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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

H. E. the Governor will present the circumstances, but occurring in the prizes at the Queen's College the Ordinance to widow and or prize distribution on February 2 pbans and legal representatives should be increased.

WHAT OF CONAN DOYLE NOW?

Mr. A. Duborg, an editor of Le Temps, who Was in China about three years ago, has returned to the Far East and will be staying In Shanghai for a fortnight.

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

HOME TRADE.

BATHIN

BATHING BEACHES.

REQUEST FOR A COMMITTEE.

At the meeting of the Legislative Council to be held on Thursday, January 13, at 2.30 pim., the Hon. Mr. H. E. Polock, K.C., will ask the following question:-

- Among the passengers who One or two of our more simple returned to the Colony by the minded: readers have considered.

"Empress of Asia,” was Mr. J. H. and have told us, that we bave been wallace, the general agent of the a little unfair to Sir Arthur Conan Canadian Pacific Ocean Services. Doyle in connection with his much advertised writings about "eam- munications with the dead Onet The as "Taito Maru, under charter to the K.MA, was sunk in very simple one argued that a man the river near the Shanghai Arsenal The Hon. Attorney-General will

with brains enough to write such after a collision with a Chinese gunmove the following

stories as the Sherlock

boat. The crew got off without Holmes ones could not be the fool difficulty.

We we made him out to be."

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1921.

MANCHESTER ·MARKET.

COMPLICATED CASE.

OLD PROCEEDINGS REVIVED.

LATEST WEEKLY, REPORT.

Messrs. James F. Hutton & Co., Ltd., Manchester, manufacturers and exporters of all kinds of piece goods to India, China, etc., reposted on December 8:

The bearish

SUPREME COURT SING.

A case with a variety of internat- ing complications, that bas occupied the attention of the court at intervals Will the Government appoint a

for. same years, is again in the Supreme Court, before Acting Chief committee consisting of the Colonial Secretary and one, Chinese and one

movement in the Justice, Mr. Justice Compertz.. In British Unofficial member of this catten markets has not been so pro-its present farm it is an action by Council for the purpose of inquiring nounced during the past week and Ho Cheng Shi, widow and adminis-

Ho alias

Wen Ping. into and reporting to this Council on prices have been steadier with the tratrix of the estate of Ho Wo

(1) The feasibility of providing ade-tendency upwards, Business has not Lat,

Ho quate public facilities for sea-been by any means extensive although against Ho San Lam, alias bathing for the residents of there has been rather more träde Ngok Lam, growing out of her efforts (a) The Island of Hongkong; and buying and a moderate amount of ta obtain a settlement of the secount (b). Kowloon; and

speculative covering, no doubt, in of the estate in the Wah Kee firm.

The paint at issue involves an (2) The question of supplying cheap the belief that the lowest point has

and easy means of transport been passed. The announcement that Recounting that the defendant was to the Public in connection the Lancashire spinners of Americas required to make, showing the state, with such sei-bathing.

cotton have decided to restrict pro- of the interest of the estate in the duction to 24 hours a week, which is firm. The defendant presented, an ORDERS OF THE DAY.

a reduction of 50 per cent, was a account, which indicated that the weakening factoras were also rumours plaintiff wes indebted to the firm First reading of Bill intituled Anto the effect that the National for about $5,000, and at the time declared that he destroyed Ordinance to authorise the making et Ginners Association crop estimate same

some of the was likely to be very much higher had bye-laws in respect of Holts Wharf,

Second reading of the Bill intituled than anticipated. In the former case books. It is claimed by the plaintiff An Ordinance to amend the Unives however, the effect was only tempo that the books are still in existence. rary, and in the latter, the actual The plaintiff further declines to sity Ordinance, 1911.

estimate of 12,420,000 bales proved to be much lower than rumoured The better feeling is certainly curious in face of the very much reduced output here, but it may be that with the bulk of the crop now marketed the selling pressure is likely to be somewhat relieved. Lower grades have specially been firmer in basis The demand for yarn does not shew any definite Improvement, but it is felt in many quarters that prices zre likely to stiffen SHANGHAI," Jan. 3.

if anything owing to the short time and that what appeared to be due to The Shun Pao to-day prints the movement. Purchases in this section Ho Wo Lam, on examination of the following from its Pecing correspon- are still of a very cautious character books, should be paid by the defen dent: "It is reported in diplomatic however. Chath buyers are apparently dant into Court. Further, tha: the circles here that the Japanese Gor- still very sceptical of the present sum of $5,000, deposited by the ement has instructed Mr. Obata, firmer movement in the raw material, plaintiff as security, with the Inter- Japanese Minister at Peking, as fol- for there have been relapses from a national Banking Corporaties, be lows:

similar state of affairs so very fre paid back to the plaintiff.

In Court this morning, after the ****As there are signs of approach-quently of late. There is certainly The engagement is announceding hostilities between japan and the as yet no marked improvement of Hugh Reginald Northey, of the United States, and as a close relation in the demand in this section and Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Pek-

the

rope

Second reading of the Bull intituled An Ordinance to amend the Volunteer Ordinance, 1920.

JAPAN "AND AMERICA.

WAR EXPECTED,

A STRANGE REPORT.

accept the accounting in the absence of verification, which can only be done by examination of the books.

In previous proceedings the Court held that Ho Wo Lam was entitled to a one-eighth interest in the business of the Wah Kee firm, and ordered be taken that certain accounts before the Registrar: that the defendant take to the office of his solicitors all the account books. of the Wah Kee Erm, and that tha plaintiff be allowed to inspect them;

have no remembrance of calling At Ropley, Hampshire, on De Conan Doyle a fool, and it is un-cember 1, Mr. B. C. Sandford, of the likely that we did, because we re- Hongkong and Shanghai Banking cognize that in the case of a man Corporation, married Miss Violet M. publishing such

spintuslistic Sand, eldest daughter of Mr. Bernard experiences there is another alter Bond, of Harcombe, Ropley. native. There are, in fact, several All that we did was to point out While carrying a heavy piere that sach publications were neces of stone suspended from a Ltd. sarily untrue, and mischievous sling yesterday, a coolie had his legs We could not have attempted to badly crushed when the sling broke explain his motives, which were and the stone fell on him. He is unknown to is, or his state of in-now in

Government Civil tellectual health, which also was Hospital

But we outside our knowledge.

The death occurred at the Vic- told our simple friend, much to his astonishment, that there is nothing toria Nursing Home. Shanghai,' on in the Sherlock Holmes stories to January 4th. of Mr E. C. Fetherston indicate intellectual strength, and baugh who was born in Shanghai 29 that if there had been, it did not years ago. He was very popular and could not show that such in among a wide circle of friends and tellectual strength was permanent, was a keen rifle shot. He was em or still existing. Even now, after ployed with Messrs. Reiss and Co. his latest excursion from spooks to fairies, we do not profess ability to

defendant had been questioned at diagnose the mental condition of

length regarding the various steps in Conan Doyle, beyond pointing out

confidence is restored ship interrogated him on certain that he is clearly unfitted to in trg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Auckland Ship exists between China and Japan, no doubt it will be some time the long history of the case, His Lord- You especially under the present cir particulars regarding the where struct the people about anything Northes. of Wimbledon, to Mildred, the two countries should speedily - before whatever. In the Christroas aum-daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sholto age for mutual protection.

The accounts you burned were ber of the Strand Magasine he has Macke, zie Douglas, of 33, Colling should make a secret, facthat arrange-cumstances when merchants are still abouts of the books of the firm.

ment with the Chinese Government hampered by the unsatisfactory off-

take of goods and the consequent always kept in Canton, were they for united action."

not?-They were kept in Canton committed himself now, on the hamplace, South Kensington, and

Bexhill. strength of some photographs, to

According to the same correspon-financial stringency.

Then they were brought to belief in the actual existence of

A Chinese girl, aged 10 years, dent, the foregoing would appear to although there are no signs of or- before my third elder brother sued fairies and gnomes as visible crea- was yesterday removed to the Goyte confirmed, to a certain extent, by ganised curtailment in the weaving Hongkong and kept here. tures who can be detected by the ernment Civil Hospital suffering from two telegrams recently despatched by section, the number of stores: After the beginning or the end of <amera-by certain people. Theseries to her face and hands caused Hu Wei-tels. Chinese Minister at continues to increase. Prices as the action-After the beginning.

practically unchanged. The very in- people were two Yorkshire girls through being knocked down by Tokyo, to his Government. who must by now be feeling shy mater car No. 458 in Percival Street,

In the first, Mr. Hu notices the different turnover that has taken place because they had to be produced in as a result of the solemn earnest-wanchat. She was discharged from Waichiaopu of a

rumour about in has consisted of small miscellaneous uess with which Conan Doyle has hospital after her, injuries had bean Tokyo to the effect that Japan has lots for various markets; there has taken their photographic joke. As attended to.

decided to make considerable conces been no evidence of any general buy Truth says, if these two young

sions to China in connection with the ing from any particular outlet. girls had set to work to produce their fairy photographs with the

Hungchan Eair. The Japanese Gov- direct intention of showing the -depths of credulity into which reychic researchers can be beway ed; they could not have been more successful." Doyle thinks these photographed fairies may have been

but is thought formos, clined to think they had objec- tive reality. That they were maru-

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The managing director of the Scoming railroad bas petitioned the Military Government to restore the name of Sonning to bis district, The name of Suning was changed to

Torshan by order of Yuan Shil-kai, sate six years ago, as it was found that there were two Sundings in China that time.

The wedding took place last

matron of honour..

Meanwhile

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ment. Mr. Hu says, is anxious to show a highly conciliary attitude NEW BISHOP OF MACAO. towards China, because relations be- tween Japan and America are daily growing worse. Mr. Hu understands that the Tokyo Government has al- ready instructed Mr. Obata in this sense, but is unable to obtain authen-: tic confirmation of the report, as the Japanese Foreign Office is maintain-

CONSECRATION SERTICE

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CANTON CATHEDRAL CEREMONY.

. PIANO RECITAL

me.

Court.

Have they ever been taken up

Are the remaining ones still here ? again to Canton ?-No. Were all the documents referring to the action brought to Hongkong ?- Yes.

Those that were not destroyed have been here ever since 3-Yes.

Have you an office for the business of the Wah Kee?-There is no shop or branch firm,, in Hongkong in the name of the Wah Kee.

What I want to know is where do you do the work of management of: the Wah Kee? Where do you keep Since the beginning of the action all the Wah Kee books not destroyed have been in Hongkong? All of the books?--In my family bome.

them, but on one occasion they were taken to Canton to work out some.

accounts.

How long were they there?-More than half a year.

At whose

His Lordship Lewis Versalis, the In his second telegram, continues Trade for Chinese in Macao and also is our hope that his last foolish hai, of Mr. Walter Gaily on the correspondent, the Chinese Minis the Superior of the Salesian Fathers seems to have occurred to him. It week at the Union Church, Shanging the most secrecy on the subject. Superior of the College of Arts and ress about the fairies will weaker and Miss Mathilde Aimee Matton, ter reports that he has been actually was last Sunday, January 9, conse showing in his former foolishnese ton of Houston, Texas. The bride approached by the lips lese Fortis crated the Bishop of Macao, the the faith which the simple were the only daughter of Mr H. E. Mat about messages from the dead. It was given away by Dr. R. a. Parker, Office to open negotiation regarding ceremony taking place at the Roman the Hungchuh and Chiento affairs, Cathedral at Canton. His Lordship. on the basis of complete evacuation the Bishop of Macao will also bavě ought, being so absurd, to deprive while Mrs. Frank W. Hadley was Tate Inspector Wildin, who contri-him of any more patient listeners-

of the Japanese troops and the echarge of the missions in Shinchow.

When you took them to Canzon buted for years, by compulsion, of

After the ceremony, the Bishop Mr Morris James Wong for the trusting of the policy of these districts REID-FREEBAIRN, O January of course, that the next of kin does

was guest of honour at tiffin given by had the old Wah Kee books been last seven months a member of the to the Chinese. 4, 1921, at Shanghai, John Find not get a cent of his contributions

Mr. Hu asked for instructions the Salesian Fathers from Shinchow destroyed 7-Yes. Canton Times staff, passed away last lay, eldest son of the late Mr. when he dies. This suggests t

night, after two weeks of illness. The Waichiapu replied that heat, the Church compound. Among For what purpose were the ac- and Mrs. John Reid, Postsoy, us that some of the grumbling by

The late Mr Wong was only 24 years should open negotiations with the those present were Civil Governor counts worked out? Scotland, to Jean Freebairs, Civil Servants must be ill-advised.

old He had been married two Japanese Government, and that he Chen Chinng-ming of Kwangtung: instance? They were done because second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. for by section 2 of clause 9 the

years. Before coming to Canton he should demand (1) an indemnity from who was accompanied by Superin- I was so old and wanted the accounts John Freebairn, Kilsyth, Scot-legal representative," not neces-

was employed at Hongkong, where Japan for the damage done 10 Chinese tendent Wong Keong of Canton clear. Besides, they had not been sarily wife, or orphan, "shall be EXTENSION OF SERVICE.

be attended the Queen's College. interests by Japanese soldiery in the Customs, District Magistrate Wong worked out for a long time aid one half of his contribu

Hungaran and Chientro districts, Chi Wah of Lockchong, His Lordship Mr Eldon Potter and Mr F. C tions. Presumably any relative or Another vessel of the Transportes

"Thousands of dollars chits out and (2)'s guarantee that such inci-Mons. De Guebriant, the Bishop of Jenkin, instructed by Mr Lo, appear friend of a bachelor, in whose Maritimos do Estado, the new Porto

Canton, His Lordship Mona. Poz- for the plaintiff; the Hon. Mr C. G. FETHERSTONHAUGH. On Ja favour a will had been made, or the guese shipping line that has just in standing and unable to collect thema" dents would not occur again.

No confirmation of the Shun Prozoni, the Bishop of Hongkong, and Alabaster, instructed by Mr Beavis, ary 4, 1921, at the Victoria next of kin in the absence of a will, augurated service with the Far East, was the position of P. Doyland in H.

from any Bishop of Chaochow, Mr. Lam Sai Nursing Home, Shanghai. Ernest could claim as such legal repre, is on its way to Hongkong from Lis M. Supreme Court, Shanghai, when he correspondent's story or its implica- His Lordship Mons. Raysac, the appears for the defendant. Cuthbert Fetherstonbaugh, age sentative." But some of the lower bon.

Chan, Mr. Chen Sau Shan, Mr. Chan Messrs. J. M. da Rocha and was sued by F. Ezra for $1,000.60,tions has been received

Tsek Cham, and the Fathers from OFFICIAL DENIALS IN PEKING.. 29 years.

ranks of the service think that even Co., No. 2, Connaught Road, agents for goods supplied. MrS. H. McKean other source.-Renter.

the different missions in Kwangtung. PEXING, Jan. 4. WADDILOVE.-At Vancouver, of mothers and sisters are barred. of the company, have received word appeared for plaintiff who proved his

As the rest of inquiries among typhoid lever, William James, If it could be shown that this sort that the steamer Pedro Nunes e claim of goods supplied, to the Cou-

Chinese official circles in Peking. only son of the late Captain Wm.of thing involved a kind of toutine Lisbon on December 18 for Hongkong tinental Bar. Mr King made an order Waddilove, in his 36th year.

Reuter learns that Hu Weikeh, the henefit to the dependents of the by way of San Vincente, Loanza, for the payment of $200 a month. HOVIE-Robert Hovie, xged 81, other members, the grievance Capetown, Lourenco Marques, Mo-

There was a large attendance Chinese Minister at Tokyo, never sent at The Grand Hotel, Yokohama, might be lessened, but it does not.mbique, Colombo, and Singapore.

It is less satisfaction to even the Announcement was made the other yesterday evening at the Helena May such telegrams as those referred to in informs The Japanese Legation most altruistically minded civil ser- day that the first vessel of the line. Institute at the lecture, accompanied yesterday's edition of the Shan Peo vant to reflect that his loss is the the Quelimane," was on its way by the showing of the famous film.

"Damaged Goods," given as a part Reuter officially that the Shun Pao's the consolation that what he sacri-It is bringing mail. The Fedra on by the Commission for Combating from the Japanese Government to fices may benefit the needy rela- Nimes," however, is carrying cargo Veneral Disease to impress on the Mr. Obat, looking to tives of a colleague. But widows by way of the Cape. It is thought public the importance of eradicating rangement with the Chinese Govern and orphans do not seem to get possible that the Company will follow the social: plague. A delay in the ment which would be aimed against extra out of such cases. The relief this plan, sending its mail vessels departure of the visiting members of the United States, is entirely without pianist, gave the first of a series of G. M. Dalgery: Mr. Goodban; Mr. granted is in some cases quite through the Ceral and its cargo-car the Commission make it possible to foundation. The Japanese Legation several recitals at the City Hall yester Mrs. and Miss Gili; and Mr. R. H. I

acriers around the Cape. inadequate, though it may be

repeat the lecture and showing of the adds that the Japanese Government day afternoon, and the many who Gompertz. cording to scale. The ordinance de Returning from Hongkong

film this afternoon at 5.30 at, the desires to strengthen Japan's kindly attended were well rewarded. The rided that it was expedient" that Europe, the "Pedro Nimes" will Royal Artillery Theatre. All men relations with the United States as programme was well chosen, and

Senator Ting Chang of the the fund should vest in the Govertake both cargo and passengers. The and women. the European com. well as with Chim, and has never delightfully executed. It follows: National Assembly, according to the

Glack Saint Sachs: Caprices-o One of the complaints in the ment of Hongkong, but there is a name of this vessel does not appear munity are invited to attend.

conceived the idea of making a secret

motives from the ballet Minchi News Agency, has issued a agreement with the latter country the Hongkong Civil Service that most strong feeling that the merging of on the list of ships-all of them of

"Alceste

statement favouring the declaration rankles, and is most often heard, the fund in General Revenne was former German ownership announc The Savoy Hotel in Broadway against the United States. Rester.

Chopin: (a) Impromptu, F. sharp of war against the militarists so as cannot be expected to stop until a good bargain to the Government, ed as taken over by the Company Shanghai, was the scene of a tragic

major. (b) Nocturne, C. minor. to remove all obstacles to the return very material change is introduced and a loss to the contributing men. It is considered likely that it has just affair in which an American named Dewitt N. Le Roux took his life by

(c) Etude, E. major. (b) Ballade, Aof representative government in iate the management and control bers. Obviously we cannot bring been released.

A Chinese carpenter arrested in | flat major.

China. He is reported to have er of the Widows and Orphans Fen-witnesses, but it must be generally The new Company. contemplates severing his radial artery with a

Liszt: Death, of Isolde.

pressed a desire to introduce bills Bica Fund. As worked since the known that the Civil Service as a elso running a service to the Amazon, safety razor on New Year's Day. connection with sa armed robbery at

Schubert-Tausig --Marche Mili. for the reorganization of the military government, replacing the prment. ordinance of 1908 transferred the whole is dissatisfied in this con- and another to the Brazilian ports of Deceased was formerly with the a house in Water Street because he fund to the Government, it has nection. What is immediately Ceara, Pernambuco, Bahia, Rio de Standard Oil Co, and had served in had done some work in the house a taire. furnished occasion for endless com needed is more daylight, not only Janeire, and Santos, on which it will the American Navy, from which he few days before the robbery, was The audience enthusiastically de-administrative-council with a pre- encores, and Professor sident as the chief executive to Tras es Montes, received an honourable discharge. yesterday discharged by Magistrate manded plaint. It prevents, we hear, some to ally the incorrect suspicions, put the steamers #civil servants from marrying but to reveal the true state of the Porto, Morgue," and "Lime. The cause of the unfortunate man's Orme who believed the evidence of Sklarevski amiably responded with withdraw from the Internal Peace These, by remaining bachelors, fund, how much money there is, The first was in Hongkong last year act, it is said, was despondency over an alibi called by Mr. A. E. Hall, the several pieces. His playing generally Conference at Shanghai; and to send think that they abate the injustice how it is invested; and what under the British fing, and the Por-his failure, to secure some kind of accused's counsel. The Magistrate was brilliant, and the whole occasion an expedition to Kwangsi to relieve Bain their own cases without eliminat becomes of it TUE: babince to unit recently was in-service-Lemployment Be was 30 years of remarked that the prisoner's ruthless was eminently satisfying to music the inhabitants there from the mili

ing it altogether. For we have been sheet should be available for a British troopship between the East- age and was a native of Beauregard, expression was possibly due to the lover. He will give two more tacten of La Yong ting and other ...

strain of his position.

recitala, on January 14 and 18, told that in cases like that of this the inspection of all contrigan Mediternic and Edga

The China Mail. Government's gain, than to have here, coming through the Suez Cans of the campaign that is being carried report regarding alleged instructions

*ROTH, JOSTO, PUBLIC SERVICE."

Howorxu, Tresday, Jan. 11, 1921.

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The Hon. Dr. Claud Severn, Colonial-Secretary, accompanied by Mrs. Severn, arrived yesterday from London on the F. & 0, "Delta", on return from leave. Others to arrive on the same steamer were Mr. 5. B., C. Russ, former Postmaster General, and Mrs. Ross; Mr. and Mrs. Lindsell; Mr. and Mrs. Tod of Jar dine's; Mr. Phelips, Government · Auditór, and Mrs. Phelips; Mr. and Mrs. Kennest; Mr. Featherstone: Mrs. H. A. Lammert: Mr. and Mrá. Kerr; Mr. R. J. Birbeck; Mr. S. H. Professor Sklarevski, the Russian Dutton; Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge: "Mr.

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