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THE CHINA MAIL.
SPECIAL CABLE.
FRAUD CHARGE FAILS
LEICESTER ACQUITTED.
[China Mail SPECIAL.)
was e
shipping affairs. It was alleged that the accused received various sums and promised positions on ships com ing to Shanghai.
the Powern killed it, and we to the seamen's strike di locating the cannot argue with them, because low of frenħ provisions from West the Powers did du minch River porte, iheering new comes to make it impossible, even if human from Home of declining living conte. anture would have allowed it a chance. During December the percentage Even we, habitually and carefully | figure fell seven points and at the end sceptical, have been entertaining, as of the month reached the lowest since the result of much newspaper reding, March of 1918-92 per cent. above an exaggerated notion of the extent the pre-war level. The first panic to which these political iden had prices that followed the outbrank of cuptored the public mund at Home. war having somewhat subsided
BRANOA, Jan. 25. We
are informed by a recently the fitcin cost of living, index George Basil Leicester returned local resident in whose figure {which
represents the quitted besore Judge Grain by a jury judgement and competence as an ob porcer tage increase in the cost of yesterday on the criminal charge of server we have full confidence, that maintaining unchanged the average fraud against 'binere connected with there is more ery than wool. He says pre war standard of living of working that with the exception of the changes class families) remained more or less in the watchwords, the political taal- stationary between 15 and 20 per cent. contents are what they were, ku from January to May of 1920 ani regarde numbers and importance, then climbed steadily about five, thirty years ago. Tha Labour prints every few months--remaining movement
one thing: Com stationary the longest for four munistic revolution is another. Even months in 1915 and humping the genuine Labour movement, the quickest twelve pouta in October he thinks, showed signs of loss of of 1919—until it reached its highest vigour. the chief anxiety of the print, 176 per cent., in November of workers now being to be allowed 1919. After that, thanks mainly to work. Deond for British reduced food prices, it gradually manufactures is slack, as a direct decreused-nine points was its biggest |
Practically nothing is talked about result of the war. The unemployed drop m May last year-until
by the gossips but the strike. ranks seemed to be swelling rather touched 103
in November. If the curious experience for the open mind than diminishing. The masses, he present steady downwa d tread that can spare time to listen to it all thiake, are more keculy interested in continues the figure should soon The Sean's Guild supplies gra- getting or in keping jobs than in rrach half its highest level, and then men in batches to charterers, and it politica. It is, after all, what we what might we not hope for. But is the Guild that has been squeezing might have expicted. In any case. meanwhile, Hongkong prices.
the men." That was the dictum of even if the Comarcastic Party ut
one gentleman. Home bad been a big instead of a little one, no undergraduste's paper |would be likely to hasten the arrival of the tumbril and the guillotine. Dxford might have been allowed, we
to
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Aunug the passengers who sailed for Home by the NY.K.8.8. Mishima tink, without grave langer to the Mara" today were Mr. And Mrs Empire, to add this one mons ↑ hrs B.B. McElderry. list of lost causes.
Incredible But True.
Some few months ago mother ready and able to give her so the love and comfort of his own horne sought his release from the lunati asylum where he had been placed when his nerves gave way through He was not a "violent overwork. case and she was in a position to prove that no care or safeguard would bo wnoting. Noting that the mother had the means and that the son was
GOSSIP, NOT NEWS.
STRIKES OLD AND NEW.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25 1922..
IN THE SOCIAL SWIM.
and Mrs. W. A. Hannibal have re- turned to Hongkong and Mr. E. J. I hear there are eight ladies who Grist went House on the "Egypt." arrived with the "King's" on Sunday People do come and go in this place, last. They will probably find some
don't they don't wonder that they difficulty in getting accommodation go if the present cold, damp weather unless they can find room in Mount continuea. It touches up one's liver Austin Barrucks. They cannot have
a hit, does it not? The 22 Fuo- formed a very o impression of jabis have issued invitations for a dance in the first week in February Hongkong, as it has rained practically the whole time since they have been and beat the R..A.. are giving nne at the end of the same month. here. It must also have boon very unpleasant for the Wiltshires under
All the schools at present seem to be having prize-givings-I
canvas.
com-
On Monday was the dance given by pose they are breaking up for the the Admiral and Miss Tuff on board China New Year holidays and Lady the Hawkina." Unluckily the Stubby must be having a busy time eloncuts were most unpropitious. the sems to attend most of them. I bad drizzled all day, and it rained wish this strike would finish. I don't hard during the evening. This made know what it is all about, but 1 de it impossible to keep the decks dry, know that when I want something. and the tarpaulins leaked, Ho one had particularly for dinner, my to sterr one's way among the puddles. pradere always says "No can get all There had been suggestion of post en cul on strike. Very bad men" poning the dance, but as there seemed though what they have to do with my no reason to suppose that the very simple requirements passes my weather would improve it was decided Compo hetes ion.
There were
Congratulations to Mrs. D. Rhodes to hold it all the samie. plenty of men, so one got as much who presented her lord and macter dancing as one wanted, and everyone with a Hon on Thursday. regretted it when the time came today there was a very gay and pretty rush for that last tram. The dance at Kingsclere -fancy dress-
with incidentally along-
A splendid supper. There were well over 300 people there. coula it out
Quite one of the most striking dresses (and get dry) or partake of supper in cluding the well known gune pie.j
was that worn by Mis Monteith Webb There was also "Why should they make so much for the men. H. E. and Lady Stubbs Among other dresses 1 noticed Mrs bridge room there a pierett in blue and gold brocade.
Spanish lady, Mrs Bristow were present, Sir George and Lady Biggar su Kirkpatrick-I suppose
their last as a churning Japonese, Mrs Shaw in public society function, and I believe pink taffeta and powdered hair. Mrs the new General and his wife were Milroy very duty as a workbag, Mrs Peter Todd as a burlinguette. Miss
It is a
trouble ver so little?" demanded a tradesman referring to the shipping computies. "It would not come out of their pockets. The wages bulk of a emall steamer may come to about $2,000 a month A couple of hundred more (and it would not mean that much) would make very little differ-
auce.
wies
"Alacrity" side, where De
moored
Ou Satur-
*
could
also there. There were some very smar dresses. I thought Miss Duff Farver as the Beggar Maid in looked charming in mole coloured net Fagged, brown dress and a wreath of over a golden sheen foundation. The leaves in her lovely hair, and perhaps bodice was relieved with royal blue the most fascinating of all Mrs Van Veen 29 a little girl, ย Mrs. Bowden Smith and Mrs. Claud der Severn were both in black.
real little 1 parta-
girl, cularly noticed Mrs Harry Hancock's imagine her anything else, she rock of brick rod, draped with ninon looked abou 12: Mra. Pearce was a and trimmed with a nice border Dresden shepherdess and another of fur. Mrs.
lady-wild horses will not draw the Shantou looked in black
name from me-was described as very smart
with (iny
the sere and yellow leaf." Among
the part as a cave uan or prehistoric
Word has been received at the Harbour office that the .s.Sanjin Mata" is returning to port under ber
"Two months hard for going aboard a ship without permission was a wick own steam with diambled machinery.ed sentence to pass on a Union official. Far too severe. This was the verdict of a group of men standing on the kerb, including one shipmaster.
"If they're not careful they'll bring! on a general striks" said one man bunches of red flowers. I also noticed a
Lieut. A. D. and Mrs. Nicboli, Mrs. G. T. Edkins and Master Edkins were passengers for San Francisco by the Pacific Mail liner "Hoosier State" which sailed to-day.
Invitations have been issued for the Victoria Recreation Club's fancy
The Shanghai interpart golf team --- Captain E.I.M. Barrett, and Messrs.
who is in touch with Chinese opinion. very charming frock worn by a beauti. / the men Captain Bristow quite fitted
"I wouldn't be surprised at anything ful young American, whose name obiet, or something of that nature. happening after the New Year."
"And that reminds me," said a
I have forgotten. It was pele mauve, There was also a very good showman
reaching to the ankles The effect
was very smart. Mrs. Evans looked as his face was covered with cotton charming in black, as did Mrs. Crook-snowflakes (was it you Mr. Git ebank, also in blank, draped with old rather looked like your eya) Mr. and Mrs. Pullock in pale pink with a Davies a Ronan. Mr. Smythe was lace. Mrs. Gompertz was in vialet,
Butterfick mado a very fine Chinese policeman and Captain Havelock
obviously languishing he died not dress dance on Saturday first. The bouseholder, that all the boys and very short, with shaped draperies but I am not quite sure of his identity long afterwards the request was ravellers will womack at the wit-cooks are coming out on sirike on the summnarily refused. That was atching hour. A very enjoyable even- 2nd of the 1st moon. I had it Home. Here in Hongkong things are ing is assured.
from my own boy, and Mre. diff.reut. A man posing as a relative
So-and-so heard it from her amab, and can go to our lunator asylum, express
Mr. (a lawyer) had the same tip a de-ire to take a woman inmate back
from his boy.
"Even the amals are coming out only a fex of the smart dresses an excellent Meptopheles and Mr. bear," added another.
noticed. All the men nearly, were in Evidently ws need a campaign uniform so it was a "kaleidoscopic quest na over. more against strikes than smallpox. (hope that is spelt right) scene, sy said one. "They're catching.'
one of my partners described it. Altogether a very cheery and enjoy. able
to the country, and promptly receive. T. Beath, K. M. Cumming, J. B custody of her person together with Ferrier, and R. A. Robarts-left the receipts for her property. After le Cluny by the Purifie Mail $5.8. las converted her money to his own Hoor State to-day. use some $30 odd in this instance
be can turn her loose on an unsu-por-
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vigorously Government for
was group
the
Ten cases of typhoid are said to ting community. She may dritt back have occurred at a
denouncing Batavia Hotel
to
soft tunic of cream lace.
These were
Dowley in kilts was in as much re-
A good many Naval officers were present. Altogether it was a very pleasant evening and I would not like to say quite what time
I got home. The excellent baad of evening.
I know my sousa met sonte vory
the asylum or she may co owing to alleged neglect of food and sending that armed steamer to Canton the "Hawkins" provided the music. thirsty friends in the Club barat non
This particular won by a lucky chance, id, That she WIL lunatic--the Ward Master Linsell admits she was still insane when taken away apparently did not disturb the sylum authorities. Here was
drinking water editions there. The
One person is reported to bave died. hotel is now molated by the police.
The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, will give a short wdldress ou
The
to know what evidence he adduced in only at 11 am. instead of at the usual proof of his claim and what guarantees bour 10.30a.m.
the asylum required that a woman
st.1 BSADE would not become a menace to the community. The
Dancers are promised an unusual
last week. "Pretty tha to pretend, the navy is short of provisions,"
remarked one.
I am sorry to hear that Mr. Fare brother Mason had been seriously ill today, who admitted not having go
to bed before four, but then they in the French Hospital. Everyour
had probably kept it up somewhere wishes him a speedy recovery. Mrs.
else!
I am glad to hear Major Cassel is
very gray
all for public is er titled to an assurance that treat at the Kowloon Theatre this plain that it could not do so without week. She is in a bungalow on Mount is enough to pat anyone in a bad pickles and spices and ginger. An this extraordinary-sad dangerous-evening when Keye'a Jazz Orchestra, embarrassing its relations with its Kellet, in fact, nearly on top of it! |
HILLIARD At Kangoon on Jan.issue that does not make something
The China Mail.
*TACTH, JOKTION, PUBLIC
SERVICE.
RONJUNG, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 2, 1922.
LOST CAUSES.
in
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ought
if
to
incident will not occur again. Both to Blame.
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husbands'
in
It wasn't the Government" put in then?" another
1ໄພ!). "Who wu8 it "I don't know. but Dyer and Mrs. Grant Smith are also mau prolessing to be a relative ready | Washington fonk rence" to the Read that the Government is being strictly spring-who had en infaut about out of hospital, at last and hopes happen to know (never mind how)
in the French Hospital, and Mrs. to take her away; then by all means let him take her, the sooner the better. Carle of the Helena May Institute neutral, and careful to make its Christmas time-ha bad to go into to sail for California the second week
to-morrow morning, January 26. Good But it would be interesting The address w begin for this time attitude correct.' Macao, for in. Dospital on the leak. There has in February. He has had a very the Macao Government is asking stance, has run very abort of rice, and
been quite an epidemic of minor bad time the last four months. ailments, such as influenza, beavy How horribly cold it is, ant
how Hongkong to allow
colds etc., indeed, most people seem arm.d ships
the skies are! come and load rice, and the to be suffering from the latter. Mrs. One does like to see the sun in the Hongkong Government had to ex. Tomlinson, wife of Major Tomlinson, shiny East," but a tearing N.E. R.A.M.C., arrived from home last wind, gray skies and a drizzling rain
a band famous in America, will play Chinese neighbours."
mper. Personally I have been the music for a special dance Sanford 24, to Mr and Mrs. H.D. Hilliard, | of a splash is a dead issue for them.
Richeson, known as the violin jazz war merely kerb gossip.
All this, the reader is again warned, Mrs. Bawden Smith gave a children's wasting my time ringing all my friend These young political enimals," as a langitter
Baron it was, that author of many king," will make his first appearance fair idea of how all sorts of people
party on the "Tamar It gives a
on Tuesday up, to see if they would brave the Aristotle might have called them, expressive similes, who likened the in the Colony. Tickets, $1.50 each,
which all the youthful guests enjoyed olements, and
come round and the length of shouting eelfish to people who will "set a house may be had from Moutric's.
immensely,
but play bridge, got to
wer talking this forenoon.
13 Sunday bad day-the print that
the ou fire an it were but to roast their
On Wednesday morning Sir George
day (when "bourgeois e would not swallow egge.
incidentally and Lady Kirkpatrick left for Home Hongkong at the moment is
good Communism it
weather they About 9.30 yesterday morning, as
in the "Egypt." It was a cold damp all day to Fauling to play golf) and be the fuckles boust. Both the employ the outgoing train was shunting from
usually disappear exterminated." We agree with bin ers and the strikers in the present No. 6 to No. 5 tails, a Chinese Woman Shipping-For a time, after the war, was present at Murray Pier.
America's Challenge to British morning but a large crowd of people that thate of extermination are shipping dispute appear determined
The everyone seems to think her own bat in that to achieve their respec ive objets re- carriages. She fell between not good argument.
board one of the it looked as
fireride is best. I don't blame her, so attempted to
if the supremacy of Wiltshires furnished a guard of honour do I, but I want three other people to case why should be exterminate gardless of the hardship and loss the coaches, and although the train was from America. In June, 1914, Ameri- Amongst those present were Lady who has just come back from Fanling,
two British shipping was in serious danger with their band in attendance. them? Now he will have made Colony-and adjacent ports, too-immediately stopped, she received can shipping tonnage was almost in Stubbs and Mrs. Cinud Severn After tells me birz Winslow beat Mrs Fitzroy share it and a rubber! My husband, martyrs of them, or at least heroic must suffer. In their present tempera eopies al Shelly, who was expelled be no settlement is possible. Neither injuries which arcessitated her significant being only 1,837,000 tons. inspecting the guard of honour and
Williams easily in the Ladies' The Vice Chancellor of Oxford acquraged the Duke of Northumber- towards conciliation though both
cause of opinions; and he will have will now make the smallest concession removal to the Kwong Wal Hospital. In June, 1921, it was no less than shaking hands with his friends. the
12,314,000 tons, an increase of nearly General boarded the "Omphale" Championship. He added Boine University has sent down," or land, the Goony Dean, and have frankly adm tted a certain de-
The Victoria Recreation Club's ten and a half million tons. But which was dressed with fage in cryptic remark that sounded like the Morning Post to repeat with gree of justice in the other's claims, second scratch regatta takes place at American Tonnage was a product of honour of the occasion. He then eight and seven, but as I don't greater conviction than ever that the the employers by offering a scale of in-are welcome," writes the Honorary building feat in the last years of the to
Black Boulder Point on Monday. "All war-time conditions. Their abip proceeded, to
understand the first rudiments of golf, tho "Alacrity" nation is rotten with Bolshevism and creasca and the samen by agreeing to Secretary, Mr. R. C. Witchell, and war was an amazing one, and they miral and Miss Duff. As he left, about it,
and he is say goodbye
always so scornful when I champions of ripe let revolution. It is almost reduce their originat demands as a basis the fanuch will leave Murray Fier atre right to be proud of it. If, howH.M.S. "Hawkins" fired a salute, and Communism. lie seems to be tus of possible to imagine the beginings of for arbitrati n. As both were haggling 9.30 Tiffin View alorid beaver, shipbuilding had been an indus., the crow of the "Omphale" let, off that, neither youching for
possimistic articles. "When there for the best terms when then advances booked at the Club not later than try eminently suited to American con crackers Lady Kirkpatrick was the quotation being accurate nor pretend- respectable precincts as those of our have been expected to modify their events will include two opon races, a would have built hips second to none bouquets. She will be very much had a dinner the other night, and appears, even in the heart of aut were made they might reasonably Friday, January 27. The sporting ditions before the war, the Americana recipient of a large number of do hate golf shop" don't you? We ing to understand what a meant. I a joke, and I like a huge as well as
gront University. Generalizing respective claims and so reduce the motor boat handicap, and open sailing in quality and in ambers not smaller missed in Hongkong society as she had anybody, but when the country's in
#3 uuat from particulars (and gap between what the one was pre-bats (16 feet and under) races. danger one cannot be too careful."
than ours. They did not do so. I endeared herself to all by her grafomaniac," except myself. Everyonu
everyone seemed to be a "gol-, tiny a That is the humour of sensu, as particulars!) they will do their best was prepared to accept to a size insignificant pared to concedo and what the other
do not think that conditions after the charm of manner. A certain number. distinguished from the sense al
war are so greatly changed as to make of people went on board to bid them a bad taken for a certain hole, and was discussing the number of atrolres to make our Besh creep. They will where final compromise would have hamour. It is one of the unavoidable speak of it as arousing and waking but may. All this notw thstanding,
very much differenccfter things have final farewell. The "Egypt" cailed the condition of the N-th green, until paradoxes of existence in these days us to a sense of our anger. If only each sido is now adamant for com
settled down. There are weighty about noon. that our humourists should make us the acts of humour wure wider plete surrender. Now that the irst
in competition with America, and in mers gave a small dance. Some old for a dance in the second work in economic reasons for upposing that, weep and our saged make us laugh.spread-and more respectable than it excitement is over and the ovils of
On Wednesday evening Mrs. Lam-my bend was in a whirl1 hour Mrs. Claud Bevero las issued invitationu It is Max Beerbohm who ma..esis, we would have less to laugh at the strike are fast manifesting them
oven keener competition with other military residents who are returning February, I hear the Wiltshires leave; no want to cry, with a picture of In the case of Bulebavism and Com-selves, the public viewpoint is that
countries, wo shall, if we are wise, hold to the Colony are Major Lawas, R.G.A. on Thursday. There was an estra jazzing damsels chatting in a dance munia, the China Mail has all along sa the strike must be settled sponsr
our own. I say if we re wise. As and Mrs. Lawes, and Major Matthews, dance at the U.A.R.C. on Saturday, holi. One of them thinks that maintained thatourpuliticians and out or later let it be sottled
things stand at present, both in ship who succeeda Major Wakefield, D.8.0, but I fear the Kingsclere dance must Trotaky must be rather a darling." officials and our journalists would once. Both sides having shown a
being aniously threatened and over Surgapore R.G.A. Majar Wakellold seem to have boan very few people buil ing and ship-repairing, we are in command of the Hongkong and have affected the attenance, as there It was the panic-stricken politicians have done for better to accept the selfish disregard for the public, that
shadowed from outside, but there are who has been many years in Chins there. who first aroused our risibility in this excellent advice given to Miss Bockless body now has sympathy for Donnection, and now the chrnesto Beep when she lost her sheep. If the either employer nor striker, each
man to man, as well as in the ass wedding of Mrs. U. H. Rose and Com indications that we are settling down leaves us on promotion. I hear the of the Vice-Chancellor adde au communistic experiment in Russia whom it regards as equally culpable
and the speed with which we do mauder Hartford, D.8.0., R.N., on extra giggle. These young men bad been given a fair field (no favour) iu prolonging a disputo at once
settle down will be the measure of cur the 14th was a very quiet one no Torstain the flus tumbrave:
DO YOU COUGHI? more running an undergraduate's it would have failed, and we should costly and unnecessary. paper, called "Free, Oxford," and have known it for a failure, whetess own With It.
wisdom. (From an arbulantilled invitations being issued and only to
of your throat in trying to dislodge is not undenal in such cases, now the Communists claim that it
All You Big Steamers," by Sir few personal frienda being present. Redy will devoplih this for you. philermo haniker nhi Cuul paper began to run away with them. cannot be said to have failed berate a strong tendency to increase owing Just as local foodstuff prices show
Audrow Dungan, in the Janual issue The engagement is announced of Mrs. Huge the cold that is curling at of the London Magazine.") Layton to a Calcutta mefoliant Mr. keepers,
For al by all Chemists and Blorg
** rusticated." or whatever is the p:
per expression to denote expulsion, two undergraduates who took then solves too seriously
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those very serious, common-sensible persous, who say, "It all very well
to bo skittish and youthful A joke's
Buch
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GARRISON CHANGES. GRENADIERS REPLACING THE
PUNJABIS.
adva
The 2nd Battalion of the Duke of which hus been in Hongkong since Edinburgh's Wiltshire Regiment, 1919, leaves us to-morrow, sailing on the "Himalaya" at noon.
The 22nd Punjabis, will also be leaving shorly. It is due for relief arly next month. The now regizient the 102ud Grenadiere--is due to arrive here from India on or about all about the 20that the latest. February 15, and the Punjabis will
of
to
the Ad-
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let it go Rt the
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