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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

HONGKONG BANK.

MR. STABB TO RETIRE.

CHIEF MANAGER SINCE 1910.

THURSDAY DECEMBER 16 išž.

CORRESPONDENCE.

PAMINE RELIEF.

KWANGSTS BURDEN.

„OPPRESSIVE TAXATION.

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To the Editor of the " Chica Mail."]MILITARISTS' RECKLESS NOTE ISSUES.

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Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, Lu Ying-ting and his fellow Hongkong Dec. 15, 1920. militarists in Kwangsi are preparing Sir.I have to request, you to be their possible retreat to Annam, for the attack from Kwangtung and good enough to publish this acknow- according to reports received in Can- ledgment of the receipt of a cheque Northcote, being subscription to the some disturbances two weeks ago for $1,645.34 from Mr. Mowbray S. The troops in Wuchow did make North Chine Famine Fund by the bat no serious damage was done. Hongkong Amateur Dramatic Club. The report that Cantonese firms there proceeds of the last performances had suffered from looting was not the City Hall. The amount is being wholly correct, as very little locon- remitted to the Foreign Commitee venience has been noticed since the made as to the best method of deal-hing to Wuchow, More than 90 per in Shanghai. Many enquiries are retreat of Kwangsi troeps from Shit-

motes mobs against reason. The influence of musical sounds is noted by the old writers on the subject, and this brings us to our point about the nature of the modern eraze, which depends upon the barbarous music of sensual negroes. To see Christians and otherwise respectable 'people

Mr N. J. Stabb, OBE, Chief | cavorting and contorting to the

Manager of the Hongkong and lascivious noises of ragtime and

Shanghai Banking Corporation in Hongkong, whose retirement has jazz, that come from negro cana

been announced, will leave for Eng- is a sad sight. The old dances, the formal, stately, gracefnt.dances

SINGAPORE, Dec. 15,

land, by way of the United States, of our grandsires and granddames,

The American schooner "Betsy Colombia" of the Pacife Mail for on December 29, sailing on the wore an akogether different mat-Ross," which arrived at Singapore San Francisco ter. with much less of sensuality last May in a damaged condition,

Mr. Stabb's retirement brings to a about them, either in music or in sailed yesterday for Seattle.

close thirty-four years of service with posture. The indemn. dances, the

the Hongkong and Shangbai Bank, trots and hugs and **-himmie

thirty of which have been spent in dances spars is the recital af

the East. He joined the bank in their vulgar terminology) are al-

1836, being connected first with the most blatantly sensual, and when

office "In New York, where he re- observed by our Chinese servants.

mained for several years. In 1891 with subscriptions to the North cent of the business in Wachow is eavey exactly the same suggestion

he was sent to Bombay.

China Famine Fand, and I would be now in the hands of the Cantonese, to them that the “danse du ven-

After a stay Bombay, he came obliged for the favour of your assist-reports the Cantor Time. tre." the “hochy-koochy” or the

Most of the Kwangsi troops foow There is not a suggestion before to the Far East to positions in Singance in letting it be known that the hantch dance have, conveyed to the authorities in Canton for reorgani apore, Shanghai, Saigon, and Hong Government is prepared to receive numbering about 50,000), are travellers. Until the music is re-zing the High Normal School into a kong. He came to Hongkong in and forward sums intended for use present stationed along the Kwangsi- formed, the dancing is handly likely university.

1903, remaining several years. In by the Foreign Commitee, while the Kwangtong borders at Yam Lin to change and until it changes.

1909, he came again as Sub Manager, Teng Wa Hospital has already open-

ready to oppose an Invasion,

The people of Kwangsi are in since ed a subscription list and is in touch different. If some Kwangsi com no bishop can honestly excuse or The evangelistic and health and has been here ever defend it. Along with the negro campaign under the auspices of the with the exception of the period with the Chinese Committee under music, one dancers have adoptel Canton Christian Council was formal spent on leaver He was appoint- Mr. Leung Shi 17. Subscriptions attack ku Yang-ting and then remove manders themselves would only No doubtly inaugurated at Sai Kwa Un yester- the negra bestiality.

Acting Chief Manager in for either list can be sent to the some of them are anconscious of day afternoon, in the presence of July, 1910, and Chief Manager in Seremy for Chinese. Afairs, 263 believed that the people would be all the miscellaneous taxation, it is January of the following year. will be deal with as may be request satisfied.

Mr. Stabb will be succeeded as Led. In the absence of special direc-Kwangsi Government makes no Who will control the Chief Manager by Mr. A. G. Stephenrons, the money will be sent to the difference.

of the Hongkong and Tang Wa Hospital for use by the to

them. manager

according Shanghai Bank in Shanghat Mr Chinese organisation.-Yours faith- ditiers there, as long as the herden one who knows the con- Stephen was in charge of the bank

of taxation is lightened and there is in Hongkong for four or five months

some cash on hand to redeem some at the outbreak of the war, during the absence of Mr. Stabb, and has a

of the $40,000,000 worth of paper wide acquaintance in Hongkong-

issued by the militarists the last few years' without any attempt to provide for a reserve.

Another clean bill of health was returned for the Colony yesterday.

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it (such as won in any case love several thousand citizens.

dancing for its own saker and these The wedding takes place shortly will indignantly deny it; but it is!

of Mr. Jas, Boyd, of the Chartered there to be seen at most of these Bank to Miss Mabel Shires, who is negroid dances; and it illustrates] Ltd. indeed the infective influence of coming to Hongkong on the Glex- example already mentioned, when tara," also of Mr. W. B. Lightburn, cf the Asiatic Petroleum Company to clean ople can be drawn to Miss Annie Elizabeth Hawkins, of 4 euch filiby orgies. Sin. Loms up Century Crescent, Kennedy Road. lans as an elephant: though i may not actually be present in the dance . Fou may see it a proaching. Moreover, they who dance try to bring pressure on who don't, so that we recall that famous saying of Mir George Cornewall Lewis. How tolerable life would be were it not for its pleasures."

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MARRIAGE.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

food stuff in Peking is still ruling The price of the various kinds of bigh notwithstanding the efforts of the authorities to keep it down. Be Eeving that some profiteering mer chants must have been responsible for this state of affairs, the Ministry of the Interio has instructed the police to investigate the matter..

Lung Chien-chang, a Cantonese, former Governor of Kweichow, an important person of the Northern party, arrived at Shanghai on Decem. Mr. W. [. Stones, the local branch ber 12. It is said that he is an envoy secretary of the Marine Engineers of the President, bound for Canton Guld, left by the s.s."Sunning" for to negotiate the union question with Shanghai this morning 휴대 guild Sun's party, but he refuses to say business and will be away about three į anything about politics. weeks.

The building of a dam across the Indus River which would provide water for a series of perennial canals on both banks of the river and would. irrigate approximately 5,000,000 acres is being seriously considered by the Government in India, according to American consular reports.

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MOORING CHAINS

STOLEN.

CHASE AT HOLTS' WHARF.

THIEVES CAUGHT RED-HANDED.

Mr. D. 1 Lewis, solicitor, this morning charged two Chinese before Magistrate Orme, with the theft of a chain from Messrs. Butterfield and Swire's mooring at Kowloon.

fully.

E. R. HALLIFAX, Secretary for Chinese Affairs

COTTON YARN CASES.

SUPREME COURT ACTION.

HEARING CONTINUED.

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Cantonese in Kwangsi do not ex- pect a long war there and believe Lu Yang-ting will retire as soon as some of his men turn against him.

CAUGHT IN THE ACT.

STOLES RAINCOATS.

Hearing of the combined cases of Shun Han firm, both of 5, Bozum the Tin Tai Haw firm. and the Tia Strand, West Victoria, against the

MESSES. J. T. SHAW ROBBED. Min Fat Loong Kee of 109, Wing Lok Street, was continued in the Supreme office boy by the import office of A Chinese youth employed as

Messrs. J. T. Shaw, tallers, was this

Court to-day before the Puisne Judge. Mr. Justice Wood.

The bearing began on Friday. It

ment.

Smith with the theft of 3 waterproof coats valued at $125.50, the property of the firm.

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Accused pleaded guilty."

Mr. Lewis said that yesterday after noon, the talisman of Holt's wharf was on board one of the ships The claim of the Tin Tai Hau firmorning charged before Magistrate lying alongside the wharf when is for $752, and of the Tin Shun The Canton Times says that the he saw one of the defendants winding Hau firm for $712, both growing out Cantón Industrial Bank, a semi-goy the chain round his waist. The talis of the alleged Failure of the defen- ernment institution, whose manage man who gave chase to the thieves, dant firm to accept delivery of a min-

Detective Sergeant Dorling, who deserted his post when the Cantonese was joined by the Indian watch ber of bales of cotton yarn. Army returned to Canton last Octo-man

prosecuted, said that yesterday after- After a short distance had

noon the defendant was zeer leaving ber, will be pus, under receivership, bees covered one of the defendants is the claim of the defendants that the premises with a parcel under his Mr. T. T. Cheng, managing director took a chain from round his waist they sent requests to the plaintiff arm. He was followed to Wellington of the Provincial Bank of Kwang and threw it into the the harbour. Sms for delivery of the yarn, under Street where he was caught in the tung, has been appointed the Receiver. The other man continued his fight but the contracts, with money for pay- act of attempting to dispose of the

when his pursuers were within a few

water-proofs. He was taken to Foreign and Japanese steamship

Officials cannot take first class yards of him, also took a chain from

The founder and owner of the two the Central Station where he ad- companies operating vessels between seats at the Canton theatres simply round his waist and attempted to plaintiff firms was a winess to-day. mitted to the Sergeant that he Japan and New York have annoccc-

because they are officials tinless their dispossess himself of it. He was He denied that a foki of the defen-bad stolen from time to time ed a reduction of 20 per cent. in tickets so entitle them. The military arrested. The chain, added Mrdant firm had come to him, with the 16 raincoats from the firm. The Lewis, was fastened to the Praya wall. freight rates, which became effective police, says the Canton Times, have Originally there had been four in request for delivery, and that he had Sergeant accompanied the defendant November 30. Two reasons are also concurred with this opinion. scarcity of cargo on this route and it has been the habit of some military that particular part of the wall, but said he had no goods to deliver. On to different pawnshops in various the recent raise in trans-continental officers, especially, according to a two bad previously been stolen. This the contrary, he had the goods for parts of the town and succeeded in freight rates in the United States. complaint, to force the admission of kind of theft had been very frequent delivery, and if he had sold them he recovering waterproofs which were their body guards as well as them lately. He would therefore ask that would have made a profit. Even if identified as the property of Messrs. The city of Yokohama,will im-selves and take seats higher than examples be made of the defendants, he had not had them, he could have J-T. Shaw and Co.

The Magistrate passed sentence of The Magistrate sentenced the first bought them in the market and de- pose a special tax on amusements, they are willing to pay for,

one month's hard labour. defendant, who had a previous con- livered them, and still made a profit, beginning January 1, in order to make

viction for a similar offence, to three as the market price was declining, up a deficiency in the tax receipts for

months' hard labour and four hours' Mr. A. H. Crew, of Hastings and the past year. Tea houses, geisha.

stocks, and the second defendant to Hastings, appeared for the plaintiffs: moving pictures and restaurants will

six weeks' hard labour.

Mr. V. H. Drummond, instructed by be included in the list of amusements

Mr. Lee, of J. H. Gardiner, for the and it is expected that the new tax will add Y250,000 to the revenue of

defendants. the mucicipality.

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A Japanese fireman of the Korea Maru" was this morning charged before Magistrate Orme with the unlawful possession in Wanchai, of 3 taels of prepared non-Govern. meat opfum. Admitting the offence, the defendant said that a friend in Honolulu had asked him to purchase According to the Jiji, it has been some opium for him. He bad decided to nominate Dr. Tokichi bought the drug produced to take to Masao as Minister to Slam. Dr. Honolulu on the ship's return trip.

claiming to be not as others are It depends, as it happens, more upon the character of the music. The proper people to discuss the ethics of the modern dancing crize are not the bishops but the doctors. It has its distinctly "pathological Masao was for many years adviser The Magistrate imposed a fine of aspects. In 1874 it was recorded to the Government of Siam. During $350 or two months hard labour SETER-ABRAHAM-At St. An- that Germans had the dancing the latter part of his term of service and ordered the confiscation of the

drew's Church, Kowloor, on puania, "dancing, regardless of the he was treated as a member of the drug, 16th December, 1920, Edward bystanders, for hours together, in Royal Family, in recognition of the Kenneth Seyer, of Foochew, to wild delirium." The mania spread services which he had rendered to Kathleen, youngest daughter of into the Netherlands and France.Siam. He is an ex-member of the Mrs. A. E. Abraham, of Hong: The religious of those days attri- Imperial Diet.

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Magistrate Orme

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

LAST NIGHT'S DINNER PARTY.

JUBILEE ROAD

TO BE CLOSED TO-MORKOW.

BLASTING OPERATIONS.

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MAIL FROM HOME.

LETTERS EXPECTED SUNDAY.

COMEIG ON HONG-WAN-L”

Further particulars regarding the next mail from Home, according to advices received by the Hongkong post office from Singapore, indicate that the letter portion of the mail despatched from London on Nov. 11 is coming on the steamer"Hang- Wao" while the newspapers are coming on the "Knight Templar.” The first of the two vessels,

H. E. the Governor gave a dinner party at Government House last evening The guests present were In connection with the recent the Right Rev. Bishop of Victoria, theft of a motor car from a godown the Yen. Archdeacon Barnett, Mrs. in Irving Street, Wanchal, the three Barnett, the Hon. Mr. A. G. M. The China Mail is informed by the carrying the letters, left Singapore Luted it to demoniacal possession,

defendants were again brought before Fletcher, CBE, Hon Mr. J. H. Police, Trame Department that Vic- December 13, and is due here on and the priests tried exotism.

Sunday. No definite word has been this morning. Kemp, C.B.E, Mrs. Kemp. Hon. Mr. toris Road. commonly known as received concerning the "Knight Miss Leonora Joffe of Johannes3- Secret desires were excited, and burg, South Africa, who has been aspector Kent announced that he C. Mcl Messer, O.BE, Rev. H. Jubilee Road, will be closed to traffic Templar," other than that it felt but too often found opportunities living for the last two years with was prepared to proceed with the Copley Moyle, Hon. Mr. E. R. Halli- between the hours of 7 a.m. and Singapore on December. Ll: but it is The China Mail.for wild enjoyment, says Dr. Mrs. Rizabeth wide, w2s zarding in Canton by the first defendant C.B.E., Rev. G. T. Waldegrave Hou. reason for this prohibition is that the newspaper mail for Hongkong. case as the car had been identified fax, O.BE., Hon. Mr. E. H. Sharp, KC 4 p.m. from December 17, The expected also on Sunday. Besides Hecker, as translated by Dr. Well Road, Shanghai, was married in who was watchman at the godown. Mr. P. H. Holyoak and Mrs. Holyoak, Blasting operations will be in pro- the "Knight Templar carries the JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE Babington for the Sydenham the Reading Room of the American M. E. J. Grist said that he had only

Society. The craze continued Consulate to Mr. Emanuel Larson. just been retained by the first defen-panied by M. Raymond. Consul for

Commander de Morguerye accom- gress throughout the day in connec-¦ letter mall for North China. HONGKONG, TAVLEDAY, Dec. 16, 1520.throughout the XIV and XV cen- who has been with the Post Quedant, and wanted time to receive France, called at Guren 10tion with the new road from Pokfu-What probably happened, in the

order, of the wind, and produced ment in Peking. Mr. Larson is to be who said that he was representing His Excellency. turies to cause a permanent dis-Department of the Chinese Govern-instructions. Mr. G., G. N. Tiason, this morning and was received by fun to Jubilee Road,

transferred to Foochow where he and the person who bought the car, sup- scenes strange and detestable.

Viel bundert fingen zu Strass- his bride will make their home.

THE DANCING CRAZE.

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ported Mr. Grist's application. Mr. A. E. Hall, for the other two defen- dants, and Inspector Kent having no objections, the Magistrate adjourned the case until Saturday.

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KINEMA NOTES

CORONET PICTURES.

A DELIGHTFUL PROGRAMME.

opinion of post office officials here, is that the F. & O. steamer carrying the mails from Marseilles to Bombay was a little late, and the connection If ever a bishop condemns any

Great prominence is given in the at Negapatam was missed, with the One hundred and thirty-one

latest issue of Shipping and Engineer result that the letter mail was held thing, we have the impulse im-

officers and men who served under

ing attending the loss of the Cardiff up a week. roediately to defend that thing, Thus the name of St. Vitns be-Captain H. Fraser, who shared the

Some time ago at the instance steamer "Glendalough.", which was because we regard bishops as we

of the Ministry of Communications, lost off the coast of Ireland after would regard any plesiosauri orane associated with the dance, fate of tire N.Y.K. steamer "Hirano

a resolution was passed at Cabinet having been heavily over-insured by other prehistoric monsters that for he was supposed to be a gomi Marg," when she was torpedoed and

Japan's naval estimates for the meeting authorizing the installation her owner. Amazing evidence was sight be found surviving beyond saint to pray to for help against sunk by a German submarine ou 4th new fiscal year as framed by the of an aerial mail service between given at the Board of Trade inquiry, er rightful age and the dancing manis, this tental October, 1918. off Ireland, have par authorities concerned, aggregate a Feking and Shanghai. In pursuance which resulted in the Public Prose- bishop is an anachronistic absurd-plague. which visited so many on the surf een wit and have pur little more than Y500,000,000. As of this resolution, the aerodromes at cutor being requested to take cri- thousands with incurable aberra-chased a present with the money to compared with the Budget for the Nanyuan and Chingho are making minal proceedings against the owner ity in a silly uniform, with opinions tion of mind, and disgusting, dis-be given to the widow of their late preceding year, this will be an in-preparations for the opening of the and the captain for having conspired to match. His presence in the House of Lords is an

chief, by way of showing their sense crease of something like Y150,000, service. Some days ago a number of deliberately to throw the vessel tortions of body. So much of gratitude for the kindness shown 000. The increase, however, is chie new aeroplanes ordered from foreign away. Shipping and Engineering com affront. This rank prejudice, of course, morality went with it, indeed, that them by the late Captain in his life- fly due, according to the Fifi to Countries were received by the siders that the very rarity of such gramme is promised at the Coronet An unusually entertaining pro and, overlooks the fact that they the people looked about for anime by the

the necessary, additional estimates aviation authorities at Nanyuan occurrences is in itself a sterling Theatre, beginning to-day and con- are occasionally quite human and explanation, and found it, in those

made for each item of expenditure and Chingho and these planes are tribute to the personnel of the mer tinging the rest of the week.. The charming men. The Bishops at pious days, in the inefficacy of

In Lima, Peru, the Senado, in for the National Defence Scheme, in being-equipped for this purpose. A chant marine who, entrusted with principal feature is William Desmond Home have been with an evident Paracelsus defined three causes for which the legislature meets," has a consequence of the appreciation of soon as these planes are ready for use ships, and cargoes worth billions of in "A Broadway Cowboy. A cow-

talking about the baptism by unchaste reluctance to diend those of their dancing mania-chores imagina-novel method of recording the vote prices of general commodities: The trial trips will be made. The au money, almost invariably carry out boy is an interesting character around of the house. The desk of each principal item among the newly laid thorities concerned, expect to com- their duties conscientiously and which to build a plot; Broadway is a followers who share it One, how-tiva, chorea lasciva (sensual desire) member holds two concealed buttons: down plans is the establishment of plete all preparations in this con- justify the great trust placed in setting lively enough to

2008 so far so to say that the and chorea naturalis, the latter one red and the other white. The the Naval Fuel Depot at a cost of nection and formally open the aerial them. Among the many other material for innumerable complica dern dances appeal to the in quaint notion of his own about reds the yea," the whites nay." Y20,000,000. The di adds that mail service between Peking and articles are The Lighting of Works tions; the combinations of both ca rently vulgar, which is a severe certain, vessels which are sus These buttons are connected with in view of the small number of new Shanghai next April, if no hitch shops" Jib Cranes, Reversing boy and Broadway--is said to be

ch The Bishop of Sheffield ceptible of an internal pruriency."

electric lights in an indicator on the schemes included in the estimates, occurs to their present arrangements. Radders, A New British Engine," Irresistible. There is also a sparkling the definition of the character which stir the blood, exhilarate the wall above the speaker's chair. Since the above Budget must be regarded It is also reported that a member of etc, together with several columns comedy. Call a Tari, with Snab lancing, depends almost entirely spirits, and occasion the propensity all press their buttons at the same as reasonable, and the curtallment, the aviation Bureau, Mr. Wang Yu of engineering and shipping brevities Pollard and Co., and a good two-reel my. thus giving to dance. He detected the strange moment it is impossible to tell, how if any, should not, under any circum- wing, will be given the opportunity and the usual amount of shipping review, including: a. Around to the

opportunity of infective power of example, which any individual has voted.

stances, éxceed Y50,000,000.// to make the initial trip to Shanghai. | and commercial information. Town.

priests."

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