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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1921.

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A STRANGE MONSTER.

HONGKONG.

SAVING EUROPE.

VIEWS OF MR. H. G. WELLS.

OXIT HOPE IN A WORLD-STATE.

MAINLAND VILLAGE TERRIFIED.

THE CHINA MATE.

Great consternation was caused in

HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS.

INSPECTION BY G 0,6.

A NOTARIE PARADE.

CANTON TRADE.

CHAMBER'S NEW PRESIDENT.

A TRADE PERIODICAL.

The Canton General Chamber of - There was a big gathering of in- Commerce has finally succeeded in Kowloon City about six o'clock last terested spectators at the Muray getting for its presiden: a real busi- Parade Ground last sight to witness ress man in the person of Mr. Chan night when many excited people claimed to have seen a strange and the annual inspection of the Hong-Lim Pak, one who is well-known in mysterious animal variously describedong Volunteer Defence Corps by South China not only for his commer as a bear, a kangaroo, and an orang. Major General Sir George Kirkpatrick,cial and industrial enterprises but also KCB KOSI, General Officer for his philanthropic activities. Mr. outang. The animal is said to have

Commanding seated itself on the hillside in full

Chen is compradore of the Hongkong About 220 members of the Corps & Shanghai Bank at Shameen: pre- † view of Hokyuen village, near Bailey's

Shipyard on the Kowloon City mastered on parade under the com-

mandof Lieut. ColBird, Major Rapsention; general manager of the Tee Lee

sident of the Canton Mining Associa Road. One witness, a Chinese draughtsman, employed at Bailey's acting as adjutant and there were Mining Co. of Hongkong and Canton: other considerations. Over all En-thinks that the animal was a full several features which made the chief director of the Chung Kwock ropean countries broods the threat of grown manearing tiger, but is not / Occasiou a notable one in the history Po Lee S.S. Company. Hongkong

THE UNITED STATES OF EUROPE.

the

eract

of

Mounted infantry

sare owing to the distance. He could of the unit. immediate war. Nothing of the sort see no stripes and the animal's coat appeared one parade mounted for the President of the Lepack C., Hong- can approach the American citizen as of a dark brown. He estimates first time since the formation of the kong and Canton: director of The without long warning, and the worst the mysterious, animal to have beencaps some fourteen months ago and Sun Co., Hongkong and Canton: also war that could happen to any North about seven feet long and 34 feet it also marked the initial appearance & director of the Chen Kwong Chi in kits of the Scottish Company and Korg Motor Boat Company. Cheong American country would merely touch high. its coasts.

Armed police were at once sent the pipe band, consisting of eight. Wat Insurance Co., and proprietor of Mr. Wells emphasizes these differ out but on arrival at the village, pipers, four side drummers and one the Cheong Chan Sik Comany.

The General Committee of the Canton General Chamber of Com- London, Mar. 27. The idea of 3ences between Europe and America behold the beast had vanished base drummer in charge of Pipe The General, who was -accom-

merce has accepted the proposal of World State developed in Mr. H. Gin order to show the absolute differ- Excited villagers stated that it had Sergt. Ross

Nicholson its president, Mr. Chan Lim Pak, 10 Wells' pre-war romance. The World pree in the respective outlook on the sat for a long while on its haunches Set Free." he has developed in world's peace projects-a difference like a man, with its fore lagspanied by Lient. Col. serious essay, which is published which makes common political co-hanging down by its side. It bad, CM.G. D.S.O. (DA.A. and QMG) issue a trade periodical reporting local they said, a peculiarly long nose, and Capt. Fisher M. C. (A.D.C.) was commercial and industrial conditions. serially in the Niday Times. The operation. between Americs and

All the noise they had been received on the Parade Ground by to establish a commercial museum, to theme is treated as a means for salvag Europe in organising a work peace able to make with gongs had the Corps-in line and after the organize an arbitration board among was the merchants, and to create a foreign ing rivilisation. It may be a vast impossible for the present.

failed to scare it away. It was, they general salute the parade impossible project, says Mr. Wells.

averred, in full view for a long time marched past first in column and secretariat in order to keep in touch It may be hopeless. But if it fails,

The League of Nations, which aims before it eventually strolled away then in close column. The Corps then with similar associations in other parts then civilisation fails to "At present

ia review, order. A The Canton General Chamber of civilisation is tumbling bradlong, and at establishing stability, is now of sad disappeared into the gathering re-formed into its original line and of the work.

nature of the animal hollow square was afterwards form-Commerce has appointed Mr Him prompt efforts are needed to save it. Cecessity a league for the stereotyping gloom. No one was able to decide advanced but no such efforts are being made of existing national ideas, which are

brutal who made a careful inspection of is foreign secretariat,

Wong The civiliation of the just three cen. just the things that must be got rid but all were agreed that it was fed and Major-General Kirkpatrick, Wong as Hon. Secretary, in effrge`af}

a huge thing turies has produced a sture of scientific of at any east. Before Europe gets on appearance. If it was not a tiger, the Corps briefly addressed the will be glad to transmit to the Canton level and equal terins with America the what was it? the villagers asked volunteers referring in congratulating merchante commercial enquiries from knowledge which alters the materiali

Some replied that it terms to the smart appearance of the abroad. scale of burian affairs, and has enor-European communities have to go themselves. moly enlarged the physical range, through the process that America was an extraordinarily huge bear, turnout and stating that he looked of bursan activities, but there has went under much easier conditions a others that it was an orang outang, forward with pleasurable anticipation

Corps went into camp later on. not been any adequate adjustment century and a half ago. The nations and yet others that it was a kangaroo, to seeing their field work when the After the inspection the Scottish of political less to the new condi. of Europe have to repeat on a touch Hundreds saw it. What was it?

company; to the accompaniment of tions. He points ont as instances of grander scale, and in the face of much

general this failure the differences between mare profound prejudices. the feat of

of admiration, from the America and the ( World which understanding and readjustment ac

onlookers marcked through the make it inevitable that they should complished by the American people

streets. Their route took them approach international problems in when thirteen distinct and separate

from. Headquarters down Garden Road and along Queen's a different spirit and from different sovereign nations confederated into the United States. If Europe is

Road to Pedder Street, thence by points of view.

not to sink into anarchy it must do

way of Des Voeux Road to Status the same thing. It mot cease think

Square and along the front of the ing of the people of Britain. the people

Hongkong Club, dispersing on the The idea that America can take her of France, the people of Germany, and

Praya in front of the Eastern Exten- "sion Telegraph Company's Office. place beside the Governments of the soon, and must think of the people

A well-dressed man alighted from The units composing the parade Old World on terms of equality in of Europe, if not of the civilised people order to organise a world peace, says of the world. If we Europeans can a motorcar and asked to be shown were commanded as followsArti

Company, Lient. McCann; Mr. Wells, is a mistaken and wrwork-uot bring our minds to that there is some diamond earings The gems lery able ides. The American Cavern- no hope for us. Only by thinking of all shown him were not good enough. Engineer Company, 2! Lieut. R. M. ment and community are different the peoples can aur people be saved He said he had been asked by a Smith, O.BE.; Machine Gun Com- politically and mentally from the in Eumpe. Fresh wars will destroy Ministry to buy a wedding present papy, Lieut. Murdoch. Infantry :

for the Princess. The jeweller pro-No, 1 platoon, Lieut. Bevan, M.C. -- Did States, and the role America is the social fabric and Europe will perish duced his best diamond earrings, No. 2 saloon, Lieut. Hall; No. 5 destined to play in the development fighting.

which the customer agreed to buy Scottish platoon, 2 Lieut. T. W, HIL Mr. Wells does not believe that the for 190,000 lei (nominally £7,600). of a World State is essentially dis-

When the customer (whose right tinct. He regards the noble project British Empire is as homogeneous as of the League of Nations as too much America or that thd for complete American participation speaking Powers sould together domi- and insuficient for the urgent needs nate and keep the peace of the world. of Europe. The League of Nations He admits that the Empire's system

THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS

IMPRACTICABLE.

is not so practicable and reasonable is different in size and nature from a us appeared at first, and the idea of a typical European State: but while World-State is a sonnier and more America is homogeneous and growing more so, the Empire is heterogeneous hopeful proposition.,

The American community has a and shows little assimilative power unique history because it consists of The American States are gathered a great empire woven together by together and are still very remote railways, rivers, steamboats, and from any serious antagonist. but the telegraphs into one uniform people. British States are scattered over a speaking, thinking, really acting bar-world entangled with, and stressed moniously. What we really want against a multitude of posible anta- at the present time is a new terra for gonists. this new thing. To call America a country as we call France and Holland countries is to give the same name to two things as different as an automo bile and a

SEA POWER NO LONGER POSSIBLE.

THE LIMIT IN TRICKERY.skirting pibrochs and a

£6 800 SURPRISE FOR

A JEWELLER.

An ingenious trick was played on one of the chief jewellers at Bucarest a few days before the wedding of Princess Elizabeth of Rumania to the Crown Prince of Greece.

sound

found that he had only £800 sa him. He asked the jeweller to write a note to his wife asking her to send the rest by the motor car driver. Ac cordingly be wrote a note to this

effect:

Dear Helen-Flease hand the chauffeur £6,800 for the purchase of the jewellery.

Yours,

JOES.

MC; No. 6 Scottish platoon, Sgt. Brown; No. 9 platoon (reserves) Lieut. Dodwell; Cadet Company, Lieut. Weyman; Mounted infantry, Sergt. Grimstone.

HYPNOTISM AND CRIME.

A STRANGE STORY.

́ ́EECONSTRUCTING A MURDER.

Two fatal cases of small-pax, one non-fatal case of enteric fever, another of paratyphoid fever, and two of cerebro-spinal fever, all Chinese, were reported yesterday.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

NOTICE

DURING the temporary beence of MR. P. H.. HOLYOAK, from the Colony, MR. W. G. SAUNDERS, F be in charge of our business.

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RRISS & CO. (Reiss Bros. Ltd.)

Hongkong, April 20, 1921.

WANTED.

WANTED. To rest SMALL

FURNISHED bangalow on Cheung Chow for six or eight months, Commencing June 1st, particular to Box 1250, 25 "CHINA MAIL."

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.

TENNIS TOURNAMENT, -

have

been

After the motor-car driver had

A strange story of the detection of QUBJECT to weather conditions, the left, the customer, having handed a murder, through a hypnotic medium following dater over the £800, told the jeweller that is reported from Bernburg. The fixed he had to go to another shop, but newly married wife of a young shoe- FINAL OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP that he would be back shortly to make, named Heese, was found dead (DOUBLES, SATURDAY, 23rd ́April- take delivery of the earrings. At 1 The size and manageability of o'clock the jeweller left his shop and in her bed-room under suspicious cir- went home for luncheon without the cumstances. Her husband was arrest

ed, but a post-mortem furnished no political States is a matter of transport

customer having returned: and communications. Beyond the "Why did you want that £6,800 clear evidence of guilt on his part. A one-bose shay. They limit thus determined they become that I gave to a motor-car driver for focal schoolmaster, who has for some time past occupied himself with

FINAL OPES CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES, MONDAY, 25th April CHALLENGE ROUND CHAMPION. SHIP DOUBLES, WEDNESDAY, 97th April.

RESERVED SEATS may now be

are the creations of different peoples unstable. The British Empire is an you?" asked the jeweller's wife, and diferent conditions, and are going ocean State whose political and producing the note in his hand hypnotism, then offered to solve the to work at a different pace and in an economic cohesion depend upon writing. The jeweller had failed to mystery, and was permitted by the booked at the Pavilion by Members, entirely different way. While in steamships and upon the Empire re-notice that Helen "was the name of police to make a trial. He went to the Sabecribers and these holding "privi ventions and improved methods of maining dominant and securing the his own wife and John bis.

locomotion are an unqualified bless

means of transport. If the Empire

room where the body had been found lege tickets", except between the hours The police are looking for the with a mediurn whom he had previous- of 4.15 and 6.30 p.zo.

to remain secure and independent customer and his chauffeurly thrown into a hypno trans

-trana☛ The lists will remain open at the

ing in America, they are a frightful nuisance in Western Europe, where international boundaries have been -drawn by coach-horses, along high -roads, The revolution in the means of locomotion has increased the normal range of human activity at least tenfeld, giving America opportunities was before the coming of the sub-

it is necessary that its ocean transport should remain dominant in peace and invulnerable in war. These essentials are under the shadow of serial and submarine transport. Sea power is no longer the simple thing that it

for development but congesting marine. The sea-waye can no longer Rurope.

be taken and possessed completely.

FLYING SHIPS.

After having taken into his hand Pavilion hot THURSDAY EVER- certain objects which had been used ING. 31st April, after which date they by Heese, the medium gave a cir-ill be transferred to Mars Montre cumstantial account of how the wo&Co, Seats, Price $1 each.

Note:-Ticket holders are requested man had met her death." He said that there had been a quarrel between her to commit the back of tickets as to and her husband, which had ended by position of their seats. Experience gained in the construchi seiring her by the throat, half tion for the Government of seagoing strangling her, and throwing her out

LONDON TO NEW YORK IN 40 HOURS.

A STRANGULATED EUROFE, To no other Power except Japan is aircraft is leading to the design of of bed. She ad fallen, un onscious All European boundaries to-day this so grave a consideration as it is wonderful commercial fiying ships, sach a way that she had dice are impossibly small for modern con- to Britain. The consideration of The Extrey Company, builders for sufocation, and her husband had ditions and are only sustained by the the possibility of air transport leads the Air Ministry of the great Titania made no attempt to help her. At the intensity of ancient tradition and to the same conclusion that the patriotic passion. This ziddle of the security of the Empire can only rest modern Sphinx must be solved if we upon the keeping of peace within its are to live. Everywhere European boundaries.

Hongkong, April 20, 1921.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

***Undargued here received

*ctions to sell by Public

-1 23, 1921, SATURDAY, AP"\n"

cocozzending at 11`►

*kong & at Na. 26 Godown of the Nor Kowioon Wharf & Godown Col):

Kowloon

Terit:Quali on delivery, >

LAMMERY BROS.,

Auctioneers

Hongkong, Apr 20, 1921.

flying boats, here in hard for in request of the police official who atten stance, piros for giant. Transatlantic ded the experiment, the medium Anction. flying ships, driven by specially designed 4,000-horse power engines, placed all the furniture and other which will have luxurious accommo objects in the room exactly as he trade is throttled by tariffs and crippl- | Mr. Wells points out that Britain is dation for as many as 100 passengers, believed them to have been on the ed by exchange. Fach European unable to develop aerial cotumerce in addition to fuci, crew, and stores, right of the tragedy, and he did so State turns out paper money at its without the, consent and co-operation They will in fact, be air liners, quite correctly, though previous know own sweet will. Compressed between of a great number of intervening with great bulls which, seen without lodge on his part was impossible? On each other as these European coun- neighbours whose territory has to be their wings, one might mistake for the following day the police put tries are, the movements of food and crossed, and if she embarks single some specially designed craft for use some of the details of the story to Iabour between them are still more handed, on any considerable war her on the surface of the water

Starting from the lower reaches of that he at once made a fuil confession Heese, who was so surprised by them impeded. What were formerly norm sea communications will be ahuost

the Thames, such vessels will be able al conveniences of national division in completely cut. The Empire, despite to make a non-stop fight to New corresponding exactly with what had Europe are now strangling all hope its size and the moderness of its York in very little more than 40 been said by the medium. It is stated of economic recovery, which only a growth, is not much better off stand- hours; while calculations which have that the schoolmaster had already united effort can effect.

ing alone than other European coun- just been made show that with a solved the mystery of a robbery by TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND "Along each ridiculously restricted tries, and forms no exception to the sufficient feet, well patronised, the similar method, OTHER INSTITUTIONS, frontier lies also the possibility of generalisation that the scale and form fare by Eying ship should be little, if As a warning against taking this war, and therefore each strangulated of the European States does not har any, more than by steamship story at its face value without further ALL pedidosry notices of forth- country is compelled to maintain as minise with contemporary needs and Conditions in the flying ships will evidence, it may be mentioned that a coming meetings, lectures and › big a military equipment as its bank-the development of transport con- approximate almost exactly to those case of occult manifestations which entertainments, sent for insertion in rept condition permits and we are ditions. All European Powers are of first-class steamship travel. Gulfed apurred at Dieterbei, in Upper the news coldtids of the China Mail, Laté charged for authorsts of $1'eschá alf bankrupt Since the way nothing funder the necessity of sinking the on their come by directional wireless Fronta ...and, excited my cry gwedder

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las announced 'id May and June of has been done of any real value to chidea of complete independence hither changes, and with a motiveplant interest, was investigated few days last year) providing that they do not sure any European country against to dominating them. It is a life and which is practically immune from the go by society for psychical research occupy more than four lines, la the threat of war, and nothing can be death necessity. If Europe cannot risk of breakdows, they all offer at Mimichy, and declared to be a future if this space, la excédded they or will be done while the idea of obey the cat, the nations will all be not only speed and comfort but also ing windle. The impostor in will be placed in the advertising,

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