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of Entope after a century of guidance and governent by a privileged ciasa which knew the right things to do owing to its birth, education, and traditions, gives one the idea that' government by earthquake and plague could hardly be worse than govern ment by those who were born for! the job. No, the danger that a Labour Party may not be fit to govern has no terrors for those who read and waterstand Colonel Hepington's wat nemaite."

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Ore case of diphtheria, Danish, was reported yesterday,

Cumminder D. C. Pillans has

been lent to the Australian Fleet for two years. He is well known on the China Station.

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Mr. F. M Weller has returned to the Colony and has resumed the South China management of the Son, Life Assurance Co. of Canada.

Notice is pite by the Harbour Master at Canton, Mr. Arnold Hotson that the junk sunk to the Eastward of Sampanchow has been removed.

Mgr. Grebriant, Bishop of Can- ton, was among the passengers who Sado Maru." departed by the ss. this morning. Mars Guebriant is proceeding to France in furlough.

What are Labour's chances? Mr. Tomlinson thinks it just-possible | The engagement is announced that. in sheer despair," and having of Miss Rose Edkins, daughter of Mr. u other alternative, the country and Ms. G. T Edkins, to Lieut. A. may retam enough Labour members D. Nicholl, of H.M S. "Bluebell.” at the next feneral Election to form a government. But it is very

kly." What then is to happ for the country seems genuinely sick of the Coalition ramp Mr. Tomlin son seerns to think a Tory government may be expected. He makes the novel point that the Communists will vote Tory. in order to give our political machinery the appearance and effectiveness of Puffing Billy.” They do not support labour, knowing very well that there is no party at heart more conservative, less inclines Tu such

sweeping constitutional change as they desire. Who and what are these Macchiavelian Com munists about whose existence, as Lieutenant Hugh Dixon, D.S.C.. in considerable bowly, the Chimu Mail has been posted to the special has been sceptical Mr. Tomlinson service ship" Alacrity" on the China Ltd. makes them more real for as, in this Station. He won the DSC. in the late wat hy exceptional good leading

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER · *, ~ 1921.

LOCAL WEDDINGS

TURNER-PATERSON,

UNION-CHURCH CEREMONY.

A quiet wedding was solemnised at the Union Church yesterday after noon, when the Rev. J. Kirk Macoua- chie married the Rev. G. Reynolds Turner, M.B., Ch. B., of the Loudon

SHANGRAI, Sept. 2. The stranded liners "Cordülere" and "Glaucus, which have been aground near the mouth of the Yangtze for a Mission, to Mas Gertrude A. Pater fortnight, are boped to clear the son, daughter of Mrs. Angle Paterson, mudbank on to-day's spring tide. No. 6 Inverleith Avenie, Edinburgh Many tugs and powerful cables from The bridegroom, who is stationed at The Hweianhsten, Amoy, is the son of the Hongkong are being utilised. result is not ret known in Shanghal. late Rev. Prof. G. Lyon Turner, MA.

THE "CORDILLERE" RIGHTS HERSELF.

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and of Mrs. Turner" Bramblecot," Hayling Island, Hampshire. bride only arrived in the Colony by the Blue Fannel liner "Pyrrhus" yesterday morning,

FORBES SUMMER.

PRETTY KOWLOON WEDDING,

The M.SS. 'Cordillere," whose doom was read as she lay stranded as her starboard side on the mud. bank at Tungsha, has made a won-

she

had derfal recovery. After slowly heeled over on her side, and after she had been abandoned by her Mr. R. W. Stewars of Dunferm crew and all hopes of ever reed in the Rosary Church, Kowloon. A very pretty wedding was celebrat line, N.B., bleacher and indiarubber doating her had been shattered, late yesterday afternoon when Mr. Robert manufacturer, director of Panit on Wednesday night last, she righted Fraser Forbes, only son of Mr. and Tinggi Estates, who died Dec. 5, aged herself with the aid of the currents Mrs. Arthur Forbes, of Aberdeen, 75 years, left personal estare valued and a strong tide, and yesterday Scotland, married Miss Eva Margaret at £70,041.

found her still upright, although Summers, only daughter of. Mr. with a slight list, says the Shanghai E. H Summers, of the Hongkong Times of August 26.

Pozzoni.

The bride, who was given away by her father, was attended by Miss Ethel Mary Packham as bridesmaid, and by Misa Evelyn Summers (niece)

CHINA COAST.

SHIPPING PERSONALS.

LATEST CRANDES,

Captain W. Benson. of the "Sze- chuen," is on leave.

Captain C. 8. Isbister, of the Singan," has gone master. "Sze-

churn.

Captain F. H. Jeune. from reserve, has gone master "Singan."

A water boat, the "Chingshui," be- and Kowloon Wharf and Godown longing to the Water Company, wes Company, and Mrs. Summers.

The Rev. Fr. G. Spada officiated. the first to bring the news to Shanx Among those present were Bishop. hai. On Wednesday night all the crew were taken off and some of It may be added that there an

them sent to Shangbai, but yester; be ne question that the Communists.

The Hongkong Gymkhana day Captain Sanguy, the officers and too, are a factor in our political life Jockey Club's next arkhana has a few of the more experienced sailors which will increase in inrportance. been fixed for Saturday, October 1. were put on board and an examina-

as flower girl. The wat brought them out of neg-not October 8 as previously announction revealed that the rudder had

The bride looked charming in ivery Egibility. The contempt felt by many ed. Entries consequently close on been broken. The cargo is undamag Charmeuse with overskirt, of em cartest am active young trade Tuesday, September 20.

ed. Refioating efforts are therefore broidered net and long embroidered unionists for that musderation and

being redoubled, but the tugs and train. Her vell of old lace was lent amiability shown br their leaders

lighters are still held off by the small by a friend. She carried a shower of when confronted by the craft of the

draft and the rough weather.

white Cadena d'amour, tabe roses, Prime Minister as he disguised his

and Eucharist lifies. The bridesmaid real intentions. turned them. willing 85th year, was a veteran at the Indian The cause of the "Cordillere" right-wore white net over pink crepe de listeners, to the Martian preachers Mutiny. In the China War, 1860, being herself is attributed to the con- Chine with bat of pink georgette and of the class-war. men who have the terved in Fane's Horse under General struction of the ship. She has a very carried a beautiful bouquet of pink!

Sir Dighice Probyn.

thin bow and has not a very biz Cadena d'amour, breadth, which gives her a graceful trim for the speedy service that she maintains. Had she been built broad and squat, shipping experts say ahe would never have recovered her equilibrium.

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tense irrefragable one-mindedness of Molen saints preaching Holy War: so that now a growing number of these young men. with the courage of religious fanatics and the same sweet reasonableness and disregard of consequences, relate all matters, from harlotry to aeroplanes, to the teachings of the Only True Gospel. and..as in every religious revival, are making many converts among the disillusioned, the unhappy, and the discontented. They are. there is hardly a doubt, the Labour Party's most serious and damaging opponents, for they attack from the flanks and rear, and will do labour more damage at the polls than all the Primrose habitations in the country,”

His reason for doubting the adven: of a Labour government is that the rank and bile of Labour are still so amenable to the Press. They enjoy the pictures, and the cricket and football news, and they love the scandals" publisher by the news papers that habitually work against Labour interests and are insensibly led by them. As Mr. Tomlinson puts it. it is, obviously, not really easy to find builders of the New Jerusalem among people whore wor- ship of what is noble and of good

Major-General Charles Smith Maclean, CB, CLE, who died on July 15, at Salisbury, Hants, in his

Major General Sir H. C. Holman, who is appointed D.Q.M.G. in India. was for three years in the Devonshire Regiment, prior to transfer to bis prevent service in 1892. He has had considerable service on the staff, and had field service in Burmah, China, (Military Russo-Japanese Attache), and in the late War promoted to colonel) and major general K.C.B. and CM.G.

War

A PROFITIOUS FACTOR.

FURTHER EMBEDDED IN THE MUD.

The ship appears to be still further embedded in the madbank now be cause the heavy list forced out a deeper wallow in which she rolled, The task of refloating her will, there fore be exceedingly more arduous, but the original opinion that she would not be got off until the bigh tide which comes in about a week is still adhered to.

In the House of Commons on July 25, answering Mr. Raper, Mr. Cecil Harmsworth said the Govern ment, out of courtesy and humanity, transferred a sum of £48,000, placed

Filty of her crew reached Shang- with them by the Turkish Govern. ment, to the Japanese Government în hai yesterday morning and another respect of the cost of repatriating 150 arrived last night. They are Turkish soldiers from Vladivostok. being accommodated at a camp near had been spent in this connection. It was not true that any British money the Koukaza Gardens.

The bride's mother was dressed in embroidered grey crepe de chine.

Mr. J. H. Brister, of Reiss and Co., ably performed the duties of best man.

As the bridegroom is a former officer in the Royal Artillery, two pipere from the HK. & S.-R.GA, were in attendance.

Following the ceremony a recep

Mr. G. L. C. Johnson, chief officer, Shantien," has gone chief officer, Hsin Peking."

Mr. A. Van Winckler, chief officer, Hsin Peking," has gone chief officer. Shantien."

Mr. A. B. McEwan, third engineer, Tientsin." has gone third engineer. Ngankin."

Mr. R. T. Maddison, third engineer, **Nagnkin," has gone third engineer

Tientsin."

Mr. EJ, Porter: second officer, "Esang." has gone third officer,

Tuckwo."

Mr. S. Pinchin second officer.

ang "Tuckwo." has gone second officer.

Mr. B. G. Palmer, from leave, has ́` gone chief officer.Waishing."

Mr. X. H. Greig, scting chief officer, Waishing" has gone second offices, same ship.

Mr. W. A. Balch, second officer, Kingsing." has gone acting chief officer,Choysang."

Mr. R. Frost, acting chief officer. Choysang." has resigned.

Mr. D. R. Wilson, supernumerary second officer, “ Waishing." has gone: + second officer. Kingsing."

Mr. J. W. Pettigrew, chief officer, Hopsang." has gone acting master, Waishing."

Captain R. H. McNair, of the “Waishing." is on leave.

Mr. H. Rawstron, second officer, “Hopsang." has gone acting chief' officer, same ship.

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Mr. D. G. Cairns, supernumerary second officer. Tuckwo," has gone supernumerary second officer. "Hop- sang."

Mr. S. F. Smith. supernumerary second officer, Hopsang." has gone second officer, same ship.

Mr. N. J. Klopter, second officer.. Haean," has gone second officer,

“Kwanchi."

Mr. W. Craig, third engineer, tion was held at the residence of the

Amir Villas," Kweilee." has gone third engineer, bride's parents, No. Kowloon, at which the happy couple: Taishun."

- Mr. C. Andrell has been appointed, received the congratulation's of their many friends. A fine wedding cake third engineer, Keileė, "- supplied by Messrs Wiseman Lid, aroused much admiration.

The happy couple spend their honeymoon at Repulse Bay. They were the recipients of a large number of beautiful and useful presents. The bridegroom's gift to the bride was a THE "GLAUCUS AND THE "HENRIK" platinum and diamond brooch whilst The position of the "Glaucos" the bride presented the bridegroom The question whether London or was unchanged yesterday. Sbe with a dressing case. Liverpool is our greatest port leads a has a slight list but is in no correspondent to

The Blue Funnel Com. ask how many danger. people are aware that British pany's lighters are clustered around Empire port on the other side of the her, and at high tide some of her world-Hongkong-has, during the cargo has been taken off. The B. past twenty-five years, several times and S. coastal steamer "Kinkiang" been the first port in the world for is still standing by. volume of tonnage entering the port. knowledge of its geographical position and trade will explain this

Constitutional cinks all over the report goes to Mr. Bottomley." On fact saya à Rome paper,

DA LUZ-XAVIER.

TOBACCO SMUGGLERS,

able

CANVAS WAISTCOAT FOR CONTRABAND.

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Found with several hundred duti- cigarettes in his possession hidden in a roughly sewn canvis. The wedding of Mr. Henrique waistcoat, a Chinese was arrested on Francis da Luz, Jardine Matheson & the Praya yesterday.

This morning. Magistrate Lindsell Co. and Misa Sylvia E. Xavier, a daughter of a well-known Portuguese | decided that the man was a regular No news could be obtained by The resident, of 16 Macdonnell Road, smuggler and fined him $50, ten Shanghai Times yesterday about the took place yesterday at the Cathedral times the amount of duly payable

Henrik," which lies aground more of the Immaculate Conception. on the contraband. north. The company experienced

Arrested on the Tungwo wharf great difficulty in getting tugs owing

yesterday afternoon, as she was land- Hing from a Taiping junk, a Chinese: woman was the morning charged before Magistrate Lindsell with har ing in her possession 6,400 cigarettes on which duty had not been paid. Part of the contraband, the prosecu“. tion alleged, fell from underneath the defendant's jacket while she was be ing examined at the Import and Export Office, after her arrest

A fine of $100 or six weeks' hard

ber,

the whole, Mr. Tomlinson sees our laud. They world probably refuse country going from very had to mach The Paris health authorities to the mishap to the other two ves The wife and family of the kite to obey laws passed by Labour worse, and revolution accidentally have been inquiring into the advis-sel Some lighter bave been sent Mr. A. B. Edwards, desire to thank They would all friends for the many expressions Ulster in the

as far as they did in Haming out as it always has done ability of using Chinese eggs in the down and the coal is being taken off

years immediately of sympathy and Leautiful floral before the war. They would, as in ly planned and organized one. It have come to the sconclusion that in history, which records no deliberate making of cakes and pastry, and tributes in their recent sad bereavi { flater, and of course always in the will come out of misery that has during the hot weather the use of cause of Justice. True Religion, and been mocked." as the French one these eggs is dangerous, Chinese Patriotism, preach the righteousness did, and require a long Terror, like eggs imported into Europe without of sedition and mutiny and the both France and Russia, to find in kegs. Analysis, it is stated, showa their shells, being frozen and packed HARDY.--01 August 21, 1921. at urgent necessity to go to extremes equilibrium again. As to getting thar 24 hours after they have been Shanghai, Herbert John Hardy if any political party they disliked back to normal," this very able thawed a single teaspoonful of the (Stanznai Gas Co, Ld.), aged 47 dared to form statutes out of principles writer will not hear of it. There nixture contains $6,000 harmful

which would impair permanently the is now, he says, "a deeply changed microles: source of their revenues as well as masa mentality," and it is "reluctant

years.

DEATH.

* TROTU, JUSTICE,

PUBLIC SERVICE."

NoworoNG, FRIDAY, SEPE 1, 1991.

THE OUTLOOK AT HOME.

the following British Naval officers

'DYING MAN IN RICSHA.

HEALTH REGULATIONS INFRINGED.

WEST RIVER COLLISION.

MOTOR BOAT SUNK.

SEVERAL LIVES LOST.

labour was imposed.

THE CORONET.

A THRILLING AND WELL- STAGED FILM.

Report of a collision in the West River favolving the loss of several lives and the sinking of one of the boats concerned has just been made to the Hongkong Harbour Authori Bes, From the inforination available their traditional political power.to begin reconstructing society on The President of the Chinese Re- fined $5 each by Magistrate Orme

Three Chinese were this morning it appears that on August 27 at 1254 3.10 the motor ship. "Kong The Labour Party, the main an industrial ideal which for long public bas conferred the decoration for having conveyed a sick man to Ning" was proceeding up the The China Mail. body of which is composed, like other gave it little more than a band life of the Order of the Striped Tiger on the Kwong Wah Hospital in a ricsha. West River en route for Wuchow. Inspector Brown, of Yaumati, said The regulation lights were all political parties, of docile and timid and the Poor Law, and finally this recognition of their services during that the defendants were employees / burning brightly. When about, two men and women with scant knowledge agony of the great war." What, the war: Admiral Sir A. L Duf, of a bisckwood ́ ́ furniture shop.miles East of. Luk Pu a large boat of economics, politics, and history, then, is to be done?"Nothing can KCB First Class; Captain R. G. H. Yesterday afternoon they engaged a would quickly and that it was faced be done until citizens of the various Henderson, C.B., Third Class; Cem

was observed from the bridge i

There has been some preliminary->- with a situation, even worse than competitive nationalities of Europe mander N. A Wodehouse and

ricsha to take 8 sickoki #pproaching, on the port bow This that which faced the Liberals from see that the whole continent bas Paymaster Commander H. Miller, against

Teasel carried no lights. Visibility trumpeting of One Haur Before to the hospital. .As. ́'il Wis

at the time was fair although the Dawn," and last night's presentation. Ukter in 1913, when a gentleman been made a single region by modera DS.O.. Fourth Class: Leutenants C.

regulations, the coolle who is now a Lord of Appeal, and science and discovery, as well as J. M. Lang and R. R. Stewart, Fifth refused to accept the fare. The night was dark. The "Kong Ning" at the Coronet fully justified it. Can a NA That the Coalition Government is another who is the present Lord by a single need, and that they must Class.

defendants threatened the colle who blew one blast on her whistle and hypnotist so dominate the will-the mentioned in the handwriting on Chancellor, quickly showed a Liberal forego national ambitions, and work

then ran away leaving the ricaba with altered her course to starboard. The divine will Clayton calls it of a good the wall is now generally recognized. Government that the British Con- together for a common wellare."

the defendsats one of whom got bet. other craft took no notice of the man so that, under the influence of It is stated from Washington and Lloyd George's other name is stitution is only a scop of paper for

"Forego national ambitions.

that the most powerful feet in the ween the shafts and with his friends signal, and later altered her course to mesmeric suggestion, he will com

balding the patient in position,

starboard in an endeavour to cross mit a crime? Osgood the hypnotist Belshazzar. The political prophets those who have the nerve to tear it Are you ready for that? If not, bistory of the are say, however, about telling us up. Indeed, they did not require how expect the masses to be cosmo-Pacific waters as a result of orders

American Navy wheeled it to the hospital. The over the bow of the Kong Ning." claims that he can impose his will on will soon, be concentrated in

The master and pilot of the latrec anyone and this Clayton challenges, patient was in a ́very bad what and whom are to follow. Which much nerve. It is only necessary politans?

condition and died 器 couple vessel, seeing that a collision was At a house-party Osgood hypnotises party? What leader? Apart from for rebels of that kind to have the

recently issued by Mr. Denby. Secre of bours after admittance to the unavoidable, put the englocs full Clayton, whispers to him to kill one ignorant and panicky fools like the support of the right people. Now,

tary of the Navy, who was given hospital. The ricshs was in a filthy astern, but an immediate action could Kirke at one hour before dawn. Kirke. Duke of Northumberland (at whom the Labour Party, as all its history.

instructions that all the oil-burnera condition when the witness saw prevent the "Kong Ning striking the was found dead le the morning of the United States naval establish outside the hospital. The disinfecting site. In response to cries of help, He had every reason so to believe

boat with her stem on the starboard and Clayton believed himself guilty. even his friends are laughing) no shows, is a party of peace, and, as

ment shall be added to the command station was situated only a matter of two life bosts were speedily lowered and so had the audience after that one believes that Bolshevism o everybody knows, is not composed

of the new commander-in-chief of the Communism is upon us. There has of the right people'; and it would

a couple of hundreds of yards from armads on the West Coast, who will the defendants' shop, and they could and life buoys thrown out. It is be scene an hour before dawn, almost been reasonable ground for some at once collapse under such a threat.

raise his flag in the battleship "New easily have got an ambulance if they on board and of these 14 members of Warner's acting in that: scene was Heved that some thirty persons were painfully tense as it was. Mr.H..B.. time past for anticipating a Labour It would prefer to submit rather than

Mexico,"

cared to take the trouble of applying the crew and eight passengers were that of a rare artist. Wax Osgood the government, and

we have been make the wreck of the country com-

for oce. amongst those who professed to see plete by insisting on its Constitutional

TYPHOON WARNINGS. `-

saved. The boat which was struck | hypnotist right or wrong? It would be: it coming. In the last number of rights."

The defendants said that they did by the "Kong Ning" is believed in be unfair to say here. But this is a film not know the regulations. The coolie the motor boat “Hang Hing" which which should not be missed. If we the Review of Reviews, however, Mr. There is more in that passage than day afternoon attempted to commit HM Tomlinson has an article its obvious satire. It seems to offer suicide by jumping into the harbour The telegramms quoted below were did not tell them that it was unlaw runs between Canton and Wochow, may so put it, this film Haas not been Hansible enough to abake that-opinion, an answer to the question of Labor's from the Praya wall. She was re received by the focal American Con- fol to carry a sick man. He merely After the collision search for manufactured" but has been "created" by genius. It is splendidly, light or wrong it is very lively and fitneen to govern. It escued by a couple of boatmen and solate General from the Manila tan 'away as soon as he saw the further survivors was made in the

patient. As the case was an urgent vicinity, but this proving fruitlew pityed, too. We can recall on other. interesting reading. Even if the Tomlinson's intended uswer to that taken to the Government Civil Hus Ofeervatory

dun, they "heeled the zicala to the the "Kong. Naacproceeded in her play where the caur bas been chosen. voters returned a labour majority, question, which he answers rulher serious, she was discharged.

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She Cyclone or #1 phóca over N. China krspital themselves They did not way. If yo tam that at the timg of with no much discriminmics or where he says, the chances are that Labour amusingly as follows :

refused to give the police any reason Sea moving West. ould not be allowed to govern. The souple answer to this is for her attempt to taken her own life. ́9 a.m/September 2. There would be a revolution by the that nobody knows, for it has never This morning she was taken before Daken and the members of the govened; sal that the condition, the S.C.A.

·ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

GIRL JUMPS OFF PRAYA INTO HARBOUR.

An 18-year old Chinese girl yester-

Typhoon in about 112 deg. Long.

E. 16 deg. Lat, N. moving" West,

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Know that an dubaiance could be got the collision the master of she bosz |theract) alike instar, med sininer at the disinfecting station. - ng which was sunk was below and the Inspector Brown' said that that wai | ozvigation was being carried out by Kwell known Uf oiler Yaumati.

́a member of the Brew