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THE CHINA MAIL.

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LARGE PAPER MILL DESTROYED.

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SHANGHAI, Jan. 6. The Pao Tuen Paper Mill at Pon tung, the largest establishment of its yesterday. The damage is estimated kind in Chiun, was destroyed by fire

downs and villages, the fauna, the TLS. 368,000 SHANGHAI BLAZE. Hora, the soil, the climate; even the population, within the limits of his own environment, was composed of personal acquaintaners. friends ori relations. Thus

permanent and intimate relationship to a limited environment resulted in borly of knowledge concerning it, the poses- sion of which markedly alleeted the character of the individual. It is evident that in a small area in which most persons were known to one an other and the prevailing conditions known to them all, mutual help and ser vice were possible as they could never be in large areas peopled with a shifting population of strangers." And as re garde the worker "the absence ul violent external stimuli made possible the generation of powerlal stimuli from! within, and indeed it is to be noted that even now the execution of any work requiring a sustained, concen- trated effort is usually associated with

at Tls. 350,000. The fire blazed all day. Six poisons were injured. Fire meu had narrow esrapes. The mill was insured fully with the Americao Asiatic Company of Underwriters. |

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

PITY THE POOR PRINCE

WILL NOT SEE REAL HONGKONG.

Max Beerbohm in a very pretty atory tells how Apollo once grioved

To night on the o:ession of St. stationary condition and a restricted George's Ball, motor traffic regula bours, is the masked sun god.

tions have been suspende.!.

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Last month the total rainfall at the Batanic Gardens amounted to

33 inch divided among eight days,

A fotal care of enteric fever. Chinese, and a non-fatal case of paraty phoid fever, British, were reported yesterday.

environment. The student is station ary in his study, the investigator in lus laboratory. the painter in bis studio, the crafteman in his shop But the mental state associated with the atationary Life was not only conducive

Carlest aud Sustamed work:

I/ uns wholesome healthy. and agreeable mental state The freedom front hurry and pressure made for snuity of mind Ltd. and bodily health"

All this progress." as we call it. Assaulted by several men in the is taking us somewhere, but whete? | Chir ese district vesterday, a coolie The author we have quoted sees it received injuries to his body requiring leading us to decuy The Chinese treated at the Government Civil feel that it wong and undesirable, Hospiti. All his assailants abscond- and it is not for me to contradict themed. His condition is not serious. without thought, still less to try to! hustle them out of their way inde

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MOTORONG, FRIDAY, JAN. 6 1912.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Gcuera) has G. Treat of the US Army is a passenger of

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· Empress of Assa" on his way Fark to America from Manila.

The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week ending December 24, 1921. amounted to 101.578.00 tons and the sales during the period to 89.933.00

Maurice Tourneur's wonderful j film version

Fininore Couper's famous sory,

The Last of the Mohicans," arnis the feature attrac

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Athinese woman, aged 74 yents, was adtilted to the Government Civil Hospital yesterday, suffering fr m twisted ankle said to have been received through being knocked down by notor rar No 51, in West Point.

While engaged in blasting opera- tians on Lantau Island yesterday, a of rock which struck him on the head Chinese received injuries from a piece

le was Civil Hospital for treatment.

taken to the Government

injuries were not serious,

The

The opening and dedication of the Macao Protestant Church is being celebrated on Sunday, nt 245 p.m. The Hishop of Victoria will take the Service, assisted by members of

of

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1922..

CORRESPONDENCE.

"HWAH PING."

NEWSPAPER CRITICISM ANSWERED.

JAIL ESCAPE CHARGE.

ONE MAN'S WORD AGAINST

TWENTY."

the detention cell in the Central Police Following the daring cecape from

Teoy, a Strait born Chinese detained Station on Christmas night of David pending extradition to Singapore for

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because he never saw the word ofTo the Editor of the " China Mail."I men save in its workaday aspect. Hr

aw meu going to work and working. Sir-May I be allowed pace in He saw them porspiring ud werry. your valuable columns to correct some He caught glimpses of the gring of the statements made in an article alleged embezzlement of $10,000 from back to their homes.

But he had which you reproduced on De ember a British firm there, Tsang Chiu. different creatures, taking wine, and with reference to the steamer Iwah Station was charged before Magistrate heard that at night they wer 29, Irom Shipping and Engineering gardener Onployed at the Police god wished to see them gay. lle got crica? The wording of the comment having aided the fugitive to escape. laughing to the tune of trumpets. The pug and emigration to South Am-Lindsell yeterday afternoon with naturally, when he returned from writer was ignorant of the true facts affected bis escape by removing the permission to take a look, but indicates clearly enough that the

TROY. t will be remembered, below the western borizon, after his of the matter and when he procee is lock on the tell door with a chisel or daily round, all the world was bright to make a series of guesses and base screw driver which hai undoubtedly with the brightness of his face, ard men, erit cians thereon he is guilty not only been passed to him through a window thinking that the morning had come

of a mislea ing inaccuracy but of ill- of the cell opening into the police got up and went to the r labours. The considered and damaging strictures compound. His escape was not dia- sun god got his wish at last (says which might seriously affect the re-covered until the following mo ning, Max) by wearing a

mask which patation of the owners of the wall when the police promptly arrested bis dimme his brightners. The moon, ping," the Chungwha Navigation wife and she was detained pending which sees men during their leisure Company, in which I am interested.

He says that in the early part of gardener's arrest.

the enquiries which result in the A stoll round by the Hongkong December last, when the "IIwabping" Club, and a chat with a P.W.D. was ready to proceed to Soull the Magistrate inspected the cell Before proceeding with the case, official, shows that H.R.H. the Prince America on her second trip under the which is situated in the East Wing of of Wales most share that disability of Chinese flag, the Company received a the new police beadquarters building. Apollo He will not he allowed to communication from the Secretary for a large mom at one time used as the ace our Hongkong, Bongkong

ne it is. Chinese Affairs in Hongkong, forbidd-passport office and wace converted There on the nest site," the plating the ship to carry third class into a detention cell between the sea and the Law Court, passengers, apparently for the reason

There are long has arison the skeleton outline that the description of those third police compound, and although these narrow windows opening on to the vast. hall, about class passengers as business men' ne big as the Law Court. It consista was a misnomer, and that they were

are heavily barred, they can be арепей at pieseut of bamboo ples and actually workmen, which we take the windows are not more rattans, with a certain amount of to

inside. As

superficial woodwork--- a

neap coolies" I note

his four skin-of which more presently. The to accuse the Company of disregard to pass a small tool through the bars

Ject above spparently"; but when he proceeds of the ground it was a simple matter plans have already been described. It ing the state of affairs in Soath to the prisoner. The lack was is to be a great all accommodating America, of being callous to the wel moved by eatting away the socket over two thousand people, and it wilfare of their nationals there, and in the door post, a job which must look, when finished, like one of the unscrupulously subordinating every have taken the prisoner a long time marble balls that the song tells of considecution to money making, bis as the only tool he had was a chigel When illuminated, it will look still paper does the Company a richer. This effect in get by clothing injustice.

grave found under the pillow on the the pillars and poste in rectangular

bel alter his escape. The Chungwha Navigation Com- allay the suspicious of the guard In order to frames of lighter wood (recalling the pany is quite aware of reonomic con- patrolling the compound, who glanced frames of the re-inforced piles that ditions in South America. Exactly into the cell at intervals to see that Mr. Barrington makes at North Point) what those conditions are is not re-nothing was amiss, the and nailing to these thousands of little Jevant: they do not concern the Com-had arrange a

prisoner battons. These will take and bold the pany any more than they do any of on the bed from which protruded a life like dummy plaster stucco that will give the chaste the big stesunship companies trading pair of stuffed socks artificial light. As a hall for the the reason that neither of the two trips accused had acted as messenger be- effect of marble-especially under with that part of the New World, for The evidence showed that the reception of II.R.H., and for the great which our steamer the "Hwabping" tween the fugitive and his wife who ball that is expected to follow, it will has so far made has she carried any resided in Sing Ming Laue. On the serve the purpose admirably. emigrants to South America. We do first occasion that the accused went

Incidentally, the China Mail hopes not intend to so use her. that our people will give more than a

to the house, he asked for $5 to buy As to the last trip, under discussion. cigarettes for the fugitive, but he was passing glance at the wonderful let ne assure you that the third class told to bring a chit from the latter as activity and skill of the Chinese who passengers for Panama, Peru and proof. Later the accused came round are running up this mighty house. It Chite to whom the article refers were and asked for $20, which the fugitive's is impossible to believe that a not coolies. They were genuine wife said she did not have, but

Housing Problem" would ever business men with their families would pawn clothing to raise.

Aort

of

tion at the Kowloon Theatre this Protestant Inissions in the South of trouble these men, whose raturu! They have shops to look after in those i

evening.

The Toral Sikh community cele brated the 22nd amiver ary of the

from the

the

táso Jovel

re

hardiness and faculties have not been foreign countries and they bave evidence against the accused was the The next link in e chain of atrophied yet by factory tasks. the

Put business connections here.

As proving of his ownership of four them on a desert island with a hatchet Shipping and Engineering admits gardening implements a shovel, a or two and a rope, and they would they had passporta, issued to them by batchet and two sharpened wedges--

birthday of Guru Gobind Singh AKCB and Mise Duff Commodore quickly build themselves a botel; the Governments of the places to by a station coolie who altinis arted

the Sikh seer and warrior, yesterday. Free meals were dispensed at the Sikh Temple and special services held

A direct descriviant of Portuguese royalty and one of the oldest

60, Des Vox Road, CENTRAL.

Silva,

the Admiral Line.

con-

China Then will alsa be present at the ceremony Lady Stubbs (who has been invited to stay werk in 11 Coverament House, Mucaol, Aduje So Reginald Duff. Bowden Smith, C. B. E. and Mrs. hands on the bunch and bewailing the been

while we alus! would be wringing our which they were bound, sane having as relief for the gardener. Bowden Smith. and Bitish and

properly visaed by American

fact that the desert island possesan Consular officers in Hongkong re- one of the wedges was missing. It was the witness deposed that on December 28, Consul Genera's front Canton.

the government to build liouses for us. presenting such Governments. The afterwards found in a rattan basket great majority of them have been containing firewood, badly twisted resident in those countries for many as if it had been inserted into

STOLEN CARGO.

JUNK FOKI ADMITS GUILT.

tu

This

years, and were returning there to the narrow aperture between the resume their businesses after having door and the post. The marks on enjoyed a holiday in their native land. the wedge were new, and the deats

cirse

bound

In view of the facts I have

Chinese

passengers to Cuban and

| Portuguese residents of Shanghai Mr. The profitinary heating of the THE SNATCHING SEASON Alexandr Een da Silva died at the Repulse Bay stabbing case was con Shanghai Beneral Hespital oncluded before Magistrate Wood Not all the cases of "enatching" December 23 Mr. F. F. B. da yesterday afternoon, when the accus are reported to the police. Some of Had they been coolies they would in the door fitted exactly with the of David Sassoon & Co., ed was committed to stand his trial the people know that the lost band have had only contracts duly signed, size of the wedge. This was the clue Hongkong, is a nephew.

at the forthcoming Criminal Sessions bag, or whatnot, is gone for good, and not passports: moreover their num- which led the police t› connect the on a charge of having caused grievous they take it more or less philosophie 1-ber, restlessness, or he might have done so sailed by the Empress of Asia" and the accused are motor car drivers, twelfth moon in Chinese reckoning, is times that had they been emigrants, been made by accused after his arrest

The following local residente bodily barn. Both the complainantly. Wantsai people say that this, the children, would have been four or five

114 including women and accused with the fugitive's escape. Psychologically W describe this

Two statements alleged to have the January readlessness this hurrying and scurry W. F. L. Shenton, going to Shaughai matshed belonging to the Repulse

yesterday Messrs. D. Tratman and and the stabbing occurred in a seaside the snatching season. 3, at the Feren harch, famesing and lastling, as an effort to

They tell as is the case with certain other wire then produced. In one he said excl. other Dougall Dicky từ Bezalth escape boredom.

be careful. at amers trading in the transport of that the fugitive's wito had offered en holiday: Captain F Bayliss, Super Bay Hotel The trouble is alleged to Birrell Stubaz

But the Chineseintendent of the Sailors' Home, have arisen over money matters. Dr.

Don't carry anything ars not i øred as we are, nor were our taking a trip to Victoria: Ara. E. A. W. B. A Moore, Superintendent of twisted the double cords of her hand nat

valuable. coolies to Havana, Cuba. Further-him $20 to procure a chiacl, and in They take precautions. Thus & more,

the ancestors. This proves that we have M. William and Master Edwin Wil

"Hwahping's" Japanese lady yesterday afternoon third

114 the other he denied all knowledge of change spiritually.

the Government Civil Hospital who

passengers were the fugitivo's escape. expres trains and fast steamers and

tena ulinos, going home via Canada: Mr. gave evidence yesterday afternoon bag round and round her wrist. Yet they were going to various ports in in his plea of ignorance of the hap for any one port: In the dock, the accused persisted aeroplanes and other forms of rapid Chandler, and Mr. G. A. Heyburn of hesitated to say if they would be male came up unseen behind her, in a had my Company been engaged in one man's word against twenty?"

and Mrs. A. D. Gee, Captain P. regarding the complainant's injuries, Seamen's Institute, a young Chinese America. Had they been coolics and one stage asked "What is the use of

at a street corner just beyond the three different conntries in South trant We are more easily bored

penings on Christmas night, and at than our more restful

ancestors

permanent adding "he may recover.” Weru We are

more afraid of the

crouching attitude, wrenched the bag flooding these countries with cheap tedium vitae than they were. Mr. The many friends on the Chins

downwards with such force the' he labour, as the writer suggests, we six monthe' hard labour.

He was convicted and sentenced to Austin Freeman in Social Decay Coast, of that popular skippar, of

snapped the four ply cords, and all would have been foolish not to pack cud Regeneration," Q most the "Huichow." Capt. J. S. de Wolfe, lluminative and thoughtful book, will be pleased to learn that be has

without stopping. Her first sight of the ship full sad deliver them with hita was

as he ran in front of he, minimum amount of trouble and lays great stress on As Mr. G. N. Orme in his lecture mechanism as a part of our environ-bas now resumed duty with his com

our reaction to coovered from his indisposition and,

still croaching. Bystanders had to expense. Yesterday morning pointed out o e' ment

tell her how it was done. In that The vast increase in dour European vices

the pany, Messrs. B. and S. Capt. de in Chinese facilities for locomotion, he points out,

given case the thief had wasted his skill and you, you will pardon me if I resont exican ports were responsible for Wolfe eyes is our restlessness. They can is associated with a change in human the Buicbow" and we are

is now in command of Two Chinese were charged before his time to win a couple of bandkorthe suggestion that our Company has much dissatisfaction and may com mot- waderstand it. The same may character.

Magistrate Wood this morning with chiefs, a packet of cigarettes, and a been engaged in or attempted any-plaints, that the third class passengers be said of ourselves. We do not to some observations of mise on the known China Coast boat, combined elastic braid valued at $90, bilioved

Thus a friend, in answer fideat that the popularity of this well the unlawful possession of 71 Tolla of few small coins-total value about a thing that necessitates the careful on such etoamers were generally of ealize it, much less understand it. careful and elaborat treatment of with the oluracteristic geniality and to have been broached from a case

watch of the authorities here or on the Immigration Laws; and that Mr. the labouring classes, who come under Tot it is not to be demed that we are certain

One of the bystanders, the other side. The Company was Halifax was not sure whether the old domestic #esticas

buildings, good fellowship of its skipper will transported from Yaumati in the

lady rosiding in with the protested impatiently: But we've easure full passenger lists and a second nocused's cargo boat to the Tokyo Hotel block, was moved by rendering assistance and affording immigration of third class passengers

the incorporated for the purpose of Oriental who watch the thus ring no time for that sort of thing in these voyage which it will be difficult to "Heungsbar" for shipment to the incident to tell how, a few days convenient means of transport to our to Pera complied with the laws egions pass, and plunge in thought days of speed and high pressure. forget. To our reader we recommend Canton. gain. Now, biologically considered, Think of our railways, our motor around trip to Tintain.

before, a snatcher had got $50 in compatriots, by furnishing them with however, do not entitle anyone to of that country. Those reasons, tlessness is an indication of rome- cata, our, steamships,

According to Inspector Browne, ed band of her man sorvaut, sent to mindation and good service. I might conclude that the "Hwahpings" paper money from the tightly elouch-comfortable passenger accom. bing wrong. Psychologically it im war 1

the first accused, a foki of the cargo pay a bill a fow blocks away. The mention that when the "Hwahping"

passengers were prohibited im- iem munt secure certain ends, for this protest-ludicrous as it was, Luk Wing ting as well as to supp the braid. Unable to give a satis-munt it was unanimously resolved thole own accord in the newspapers Hallifax has spen his way to groat fouth and continued existence, and for it amounted in effect to saying, the bandits in the province, important

by a detective was found to contain then quiot. Quiet also is natural, "Think of the time we spend in the steps will be taken by the Kwangri factory account of how to came by that as free lodgings, plenty "chow,

passengers sent us many letters of Shipping and Engineering might with At this little strest corner parlia appreciation, and published some of fairness bave made somo enquirice. We are not quiet, and soure of time-saving appliancesdocs Government immediately, says the it, accused was arrested. The second and not too much work have no on her first trip, the Secretary for

In conclusion let me say that Mr. natural. What is really express an important truth." Canton Timer. All the magistrates of accused was arrested on board his terrors for our local. thier.a, the Chinese Affairs did hold her up for slon to allow the Hwahping

Although the ship had no trouble trouble? It will be found [The reaction referred to "In pro Kwangsi have received instruction junk later.

this Company the necessary pormDIY- Thualysis that we too, like all else, machine days the immense majority of to adopt the volunteer system in

• to reacting i evitably to environ- men lived relatively stationary lives. overy, district not later then one sibility and admitted having stolen enggested the chopping off of a finger the past certain steamers carryingjoyed by the TR.Knud osher First accused undertook all respon⋅ | more to them than they do. One appreciate h's reasons, viz., that in America-the cams' privilege an is authorities ought to do something eleven days on her second voyage. I carry third class passengers to South . Mr. Orme reminded us that Each man belonged to a definite month hence. When the volunteers the braid. started as "coloureil" people, locality, more or less circumscrib: throughout the province are recruitui, that we no d not be vain of our according to kia occupation, in which pacifying measures will begin. It is accused and on the application of an innocent people so mutilated, on for each conviction but it was pointed Hiltonom" because that was merely he had been born, in which commonly reported that the Kwangai Goven Inspector Browne remantled the first giucors for instance, Another thought The Magistrate dischargest second out that this would bring suspicion effect of the cold, northern his ancestors had lived suit from maut does not intend, in suppress accused in custody until tomorrow they should get a tattoo mark on the ANNIVERSARY GILTS of this letter, and endfosing her wich roumont our queesters found. 8) which bo seldom travelled for ufiul absolutely the fugitive soldiers with morning lu order that aliquiries face. All worn agreed that at this Toihura of our virtues-and vices. | Him social relations thus bad mu military fores if they will yield to the might be made on board the 8.6. time of year the activities of the Aare wintever we are because we dras extension than those of the gorgrumeup, Many delegates Bavsoungahan" which is due back snatchers are a grost nuisance, and

to be

He had not time to modro man. But they had mul barn beat out with a view to pducing from. Canton to day, to to the hxtent enquiries go to show that shoir ez-

our greater intension. His vursailings, them to dibuat.

compared

WO

of

the

dollar.

dies disccfort. In unture the or- tone we spend in travelling. Now of the fugitive soldiers of War Lordingloong Street, which when opened fingers hard, and so got the notes.

get about snð the In order to receive the surrender boat, was seen carrying a basket in thief esized the hand, and bit the returned hero after her first trip, the migrants, or to defame this Company.

Thaps

not

and this explanation to

י,

of the loss millors dk.........

tant is not exaggerated.

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companies. Wo appreciate the privilege and look with confidence to uninterrupted operation of our sehip, since delaya menu norious loads.

Thanking you for your publication

my card,

Yours faithfully,

Hongko