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THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1921

CANTON POLITICS.

The China Meil has received fog prabfication the following official sate- ment issued by the Miliary Govern ment at Canton ----

MORE ARMED ROBBERIES,

MASKED MEN'S EXPLOITS.

HOUSES IN NEW TERITORIES

EXTERED.

In view of the constant false re ports purposely spread about the doings of the present Military Goveen- An elderly Chinese woman and her iment and of the persistent efforts grandson were asleep in their house made by is political enemies, who in Shengkonghau village, Shatin, have by means of subsidised press when they were awakened by the door and other agents been manufactoring of the house being broken open. Goresiment, as witness the semi-room before they could give the (ridiculous canards, concerning this Three men burst into their sleeping

ready to be partners with Peking in a debt, it is difficult to see why they are so unready for partnership made to held an Industrial Exhibi in administration. They claim that Peking has no sincere desiretion in Nanking next March, says,

the Chinese press.. to efect the unification of the country, which implies that they themselves have. This **order does me look like tending to ani. fication, does it? Yet they, the members of the Military Govern ment, yield to nose" in the

SHANGHAI, Jan. 19. The Berlin postal authorities desire for unification. It is behave returned a letter addressed

a big carly morning canse Peking is belpless that Her Royal Highness Princess blaze at Pooting, opposite Shanghat they see no reason why sher Heary" curtly endorsing the envelope behind the Taikoo gedowns. It is should not do what they can to "Address 'Frau.. Royalties no longer estimated tha: 200 native shops indous ported sale of Khung Chow alarm. One man seized the woman organize and reform the provinces exist in Germany."

dwellings we destroyed.

Island to a foreign Power, and the by the throat while another threw a brigade had a hard tussle.

consequent false impression prevail-jacket over her head, With the ing in the minds of the general public woman and her grandson tied and in regard to the policy of this Govern- gagged and a man, anned with a dag- ment and its doings, the Administrager, standing guard over them, the tive Dirators feel it necessary to others ransacted the house, stealing issue the following statement:

On the 15th January, 1921, theThe robbers also stole a $100 bill clothing and jewellery valued at $121. Military Government ordered that them the old woman. Chinese Maritime Customs Service Arither cast is reported by a pro- functioning in the provinces under its sperous cattle dealer occupying.two jarisdiction shall be subject to its houses in Tabo village, Tai-0, who onders and cofitrol as from February has informed the police that he was SHANGHAI, m. 19. It is expected that the verdict will

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in which Furbash, the American en pulsion of the following facts and co-investigate and saw was inen outside, be delivered on Thursday in the case Government has been under the connoise at the door. He went out to In arriving at this decision the night when he was awakened by a

gineer from the steamer Edgehill."ditions:-

(one armed with a revolver and the is charged with murdering Mr. Hazel it has sicrificed all that revom] Dr. Solf, German Minister at

1.-The action of the Military other with a dagger. He immediately without really abolishing: gambling Tokyo, has published a book entitled to who was employed by the Gaston, Government is justified by its rights is to get assistance, but the robbers the Textmate, yet they confer advocates the distribution of Africa fence ages on a plea of temporary country and its officials, the public by his wife-and family, where he saw Cafe. The de- one of the government service of thetook him into house No. 6, occupied to a military government. Now among the European States, includ

insanity they propre, with a vanished reing Germany, in accordance with

servants. Since the Military Goven three other robbers, all smed with Ltd. and with a best of creditors their colonizing capacity.

ment exercises absolute and exclusive revolvers and wearing cloth masks. surrounding them, to increase

control, de facto as well as de jure. After tying up all the inmates of the over all as administrative, firan-house, the robbers ransacked the cial and otherwise, in the Constitu- plice and stole SS5. jewellery valved tionalist Provinces. it is an 2100malya $41. gnd a quantity of clothing. Among the passengers who and an absurdity that the Chinese The complainant could not say which

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This reads as if they rabbers in Linfati village, Aotao, on meant, by the power of example, Monday night, has been released by to coas other provinces into seces the robers. He is unable to give shan as a step to nitimate unitica any information concerning the other tha. As we have sail, we do not two men. doubt their bonesty of purpose, buj we doubt their power to succeed. Friends of Mr. Hughes, the The tangle is too great for theories Australian Prime Minister, who were for beatitudes. The new Govern alarmed lest he would have to pay ment, smantled by a host of income-tax on his admirers gift of creditors," boasts that it hat £25,000, have been reassured

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the gopriations for education, While on the roof of his house which has of hate Tren shame in Bonham Strand yesterday an Faily nezheted. That is not the elderly Chinese verbalanced himself way to establish a government, or and fell into the road below. He to me onder and preperity. It was picked up unconscious and re-arrived in Hodgkang by the M. M. Maritime Cussons Service should direction the robbers lock when they would, as they point out, he absurd moved to the Tong Wai Hospital" Andre Lebon" from Shanghai yeter-function in those provinces under the left because his hand was onyered

where he died soon after admittance day were M. R. Reau, French Consul orders of an authority a: Feking and with a jacket. and ammalats were the Castons į

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to collect from three provinces Charged, at the instance of Sergt Reau; M. P. Kremer, French Consul, which is diverted to uses elsewhere but is quite correct to sugges Carpenter, of Bay View Police Station, and Mme Kremer: Messrs. G. malignant to the interests of the that this has been done? We went with unlawfcl possession of non-Fetts, J. E. Brocks and R. Macgregor.

The Military Government, recognis under the impression that their Government opian, and with prepar-

The Director of Museums FMS. contribution or pibertion had ng opium, a Chinese was this morn- withheid Brion Peking. Indeed, if convicted by Magistrate Orme has an envelope containing a lettering the efficient organization of the the deandment of troops the prisonment with hard labor on the him on Jan. 6, from Paris addressed rendered to Chire. holds the policy.

and sentenced to one month's in-dated July 3,1920, and received by Custors Service and the good work bdst of was not rantly efectel first charge, and five months on the as follows Mr. Kuala Lumpur, that this change of control from the with ninies collected by the Mad-other, the sentences to tine Castres, we shall be sur concurrently.

run Director of the Agriculture and of Peking authority to the Military the "Journal of the Federated Malay Government will not in the least affect

The Denniston phyers who arrived pried to hear it. However this

States Meseum, Singapore (Indo-the present personnel acknowledging may be, we cannot see how the The Massachusetts Osteopathic China Anglaise University

its authority nor the miles of the ser from Manila by the s.s.Venezuela" order of January 15 is going to Society is promoting a Bill to be Hongkong.

As the Customs revenue has yesterday afternoon," will leave for mend matters, nor whom this latest pushed through the State Legislature

been hypothecated at different times Canton to-morrow morning. statement is going to convince. It limiting the heels of all footwear to Mr C. E. W. Ricou, who has for the service of various foreign Company will play two nights at the will not impres Peking. It will in. in height. The measure, says been most active, in the encourage obligations, it is not imended that Canton Club, opening with the fares She Walked in her Sleep!" · On leave the interested Legatiors the Daily News New York corres ment of aviation in the Far East, the interests of the creditors should cold. As for the hain body of pondent, has an ipfluential backing suffered a regrettable loss on Monday be in any way jeopardised. The re- Saturday they will produce another. Chines public opinion, who can and it is believed that it will become night, when fire destroyed one of his venne from the south-western pro- farce."Stop Thief." The Company anser for it? It is doubtful even law in due course. Severe peralties H-16 passenger seaplanes on the vinces will bear a proportionate share will return to Hongkong on Monday if tais' statement can reach will be imposed in every case where island of Taipa, near Macao. The of the burden which will form, as when they will open at the Theatre Royal with "She Walked in her Issued at Canton on Tuesday of the heel exceeds 1fin.'in height. cause of the fire is unknown. Bir hitherto, a first charge. this week, in the name of the

Ricou is on the point of completing

2--The authorities xt, Peking have Sleep." During the first wock the whole Government, it appears to Le Tampo commenting on the contract with the Portuguese no sincere desire to make peace or to Company will also play Eyes of "Nightie. Night,” "The as very like the sort of highfalutin Japanese decorations that were con Government for a subsidised aerial effect the unification of the country Youth,"

**Up in pronunciamento that Sun Yat-sen feared at Rome through the Japanese mail service and the establishment of or have they the ability to do so. Li and the Mouse." might produce after taking tea with Embassy of the Commander General an aviation school. The accident) They recalled their peace delegates Mabel's Room," and "Please get an enthusiastic and well-meaning of Italian aeronautics and other will not affect the arrangement, as from Shanghai and would not send Married."

Good music for the overtures 'is missionary. Something much more officers, who instructed the Japanese he has other machines to carry on ethers even after the repeated re- statesmanlike is needed. Definite Aviation personnel during the War, the work.

quests of the Military Government to assed as Mr. Deniston has been proposals for two Chinese Repubsays that the much sought after

them to do so. They farcically pro- fortunate in securing the services of lies,' north and south, to be re-} decorations would further strengthen Included in the passengers who claimed the unification of the country the Wiltshire Band, cognized by the foreign Power the bonds that existed between the left by the M.M. Andre Lebon," without first settling the terms at the wha. play tutor to China, might Japanese and Italian Flying Corps, yesterday for Marseilles were Count Shanghai Peace Conference, hoping have been a likely preliminary to being now a demonstration of that Jezierski, manager of the Russo- thereby to evade the conditions of the

* order,** which otherwise sympathy from the Japanese people Asiatic. Bank in Shanghai; Mr. J. South which while beneficial to the A trial has just taken place at seems so much hot air. That towards ours which appeared so Raindre, manager of the Russo-country they know to be disadvantage-Sen Sen in North Korea of a number this, or something like it, was in spontaneous and enthusiastic on the Asiatic Bank in Peking: Mr. P. Hous to their self interests and aloo to of Japanese who are charged with

Cole, manager the mind of the drafter, we get occasion of the Rome Tokyo fight.

of the Shanghai deceive the foreign powers into mak-complicity in the alleged plot to from the assurance in the perora.i

Mutual Telephone Co.; M. L. Laferesting them loans of large sums of bomb the US. Congressional party tion, that their programme in-

A. Chinese charged before Magis-manager of the French Tramway, money. They fear that if the govern when it passed through Korra some cludes self government for the trate Lindsell this morning with Shanghai: Mr. X. Dard, of the Ressment of the country is participated months ago. Several of the men districts." That points to aute-nlawfully hawking without a licence. Asiatic Bank, and Mrs. and Miss in by enlightened men they will not tried were Christian converts, one a ter in one of Lewis Carroll's burles-nomy for the provinces, which said that he had to hawk in order to Dard: Prince N. A. Koudscheff, be permised to contime their old pastor and evangelist of one of the ques who said that any statement shuts ont unification. The Chitrate: You are an able-bodied man and his sister, Princess K. A millions upon millions of money bor-years has held an unblemish 1 re get money to buy food. The Magis formerly Russian Minister in Peking. ways They are now squandering local, Churches, a man who for many atmade three times must be true. Mail does not believe in the por and should End other work. D-fend Koudacheff: Mr. J. O'Neill manager rowed under all sorts of terms and putation.

These Administrative Directors sibility of naifestion, except, ant: I used to work at the dock as a of the Credit Forcier and Mr. conditions, not for the purpose of were convicted by the Court. One Several of the accused seem to share the characteristic under the Manchas, under some paint scraper. I have met with two O'Neill; Dr. E. Tartois, of the French doing work of a constructive nature, man, known to be of weak intellect, Chinese delnsion that any state-alien autocracy. No good Chinese accidents while at work on ships, Municipal Council; and H.E. Tchang not for the good of the people, but was sentenced to death. The Pro- 1921, at Shanghai. to Mr. and trent manifestly true should be suf- should want that. Therefore it and after the second accident my Sou-seng, Mrs. V. M. Robertson, so0. ficient: It often isn't. What the would seem they should drop all friends told me that the fall had Sweden and Norway and suite.ening of their positions and powers years' penal servitude on the pastor. Chinese Minister for for the aggrandisement and strength curator asked for a sentence of 12 lamb mi to the wolf was quite the humbug about unification, and affected my mind, and advised me to MARRIAGE.

true, but it overlooked the "tre-concentrate on reasonable, natural, take up the less risky mofession of a

and for the suppression of the people's All the cases will be carried to the pendous fact that it was mutton or at any rate workable divisions. hawker. The Magistrate imposed of W. S. Bailey & Co., though it did

The recent fire at the shipyard rights.

Court of Appeal. · and the wolf a carnivore. It may With many self-determining a fine or $4, and advised the accused considerable damage, does not appear sensible man can hope for unifica With such men at Peking no ary 14, 1921, at Shanghai, Marie be hard lines for a blind man to small nations set up as a result of to find some other work.

to have seriously interrupted the tion of China. The members of the bering about 63,000 men. They have de La Rue (of Guernsey), to be struck by lightning, but light- the European war, it is not quile

work of the firm. With characteristic Military Government yield to none 1 energetically suppressed the growing Frederick Charles Lucas. ning is no respecter of persons. unthinkable that huge Chira

Job may be a very good man, and should develop better as two (or Shanghai Harbour Master that the immediately the fire was extinguished, for a real unification, but while Feking and smoking of opium. They have

Mariners are notified by the energy, the company set to work the desire for restoration of peace and ret be afflicted with boils. Kwang-more) small nations. Failing peace position of the wreck of the ss. to clear away the debris and proceed is hopeless they see no reason why the first time into Chins. Other re- introduced municipal government for tang may have justice in its claim by this means, the hostility be 'Hsintah" is as follows:-From the with its contracts. The principal KIRKO January 14, 1921, ar to separate its share of the Mari-tween north and south promises to wreck South-east Shantung Pro- | damage suffered was the loss of the they should not do what they can to

Shanghai, Hannah, widow of the time Customs from Peking control, last as long, and to give quite as montory Light house betrs S. 78 deg. offices and pattern shop, with all under their jurisdiction and to arouse government for the districts, increas organise and reform the provinces forms on their programme are self- Late Janes Kirk, in her 76th but while Peking is recognized rauch trouble. as that between magnetic, distant 1.5 miles. The plans, documents, and patterns A and awaken the country at large tong the appropriations for education

by the Powers, and Kwangtong Ireland and England, If these wreck lies in about 9 fathoms of new stone building has been acquired work out its own salvation.

which has of late been shamefully pot, what's the use of talking? Administrative Directors were to water with her masts and, top of for offices and is already equipped On Jan. 15 the Military Gover-drop the talk of unification (ip funnel showing above high water. with furniture. A large number of

3.The condition of the Kwang neglected, the reform of the judiciary, ment (presumably with the ap- which they represent the tail wag These fiarts of the wreck may be coolies are at work clearing away theng Province is deplorable. For four so necessary to any well, ordered government, and the opening up of The China Mail.proval of these Administrative fing the dog) to stand boldly fer expected to wash away leaving the debris of the fire. The firm's full sets, province by arbitrary methods. the province with the aid of foreign

Directors) "ordered that the Home Rule for the southern pwreck totally submerged. The 8.. staff is busy, and work is proceeding ed the Chinese Maritime Customs service, vinces, and to work for foreign Hsintah," stranded on the Ears with the construction of eight steel Every inch of the public land has been enterprise. Functioning in the Directors are its jurisdiction, shall be subject to on better. Certainly before they November, 1920, and it was during the origin of the fire has not been illegal and absurd taxes have been fully aware that the work they are its orders and confrol as from throw away ten millions a year recent sabrage operations that she determined.

imposed: monopolies have been un- engaged in is an uphill and herculeza February 1.

task, aggravated by the lack of funds Let us grant that to cure the Chinese of something foundered in the above position.

lawfully and surreptitiously granted: Peking has no voice in the matter, incurable, and before they issue

•The Japax Advertiser states gambling of all kinds has been and the city of competent and In cleansing the not because it has none, but for "orders 'that-involve the inter

A filter employed by the Gas that the Glen Line, the international licensed: and even brothels have been honest helpers. the sake of argument. There are eats of those powerful enough, to Company was this morning charged Mercantile Marine Line and the compelled to contribute a portion of Augcansable, it necessarily arouses We do believe them honest, these still others who will have much to issue counter-orders, they would before Magistrate Lintel With moter Barber Line have broken off connec. their earnings to fill their pockets. then letting of corrupt and incom men who have regained control of say. These Administrative Dirse do better to establish themselves ing No. 2, Peak Road, yesterday tions with the United States Shipping Or the other hand the Canton trea-petent officials displaced and gives the government of Kwangtung, but tors know it. They think they have thoroughly, to consolidate their afternoon, for an unlawful purpose. Board, prefering to operate in-sury is empty and the government is opening for sticks by their political Yat-sen we know as a man who They claim that the presentor and programme should be less dis- the serendam, was scat to Mr. Seth's quoted by the Jift. The action is Notwithstanding these great handi- boast they are fallible, but they do. we fear they are impractical. S met this point with argument. position, to arrange that revenue Inspector Moore, said that yesterday dependently, according to a telegram now surrounded by a host of creditors enemies and others. They dare not. would" mould things nearer to his der" will not in the least affect parate, and, in general, to walk house to correct, the meter. When based on the plea that the operation caps the Military Government and the declare their strict, honesty of pur- theart's dere," always on paper, the present personnel nor the rules before they run They expres no one was watching him, he slipped of the Shipping Board shipa since present Provincial Government of pose in what they do and are willing He kicks against the pricks of hard of the service, and that the inter-concern in this statement regard-Linto a{ bedroom where Belast October has not been satisfactory, Kwangtung have since their advent 10 rest on the result of their adminis- facts, also on paper. How he can ests of the foreign creditors will ing foreign public opinion. We was found a few minutes later by and that the rewards are not come into power abolished gambling and tration for the impartial opinion and -tolerate a military government, not be jeopardized. This is submit these reflections as a sample the houseboy standing near mensurate with the labour expended, lottery of whatever shape or form at judgment of the public. What they

with his idegs and ideals, we do gratuitous assurance-if the order is of what they may expect.

HEARNĖ. On January 12, 1921,

Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. H. Hate, a son,

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CANTONESE POLITICS.

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an open drawer. The defendant, owing to the defects in the commis the tremendous sacrifice of nearly ask the public, foreign as well as the hot know, unless it is that a hard in fact an order, and it is insuffi-

said that he found gas escaping and sion system. It is added that the $10,000,000 a year to their revenu hastily believe thisund reports publishi Chinese, is that they should not fact has got him at last. The cient if the order is merely a pro-

followed the smell to the bedroom, companies mentioned have returned that being the amount of gambling Administrative Directors," inposal. Those foreign creditors will

CURE THAT COUGH, When he entered the room, the over 100 ships to the Shipping Board, ficence. In less than two monthsed in the press without actual truth- which we presume, he is included, require to be satisfied. The extra- have sent us a statement, which ordinary thing about it is that it WHEN YOU HATE & troubles as drawer was already open. The and that they have started indepen they have abolished the Tudrunshic ful confirmation. They invite zay one gives us these thoughts. It is a more or less unconsciously recogn have consumption not mon that yes houseboy said that he was sure the dent operations. Another telegram (War-lordship) and the posts of the who is disposed to do so, to visit

andrawer was closed a few minutes says that the Admiral Line at Shang seven garrison-commissioners who are Canton and judge for himself. very logical statement, so far as itizes the rights of the Peking sping to have it, but it does mean that previous. Amending, the charge bai has also broken from the Ship small editions of the chan. They fearlessly carrying out their policy, does not ignore facts. It is full of anthorities, by stating that the rugs are threatened, and it is jp to one of attempted larceny, the ping Board and returned the latter's have also abolished the Tao-vins who they sincerely hope they will be beautiful and good reasoning, but revenue from the south western pro- Chaberinin's Congb Remedy before i Magistrate convicted the defendant ships under its care with a view, to are inefficient and useless they have ported by their countrymen and it forgets that facts are chiels that vinces will bear a proportionate is too late. For sale by all Chemists and and sentenced him, to six weeks' carrying on operations on an inde effected peacefully the disbandment foreign public opinion. winna diag. There was a charac share of the burden

(of foreign Storekeeper.

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"of over 210 battalions of troops num- Canton, January, 18, 1921.

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