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CORRESPONDENCE,

HONGKONG CHINESE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

[To the Editor of the " China Mall."}

CHINESE ACTORS.

TROUBLES AIRED IN COURT.

SUIT AGAINST - HAPPY" EXIKEAT”.

-TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

INSURANCE OFFICES.

NOTICE.

NEW YEAR HOLIDAY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that. All FIRE & MARINE ENSUE ANCE OFFICES will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business on

Sir,The speech delivered by the

Some of the tribulations of the Hon. Mr. Hallifax, at the dinner given in honour of our popular Chinese theatrical business were aired Colonial Secretary and of himself at in the Summary Court this morning, the Kam Ling Hotel on the 28th inst- before the Puisse Judge, Mr. Justice ant by some members of the Chinese Wood. For an hour and a half the Community, seems to me to be such Court was occupied, with the affairs | SATURDAY, the lat. January, 1991.

an important pronouncement of his of actors, acrobats, managers, and views as Secretary for Chinese Affairs others, and threading a maze of en- trance tickets, contracts, and sundry: on the utility of English speaking other features characteristic of the Chinese in Hongkong that I-hope you Chinese theatrical profession. will permit my making a few observa- tions thereon in your coluirs.

sengers and typists. As an example, No one is likely to dispute with Mr. there were crowds of functionaries Hallifax that the Chinese merchants on the Tigris fattering on Govern- constitute ** one of the most import

pay, and doing work ant sections of the community" of which the commercial community that he should "get into much closer there could do better at less cost, touch with a large proportion of that who ought to be wiped out. Before half-million to which reference had the war forty per cent. of our exports been made "'or that a Chinese mer- went to Europe and neither we nor chant, otherwise qualified, say, to sit

By Order,

LOWE BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,

Secretaries. FIRE ISSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF HANDKÖKU. The case was the suit of Wong Ki MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF

HONGKONG & Carros, Cheong against The Yee Yuen Kong) Kee, proprietors of a garden at 1¦¦ Hongkong, December 30, 1920. Wang Nei Chong Road known as the "Happy Retreat, and Cheng Shut Ling, the general manager of the - establishment, for $533.39 and costs. Mr. Crew appeared for the plaintifs; Mr. Mason for the defendants.

It was revealed that no the 23rd day of the fifth moon of Kang Year

National prosperity was impossible / any of our Allies nor any of the states on the District Watchmen Commit or, in other words, · in July of

It was on the

LOST.

MISSING since each instant FOX TERRIER BITCH (aged) white and black marking, answers to name of 'RUVA”. If found please return to

* PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

pH Undersigned have received in

1. strmations to tell by Public Auction,

ÉPEK ADOOVIT OF THE CONCERNED),

FRIDAY,

December 31, 1920, at 10.30 a,., at their Sales Rooms, Na. & Der Verex Boad, Corner of

Ise House Street,

menaces to basic industries. If this the joint victory would be prosperously because he does not happen to i troupe of entertainers entered into when exposed to such recurrent / brought into precarious existence by tee," should not be passed over mere this year--the plaintiff and his } "P.L*"152, The Peak.

contract with the defendants to give country was pot to become a second and stable until the economic re speak English.

But the criticisus and sugges-performances at the "Happy Holland we must have industrial Covery was general and included both

vanquished and victors. One and nous that he was not quite fair in the Retreat.” These performances were peace. The British workman was all would revive from the war in administration of his office in dealings given nightly from the 27th day of the more advantageously placed than any other body of workmen on earth proportion, as Germany, Austria, with the English-speaking portion of fifth moon until the 20th day of the Rase and Hungary revived the Chinese community" were direct-ninth moon. The consideration was bat his benefits would be worth One reason for the depression of ed. not against such sentiments as-but that was what the Court had nothing if he did not pull his weight British industry was the absence of those stated above, but solely against to decide. and restrain wild men who were Continental demand. It was some his general attitude so vividly Ulus- It was admitted that the "Happy striving to wreck him. With Unions restricting output to the thing to the good that we were at mated by the whole tone. his speech. Retreat" bad agreed to pay each level of the least efficient worker and last making a beginning towards the

The complaint is this: that Mr. performer $20 a month. In addition controlled by advocates of continuous resumption, of trade with Russia but Hallifax invariably regards a know-it was to pay 10 per cent on the

much more would have to be done war between employer and employed, if Europe was to find its feet. For ledge of English in a Chinese, not as entrance money- the industrial outlook was grave as could be. In such conditions it was five years Europe bad produced an asset, but as a disability; not a question of just what this meant that & number of Cases Laundry Sony,

The theatrical company claimed impossible for the British manufac-merely to destroy. As a consequence an accomplishment in aid of the dis the hitch occurred. turer to quote, terms and delivery Europe and the world were poorer. charge of his civic duties, but as a

discarded. that it was entitled to 10 per cent. malignant thing to be Wealth so destroyed was Bow date. As 2 consequence orders

entrance tickets. "The were going abroad and unemploy-represented by paper obligations"Those," he said, "who had fearned on the full amount collected by the

Szom various governments which to speak English well must, of peces-Garden on -ment. » was increasing industrial

meant from the people themselves. sity, in a place like Hongkong, have tickets were 30 cents Each. The peace was becorting for us a quest interest on a few could only be paid their views tinged with English ideas, Garden, however, had allowed to the tion of national ruin er national by taxation and taxation could only and it was just this English ringe-purchaser of each ticket food to the salvation. Without harder work and durable concord between labour be paid by production, failing which speaking for his office that they value of 15 cents, to add to his there must ensue bankruptcy, or wanted to get rid of." What a com- evening's enjoyment, and claimed and capital they would never be able partly or wholly repudiation. We mentary on the services to the Colony that the plaintiffs were entitled only to break the hopeless chase of wages bad got into this position. Higher of such men as the ae Sir Kai Ho to 10 per cent of the 15 cents re after prices which made it impossible wages and shorter hours were every- | Kai, and Sir Boshan Wei Yuk, who maining on eath ticket. for would-be customers to buy our where demanded, yet unemployment has now retired and of all those other goods. A year of stabilised wages was increasing and Government was English-speaking Chinese who at this produced and considered. It was a starting relief measures at the very moment are performing public red slip with Chinese characters. At ance there was a question of the expense of the taxpayer. Men who services:

would recover in trade all we yielded up during the war. Without that truce the days of our commercial and financial supremacy were' num- bered.

COMMERCIAL LIBERTY WANTED,

One of the entrance tickets was

in return."

· And Several Palts' Blankets, (New)

Terus Cath

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

Hongkong. December 30, 1920.

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[FOR 4000XT OF THE CONCERNED),

TUESDAY,

January 4, 1921, commencing at 2.30 pm at their Eales Booms, No. 8,

Des Vor Road, Corner of Ice Home Street,

As AssortmenT OF Household Linens, &o, Comprising:

Pillow Cases. The quality Blankets, White Satin Quilts, Bed Valances, Damask Table Cloths, Turkish Towels Sheets, Drawnwork Bedspreads. Table Bath Towels, Barb Sheets, Double Bed Covers, Crochet and Drawnwork Doilies, Linen Damask Serviettes,

Also

A few lots of Bellow Vases and Kit Cases, and Prismatic Glasses, &c.

(Full Farticulars from Catalogue). Terma 1-Cach

HUGHES & HOUGE, Auctioneers. Hongkong, December 30, 1920.

were not allowed by their unions By all means encourage the Chinese exact meaning of certain of the to take employment at the world generally to take a deeper interest in Chinese characters. One side said economic wage the Government pre-public matters: it they could. as a they meant," Food to the value of Continuing, Lord Inchcape declared posed to support out of a consolidated whole, be induced or educated to take 15 cents will be returned" The himself an unrepentant free trader, fund. The whole system was wrong anything like the same interest as that other side stood out for "Exchange adding he was convinced that the and was bound to end in disaster. evinced by any of the European de for 15 cents worth of refreshment."

We shall adjourn the Court in country's need more than ever was Nothing which those who had charge mocracies, half of the political trou- commercial liberty without obstrue of great concerns could do would bles of China would have been solved. order to get a certified translation," tion tariffs or bureaucratic meddling, achieve success if cardinal principles Eat to say this is quite different from said His Lordship.

Accordingly the proceedings were were disregarded, and their financial, saying that, while by right of his Even so stalwart a protectionist as industrial and labour difficulties | acquirements and of his successes, he held up for ten minutes while the Professor Hewins had declared the whole conception of key in would be surmounted only if they could not be neglected or overlook-ticket was taken to the Court trans- ed." the chief value of an English-lator. It was returned with a certi Retreshments to dustries to be impracticable. He had steered a safe and prudent course.

fied translation. Referring to the F. & 0. Company, speaking Chinese to the community of listened the other night to a moving } Lord Inchcape pointed out that even which he is a member is to assier | the value of 15 cents will be supplied speech by the Prime Minister which was absolutely sound economi- if it were broken up to-morrow, in bringing out the Chinese-speaking

Mr. Crew, for the plaintiffs, argued. cally until he came to dumping, as to which it would not be, and the as- mercharts." which he said that the government sets sold below market value, its

1! Mr. Hallifax's view is right, what that the consideration plainly incind- is the use of the English education ee 10 per cent of the entrance fee; were pledged to action. There had preference stock paid in been no such dumpers as British its debentures redeemed at par, its propaganda in China about which we that there was only one entrance fee, manufacturers, and to embark on an employees pensioned off and direchear so much? Why spend so much and this was 30 cents. On days

tors compensated for loss anti-dumping. campaign would be

of the taxpayer's monies on the local when there were setting an example to which we could office, sufficient would remain to university? Why talk about closer performances, there was an entrance

stockholders to- take no exception in others: Carried give deferred

free, The theatrical company, he to its logical conclusion this would day's market price for holdings relationship between Europeans and fee. Admission to the Garden was

and possibly more. (Applause.) mean total cessation of international

But I am glad to think that many said, had no control over the tickets, In conclusion he referred with trade, and we would be reduced to

printed by the management. The taking in one another's washing regret to the less sustained by the Europeans do not share Mr. Halifax's and nothing to say as to what was Economic laws must assert them death of his former colleagues. Mrviews in this matter, and in support latter might have alloted 29 czubs selves. "Foreign nations might be Williams and Lord Cunliffe, and ex-of this statement, I need only refer of each 30-cent ticket for food, and

pressed his gratitude to the com- to such utterances 16 those of the claimed that the actors were entitled TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNI able to supply ourselves. France manders, officers, and engineers, and Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak ar the fare- might, and Germany, with her low subordinates, and to the company's well dinner to Mr. Stabb, and to the only to 10 per cent of the remaining TURE, BRASS AND TEAKWOOD THIN |

full,

of

Chinese?

employees all over the world for speech of the Chairman of the China their loyal and fraternal co-operation Association at its annual dinner and in carrying on the work of the com- of the speech on the same occasion of Sir John Jordan, that great authority pay.

The meeting concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman directors Chinese.

no theatrical

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TUESDAY,

January 4, 1981, commencing at 2.30 p.m. their Balee Room, No. 8, Des Vasc Road, Corner of Lee House Street,

BEDSTEADS, BRASS-MOUNTED REDSTEADS, CARPETS,

comprising

1 cent which would have been an mark value, certainly would be a competitor. Protection, as a remedy

absurdity.

Mr. Mason, for the management of would be worse than disease. We had to get back to sound economics

the Garden, argued that the real entrance fee was only 15 cents; and

-Cherfield Sofas, Arm-chairs (n*9%; } and to our gold standard if these

on China and great friend of the that in the accounts of the Garden, 15 Folding Card and Ocasional Tables, One Islands were to maintain their position

cents of each ticket was set aside as; poltered, Bufte, Redroom Furniture in the world. The Government could

I have not the time-nor do I ex; the entrance fee, and the other 15 cents comprising Teakwood Twin Bistends. Wardrobes, greatly help the nation to get once and staff.

and email pect you to allow me the space-to more on the straight and narrow

analyse critically the speech in detail. Put on a separate refreshment account large . One case of diphtheria, Chinese,

The advertisements in the Chinese Dressing Tables, and Chairs, Wash path of sound economics by refusing to do with protection by freeing and three cases of paratyphoid fever. It seems to me that such assumptions

en-newspapers of the period were stands, An (famed Taskwood), Bko- industry from control, by abolishing two British and the other Roumanian, as that the ideas of a merchant,

trenched in his courting house, 2b brought in and considered; then His owls. Dinner Wagons, Hortension Dia- the excess profits tax which was were reported yesterday. Two of

Lordship took up the actual meaning ing Tables and Chakes, ko, Dinner exhausting all reserves and prevent the paratyphoid fever cases were sorbed in his money making, with of the Chinese terms employed in the derries Crockery, and Glass Ware, inclination, and it may be, so apt-written agreement of the 23rd day Cooking Stores, Cutlery Basta ing all reserves and preventing fresh imported.

tude for public affairs, most peces of the fifth moon.

Econ Utensils, Electro-Plated Ware, developments, and by balancing its

sarily be more conducive to the public "If it refers to the entrance for

Electric Beading Lamps, Teakwood expenditure and income. The new

Travellers between Peking and world of which we heard so much Shanghai, and vice verse, will be glad good than those of another merchant theatrical performances, it might be Rerent, Sundry Blackwood Furniture, would, if based on bankruptcy, not to learn that a through passenger more willing and perhaps more able interpreted to mean 15 cents," said Side Tables, Chairs, Cablarts, Pictures: be much of a success. Excess profits service will be inaugurated on Jant to perform public services, just be His Lordship. If it refers to the Carpets, &c duty had proved unfair and ary 1, with a saving of time on the cause he is capable of making himself entrance fee whenever there are pernicious.

distance. The chief advantage to understood in English-such assump theatrical performances, it might be People with a favourable datum those journeying to or from Peking tions as that cannot surely be sound taken to mean 30 cents:" line were sure of untaxed pre-war is that the change at Tientsin will be

Yours, etc., profits, others with a datum line avoided. Hitherto it has been necess

M. K. Lo. which was unfavourable were mulcted ary to change at Tientsin Central

P.S.-Could the dinner itself have

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-- DR. SUN AND LENIN.

HÄNKOW REPORT.

RUMOUR OF A SECRET COMPACT.

in from forty to sixty per cent of station and wait there for trains, or taken place without the ment who had

Duty miss them, if delay has been caused learned to speak English well anything extra they made. through private and business extra on either the Tientsin-Pukow or the vagance, through inflated wages and Peking-Mukden Bae. Now the consequent inflation of prices and only change in the journey to or was leading the from Shanghai will be at Puków, and paper currency country to financial chaos. Excess some day we hope to be able to profits duty showed a serious chronicle that the transfer there will enormous recla- be avoided by the use of ferries decrease with mations avalast the treasury which will carry a full train-bound Nobody more condemned it than the from Shanghai to Feking. For the Chancellor, who was its author now time being, however, we can ap that he had some years of practical preciate the inauguration of through business experience. It was not the train to Pakow. Government alone which was to blame, but members who were re presenting the people in Parliament seemed unconscious of thê, threat of bankruptcy Iacent in all sorts of schemes for which money was voted and for which we could not afford to

pay:

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American Ice Chest, Enamelled Bath, several lots Tennis Balls, &c, and a quantity of Cut-glas

Full Particulari from Catalogue).

To settle the matter, the Court translator was summoned and put in the witness box. His Lordship asked the question. The translater studied the agreement. It means," he said, receivable when there are theatrical performances not receivable for Hongkong, December 30, 1996 theatrical performances.

"Thank you," said His Lordship, and, made a note that the correct translation of the agreement provide that the actors should receive, ten per cent of the entrance fees re

performances." ceivable when there are theatrical

HUGHES & HOUGH.

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The failure of

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announced with liabilities, amounting

to SB,231,000 Most of that amount Mr. Mason made the point that is owed to the various Banks. The the 30-cent fee was for the ticket, failure is put down to speculation, in but not for entrance. EASTE

A secret compact signed by Lenin and Sun Yat-sen is alleged by the Hankow papers to have been dis Mr. Crew They have clearly exchange and rice. Four other houses covered. Stipulations in the docu- said they would pay 13 per cent of there are said to be in difficulties. ment are as follows: The Sovist the entrance fee to the groun Government will contribute ich mil-

Mr: Mason Yes, bot

lions of Russian money to the Chi 15 cents, The other 15 cents was

Fer Taiyuan, yesterday-Hr nese Government. Lenin's govern for food.

Bad Mrs F. Mede, Mr and Mrs Geoment will help the Chinese to poser "Mr. Crew: But they coulda't-get Gray Mrs Lowris, Capt French, Miss

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