one donar on condition that the fill the cover of Christianity. The and the short lease offered, of Newchwang, China.

E. Glen, a son.

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his son Bill (Mr. Tom Fenwick) being the only thing left to him. Bill is a fine youngster, a private who: bewails the fact the universal buttons can't be polished—but

inal suzerainty. Then began in amount of $140,000 was subscribed Yamato quotes the chief of the there was practically no real Mongolia, between Russia and within a month. About a year ear-Foreign Bureau of the Metropolitan ownership. The site was not China, duek similar to that of lier Sir Henry May remarked in con- Police as saying that the recent available for hotel purposes, nor for In connection with a corpse dis-ke has a good heart. His friend. Russia and our own country inversation that the Press of Hongkong disorders would have been impossible various other types of investment - covered in the Railway yard and re- Ted (Mr. Dudley Howarth) is in the was divided into pro-Russian and to possess "because it did not reflect ching only the gospel of salvation, It was true that the Asiatic Petroleum says the Malay Mail it is said, that family and as bright and breezy 29 “TRUTÉ, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE.'

pro-Chinese parties. When the public opinion. He found out his that on the contrary, its conduct had Company had paid $60 a foot for a one method of disposing of an enemy a sailor has traditionally to be. Chinese revolution cape, and the mistake later at a cost, I believe, of been. more political than religious site close by that was not among that race of people is by wrap. But Le Bas is not quite as lonely as HONGKONG, WIDNESDAY, DEC. &, 1924 Manchu dynasty was ended, the some $30,000, but he learned his les lately, and that the authorities poss.so good, in that it had only one ping the victim in gunny bags and all this for Daphne Gray, Miss Mongolians followed the example sor like a man and never showed any essed evidence of this and were pre- frontage as compared with the pounding or beating him to death, Beatrix Wrab) comes on the scene. of the Tibetans, and declared their resentment. The result was all that pared to take steps if necessary lower price of $50 a foot asked according to the taste End fancy of He finds favour and consolation in THE GOBI DESERT,

independence. Russia fcredited could be wished. The Y.M.CA. Possibly the Salvation Army is for the Old Post Office site--but the murderer, with a coconut club, her eyes. In fact he obtains posses with instigating this) at once re-obtained the money it wanted, suspected of militarism, remarks a that site was obtained for a far similarly enclosed in guanies. This sion of her latch key but she re- The Gobi desert (which sends cognized the new state and made £14,000 was invested in War Loan, Shanghai paper. ; de

longer time and was free from the leaves no external trace of violence covers, it by a clever ruse. This Shanghai ite sandstorms and its treaties with it. The Chinese and the funds for erecting a

restrictions that applied to the or injury. Should a dead body that episode leads to Bil deserting his extremes of temperature) does not made war, but nasuccessfully. Y.M.C.A. hut at the front were A ray of hope for those Easterns Government property. Sammed up, has received such attentions be then father. Meanwile the husband tells cover the whole of Mongolia and Later on came the world war, and cabled Home within three days.".. who are contemplating a trip home the reasons for the failure of the sale, strung up, it would give all the ap: his wife that he is fed up with her overlap its edges, as its reputation the Japanese, in ageement with

in the near future. The following in Mr. Bunje's opinion, were that the nearance of suicide. In this case, eternal committees. She thinks of seems to suggest. Moreover, the the Allies, entered Siberia. They

is from a letter of a former Sing property would not pay, that the the knot-was loosely tied and the his words and a timely visit of Mrs. „Gobi desert isn't wholly a desert.discovered and madense

apore resident, now settled down in lease was for shert period, little time neck and head had a decided tilt to It

that it consists largely Semenov, part Cossack, and part

Devon This is a delightful spot was allowed for the removal of the the left appears ef cultivable prairie, and that it Mongol. Semenov started a move- probably has in addition valuable mept for a pan-Mongol state, which mineral resources. Judging from is still alive. By now the Mongols the interesting new book by Mrs. were less keen on the Russians, and E. M. Gall, just published by did not take kindly to Semenov,

A comedy bill that sounds as if it shops are bursting with their respect that if the property was divided and which runs well back into the adjoin- cast there can be nothing but praise. Methuen & Co., the Mongols must so they turned again to the Chinese would attract plenty of patrocage is tive wares, and though prices are differed in smaller parcels, it would ing locations, it would be a fairly Miss Joan Mayne and Miss Beatriz ultimately share a fate something and asked for military assistance the offering at the Cornet Theatre all high they are coming down all be much more likely to sell readily hard site to develop profitably. Some Wynn were both splendid Mr. N. likes that of the American Indians, General Hea turned up with four for the rest of this week, beginning the time and one can live and have The money was in the Colony, and expressed the thought that in view Thorpe Mayne gave of his best as so their rich and sparsely populated thousand troops. The "curious this afternoon. All the features are the luxury of domestics and a the demand existed, tik ta of the amount of the upset price, the cynical husband, converted into Country overflows with more ener thing, pointed out by Mr. David comedies, promising plenty of amuse- gardener for half the cost existing in the main, similar opinions were they had expected that the Govern- the lover again and put in some fine getic peoples determined to make Fraser, the Peking correspondent mere. Emmy Wehlon and Creighton in Singapore; and there is, the joy expressed by several firms There meat actually had some definite is work: Mr. Tom Fenwick and Mr. better use of it. Bussane, Japan of The Times, is that Hen's army Hale appear in six-reel comedy of life which makes you feel you can we general sentiment that the formation that it could get such a Dudley Howarth found favour in their ese, or Chinese (probably the two was equipped with Japanese money His Bonded Wife." And then walk-through a brick wall, whereas price asked by the Government was Sgure in other words, that it had respective parts and certainly shone latter) will develop Mongolia, and and that Hen himself was com- there is Harold Lloyd in a lively one is never equel to more than a too high, in view of the nature something up its sleeve. The in their comedy. Altogether it wa nake If productive. “Self defer moule rocarded throughent China comedy Bumping into Broadway match-board par tion in the Straits of the proposition and the small fact that nothing of the sort mater an excelent show, enjoyable from

nation, if the idea ever reaches as being entirely in the hands of which is said to be brandal of fun. Am I going back? No unless I am ness of the probable, return, and lized was as much of a sirprise us start to finis mok

Mongols, would be merely the Japanese. Thus one protegee To top off the bill there are some through unforeseen circumstances further that the term of the lease the lack of interest shown in the To-night The case of Lady Cam-

determination, for they, of the Japanese scared the Mongole Interesting news plotures.

ber" is being played. compelled to."?

was too short and the res-Funle,

The China Mail. Afghanistan and Persia. Mongolia did not possess the influence it ought if the Salvation Army had been preserach as a kinema theatre or garage.cognised as that of a Malayalam, navy, is almost a member of the

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to settle in and conditions at home buildings on the site, and the pur

are very much better than we were chaser, was too. Hmited as to the

led to expect-in fact there seems to character of the improvements that

be little difference in this delightful he might make trictions too narrow. On account corner of the old country. The Mr. Bunje agreed with the others of the shape of the property,

Gaythorpe (Miss Lens Flowerdew) leads her to endeavour to regain her husband's section. She plans a little supper" for him. eminds him of his honeymoon and is done.

For the individual members of the