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Hotel St. Regis. The amounts and methods of plain graft would appear exaggerated in a mock- raking novel. Divisions were made with the companies that; coaled the ships. Food was thrown] : aterboard so that stewards could. get, commission on new supplies (This was regularly dans 00
.DL. sins before the war.) One MANY FACED WITH UNELIVESTMENT. witness testified to a bill for $623,000 being paid twice over;
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job like putting a hinge on a galley door $161 was paid. Certain firms male 750 per cent, profits at the Board's expense. The fraud cases now under investigation run into tens of thousands of cases. Pri samtions are prontised.
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HONGKONG CENCESE
TUESDAY: JANUARY
out the Chinese-speaking merchants. Do the English-speaking" Chinese now feel hunt and consider their English education misused be cause they were asked to help to To this Editor of the China Mall.] the Chinese public closer? I for one make : association of- officials and
any place where they go.
GEATLI ALLOWED.
BREACH OF CONTRACT
/ALLEGED.“
„JUDGMENT ET CONSENT.
will certainly say "no, It in this Sir--May I ask your kindness to very”- unselfishness. which the permit me some space in your English speaking Chinese are ex Judgment by consent for claime valuable paper to make a few re-pected to make in order to benest and conts was given this morning by their own country man, that have the Raime Jadre, Mr. Justice, Wood, marks on Mr. M. K. Lo's letter which enhanced the value of English educato the defendant in the case of The I find, appeared in the focal English tim so much; otherwise such an Chins Overseas Trading Company, Press making certain criticisms on Education would be valueless, per (1919) Ltd., against Yan Fat & Cou the speech delivered by the Honour hape wire than valueless, because of 36 Bonham Strand, East. able Mr. Ballifax at the dinner given will only producer set of accom- The suit, which was heard in part in his honour and in honour of the will not do any good to China or to by reason of an alleged breach of blished egotistic and selfish men who on Friday, was for $874.40 damages. Honourable Mr. Fleteber by the
contract by the defendants, for representative members of the Meanwhile, with the character-
Chinese Community.
Mr. Lo also referred to the English | failure to take delivery of 20 istic courage that we sit follow
education propaganda in. China" and tons of phosphate of lime, bought In reading through his letter the the local University. Is it the sole under a contract dated July 20. the San Francisco fire, our Ameri-
first thing that struck me was why am and purpose of Educational The defence claimed that the can friends are buckling to to make The ricsha coolies of Kuala Mr Lo should, write to the English Institutions to provide a costly and plaintiffs were not the owners of the the best of a bad job. Having got Lumpur, resenting motor bus compapers, criticisms on a subject which high standard education for a small goods, but that they belonged to an about 45 per cent of American petition, have been creating distur entirely concerns the Chinese them number of Chinese so that they may employee of the firm, who had given exports and imports carried. in bances.
selves. If he thinks that any English acquire it for their own personal authority to the firm to sell Mr. American bottoms,' as compared |
speaking Chinese had suffered aggrandizement; or to make them Blake represented the plaintiffe; Mr. with ten per cent. in 1914, they
grievance from Me Hillifax in his dazzling lights among their own Mason the defendants. are not going to let that go, but
endeavour to get into closer touch country men, no dazzling mazan to clean up and carry on.
with the Chinese-speaking merchants that none dare
to look upon That is the spirit which shows how
then the proper place to discuss the them but with awe? If so, then, closely related we are.
matter would be in the Native PresEducational Institutions - are where the whole Chinese Community indeed a failure and all moneys spent
MR. JAMES MACDONⱭLU would be able to appreciate his views on them a pure waste. Bct I am and pass their judgment on them. glad to say it is not so.. Every one read by the European Community, an education is in honour bound to
As it is, bis letter will only be who has received the benefit of such THE GOVERNMENT MARINE SUKVETOR. who knew very little of what is do everything in his power to help “The sad news was received in actually going on among the and; with his acquired knowledge, Hongkong yesterday by cable of the Chinese and at what
the enlighten his own Non-English-speak death to Melt sarne of Mr. James The Shanghai Chinese General Chinese feelings really are, and ing countrymen and use his best Macdonald, Government Marine Sur-
MAYORAL INSTALLATION.
"
The Reneral committee of the recently formed St. Andrew's Church Men's Association meets to-night in the Church Hall at 9 o'clock.
The total output of the Kailan Min ing Administration's mines for the week ending December 18, 1920, amounted to 94,966 tons and the sales during the period, to 76,177
For the first time in Canton since the republican regime and the adoption of the western calendar nine years ago, New Year Day was served by leaders of all walks of life in Canton on Saturday.
...
OBITUARY.
endeavours to induce them to come veyor, who left here with his wife forward and take an interest in public some six months ago in a health trip affairs which would greatly benefit to Australia where he hoped to themselves and which is greatly de recover from the effect of an attack sired by the officials of Hongkong. of haemorrhage. In this way and through him the English-speaking
Chinese
At Home November is the sea- son for installing mayors. Alfcotts Hongkong they do it on New Year Day. You didn't know they did ». Ltd.cally anywhen. That is because
it has never been done before. But Chamber of Commerce has decided by a portion of the English-speaking now it has actually happened. One to issue a commercial bulletin. This Chinese some of whom, most like of Hongkong's suburbs, somewhat bulletin, the first attempt of its kind. I have been disappointed by Mr. to the sert perturbation of the will be received with interest by all Hallifax.
Chinese basiters men.
His criticisms appear to me to be Government. has taken the bit be-
upfair and would give a wrong im tween its teeth and incorporated
Mr. Macdocak, who came to Pression among the European Com- itself.
may Hongkong from Scotland in 1892 as been a man, at had for
monity. As one of the English be reached and the idea of a closer Assistant Government Maride, Sar Constitutional reform has! four days mwa mayor and cur
speaking Chinese 1. I suppose, am relationship between European and veyor, became Chief Government just as much affected as others by Chinese may then be realized. This Marine Surveyor in 1902 and was poration, though we have heard no
Mr. Hallifax's "General attitude" and is exactly what Mr Halifax hopes to die for pension shortly. He was a mention of aldermen,
the whole tone of his speech," but | do with regard to local Chinese. His hember of the Institute of Mechan On New Year Day an imposing
yet I cannot allow such criticisms to views are not contradictory to, but ical Engineers, and one of the oldest. procession took place, and invested
Quite a large number of Penang pass without making some comment are in line with, the aspirations of members of the Institution of in the chain and èmblems of office
on them.
such Educational Institucions." -"-" | Engineers and Shipbuilders. the man they had (with one dis- Chinese of all classes have already
Mt. Lo says that the criticisms and As to the last paragraph of his Deep sympathy will be extended to sentient) cheen for mayor. (The joiced the Penang Branch of the
think Mr. Lo"; muist | Mrs. Macdonald and the family, of dissentien: wanted to be mayor Straits Chinese British Association suggestions against Mr. Halifax letter" I
that there are many which there are two daughters - here, bimself his Worship swore to The Association and its branches were directed, not against the senti- admit
among the Chinese Mrs. Joseland, and Misc Macdonald, cherish and maintain the local have been exempted from registration ments mentioned in his letter but gentlemen.
solely against his "General attitude" speaking merchants in this Colony and a son, Mr. James Macdonald, în laws, especially the sumptuary law throughout the Straits Settlements.
against the English-speaking Chinese; just as good and capable men as Messrs. Butterfield and Swire's in established by usage during the
and he complatos 'that Mr. Hali- those who speak English. Is it not Shanghai. years he was known as the Laird.
The following approaching wed^{ fax invariably regards * know sound then that Mr. Halifax should And so, they say, everything went dings are announced-Pay. Lt. Com/ledge of English in a Chinese secure their services and obtain their of very pleasantly and successfully R. F, Durman, H.M.S." Colombo," to not as an asset, but as a disability; views and opinions on matters public? as planned.
Miss Thelma Maud Bicknell, en route) not as an accomplishment in aid of It is the duty, I understand, of all | "; It is a civic beginning of profound from England by the “Mishima the discharge of his civic duties, officials, especially the S.CA. to significance. harbinger, shall we Mare," Mr. S. A. Marcal, of the but as a malignant thing to be dis get in opinions and views from all hope, of a wider, broader move-Easter Extension Telegraph Co., to | carded.” His complaints, however, are quarters in order to facilitate, the ment and progress still to come. Miss M. A. da Roza.
Bot borne out by facts. Mr. Halliday work of the Government. - I. see We hope that to suppress this
treated all the Ĉhinere both English-nothing-therefore, in Mr. Halifax's- local pastiche of Smn Fein our
speaking and Non-English-speaking speech which the Chinese can Government will not resort to the pany have opened a taximeter ser speech showed any sign of disregard congratulated for so courageously The Stozapore Taxi Cab Com- alike. He never by action or in take exception to and he is to be frightful methods of the Home vice with Ford touring cars. The Government in Ireland.
or discourtesy to the English and openly pronomcing his views tariff authorised by the Municipality is at the rate of 40 cents a mile with speaking Chinese. In his speech Mr. and convictions which may not
Pallifax distinctly said (about the please every body. an additional 10 cents for every English-speaking Chinese) that the
With regard to the postscript to quarter mile. On or before January Government must continue to depend Mr. Lo's letter I would ask what 1 the company boped to bave had on him and ask for his services." honour would the dinner give if the mises to be broken like piecrust? 15 taxis on the road.
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•
FRESSON-On December 25; 1920,
1920, Mogensen.
lar strongly worded comments are so numerous that it is unnecessary to quote more.
V.
for
We recall the pride with which
MILITARY GOVERNMENT.
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www.
I remain.
By order of the Military Gover
He further said that the Govern-leading Chinese-speaking merchants nor, reports Reuter, seven houses
ment was asking for more work from be absent from it. R with their contents, in County On the examination of passports him, work of a peculiarly unselfish "Apologizing for taking so much Cork, Ireland, were destroyed by by Superintendent Hawkins it was and patriotic nature; they wanted space in your valuable paper by this fire on New Year. Day. The bet discovered that the Mr Smith on him to assist in bringing out the lengthy letter and thanking you in ter the day the better the deed board the "Kaga Muru," which Chinese-speaking merchants. This anticipation for its insertion. says a rather ambiguous adage. arrived at Singapore from Europe. is, perhaps, the real ground of differ There was a reason for it. Be-bound with Mr Smith tear, who is ence between the self-seeking cance the inhabitants were bound in charge of stad horses for the English-speaking Chinese and Mr. to have known of the recent am- Japanese Government, was a "Miss" Hallifax and the outcome of all the bush and attack on the military in man's clothing Miss Smith was insinuations of unfairness, made parties and neglected to inform the allowed to proceed with her father police and military authorities." to her destination, as satisfactory. Very German. Are we shocked by explanations were forthcoming this deed? If not, it is certain we Straits Times,
are becoming tainted with the Ger man spirit."
against him,
Your truly,
5. W. Tso.
December 31, 1920.
CHEAP ELECTRIC LIGHT IND.
OPIUM FOR HONGKONG.
#THIS NEPARIOUS TRADE".
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A SHANGHAI PROTEST.
Gordon Harding writes from Hiang” cheng, Honzo, to the Editor of the Shanghai Mørcury to ask m
Str,What are we Britishers going.
to do in face of this "Reuter"?"
Are we going to allow Hongkong" to be again the wholesale depot for opium for the whole of China?
Are we going to allow our pro-
Are we for the sake of paltry gain again to start this nefarious trade ?-- I for one will protest anyway and pass on a word from The Old Book -
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." Whatsoever a man for a Nation) soweth that shall be reap."
LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.
IRRITALA.
The "Chefoo," Capt Wilics, 684 tons; arrived this morning at 4.745 am. from. Tourane with 400
was of general cargo.
[To the Editor of the China Mall
The Haiching”. Captain: Stewart, 1267 tons,, arrived this Dear Sir, I note a good deal writ-morning at 8 amL trom Swatow withi
year:
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DEPARTURES.
Mr. Lo, next criticises the follow- ing passage from Mr. Hallifax's speech that those who had learned to speak English well, mast, of neces Mrs. Porter Prescott Lowery.sity, in a place like Hongkong, have we cannot be certain that those wife of Lieutenant P. P. Lowery, their views tinged with English ideas we read of the wonderful spirit with people did know of the ambush. who bas been visiting Peking, died and it was just this English tinge which our American friends set to We have only the military assert the French Hospital on December speaking for his office that they work to replace the bottoms destroy tion that they must have known. 21 as a result of a bad attack of wanted to get rid of. Did not Mr. tep on the shove subject as regards 900 tons of general cargo. (Goa, Lisbon, Macao, Manila, ed by German submarines. No zar Bat let us assume that they did. preumonis. Mrs. Lowery only Halifax distinctly say that be was Hongkong and Kowloor, but, both Muzambique. Saratow, and Tumor effort at the time was more wel- With the country in the state it is, arrived from Corregidor a little time speaking for his own department? have a very long way to go in the come. It promised to make the their fate as informers would as ago for the purpose of benefitting was not his department established matter of reductions per tit, before, papers please copy.)
piratical scheme of Germany insuredly have been worse. They ber health by a change of climate solely for the purpose of getting either can compare to Swansea in
The as "Honghwa," Captain Shanghai, Dorothy 0. Fres effectual. Of wooden ship's they were between the Devil and the The body is to be encoffined and sent the pucka Chinese views? If not, 1915. son, beloved wife of E. Ecmord built 397 in marvellously quick deep sea. It was frying pan or fire back to her home in the United then, his position as S. C. A. is a This is a cogy of the tariff for that Amoy at 7 aan. to-day with 100 tons Bainbridge, sailed for Singapore via Fresson, of Wickford, Essex, time, and most of them are now for them, and they got the fire States of America..
Sinecure.... "white elephants," costing $100 3 sure enough. Hard lines.
of general cargo. England.
Again Mr. Lo thinks that these
LIGHTING.
-The Laen: Samod." Captain The first recorded instance of words east a slur upon the late Sir But now another point of view. MOGENSEN-0 December 26, month apiece for caretaking. Ac-
At Shanghai, W. cording to a New York paper, one Assume them guilty of being acces police court summonses being served Kai Ho Kat and Sir Boshan Wei Yuk Maximum demand, 6 pence per Virachatra, sailed for Bangkok Tiz
unfinished hull was recently sold: sory to the first crime.
a dollar. The Providence military way of treating then the recently in the course of an aeroplane Colony, and on all those English. Flat rate, 43 pence at ex 3/2-10-83 tons of general carg
Is this in mid-air occurred over Stafford for their services rendered to the unit for first hour, 2 pence after. Swatow at 9 am, today with 400
The £8. Sbisen Maru,” Captain. Journal claims that the waste is best way, the most effective way, fight, Two summonses had been speaking Chinese who are performing cents per unit almost half the still going on in the routine opera-or a rational way? Why not, sup issued against Captain Jones in con-public services. But they do not charges made here by the two public Machihara, sailed for Saigon st 4 tions of the Shipping Board. As The China Mail. evidence of the mess, the Number posing the loss of their homes and nection with the dropping of a wreath Sir Boshan Wei Yuk can speak for companies, who have the usual mono-p.m. today with. 450 tons of general
furniture was a fair fine to impose, during the unveiling of a cenotaph at himself, but for Sir Kai Ho Kai I can polies, and, do and charge pretty cargo. Two in charge told the Committee have assessed their valne in rooney, Hanley on Armistice Day. Inspector speak for him; for, I bave been in much as they like. that about four thousand persons, and then. failing payment, have Adlem went with the summonses to timately associated with him in all POWER KEATING AND COOKING.. at salaries aggregating eight il distrained? Where is the sense of the local aerodrome, from which his public movements since 1897 and Maximum demand, 2 pence per The as. "Meteor,” British, cleared lions a year, are now busy, trying destroying good houses and good Captain Jones has been making I know thoroughly the innermost feel unit first bort, at ex 3/2-5-28 cents to-day and will sail for Shanghai at to straighten tout the accounts of furniture, to benefit nobody? There fighis, and ascended with him sadings of this public man. 1 was Sie per unit, 1 penny per unit per hour 7am, to-morrow. the Emergency Fleet Corporation. is something in the military mind bis mechanic in the seroplane. Der Kai Ho Kafe sole aim is life to after 2.64 cents per unit, not being The sa Telemachus, British, The Shipping Board is annually that is purely mischievous. It ing the fights Inspector Adien advance the interest of the Chinese a consumer of either at the above cleared to-day and will sail for paying nineteen millions to about
served the summonses on Captain and to induce them, both English local users may enlighten, yan on Saigon at 9 s.m. to-morrow. ten thousand men. About 1,200 actually delights in destruction. By far the bitterest oritics of ships are being operated, and under nor, in our opinion, ought to be loop-
That particular Military Gover: Jones, who afterwards "looped the speaking and Chinese speaking alike, charges here; but, I am certain, they Thess. "Loksang * British, cleared to come forward and help the Govern-are far higher than 264 cents per to-day and will for Haiphong via americans are American journalists, the present system of accounting, condemned to hard labour for, a
ment and take an interest in public unit. *1
Hojbow at 10 am, to-morrow. ensure. We have seen nothing or not. Some waste and loss, and duce goods to the value of the pro-
perhaps dishonesty, was inevitable party he destroyed
may rave over her flowing crown of return to the Colony in 1281 or 1882 fathers, and, there was a surplus on Railway mapners are strange in; Sa time than the American news had to be rushed, through, but it way of reprisals were bad enough Afande Odell in the Daily Sketch, to bu, during the time of Sir Kal-0 other charges. longer or more outspoken for a in such a gigantic undertaking that. These disgusting himings by glory, or the dainty smallness of her there was no social intercourse be each year's working from 1905 to lapan sometimes but In Chis
feet! Bat should one dare, says tween the Chinese and the otheials; 1915, alter paying all capital and stranger things happen. Recently per comments on what they call seems that excessive leakage is when done by soldiers in hot anger commend the shapeliness of her legs, Kars public career, many Chinese,
after the early train from Peking had alleged. President-elect Harding but when deliberately ordered by a
Can the Government not compel left Tientsin Central, two Chinese The Shipping Board Scandal: The has promised to make the best use high oficial iher look shameful or the beautiful confour of her back, both English speaking and Non the local companies to still further soldiers who were passengers sud- Elterary Digest says the Fisher of this great marine, and to an And we are gehamed for them, if the pious bands are raised in horror. English speaking, have dined at, or reduce the rates to the public, or denly discovered that it would have
chardson report to a Congres furl the fat again on all the seas
Clothes were not the outcome of otherwise been invited to, the Go have the city directors been too smart, been more convenient to have alight- investigating committee is of the world, but that is for to they are not..
shame, but of climate, and I can see vernment. House has a gap was
as usual, for our Government officials, ed at that station than proceed to nothing more suggestive in a bare made in the barrier between and raked advantage of those Tientsin Fast Accordingly, they leg or a bare back thần în a leg ometals and the people by the
TRUTE, JUSTICE, FÜBLIO. SERVICE.'
BANGKONG, TUIDAY, JAN. 4, 1991.
SHIPPING BOARD SCANDAL.
there is something to expose they cannot tell whether they pay period long enough for him to pro Impid eyes or shapely hands. One have been a great success. On his by city directors, but by the city One may admire a woman's affairs. His efforts in this direction This Swansea plant was not run
story of alleged mismanage-morrow. The report deals, with
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itends
there to do now is nothing more thân-try?.
40
after the
CLEARANCER."
nt, waste, graft, bribery, padded yesterday, and according to the
rolls and systematic looting of Philadelphia Public Ledger shows Captain H. W. W. Hope, C.B., which is covered with a thin film clcfts of such men as Sofficials, inexperienced in business went up to the front of the train. public treasury by minor off-s-general scramble for the pro-who served some years ago on the of silk known as a stocking I grant Kai-Ho Kal and Sir Boshan we makers when drawing up the clambered on to the engine, and
and employees of the Board,perty of the country, and mighty China Station and recently gave up you that there are some bodies Yuk; and wh ing a loss of millions of dol-few guardians on hand to protect the command of the light cruiser which ought to be shrouded
the taxpayers. The fit. Details of alleged freda by Dartmouth on the South America are some which are an offence Journal saya ! Prussian builders are given. As regarde Station, has taken up the duties of eyes. It is not, however - became Again Sir Kat Ho Kat never, for one chalar less damage 153 dit
bitantismente moment considered thatikis¤Zanlisa miding this payroll, una man naval member of the Grönance en kare sugges
but simply be education was under. agents of the Emer pound on the salary list who Board. He is a well-known gunnery have them cove Elect Corporation." Suni-war rally a house delective for the specialist.
cause they are not beau
the ing to make the associations
was empla
Hongkong
and, prohibit pabile compelled the driver to stop. Chey rom making, from then ordered him to take the timin rof, annually, even, back in Tientsin Central Only may have been well when it was explained that there would be ample time for them to
Bast did these truculent soldiers per- mift the trais-to continue la journey.
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