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NAVAL RATIO, AGRIEMENT.

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HONGKONG TO REMAIN IN STATU QUO,

WASHINGTOX, December 16.

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HONGKONG SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1921:

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L'TE MR, F. L. EZKA.

LOGAL AND GENERAL,

Ladies are requested to send in their names and addresses for SHANGHAI FINANCIER DEAD. free inclusion in the Dollar

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Directory,

SHANGHAI, Dec. 16. Mr. Edward Isaac Ezra, head of Edward Ezra and Company died auddenly yesterday afternoon follow-job ing an apoplectic stroke which occurred while he was sitting in his

It is officially announced that under the naval ratio agreement Britain scraps 23 ships, aggregating 606,000 tons instead of the 583,000 tons origin-office. He never regained conscious- ness and died in the Victoria Nursing ally proposed and keeps 20 ships of 882,000 tons instead of 22 of 604,000 tons.

Home The ten years naval holiday will be maintained except in regard to the construction of the ships previously mentioned and the maximum tonnage limitation for the replacement ships will be fixed at 37,000 each. According

replacements will be:

Born in Shanghai 41 years ago, the deceased was a well-known busir ess- man and financier and was extror ply

DEATH OF SIR BOSHAN WEI YUK, C.M.G.

USEFUL CAREER · CLOSED.

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DIOCESAN PARTY..

The Victoria Diocesan Association hold its Christmas At Home, at the City Hall yesterday afternoon. There

THE PROCESSION CASE.

POLICE MUST NOT BE UNREASONABLE.

The Coolies' Guild procession case, A long and honourable career in was a large attendance. Hongkong was closed by the death Among those present were H.E. the again occupied the attention of Magis. Mr. J. P. Braga in gazetted Consul last night; at his residence in Wong-Governor and Lady Stubbs, H.E. the trate Wond yesterday afternoon; neichong Road, of Sir Boshan Concral Officer Commanding and when one of the main points, at issue for Guatemala,

Wei Yuk, C.M.G., who, .for

had Lady Kirkpatrick, the Hon. Dr. was whether or not the police had B century, Mr. Chan Hoi gets Mr. Wong Marly

been an indefatigable worker on Claud Severn. and Mrs. Severn, Mrs. any justification in requiring the as Forest Officer.

behalf of the Colony's Chinese com- Bowden-Smith, Miss Duff, Mrs. procession to deviate from the route munity. By his own people and Macnaghten, Miss Pitts, Miss stated on the permit issued by 'the by the European residents of Woo, the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pol Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Hongkong he was very highly catoomed nd his name will be lock, Mr. J. R. Wood, Rev. Dr. pecially, remembered as that of one Pearce, Mr. N. Teesdale Mackintosh, ho did a great deal towards promo- Mr. M. S. Northcote, Major Hickling, ting the good elations which at Capt. Fisher, Mr. Schofield Mr. A. people here and the Government.

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Mr. J. W. Coyal is appointed Deputy Shipping Master.

Major B. Greens way, 2-22nd Punjabie, left on the "Teiresias.".

Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher is appointed

Chan Tung Tai, the holder of the perhiit was charged with having com- mitted breaches of the condition of bis permit, in three counts. (1) that

to the American standard of measurement the maximum capital ship tonnage successful. He was enormously ich Assistant Colonial Secretary and Clerk present exist, between the Chinese Dyor Ball, Mr. Eric Rice, Rev. Copley he allowed the procession to take up

United States and Fritain, 525,000; Japan, 316,000. The agreement stipulates for a statu quo zegarding fortifications and naval bases in the Pacific including Hongkong but excluding Hawaii, Japan pro- per, Australasia, the United States and Car ads.

WASHINGTON CO) FERENCE.

SINO-JAPANESE DI JÖUSSIONS.

WASHINGTON, December 18,

A communique reports further progress made at the thirteenth meeting of the Chinese and Japanese delegates who continued their discussion about the Tsingtao-Tsinantu railway.. The mating acljourned until the afternoon of December 16,

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NAVAL ARRANGEMENTS.

'Washington, December, 16.

The 2nd Wilts will leave for Bombay about January 17, on the

Himalaya,"

and developed large tracts of land on of Councils. which be erected many buildings. He was managing director of Shanghai Hotels and China Motors Limited and chairman of the Far Eastern Taur." ance Companies. He is survived by a wife and two HOBI.:

"SOMALI'S" SKIPPER.

INCIDENT AT SINGAPORE.

SINGAPORE, December 16, - Captain Colegrave, of the P. & Q. steamer "Somali " was charged to-day with obstructing a officer while the latter was searching the vessel. On the Captain apologis- ing the charge was withdrawn."

KINEMA NOTES

revenue

"ONCE TO EVERY WOMAN."

Sir Boshan was given the C.M.G. in Moyle, Rey. Holman, Rev. Crole-Rees; 1908, in recognition of his many valu- Rev. Waldegrave, Rev. Lindsay, Rev, le public services, and the well de-Shann, Rev. Stewart, and many others served honour of Knighthood was con- of the clergy, of the Colony, fered upon him two years ago when The Shanghai Mercury has adopte retired from active participation ed the heading "Adversaria" for its in public afirs on account of his editorial notes.

Ivancing age. He was 72 years old and had been in very indifferent health for about a year prior to his death.

Mr. A. E. Wood is appointed Chief Assistant S.C.A. and Deputy Registrar of Marriages.

Now sailing times are advertised for the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company's Hongkong Macao line.

The War Cry for Nov. 5. has a quite readable article on the "sliding- scale religion." "Furity is not desiring to be pure."

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At No. G Morrison Hill on Mon- day morning at 10.30 o'clock some valuable household furniture will be auctioned by Messrs. Hughes and "Hough.

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After tea, three carols "Good King Wenceslas," "The Manger Throne," "Good Christian Men Rejoice," and "The First Novell," su3. Dr. Severn sang the tenor and Mrs. Drew the treble, the gathering singing the choruses. Musician Brown of the R.M.B., was in charge of the chimes.

the whole of the roadway; (2) that he did not obey all the police require ments for facilitating traffic, and (3) that he permitted children to take part in the procession, the said children not being seated on platforms or on horses.

Mr. M. K. Lo appeared for the defence, and pleaded not guilty.

cars wetu held

"

Inspector Appleton, who brought the summons against the defendant Born in Hongkong, Sir Boshan was

was the first witness. He said that ne of the first Chinese to go abroad

traffic was completely disorganised at the Wirty Street tram. terminus for a Western Education, and on his

During an interval, the Bishop of owing to one scetion of the proces return to the East in 1872 he entered the service of the Chartered Mer Viator's addressed the gathering. He sion refusing to go on to the Prays. cantile Bank of India (now the Mer-explained that the object of the As A uumber of tram cars and motor up for some cantile Bank of India, Limited). Onsociation was to link together those at the death of his father in 1979, he Home and in Hongkong, who are will-time. The procession occupied the took up the position of compradore, ing to support the work of the Diocese. middle of the road, and each de was At Home there were 600 members, blocked up with spectators so that It is officially confirmed that the naval agreement adheres to the 5/5/3

and father and son for nearly sixty and in Hongkong 175. Mr. Balfour, there was no room for traffic. Taking ratio but the original proposals have been modified to permit Japan to retsin

years served the Bank in that

he said, spoke at Washington of part in the procession was a number the Mulsu against which she scraps an olcher ship. The United States will.

enjac ty. retain two more "Post-Jutlands" that are under construction instead older

In the year 1883 he was appointed Hongkong as the foremost port in the of Chinese girls-"painted and dressed Justice of the Peace, and in 1896 world and he also referred to the very up." These were walking instead of ship. Britain is permitted to build two Post-Jutlands" against which she

Colony. As church peopl they became an unofficial member of the great, financial importance of the riding. scraps four more pre-Dresdi toughts. Samcoing up, Japan scrape 435,000

The witness admitted to Mr. Lo tons and retains tan capital al tips of 313,000 tons. The United States scra a

Legislative Council. appointed for a further term of wanted to make the influence of the that the procession was hommed in

religious sense. by the spectators. thirty aggregating 827,000 ton is and keeps eighteen aggregating 526,000 tons,

six years in 1902, and again, in 1908, dioccae strong in

The average working life of his Replying to the Magistrate, the In- A quantity of iron, plate cuttings and only retired at the end of 1917

five predecessors as Bishope of

spector aid that it was a procession / The question of coalmines and certais, iron ore fields involved in the palacea though we may roam, sit &e and a line of miscellaneous goods after twenty-one years' service. HeVictoria, had been fourteen years.in costume.". There were girla on aver so humble there's no place like will be auctioned by Messrs Laumert served for many years on the Com- home." The story centres around a Bros. on Monday at 10.30 a.m. amittees of various public bodies in the He could not feel that if he carried horseback, lious and platforms.

No. 18 Godown, Kowloon.

Colony. He was associated with the on for fourteen years, the result of his Mr. Lo intimated that he would official proclamation of the Accessions year's work, multiplied by four-call the man who had contracted for Meredith had good parents, good Four lots of Crown land-two of His late Majesty King Edward VII. teen would take them very far. the show to give evidence. It cost

Nevertheless, there had been a good thousands dollars,” he added. of her good looks and at Portland Street, one at Pokfulumand of King George V. He was a

The Magistrate enquired what it all a voice and her ambition, she and one at Bowen Road will be member of the Hongkong Jubilee deal of activity. New churches were

sas about.

Mr. Lo said that there had been all.... auctioned at the P.W.D. offices on Commites in 1890; of the Rebuing consecrated and new schools trenchment Committee in 1894, the opened, and rebuilding schemes. Monday at 3 p.m.

Queen's Statue Committco, and the st St. Stephen's Girls' School amalgamation of Unions, and the process.on was to celebrate "the At last the Home Government Insanitary Properties Commission, in and the Diocesan Bogs' School were

Committee, and the Indian Famine Relief Committee, in 1897; and the Typhoon Reli Fund Committee in

CHINA AND JAPAN.

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Sino-Japanese negotiations regarding the Tsingtao-Trinenfu railway is not yet settled but the Chinese delegates stato it will not be handled until the method of payment for the railway proper is agreed.

CHILDREN'S CORNER.

DOUBLE NUMBER NEXT WEEK.

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My dear Children,

Theja slie put it away carefully in drawer in the nursery cupboard.

On Christmas Eve when she went to be 1 Paggy took the picture and put it on & small table by her Mother's bed, hoping that she would not notice

The magnificent picture produced last night at the World Theatre entitled "Once to every woman brings home to many the truth of the old adage that "Amid pleasures and

women's selfish ambition. Aurora

sisters and good home but he

Cause

left them all for the world and anciety. Sodlong as she was the prirna donna, thousands of men and women sat enraptured under the spell of her

We are all thinking about. Christmas it that nightland, as it happened, her golden voice, and recollections of the (long behind others) has taken steps 1896; the Victoria Diamond Jubilein view. Only yesterday he heard of formation of a new Guild,

A to stop the importation of insert pests of plants. Passengers taking such things Hume must now get certificate from the Supt. on the Botanical Dept.

now and I expect most of you have mother was very tired and got into home folks never di turbed ber.

day came when she did realise her made or bought nearly a your pre-bed without seeing it at all. sents by this time.

The next morning she woke up folly. and, financially embarrassed and when it was day-light and-at-once spiritually broken, with the world no saw the picture by her bed.

longer at her feet, he remembered

TO-DAY'S SALE OF TOYS

I know & great many of you by name now, though I do not suppose that I know all my readers, but I

Now all sorts of magical and ↑ "home.” should like to give all of you just a wonderful things happen at Christmas tiny Christmas present. So I will time and this was one of them. send a little Peter Pan present to Instan 7 of Peggy's mother only seeing everyone who sends his (or her) name, a piece re, not very well painted and age and address to me, just as I did with croaked letters underneath it, last year. Will you please be sure to she saws real steaming hot cup of write before Wednesday, the 21st tea!

because after that I shall be very busy "Oh, how nice," she cried, "That with children's parties and Christmas is it at what I wanted," and she tress and all sorts of lovely thingel picked up the cup, drank up the tea

Be sure too thas you look out for, and then fell fast asleep again. next week's Children's Corner on

When the awoke once more the sun

Miss

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1900.

To In peétor Appleton: Were

I have never seen a moré disorderly rowd

generous gift Sir Paul Chater was making in memory of the Late Dr. they unruly: Were they aggressive t siderable sum of money to purchase Jordan. Sir Paul had offered a con- a new organ and a memorial window Sir Boshan Wei Yuk was chairman for St. Stephen's Church where the of the Tunr Wah Hospital during the memorial service was held. These Fears 1881-83 and 1888 90, and thunga were very encouraging, but he

the road.

Mr. Lo I put it to you that there was no left left for them to keep to?

The Inspector admitted that, there

Four Assistant mistresses for Hongkong's education dept. were

a permanent member of the Com-was convinced, that the diocese would was a crowd collected on the sides of appointed by the Becretary of State in October. They were the Misses mittee of the Po Leung Kuk for the never make any great progress unless

Replying to another question, the As will be seen in our advertising A. E. Hendry, A. M. Grant, J. R Protection of destitute woman and be, as Bishop, had a strong and united Inspector said that he did not ale tile

children (of which he was one of the body behind him.

defendant trying to control the pro- Etheredge, and 0. C. Jenkins.

founders) since 1893, and a permanent The Bishop then spoke about the cussion. "I did rot see him do any columns, there is to be a chips of E. M. Smith was appointed nursing member of the Hongkong District progress of the Association, and re-thing at all," he said emphatically. nearly 1,000 toys this afternoos and

Wachmen's Commies (which was called the first annual reunion in The Magistrate remarked that the evening from 2.30 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. |

founded at his suggestion) since 1898. London last June, which was attended permit holder was responsible for on the Parade Ground at Volunteer

The cost of the recent Census of He had also served on all the Com by those residents of the Colony the acts of other people, Headquarters. These toys remained

ror from the St. Vincent de Paul the Colony was $23,146.87 of which missions appointed by the Govern-who happened to he at Home at Mr. Lo said that it was à question Society's Bazaar held on the ith $9,3 7.76 was for printing, which had

sister.

December 24th. There will be aw a strean ung in at the window and December, and include a large number to be executed this year by the Gov.ment. since the commencement of bis the time. He welcomed back the Rev. of degree of responsibility.. double number with a fairy play that eggy was dancing up and down full of magnificent dolls, mechanical. tove, ernment printers, because the work public career, to enquire into matters Copley Moyle and the Rev. A. D. After further discussion, Mr. Lo said

any of you can act in your own homes if you want to.

Your loving,

PETER PAN.

THE CUP OF TEA.

CHRISTMAD STORY.

Peggy had been puzzling for a long

The cost in

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qured the whole Force to control that crowd.

Stewart, who only returned on the that he considered the charge against During the riots in connetion with previous day, and expressed the hope the defendant a acrious one. The of excitement, by the side of her bed. rocking horses and other articles, could not be undertaken at Victoria affecting the Chinese.

"Hav.e You seen my present hundrede of which were not un Gaol as in former years,

hinterland, Sir Boshan was instimen Sir G. M. Kirkpatrick would be in the not try to disobey police orders, or to Mother?" Peggy asked and her packed until after the Bazaar owing 1911 was $9,115 which did tot include the British acquisition of the Kowloon that at next year's meeting General guild, with so much at stake, would

tal in pacifying his fellow country-Chair and Archdeacon Barnett would cause trouble. mother answered rather sleepily. to their late arrival. The Society any printing.

man, and for services rendered speak.

To Inspector Appleton: Don's yon "It as the best cup of tea that I promises surprise in the prices at which these toys are to be sold. In

A fine tribute has been paid to during the plague epidemic of 1894 Reference was also made to the think you should have had atretter have ever had Peggy

gold work which had been done in Hong-police control? But yon die In't really drink it did deed it is believed that the prices will Mr. K. O. Yee, dentist, 65, Queen's he was presented with yon Mother?" Feggy sounded very not average more than one third of Road, by Colonel Crisp, lately in medal and letter of thanks by the long since the local branch was The Inspector: I would have re surp rises 1 as she knew that the cup those at which toys of similar quality charge of the Military Hosp tal.reneral public and an address of formed. was only a painted one. And then as are being sold throughout the Colony Colonel Crisp writes Mr. K. C. Yee thanks from the Chinese community. she tooke i at it she cried, "Why, the Bayers will also have the satisfaction has now been performing all dental Sir Bosban was in 1880 the originator. test u has gone, so the cup must be of knowing that every dollar spet on work in connection with the Military of the idea of railway from

the Volunteer Parade Ground to day Forces in Hong Kong for the last Kowloon to Canton, and thence to was Mr. Wu Ting-fan, who was not very big so she could only sew a empty!”. little and usually had to be helped s Of course it is empty if I have is a Obristmas gift to the pour under seven years. His work has always Peting, and spent large sums of succeeded by Mr.

Sir Boshan's father-in-law. Fir divert it you improved matters 1- bit and of course she did not want to drank up all the tes," aid her mother. the care of the Society of St. Vincent been found satisfactory and he seems money in furthering the schome;

to take a lot of trouble over his Interviewed by a China Mail ro- Kai Ho Kal succeeded Mr. Wong Sing Yes. If the section I split had carried was at ill only half awake. And, de Paul.

patients. He has lately been perform porter this morning the Hon. Mr. and was in his turn succeeded by Mront my instructions, I could have gone

ng dental work for the Royal Navy Lau Chu-pak, who was the late Lau Chu-pak. There had been only on and regulated the front part. as well. Be is on the exempted list Sir Boshan's colleague on the three junior, Chinese M.L.C's. Bir Trafic Inspector Garrod supported was the first. He was Inspector Appleton's evidence. He dentists for Hong Kong."

Legislative Council spoke highly of Boshan his cordial and energetic work succeeded by Mr. Ho Fook who said that when he got dawn, the pings

time over what she should me, for mother's Christmas present, she was

have to ask ber mother to help her. who

:

And then an ides struck her. She although, when she did wake up would paint a picture and put it by properly Peggy tried to explain tha

the side of her mother's bed, so that ther

"I know what Mother would like,” she said to herself, after she had thought for a minute or two, "1 will paint a big cup of tea and perhaps she will think it is a real one,

the

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never had bean any real

st the team had vanished.

she would see it when she woke up in tea in the cup, it was quite certain the morning.

So you a se some funny little Christ me fairy must have been busy at ork,

PETER PAN.

CHRISTMAS” TIRE..

buay

So she fetched a pencil and her paints and some water and a che in Theet of paper and drew a great } sig san, as large as soreakfast cup. Ten she painted red flowers on it.

Mother, likes very hot tes," he said, when she had done that, and sho mized some black and white paint toge

and made some longrer atram coming out of the top. All tits took some time to do lly a Peggy had to write A

Amaa na well underneath it. am afraid the letters are a bit

aleighed Be Mother won't mind as long as Khe

This week we'r -Preparing for t

Which comes to stance each year, That's what thegro wa-ups say,

It's better far t For though the Just one Thad whe

All on Antid

that one

INTERPORT GOLF.

The Honorary Secretary of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club has received a telegram from Shanghai to say that the Shanghai team may not

leave until the end of January,

When Xmas Day is over We all divide our toys, You see wo are NOW SOVOD,

Three girls and then four boys,

And to the house la brimming With toys of every kind,

If Xmastime came oftener) I'm sure I shouldn't mind)

PETER PAN

ibulinet maker

Were any police detailed specially for the work-None.

The Magistrate: Do you think by Wong Sing, Laplitting the procession and trying to

the

charges.

All arms clubs, etc who for the Chinese His services word is now followed by

snitably rewarded by the Home Goy Hon. Mr. Chau Shou-son. After an impassable. Altốt, trying to

regulate it,” he brid, "I

Have the have not yet returned particulars ornment by his appointment to his retirement from the Council, Sir whole thing up. I could not do aby- for insertion in the Dollar Kinghthood thortly after bis retire-Boshan, who had been in indifferent thing with it. It was imposible. Directory are requested to do a ment from public life. He was health for many years, ceased to take Holding that the police had required immediately to No. 5. Wyndham previously created a CM.G. Horn an active part in public affairs until too much, He Worlup dismissed all Street Particulars of new firms in Hongkong about 14 years after the war when he served on the Bir Peace Celebration committee. Since te, will be gladly received for ago (Chinese rockoning), Free inclusion in the Directory. Boshan was educated at Queen's then his health, had become worse, College, and subsequently in Scotland and for the past one year he seldom He scoreded his father as compra- | went out of his house. Dropsy, which dole of the Chartered Mercantile was the cause of death, made ita Bank of India, now the appearance some two or three months WHOOPING COUGH

Mercantile Bank of India ago, and fit Boshan was confined to the whole of that Ould swhoquing 17BEN WING 1 Why Bir-Boshan was appointed a mem: he bed pract onigli loose, and expectoration easy by bor of the Legislative Counell as time. Predeceased by Lady. Wol Yük giving Chamberlain Cough Romed & the late Sit Kal Ho Kai's last year, Bir Bothan is survived by May be required" This remedy will-4)

ically the tough buous and make te junior, many years ago. Previous to four sons and two daughters.

les to expessurate. It has been had his appointment there was only one his sons man, opldenster and on it. Chinese member of the Cothic. In kamalas no harooîte other infurt this connection. It is interesting to

nots thus the Arm Chiotas M. Li,U. balan

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