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A BROKEN TRUST

CASE OF J.J.M. REMEDIOS.

US. VAL RADIO NEWS,

The U88. Trooy pickad up theso litems dated the 14th :

LEAGUE,

· CORRESPONDENCE.

THE OBNOXIOUS BILL.

[To the Editor of the China Mali.]|

THURSDAY, August 17, 192

DROPPED,

REGISTRATION BILL.

NOT TO BE PROCEEDED WITH.

T

TOO MANY PROTESTS. waker samme

His Excellency the Officer Ad

SPECIAL CABLE.

SINGAPORE SHIPPING DEAL.

[China Mail SPECIAL.]

SWATOW DISASTER.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

REFERENCE.

Reference to the moant disaster åt Swatow was made by H.E. the Officer

Administering the Government (The

fendant on a charge of larceny of Russia immediate withdrawal military tering of our delusion. Here at last ministering the Government, Han. Hoo. Mr. Claud Seven C.M.G.) st

Mr. Claud Sovora, M..

this afternoon's meeting of the Legis?-

ative Council.

THREE MONTHS' JAIL,

BASEBALL. NATIONAL

1

Sir, When I kicked my Army John J.M. Remedios, Government Philadelphia 10 Pittburgh.

Gboots off my fest for the last time and employee in the office of the Custodian Chicago 8 St. Louis

SinGaroan, Aug. 15. No other games.

duly consigued my somewhat doubt- of Enemy Property, was sentenced by

WASHINGTON, ful mult of khaki to the Unstheop, I

Mesra. Alfred Holt have bought Mr.R.E. Lindell this morning to three

Southern railroad announced that fattured myself that I was id for After all the Registration of Persons the Eastern Shipping Ooy for montha' hard labour on one of three obarges of having embezzled three they will employ any available labour ever of the petty logging inquisitions Ordinance which bas evoked so many $1,300,000, sume of $220 each, which represented to keep trains operating previously of avery official busybody except the protests is not to be praesided with. For three The second reading of the Bill was rent paid by the Police Department no effort was made to combat the Income Tax collectar.

noti e paper to the Castodian of Enomy Property strike President Harrison stated the years 1, and many others like me, set down on the and received by him by virtue of his railroads made every effort for settle have lived under this delusion, going for this afternoon's meeting of ment even offering them terms they to bed when we liked; shaving our the Legislative Council but, on the employment in the Department.

with no upper lips if we cared to, writing let motion of the Hon. Mr. A. O Lang Mr. Loy d'Almada, who appeared had agreed to accept"

tere which no inquisitivo Censor mau saconded on behalf of the Govern results, for the defendant, made an appeal for

should see. All along we have felt it |ment by the acting Colonial Secretary, CHIO100. leniency. He said that about foar weeks ago he had the unpleasant no Socialist programma including rigid so good to last-the bad old it was dropped.

There were present: cessity to appear before his Worship enforcement thirteenth fourteenth days would come again. And here at to plead guilty on behalf of the de- amendments recognization Mexics at we are confronted with the shat $100 from the the Crown, and to-day forces from Haiti and San Domingo the same spirit of Oficialdom has run it was his painful duty once more to reduction and ultimate abolition of us to earth, threatening our liberties in precis ly the same way as they plead guilty to further charges laid all standing military forces..

were handled in the midst of the War. SHANGHAI. against him, and once more appeal

Masquerading, as it did then, '08 for the clemency of the Court to be Representatives of Wa Pei-fu,Chang exercised in the favour of this unfor- Tho ho, Li Yuan-hung Hsu Shiu, atriotism, it is nothing more nor less than Prassianism, of which there was tanate young man. He thought it was tending conferenca with Sun Yates, plenty and to spare during those four necessary that he should first tell his to effect peace and union. Worship that some time after the' outbreak of the War, this young man volunteered for service and oplisted for the battle front in England, and wben the armistice was signed, he had the opportunity to get his discharge Ltd. from the Army and return to. bis

French press mourned Northcliffe native land-Hongkong-but he did Peut Parisien said France regarded rot do so. Instead, he volunteered him singularly ardent friend, true for service with the British Expedi and faithful, never failed her in tionary Forces which wars required twenty years. Franco will never for the purpose of fighting the forget him. Bolshevica in Northern Russia. After serving in Northern Russis, he was sent back to England, sad retura ed to Hongkong two years ago after his discharge from the Army with

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WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT.

WASHINGTON.

Secretary Hughes sent message to American Embassy in London ex- pressing President Harding and wife's sympathy to Lady Northcliffe.

PARIB.

FOREST HILLS,

Molla Mallory defeated Mary Case of Norfolk Connectiont 60 6.0 in seventeen minutes playing in first roud of women's national champion-

ship. May Bundy defeated Mrs. Sharing of New York 6-2 6-2.

i

years.

Starting under the guise of on innocent sounding Bil entitled Ordinate to provide for the Registration of certain persons," thara is absolutely no limit to the manner in which the authorities can use this new weapon as a means of curtailing the liberty of the individual. They derive intense pleasure from poking their noses into other people's business and supervising their actions to the utmost of their ability. It they adopt the same lines they followed in the War, they can demand an mawer to all sorts of impertinent questions.

H.E. The General Officer Cotandand ing the Troops. Major General Bir 3. 8. Fowler K.O.M.G., O.D., D.A O.

The acting Colonial Secretary, Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, O.M.G. G.BE.

The Attorney General, the Hon. Mr J. H. Kemp, K..

The Secretary for Chinese Adairs the Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, 0.0.5.

The Director of Education, the Hon. Mr. E. AIrying.

The Dimator of Public Works, the Hou. Hr. T. L. Perkins.

The Acting Colonial Treasurer, the Hon. Mr. B. W..Trutmao.

The Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird. The Hon, Mr. Chou Shou-son. The Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang. The Hon. Mr. A. B. Lowe. The Hon. Mr. Ng Hou Tez. Mr. A. Dyer Ball, Anting Clerk Conselle

Speaking on the Registration Bill No sooner shall we be registered as H. E. the Offer Administering the

Proficient at baking, carrying bricks,

Speaking on one of the francisl minutes dealing with a vala to cover the cost of relief sent to Swalow H.E. said:

The magnitude of the disaster that las overwhelmed Swatow a.d dis triot has awakened the deepest sympathy of this Colony and the Government has noceived from H. M. consul the thanks of the Chinese authorities for what has been done. In loss of life it is now evident that no typhoon wichia living memory has ever caused so great a calamity.

In some villages only a small frac tion of the population is surviving. In material damago the destruction. has been enormous. Most of the houses in the Chicese city havo bean wrecked and scarcely ons haa escaped serious injury.

Swatow in 80 closely con- nected with this Colony by

Government said: "Before the second personal. ties and by trade that

ia

clean and creditable record. He had

or pushing people about, that we reading of the Bill moved received the War and Victory Medale.

shall be required to give exhibitions I should like to inform honourable well being is a matter that conseras us most deeply and I feel spre On his arrival here, he obtained em.

PARIS. of our prowess twice weekly, prefer members that the Bill was drafted the members of this Council, ropre. ployment as a clerk in the Custodian

Learned Poincare will renew in-ably by Watcbai Gapat midnight, so in consequence of certain recom-senting the people of Hongkong, of Enemy Property Department, anstructions to Dubois President of Re-as to keep the preparations as secret mendations made by a committee of will endorse the message of sympathy as such he was entrusted with certain parations Commission oppose proposed

as possible.

which: I WAS chairman Bad

that has been sent through H. M. monies of the Crown, and it was un. German Moratorium French officials At any moment of the day or night, which consisted of official and consul to the Chinese authorities at fortunate that he had abused the trust believe Belgium will hold rame at some hilarious Government, official unofficial members, the lattor gwatow with an assurance that every which was imposed on him by his titude.

may deem it expedient to call a being members of the com superior officers.

CHICAGO,

general mobilization of Categories mercial community, and the compul.posiale help. will be given to them. A to K in order to restore the sory provision of the Bill now before equilibrium of an overturned tram you was considered: re-ential to the THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE compilation of a satisfactory register. cat

this

of

with if

LIST.

The Chamber of Commerce.sub.

Cationing, Mr. D'Alunda 'said

Socialist party publishing 1922 Con that he would ask his Womhip.not to loos upes the prisoner as the usual gressional Campaign charged eu type of hardened criminal who appear ployers all over the country with

Moreover, in the event of a labour It is not".. procoded His in the dock nearly every day, bat organizing to launch open shop drive rather to look upon him as one of thors deprive workers of right to organize dispute in which the Government is Excellency,& Bill that the Gov.

declared for public ownership of all involved, the majority of as will find ernment would go young men who had been lured by natural resources and public utilities-in spite of official assurances to the it is opposed by the repre-iptions totalled $88 509 at 3 p.m. the abominable temptations of wo-

todav. The new contributors ara:- and for fortyfour hour working week contrary-that we shall be called up,sentatives of the community mon of the lower classes.

Already Acknowledged......$88,013. constitutional amendment probibiting marched like puppeta to the Police in.

Colony. Thero Ar Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg said although child labour taxation on uncultivated Station, armed with toy trancheons indications that it has not the un Messrs. J. M. Da Rocha & Co. o lawful warrant before he will admit prisoner was charged with the sm-

bezzlement of 3660, only, the amount farm land restoration freedom of and turned on to any dirty old work animous approval of those who will Wong Lat Shi... him. His bareaucrats are Public involved was 32,180. He admitted speech and assembly.

the authorities care to make us be affected by it and whether the B. B. Tolliday, Esq. (Canton) Messrs. Lever Bros (China) The wedding of Mr. H. P. Lamarche Servants, and they had better not for that Remedios had gone back after

LAS VEGAS NEVADA. per'orm.

principle of the Bill approved or

Ltd.... Governor Boyle headed officers There was a well known saying not it is proposed to amend and Miss L. C. Brown owing to

"F. G. B." the late arrival of the s.a. "Empress get it, says he, Jack is not merely as his discharge and helped in the in-

which

Mesare. E. A. J. Chotirmail be may of Australia" has been postponed un- good as his master; in Britain he reveatigation of the accounts and had arresting seventeen union pacife during the War, that the Army can it in order to

& Co. considered to be of an unnecessarily til Tuesday August 22nd at 3.30 p.m. padiates the mastery of the man in made a clean breast of it. He would strikers as result shooting affir do whatever it likes with a man except tain features

not press for a severe penalty, but between strikers and strike breakers make him give birth to kittens.

And I'm not at all sure that this harrassing chameter. Every member Jose C. Mana authority, or insists that it is a de- would leave it to his Worship's dis- last night (later) officom said seven |legated and temporary mastery, to be cretion.

teen arrested were found picketing new Registration Bill couldn't do of this Council will be free to vote sa exercised with discretion. He is "one

he wishes and the Government, will Bentancing the accused, the railroad stokade: where 150 men

not hesitate to withdraw the Edit The China Mail, of the owner." Is he changing? Has Magistrate said he had his re- women and children imprisoned one

there is any strong opposition to it." he changed? Or is it only that the sponsibility to the general public to arrested man pulled gun on Governor

As soon as H. E, had resumed hia consider. The offence was a serious Boyle but Boyle covered and man | bureaucrats are changing? As a result

seat, the Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang wab on one, and this case must be made a threw up his hands.

his feet at once. "I beg to pripose" he said "that the second reading of

at the Peak Church.

TRUTH, JCHTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE"

Hosokong, Tauns34y, Ano. 17, 1933.

of being given an inch in war-time, are deterrent to others. they grabbing the all in peace? The ****** | reader guessss what is in our mind.

We are thinking, still, of the Registra tion of Persons Bill. Can it hurt us?

"ONE OF THE OWNERS."

bases his claim to be better than

that.

Yours etc.

KENTISHMAN.

Hongkong, August 16, 1922,

AUGUST CRIMINAL SESSION'S.

remove cer.

100.

100.

100.

100

30.

50. 10.

$68,509.

PUSSYFOOT PROUD

this Registration Ordinance be DOES NOT HESITATE TO TALK

ABOUT TRIUMPH.

those present.

LONDON. Northcliffe's death caused by pas in heart followed by blood poisoning.

NEW YORK.

not proceeded with. The Hoo. Mr. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Babe Ruth who want to hospital.

Lang indicated that while he agree An advertisement about un-Friday with abscess on leg is expected

In preparation for the heavy list of with the principle aimed at in

A crowd of prominent temperance- Bill he to return to the game Thored sy or

thought there After all, what is a Briton? What Only our feelings, as Britons. We claimed golf bags at Fanling appears

cases to be heard at the August the Friday. dislike it because it is bureaucratio and to-day.

Criminal Sterion's which begin next was sufficient opposition to it workers gathered at the Waverley BASEBALL. SCORES.

Monday workmen were engaged in the to warrant its being withdrawn, He Hotel, Southampton row, to meet Mr. others? The answer is in a little foreign-Prussian, ae wo have, all story told in the Navy. On board agreed to call it. It belittles as yesterday, two fatal cases of plague New York......2 Detroit.....1.

During the 24 hours onding NATIONAL LEAGUE, AMERICAN LEAGUE Summary Court this morning upon felt it necessary nevertheless that the Jon G. Woolley, the eminent U.S. the task of tacking strips of green Government should be in a position to temperasse advocate. Mr. "Passy- foot" Joharon ав amorg Britons, robs us of that upright sense were notified, both victims being Pittsburgh New York..3.... baise around the windows whose get the information to compile a so long inculcated in us, makes Chinese.

10 innings: glare behind the jury box, has given so satisfactory register.

The acting Colonial Secretary was Philadelphin....o St Louis....1..7 much offence to counsel and others e- The Peak Club is holding & Dincinnati. S Washington..G.. 1 gaged in recent trials. Altogether fil- the next to get up. He said that on beuription dance on Friday week.

toan indictments have been set down behalf of the Government he begged to welcome in their midst Mr. John Boston...0....8 Cleveland..11.. 4

wonderful work in the other side of Baturday and the first Saturday in

murder obarge and the rest are Lang.

the Atlantic. with mostly concerned

alleged Beptember.

Mr. "Pasyfoot" Johnson did it robberies.

hearing H.E.'s explanation he would was just thirty three years ago when have been prepared to vote for the the light entered the life of their guess Bill. On the other hand he was proof that afternoon, and since then he paned to fill in with the views of Mt. had been their flag, their prophet, drawn. The local press, he said, the position was far more hopeless in Lang and vote for it to be with and their lander. In those old days

t› look over my ship." Britons "never

in •

as feel like that we imagine the slavish foreigner must feel. It

Mr. W. Pingban, J.P., who presided.

at

the lascheon, said they were there

detracts our British self-respect, Band nights are announced for next Chicago.5....8 Philadelphia 4., 7 for hearing next week. There is one to second the motion moved by Mr. G. Woolley, who had done each a

Mr T. O. Wilken, of the Chino

-

No other game Chicago.....19 Boston....11 WARRINGTON.

The Hon. Mr. Bird said that after

•

man-o-war lying at a certain Hote -part a man was found who had no business to be there. He was taken before an officer who asked him who he was and what be

Outnumbered as we are by Asiátios, wanteil. Drawing himself up, and

have tolerated specist and emanating airs of both pride and we dignity, the trespasser said: "I am apparently un-British ordinances to

Advisers of President Harding one of your owners, and I have come keep them in subjection. Oar oficials | Mai, kas, since last Friday, been an

have misunderstood this tolerance, immate of the Government Civil declared he had abandoned all efforts shall be slaves. Civis sum. De have sequired the habit of law mak. Hospital. He expects to be there at mediation of rail strike and plane rail strike situtation before virtually decided to inform railroad Congress and country within forty ing with their eyes more on apparent

for some daya yat.

executives that the Government will eight hours announced following mocracy. A. Briton

sanse expediency than on principle, and now

Mr. T. M. Cochran», of No. 3, fully guard and protect them in the President conferemos with cabinet and had tried to create's very large Americs than it was in England at the ban brought up with the

mountain out of a very small present time. The changes that had molehill and people spemed to think come about in their national life were of one standing on legs, as Meredithbah! the collar that was made for Knuatford Terrace, Kowloon, reports operation of their trains it is under congressional leaders.

CLEVELAND they were going to be dragged up to almost too sweeping for them to phrased it. A being who cannot the dig they actually propose that that his bedroom was entered last stood that the President is consider-

Operators and minern zatifled agree the police station in chains and brand understand themselves. right through the verandah windowing on making statement on the understand servility. A manly man. we should wear. They will organize which was left open, and a silver clock situation to congreso.fi

ment forsettlement of soft coal atriks.ed. He suggested that should it be They felt they had accomplished Willbe formally signed this afternoon necessary to register, the, man power thing, and they did not hesitate A hater of tyranny, of supercilious-us and drille and bully as and worth $100 stolen from the mantel-

SYDNEY, NOVA SCOTIA,

CHICAGO. of the Colony on sny future occasion to advertise it. Evan a hen when it ns, of swank: Instinctively he threaten us, we who had been regard. piaca.

Virtually every important con! 18:

Vice President Wells of the Banta Be the Government should forthwith laid an egg advertised it, and ly mine in Nova Scotia closed and up- hated Bolshevism because of its ing ourselves as "the owners." They

Two Chinese men and woman wards of twelve thousand miners out railroad announced that W. 8. Stone appoint a committee of men who pos-nation should be as enterprising as tyranny. It was no syltem for free think we will march better by learn who were arrested in connection with

president of the engineers union has sessed the particular knowledge requirben. (Laughter and Applause.) on strike against wage outs. and independant men. Instinctively ing the goveestep, Wenhall see, cries the seizure of » „coinam","outit

been notified for engineers who quit |ed to deal with the special matters NEW YORK.

The Bishop of Willesden sald be work without authority to return to that would be taken in hand. he laughs and jeers at supercilious the fatife Nikarahos, whether the on Tanglang Island, ware pro Failure of the London Conference work immediately or their places will

was confdent that if the United. The Hon. Mr. A. R. Love had States of America carried out its law nass, so absurd when shown towards Briton, is still a Britan, or if he has duced before Mr. B.B. Lind forced German marks down to now be filled.

call this morning. Mr. A.B. Hali ap- low sword 954.

the last word. He said. he

of prohibition as it was al present Briton towards the perfect man. affered a change. Tapght and peared for one of the male defendants

- PHILADELPHIA. thought the powers given in the Bill carrying it out, within a period of five Instinctively he resents the swank trained to be arrogant, we are maked and the woman and asked for a re-

4 too much."! His-view- of the Kaiser For what to practise meekness. Boasting in mand with bail. The cass, was ad

Canadian railroads to-day out shop to the line up after ten days absence, was that the voluntary method yours the temperance speeches they was the All Highest War Lord song that we rule the waves, we can-joarned for a work, the men being al- wages although 30,000 workers Houred twenty sixth off Morton of of gaining the information required be had been making on moral and bat an inferior ferelgier, a strutting not even waive the rule. We are to lawol bail in the sum of $1,000 each popinjay and putting frog for serenely bow down before Prussian ideals of conscious virility to laugh att He good government .. Perhaps Wo has his political horova, of ourse- bat lill see scho, wait...

Ligy are' at-beet pitmus inter pares,

"for he is an Englishman". His

boms is his castle, and his

and the woman $250.

!

TYPHOON WARNING.

MONTBMAL

had threatened strilos if done.

SAN FRANCISCO. Fiftieth Convention::International Association of Bre chiefs opened to day with mix hundred attaåding.

WASHINGTON.

Tillie Walker of athletes returned

Cleveland,

teled firat WASHINGTON,

The motion was then put to the Houns raspaned after six weeks' meeting and H. E declared that the recess republican programme an Ayos had it." decided.

onded.

0.

CLEVELAND.

The fallowing telegram was ra Railroad union to day pablished Bolt coal agreement signed. Strike KEEP IT HANDY. colved from the Manila observatory" | thair rejection of President Harding's which has been effective sinos April Immediate relief is noosary is by the-local- American. Consulate strike setilassant pr.posals. M Attacks of diarihom. Chamberlain's General at 11.50 a.m. tɔ day :--

APRÍLADELPOTA. BorvAnt who Culic and Diserbo Remedy, should Typhɔɔn in about 128 deg. Long.

always be on hand. For sale by all. 19 dog. Lat. N. moving N. mut have a definite order like Chemists and Storekeepers.

policeman is

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spiritual · lines would be as nothing compared to the wave that would come Ffrom those engaged.in,the commerce and industry in this country, to bring about, prohibition here (Applause).

rond "a third times. The Supp)

The second readings of the Wild | mantary (Appropriation Billys Bird Ordinance and the Recreation referred to the finaux, có Officially announced at the White Walker Homered twenty-seventh in | Grounde Ordinance were carried mittee. The Connst afterwa House that President Harding will | Becond gam's of double header. and the Indemnity Bill was adjourned sine die.